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Donald Watson Davis

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Donald Watson Davis (November 23, 1849 – June 4, 1906) was a politician from Northwest Territories, Canada.

Early life

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He was born in Londonderry, Vermont. He served in the Union army during the U.S. Civil War.

Career

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He moved to southern Alberta in 1869. He worked as a whiskey peddler at Fort Whoop-up when the North-West Mounted Police marched west in 1874. He turned his hand to building the NWMP's Fort Macleod and Fort Calgary.[1]

He was general manager of the I.G. Baker and Company in Alberta in the 1880s.[2]

Davis was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1887 Canadian federal election. He was one of the first Members of Parliament to represent the North-West Territories. He represented the new Alberta (Provisional District). He was re-elected in 1891. .

References

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  1. ^ MacGregor, Alberta, p. 121, 124
  2. ^ "Davis, D.W. Davis, Rider - Alberta On Record". albertaonrecord.ca. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
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Preceded by
New District
Member of Parliament Alberta (Provisional District)
1887–1896
Succeeded by