Donald Ferdinand Kellner (born: September 15, 1879 Ethel, Ontario

Ethel, Ontario

Ethel is a hamlet located in northern Huron County, Ontario, Canada and has a population of almost two hundred. It is in the municipality of Huron East in Grey Township. Ethel is home to the Grey Township Fire Department, the Ethel Community Hall, Ethel United Church, Ethel Mennonite Church and the...

 - April 1, 1935) was a politician from Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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Kellner was elected as a Progressive

Progressive Party of Canada

The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...

 to 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...

 in the 1921 Canadian federal election

Canadian federal election, 1921

The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Canada. The Union government that had governed Canada through the First World War was defeated, and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader...

 in the Edmonton East

Edmonton East

Edmonton East is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917.The district includes a portion of the city of Edmonton.-Geography:...

. He defeated Joseph Clarke

Joseph Clarke

Joseph Andrew Clarke was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served twice as mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, was a candidate for election to the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council .-Early life:Clarke was born in...

 and incumbent Henry Arthur Mackie

Henry Arthur Mackie

Henry Arthur Mackie was a politician from Alberta, Canada.Mackie was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1917 Canadian federal election as a member of the Unionist coalition in the brand new electoral district of Edmonton East...

 in a 3 way race to serve his first term in office. Kellner switched to the new Athabaska district in the 1925 Canadian federal election

Canadian federal election, 1925

The Canadian federal election of 1925 was held on October 29 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party formed a minority government. This precipitated the "King-Byng Affair".The Liberals under...

. Kellner was defeated by former Alberta Liberal MLA Charles Cross. A year later, in the 1926 Canadian federal election

Canadian federal election, 1926

The Canadian federal election of 1926 was held on September 14 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 16th Parliament of Canada. The election was called following an event known as the King-Byng Affair...

 he would end up defeating Cross in a re-match as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta

United Farmers of Alberta

The United Farmers of Alberta is an association of Alberta farmers that has served many different roles throughout its history as a lobby group, a political party, and as a farm-supply retail chain. Since 1934 it has primarily been an agricultural supply cooperative headquartered in Calgary...

. Kellner would serve out his second term before being defeated by John Francis Buckley

John Francis Buckley

John Francis Buckley was a barrister, soldier, and Canadian federal politician.Buckley served in World War I with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from 1915 to 1918....

 in the 1930 Canadian federal 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...

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