David Warnock,

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(April 11, 1865 – August 23, 1932) was a politician and veterinarian from

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, Canada. He was educated at the Hamilton Academy, Lanarkshire, Scotland and at the West of Scotland Technical College (eventually becoming in 1964 the

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), graduating

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. In 1889 he emigrated to the North West Territories, Canada.

Early life

David Warnock was born on April 11, 1865, in

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, Scotland. He married Annie Whitelaw in October 1897 and they had two children. He moved to Alberta in December 1889 and to British Columbia on March 27, 1919. He served as the first president of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association from 1906 to 1916.

Political career

Warnock was first elected to the

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for the Pincher Creek electoral district in the

1909 Alberta general election The 1909 Alberta general election was the second general election held in the Province of Alberta, Canada on March 22, 1909, to elect 41 members of the Alberta legislature to the 2nd Alberta Legislature. The incumbent Liberal Party led by Premi ...

. He won the a very tight race by less than 100 votes. Less than a year later he resigned his seat and took the opportunity to run in the

1911 Canadian federal election The 1911 Canadian federal election was held on September 21, 1911 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 12th Parliament of Canada. The central issue was Liberal support for a proposed agreement with the United States to lower ...

. In that federal election he ran in the Macleod district defeating incumbent Member of Parliament John Herron. He served one full term in the

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and did not run again. Warnock was invested O.B.E. in June 1918 and in 1919 was appointed Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Government of British Columbia, a position he held until a few weeks before his death. He died on August 23, 1932, drowning after jumping from a coastal steamer near White Rock.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warnock, David 1865 births 1932 deaths Politicians from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire People educated at Hamilton Academy Canadian Officers of the Order of the British Empire Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Alberta Liberal Party MLAs Liberal Party of Canada MPs Scottish emigrants to Canada Canadian veterinarians Male veterinarians Scottish veterinarians