18 Facts About Dan Knott

Dan Knott was born in Collingwood, Ontario, on July 1,1879, to Hugh Knott and Margaret Wright.

Dan Knott apprenticed as a printer and worked for the Buffalo Express before moving to Alberta in 1905 to join his father and brother, who had come west two years earlier.

Dan Knott joined the Edmonton Bulletin in 1906, and later worked for the Calgary Herald.

Dan Knott married Mina Matheson in 1907; the couple had two sons.

In 1910, Knott became president of the local typographical union.

In 1922, Dan Knott was a co-founder of an iteration of the Canadian Labour Party, with which he remained active until its 1935 merger with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.

Dan Knott came in tenth of sixteen candidates and was not elected.

Dan Knott joined with Labour men James East, James Findlay and Lionel Gibbs on council.

Dan Knott made his first bid for mayor in the 1926 election, seeking to take advantage of Kenny Blatchford's retirement from municipal politics.

Dan Knott came in second in the first count but did not receive enough votes through transfers to gain a lead over front-runner Ambrose Bury.

Dan Knott was one of three candidates that opposed Bury's re-election bid in the 1927 election.

Dan Knott returned to office as an alderman after the 1929 election.

Dan Knott finished fourth of fifteen candidates - the most popular six were elected.

Dan Knott attempted to return to council as an alderman in the 1936 election, but was soundly defeated, finishing thirteenth of sixteen candidates.

Dan Knott was elected alderman in 1937 and was re-elected in the 1939 election.

Dan Knott was defeated in the 1941 election, in what was his final bid for elected office.

Dan Knott was a member of the Masonic Order and the local hospital and library boards.

Dan Knott was an avid bowler, and led the team that swept the 1911 American Bowling Congress in Spokane.