Daniel Webster Warner (October 1, 1857 – May 14, 1933) was a farmer, rancher and Canadian federal politician. He was active in the early farm organizations of the Edmonton area and then held important posts in the

United Farmers of Alberta The United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) is an association of Alberta farmers that has served different roles in its 100-year history – as a lobby group, a successful political party, and as a farm-supply retail chain. As a political party, it forme ...

after its founding in 1909. Warner first ran for a seat in the

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in the

1917 Canadian federal election The 1917 Canadian federal election (sometimes referred to as the khaki election) was held on December 17, 1917, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 13th Parliament of Canada. Described by historian Michael Bliss as the ...

in the Battle River district. He ran as a Laurier Liberal candidate and was defeated in a close race by Unionist candidate William John Blair. Warner ran again in the

1921 Canadian federal election The 1921 Canadian federal election was held on December 6, 1921, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 14th Canadian Parliament, 14th Parliament of Canada. The Unionist Party (Canada), Union government that had governed Cana ...

, this time as a United Farmers (

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) candidate. His nomination as a

candidate was hotly contested - his defeated opponent

Rice Sheppard Rice Sheppard (April 2, 1861 – August 26, 1947) was a politician and farmers' activist in Alberta, Canada. He served on Edmonton City Council for many years, ran for mayoral, provincial, and federal office, and was an executive member of the Uni ...

ran anyway as a Labour candidate.Edmonton Bulletin, October 6, 1921, p. 1 With a landslide, Warner defeated Sheppard and the incumbent Conservative MP, James McCrie Douglas (soon to be mayor of Edmonton). Warner served one term in Parliament before attempting re-election in the

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His electoral district of Strathcona had been abolished so he ran in the new

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district. He was defeated by Liberal candidate and former provincial MLA Stanley Tobin.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warner, Daniel 1857 births 1933 deaths People from Keokuk County, Iowa Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Progressive Party of Canada MPs Candidates in the 1917 Canadian federal election Liberal Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons American emigrants to Canada 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada