Alexander Rutherford 1857-1941
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Alexander Cameron Rutherford was born on February 2, 1857, on a farm in Carleton County, Canada West (Ontario).
In 1895, Rutherford and his family moved to present-day Edmonton. In 1902 he was first elected to public office, and by September 2, 1905, the day after the Province of Alberta was created, he became the first Premier.
His Government did many important things. They established the laws needed to make Alberta a province provincial status, started a public telephone system, expanded roads and railways within the Province, constructed a number of public buildings, and established the University of Alberta.
Alexander C. Rutherford died on June 11, 1941, at Edmonton, Alberta.
Research Links:
Alexander Cameron Rutherford (Wikipedia)
The Honourable Alexander C. Rutherford