Dave Hunter (politician)

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David Bruce "Dave" Hunter
Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party
In office
1962–1964
Preceded byGrant MacEwan
Succeeded byMichael Maccagno
Personal details
Born(1913-09-12)September 12, 1913
Athabasca, Alberta, Canada
DiedJanuary 12, 1985(1985-01-12) (aged 71)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Occupationpolitician

David Bruce "Dave" Hunter (September 12, 1913 – January 12, 1985) was an Alberta politician. He served as a mayor and as leader of the Alberta Liberal Party from 1962 to 1964.

Early life[]

David Bruce Hunter was born in Elnora, Alberta in 1913.[1]

He served with the Royal Canadian Airforce in World War II as a Squadron Leader. In addition to his career in politics, he established and operated Hunter Motors Ltd. in Athabasca, now a third-generation family-owned GM dealership.

Political career[]

Hunter served as mayor of the town of Athabasca, Alberta for five years and served as a councilor for another six years.[1]

He was chosen leader of the Alberta Liberal Party at a leadership convention held in Calgary on January 16, 1962[2] but failed to win the provincial Athabasca seat in the Alberta legislature in the 1963 provincial election.

Hunter ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as leader for the second time in a by-election held in the Three Hills electoral district on January 20, 1964. He finished a close second of four candidates losing to Progressive Conservative candidate Roy Davidson.[3] Hunter resigned the leadership of the party after his election loss.[1]

Hunter was also unsuccessful in his attempt to win the federal Athabasca seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the 1965 federal election and in his second attempt to win a seat in the provincial legislature in 1967.

In later life, Hunter moved to Victoria, British Columbia where he died of a heart attack[4] in 1985.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "OBITUARY David Bruce Hunter". Globe and Mail. January 18, 1985.
  2. ^ "Today in history", The Edmonton Journal, January 13, 2002
  3. ^ "Past By-election Results 1905-1973". Elections Alberta. October 26, 1992. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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