Albert Edward Munn was a Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He was born in Trafalgar Township

Trafalgar Township

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, Canada West becoming a lumber merchant and manager.

Munn attended school at Otterville, Ontario

Otterville, Ontario

Otterville is a village in rural Ontario, Canada. Encouraged by local Quakers, free blacks and escaped slaves fled persecution in the United States and found homes in the Otterville area beginning in 1829...

. He became a councillor for the city of Orillia, Ontario

Orillia, Ontario

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 for two years.

He moved to British Columbia and entered provincial politics there, becoming a Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

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 member of the legislature at the Lillooet riding

Lillooet (electoral district)

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 in the 1924 provincial election

British Columbia general election, 1924

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. He was defeated by Ernest Crawford Carson

Ernest Crawford Carson

Ernest Crawford Carson was a rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1928 to 1933 and from 1941 to 1953 as a Conservative....

 in the 1928 provincial election

British Columbia general election, 1928

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He was first elected to Parliament at the Vancouver North

Vancouver North

Vancouver North was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1949.This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Burrard and Comox—Alberni ridings....

 riding in the 1930 general election

Canadian federal election, 1930

The Canadian federal election of 1930 was held on July 28, 1930 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Canada...

. After serving only one term, the 17th Canadian Parliament

17th Canadian Parliament

The 17th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 8, 1930 until August 14, 1935. The membership was set by the 1930 federal election on July 28, 1930, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1935 election.It was controlled by a...

, he was defeated by Charles Grant MacNeil

Charles Grant MacNeil

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 of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

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 in the 1935 election

Canadian federal election, 1935

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