Douglas Breton

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.

Douglas Corney Breton
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
28 June 1926 – 19 June 1930
Preceded byStanley Tobin
Succeeded byArthur Mitchell
ConstituencyLeduc
Personal details
Born25 November 1883[1]
Simon's Town, Cape Colony
Died11 February 1953(1953-02-11) (aged 69)
Political partyUnited Farmers
Occupationsoldier and politician
Military service
Branch/serviceBritish Expeditionary Force
Battles/warsWorld War I

Early life

Breton moved to Canada at the age of 20.[2] He served in World War I as a member of the British Expeditionary Force in Afghanistan[3] and India.[4]

Political career

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.[5]

A year after being elected to office the town of Keystone, Alberta was changed to Breton, Alberta in 1927 in his honor.[4]

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.[6]

References
  1. Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1929). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168.
  2. "Breton". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  3. http://www.assembly.ab.ca/isys/LADDAR_files/docs/hansards/han/legislature_26/session_3/20070404_1300_01_han.pdf |chapter-url= missing title (help) (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 4 April 2007. p. 397.
  4. "Legislative Assembly of Alberta" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. 24 August 2006. p. 1,690.
  5. "Leduc Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  6. "Leduc Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
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