Albert Ewing
Albert Freeman Ewing | |
|---|---|
John Boyle Jeremiah Heffernan | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 29, 1871 Toronto University |
| Occupation | politician and judge |
Albert Freeman Ewing
Early life
Albert Freeman Ewing was born June 29, 1871, in
Political career
Ewing ran a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Conservative candidate in the
Ewing would run in his second attempt to gain a seat in the provincial legislature in a by-election held on May 27, 1912. He finished a close second in a very tight four-way race losing to William Henry.[3]
A year later Ewing ran in his third attempt at provincial office in the 1913 Alberta general election. He would be elected to the second seat in the block vote by a very slim margin over Alexander MacKay.[4]
The 1917 boundary redistribution saw the Edmonton electoral district would be divided up into three single member constituencies. Ewing would run in the district of Edmonton (West). He faced incumbent William Henry in a two-way race in the 1917 general election. Ewing would defeat Henry with a solid majority to win his second term in office and pickup the new district of his party.[5]
Edmonton would again be re-constituted into a single riding in the
Judicial career
Ewing was appointed to the
References
- OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "Edmonton results 1909". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "By-elections 1905-1973". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ^ "Edmonton results 1913". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "West Edmonton results 1917". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "Edmonton results 1921". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "Ewing Commission". Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
- ISSN 0847-4478. Retrieved August 20, 2020.