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| In office November 7, 1945 – November 2, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | John Wesley Fry |
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| Succeeded by | Sidney Parsons |
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Alderman on Edmonton City Council
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| In office November 11, 1931 – November 13, 1935 |
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| In office November 12, 1941 – November 7, 1945 |
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| Born | January 3, 1887 Brussels, Ontario |
| Died | March 12, 1970 Haney, British Columbia |
| Political party | Labour, Civic Democratic Alliance |
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Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, United People's League, Progressive Civic Association |
| Spouse | Edith Hamilton (deceased 1959), Jean |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Religion | Ukrainian Orthodox |
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Early life
Harry Ainlay was born in Brussels, Ontario, and earned his teaching certificate in that province. Brussels is a community in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was originally called Ainleyville. He came to Alberta in 1907 to help his carpenter father and settled near Stavely for several years before moving to Edmonton in 1912. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Stavely is a town in Southern Alberta, Canada. It is located south of Calgary on Highway 2 Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting In 1911, he married Edith Hamilton; the two would remain married until her death in 1959. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Ainlay spent several years in the real estate business, then returned to school at the University of Alberta. The University of Alberta (U of A is a public research University located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Upon his graduation in 1920, he returned to teaching, serving as vice-principal of the Queen Alexandra School and principal of the Garneau and Strathcona high schools (all in Edmonton). Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar
Municipal politics
Ainlay first sought public office in the 1930 Edmonton election, when he ran for alderman on Edmonton City Council and was defeated, finishing ninth of twelve candidates. The 1930 municipal election was held November 12, 1930 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was more successful in the 1931 election, when he finished second of fifteen candidates and was elected to a two year term. The 1931 municipal election was held November 11, 1931 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school He was re-elected in the 1933 election (finishing third of seventeen candidates), but was defeated in the 1935 election. The 1933 municipal election was held November 8, 1933 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the public The 1935 municipal election was held November 13, 1935 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school
Once out of office, Ainlay made his first bid for mayor in the 1936 election, finishing third of five candidates as incumbent Joseph Clarke was re-elected. The 1936 municipal election was held November 12, 1936 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school Joseph Andrew Clarke (born September 20, 1869; died July 26, 1941) was a politician and lawyer from Canada. He made two subsequent unsuccessful attempts to return to aldermanic office (in the 1937 and 1938 elections) before taking three years off from municipal politics. The 1937 municipal election was held November 10, 1937 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and five trustees to sit on the public school The 1938 municipal election was held November 9, 1938 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school
Ainlay returned to office in the 1941 election, finishing first of fourteen candidates in the aldermanic race. The 1941 municipal election was held November 12, 1941 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school He was re-elected in 1943, but resigned half way through his two year term to run for mayor in the 1945 election, when he defeated Winslow Hamilton. The 1943 municipal election was held November 10, 1943 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school The 1945 municipal election was held November 7, 1945 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and five trustees to sit on the public school He was re-elected in the 1946 and 1947 elections, defeating Thomas Cairns and Frederick Speed, respectively. The 1946 municipal election was held November 6, 1946 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, four trustees to sit on the public school The 1947 municipal election was held November 5, 1947 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school His 1947 win was notable because it marked the first election in which the mayor was elected to a two year term.
As mayor, Ainlay introduced daylight saving time in the city in 1946 after the Government of Alberta has refused to do so province-wide. Daylight saving time ( DST Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Executive Council of Alberta (informally and more commonly the Cabinet of Alberta) is the cabinet of that Canadian province. However, in the next session of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, the government introduced legislation to outlaw the use of daylight saving time in Alberta, and Edmonton returned to standard time. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta.
Harry Ainlay did not seek re-election in the 1949 election. The 1949 municipal election was held November 2, 1949 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council.
Provincial and federal politics
Ainlay ran in provincial and federal elections a total of four times, each time under the banner of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF (French Fédération du commonwealth coopératif, then Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a Canadian The first was in a 1936 by-election in the riding of Edmonton, when he finished last in a three candidate field that was won by Liberal Walter Morrish (the other candidate, Unity candidate Margaret Crang, was an aldermanic candidate of Ainlay's). Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edmonton provincial electoral district existed in two incarnations from 1905 - 1909 and again from 1921 - 1955 The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. The Alberta Unity Party was a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada The party was a coalition of all parties opposing the Alberta Social Credit Party
His second bid for provincial office took place in the 1940 Alberta election, in which Ainlay again ran in the Edmonton riding. The Alberta general election of 1940 was the ninth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 21 1940 to elect members Edmonton provincial electoral district existed in two incarnations from 1905 - 1909 and again from 1921 - 1955 He finished eighth of nineteen candidates on the first count (at the time, the riding used a single transferable vote method of electing its representatives), and was not one of the five candidates elected. Single transferable vote (STV is a preferential Voting system designed to minimize Wasted votes and provide Proportional representation
Ainlay's lone bid for federal office took place in the 1945 federal election, when he ran in the riding of Edmonton East. The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th general election in Canadian history Edmonton East (formerly known as Edmonton Centre-East) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in He finished second of five candidates, defeating incumbent Liberal Cora Taylor Casselman but still being defeated by Social Creditor Patrick Ashby. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Cora Taylor Casselman (born October 18, 1888 — died September 6, 1964) was a Canadian federal politician The Social Credit Party of Canada ( French: Parti Crédit social du Canada) was a conservative - Populist political party in
This pattern - defeating the incumbent but still losing - held in his last bid for provincial office. After leaving politics in Edmonton, Ainlay had moved to British Columbia, where he ran in the 1952 provincial election in the riding of Dewdney. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C The British Columbia general election 1952 was the 23rd general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He finished second of four candidates, defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative Roderick Charles MacDonald, but being defeated by Lyle Wicks of the British Columbia Social Credit League. The British Columbia Conservative Party is a conservative Political party in British Columbia, Canada. Lyle Wicks (November 1 1912 - February 3 2004 was a British Columbia politician The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing Political party of British Columbia, Canada This was Ainlay's last bid for public office.
Post-political career, death, and legacy
After leaving politics, Ainlay was the head of the Yellowhead Route Association in the 1940s and 1950s. He died in Haney, British Columbia on March 12, 1970. Haney British Columbia is a town located within' the District municipality of Maple Ridge British Columbia. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was survived by his second wife, Jean.
In 1966, Harry Ainlay Composite High School was named in his honour. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Harry Ainlay High School is a Canadian High school located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the Royal Gardens Community south He left an endowment for a $500 scholarship to be given in his name to a graduating student planning on pursuing a career in Education.
External links
- British Columbia 1952 election results
- Harry Ainlay Composite High School's biography of Harry Ainlay
- Edmonton Public Library Biography of Harry Ainlay
- City of Edmonton biography of Harry Ainlay
| Preceded by John Wesley Fry |
Mayor of Edmonton 1946-1949 |
Succeeded by Sidney Parsons |
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