S. A. G. Barnes

S. A. G. Barnes
Edmonton Public School Trustee
In office
December 12, 1910 – December 10, 1917
In office
December 8, 1919 – December 14, 1925
In office
December 13, 1926 – November 12, 1936
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940
Serving with David Duggan (1935–1940), Edward Gray (1937–1940), William Howson (1935–1936), Walter Morrish (1936–1940), David Mullen (1935-1940), Gerald O'Connor (1935–1940) and George Van Allen (1935–1937)
Preceded byWilliam Atkinson, Charles Gibbs, Frederick Jamieson and John Lymburn
Succeeded byNorman James, Hugh John MacDonald, Ernest Manning, John Page
ConstituencyEdmonton
Personal details
Born
Samuel Augustus Gordon Barnes

(1875-08-10)August 10, 1875
Warwick, Ontario
DiedApril 14, 1941(1941-04-14) (aged 65)
Edmonton, Alberta
Political partySocial Credit
Other political
affiliations
Independent Progressive
SpouseFlorence Shaver
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
Occupationteacher, insurance salesman and politician

Samuel Augustus Gordon Barnes (August 10, 1875[1] – April 14, 1941) was a Canadian teacher, insurance salesman and politician from Alberta. He held public office on both the municipal and provincial levels of government in the province. He served for decades as an Edmonton Public School trustee, his first stint was from 1910 to 1917 and then from 1919 to 1925 and a third stint from 1926 to 1936. He also served a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government and later as an Independent in opposition.