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Edmund Boyd Osler (21 August 1919 – 1 April 1987) was a Canadian politician and Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada.

He was born in Winnipeg in 1919 and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1937. He also studied at War Staff College, Royal Canadian Air Force. He served as a Royal Canadian Air Force sergeant pilot and was promoted to squadron leader from 1940 to 1945. Upon retirement, he worked as an insurance executive and writer. He died in Winnipeg in 1987.[1]

He was first elected in the 1968 general election at the Winnipeg South Centre riding and served one term, the 28th Canadian Parliament. Osler left Parliament after his defeat in the 1972 election to A. Daniel McKenzie of the Progressive Conservative party.

E. B. Osler was the author of A Light in the Wilderness (1953) and The Man Who had to Hang Louis Riel (1961) and La Salle (1967).[1] He was the grandson and namesake of the 19th century businessman and politician Edmund Boyd Osler.

Electoral history

1972 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg South Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Dan McKenzie 25,550 45.2 +16.3
Liberal E. B. Osler 20,516 36.3 −15.5
New Democratic Harvey H. Moats 10,460 18.5 +0.6
Total valid votes 56,526 100.0
1968 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg South Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E. B. Osler 23,775 51.8 +15.5
Progressive Conservative Duff Roblin 13,268 28.9 −12.9
New Democratic Frances Thompson 8,240 17.9 −1.8
Independent Conservative John McDowell 632 1.4
Total valid votes 45,915 100.0

References

  1. ^ a b Goldsborough, Gordon (23 September 2010). "Edmund Boyd Osler (1919-1987)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 1 February 2011.

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