Herbert Grahame Beresford (November 19, 1880 – June 15, 1938) was a land surveyor and politician in Manitoba

Manitoba

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, Canada

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. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

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 from 1927 to 1932.

Beresford was born in Tillicoultry, Scotland

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, and was raised in nearby Dollar. Educated at Dollar Academy

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 and St. Andrew's University

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, also known as St Andrew's University, is a private, coeducational university located in Izumi, Osaka, Japan.- Faculties :The university has faculties in International studies, Liberal Arts, Sociology, Economics, Business and Administration, of Law...

, he came to Canada in 1903 and worked as a land surveyor, serving as president of the Association of Manitoba Land Surveyors in 1918 and 1919. He was also active in the Scottish Rite

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 of freemasonry

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.

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1927 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1927

Manitoba's general election of 28 June 1927 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This was the first election in Manitoba history to elect members through a single transferable ballot in all constituencies...

 as an independent Progressive

Progressive Party of Manitoba

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, defeated Liberal

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 Fred C. Hamilton

Fred C. Hamilton

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 in the sprawling northern constituency of Rupertsland. For the next four years, he served as a supporter of John Bracken

John Bracken

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's government.

In 1932, the provincial Liberal and Progressive parties formed an electoral alliance to prevent the Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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 from winning the next election. In most constituencies, Liberals and Progressives united behind a single candidate. In Rupertsland, however, Beresford was challenged by Liberal cabinet minister Ewan McPherson

Ewan McPherson

Ewan Alexander McPherson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1926 to 1930...

, who had been defeated in Portage La Prairie. McPherson won the challenge, ending Beresford's career as a legislator.