George Compton (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About George Compton (Canadian politician)
- George Compton (October 12, 1872 – 1950) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
- He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 to 1927. Compton was born in Wiltshire, England, and came to Canada with his family in 1873.
- He was educated at the Mound School, worked as a farmer, and served as a councillor and reeve in Pembina, Manitoba. Compton first sought election to the Manitoba legislature in the 1920 provincial campaign, running as an "Independent Farmer" candidate in Manitou.
- He lost to Conservative John Ridley by 259 votes.
- Two years later, in the 1922 campaign, he ran as a candidate of the United Farmers of Manitoba (UFM) and defeated Ridley by a narrow margin. The UFM won the 1922 election, and formed government as the Progressive Party of Manitoba.
- Compton served as a backbench supporter of John Bracken's ministry for the next five years.
- He was defeated by Conservative Joseph Lusignan in the 1927 election.
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