Ross Patterson Alger was an Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

 politician.

Born in Prelate

Prelate, Saskatchewan

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, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, he moved to Alberta with his family in 1930s. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta

University of Alberta

The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...

 in 1942. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. After the war, he received an MBA from the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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. He settled in Calgary

Calgary

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 and started a career in accounting.

In 1958, he was a Public School Board Trustee and later became the Chairman. From 1971 to 1974, he was a City of Calgary alderman. In 1974, he ran for mayor losing to Rod Sykes

Rod Sykes

James Rodney "Rod" Winter Sykes is a Canadian politician. He served as the 30th Mayor of Calgary from 1969 to 1977 and as leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party from 1980 to 1982...

. He was elected in 1977 and served one term until 1980.

In 1947, he marred Lois MacQueen. They had three children: Frances, Libby, and Gordon. They had 4 Grandchildren: Ross, named after his grandfather; Morgan; Kate; and Sarah.