Austin Bingley Claypool was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada.
12 Facts About Austin Claypool
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Austin Claypool served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.
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Austin Claypool ran as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Didsbury.
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Austin Claypool defeated Liberal candidate George Webber with a comfortable majority to win the two-way race.
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Austin Claypool ran for a second term in the 1926 Alberta general election.
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Austin Claypool won a large majority despite losing some of his popular vote from 1921.
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The 1930 Alberta general election would see Austin Claypool stand for his third term.
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Austin Claypool and beat him by less than 300 votes to hold his seat.
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Austin Claypool ran for a fourth term in the 1935 Alberta general election but was defeated in the four-way race finishing a distant second place to Social Credit candidate Edward Foster.
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Austin Claypool made a bid to run for a seat to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1940 federal election.
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Austin Claypool ran in a five-way race as a Liberal candidate but was defeated finishing a close second to incumbent Charles Johnston.
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Austin Claypool died in an automobile crash near his hometown of Muncie, Indiana in 1956.