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'''Albert E. Planta''' (11 September 1868 – 19 June 1952) was a Canadian Senator and financial agent. He resigned from the Senate 11 December 1935 after being sentenced to two years imprionsment for fraud after he used $700 of a client's funds for personal use instead of his client's mortgage.<ref>"Senate Is Watching Planta Appeal Stand", ''Toronto Daily Star'', 5 December 1935</ref><ref>"Find Senator Planta Guilty Of Conversion", ''Toronto Daily Star'', 4 December 1935</ref><ref name=resign>"Senator Tried On Fraud Charge", ''The Globe'', 4 December 1935</ref><ref>"Senator Planta Resigning Seat", ''The Globe'', 9 December 1935</ref>
'''Albert E. Planta''' (11 September 1868 – 19 June 1952) was a Canadian Senator and financial agent. He resigned from the Senate 11 December 1935 after being sentenced to two years imprisonment for fraud after he used $700 of a client's funds for personal use instead of his client's mortgage.<ref>"Senate Is Watching Planta Appeal Stand", ''Toronto Daily Star'', 5 December 1935.</ref><ref>"Find Senator Planta Guilty Of Conversion", ''Toronto Daily Star'', 4 December 1935.</ref><ref name=resign>"Senator Tried On Fraud Charge", ''The Globe'', 4 December 1935.</ref><ref>"Senator Planta Resigning Seat", ''The Globe'', 9 December 1935.</ref>


His son, [[Clive Montgomery Francis Planta|Clive Planta]], was a member of the [[British Columbia Legislative Assembly]] at the time of the elder Planta's conviction.<ref>"No Move To Appeal Made By Planta", ''The Globe'', 7 December 1935</ref>
His son, [[Clive Planta]], was a member of the [[British Columbia Legislative Assembly]] at the time of the elder Planta's conviction.<ref>"No Move To Appeal Made By Planta", ''The Globe'', 7 December 1935.</ref>


Planta was born in [[Australia]] and moved to [[British Columbia]]. He served as [[mayor]] of [[Nanaimo, British Columbia]] for eight years and was an unsuccessful candidate for the provincial legislature before being appointed to the Senate by Sir [[Robert Borden]] on 26 June 1917. He sat in the [[Upper House]] as a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historic)|Conservative]] until his resignation.<ref name=resign/>
Planta was born in [[Australia]] and moved to [[British Columbia]]. On June 3, 1890, he married Amy Gordon in Nanaimo, BC. He served as [[mayor]] of [[Nanaimo]], [[British Columbia]] for eight terms (1905-1908; 1910, 1911, 1914 and 1915), after having served eight terms as a Nanaimo city councillor.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/757509093|title=Hub City Nanaimo, 1886-1920|last=Peterson, Jan|first=Jan|date=2003|publisher=Heritage House|isbn=|location=|pages=|oclc=757509093}}</ref> His public service included chair of the Nanaimo School Board and BC School Trustees Association.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/757509093|title=Hub City Nanaimo, 1886-1920|last=Peterson|first=Jan|date=2003|publisher=Heritage House|isbn=|location=|pages=|oclc=757509093}}</ref> He was an unsuccessful candidate for the provincial legislature before being appointed to the Senate by Sir [[Robert Borden]] on 26 June 1917. He sat in the [[Upper House]] as a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historic)|Conservative]] until his resignation.<ref name=resign/> Planta Park in Nanaimo is named after Albert Planta.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/905897816|title=Hub city : nanaimo.|last=Peterson|first=Jan|date=2003|publisher=Heritage House Publishing|isbn=1459330285|location=|pages=|oclc=905897816}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nanaimo.ca/parks-search/Parks/130-Planta-Park|title=Planta Park {{!}} City of Nanaimo|website=www.nanaimo.ca|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 01:49, 29 April 2022

The Honourable
Albert Planta
Member of Parliament
for Nanaimo
In office
26 June 1917 – 11 December 1935
Personal details
Born11 September 1868
Australia
Died19 June 1952(1952-06-19) (aged 83)
Political partyConservative
ChildrenClive Planta
OccupationPolitician
Criminal statusDead
Criminal chargeFraud
PenaltyTwo years imprionsment

Albert E. Planta (11 September 1868 – 19 June 1952) was a Canadian Senator and financial agent. He resigned from the Senate 11 December 1935 after being sentenced to two years imprisonment for fraud after he used $700 of a client's funds for personal use instead of his client's mortgage.[1][2][3][4]

His son, Clive Planta, was a member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly at the time of the elder Planta's conviction.[5]

Planta was born in Australia and moved to British Columbia. On June 3, 1890, he married Amy Gordon in Nanaimo, BC. He served as mayor of Nanaimo, British Columbia for eight terms (1905-1908; 1910, 1911, 1914 and 1915), after having served eight terms as a Nanaimo city councillor.[6] His public service included chair of the Nanaimo School Board and BC School Trustees Association.[7] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the provincial legislature before being appointed to the Senate by Sir Robert Borden on 26 June 1917. He sat in the Upper House as a Conservative until his resignation.[3] Planta Park in Nanaimo is named after Albert Planta.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Senate Is Watching Planta Appeal Stand", Toronto Daily Star, 5 December 1935.
  2. ^ "Find Senator Planta Guilty Of Conversion", Toronto Daily Star, 4 December 1935.
  3. ^ a b "Senator Tried On Fraud Charge", The Globe, 4 December 1935.
  4. ^ "Senator Planta Resigning Seat", The Globe, 9 December 1935.
  5. ^ "No Move To Appeal Made By Planta", The Globe, 7 December 1935.
  6. ^ Peterson, Jan, Jan (2003). Hub City Nanaimo, 1886-1920. Heritage House. OCLC 757509093.
  7. ^ Peterson, Jan (2003). Hub City Nanaimo, 1886-1920. Heritage House. OCLC 757509093.
  8. ^ Peterson, Jan (2003). Hub city : nanaimo. Heritage House Publishing. ISBN 1459330285. OCLC 905897816.
  9. ^ "Planta Park | City of Nanaimo". www.nanaimo.ca. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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