Preceded by Wilson Cain Spouse(s) Mary Morgan Political party Independent | Constituency Bow Valley-Empress Succeeded by William Delday Name Bryce Stringam | |
Born February 8, 1920
Cardston, Alberta ( 1920-02-08 ) Died June 2, 2000(2000-06-02) (aged 80)
Calgary, Alberta | ||
Bryce Coleman Stringam (February 8, 1920 – June 2, 2000) was a cattle rancher, provincial politician and author from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 to 1959 sitting as an Independent.
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Early life
Bryce Coleman Stringam was born on February 8, 1920. His father George Stringam was a former Alberta MLA. Stringam graduated from Olds College with a degree in Agronomy in 1937 and became a cattle rancher. Stringam married Mary Morgan and fathered seven children.
Political career
Stringam ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as an Independent candidate in the electoral district of Bow Valley-Empress in the 1955 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Wilson Cain in a hotly contested two way race to win the Bow Valley-Empress electoral district.
Stringam ran for a second term in office in the 1959 Alberta general election, but was defeated by Social Credit candidate William Delday in another hotly contested two way race.
Late life
After being defeated from public office Stringam published a book titled The History of the Eastern Irrigation District: 25th Anniversary in 1960.
Stringam died on June 2, 2000.