Patrick Harvey Ashby (October 17, 1890 – January 25, 1985) was a farmer, rancher, father, Hudson's Bay employee, soldier, sniper and Canadian federal politician. He was born in

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. Ashby joined the

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and served overseas in

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from 1914 to 1918. Ashby first ran for a seat in the

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as a candidate from the Social Credit candidate in the 1945 federal election. He defeated incumbent Member of Parliament

Cora Taylor Casselman Cora Taylor Casselman (October 18, 1888 – September 6, 1964) was a Canadian federal politician. She was elected to represent the electoral district of Edmonton East in the House of Commons of Canada from 1941 to 1945. A member of the Liberal P ...

. Ashby left the Social Credit Party at the dissolution of Parliament on June 26, 1949. He ran for re-election in the 1949 federal election under the Independent Social Credit banner. Ashby was defeated by

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candidate

Albert Frederick Macdonald Albert Frederick Macdonald (June 13, 1901 – August 20, 1976) was a railway employee, worked as a cashier and served as a Canadian federal politician. Macdonald ran for the House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: ...

, and did not attempt to return to federal politics. He died in Campbell River, British Columbia in 1985.

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* 1890 births 1985 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Social Credit Party of Canada MPs Canadian military personnel of World War I British emigrants to Canada 20th-century Canadian politicians {{Alberta-politician-stub