Charles Yuill (August 14, 1889 – July 30, 1972) was a former Mayor of
Barrhead, Alberta and served as a Canadian federal politician from 1953 to 1958. He was born in
Calabogie, Ontario.
Yuill began his political career by serving as Mayor of the Village of Barrhead and then Mayor of the Town of
Barrhead, Alberta north of
Edmonton,
Alberta. He campaigned for a seat in the
House of Commons of Canada
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representing the
Jasper—Edson
Jasper—Edson was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada
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riding for the first time in the
1953 federal election, and defeated incumbent Member of Parliament
John Welbourn and 2 other candidates to win his first term in office. Yuill was re-elected in the
1957 federal election he won a closely contested race defeating 3 other candidates. Parliament was dissolved almost a full year later and Yuill ran for a 3rd term in the
1958 federal election, but was defeated by
Progressive Conservative candidate
Hugh Horner. Yuill ran against Horner once more in the
1962 federal election but failed to gain back his seat.
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1889 births
1972 deaths
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta
People from Barrhead, Alberta
People from Renfrew County
Social Credit Party of Canada MPs
Mayors of places in Alberta
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