Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

ALBERTA LEGISLATURE CENTENNIAL MEDALLION SET

Date Range From

2005

Date Range To

2005

Materials

BRASS, WOOD, VELVET

No. Pieces

5

Height

2.7

Length

16.7

Width

17.5

Description

MEDALLION SET, BOXED, FIVE PIECES. 1.MEDALLION, BRONZE. FRONT HAS IMAGE OF ALBERTA LEGISLATURE BUILDING, TEXT AROUND EDGE READS, “100 YEARS OF SERVICE, SPEAKER CHARLES W. FISHER, LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA, 2ND LEGISLATURE. SLIGHT RUSTING ON LOWER LEFT QUADRANT. BACK OF MEDALLION HAS A CEREMONIAL MACE AND TEXT READS, “2ND LEGISLATURE FEBRUARY 10, 1910 – MARCH 25, 1913, PREMIERS ALEXANDER C. RUTHERFORD TO MAY 1910 ARTHUR L. SIFTON, LIBERAL 36, CONSERVATIVE 2, SOCIALIST 1, INDEPENDENT LIBERAL 1, INDEPENDENT 1”. 7.2 CM DIAMETER, 0.6 CM WIDE. 2.MEDALLION, BRONZE. FRONT HAS IMAGE OF ALBERTA LEGISLATURE BUILDING, TEXT AROUND EDGE READS, “100 YEARS OF SERVICE, SPEAKER CHARLES W. FISHER, LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA, 3RD LEGISLATURE. BACK OF MEDALLION HAS A CEREMONIAL MACE AND TEXT READS, “3RD LEGISLATURE SEPTEMBER 16, 1913-APRIL 5, 1917, PREMIER ARTHUR L. SIFTON, LIBERAL 39, CONSERVATIVE 17”. 7.2 CM DIAMETER, 0.6 CM WIDE. 3.MEDALLION, BRONZE. FRONT HAS IMAGE OF ALBERTA LEGISLATURE BUILDING, TEXT AROUND EDGE READS, “100 YEARS OF SERVICE, SPEAKERS CHARLES W. FISHER, TO MAY 1919, CHARLES S. PINGLE, LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA, 4TH LEGISLATURE. BACK OF MEDALLION HAS A CEREMONIAL MACE AND TEXT READS, “4TH LEGISLATURE FEBRUARY 7, 1918 – APRIL 19, 1921, PREMIERS -ARTHUR L. SIFTON, TO OCT 1917 CHARLES STEWART, LIBERAL 34, CONSERVATIVE 19 INDEPENDENT 2, LABOUR 1, SOLDIERS VOTE 2”. 7.2 CM DIAMETER, 0.6 CM WIDE. 4.MEDALLION, BRONZE. FRONT HAS IMAGE OF ALBERTA LEGISLATURE BUILDING, TEXT AROUND EDGE READS, “100 YEARS OF SERVICE, SPEAKERS CHARLES W. PINGLE, TO JUNE 1921, ORAN L MCPHERSON, CHARLES S. PINGLE, LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA, 5TH LEGISLATURE. BACK OF MEDALLION HAS A CEREMONIAL MACE AND TEXT READS, “5TH LEGISLATURE FEBRUARY 2, 1922 – MAY 22, 1926, PREMIERS CHARLES STEWART, TO AUG 1921, HERBERT GREENFIELD, TO NOV 1925, JOHN E. BROWNLEE , UNITED FARMERS OF ALBERTA 38, LIBERAL 15, LABOUR 4, INDEPENDENT 4”. 7.2 CM DIAMETER, 0.6 CM WIDE. 5.CASE, WOOD, NATURAL FINISH. LASER ENGRAVING ON COVER WITH CEREMONIAL MACE AND TEXT READS, “LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA”. INSIDE HAS FOUR CIRCULAR INSETS LINED WITH GREEN VELVET. INSET MAGNETS HOLD LID CLOSED. STICKY RESIDUE ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE LID.

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Historical Association

COMMEMORATIVE

History

MEDALLIONS WERE DISTRIBUTED DURING THE ALBERTA CENTENNIAL IN 2005. DONOR BEVERLY PATERSON RECEIVED THE MEDALLIONS FOR HER GREAT UNCLE-IN-LAW JOHN STEWART WHO WAS OF SERVICE TO ALBERTA AS MLA #062 FOR THE LETHBRIDGE CONSTITUENCY DURING THE 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH LEGISLATURES. ACCORDING TO THE DONOR, “JOHN STEWART AND HIS SECOND WIFE ELLA HAD NO CHILDREN, AND SO THE MEDALLIONS WERE ISSUED TO ELLA’S NEPHEW GORDON WHO IS MY HUSBAND [AND ] WE WEREN’T EXPECTING ANYTHING, THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR RECORDS AND TRACKED US DOWN WITH A COLD CALL. THERE WAS NO CEREMONY OR ANYTHING, THEY JUST CAME IN THE MAIL. THERE WAS ANOTHER NEPHEW [TO ELLA] BUT THEY WEREN’T ABLE TO TRACK HIM DOWN”. STEWART SERVED 14 YEARS IN THE ALBERTA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. AS STEWART PASSED AWAY IN 1970, THE MEDALLIONS WERE AWARDED TO HIM POSTHUMOUSLY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE.

Catalogue Number

P20100026000

Acquisition Date

2010-07

Collection

Museum

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