Eld Martin
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
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| name = Eld James Martin
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| birth_date ={{Birth date|1886|7|5}}
| birth_place = Oxford, England{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vlpLAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Martin,+eld+james%22|title = Guide Parlementaire Canadien|year = 1944}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1968|9|16|1886|7|5}}
| residence =
| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
| constituency = Peace River
| term_start = March 21, 1940
| term_end = August 8, 1944
| predecessor = William Lampley
| successor = William Gilliland
| party = Independent
| religion =
| occupation = politician
}}
Eld James "Eddie" Martin (July 5, 1886 – September 16, 1968) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944 as an independent.
Political career
Martin ran as an independent candidate in the 1940 Alberta general election in a straight fight against incumbent Social Credit MLA William Bailey. He defeated Bailey by 139 votes.{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1940&Constit=Peace_River| title=Peace River Official Results 1940 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=March 21, 2010}} In the 1944 general election he was defeated in a four-way race by Social Credit candidate W. Floyd Gilliland.{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1944&Constit=Peace_River| title=Peace River Official Results 1944 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | accessdate=March 21, 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:Independent Alberta MLAs
Category:British emigrants to Canada
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta