Warren Prevey Explained

Warren W. Prevey
Birth Date:23 September 1874
Birth Place:Elroy, Wisconsin
Office:City of Edmonton Alderman
Alongside:Aldermen elected in 1917
Term Start:December 10, 1917
Term End:December 8, 1919
Constituency1:Edmonton
Term Start1:June 28, 1926
Term End1:June 19, 1930
Predecessor1:John Bowen, Jeremiah Heffernan, William Henry, Nellie McClung and Andrew McLennan
Successor1:William Atkinson and William Howson
Alongside1:David Duggan, Charles Gibbs, John Lymburn and Charles Weaver
Party:Liberal
Occupation:Businessman, politician

Warren W. Prevey (September 23, 1874  - February 6, 1948)[1] was a business man and politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of Edmonton City Council from 1917 to 1919 and later as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1930 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.

Early life

Prevey founded Edmonton City Dairy & Barns Co. circa 1926 to deliver dairy products to residents in Edmonton, Alberta.[2]

Political career

Prevey began his political career on the municipal level. He ran for a seat to Edmonton City Council in the 1917 Edmonton municipal election. Prevey won the sixth place seat out of seven to earn a two-year term as an alderman. He did not run for a second term in 1919.[3]

Prevey ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Liberal candidate in the 1926 Alberta general election. He won the second last of five seats in the district.[4]

Prevey ran for re-election in the 1930 Alberta general election but was defeated. He finished in seventh place on the first vote count - and did not receive enough alternate preferences from voters in subsequent counts.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Edmonton Civic Politicians: Historical, Biographical, and Contemporary (2005)
  2. Web site: The days of door-to-door delivery. Real Estate Weekly. Vol. 28 No. 10 . Lawrence Herzog. March 11, 2010.
  3. Web site: Election Results 1892 - 1944. City of Edmonton. July 1, 2010. 41.
  4. Web site: Edmonton Official Results 1926 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . March 21, 2010.
  5. Web site: Edmonton Official Results 1930 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . March 21, 2010.