The 1910 municipal election was held December 12, 1910 for the purpose of electing a mayor and five aldermen to sit on the
Edmonton City Council
The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Edmonton currently has one mayor and twelve city councillors. Elections are held every four years. The most recent was held in 2021, and the next is in 20 ...
, as well as three public school trustees and five separate school trustees. There were also four proposed bylaws put to a vote of the electorate concurrently with the election.
Positions to be elected
There were eight aldermen on city council, but three of the positions were already filled:
James Hyndman
James Duncan Hyndman, CBE (July 29, 1874 – October 11, 1971) was a Canadian politician, lawyer, and judge. He served as a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta, and was the youngest person ever appointed to the Supreme Court of Alberta.
Ea ...
, John H. Millar, and James Mould had been elected to two-year terms in
1909
Events
January–February
* January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes.
* January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama.
* Januar ...
and were still in office.
George S. Armstrong
George Seale Armstrong (May 16, 1867 – June 9, 1947) was a Canadian businessman and politician. He served on the Edmonton City Council from 1907 to 1910 and as Mayor of Edmonton from 1910 to 1912.
Armstrong was born in what would soon bec ...
had also been elected to a two-year term, but had resigned to run for mayor. Accordingly, the fifth-place finisher in the 1910 election - James McKinley - was elected to a one-year term to complete Armstrong's aldermanic term.
There were six trustees on the public board of trustees, but three of the positions were already occupied: A Butchart,
Arthur Cushing
Arthur Thompson Cushing (February 10, 1869 – March 26, 1944) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton. His brother, William Henry Cushing, was a mayor of Calgary, while another brother, Alfred Cushing, served ...
, and William Ferris had been elected to two-year terms in
1909
Events
January–February
* January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes.
* January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama.
* Januar ...
and were still in office.
Voter turnout
There were 2149 ballots cast. Information about the number of eligible voters is no longer available.
George S. Armstrong
George Seale Armstrong (May 16, 1867 – June 9, 1947) was a Canadian businessman and politician. He served on the Edmonton City Council from 1907 to 1910 and as Mayor of Edmonton from 1910 to 1912.
Armstrong was born in what would soon bec ...
was acclaimed as mayor.
Aldermen
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John Lundy
John Egbert Lundy (September 18, 1872 – October 13, 1949) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.
Biography
Lundy was born in Halton County, Ontario. He went to high school in Brampton, and upon graduati ...
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Thomas Grindley
Thomas Maltby Grindley (November 8, 1864 – October 20, 1929) was a politician in
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Herman McInnes
Herman Lewis McInnes (also Hermon McInnes or Herman McInnis) (October 13, 1862 – July 16, 1923) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.
Biography
Herman McInnes was born in Saint John, New Brunswick an ...
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Charles Gowan
Charles Gowan (February 6, 1850 – July 3, 1938) was an American and Canadian pioneer and politician. He served as mayor of Antigo, Wisconsin and as a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.
Biography
Charles Gowan was born in New York ...
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*'' James McKinley'' - 570
*Alex Stuart - 530
*J C MacDonald - 525
*A E Potter - 429
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Charles Gibbs
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Gustave May
Gustave Henry May (June 2, 1881 – May 31, 1943) was a photographer and politician in Alberta, Canada. He co-operated the first photo-engraving business in western Canada and served on the Edmonton City Council from 1912 until 1914.
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*F C Humberstone - 122
Public school trustees
*Walter Ramsey - 813
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William Clark
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James Collisson
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Wilfrid Gariépy
Wilfrid Gariepy (March 14, 1877 – January 13, 1960) was a Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and provincial cabinet minister, member of the House of Commons of Canada, and municipal councillor in Edmonton.
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Joseph Henri Picard
Joseph Henri Picard (February 18, 1857 – May 23, 1934) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.
Picard was born in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec on February 18, 1857. He apprenticed as a carpenter before coming ...
'' were elected. Detailed results are no longer available.
Bylaws
The following bylaws were voted on concurrently with the 1910 election:
Bylaw 279
A bylaw to grant Pinisch Compressing Co., a special franchise for the supply of artificial gas for the lighting of railway coaches.
*For: 1,239
*Against: 245
Bylaw 280
A bylaw to provide for the sum of $75,000 to supplement the sum of $75,000 granted by bylaw 248 for improving East End Park and Exhibition Grounds.
*For: 1,557
*Against: 184
Bylaw 281
A bylaw to provide for the raising of the further sum of $175,000 to be paid to the City Hospital by way of a bonus.
*For: 1,610
*Against: 196
Bylaw 282
A bylaw to provide $2,300 for the purchase of machinery and an addition to the City Warehouse.
*For: 1,188
*Against: 459
1910
Events
January
* January 13 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas '' Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York C ...