John Landeryou

John Charles "Jack" Landeryou (April 2, 1905 – July 26, 1982) was a chef, a seniors rights activist, and a Canadian federal and long serving provincial level politician.

Landeryou was born in Harriston, Ontario and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Social Credit candidate in the 1935 Canadian federal election in the riding of Calgary East. He defeated incumbent George Douglas Stanley to win a term in office. Landeryou ran for re-election in the 1940 Canadian federal election but was defeated by Liberal candidate George Henry Ross. Landeryou did not attempt a return at federal politics but continued to work for the Social Credit Party on the provincial level.

Landeryou came to Pincher Creek, Alberta and started a movement to provide every senior regardless of means with old age pensions by helping to found the first Old Age pensioners club in 1941. He would help start the Lethbridge Old Age Pensioners Association which met in January 1942 for the first time.

Landeryou continued to establish himself in Lethbridge through his work promoting the needs of pensioners returning to provincial politics running as Alberta Social Credit Party candidate in the 1944 Alberta general election. He won the hotly contested election by less than a 100 votes in vote transfers to win his first term in the Alberta Legislature.

Landeryou was re-elected to his 2nd term in office in the 1948 Alberta general election this time winning a clear majority in the popular vote. He ran for his 3rd term in office in the 1952 Alberta general election this time defeating Liberal candidate Rex Tennant in a landslide.

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