Charles Cockroft

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1887–1970)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Charles Cockroft

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| birth_date ={{Birth date|1887|3|20}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1970|10|16|1887|3|20}}

| death_place = White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

| birth_place = Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

| constituency =Stettler

| term_start = 1935

| term_end = 1940

| predecessor =Albert Sanders

| successor = Chester Reynolds

| party = Social Credit

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Charles C. Cockroft (March 20, 1887 – October 16, 1970) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940, sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government. He was Provincial Treasurer of Alberta from September 3, 1935 to February 2, 1937.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACvTAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Cockroft,+Charles%22+1887|title=Who's who in Canada|work=google.ca|year=1941|accessdate=28 February 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aVlLAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Cockroft,+Charles%22+1887|title=Guide Parlementaire Canadien|work=google.ca|year=1938|accessdate=28 February 2015}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=83GRBQAAQBAJ&dq=Charles+Cockroft+1887&pg=PA44|title=Alberta Anglican Politicians|via=google.ca|isbn=9781897472873|accessdate=28 February 2015|last1=Mardon|first1=Austin|date=June 2013}}

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