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Richard Gavin Reid (1879-1980) was a Canadian politician who served as the sixth Premier of Alberta from 1934 to 1935 |
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He was the last member of the United Farmers of Alberta to hold the office, and that partys defeat at the hands of the upstart Social Credit League in the 1935 election made him the shortest-serving Premier in Alberta history |
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When Reid took office, Alberta was experiencing the Great Depression |
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