Alexander Campbell Hope
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Alexander Campbell "Alex" Hope (1894 – August 25, 1978) was a farmer and political figure in British Columbia
. He represented Delta
in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
from 1945 to 1952 as a Conservative
.
He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Charles Edward Hope, a native of England
, and grew up in Vancouver and Fort Langley
. Hope's farm near Fort Langley produced sheep, cattle, vegetables and holly. He served on the local school board and as reeve for Langley township
. Hope ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1941. He was a member of a Liberal-Conservative coalition which held a majority in the assembly. Hope was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952. He served as a member of the provincial Agricultural Advisory Board, the B.C. Coast Vegetable Marketing Board, the B.C. Certified Seed Potatoes Growers Association and the provincial Federation of Agriculture. Hope was also president of the Fort Langley Restoration Society, the B.C. Farm Machinery Museum Association, the Fort Langley Improvement Society and the Fort Langley Board of Trade. He died in Murrayville at the age of 84.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He represented Delta
Delta (provincial electoral district)
Delta was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia based on the municipality of Delta at the mouth of the Fraser River between the city of Vancouver and the US border...
in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
from 1945 to 1952 as a Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
.
He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Charles Edward Hope, a native of England
England
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, and grew up in Vancouver and Fort Langley
Fort Langley, British Columbia
Fort Langley is a village with a population of 2,700 and forms part of the Township of Langley. It is the home of Fort Langley National Historic Site, a former fur trade post of the Hudson's Bay Company.-History:...
. Hope's farm near Fort Langley produced sheep, cattle, vegetables and holly. He served on the local school board and as reeve for Langley township
Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)
The Township of Langley is a district municipality immediately east of the City of Surrey in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It extends south from the Fraser River to the U.S. border, and west of the City of Abbotsford...
. Hope ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1941. He was a member of a Liberal-Conservative coalition which held a majority in the assembly. Hope was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952. He served as a member of the provincial Agricultural Advisory Board, the B.C. Coast Vegetable Marketing Board, the B.C. Certified Seed Potatoes Growers Association and the provincial Federation of Agriculture. Hope was also president of the Fort Langley Restoration Society, the B.C. Farm Machinery Museum Association, the Fort Langley Improvement Society and the Fort Langley Board of Trade. He died in Murrayville at the age of 84.