Daniel Lee Redman (October 4, 1889 – April 8, 1948) was a lawyer, soldier and a Canadian federal politician.
Born in
Oil City, Ontario
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, Redman served in the
103rd Regiment "Calgary Rifles", and then served overseas with the
Canadian Expeditionary Force
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in the
First World War.
Redman returned to Calgary and ran in the
1917 Canadian federal election
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as the
Unionist coalition candidate in
East Calgary. He ended up winning the district defeating future Member of Parliament
William Irvine in a landslide.
Redman served one term in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
before retiring in 1921.
He died at Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary on April 8, 1948.
References
1889 births
1948 deaths
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta
Unionist Party (Canada) MPs
Canadian military personnel of World War I
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