Thomas Milnes
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| Thomas Charles Milnes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office July 18, 1921 – October 30, 1925 |
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| Preceded by | Louise McKinney |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Walker |
| Constituency | Claresholm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1870 Columbus, Indiana[1] |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Claresholm, Alberta |
| Political party | Independent Farmer |
| Other political affiliations |
Liberal |
| Occupation | politician |
Thomas Charles Milnes (March 11, 1870 – April 30, 1954) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1925 sitting as an Independent.
Political career
Milnes ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as an Independent Farmer candidate in the 1921 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Louise McKinney in a hotly contested election to win the Claresholm electoral district.[2]
Milnes resigned his seat on October 30, 1925 to run as a candidate in the 1925 Canadian federal election. He ran as a federal Liberal candidate in the electoral district of Macleod. Milnes finished a distant third place in the three way race losing to George Coote and runner of John Herron.[3]
