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}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101026192825/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]
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Category:Alberta Liberal Party MLAs
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta