Antonio Prince Explained

Antonio Prince
Birth Date:1859 10, mf=y
Birth Place:St. Gregoire, Canada East, Province of Canada
Death Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Spouse:Georgette Prince
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for St. Albert
Term Start:November 1891
Term End:November 1894
Predecessor:Samuel Cunningham
Successor:Daniel Maloney
Party:Independent
Occupation:Lawyer

Marie François Antonio Prince[1] (October 22, 1859 – April 8, 1906) was a Canadian politician. He served on the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for St. Albert from 1891 to 1894.[2]

Born in Quebec, Prince attended Nicolet College and studied law under Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He was later a cattle rancher from Battleford, Saskatchewan, and came to Edmonton in 1887. During his time in the legislature he was a lawyer who lived in Edmonton. He was president of the St. Albert Liberal Association. He was also a former deputy registrar in the Territories' Land Titles' office at Regina.[3] [4] He was elected in 1891 to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, and served until his defeat in the 1894 election.

He died suddenly of heart failure in Edmonton in 1906. At the time of his death he was working for the Edmonton land registry, and was survived by his wife and three children.[5]

Electoral results

1891 election

November 7, 1891, election
Name Vote%Antonio Prince210L. Garneaun/aDaniel Maloney183
Total Votesn/a

1894 election

October 31, 1894, election
Name Vote%Daniel Maloney36853.10%Antonio Prince32548.90%
Total Votes693100%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peel 2569, p. 31.
  2. Web site: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905 . Saskatchewan Archives . 30 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928101028/http://www.saskarchives.com/web/seld/1-00.pdf . 28 September 2007 . dead .
  3. Book: Glanures du Calgary Herald, 1883-1910. 9782980823855. Degrâce. Éloi. 2006.
  4. Web site: Automated Genealogy 1901 Census Transcription Project.
  5. News: Sudden Demise of Antonio Prince. April 9, 1906. 1. Edmonton Bulletin. Edmonton, Alberta. February 20, 2014.