Robert Sommers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Leduc, Alberta, Canada
About Robert Sommers
- Robert Edward Sommers (January 3, 1911 – October 28, 2000) was an Alberta-born elementary school principal and a politician, who served as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1958, representing the riding of Rossland-Trail in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
- He served as Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines from until his resignation February 27, 1956.
- He was tried and in 1958 was convicted of bribery and conspiracy making him the first cabinet minister in the British Commonwealth to serve a term of imprisonment for accepting bribes in connection with his office.
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