David Milwyn Duggan
| David Milwyn Duggan | |
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| Leader of the Conservative Party of Alberta | |
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In office 1930 – May 4, 1942 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander McGillivray |
| Succeeded by | John Percy Page (after several years of dormancy) |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton | |
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In office June 28, 1926 – May 4, 1942 |
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| 16th Mayor of Edmonton | |
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In office December 13, 1920 – December 10, 1923 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Kenny Blatchford |
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May 5, 1879 Builth, Wales |
| Died | May 4, 1942 (aged 62) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Alberta, Citizens Progressive League, Citizens League |
| Spouse(s) | Marian Price |
| Children | Four |
| Profession | Businessman, farmer |
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David Milwyn Duggan (May 5, 1879 – May 4, 1942) was a Welsh-born Canadian politician who was the Mayor of Edmonton from 1920 to 1923, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and a leader of the Conservative Party of Alberta.
David Duggan was born in Builth, Wales May 5, 1879. In 1893 he entered the dry goods business, in which he would remain until leaving Wales. In 1902 he married Marian Price; the pair would have four children.
Duggan immigrated to Canada in 1905 to farm near Nanton, Alberta. He moved to Edmonton in 1912 and founded Duggan Investments, Ltd., a firm handling bonds and investments.
Duggan ran for mayor in the 1920 Edmonton election when, despite lacking any previous experience, he defeated incumbent Joseph Clarke. Clarke had become unpopular with the city's Board of Trade and both of its newspapers owing to what they perceived as anti-business policies, and these groups supported Duggan aggressively. While Duggan was mayor, Alberta's first radio station, CJCA, began operations, and Duggan himself concluded its inaugural broadcast by boasting "Edmonton leads the way in all Alberta. Calgary and others follow. That is all. Goodnight." He was re-elected in 1921 and 1922, but did not seek re-election after his last term expired.
His attentions turned to provincial politics, and he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1926 election as a Conservative in the riding of Edmonton. Duggan succeeded Alexander McGillivray as leader in 1930, and led the party into that year's election. In this election, the Conservatives picked up a seat in Edmonton (taking three of the city's six seats), but were shut out of seats outside of Edmonton and Calgary, as they had been in 1926. Moreover, they lost ground to the rival Alberta Liberal Party in the race to form the official opposition to the governing United Farmers of Alberta. Duggan easily retained his own seat.
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