Edmund Boyd Osler (21 August 1919 – 1 April 1987) was a Canadian politician and

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member of the

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. He was born in Winnipeg in 1919 and graduated from the

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in 1937. He also studied at War Staff College, Royal Canadian Air Force. He served as a Royal Canadian Air Force sergeant pilot and was promoted to squadron leader from 1940 to 1945. Upon retirement, he worked as an insurance executive and writer. He died in Winnipeg in 1987. He was first elected in the 1968 general election at the

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riding and served one term, the

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. Osler left Parliament after his defeat in the 1972 election to A. Daniel McKenzie of the Progressive Conservative party. E. B. Osler was the author of ''A Light in the Wilderness'' (1953) and ''The Man Who had to Hang Louis Riel'' (1961) and La Salle (1967). He was the grandson and namesake of the 19th century businessman and politician Edmund Boyd Osler.

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* 1919 births 1987 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Politicians from Winnipeg Royal Military College of Canada alumni {{Manitoba-politician-stub