Frank Oliver (politician)
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Frank Oliver (September 1, 1853 - March 31, 1933) was a politician and journalist from old Northwest Territories, and later Alberta, Canada.
He was born in Peel County, Canada West on September 1, 1853. Oliver learned Journalism in Toronto, Ontario. In 1880 he moved west and founded a newspaper called the Edmonton Bulletin which he owned until 1923.
Oliver served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories for Edmonton from 1883 to 1896.
Oliver resigned from the legislature in 1896 to run for a seat in the House of Commons for the Liberal Party of Canada. He was elected representing the Alberta (Provisional District), and later Edmonton and Edmonton West. He served until 1921. In 1905 he was appointed as the Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs.
Oliver was assigned by Wilfrid Laurier to draw up the electoral boundaries used in the 1905 Alberta general election. The boundaries were said to favour the Edmonton region where the Alberta Liberal Party enjoyed the most support.
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- Federal Political Experience
- Frank Oliver Biography
- Frank Oliver and the 1905 election Alberta Heritage
| Preceded by New District |
MLA Edmonton 1983-1885 |
Succeeded by Herbert Charles Wilson |
| Preceded by District Expanded |
MLA Edmonton #2 1888-1896 |
Succeeded by Matthew McCauley |
