Ernest Starr

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Ernest Henry Starr (1890 – November 10, 1981) was a municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada.

Early life

Starr was born in

Ernest began a long career on Calgary City Council in 1940, when he was elected as a city Alderman for the first time. He served a total of twenty-one years between four broken periods from 1941 to 1966. After his career at city hall he served as a political advisor for alderman Sue Higgins.

Second try at provincial seat

Ernest made one more attempt at running for provincial politics, running for the

Other public involvements

Starr was active in the community. He sat on the Calgary Board of Education, was a member of the Lions Club of Calgary and a Serving Brother of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

He later moved to

Legacy

The Ernie Starr hockey arena in Calgary, located in the community of Forest Lawn, was named in his honor.

References

External links

• City of Calgary Alderman Biographies, Page 117
• Ernie Starr arena^{[permanent dead link]}