Herbert Howard Crawford (March 10, 1878 – January 27, 1946) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was born in Brampton, Ontario.[1]
Herbert Crawford | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1913–1921 | |
| Constituency | Edmonton South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herbert Howard Crawford March 10, 1878 Brampton, Ontario |
| Died | January 27, 1946 (aged 67) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
editCrawford attempted a run at Edmonton municipal politics running for the position of Public School Trustee in the December 1912 Edmonton Municipal Election. He was unsuccessful in his bid to win a seat finishing 6th out of 7 candidates.
Less than a year later in the 1913 Alberta general election Crawford ran in the new Edmonton South against former premier Alexander Cameron Rutherford. Crawford defeated Rutherford by a substantial plurality that was not expected.[2]
He would run for a second term in office in the 1917 Alberta general election. Crawford increased his margin of victory to win Edmonton South by a comfortable majority.
Edmonton South would be abolished in the 1921 Alberta general election as the 3 Edmonton ridings would be amalgamated into a single constituency with 5 seats electing members under a block vote. Crawford would go down to defeat finishing 9th out of the field of 26 candidates. He would attempt to re-gain a seat in the 1926 Alberta general election but again was substantially defeated under the new Single Transferable Vote system.[citation needed]
He died at his home in Edmonton on January 27, 1946.[3]
References
edit- ^ Normandin, Pierre G.; Normandin, A. Léopold (1920). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Gale Canada. p. 488.
- ^ "Alberta Answers Campaign of Misrepresentation and Slander". Edmonton Daily Bulletin. April 18, 1913. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
- ^ "Mr. Herbert Howard Crawford". Edmonton Journal. January 28, 1946. p. 12. Retrieved July 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
