James Robert Lowery was a politician and military officer from Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Legislative Assembly of Alberta

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...

 from 1913 to 1921 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.

Political career

Lowery first attempted to enter provincial politics by running in the 1909 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 1909

The Alberta general election was 1909 was the second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on 22 March 1909 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

 as a Conservative candidate in the Alexandra electoral district. He lost the election to Liberal candidate Alwyn Bramley-Moore in a landslide.

Lowery was elected on his second attempt to the Alberta Legislature in the 1913 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 1913

The Alberta general election of 1913 was the third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The writ was dropped on 25 March 1913 and election day was held 17 April 1913 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Elections in two northern districts took place on 30 July...

. He defeated Liberal

Alberta Liberal Party

The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...

 candidate N.C. Lyster and another candidate by an eight vote plurality to pickup the district for his party.

Lowery would go overseas to fight in World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 at the same time keeping his seat in the legislature. He was be acclaimed under section 38 of the Elections Act afforded to sitting members who were involved in active military service and returned to his district in the 1917 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 1917

The Alberta general election of 1917 was the fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, held on 7 June 1917 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

. Lowery would serve the rest of his second term after the war and retire at dissolution in 1921.

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing