Alexander Bannerman Warburton (April 5, 1852 – January 14, 1929) was a politician, jurist and author, who served as the seventh

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, Canada. Alexander was born in Summerside, the son of James Warburton, who was a member of the provincial assembly. Named after Lieut. Governor, Sir

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, he was educated in Summerside, at St. Dunstan's College, King's College in

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and the

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. He was called to the bar in 1879. He was a director for the ''Patriot'' Publishing Company and the Eastern Assurance Company of Canada. Warburton was first elected to the province's

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in 1891 as a

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, and was re-elected in 1893 and 1897. He became

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of the province on October 27, 1897, when his predecessor resigned to move to

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. Warburton only served in the position for eight months until resigning in June 1898 to accept a judicial appointment. In the 1908 federal election, he was elected to the

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as a

Member of Parliament (MP), but lost his

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in the 1911 election that defeated the Laurier Liberals. He attempted to return to the House but was again defeated in the 1917 election. In 1920, Warburton returned to the bench as a judge on

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and held that position until his death. Warburton wrote two books on the history of the island, ''Prince Edward Island, Past and Present'' in 1905, and ''A History of Prince Edward Island'' published in 1923. Prior to entering politics, Warburton started a movement to beautify

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which resulting in the planting of more than 800 trees along main thoroughfares and in public squares, many of which stand to this day.

References

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''Past and Present of Prince Edward Island ...'', DA MacKinnon & AB Warburton (1906)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warburton, Alexander 1852 births 1929 deaths Politicians from Summerside, Prince Edward Island Canadian Anglicans Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Prince Edward Island Premiers of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs Prince Edward Island Liberal Party leaders 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada