Given the question: William Franklin Puffer (November 1 1861 April 22 1948) was a Canadian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 until 1917. Born in Ontario he came west and settled in Lacombe where he operated a butchery among other interests. He was elected to the legislature in Alberta's first provincial election and returned to office in each of the next two before being defeated in the 1917 election. He subsequently made two unsuccessful attempts to reclaim his seat. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Office Holder