| Douglas Corney Breton | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office June 28, 1926 – June 19, 1930 |
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| Preceded by | Stanley Tobin |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Mitchell |
| Constituency | Leduc |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | United Farmers |
| Occupation | soldier and politician |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | British Expeditionary Force |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Douglas Corney Breton was a military soldier and a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1930 sitting with United Farmers caucus in government.
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Breton moved to Canada at the age of 20.[1] He served in World War I as a member of the British Expeditionary Force in Afghanistan[2] and India.[3]
Breton ran for a seat in the 1926 Alberta general election as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Leduc. He won a hotly contested three way race in the second vote count to pick up the open seat for his party.[4]
A year after being elected to office the town of Keystone, Alberta was changed to Breton, Alberta in 1927 in his honor.[3]
Breton ran for a second term in office in the 1930 Alberta general election. He was defeated in a close two way race losing by just 60 votes to Liberal candidate Arthur Mitchell.[5]