William Floyd Gilliland | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
In office August 8, 1944 – September 5, 1961 | |
Preceded by | Eld Martin |
Succeeded by | Euell Montgomery |
Constituency | Peace River |
Personal details | |
Born | South Mountain, Ontario, Canada [1] | December 17, 1890
Died | September 5, 1961 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | (aged 70)
Political party | Social Credit |
Occupation | farmer, politician |
William Floyd Gilliland (December 17, 1890 – September 5, 1961) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 until his death in 1961, as a member of the governing Social Credit caucus.
Gilliland was a farmer in the Peace River district for thirty years before running for public office. [2]
Gilliland first ran for a seat in the Albert Legislature in the 1944 general election. He was nominated as the Social Credit candidate in Peace River on the second count at a convention held in Grimshaw, Alberta on March 2, 1944. [2] Gilliland took over 50% of the vote to defeat incumbent independent Eld Martin and two other candidates. [3]
In the 1948 general election Gilliland defeated two other candidates with over 60% of the popular vote. [4] Of the eleven MLAs who represented Peace River until 1948 he was the only one to win a second term in office.
In the 1952 general election Gilliland rolled up a very large majority over two other candidates. [5] In the 1955 general election he won over 50% of the popular vote to hold his district. [6]
In the 1959 general election Gilliland defeated two other candidates with over 60% of the popular vote. [7]
Gilliland suffered a heart attack at the 1961 Social Credit national convention in Ottawa. He died later that year while hospitalized in Edmonton. [8]
William Floyd Gilliland | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
In office August 8, 1944 – September 5, 1961 | |
Preceded by | Eld Martin |
Succeeded by | Euell Montgomery |
Constituency | Peace River |
Personal details | |
Born | South Mountain, Ontario, Canada [1] | December 17, 1890
Died | September 5, 1961 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | (aged 70)
Political party | Social Credit |
Occupation | farmer, politician |
William Floyd Gilliland (December 17, 1890 – September 5, 1961) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 until his death in 1961, as a member of the governing Social Credit caucus.
Gilliland was a farmer in the Peace River district for thirty years before running for public office. [2]
Gilliland first ran for a seat in the Albert Legislature in the 1944 general election. He was nominated as the Social Credit candidate in Peace River on the second count at a convention held in Grimshaw, Alberta on March 2, 1944. [2] Gilliland took over 50% of the vote to defeat incumbent independent Eld Martin and two other candidates. [3]
In the 1948 general election Gilliland defeated two other candidates with over 60% of the popular vote. [4] Of the eleven MLAs who represented Peace River until 1948 he was the only one to win a second term in office.
In the 1952 general election Gilliland rolled up a very large majority over two other candidates. [5] In the 1955 general election he won over 50% of the popular vote to hold his district. [6]
In the 1959 general election Gilliland defeated two other candidates with over 60% of the popular vote. [7]
Gilliland suffered a heart attack at the 1961 Social Credit national convention in Ottawa. He died later that year while hospitalized in Edmonton. [8]