ober ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁politician ▁in ▁Man it oba , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal - Progress ive ▁representative . ▁ ▁Lam ont ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mont ague , ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island , ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁College , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁and ▁Pr inc eton ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁from ▁Pr inc eton ▁and ▁a ▁law ▁degree ▁from ▁Man it oba , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁bar r ister - at - law . ▁ ▁Lam ont ▁also ▁became ▁re e ve ▁of ▁the ▁R ural ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Ass in ib o ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁this ▁position ▁after ▁being ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁provincial ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁provincial ▁election , ▁defe ating ▁independent ▁candidate ▁Arthur ▁Bo iv in ▁by ▁ 1 3 2 ▁votes ▁in ▁I ber ville . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁back ben ch ▁supp orter ▁of ▁John ▁Bra cken ' s ▁government ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁years , ▁and ▁was ▁res ound ingly ▁defeated ▁by ▁Bo iv in ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁election . ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9