Edmonton Town Council

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The Edmonton Town Council was the governing body of Edmonton, Alberta from 1892 until 1904, when Edmonton was incorporated as a city and the council replaced by Edmonton City Council. Throughout its history it included a mayor and six aldermen. The mayor was elected annually throughout the town's history, while the system for electing aldermen changed. Originally, they too were elected annually, but beginning in 1898 they were elected to staggered two year terms, with half of them elected each year.

The councils elected from 1892 until 1898 were as follows:

Year Elected Mayor Aldermen Notes
1892 Matthew McCauley John Cameron, Edward Carey, Philip Daly, Daniel Fraser, James Goodridge, Colin Strang
1893 Matthew McCauley Cornelius Gallagher, James Goodridge, John Alexander McDougall, Kenneth McLeod, George Sanderson, Colin Strang
1894 Matthew McCauley Cornelius Gallagher, John Alexander McDougall, Joseph Henri Picard, James Ross, Colin Strang, Charles Sutter
1895 Herbert Charles Wilson Thomas Bellamy, John Cameron, William S. Edmiston, John Kelly, Joseph Henri Picard, Colin Strang
1896 Herbert Charles Wilson Thomas Bellamy, Isaac Cowie, William S. Edmiston. John Kelly, Matthew McCauley, Charles Sutter [1] [2]
1896 John Alexander McDougall Daniel Fraser, Cornelius Gallagher, Joseph Gariepy, Thomas Hourston, Alfred Jackson, Kenneth McLeod
1897 William S. Edmiston Thomas Hourston, William Humberstone, Alfred Jackson, Kenneth McLeod, Joseph Henri Picard, James Ross

The following are the councils elected between 1898 and 1904, with the staggered aldermanic terms:

Year Elected Mayor Aldermen Notes
1898 William S. Edmiston Alfred Brown, Alfred Jackson, Kenneth W. MacKenzie, Kenneth McLeod, Joseph Henri Picard, Richard Secord [3]
1899 Kenneth W. MacKenzie Alfred Brown, Henry Goodridge, Robert Lee, Colin Strang [4] [5]
1900 Kenneth W. MacKenzie James Blowey, Henry Goodridge, William Thomas Henry, Joseph Morris [6]
1901 William Short Cornelius Gallagher, Henry Goodridge, Edmund Grierson, Phillip Heiminck [7]
1902 William Short Arthur Cushing, Daniel Fraser, James Ross
1903 William Short Edmund Grierson, Charles May, Joseph Henri Picard
  1. ^ Thomas Bellamy and Herbert Charles Wilson resigned October 9, 1896 over a dispute over town funds. Cornelius Gallagher was elected in an October 27 by-election to serve the rest of Wilson's term, while Alfred Brown was appointed by council to fulfill Bellamy's.
  2. ^ Isaac Cowie resigned July 7, 1896. Council appointed George Sanderson to serve the remainder of his term.
  3. ^ In order to achieve the staggered terms, Alfred Brown, Joseph Henri Picard, and Richard Secord were elected to one year terms.
  4. ^ Henry Goodridge was elected to a one year term to fill the vacancy resulting from Kenneth W. MacKenzie's election to mayor.
  5. ^ Colin Strang's seat was declared vacant October 9, 1900 and James Blowey was elected by acclamation to fill it until the next election (though not for Strang's full two year term).
  6. ^ Henry Goodridge was elected to a one year term to fill the same seat as he had previously been acclaimed to fill, but resigned February 20, 1901. It remained vacant until the next election.
  7. ^ Henry Goodridge was elected to a one year term to fill the seat vacated by James Blowey.