Charles Edwin Long

Charles Edwin Long (August 21, 1879 – August 4, 1953) was an American-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented North Battleford in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member.[1]

He was born in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Edwin F. Long and Lilly L. Stulz, and was educated at the University of Wisconsin. Long cane to Canada in 1906, settling on a farm at North Battleford, Saskatchewan. In 1910, he married Ethel Agnes Agnew. Long did not run for reelection in 1921 but was defeated when he attempted to regain his seat in the House of Commons as a Conservative in 1926. He died in North Battleford at the age of 73.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Charles Edwin Long – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ↑ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


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