Edith Gostick
Canadian politician
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Edith Hannah Gostick (née Thomas; January 15, 1894 – July 8, 1984) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a representative from the electoral district of Calgary from 1935 to 1940.
Succeeded byJames Mahaffy
William Aberhart
Andrew Davison
William Aberhart
Andrew Davison
BornJanuary 15, 1894
DiedJuly 8, 1984 (aged 90)
Edith Gostick | |
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| MLA for Calgary | |
| In office 1935–1940 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Farthing William Ross Fred White Norman Hindsley |
| Succeeded by | James Mahaffy William Aberhart Andrew Davison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 15, 1894 |
| Died | July 8, 1984 (aged 90) |
| Party | Social Credit |
Political career
Gostick ran for a seat as a Social Credit Party of Alberta candidate in the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election. She was declared elected on the 18th vote count, taking the fourth seat in the Legislature.[2] Gostick ran for re-election in the 1940 general election but was defeated.[3]
Her son Ron Gostick was a well-known publisher of anti-Semitic and far right literature.
