Harold E. Tanner
| Harold Eaid Tanner | |
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| City of Edmonton Alderman | |
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In office November 6, 1946 – October 19, 1955 |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office August 5, 1952 – June 18, 1959 Serving with Edgar Gerhart (1952-1959) Ernest Manning (1952-1959) Abe Miller (1955-1959) John Page (1952-1959) James Prowse (1952-1959) Elmer Ernest Roper (1952-1955) Joseph Ross (1952-1959) |
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| Preceded by | Clayton Adams and Lou Heard |
| Succeeded by | District Abolished |
| Constituency | Edmonton |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 4, 1892 Tillsonburg, Ontario |
| Died | June 28, 1982 (aged 89) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | service man, teacher and politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service/branch | Royal Canadian Army |
| Unit | 49th Battalion |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Harold Eaid Tanner (December 4, 1892 – June 28, 1982) was a service man, teacher and Canadian politician. He served as an elected representative on both the civic and provincial levels of government in the province of Alberta. He served as an Alderman on Edmonton City Council from 1946 to 1955. He later served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1952 to 1959 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.
Harold E. Tanner was born in Tillsonburg, Ontario in 1893. He served overseas with the 49th Battalion in World War I. After the war Tanner moved to Alberta and became a teacher and later a school principal. He worked at schools in Wetaskiwin and Stettler. He moved to Edmonton in 1928 and began working with the public school board until he retired in 1958. Tanner was also President of the Royal Canadian Legion.
Tanner ran for a seat to Edmonton City Council in the 1946 Edmonton municipal election. He won the third place seat out of the six available in the field of thirteen candidate. Tanner first term would only be a year on council instead of the regular two year term due to a previous Alderman vacating his seat.
Tanner ran for a second term in office in the 1947 Edmonton municipal election. He was very close to finishing in first place in the field of thirteen candidates just 89 votes behind the leader Armour Ford. He won a full two year term.
Tanner ran for a third term in the 1949 Edmonton municipal election. This time Tanner surpassed Ford in popular vote to head the poles in the nine candidate race.
Tanner ran for a fourth term in office in the 1951 Edmonton municipal election. For the second time, Tanner headed the polls finish first with a commanding plurality over the field of thirteen candidates.
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