Warren W. Prevey (September 23, 1874 – February 6, 1948)Edmonton Civic Politicians: Historical, Biographical, and Contemporary (2005) was a business man and politician from

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. He served as a member of Edmonton City Council from 1917 to 1919 and later as a member of the

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from 1926 to 1930 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.

Early life

Prevey founded Edmonton City Dairy & Barns Co. circa 1926 to deliver dairy products to residents in

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Political career

Prevey began his political career on the municipal level. He ran for a seat to Edmonton City Council in the

1917 Edmonton municipal election The 1917 municipal election was held December 10, 1917, to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. There were also two plebiscite questions asked ...

. Prevey won the sixth place seat out of seven to earn a two-year term as an alderman. He did not run for a second term in 1919. Prevey ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Liberal candidate in the

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. He won the second last of five seats in the district. Prevey ran for re-election in the

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but was defeated. He finished in seventh place on the first vote count - and did not receive enough alternate preferences from voters in subsequent counts.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members ListingEdmonton Public Library Biography of Warren Prevey
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prevey, Warren Alberta Liberal Party MLAs Edmonton city councillors 1874 births 1948 deaths People from Elroy, Wisconsin American emigrants to Canada