David Milwyn Duggan
David Milwyn Duggan | |
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Mayor of Edmonton | |
In office December 13, 1920 – December 10, 1923 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Clarke |
Succeeded by | Kenny Blatchford |
Personal details | |
Born | Builth, Wales | May 5, 1879
Died | May 4, 1942 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | (aged 62)
Political party | Conservative Party of Alberta, Citizens Progressive League, Citizens League |
Spouse | Marian Price |
Children | Four |
Profession | Businessman, farmer |
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David Milwyn Duggan (May 5, 1879 – May 4, 1942) was a Welsh-born Canadian politician who was the
Early life
David Duggan was born in
Duggan immigrated to Canada in 1905 to farm near Nanton, Alberta. he and his brother Joseph J. moved to Edmonton in 1912 and founded Duggan Investments, Ltd., a firm handling bonds and investments. (Joseph served as Edmonton city councillor 1924 to 1925.[1])
Municipal politics
Duggan ran for mayor in the 1920 Edmonton election when, despite lacking any previous experience, he defeated incumbent Joseph Clarke. Clarke had become unpopular with the city's Board of Trade and both of its newspapers owing to what they perceived as anti-business policies, and these groups supported Duggan aggressively. While Duggan was mayor, Alberta's first radio station, CJCA, began operations, and Duggan himself concluded its inaugural broadcast by boasting "Edmonton leads the way in all Alberta. Calgary and others follow. That is all. Goodnight." He was re-elected in 1921 and 1922, but did not seek re-election after his last term expired.
Provincial politics
His attentions turned to provincial politics, and he was elected to the
The situation worsened for the Conservatives in the
During his last full term in the legislature, Duggan was involved in the
Personal life, death, and legacy
Duggan was active with the
In 2004, Edmonton City Council passed a motion directing its Names Advisory Committee to strike a subcommittee whose purpose would be, among other things, to honour Duggan by naming a city feature after him.
References
- ^ Rek, Municipal elections in Edmonton
External links
- Edmonton Public Library Biography of David Duggan
- City of Edmonton biography of David Duggan
- Edmonton Economic Development Corporation's account of CJCA's first broadcast
- History of the "Banker's Toadies" case
- Minutes of the Edmonton City Council meeting at which the Names Advisory Committee was directed to honour Duggan