Thomas Milnes

Thomas Charles Milnes
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
July 18, 1921  October 30, 1925
Preceded by Louise McKinney
Succeeded by Gordon Walker
Constituency Claresholm
Personal details
Born (1870-03-31)March 31, 1870
Columbus, Indiana[1]
Died April 30, 1954(1954-04-30) (aged 84)
Claresholm, Alberta
Political party Independent Farmer
Other political
affiliations
Liberal
Occupation politician

Thomas Charles Milnes (March 11, 1870 – April 30, 1954) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1925 sitting as an Independent.

Political career

Milnes ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as an Independent Farmer candidate in the 1921 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Louise McKinney in a hotly contested election to win the Claresholm electoral district.[2]

Milnes resigned his seat on October 30, 1925 to run as a candidate in the 1925 Canadian federal election. He ran as a federal Liberal candidate in the electoral district of Macleod. Milnes finished a distant third place in the three way race losing to George Coote and runner of John Herron.[3]

References

  1. "Claresholm Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  2. "Macleod Election Results". Parliament of Canada. October 29, 1925. Retrieved May 1, 2010.

External links

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