Find A Grave - Edmonton

Armstrong, George S. b. 1867 d. June 9, 1947
Edmonton Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, from 1911 to 1912. He also served as an Edmonton city Alderman from 1908 to 1910.
Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Blatchford, Kenneth Alexander 'Kenny' b. March 5, 1882 d. April 20, 1933
Mayor of Edmonton. He was born in Minnesoda, Manitoba, Canada; son of Peter and Margaret (nee Murchison) Blatchford, both of Scottish-Canadian heritage. His family moved to Alberta by ox-cart, arriving in Edmonton in the 1890s. During his professional career he sold newspapers and periodicals, operated a grist mill during the Klondike rush, worked at the Edmonton Power plant and worked as an insurance broker. He served as an alderman for the city of Edmonton from 1922 to 1923 and then as mayor...[Read More] (Bio by: DXA)
Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Bright, John D. b. June 11, 1930 d. December 14, 1983
Professional Football Player. Member of the College Football Hall of Fame, the Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and the Edmonton Eskimo Football Club Wall of Honor. As a football player at Drake University, he became the first sophomore in history to lead the nation in total offense and did so again as a junior. In the fall of 1951, he was ahead of his previous year's record pace and a leading contender for the Heisman Trophy. A controversial play in a game...[Read More]
Cause of death: Complications following surgery
Holy Cross Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Bury, Ambrose Upton Gledstones b. August 1, 1869 d. April 3, 1951
Edmonton Mayor. A noted Edmonton lawyer, he served as the Mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, from 1927 to 1929. He also served as a Member of the House of Commons in 1925, and 1930 to 1935, Edmonton City Alderman from 1922 to 1925, and a District Court Judge in 1935. He retired from politics in 1944. (Bio by: K)
Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Edmiston, William S. d. July 24, 1903
Edmonton Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, from 1898 to 1899. He also served as an Edmonton city Alderman from 1895 to 1896. After he moved to Edmonton from Glasgow, Scotland, he helped to design and build the city's first brick school.
Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Hunter, William Dickenson 'Wild Bill' b. 1920 d. December 16, 2002
Hockey Coach and Businessman. Hunter played hockey for the Paisley Pirates from 1959 to 1960 in the BNL hockey league, and was also head coach of the Saskatoon Quakers from 1948 to 1949 in the WCSHL hockey league, and head coach of the Edmonton Oil Kings from 1968 to 1970 in the WCHL hockey league. Also a noted businessman, Hunter founded and promoted the Edmonton Oilers NHL team franchise. (Bio by: K)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Knott, Daniel Kennedy b. 1889 d. November 26, 1959
Edmonton Mayor. A noted labour leader, printer, and newpaperman for the Buffalo Express, Edmonton Bulletin, and the Edmonton Journal, and a noted athlete, he served as the Mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, from 1931 to 1934. Also served as an Edmonton city Alderman from 1923 to 1926, 1930 to 1931, and 1937 to 1941. He led the bowling team that won the 1911 American Bowling Congress in Spokane, Washington. (Bio by: K)
Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Leedy, John Whitnah b. March 8, 1849 d. March 24, 1935
Kansas Governor. He received little education due to the early death of his father. He performed menial labor on a farm and in a store. At fourteen he ignored his mother's protest and military rejection and joined a Civil War troop that he served until the end of the war. In 1872 he switched from the Republican party to the Democratic party and switched again when the Populist, or People's, party was formed in 1890. He threw his hat into the political arena in 1892 and was elected to the Kansas...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
MacKenzie, Kenneth W. b. February 3, 1862 d. October 9, 1929
Edmonton Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, from 1900 to 1901, and in 1905. He also served as an Edmonton city Alderman in 1899. After leaving politics he worked as a math teacher, school principal, and as an agent for Dominion Lands from 1905 to 1913.
Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
McAuley, Kenneth Leslie 'Tubby' b. January 9, 1921 d. June 18, 1992
Professional Hockey Player. A native of Edmonton, Alberta, 'Ken' McAuley played the position of Goalie for teams in the NHL, WCSHL, EJrHL, WIHL, and the S-SSHL hockey leagues. McAuley played for the Edmonton Maple Leafs from 1938 to 1941, Regina Rangers from 1941 to 1942, New York Rangers from 1943 to 1945, Edmonton Flyers from 1945 to 1947, Saskatoon Quakers from 1947 to 1949, and the Kimberley Dynamiters from 1949 to 1950. McAuley passed away in his native Edmonton, Alberta, on June 18, 1992...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Miles, Roland 'Rollie' b. February 16, 1927 d. August 17, 1995
Professional Football Player. He played as a running back form the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos. On August 18, 1956, against Saskatchewan, he scored a touchdown in the first quarter. Those points were the very first points scored in the newly formed CFL. After hhis career he was elected as a member of the Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and the Edmonton Eskimo Football Club Wall of Honour.
Holy Cross Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Parsons, Sidney b. 1893 d. April 22, 1955
Edmonton Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, from 1949 to 1951. He also served as an Edmonton city Alderman from 1938 to 1949, and President of the Edmonton Trades and Labour Council from 1941 to 1945. Also a veteran of World War I, he served overseas with the 49th Battlion, of the Edmonton Regiment. (Bio by: K)
Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Reid, Richard Gavin b. January 17, 1879 d. October 17, 1980
Alberta Premier. During the 1900 to 1902 Boer War, he served as a Lance-Sergeant in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He served as the Premier of Alberta from July 10, 1934, to September 3, 1935. He also served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1921 to 1934, Minister of Public Health from 1921 to 1933, Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1921 to 1923, and 1925 to 1934, Provincial Treasurer from 1923 to 1934, Minister of Lands and Mines from 1930 to 1934, Member of the Executive...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Rutherford, Alexander Cameron b. February 2, 1857 d. January 11, 1941
First Premier of Alberta (1905-1910). Liberal lawyer who became the first premier, treasurer and minister of education of the newly-created Province of Alberta. Later Chancellor of the University of Alberta (1927-1941).
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Short, William b. January 11, 1866 d. January 27, 1926
Edmonton Mayor. A noted lawyer, mason, and motorist, who owned the first car in the city of Edmonton, he served as the Mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, from 1902 to 1904, and in 1913.
Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Smith, Hank b. September 15, 1934 d. October 20, 2002
Musician. Born Heinz Theodor Schmitz, he relocated to Canada in 1957 and established himself as a popular country music artist. In 1963, he formed the band Wild Rose Country and recorded ten albums. Twelve of Smith's singles made the Canadian Country Music Chart and his album "Country My Way", included four number 1 hits on it's own. He was the founding president of the Canadian Country Music Association and for his achievements in country music, he was named to the Order of Canada in 1995. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Beechmount Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Warwick, Grant David 'Knobby' b. October 11, 1921 d. September 27, 1999
Professional Hockey Player. Also known as "Knobby". A native of Regina, Saskatchewan, Warwick played for teams in the NHL, S-SJHL, M-Cup, Al-Cup, AHL, MMHL, OSHL, WEC-A, and the WIHL hockey leagues. Warwick who was the brother of famed hockey player Bill Warwick, played the position of Right Wing for the Regina Abbotts from 1938 to 1940, Regina Rangers from 1940 to 1941, New York Rangers from 1941 to 1948, Boston Bruins from 1947 to 1949, Montreal Canadiens from 1949 to 1950, Buffalo Bisons...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
South Haven Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Plot: Grave 17, Block 14, Section E

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