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Charles Drain (other)
Charles Drain may refer to: *Charles Drain (pioneer) (1816–1894), American pioneer and founder of the town of Drain, Oregon *Charles Drain (politician) Charles Duncan Drain (January 24, 1913 – January 27, 1991) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1975 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in both government and opposition. Po ... (1913–1991), American-born Canadian politician See also * Drain (surname) {{hndis, name=Drain, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Drain (pioneer)
Charles Drain (December 28, 1816 – June 24, 1894) was a politician in the Oregon Territory and later the U.S. state of Oregon, and the founder of the city of Drain, Oregon, Drain. He was born in 1816 near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The family moved to Shelby County, Indiana, when Charles was five. Both parents soon died. He married Nancy Ensley in 1839, and in 1852 the family moved to Marion County, Oregon, and later to Linn County, Oregon, Linn County, to farm in the Willamette Valley. In 1855 Charles Drain was elected to the Oregon Territorial Legislature, and during pre-admission statehood in 1858, Drain was elected to the Oregon State Senate. He also served as President of the Council during the last session of the territorial legislature from 1858 into 1859. In 1860, Drain moved his family to Douglas County, Oregon, Douglas County and began to purchase parcels that would become a farm. He bought from Jesse Applegate. At a price of one dollar, in 1872 he sold to the Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Drain (politician)
Charles Duncan Drain (January 24, 1913 – January 27, 1991) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1975 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in both government and opposition. Political career Drain first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1967 general election. He defeated incumbent MLA Garth Turcott to pick up the Pincher Creek-Crowsnest electoral district for the governing Social Credit party. In the 1971 general election he defeated two other candidates. In the 1975 general election his share of the popular vote fell sharply and he was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Fred Bradley Frederick Bradley may refer to: * Frederick Henry Bradley (1876–1943), English recipient of the Victoria Cross *Frederick Gordon Bradley (1886–1966), Canadian and Dominion of Newfoundland politician *Frederick Van Ness Bradley (1898–1947), Ame .... References External linksLegislative Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
