1889 Calgary municipal election

Election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 1889 Calgary municipal election Calgary Municipal no 1888 Calgary municipal election 1888 1890 Calgary municipal election 1890 1889 01 07 150x150px Daniel Webster Marsh Acclaimed 350px Mayor Arthur Edwin Shelton Daniel Webster Marsh The 1889 Calgary municipal election was scheduled for January 7, 1889 to elect a Mayor and six Councillors to sit on the fifth Calgary Town Council from January 21, 1889 to January 20, 1890. Acclamation were declared in all seats upon close of nominations on December 31, 1888 so no election was held. The Calgary Weekly Herald praised the acclamation as evidence the town has reached a point where "citizens can bring themselves to forget past differences and rise superior to those bitter factional prejudices which have prevailed in the past"The New Council http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/CWH/1889/01/09/4/ 8 March 2020 Calgary Weekly Herald January 9, 1889 19 0839-0479 4 Prior to nominations for the election a group of local businessmen proposed a slate of candidates at a public meeting, and spread word that the candidates should not be challenged.Bly David City Hall history provides tantalizing tales Calgary Herald October 9, 2001 B4 Results Mayor Daniel Webster Marsh Councillors James Bannerman James Gerald Fitzgerald Archibald Grant George Clift King George Murdoch Wesley Fletcher Orr See also List of Calgary municipal elections References 1 Sources Frederick Hunter: THE MAYORS AND COUNCILS OF THE CORPORATION OF CALGARY Archived March 3, 2020 Category:Municipal elections in Calgary Category:1889 elections in Canada Category:1880s in Calgary Category:January 1889 in Canada