Eld James "Eddie" Martin (July 5, 1886 – September 16, 1968) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944 as an independent.
Martin ran as an independent candidate in the 1940 Alberta general election in a straight fight against incumbent Social Credit MLA William Bailey. He defeated Bailey by 139 votes.[2] In the 1944 general election he was defeated in a four-way race by Social Credit candidate W. Floyd Gilliland.[3]
^"Peace River Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
^"Peace River Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
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martin, james, eddie, martin, july, 1886, september, 1968, politician, from, alberta, canada, served, legislative, assembly, alberta, from, 1940, 1944, independent, james, martinmember, legislative, assembly, albertain, office, march, 1940, august, 1944precede. Eld James Eddie Martin July 5 1886 September 16 1968 was a politician from Alberta Canada He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944 as an independent Eld James MartinMember of the Legislative Assembly of AlbertaIn office March 21 1940 August 8 1944Preceded byWilliam LampleySucceeded byWilliam GillilandConstituencyPeace RiverPersonal detailsBorn 1886 07 05 July 5 1886Oxford England 1 DiedSeptember 16 1968 1968 09 16 aged 82 Political partyIndependentOccupationpoliticianPolitical career editMartin ran as an independent candidate in the 1940 Alberta general election in a straight fight against incumbent Social Credit MLA William Bailey He defeated Bailey by 139 votes 2 In the 1944 general election he was defeated in a four way race by Social Credit candidate W Floyd Gilliland 3 References edit Guide Parlementaire Canadien 1944 Peace River Official Results 1940 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved March 21 2010 Peace River Official Results 1944 Alberta general election Alberta Heritage Community Foundation Retrieved March 21 2010 External links editLegislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eld Martin amp oldid 1172597518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
