Charles Yuill was a butcher shop owner, former mayor of Barrhead, Alberta

Barrhead, Alberta

Barrhead is a town in central Alberta, Canada, within the County of Barrhead No. 11. It is located along the Paddle River and at the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 18, approximately northwest of the City of Edmonton...

 and served as a Canadian federal politician from 1953 to 1958.

Yuill began his political career by serving as Mayor of the town of Barrhead, Alberta

Barrhead, Alberta

Barrhead is a town in central Alberta, Canada, within the County of Barrhead No. 11. It is located along the Paddle River and at the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 18, approximately northwest of the City of Edmonton...

 north of Edmonton

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

. He campaigned for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

 representing the Jasper—Edson

Jasper—Edson

Jasper–Edson was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Edmonton West riding...

 riding for the first time in the 1953 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1953

The Canadian federal election of 1953 was held on August 10 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St...

, and defeated incumbent Member of Parliament John Welbourn

John William Welbourn

John William Welbourn was famer and a Canadian federal politician.Welbourn first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal candidate in the 1945 federal election. He was defeated by incumbent Member of Parliament Walter Kuhl...

 and 2 other candidates to win his first term in office.