Alexander Livingstone (Alberta politician)

Alexander Livingstone
Alderman on the Edmonton City Council
In office
June 7, 1912  December 8, 1913
Personal details
Born August 2, 1884
Bathgate, Scotland
Died October 26, 1944(1944-10-26) (aged 60)
Los Angeles, California
Profession Draper, merchant

Alexander Livingstone (August 2, 1884[1] October 26, 1944) was a Canadian politician and municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.

Early life

Livingstone was born in Bathgate, Scotland in 1884, and emigrated to Canada in 1904. There he established himself as a draper. He started operating out of his home, but eventually built a four storey department store - the Caledonian Department Stores - that was one of the foremost in Edmonton.

Political career

In May 1912, Herman McInnes and Charles Gowan resigned from the Edmonton City Council. In the ensuing by-election, Livingstone topped a field of six candidates and was elected to fulfill Gowan's term, which lasted until the 1913 election. Livingstone did not seek re-election at the term's conclusion.

In the 1922 election, Livingstone was one of five candidates to challenge incumbent mayor David Duggan's bid for re-election. He finished third, behind Duggan and former and future mayor Joseph Clarke. He did not re-enter politics thereafter.

References

  1. Statutory Register Births
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