Harry Dean Ainlay
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| 22nd Mayor of Edmonton | |
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In office November 7, 1945 – November 2, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | John Wesley Fry |
| Succeeded by | Sidney Parsons |
| Alderman on Edmonton City Council | |
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In office November 11, 1931 – November 13, 1935 |
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In office November 12, 1941 – November 7, 1945 |
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| Born | January 3, 1887 Brussels, Ontario |
| Died | March 12, 1970 (aged 83) Haney, British Columbia |
| Political party | Labour, Civic Democratic Alliance |
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Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, United People's League, Progressive Civic Association |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Hamilton (deceased 1959) Jean Munday (m. at his death in 1970) |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Profession | Teacher |
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Harry Dean Ainlay (January 3, 1887 – March 12, 1970) was a Canadian educator, politician, mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and the Canadian House of Commons.
Harry Ainlay was born in Brussels, Ontario to Watson and Emily (née Sparling) Ainlay, and earned his teaching certificate in that province. He came to Alberta in 1907 to help his carpenter father and settled near Stavely for several years before moving to Edmonton in 1912. In 1911, he married Edith Hamilton; the two would remain married until her death in 1959.
Ainlay spent several years in the real estate business, then returned to school at the University of Alberta. Upon his graduation in 1920, he returned to teaching, serving as vice-principal of the Queen Alexandra School and principal of the Garneau and Strathcona high schools (all in Edmonton).
Ainlay first sought public office in the 1930 Edmonton election, when he ran for alderman on Edmonton City Council and was defeated, finishing ninth of twelve candidates. He was more successful in the 1931 election, when he finished second of fifteen candidates and was elected to a two-year term. He was re-elected in the 1933 election (finishing third of seventeen candidates), but was defeated in the 1935 election.
Once out of office, Ainlay made his first bid for mayor in the 1936 election, finishing third of five candidates as incumbent Joseph Clarke was re-elected. He made two subsequent unsuccessful attempts to return to aldermanic office (in the 1937 and 1938 elections) before taking three years off from municipal politics.
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