John Lymburn
| John Farquhar Lymburn | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office June 28, 1926 – August 22, 1935 Serving with David Duggan (1926–1935) Charles Gibbs (1926–1935) William Atkinson (1930–1935) William R. Howson (1930–1935) Frederick C. Jamieson (1931–1935) Charles Weaver (1926–1930) Warren Prevey (1926–1930) |
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| Preceded by | John Bowen, Jeremiah Heffernan, William Henry, Nellie McClung, Andrew McLennan |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Barnes, David Duggan, William R. Howson, David Mullen, Charles Gerald O'Connor, George Van Allen |
| Constituency | Edmonton |
| Attorney-General of Alberta | |
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In office June 5, 1926 – September 3, 1935 |
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| Preceded by | John Edward Brownlee |
| Succeeded by | John Hugill |
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| Born | September 25, 1880 Ayr, Scotland |
| Died | November 25, 1969 (aged 89) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | United Farmers of Alberta |
| Spouse(s) | Isabella Marguerite Clark |
| Children | Marguerite Dormer, Mary Doreen Farquhar, and Constance Clark |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
John Farquhar Lymburn (September 25, 1880 – November 25, 1969) was a Canadian politician who served as Attorney-General of Alberta from 1926 until 1935.
Born and educated in Scotland, he came to Canada in 1911 and practiced law in Edmonton. In 1925, John Edward Brownlee became Premier of Alberta, and sought a lawyer without partisan affiliation to succeed him as attorney-general. Lymburn accepted the position, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1926 election.
As attorney-general, Lymburn took part in negotiations between the Alberta and federal governments over natural resource rights, prepared Alberta's submission in the Persons case, and played a minor role in the sex scandal that forced Brownlee from office.
In the 1935 provincial election, Lymburn and all other United Farmers of Alberta candidates were defeated, as William Aberhart led the Social Credit League to victory. Lymburn briefly returned to prominence during the Bankers' Toadies incident, and made an strong but unsuccessful attempt to return to the legislature in 1942, before dying in 1969.
Lymburn was born in Ayr, Scotland to William and Margaret (Farquhar) Lymburn. He attended Ayr Grammar School and Ayr Academy before studying law at Glasgow University. After graduating, he apprenticed with Dougall, Gouldie, and Douglas; he qualified as a solicitor in 1903. In 1911 he emigrated to Canada, settling in Edmonton where he joined Short, Cross, and Biggar. Two years later, he co-founded Lymburn, Mackenzie, and Cooke (later renamed Lymburn, Reid, and Cobbledick). In the interim, he had married fellow Scot Isabella Marguerite Clark on July 19, 1912. The couple would have three daughters: Marguerite Dormer, Mary Doreen Farquhar, and Constance Clark. John Lymburn was made King's Counsel in 1926.
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