Frederick C. Colborne
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
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| name = Frederick Charles Colborne
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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
| term_start = August 8, 1944
| term_end = August 17, 1948
| constituency= Royal Canadian Air Force
| predecessor = New district
| successor = District abolished
| term_start1 = August 17, 1948
| term_end1 = June 18, 1959
| constituency1=Calgary
| predecessor1 = Fred Anderson
Andrew Davison
| successor1 = District abolished
| term_start2 = June 18, 1959
| term_end2 = August 29, 1971
| constituency2= Calgary Centre
| predecessor2 = New district
| successor2 = District abolished
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| party = Alberta Social Credit Party
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|rank = Wing Commander
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Frederick C. Colborne (November 14, 1916 – April 19, 2006) D.F.C., of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1944 and served until 1971.
Early life
He served in Newfoundland during WWII, earning a Distinguished Flying Cross.
Political career
In 1944, there were three members of the armed forces (army, navy, and air force) elected to the legislature. These three members did not represent a specific constituency but instead spoke for the men and women serving overseas in the Second World War. These three representatives had no political affiliation and sat on the opposition side of the House. Colborne was the representative of the Air Force.
He served on Calgary city council 1947–1948.City of Calgary Archives aldermanic gallery
In 1948, he was elected in the Calgary electoral district as a member of the Alberta Social Credit Party. During his lengthy service as an MLA, he also became a member of Cabinet, serving initially as a Minister without Portfolio. In 1962, he became Minister of Public Works and then, in 1967, Minister of Municipal Affairs. He was defeated in Calgary Currie in the 1971 Alberta general election by Fred Peacock of the Progressive Conservatives. After his defeat from the legislature, he did not return to provincial politics.{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1971&Constit=Calgary-Currie|title=Calgary Currie Official Results 1971|publisher=Alberta Heritage|accessdate=2008-03-30|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612162419/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1971&Constit=Calgary-Currie|archivedate=2011-06-12}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101026192825/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]
- {{AlbertaMLAbio|ID=0326}}
- [https://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files%5Cdocs%5Chansards%5Chan%5Clegislature_26%5Csession_2%5C20060424_1330_01_han.pdf Frederick Colborne death notice Legislative Assembly of Alberta Hansard April 24, 2006]
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Category:Independent Alberta MLAs
Category:Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs
Category:Members of the Executive Council of Alberta
Category:Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of World War II
Category:Royal Canadian Air Force officers
Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta