Oran McPherson

Oran McPherson
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office 1922–1926
Preceded by	Charles Pingle
Succeeded by	George Johnston
Personal details
Born	(1886-04-12)April 12, 1886 Kingman, Kansas, United States
Died	May 23, 1949(1949-05-23) (aged 63) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	United Farmers

Oran Leo "Tony" McPherson (April 12, 1886 – May 23, 1949) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (Canada) for Little Bow from 1921 to 1935 as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta.^[1]

Early life

He was born in Kingman, Kansas, United States in 1886 and attended the University of Illinois before moving to Alberta in 1906.

Political career

He served as speaker of the assembly from 1922 to 1926. He also later served as the Minister of Public Works.

In 1932, he had a nasty divorce that made headlines across Alberta newspapers. This was one of the events that hurt the United Farmers and gave them the reputation of being afflicted by moral decay that would help lead the party to its demise in 1935 at the hands of Social Credit.^[2]

References

1. Perry, Footz 2006 pg. 295, 303
2. "Series Three Case Descriptions". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-18.

Bibliography

• Perry, Sandra E.; Footz, Valerie L. (2006). A Higher Duty : Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of the North-West Territories and Alberta, 1888-2005. Edmonton, Alberta: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6.

External links

• Speaker of the Assembly
• McPherson Scandal

Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by James McNaughton	MLA Little Bow 1921-1935	Succeeded by Peter Dawson
Preceded by Charles Pingle	Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly 1922-1926	Succeeded by George Johnston