Ralph Steinhauer

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Ralph Garvin Steinhauer , OC (born June 8, 1905 in Morley , Alberta , † September 19, 1987 in Edmonton , Alberta) was a Canadian politician. From 1974 to 1979 he was Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Alberta.

biography

After the death of his father, a Cree Indian, Steinhauer's mother moved to Saddle Lake in 1908 , where she remarried. Her new husband adopted the children. Steinhauer attended the Residential School in Brandon . In 1928 he married Isabel Florence Margaret Davidson, with whom he had five children. Under the name Florence Steinhauer she became a well-known piano teacher, among other things as a teacher of Helmut Kallmann .

At the beginning of his professional life Steinhauer was a civil servant. His application for deputy post office manager was rejected due to his Indian origin. However, he was later able to obtain this position. He also worked as a farmer and bought a farm in Brosseau on the Saddle Lake Indian reservation.

In 1923 Steinhauer joined the United Farmers of Alberta . Forty years later he was nominated for the Vegreville constituency, but could not win the election. He was a co-founder of the Alberta Wheat Pool Wheat Farmers Cooperative and District President of the Farmers' Union . He was a member of the Saddle Lake Tribal Council for 34 years and was chief for three years. He was committed to the Indians in Alberta and was involved in many associations that had the same goal.

On July 2, 1974, Steinhauer was named Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Alberta on the recommendation of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau . After handing over his position to his successor on November 18, 1989, he returned to his farm near Saddle Lake. He was Alberta's first lieutenant governor with Indian roots. Steinhauer died on September 19, 1987 in Edmonton and was buried in United Church Cemetery .

Honors

In the 1960s and 1970s Steinhauer received several honors, all of which are based on his political commitment. In 1976 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta in the compartment of the Legal Profession , three years later, he was from the University of Calgary awarded the same recognition.

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personal data
SURNAME Steinhauer, Ralph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Steinhauer, Ralph Garvin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Morley , Alberta
DATE OF DEATH September 19, 1987
Place of death Edmonton , Alberta