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Herbert W. Greenfield (November 25, 1869 – August 23, 1949) was a Canadian politician who served as the fourth Premier of Alberta from 1921 until 1925. Born in Winchester, Hampshire, in England, he immigrated to Canada in his late twenties, settling first in Ontario and then in Alberta, where he farmed. He soon became involved in the United Farmers of Alberta (UFA), a farmers' lobby organization that was in the process of becoming a political party, and was elected as the organization's vice president. Greenfield did not run in the 1921 provincial election, the first provincial general election in which the UFA fielded candidates, but when the UFA won a majority in the Legislature in that election he was chosen by the UFA caucus to serve as Premier. Like most of the UFA caucus, Greenfield had no experience in government and he struggled in the position. He relied extensively on his Attorney General, John E. Brownlee, for counsel on policy and strategy. He was unable to control his caucus, which did not generally believe in party discipline, and his government almost lost several votes in the Legislature despite its majority. He was unable to effectively address the problems facing farmers (including drought and low grain prices), bitter labour disputes in the coal industry, or the pronounced divisions in public opinion that had sprung up around prohibition (which his government ended). Despite this, his time as Premier saw the elimination of the provincial deficit, substantial progress in negotiating the transfer of natural resource rights from the federal government, and the creation of the Alberta Wheat Pool. He also named Irene Parlby as the province's first female cabinet minister. By 1924, many UFA Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) wanted to see Greenfield leave office, both because they were frustrated with his failings and because they thought it likely that a Greenfield-led government would be defeated in the next election. Their first attempt to replace him failed when Brownlee, their intended replacement, refused to have anything to do with the plan, but a second attempt, in 1925, was successful when Brownlee agreed to take office if Greenfield personally requested that he do so. Greenfield had not wanted the job in the first place, and agreed to resign in Brownlee's favour. After his retirement from politics, Greenfield represented Alberta in London, England for several years before returning to Canada to work in the oil and gas industry. He died in 1949 at the age of 79. ==Early life== Herbert W. Greenfield was born November 25, 1869, in Winchester, Hampshire, England,〔Jones 60〕 the son of John Greenfield (c. 1830–1909) and Mary Leake (c. 1835–1904).〔Perry, Craig 2006, pg. 313〕 He attended Wesleyan School in Dalston,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Honourable Herbert Greenfield, 1921–25 )〕 but dropped out as a result of his father's bankruptcy.〔 He worked aboard a cattle boat in 1892 before emigrating to Canada in 1896.〔〔 In Canada, he worked in the oil fields near Sarnia, Ontario, and as a farmer in Weston, Ontario.〔 He married Elizabeth Harris on February 28, 1900.〔 The couple had two sons, Franklin Harris Greenfield and Arnold Leake Greenfield.〔 In 1904, the family went west for economic reasons and homesteaded near Edmonton.〔 He found work in a lumber mill and later turned to farming.〔 During his first year in Alberta, a fire destroyed his home, and he and his wife spent the winter in an abandoned sod hut.〔 In 1906, they resettled to a large home four kilometers south of Westlock.〔 In 1922, while Greenfield was Premier, Elizabeth died suddenly as a result of routine surgery.〔Jones 71–72〕 He remarried in 1926, to Marjorie Greenwood Cormack, who brought two children of her own into the marriage.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herbert Greenfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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