- Alexander Livingstone (Alberta politician)
Infobox Politician (general)
name= Alexander Livingstone
imagesize=300
title= Alderman on theEdmonton City Council
term_start= June 7, 1912
term_end= December 8, 1913
birth_date= 1884
birth_place=Bathgate ,Scotland
profession= Draper, merchantAlexander Livingstone (born 1884) was a Canadian politician and municipal councillor in
Edmonton ,Alberta .Early life
Livingstone was born in
Bathgate ,Scotland in 1884, and emigrated toCanada in 1904. There he established himself as adraper . He started operating out of his home, but eventually built a four storey department store - the Caledonian Department Stores - that was one of the foremost in Edmonton.Political career
In May of 1912,
Herman McInnes andCharles Gowan resigned from theEdmonton City Council . In the ensuing by-election, Livingstone topped a field of six candidates and was elected to fulfill Gowan's term, which lasted until the 1913 election. Livingstone did not seek re-election at the term's conclusion.In the 1922 election, Livingstone was one of five candidates to challenge incumbent mayor
David Duggan 's bid for re-election. He finished third, behind Duggan and former and future mayorJoseph Clarke . He did not re-enter politics thereafter.References
* [http://www.edmonton.ca/CityGov/ElectionHistory/Members%20of%20Council%20Biographies.doc City of Edmonton biography of Alexander Livingstone]
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