Edmonton municipal election, 1900
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The 1900 municipal election was held December 10, 1900 for the purpose of electing a mayor and three aldermen to sit on the Edmonton Town Council, as well as five public school trustees and four separate school trustees.
There were six aldermanic positions on the council at the time, but three of them were already filled. Robert Lee and Alfred Brown had both been elected for a two year term in 1899
, and were still in office. Colin Strang
had also been elected for a two year term, but had resigned; James Blowey
had been appointed by council to fill his seat, and he was still in office.
Vote totals defeated candidates for this election is no longer available.
, Matthew McCauley
, William Short
, Alex Taylor, and H C Taylor were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
, Antonio Prince, and Georges Roy were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
There were six aldermanic positions on the council at the time, but three of them were already filled. Robert Lee and Alfred Brown had both been elected for a two year term in 1899
Edmonton municipal election, 1899
The 1899 municipal election was held December 11, 1899. It was the first municipal election in which only a portion of the aldermen were to be elected; in 1898, three of the six aldermen elected were elected to two year terms in preparation for a system in which only half of the aldermen would be...
, and were still in office. Colin Strang
Colin Strang
Colin Ferrie Strang was a politician in Alberta, Canada and an alderman on Edmonton Town Council.-Biography:...
had also been elected for a two year term, but had resigned; James Blowey
James Blowey
James Thomas Blowey was a politician and municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.-Biography:Blowey was born in 1853 in England. When he was a child, his family immigrated to Canada and settled in Ontario. In 1878, Blowey moved to Old Nelson, Manitoba, and relocated to Edmonton in 1893.In...
had been appointed by council to fill his seat, and he was still in office.
Aldermen
- William Thomas HenryWilliam Thomas HenryWilliam Thomas Henry was a politician, real estate agent and businessman in Alberta, Canada. He served numerous years on Edmonton City Council as an Alderman from 1900 to 1902 and later as mayor from 1914 to 1917...
- 142 - Joseph MorrisJoseph Morris (Alberta politician)Joseph Henry Morris was a politician and municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.-Biography:Morris was born in Blenheim, Ontario on July 12, 1868. He attended public schools in Ontario, and moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta upon graduating. He relocated to Lethbridge shortly thereafter. In...
- 110 - Henry GoodridgeHenry Goodridge (Alberta politician)Henry Goodridge was a politician and municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.- Biography :Goodridge first came to Edmonton in 1874 with a troop of soldiers. He returned two years later to become the first white settler in the area that is now Jasper Place...
- 109 - Joseph GariépyJoseph GariépyJoseph Hormidas Gariépy was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
- Phillip HeiminckPhillip HeiminckPhillip Heimink was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
- W H Clark
- Thomas BellamyThomas BellamyThomas Bellamy was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:Bellamy was born in Durham County, Ontario in 1853. He moved to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1881 after marrying Lora Davis in 1875...
- H C Taylor
Vote totals defeated candidates for this election is no longer available.
Public school trustees
Thomas BellamyThomas Bellamy
Thomas Bellamy was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:Bellamy was born in Durham County, Ontario in 1853. He moved to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1881 after marrying Lora Davis in 1875...
, Matthew McCauley
Matthew McCauley (politician)
Matthew "Matt" McCauley was the first mayor of the city of Edmonton, and a member of the legislative assemblies of both the Northwest Territories and Alberta....
, William Short
William Short (Alberta politician)
William Short was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a two time mayor of Edmonton.-Biography:Short was born July 11, 1866 near Elora, Ontario and studied law at the University of Toronto before coming to Alberta in 1889. He articled to James Alexander Lougheed from 1891 until 1894, when he was...
, Alex Taylor, and H C Taylor were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
N D Beck, Joseph Henri PicardJoseph Henri Picard
Joseph Henri Picard was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
, Antonio Prince, and Georges Roy were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.