Philip Daly

Philip Ernest Daly was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.

Biography

Philip Ernest Daly was born in Neenah, Wisconsin in December 1860 to Charles B. Daly, from Kingston, Canada West. As a young adult, he was employed with the Merchant's bank in Belleville and Woodstock, Ontario. He came to Edmonton from Winnipeg in 1886 and bought a pharmacy from Herbert Charles Wilson, which he operated, along with a bank, until 1890, after which he went into the flour and feed business.
He was elected to Edmonton's first Edmonton [Town Council|town council] in 1892, finishing sixth of fourteen candidates in an election in which the top six candidates were elected alderman. He did not seek re-election in 1893.
He died in Sebastian [County, Arkansas|Sebastian County], Arkansas on January 22, 1923.