John Lymburn | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office June 28, 1926 – August 22, 1935 Serving with
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| Preceded by | |
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| Constituency | Edmonton |
| Attorney-General of Alberta | |
| In office June 5, 1926 – September 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | John Edward Brownlee |
| Succeeded by | John Hugill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 25, 1880 Ayr, Scotland |
| Died | November 25, 1969 (aged 89) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | United Farmers of Alberta |
| Spouse |
Isabella Marguerite Clark
(m. 1912; died 1958) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation | Lawyer and king's counsel |
John Farquhar Lymburn QC (September 25, 1880[1] – November 25, 1969) was a Canadian politician who served as Attorney-General of Alberta from 1926 until 1935. Born and educated in Scotland, he came to Canada in 1911 and practiced law in Edmonton. In 1925, John Edward Brownlee became Premier of Alberta, and sought a lawyer without partisan affiliation to succeed him as attorney-general. Lymburn accepted the position, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1926 election. As attorney-general, Lymburn took part in negotiations between the Alberta and federal governments over natural resource rights, prepared Alberta's submission in the Persons case, and played a minor role in the sex scandal that forced Brownlee from office. In the 1935 provincial election, Lymburn and all other United Farmers of Alberta candidates were defeated, as William Aberhart led the Social Credit League to victory. Lymburn made an unsuccessful attempt to return to the legislature in 1942, and briefly returned to prominence during the Bankers' Toadies incident, before dying in 1969.