Thomas Milnes
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Thomas Charles Milnes was a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1921 to 1925 sitting as an Independent.
. He defeated incumbent Louise McKinney
in a hotly contested election to win the Claresholm electoral district.
Milnes resigned his seat on October 30, 1925 to run as a candidate in the 1925 Canadian federal election
. He ran as a federal Liberal
candidate in the electoral district of Macleod
. Milnes finished a distant third place in the three way race losing to George Coote
and runner of John Herron
.
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...
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1921 to 1925 sitting as an Independent.
Political career
Milnes ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as an Independent Farmer candidate in the 1921 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1921
The Alberta general election of 1921 was the fifth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on July 18, 1921 to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly....
. He defeated incumbent Louise McKinney
Louise McKinney
Louise McKinney née Crummy was a provincial politician and women's rights activist from Alberta, Canada. She was the first woman sworn in to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the first woman elected to a legislature in Canada and in the British Empire...
in a hotly contested election to win the Claresholm electoral district.
Milnes resigned his seat on October 30, 1925 to run as a candidate 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...
. He ran as a federal Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
candidate in the electoral district of Macleod
Macleod (electoral district)
Macleod is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1968 and since 1988...
. Milnes finished a distant third place in the three way race losing to George Coote
George Gibson Coote
George Gibson Coote was an accountant, bank manager, farmer, and Canadian federal politician.-Political career:...
and runner of John Herron
John Herron (Alberta politician)
John Herron was a politician from Western Canada.-Political career:Born in Ashton, Carleton County, Canada West, Herron was first elected to the Alberta in the 1904 Canadian federal election in a hotly contested election defeating Malcolm McKenzie by less than 100 votes.Herron would run in the...
.