Robert Barrowman
Robert Barrowman (December 24, 1881 – February 18, 1947) becoming mayor of Letbridge in 1928 and served in that position until 1934.
In the 1935 provincial election, Barrowman was the Alberta Liberal Party's candidate in Lethbridge placing a distant second behind the Social Credit candidate. He had also been an independent candidate in the 1930 provincial election but was unsuccessful.
Barrowman served as president of the Alberta Liberal Party and, as such, served as interim leader of the party in 1941 following the resignation of party leader Edward Leslie Gray.
An accomplished self-taught painter, he was interested in nature, in particular fossils and geology, influenced Mike Pisko and painted with
A.Y. Jackson.[3]
References
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107748314/robert-barrowman
- ^ ISBN 978-1897472552.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
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