Michael Clark

Michael Clark (May 12, 1861 – July 29, 1926) was a Canadian physician and politician from Alberta, Canada. Early life Born in Belford, Northumberland, England, he immigrated to Olds, Alberta, Canada in 1902. He was a physician in England prior to immigrating to Alberta, Canada. He became involved in politics after homesteading, because he was not able to practise medicine in Canada. Political career Clark ran as a Liberal candidate in the Rosebud electoral district in Alberta's first provincial election after it was admitted into Confederation, in 1905. He lost to Conservative candidate Cornelius Hiebert. Clark ran for a seat to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1908 Canadian federal election, the first one to elect MPs from Alberta, in the Red Deer district as a candidate of the Liberal Party. He defeated Conservative candidate George Root to win in the new riding, to start his first term in office. Clark ran for his second term in office in the 1911 Canadian federal election; this time, he defeated Conservative challenger and future Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Alexander McGillivray.