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John William Welbourn

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John W. Welbourn
Member of Parliament
for Jasper—Edson
In office
1949–1953
Preceded byWalter Frederick Kuhl
Succeeded byCharles Yuill
Personal details
Born(1900-04-11)April 11, 1900
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DiedNovember 14, 1965(1965-11-14) (aged 65)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Professionfarmer

John William Welbourn (April 11, 1900 – November 14, 1965) was a farmer and a Canadian federal politician. He was born in Edmonton.[1]

Welbourn first ran for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal candidate in the 1945 federal election. He was defeated by incumbent Member of Parliament Walter Kuhl. Kuhl would run again in the 1949 federal election he would defeat Kuhl gaining almost 3000 votes from his previous total to win the Jasper—Edson electoral district. Welbourn would serve one term in office before being defeated by Charles Yuill in the 1953 federal election. He died at Victoria, British Columbia in 1965.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Edmonton Obituaries - Results | Edmonton Public Library". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Obituaries". The Edmonton Journal. 16 November 1965. p. 24.
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