Gustave May
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Alderman on the Edmonton City Council
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| In office February 16, 1912 – December 14, 1914 |
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| Born | 1879 New York City, New York |
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| Profession | Photo engraver |
Gustave H. May (born 1879) was a photographer and politician in Alberta, Canada. He co-operated the first photo-engraving business in western Canada and served on the Edmonton City Council from 1912 until 1914.
[edit] Biography
Gustave May was born in New York City in 1879 and came to Edmonton in 1904, where he became a partner with his brother-in-law Percy Byron in the Byron-May company, the first photo-engraving business in the Canadian west. In the 1910 municipal election he ran for alderman on the Edmonton City Council, but finished tenth of eleven candidates. He was elected to a one year term in the next election on a single-plank platform of increasing the availability of water within the city, and was re-elected to a two year term in 1912. He did not seek re-election at the conclusion of this term.
