15 Facts About Edgar Gerhart

Edgar Henry Gerhart was a lawyer, judge and politician from Alberta, Canada.

Edgar Gerhart served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1952 to 1971 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in government.

Edgar Gerhart served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Ernest Manning and Harry Strom from 1967 to 1971.

Edgar Henry Gerhart was born on December 18,1923, in the town of Drumheller, Alberta.

Edgar Gerhart's father was Clarence Gerhart served as a member of the Legislative Assembly representing Acadia-Coronation from 1940 to 1955, as well as several portfolio's in Premier Ernest Manning's cabinet, including Minister of Municipal Affairs.

Edgar Gerhart would marry his wife Margaret Tiffin on March 4,1944, in Calgary, and have five children together.

Edgar Gerhart first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1952 general election.

Edgar Gerhart was re-elected in the 1955 Alberta general election.

The Edmonton electoral district was broken up into single-member ridings in 1959, and Edgar Gerhart ran for re-election in the new district of Edmonton North West.

In 1960, Edgar Gerhart ran for a seat on Edmonton city council in the municipal election while still an MLA.

Edgar Gerhart finished 12th out of 15 candidates, short of a place on council.

Edgar Gerhart held that portfolio until July 16,1968, when he resigned to run for the leadership of the Social Credit Party.

Edgar Gerhart finished fifth out of six in the 1968 leadership election and dropped out of the race after the first ballot.

In 1971 Edmonton North West abolished, and Edgar Gerhart ran for re-election that year in the new electoral district of Edmonton-Calder.

Edgar Gerhart was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Tom Chambers.