Fred Davis (politician)

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Fred Davis

Davis pictured in The Calgary Daily Herald, September 19, 1925
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Calgary East
In office 1925–1926
Preceded by	William Irvine
Succeeded by	Herbert Bealey Adshead
Personal details
Born	Alfred Thomas Davis (1868-03-26)March 26, 1868 Mitchell, Ontario, Canada
Died	July 24, 1945(1945-07-24) (aged 77) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Margaret J. Davidson (1898–1914; her death)

Alfred Thomas "Fred" Davis (March 26, 1868 – July 24, 1945) was a farmer and a politician on the federal and provincial level in Canada. He was born in 1868 in Mitchell, Ontario to William J. Davis and Tabitha Worth. He married Margaret Davidson in 1898.^[1]

Political career

Davis first began his political career as a municipal councilor in his home town of Mitchell, Ontario. He later became the towns Mayor.

Davis ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1917 Alberta general election as a Conservative. He defeated Liberal incumbent John Peter McArthur and former Governor of Kansas John Leedy in a hotly contested election.^[2]

Davis served one term in the Alberta Legislature before retiring from provincial politics in 1921.

Davis ran for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1925 Canadian federal election. He defeated incumbent Member of Parliament William Irvine. Davis was defeated a year later by Herbert Adshead in the 1926 Canadian federal election.

He died in Calgary after a long illness in 1945 and was buried in his hometown of Mitchell, Ontario.^[3]

References

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↑ "Gleichen results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
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External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by John Peter McArthur	MLA Gleichen 1917–1921	Succeeded by John Buckley
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by William Irvine	Member of Parliament Calgary East 1925–1926	Succeeded by Herbert Bealey Adshead

Persondata
Name	Davis, Frederick
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	March 26, 1868
Place of birth	Mitchell, Ontario, Canada
Date of death	July 24, 1945
Place of death	Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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