Spencer Argyle Bedford (February 1, 1851 – December 15, 1933) was an English-born Canadian politician.
[2] He came to Canada in 1877 and settled in Manitoba, purchasing land there.
He worked for land offices as well as a booster for the North West Territories, to encourage immigration there, drawing settlers to the Pembina Mountains and Rock Lake areas.
Bedford was also a land inspector, for Scottish Ontario, the British Canadian Loan Company, and the Canadian Northwest Land Company.
[3][4] He was acclaimed in 1885 to the Council of the North West Territories, and retired at the next election, in 1888.