Ernest Starr

Ernest Henry Starr (1890 – November 10, 1981) was a municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada.

Starr was born in Caerphilly, Wales. He served with the Imperial Army, Medical Corps during World War I (1914–1918) in Egypt, Salonika and the Dardanelles. After the war he became a member of the Royal Canadian Legion (Alberta No.1) Branch.

Starr arrived in Calgary, Alberta in 1920. He founded and for many years operated Starr's Ambulance Service. Ernest first attempted provincial politics running as a Progressive Labour Party of Alberta candidate in a January 15, 1934 by-election in the Calgary electoral district. He finished last in the first vote transfer, was eliminated and lost his nomination deposit.

Ernest began a long career on Calgary City Council in 1940, when he was elected as a city Alderman for the first time. He served a total of twenty-one years between four broken periods from 1941 to 1966. After his career at city hall he served as a political advisor for alderman Sue Higgins.

Ernest made one more attempt at running for provincial politics, running for the Conservative's in Calgary South East electoral district, in the 1963 provincial election. He finished second to Arthur J. Dixon the Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly.

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