Fonds F0534 - Michael Clark fonds

Michael Clark, 1861-1926, was born in Belford, Northumberland, England. He graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh, and practiced as a country physician in Belford and Newcastle-on-Tyne. In 1882 he married Elizabeth Smith, and they had four sons, including George and Albert. The family moved to Alberta in 1902 and homesteaded on the Little Red Deer River west of Olds. Michael ran, unsuccessfully, in the 1905 provincial election. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1908 as Member of Parliament (MP) for Red Deer, was re-elected in 1911 and 1917, and defeated in 1921. He was a member of the Liberal Party until 1917, when he supported the Union government. He was known as a great orator and strong believer in free trade. For further information see: Warren Elofson "Michael Clark" in Dictionary of Canadian Biography (biographi.ca).