Dave Hunter (politician)

David Bruce "Dave" Hunter
Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party
In office 1962–1964
Preceded by	Grant MacEwan
Succeeded by	Michael Maccagno
Personal details
Born	September 12, 1913 Athabasca, Alberta
Died	January 12, 1985 (aged 71) Victoria, British Columbia
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	politician

David Bruce "Dave" Hunter (September 12, 1913 – January 12, 1985) was an Alberta politician. He served as a mayor and as leader of the Alberta Liberal Party from 1962 to 1964.

Early life

David Bruce Hunter was born in Athabasca, Alberta in 1913.^[1]

Political career

Hunter served as mayor of the town of Athabasca, Alberta for five years and served as a councilor for another six years.^[1]

He was chosen leader of the Alberta Liberal Party at a leadership convention held in Calgary on January 16, 1962^[2] but failed to win the provincial Athabasca seat in the Alberta legislature in the 1963 provincial election.

Hunter ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as leader for the second time in a by-election held in the Three Hills electoral district on January 20, 1964. He finished a close second of four candidates losing to Progressive Conservative candidate Roy Davidson.^[3] Hunter resigned the leadership of the party after his election loss.^[1]

Hunter was also unsuccessful in his attempt to win the federal Athabasca seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1965 federal election and in his second attempt to win a seat in the provincial legislature in 1967.

In later life, Hunter moved to Victoria, British Columbia where he died of a heart attack^[4] in 1985.^[1]

References

1. "OBITUARY David Bruce Hunter". Globe and Mail. January 18, 1985.
2. "Today in history", The Edmonton Journal, January 13, 2002
3. "Past By-election Results 1905-1973". Elections Alberta. October 26, 1992. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
4. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/DisplayGenealogyImage?k=42999a30-c0b7-476f-b432-fc1fbd6999e0