David Lush
David Lush (December 31, 1887 – November 8, 1960) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.[1][2]
David Lush | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
In office August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940 | |
Preceded by | William Smith |
Succeeded by | District Abolished |
Constituency | Empress |
Personal details | |
Born | December 31, 1887 Guelph, Ontario |
Died | November 8, 1960 72) Empress, Alberta | (aged
Political party | Social Credit |
Political career
Lush ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Empress for the 1935 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent William Smith and other candidate with a landslide majority to pick up the seat for his party.[3]
Empress merged with Bow Valley in the 1939 boundary redistribution to form Bow Valley-Empress. Lush retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1940.
gollark: I wonder why none are open-source.
gollark: Put it in *all the hatcheries*.
gollark: Wait, which egg is this?
gollark: Put it in hatcheries maybe.
gollark: I'm personally quite excited for the APocalypse of random dragons.
References
- Pierre G. Normandin; A. Léopold Normandin (1938). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin.
- "David Lush Dies at 72". Calgary Albertan. Nov 10, 1960. p. 2.
- "Empress Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
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