William Carlos Ives
Canadian politician
William Carlos Ives (October 30, 1873 – July 10, 1950) was a Canadian provincial politician and provincial Supreme Court Justice.
Early life
William Carlos Ives was born in Compton, Quebec on October 30, 1873. His family moved to the Alberta District in the North-West Territories shortly after he was born, to ranch near Pincher Creek in 1881. Ives's father George became one of the original members of the North-West Mounted Police in 1879. When Ives reached his teenage years he left home to work his first job as a cowhand. He left the territories to attend McGill University and graduated in 1899 with a Bachelor of Laws. Ives became a lawyer in Montreal shortly after graduating, being called to the bar in 1900, and worked in the city for two years before moving back to Alberta.
Political career
Ives moved to the town of Lethbridge in 1901 and joined a legal firm partnering with established lawyer Charles Conybeare. He soon became interested in provincial politics and joined the Conservatives.
Ives ran twice as a candidate for the Alberta provincial Conservative party.
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