Eric Musgreave

Eric Charles Musgreave (July 21, 1921 – June 16, 2000) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1989 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus and as an Alderman on Calgary City Council from 1967 to 1974.[1]

Eric Charles Musgreave
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
March 26, 1975 – March 19, 1989
Preceded byCalvin Lee
Succeeded byYolande Gagnon
ConstituencyCalgary-McKnight
Alderman on Calgary City Council
In office
1967–1974
Personal details
BornJuly 21, 1921
Condor, Alberta
DiedJune 16, 2000(2000-06-16) (aged 78)
Calgary, Alberta
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseBetty Patricia Diane Smith[1]
Childrenfour[1]
Alma materCarleton University (BComm)

Early life

Musgreave was born on July 21, 1921, in Condor, Alberta to Frank and Louisa Musgreave. He was educated at Western Canada High School in Calgary, Alberta. Musgreave enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.[1]

Musgreave attended Carleton University following the War, earning a Bachelor in Commerce and began working at Imperial Oil in Calgary.[1]

Political career

Musgreave was elected as Alderman on Calgary City Council for Ward 1 in the 1969 Calgary municipal election. He served three more terms before entering provincial politics.[1]

Musgreave ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1967 Alberta general election. He was defeated by Social Credit incumbent Lee Leavitt.[2] He made another attempt to win a seat in the 1975 Alberta general election, this time in the electoral district of Calgary-McKnight. This time, Musgreave was successful as he defeated future MLA Ray Martin and two other candidates with a landslide victory.[3]

Musgreave was returned for a second term in the 1979 Alberta general election.[4] His popular support dropped slightly but he still won the electoral district convincingly. His largest victory came in the 1982 Alberta general election when he was returned for a third term. He defeated four other candidates and won the district with 10,000 votes over his second place competitor Eileen Nesbitt of the New Democrats.[5]

The 1986 general election saw Musgreave's popularity plummet and his popular vote drop by almost two thirds. He still won the three-way race by doubling second place Sandra Botting from the New Democrats vote.[6] Musgreave retired from provincial politics at the dissolution of the assembly in 1989. He died of a stroke in 2000.[7]

References
  1. "Eric Musgreave Fonds". HeRMIS - Heritage Resources Management Information System. Provincial Archives of Alberta. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. "Calgary Queens Park results 1967". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  3. "Calgary-McKnight results 1975". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  4. "Calgary-McKnight results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  5. "Calgary-McKnight results 1982". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  6. "Calgary-McKnight results 1986". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  7. `He always tried to do right': Former MLA Eric Musgreave dies after stroke: [Final Edition] Thompson, Wendy-Anne. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 17 June 2000: B5.
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