Edward Joseph Garland (16 March 1887 – 19 December 1974) was a farmer, diplomat and a Canadian federal politician. He was born in

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and attended

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and

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Political career

Garland, an active member of the United Farmers of Alberta, was first elected to the

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in the

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as a candidate for the

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. He defeated two other candidates in a landslide to win his first term in office. A founding member of the radical

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of MPs, he stood for re-election in the

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, he was barely re-elected in a hotly contested election to win his second term in office. The government was dissolved after the Liberal-Progressive coalition fell apart and he ran for re-election again just a year later in the

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winning re-election this time under the

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banner. Standing for re-election in the

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, he won his fourth term with a majority of votes cast in the district. Garland was one of the group of radical MPs to meet following the 1930 election and plan the creation of a new party. He was a founding member of that party, the

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, when it was officially launched in 1932. in the

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, he stood as a CCF candidate but was defeated on his bid for a fifth term in office by

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from the

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. Garland served as president of the UFA in the early 1930s.

Diplomatic career

After his career in the Canadian Parliament Garland served as the High Commissioner to

from 4 May 1946 to 19 March 1947. After his term as High Commissioner, he served as Canada's first Envoy to Norway from 25 August 1947 and Iceland from 16 March 1949 with both posts ending on 19 August 1952.

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Edward Joseph Garland Head of Posts List
1887 births 1974 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Progressive Party of Canada MPs Ginger Group MPs Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MPs High commissioners of Canada to Ireland United Farmers of Alberta MPs Ambassadors of Canada to Norway Ambassadors of Canada to Iceland Politicians from Dublin (city) Irish emigrants to Canada People educated at Belvedere College 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Canada-diplomat-stub