Herbert Greenfield
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Herbert W. Greenfield was a Canadian politician and farmer who served as the fourth premier of Alberta from 1921 until 1925. Born in Winchester, Hampshire, in England, he immigrated to Canada in his l
c. 1920s
The United Farmers of Alberta Board of Directors in 1919, Greenfield is second from the right in the middle row
The caucus meeting that selected Greenfield as Premier, summer 1921
Portrait of Herbert Greenfield, c. 1918
John Edward Brownlee
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John Edward Brownlee was the fifth premier of Alberta, serving from 1925 until 1934. Born in Port Ryerse, Ontario, he studied history and political science at the University of Toronto's Victoria Coll
Herbert Greenfield
…most of the UFA caucus, Greenfield had no experience in government and he struggled in the position. He relied extensively on his Attorney General, John E. Brownlee, for counsel on policy and strategy. He was unable to control his caucus, which did not generally believe in party discipline, and his government almost…
John E Brownlee
Victoria College as it appeared in the 1930s
Florence Edy in 1909
As an articling clerk, Brownlee became close to future Canadian Prime Minister R. B. Bennett.