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John Henry Edmison (April 5, 1872 – March 22, 1932) was a medical doctor and politician in
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, Canada. He served in the
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from 1922 to 1932. Edmison was born in
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(now
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), the son of Reverend Henry Edmison, and was educated in
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, at Queen's University and at the
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. He had a professional medical degree, and worked as a physician. In 1901, he married May A. McMillan. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1922 provincial election, for the constituency of Brandon City. In the previous election, vote-splitting between the Liberal and
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parties in Brandon had resulted in the election of Albert E. Smith, a candidate of the Labour Party. In 1922, Edmison ran as an independent endorsed by both the Liberals and Conservatives, and defeated Smith by 1,221 votes. Edmison remained an independent throughout his time in the legislature. He was re-elected in the 1927 election, defeating candidates of the Labour and Progressive parties. Once again, neither the Liberals nor Conservatives fielded a candidate against him. He died at home in Brandon, shortly before the 1932 election.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Edmison, John H. 1875 births 1932 deaths Canadian people of Icelandic descent Independent MLAs in Manitoba Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba