Thomas Hourston
Encyclopedia
Thomas Hourston was a politician from Alberta
, Canada
and a municipal councillor in Edmonton
.
, Orkney, Scotland
and immigrated to Canada as a young man. Once in Edmonton, he became manager of Norris & Carey, the store co-owned by Edward Carey
. He later opened a fur store and started the area's first dairy farm.
In 1881 he married Maria Annal; they would have two children, one of whom would die in infancy.
In 1896
he was elected to Edmonton Town Council as an alderman, finishing fourth of nine candidates in an election in which the top six candidates were elected. He was re-elected in 1897
, and served until his term expired in 1898. He did not seek elected office thereafter.
Thomas Hourston died in Guelph
, Ontario
April 11, 1905. He is buried in Edmonton.
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...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and a municipal councillor in 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...
.
Biography
Hourston was born in BirsayBirsay
Birsay is a parish in the north west corner of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. Almost all the land in the parish is devoted to agriculture: chiefly grassland used to rear beef cattle...
, Orkney, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and immigrated to Canada as a young man. Once in Edmonton, he became manager of Norris & Carey, the store co-owned by Edward Carey
Edward Carey
Edward Francis Carey was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Biography:...
. He later opened a fur store and started the area's first dairy farm.
In 1881 he married Maria Annal; they would have two children, one of whom would die in infancy.
In 1896
Edmonton municipal election, December 1896
The second of two 1896 municipal elections was held December 14, 1896. This was the first election to take place on the second Monday of December instead of the second Monday in January...
he was elected to Edmonton Town Council as an alderman, finishing fourth of nine candidates in an election in which the top six candidates were elected. He was re-elected in 1897
Edmonton municipal election, 1897
The 1897 municipal election was held December 13, 1897. This was the last election to elect a full town council for a one year term, as the 1898 election was conducted under a staggered system...
, and served until his term expired in 1898. He did not seek elected office thereafter.
Thomas Hourston died in Guelph
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
April 11, 1905. He is buried in Edmonton.