Brecken, Paul Ralph

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Brecken
  • Wiki Biography:
    • Paul Ralph Brecken (September 28, 1886, in Halifax, Nova Scotia – September 4, 1960, in Calgary, Alberta) was a municipal and provincial level politician and World War I veteran and teacher from Alberta, Canada.
    • Brecken completed high school in 1908 and went on to the University of Toronto in 1909 where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Science. He married Jessie Copeland from Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1910 and they moved to Calgary before the outbreak of World War I, where he became general secretary of the YMCA.
    • Brecken was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a member of the Conservative party in the 1952 Alberta general election and served one term before being defeated in the 1955 Alberta general election.
  • Second Great Grandson to United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=844
  • Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151203497/paul_ralph-brecken