Albert Edward Munn Explained

Albert Edward Munn
Birthname:Albert Edward Munn
Birth Date:1865 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Trafalgar Township, Canada West
Spouse:Esther McGill
m. 4 January 1892[1]
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Lillooet
Predecessor:Archibald McDonald
Successor:Ernest Crawford Carson
Term Start:1924
Term End:1928
Riding2:Vancouver North
Predecessor2:Alexander Duncan McRae
Successor2:Charles Grant MacNeil
Term Start2:July 1930
Term End2:October 1935
Profession:lumber merchant, manager
Party:Liberal

Albert Edward Munn (30 January 1865  - 22 February 1946) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Munn was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Trafalgar Township, Canada West becoming a lumber merchant and manager.

Munn attended school at Otterville, Ontario. He became a councillor for the city of Orillia, Ontario for two years.

He moved to British Columbia and entered provincial politics there, becoming a Liberal member of the legislature at the Lillooet riding in the 1924 provincial election. He was defeated by Ernest Crawford Carson in the 1928 provincial election.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Vancouver North riding in the 1930 general election. After serving only one term, the 17th Canadian Parliament, he was defeated by Charles Grant MacNeil of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in the 1935 election.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Normandin, A.L. . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1932 .