Wilbert McIntyre
Canadian politician
Died when: 42 years 6 days (504 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Wilbert McIntyre (July 15, 1867 – July 21, 1909) was a politician and medical doctor from Alberta, Canada.He served as MP for Strathcona, Alberta 1906-1909.
Born in Rosedale, Ontario, he came west in 1902, settling in Strathcona, now part of Edmonton.Wilbert was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a 1906 by-election in the Strathcona electoral district by-election on April 5, 1906.
He was the first to win a federal seat in Alberta following Alberta being named a province in 1905.He filled the seat left empty by the resignation of Strathcona MP Peter Talbot.
McIntyre was re-elected in the 1908 Canadian federal election.The contest was a three-way race but McIntyre took 18 votes more than his two contenders put together.
He died just a year later vacating his seat on July 21, 1909.Dr.Wilbert McIntyre park in Edmonton, Alberta is named in his honor.
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