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Donald Watson Davis (November 23, 1849 – June 4, 1906) was a politician from
Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...
, Canada. Born in
Londonderry, Vermont Londonderry is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. It is bounded on the north by Landgrove and Weston, on the east by Windham, on the south by Jamaica and on the west by Winhall and Landgrove. The population was 1,919 in the 2020 ce ...
, he served in the Union army during the U.S. Civil War. He came west and then north to southern Alberta in 1869. He was employed as a whiskey pedlar at Fort Whoop-up when the North-West Mounted Police made their march west in 1874. He turned his hand to building the NWMP's Fort Macleod and Fort Calgary. He was general manager of the I.G. Baker and Company in the Alberta district in the 1880s.https://albertaonrecord.ca/davis-d-w-davis-rider Donald was elected to the
House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...
in the
1887 Canadian federal election The 1887 Canadian federal election was held on February 22, 1887, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 6th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald retained power, defeating the ...
to be one of the first Members of Parliament to represent the North-West Territories. He represented the new Alberta (Provisional District) riding. He was re-elected in 1891 Canadian federal election, to serve a second term in the House of Commons. His election over Edmonton contender Frank Oliver was a sign that Calgary was passing Edmonton as the main centre on the western Prairies.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Donald 1849 births 1906 deaths People from Londonderry, Vermont Pre-Confederation Alberta people Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from the Northwest Territories