Romeo Lamothe
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
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| name = Romeo B. Lamothe
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| birth_date = October 2, 1914
| death_date = November 23, 1991
| birth_place = St. Edouard
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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
| constituency = Bonnyville
| term_start = November 27, 1961
| term_end = August 30, 1971
| predecessor = Karl Nordstrom
| successor = Donald Hansen
| party = Social Credit
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| spouse = Paulette Ouimet
| children = Raymond, Lilliane, and Noella
| occupation = teacher, businessman, military man and politician
| branch = Royal Canadian Air Force
| allegiance = Canada
| battles = Second World War
| serviceyears = 1942-1945
| rank = Flight Lieutenant
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Romeo B. Lamothe (October 2, 1914 - November 23, 1991) was a teacher, military man, and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1942 to 1945, seeing action in World War II.
Lamothe served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1961 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus under Premiers E C Manning and Harry Strom. He did not seek re-election in 1971 .
Early life
Lamothe was born on October 2, 1914, in the hamlet of St. Edouard, Alberta. He took his post secondary education at St. John College and Camrose Normal School and became a teacher.{{cite web|title=Romeo Lamothe fonds|publisher=Archive Society of Alberta|url=http://asalive.archivesalberta.org:8080/?proc=sear&sess=ASALIVE-2555-HblKl&field=.all&cond=all&val=Romeo+Lamothe|accessdate=April 25, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717131827/http://asalive.archivesalberta.org:8080/?proc=sear&sess=ASALIVE-2555-HblKl&field=.all&cond=all&val=Romeo+Lamothe|archivedate=July 17, 2011}}
Lamothe joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 and saw action in World War II. His career in the Air Force ended in 1945.
Political career
Lamothe ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on November 27, 1961, as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Bonnyville. He won the race easily with a landslide majority to hold the seat for his party.{{cite web|title=By-elections 1905-1973|publisher=Elections Alberta|url=http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/742.htm#1905-1973|accessdate=April 19, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607094042/http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/742.htm#1905-1973|archivedate=June 7, 2009}}
Lamothe ran for a second term in the 1963 Alberta general election. His popular vote decreased but he still won a comfortable plurality to hold the district.{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1963&Constit=Bonnyville| title=Bonnyville results 1963| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=April 22, 2010}}
Lamothe ran his third term in office in the 1967 Alberta general election. He held his seat in a hotly contested race against Vic Justik for the second election in a row. Justik ran as a Coalition candidate being nominated by both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives.{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1967&Constit=Bonnyville| title=Bonnyville results 1967| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=April 22, 2010}}
Lamothe retired from the assembly at dissolution in 1971.
Late life
After leaving public office, Lamothe donated the documents from his political career to the Alberta Provincial Archives in 1973. Lamothe died on November 23, 1991.{{cite web|url=http://www.legionmagazine.com/en/lastpost/details.asp?tfm_order=DESC&tfm_orderby=Unit&alpha=L&offset=3700&LastPostData_ID=200599|title=Death Notice|publisher=Legion Magazine|accessdate=April 22, 2010}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930024650/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]
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Category:Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs
Category:Canadian military personnel of World War II
Category:Franco-Albertan people
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta