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stated that the death of Pingle would be "keenly felt by the Members of the House and by the people of the province". In an obituary, Pingle was described as "an outstanding figure in the Medicine Hat district, where for many years he occupied an important position in the business and social life of
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on October 16, 1880. His father, born in what would later become Ontario, maintained a family milling business. Upon moving to Regina in 1883, Warren Pingle held many community positions, such as town assessor, jailer, and president of the school board, until his sudden death in 1889 at the age of
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Pingle attended a conference in the morning on January 10, 1928. He returned to his home shortly after noon. He felt a pricking sensation in his hand, and he was unable to use it and his wife urged him to go have a nap. Pingle died at 7:20 pm that day at his residence in Medicine Hat, of what was
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in 1901, and one year later, purchased a drug business from Donald A. Black, naming the store Pingle Drug and Book Company. He was a member of the first council of the Alberta Pharmaceutical Association from 1911 to 1912. He later served as president of the Association from 1918 to 1919. He also
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Charles Steuart Pingle married Jean McLeay, originally from Ontario, on September 16, 1903. Her parents were both of Scottish descent, with her mother being born in Scotland. Her father worked as a money broker and manufacturer in his hometown of
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Pingle was greatly associated with the Medicine Hat community. He sat on many boards, including the Board of Trade, Rotary Club, and Board of Directors of the Agricultural Society. He also belonged to the Sons of England Society and
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Pingle was born in Manitoba. After attending schools in Winnipeg, he apprenticed a druggist in Regina for two years before writing pharmaceutical exams and moving to Alberta to establish his own shop. One of the founding citizens of
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Charles Pingle attended public school in Winnipeg and then apprenticed with the Bole Drug Company in Regina. In 1899, after apprenticing for two years, he wrote pharmaceutical exams and then entered the profession. He moved to
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banner. He won a two-way race to pick up the new electoral district of Redcliff for his party. From 1918 to 1919, he chaired the Standing Committee on Miscellaneous and Private Bills in the Fourth Legislature.
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Pingle made a political come back by running as a candidate in the Medicine Hat electoral district in a by-election held on September 29, 1925, following the death of incumbent
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and being returned to office again in 1917, Pingle was selected as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1920, in which he served until he was defeated in the
609:, which was formerly an Alberta and Great Waterways railway station, was named after him in 1925. Also, a street in Medicine Hat, Pingle Street, was named in his honour. 566:. Pingle and his wife had two children, Robert Warren and Charles Glendining; the latter died in infancy. Robert's son, also named Charles Steuart, was an unsuccessful 505:, MLA for Beaver River. This involved the fact that Gariepy, who did not reside in Alberta, appeared not to be eligible to sit in the house, in accordance with the 1238: 1034: 684: 654: 921: 1233: 949: 1021: 1228: 1114: 1057: 629:
characterized him as "a fair, dignified and capable presiding officer" and called him the "first citizen of Medicine Hat". Lieutenant Governor
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from the Alberta Legislature, however the spelling variation of "Stewart" has been used on various Alberta Legislature documents and articles.
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Pingle served as president and vice president of the Medicine Hat Liberal Association. He first ran for to the Alberta Legislature in the
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From 1910 to 1912, Pingle sat as an alderman on the Medicine Hat City Council. He served on the Police Committee and Electric Committee.
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of a team respectively. He also took an interest in music as a member of a string quartet and as president of a citizens band.
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from 1909 to 1914, with the rank of an honorary captain. Pingle joined the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force to fight in
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The following year, he was appointed to the Legislature's Special Committee on the Rules, Orders and Forms of Proceedings.
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Soldier Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1918. Pingle is in the front row, second from the right.
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A Higher Duty : Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of the North-West Territories and Alberta, 1888-2005
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Pingle (and Conservative candidate J.J.Hendricks) won Medicine Hat's two seats in a three-way race held under
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His middle name is recorded as "Steuart" in his family's bible, along with the Parliament of Canada
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for Speaker of the Alberta Legislature. He took up the position on February 17 of the same year.
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in June 1915, serving there from September 1915 to February 1916, when he returned to Canada.
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and the Commonwealth Trust Company in Calgary. He also maintained a farm in Medicine Hat.
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but, contrary to many reports, was defeated in a two-way race by United Farmers candidate
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Charles Steuart Pingle was born to Warren Hume and Georgina (nÊe Steuart) Pingle near
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in a close race. He returned to the Assembly in a 1925 by-election in the riding of
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on Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and an additional
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he was returned to office by acclamation under Section 38 of the
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from 1913 to 1921 and from 1925 to 1928 as a member of the
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One of the first issues he dealt with was one involving
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served as director of various corporations, like the
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William Smith
Redcliff
Perren Baker
William Johnston
Hector Lang
Medicine Hat
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Charles Fisher
Oran McPherson
Morris
Manitoba
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Liberal
David Steuart
Canadian Expeditionary Force
druggist
Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Liberal Party
Medicine Hat, Alberta
1913 Alberta general election
1921 Alberta general election
William Smith
Medicine Hat
Morris
Manitoba
Medicine Hat

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