Chester Reynolds
Chester Ambrose "Ches" Reynolds (September 24, 1902 – May 1, 1983) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944, sitting as a Social Credit member from the constituency of Stettler.[1]
Chester Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office March 21, 1940 – August 7, 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Cockroft |
| Succeeded by | William Mackie |
| Constituency | Stettler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chester Ambrose Reynolds September 24, 1902 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 1983 (aged 80) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Social Credit Party of Alberta |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Mary Long |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Ryan Reynolds (grandson) |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Early life
Reynolds was born September 24, 1902 in Chicago, Illinois to W. F. Reynolds and Elizabeth Crowe. The family would immigrate to Canada in 1906 and be educated in Gadsby, Alberta. Reynolds would marry Helen Long on June 29, 1938.[1]
Political career
Reynolds was elected in the 1940 Alberta general election to the 9th Alberta Legislature for the constituency of Stettler as a member of the Social Credit Party. Reynolds received slightly over 50 percent of the vote, defeating his Independent opponent L. V. Lohr by 817 votes, and the Co-operative Commonwealth candidate H. H. Turner by 1,884 votes.[2] Reynolds did not contest the 1944 Alberta general election.
Personal life
He is the grandfather of actor Ryan Reynolds.[3][4]
References
- Normandin, A. L., ed. (1944). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- "Election results for Stettler". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- "Chester Ambrose Reynolds". geni_family_tree. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- Wallis, Adam (March 3, 2020). "Ryan Reynolds thanks Global Edmonton's Gord Steinke for showing him old photo of grandfather". Global News. Retrieved March 3, 2020.