Douglas Breton
| Douglas Corney Breton | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office 28 June 1926 – 19 June 1930 |
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| Preceded by | Stanley Tobin |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Mitchell |
| Constituency | Leduc |
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| Born | 25 November 1883 Simon's Town, South Africa |
| Died | 11 February 1953 (aged 69) |
| Political party | United Farmers |
| Occupation | soldier and politician |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | British Expeditionary Force |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Douglas Corney Breton was a military soldier and a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1930 sitting with United Farmers caucus in government.
Breton moved to Canada at the age of 20. He served in World War I as a member of the British Expeditionary Force in Afghanistan and India.
Breton ran for a seat in the 1926 Alberta general election as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Leduc. He won a hotly contested three way race in the second vote count to pick up the open seat for his party.
A year after being elected to office the town of Keystone, Alberta was changed to Breton, Alberta in 1927 in his honor.
Breton ran for a second term in office in the 1930 Alberta general election. He was defeated in a close two way race losing by just 60 votes to Liberal candidate Arthur Mitchell.
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