Background
He was born near Milton in Halton County, Upper Canada in 1834, son of Adam Sproat and Eleanor Brown.
He was born near Milton in Halton County, Upper Canada in 1834, son of Adam Sproat and Eleanor Brown.
He studied at Knox College and Queen"s College.
He represented Bruce North in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member. They were the parents of Marion, Adam, Eleanor. In 1864, he was appointed treasurer for Bruce County, a position he held until 1873.
He served as Colonel with the Southampton Rifles during the Fenian Raids.
In 1866, the volunteer companies of the County Bruce were formed into the 32nd Battalion of Infantry and Alex was made Lieutenant Colonel in command. In 1867, Alex was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for North Bruce and sit in the first House of Commons after Confederation (which sat between 24 September 1867 and July 8, 1872).
In 1872 he lost his bid for re-election by a handful of votes. He also served as the mayor of Walkerton in 1876 and also served a term as Reeve.
By 1880, Alexander and his family had moved west, to Prince Albert.
In that year, he was named registrar for the District of Prince Albert in Saskatchewan. He helped found the Curling Club of Saskatchewan and served as its first president He organized and served as the first lodge master of L.O.L. Number.
1506, the first Orange Lodge in Alberta in 1882.
Alexander Sproat died at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on August 17, 1890.