James Allen "Al" "Boomer" Adair (May 13, 1929 – December 24, 1996) was a minor league baseball player, radio broadcaster and politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1993.
Adair played minor league baseball for the Peace River Stampeders in the North Peace Baseball League in the 1960s.[1] After baseball he was a well known radio broadcaster in Peace River until he ran for political office in 1971.[2]
Political careeredit
Adair first ran for the Alberta legislature in the 1971 general election. Running as a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party, he defeated incumbent Social Credit MLA Robert Wiebe in the electoral district of Peace River.[3] He was appointed to the cabinet by Premier Peter Lougheed and served as the minister without portfolio responsible for native affairs. Adair was re-elected in the 1975 general election over three other candidates.[4] After the election, Lougheed appointed him Minister of Recreation, Parks and Wildlife.
In the 1979 Alberta general election, Adair easily defeated three other candidates to win the second highest popular vote of his political career.[5] Adair reached the height of his popularity with a landslide win in the 1982 Alberta general election.[6] When Don Getty became Premier in 1985, Adair became the new Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. After the 1986 general election he was transferred to the Ministry of Transportation and Utilities.[7] In the 1989 Alberta general election he took 66% of the popular vote, the highest of his career.[8] Adair was left out of the cabinet when Ralph Klein became Premier in 1992. He retired from provincial politics with the dissolution of the Assembly in 1993.
Late lifeedit
After retiring from politics, Adair co-authored a book with Frank J. Dolphin titled Boomer: My Life with Peter, Don and Ralph, which was published in 1994 by Polar Bear Publishing.[9] He died of a heart attack on December 24, 1996, at the age of 67.[10][11] The Al 'Boomer' Adair Rec Centre in Peace River, Alberta, is named in his honor.[12]
Referencesedit
^. Western Canada Baseball. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
^"Peace River, Alberta". Discover The Peace Country.com. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
^. Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
^. Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
^. Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
^. Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
^. Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
^. Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
^"Boomer: My Life with Peter, Don and Ralph". Bookfinder.com. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
^Boomer' Adair dead at Age 67: [FINAL Edition] Slade, Daryl. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 26 Dec 1996: A.5.
adair, james, allen, boomer, adair, 1929, december, 1996, minor, league, baseball, player, radio, broadcaster, politician, from, alberta, canada, served, legislative, assembly, alberta, from, 1971, 1993, boomer, adairmember, legislative, assembly, alberta, pea. James Allen Al Boomer Adair May 13 1929 December 24 1996 was a minor league baseball player radio broadcaster and politician from Alberta Canada He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1993 Al Boomer AdairMember of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Peace RiverIn office August 30 1971 June 15 1993Preceded byRobert WiebeSucceeded byGary FriedelPersonal detailsBorn 1929 05 13 May 13 1929Edmonton Alberta CanadaDiedDecember 24 1996 1996 12 24 aged 67 Peace River Alberta CanadaPolitical partyProgressive Conservative Association of Alberta Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Late life 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksEarly life editAdair played minor league baseball for the Peace River Stampeders in the North Peace Baseball League in the 1960s 1 After baseball he was a well known radio broadcaster in Peace River until he ran for political office in 1971 2 Political career editAdair first ran for the Alberta legislature in the 1971 general election Running as a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party he defeated incumbent Social Credit MLA Robert Wiebe in the electoral district of Peace River 3 He was appointed to the cabinet by Premier Peter Lougheed and served as the minister without portfolio responsible for native affairs Adair was re elected in the 1975 general election over three other candidates 4 After the election Lougheed appointed him Minister of Recreation Parks and Wildlife In the 1979 Alberta general election Adair easily defeated three other candidates to win the second highest popular vote of his political career 5 Adair reached the height of his popularity with a landslide win in the 1982 Alberta general election 6 When Don Getty became Premier in 1985 Adair became the new Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs After the 1986 general election he was transferred to the Ministry of Transportation and Utilities 7 In the 1989 Alberta general election he took 66 of the popular vote the highest of his career 8 Adair was left out of the cabinet when Ralph Klein became Premier in 1992 He retired from provincial politics with the dissolution of the Assembly in 1993 Late life editAfter retiring from politics Adair co authored a book with Frank J Dolphin titled Boomer My Life with Peter Don and Ralph which was published in 1994 by Polar Bear Publishing 9 He died of a heart attack on December 24 1996 at the age of 67 10 11 The Al Boomer Adair Rec Centre in Peace River Alberta is named in his honor 12 References edit 1964 Peace River Stampeders Western Canada Baseball Archived from the original on November 8 2006 Retrieved 2008 05 19 Peace River Alberta Discover The Peace Country com Retrieved 2008 05 19 Peace River election results 1971 Alberta Heritage Foundation Archived from the original on 2011 06 12 Retrieved 2008 05 19 Peace River election results 1975 Alberta Heritage Foundation Archived from the original on 2011 06 12 Retrieved 2008 05 19 Peace River election results 1979 Alberta Heritage Foundation Archived from the original on 2011 06 12 Retrieved 2008 05 19 Peace River election results 1982 Alberta Heritage Foundation Archived from the original on 2011 06 12 Retrieved 2008 05 19 Peace River election results 1986 Alberta Heritage Foundation Archived from the original on 2011 06 12 Retrieved 2008 05 19 Peace River election results 1989 Alberta Heritage Foundation Archived from the original on 2011 06 12 Retrieved 2008 05 19 Boomer My Life with Peter Don and Ralph Bookfinder com Retrieved 2008 05 19 Boomer Adair dead at Age 67 FINAL Edition Slade Daryl Calgary Herald Calgary Alta 26 Dec 1996 A 5 Alberta Hansard PDF Parliamentary Debates Hansard Legislative Assembly of Alberta February 11 1997 p 1 Al Boomer Adair Rec Centre Google Maps Retrieved 2008 05 19 Further reading editAdair Boomer 1994 Boomer my life with Peter Don and Ralph Edmonton Polar Bear Publishing ISBN 0 9698741 0 3 OCLC 987781240 External links editLegislative Assembly of Alberta Members ListingLegislative Assembly of AlbertaPreceded byRobert Wiebe MLA Peace River1971 1993 Succeeded byGary Friedel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Adair amp oldid 1134707047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
