Bryce Stringam
| Bryce Coleman Stringam | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office June 29, 1955 – June 18, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Wilson Cain |
| Succeeded by | William Delday |
| Constituency | Bow Valley-Empress |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 8, 1920 Cardston, Alberta |
| Died | June 2, 2000 (aged 80) Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Morgan |
| Occupation | cattle rancher, author and politician |
Bryce Coleman Stringam (February 8, 1920 – June 2, 2000) was a cattle rancher, provincial politician and author from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 to 1959 sitting as an Independent.
Bryce Coleman Stringam was born on February 8, 1920. His father George Stringam was a former Alberta MLA. Stringam graduated from Olds College with a degree in Agronomy in 1937 and became a cattle rancher. Stringam married Mary Morgan and fathered seven children.
Stringam ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as an Independent candidate in the electoral district of Bow Valley-Empress in the 1955 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Wilson Cain in a hotly contested two way race to win the Bow Valley-Empress electoral district.
Stringam ran for a second term in office in the 1959 Alberta general election, but was defeated by Social Credit candidate William Delday in another hotly contested two way race.
After being defeated from public office Stringam published a book titled The History of the Eastern Irrigation District: 25th Anniversary in 1960.
Stringam died on June 2, 2000.
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