Edmonton municipal election, January 1896
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The first of two 1896 municipal elections was held January 13, 1896 to elect the town council (consisting of a mayor and six aldermen, each elected for a one year term), five trustees for the public school division and four trustees for the separate school division.
, John Cameron
, J McBride, Matthew McCauley
, and Frank Oliver were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
Voter turnout
Voter turnout figures for the January 1896 municipal election are no longer available.Aldermen
- Matthew McCauleyMatthew McCauley (politician)Matthew "Matt" McCauley was the first mayor of the city of Edmonton, and a member of the legislative assemblies of both the Northwest Territories and Alberta....
- 144 - William S. EdmistonWilliam S. EdmistonWilliam Sommerville Edmiston was a politician in present day Alberta, Canada, and a mayor of Edmonton.-Biography:...
- 142 - Thomas BellamyThomas BellamyThomas Bellamy was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:Bellamy was born in Durham County, Ontario in 1853. He moved to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1881 after marrying Lora Davis in 1875...
- 136 - Isaac CowieIsaac CowieIsaac Cowie was a Canadian pioneer, fur trader, and politician. He served on the town council of Edmonton.-Biography:...
- 127 - Charles SutterCharles SutterCharles William Sutter was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
- 116 - John KellyJohn Kelly (Canadian politician)John Edmund Kelly was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:Kelly was born in Glengarry County, Ontario July 2, 1852. He was trained as a marine and mechanical engineer...
- 103 - Joseph Henri PicardJoseph Henri PicardJoseph Henri Picard was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
- 98 - Colin StrangColin StrangColin Ferrie Strang was a politician in Alberta, Canada and an alderman on Edmonton Town Council.-Biography:...
- 75
Public school trustees
Thomas BellamyThomas Bellamy
Thomas Bellamy was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:Bellamy was born in Durham County, Ontario in 1853. He moved to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1881 after marrying Lora Davis in 1875...
, John Cameron
John Cameron (Alberta politician)
John A. Cameron was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:Cameron moved from Winnipeg to Edmonton in 1881 by ox-cart, bringing with him of freight on a journey that took three months. Once in Edmonton, he used this freight as the initial inventory of a...
, J McBride, Matthew McCauley
Matthew McCauley (politician)
Matthew "Matt" McCauley was the first mayor of the city of Edmonton, and a member of the legislative assemblies of both the Northwest Territories and Alberta....
, and Frank Oliver were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.