Douglas Breton

Douglas Corney Breton
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
28 June 1926 – 19 June 1930
Preceded by Stanley Tobin
Succeeded by Arthur Mitchell
Constituency Leduc
Personal details
Born 25 November 1883[1]
Simon's Town, South Africa
Died 11 February 1953(1953-02-11) (aged 69)
Political party United Farmers
Occupation soldier and politician
Military service
Service/branch British Expeditionary Force
Battles/wars World War I

Douglas Corney Breton was a military soldier and a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1930 sitting with United Farmers caucus in government.

Early life

Breton moved to Canada at the age of 20.[2] He served in World War I as a member of the British Expeditionary Force in Afghanistan[3] and India.[4]

Political career

Breton ran for a seat in the 1926 Alberta general election as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Leduc. He won a hotly contested three way race in the second vote count to pick up the open seat for his party.[5]

A year after being elected to office the town of Keystone, Alberta was changed to Breton, Alberta in 1927 in his honor.[4]

Breton ran for a second term in office in the 1930 Alberta general election. He was defeated in a close two way race losing by just 60 votes to Liberal candidate Arthur Mitchell.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1929). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Breton". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  3. ↑ http://www.assembly.ab.ca/isys/LADDAR_files/docs/hansards/han/legislature_26/session_3/20070404_1300_01_han.pdf |chapter-url= missing title (help) (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 4 April 2007. p. 397.
  4. 1 2 "Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 24 August 2006. p. 1,690.
  5. ↑ "Leduc Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Leduc Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
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