Edmund Boyd Osler (21 August 1919 – 1 April 1987) was a Canadian politician and Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada.
Edmund Boyd Osler | |
|---|---|
 Osler, undated photograph | |
| Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre | |
| In office June 1968 – September 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Churchill |
| Succeeded by | A. Daniel McKenzie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1919 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | 1 April 1987 (aged 67) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Resting place | St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Winnipeg |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Jean Stobie (m. 1945) |
| Parent(s) | Hugh Farquharson Osler, Kathleen Harty |
| Residence | 988 Wellington Crescent |
| Profession | Pilot, Insurance executive, Writer |
He was born in Winnipeg in 1919 and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1937. He also studied at War Staff College, Royal Canadian Air Force. He served as a Royal Canadian Air Force sergeant pilot and was promoted to squadron leader from 1940 to 1945. Upon retirement, he worked as an insurance executive and writer. He died in Winnipeg in 1987.[1]
He was first elected in the 1968 general election at the Winnipeg South Centre riding and served one term, the 28th Canadian Parliament. Osler left Parliament after his defeat in the 1972 election to A. Daniel McKenzie of the Progressive Conservative party.
E. B. Osler was the author of A Light in the Wilderness (1953) and The Man Who had to Hang Louis Riel (1961) and La Salle (1967).[1] He was the grandson and namesake of the 19th century businessman and politician Edmund Boyd Osler.
Electoral history
edit| 1972 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg South Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dan McKenzie | 25,550 | 45.2 | +16.3 | ||||
| Liberal | E. B. Osler | 20,516 | 36.3 | −15.5 | ||||
| New Democratic | Harvey H. Moats | 10,460 | 18.5 | +0.6 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 56,526 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1968 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg South Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | E. B. Osler | 23,775 | 51.8 | +15.5 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Duff Roblin | 13,268 | 28.9 | −12.9 | ||||
| New Democratic | Frances Thompson | 8,240 | 17.9 | −1.8 | ||||
| Independent Conservative | John McDowell | 632 | 1.4 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 45,915 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Goldsborough, Gordon (23 September 2010). "Edmund Boyd Osler (1919-1987)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
External links
edit- Memorable Manitobans: Edmund Boyd Osler (1919-1987)
- Memorable Manitobans: Hugh Farquharson Osler (1881-1943)
- Edmund Boyd Osler – Parliament of Canada biography
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