Frank Carmichael (born c. 1887) was a trapper and a territorial level politician in the

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. ...

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Early life

Carmichael moved to

Aklavik Aklavik (Inuvialuktun: ''Akłarvik'') (from the Inuvialuktun meaning '' barrenground grizzly place'') is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Until 1961, with a population over 1,500, the community served ...

in 1927 and began working as a trapper.

Political career

Carmichael began his political career when he ran for a seat on the Northwest Territories Council in the

1951 Northwest Territories general election The 1951 Northwest Territories general election was held on September 17, 1951 in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was the territory's first general election since 1902. The election came about after ''The Northwest Territories Act'' was ame ...

becoming one of the three elected members of the 1st Northwest Territories Legislative Council. He won the new electoral district of

Mackenzie West Mackenzie West is a former territorial electoral district, that elected Members to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in Canada. The electoral district historically covered the communities of, Fort Liard, Fort Simpson, Fort Wrigley, ...

defeating Vivian Roberts, the first woman candidate in Northwest Territories history, and Karl Helmer Walter Gardlund by a wide margin in a high-profile race. His electoral district was abolished due to redistribution in 1954 and he ran in and won the new Mackenzie Delta in the

1954 Northwest Territories general election The 1954 Northwest Territories general election was held on September 7, 1954. It was the only provincial / territorial election held in Canada that year. This election saw the number of elected candidates increase by one. Election summary Appo ...

. He served out his second term and did not return when the Legislature was dissolved in 1957.

References

External links

1951 election, Northwest Territories Hansard September 17, 1998
, - Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories People from Aklavik {{NorthwestTerritories-politician-stub