Joseph Bannerman

Joseph McKay Bannerman, (March 12, 1850 – April 17, 1932) was a Canadian politician. He served on the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for East Calgary from 1894 to 1898. He was one of Calgary's first members of the legislature.[1]

Joseph Bannerman
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for East Calgary
In office
October 1894 – November 1898
Succeeded byAlfred Ernest Cross
Personal details
Born(1850-03-12)March 12, 1850
Helmsdale, Scotland
DiedApril 17, 1932(1932-04-17) (aged 82)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyIndependent

Bannerman was born at Helmsdale, Scotland, the son of Thomas and Barbara (née McKay) Bannerman. He married Christina Sutherland (also Scottish), of Winnipeg in 1885; with her he had five children.[2] After Christina's death in 1907, he married English-born Emma Northfield. After Emma's death in 1917, he married her sister, Ruth.[3] Bannerman came to Alberta, settling in Edmonton in 1882, and Calgary the year after. With his brother, he was a flour and feed as well as liquor merchant. A Protestant, he also served at a time as a City of Calgary alderman in the 1880s.[4] Though he was politically affiliated with the Conservative Party of Canada, he served as an Independent in the Legislative Assembly.

He was elected in 1894 to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, and served until his defeat in 1898. Upon his defeat, he lived in Banff, Alberta. He died in Calgary in 1932.

Electoral results

1894 election
October 31, 1894 election
[1] Name Vote
  Joseph Bannerman 209
  S.J. Clarke 190
  N.J. Lindsay 117
  Patrick James Nolan 57
  James Reilly 50
Total Votes 623

1898 election
November 4, 1898 election
[1] Name Vote
  Alfred Ernest Cross 182
  S.J. Clarke 127
  James Reilly 120
  Joseph Bannerman 119
Total Votes 548

References
  1. "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
  2. "The Parliamentary Guide and Work of General Reference for Canada, the". 1898 – via archive.org.
  3. "Pioneer Profile (B) | Southern Alberta Pioneers and their Descendants". pioneersalberta.org.
  4. "History Hunter's "The Council Roll of Calgary"". rootsweb.com.
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