James Davidson Geddes
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James Davidson Geddes was a Canadian accountant, rancher and politician who served a term in the Northwest Territories Legislature.
[edit] Early life
Geddes lived in Galt, Ontario and worked as an accountant for the Merchants Bank.[1] He married his wife, Eliza Fanning at the Trinity Church in Galt on June 12, 1866.[2]
He moved out west in 1882 to the District of Alberta in the Northwest Territories.[1] His ranch was established on land where the Ghost River intersects the Bow River and in 1885 he had 200 head of cattle.[3] The land is now part of Ghost Reservoir Provincial Park.
[edit] Political career
Geddes ran for public office to a seat on the North-West Legislative Council in a by-election held on June 28, 1884. The election was the first one held in the city of Calgary in the Calgary electoral district defeated James Oswald in a hotly contested election. He left the Council in 1886.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Canadian Parliamentary Companion 1886. J. Durie & Son., 364.
- ^ Dumfries Reformer Marriages 1866-1870. Ontario Genealogical Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- ^ Personal Business Sketches. Alberta Family Histories Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- ^ North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905. Saskatchewan Archives. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
| Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||
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| Preceded by New District |
MLA Calgary 1884-1886 |
Succeeded by John D. Lauder Hugh Cayley |
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