Louis Roberts

Louis Melville Roberts (December 15, 1879 – unknown) was a American-Canadian politician from Alberta.

Louis Melville Roberts
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office March 22, 1909 – April 16, 1913
Preceded by	Albert Robertson
Succeeded by	George Douglas Stanley
Constituency	High River
Personal details
Born	December 15, 1879 Cedar County, Iowa
Died	Unknown
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	University of Iowa

Early life

Louis Melville Roberts was born December 15, 1879 to Scottish parents in Cedar County, Iowa.[1] He attended the University of Iowa completing a Bachelor of Laws.[1] He married Helen Atkinson on July 12, 1906 and had two children together.[1]

Roberts constructed "Roberts Block", a three-storey brick warehouse on 11th Avenue in Calgary in 1909, which remains standing to this day.[2][3]

Political life

Louis was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1909 Alberta general election, for the Alberta Liberal Party. During his campaign he was accused of winning the High River nomination under suspect circumstances. Louis would win a hotly contested election knocking off future High River Conservative MLA George Douglas Stanley by 8 votes.[4]

Louis served 1 term in the Assembly.

References

1. Chambers, Ernest J., ed. (1912). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd. p. 529. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 266967058. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
2. Parker, David (August 13, 2015). "Downtown Sports Clinics at a million clients and still counting". Calgary Herald. p. B2.
3. "Roberts Block". Beltline Heritage Group. Beltline Urban Society. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
4. "High River Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

External links

• Louis M. Roberts – Legislative Assembly of Alberta Member Profile
• Cheers for Roberts, High River Times March 18, 1909
• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing