Alfred Hooke
| Alfred John Hooke | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940 |
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| Preceded by | William Payne |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Speakman |
| Constituency | Red Deer |
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In office March 21, 1940 – August 30, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Helen Hunley |
| Constituency | Rocky Mountain House |
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| Born | February 25, 1905 Whitecroft, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom |
| Died | February 17, 1992 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | politician, teacher and author |
Alfred John "Alf" Hooke (February 25, 1905 – February 17, 1992) was a teacher, provincial politician and author from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit Party of Alberta. During his time in office Hooke held numerous cabinet portfolios in the government of Ernest Manning from 1943 to 1968. Of the original 1935 Socred caucus, Hooke was the only MLA to continuously serve in the legislature until the party's defeat in 1971.
Alfred John Hooke was born on February 25, 1905 in Whitecroft, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. His family moved to the province of Alberta in Canada in 1913. Hooke began attending school after his arrival. At the age of 13 Hooke left school and joined the work force as a hired hand. He returned to school and completed his studies three years later.
Hooke became a teacher in 1926 and kept that profession until he was elected as a provincial politician in 1935.
Hooke joined the Social Credit movement in the very beginning becoming familiar with William Aberhart through his work as a school teacher and became involved with Aberhart as a speaker on the Social Credit theory.
Despite not wanting to at first, he was urged by people in the town of Rocky Mountain House to put his name up for the nomination in the Red Deer electoral district. He faced nine other candidates for the nomination and headed the polls on the first ballot where six were eliminated. The other four names went to the Social Credit advisory committee where he was chosen to run in the 1935 Alberta general election. Hook defeated incumbent MLA William Payne and three other candidates with a large majority to pick up the district for his party.
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