Occupation politician | Name William Shield | |
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Died April 15, 1939(1939-04-15) (aged 60)Fort Macleod, Alberta | ||
William Hetherington Shield (July 12, 1878 – April 15, 1939) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.
Political career
Shield ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1921 Alberta general election. He stood as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Macloed against incumbent George Skelding. The race was very close with Shield defeating Skelding by 107 votes.
Shield ran for a second term in the 1926 Alberta general election. He faced two other candidates in a very close contest. Shield hung on to win in the second vote count over Liberal candidate John McDonald.
The 1930 Alberta general election saw Shield run in a two way race against McDonald who had become Liberal leader. Shield managed to win the straight fight with a greatly improved popular vote more than tripled from the previous election sending McDonald to defeat.
Shield ran for a fourth term in the 1935 Alberta general election but was defeated finishing a distant second in the three way race to Social Credit candidate James Hartley.