Ethel Sylvia Wilson
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Ethel Sybella Wilson | |
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| City of Edmonton Alderman | |
| In office October 15, 1952 – October 19, 1966 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office June 18, 1959 – August 30, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | District Abolished |
| Constituency | Edmonton North |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office November 30, 1962 – September 10, 1971 | |
| Premier | Ernest Manning Harry Strom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1902 |
| Died | December 8, 1983 (aged 81) |
| Party | Social Credit |
| Spouse | David Wilson |
| Occupation | Seamstress, labour activist and politician |
Ethel Sybella Wilson (February 13, 1902 - December 8, 1983) was a labour activist and a politician from Alberta, Canada. She served on Edmonton City Council from 1952 to 1966 and as Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLA) from 1959 to 1971. She served as a cabinet minister in the Social Credit governments of Ernest Manning and Harry Strom from 1962 to 1971.
Ethel Sybella Knight[1] was born on February 13, 1902, on a farm just outside Sunnyside, Alberta. She took her post secondary education at Edmonton Business College. Wilson married David Wilson, with whom she had three children. The couple separated in 1937.[2]
After separating from her husband, Wilson entered the work force as a seamstress for Burns Meats, where she worked until her retirement in 1962.[2] During that time she was active in the labour movement, eventually becoming Secretary of the Edmonton Labor Council.[3]