Edward Prudden

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = Edward Hulburd Prudden

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| birth_date ={{Birth date|1859|9|28}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|1932|7|14|1859|9|28}}

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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

| constituency = Stettler

| term_start = June 7, 1917

| term_end = July 18, 1921

| predecessor = Robert Shaw

| successor = Albert Sanders

| party = Liberal

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| occupation = politician

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Edward Hulburd Prudden (1859-1932) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government.

Political career

Prudden ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1917 Alberta general election as a candidate for the provincial Liberals. He won a close race over Conservative candidate George McMorris by 33 votes to hold the seat for his party.{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1917&Constit=Stettler | title=Stettler Anne results 1917| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=April 1, 2010}}

Prudden ran for a second term in the 1921 Alberta general election. He was defeated in a landslide in the two-way race by United Farmers candidate Albert Sanders.{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1921&Constit=Stettler | title=Stettler Anne results 1921| publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=April 1, 2010}}

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