Daniel Harcourt Galbraith
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Daniel Harcourt Galbraith | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office July 18, 1921 – June 19, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | James Weir |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Nanton |
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| Born | November 30, 1878 |
| Died | October 30, 1968 (aged 89) |
| Party | United Farmers |
| Occupation | politician |
Daniel Harcourt Galbraith (November 30, 1878 – October 30, 1968) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.
Galbraith was born in 1878 in Guelph, Ontario. His grandfather was Daniel Galbraith, a former Member of Parliament. He took his post secondary education at Ontario Agriculture College where he met his wife and married her. They settled in the Vulcan, Alberta area in 1904. They had three sons Doug, Curly & Robert (Bob) Galbraith.
Galbraith was good friends with Richard Bennett and Arthur Meighen who both served as Conservative prime ministers of Canada.[1]