monarch death_date birth_date term_end alma_mater death_place governor_general imagesize order term_start spouse image name occupation predecessor birth_place office successor premier article_title
george v 15 october 1936 25 february 1857 may 5 , 1931 university of toronto victoria university calgary , alberta the earl of bessborough lord byng of vimy the viscount willingdon the 240px 3rd october 29 , 1925 eva catherine miller william egbert at government house.jpg william egbert physician , politician robert brett welland county , canada west lieutenant governor of alberta william l. walsh herbert greenfield john edward brownlee william egbert

william egbert

william egbert -lrb- february 25 , 1857 -- october 15 , 1936 -rrb- was a canadian physician and politician .
he served as the third lieutenant governor of alberta from 1925 to 1931 .
egbert was born in 1857 to a farming family in what is today the province of ontario .
he attended ottawa normal school , then taught and served as a principal at ontario schools .
after receiving his medical degrees , he began to practice in milverton , ontario .
in 1904 , he moved to calgary , and involved himself in politics and community affairs as alberta entered confederation .
egbert was an unsuccessful legislative candidate for the liberal party of alberta in the 1905 general election .
in 1925 , the liberal prime minister , william lyon mackenzie king , arranged for egbert 's appointment as lieutenant governor .
egbert served six years in that post , and participated in a variety of activities , from welcoming the prince of wales to hosting students at the university of alberta .
in 1931 , he left his position as lieutenant governor and returned to the practice of medicine .
he died in 1936 after a long illness .
