The November 1886 Calgary municipal election was held on November 3, 1886 to elect a Mayor and four Councillors to sit on the third Calgary Town Council from November 4, 1886 to January 16, 1888.
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George Murdoch
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George Murdoch was a Canadian politician, Alberta pioneer, saddle-maker, and the first mayor of Calgary, Alberta.
November 1886 Calgary municipal election
…by a special Territorial Ordinance effective October 21, 1886 following an order by local Stipendiary Magistrate Jeremiah Travis. Travis contended George Murdoch had tampered with the voters' list and a new council was appointed which failed to garner public support. Voting rights were provided to any male British…
George Murdoch ca 1866