James Davidson Geddes
James Davidson Geddes (c. 1844 – March 30, 1895) was a Canadian accountant, rancher and politician who served a term in the Northwest Territories Legislature.
Early life
Geddes, originally from the United States,[1] lived in Galt, Ontario and worked as an accountant for the Merchants Bank.[2] He married his wife, Eliza Fanning at the Trinity Church in Galt on June 12, 1866.[3]
He moved out west in 1882 to the District of Alberta in the Northwest Territories.[2] His ranch was established on land where the Ghost River intersects the Bow River and in 1885 he had 200 head of cattle.[4] The land is now part of Ghost Reservoir Provincial Park.
Political career
Geddes ran for public office to a seat on the North-West Legislative Council in a by-election held on June 28, 1884. The election was the first one held in the city of Calgary in the Calgary electoral district defeated James Oswald in a hotly contested election. He left the Council in 1886.[5]
References
- https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW5T-VCP
- Canadian Parliamentary Companion 1886. J. Durie & Son. p. 364.
- "Dumfries Reformer Marriages 1866-1870" (PDF). Ontario Genealogical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- "Personal Business Sketches". Alberta Family Histories Society. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/44174334/
- http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/newspapers/QPP/1895/04/11/3/Ar00309.html?query=newspapers%7C%22J+D+Geddes%22%7C%7Cscore
| Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by New District |
MLA Calgary 1884-1886 |
Succeeded by John D. Lauder Hugh Cayley |