William Humberstone

Infobox Politician (general)
name= William Humbertsone


imagesize=300
title= Alderman on the Edmonton Town Council
term_start= December 13, 1897
term_end= December 12, 1898
birth_date= 1936
birth_place= Niagara Region, Ontario
death_date= April 2, 1922
death_place= Edmonton, Alberta
spouse= Beata
profession= Prospector
religion=
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William Humberstone (born 1836; died April 2, 1922) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.

Biography

Humberstone was born in Niagara Region, Ontario in 1836. He moved to Winnipeg in the 1870s, and in July 1880 left for Edmonton on foot with an ox and a Red River cart. He arrived three months later.

Soon after his arrival, he began to extract coal from the banks of the North Saskatchewan River and founded the Humberstone Brick & Coal Company. He was elected to the Edmonton Town Council as an alderman in the 1897 municipal election, finishing sixth of nine candidates, but did not seek re-election at the conclusion of his term.

In 1899, he married Beata, a German immigrant. Not long after the wedding, flooding in the river washed away his mining infrastructure. He rebuilt it the following year, and continued to run the mine, in conjunction with Beata, until his death.

William Humberstone died in Edmonton on April 2, 1922.

References

* [http://www.epl.ca/Elections/results/EPLBiographiesLetter.cfm?id=H Edmonton Public Library biography of William Humberstone]
* [http://www.edmonton.ca/CityGov/ElectionHistory/Members%20of%20Council%20Biographies.doc City of Edmonton biography of William Humberstone]
* [http://www.rewedmonton.ca/content_view2%3FCONTENT_ID%3D299 Real Estate Weekly biography of William Humberstone]