Thomas Daly was a politician in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 and a municipal councillor in Edmonton

Edmonton

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Biography

Daly was born in Letterbreen

Letterbreen

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, Ireland

Ireland

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 and immigrated to Canada in 1881. He spent two years in Manitoba

Manitoba

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 and moved to Alberta in 1883 to homestead at Clover Bar. He exhibited his oats

OATS

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 at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair

World's Columbian Exposition

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 and won first prize; he is sometimes credited with establishing Alberta's reputation as an oats producer. He later turned to apple

Apple

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 farming. In 1894 he married Jessie Gray.

In the 1906 Edmonton election

Edmonton municipal election, 1906

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, Daly ran for Edmonton City Council

Edmonton City Council

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 as an alderman. He finished second of twelve candidates and was elected to a two year term, but resigned less than a year into his term.

Thomas Daly died November 17, 1908. Daly Grove, an Edmonton neighbourhood, is named in his honour.