Daniel Lee Redman
Appearance
Daniel Lee Redman | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for East Calgary | |
In office 1917–1921 | |
Preceded by | New District |
Succeeded by | William Irvine |
Personal details | |
Born | Oil City, Ontario, Canada | October 4, 1889
Died | April 8, 1948 Calgary, Alberta | (aged 58)
Political party | Unionist |
Daniel Lee Redman (October 4, 1889 – April 8, 1948) was a lawyer, soldier and a Canadian federal politician.
Born in Oil City, Ontario, Redman served in the 103rd Regiment "Calgary Rifles", and then served overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War.
Redman returned to Calgary and ran in the 1917 Canadian federal election as the Unionist coalition candidate in East Calgary. He ended up winning the district defeating future Member of Parliament William Irvine in a landslide.[1]
Redman served one term in the House of Commons of Canada before retiring in 1921.
He died at Holy Cross Hopital in Calgary on April 8, 1948.[2]
References
- ^ Daniel Lee Redman – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ "Military Funeral for D. L. Redman". Calgary Herald. April 9, 1889. p. 13. Retrieved July 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.