Eld Martin

Eld James "Eddie" Martin (July 5, 1886 – September 16, 1968) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944 as an independent.

Eld James Martin
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office March 21, 1940 – August 8, 1944
Preceded by	William Lampley
Succeeded by	William Gilliland
Constituency	Peace River
Personal details
Born	(1886-07-05)July 5, 1886 Oxford, England[1]
Died	September 16, 1968(1968-09-16) (aged 82)
Political party	Independent
Occupation	politician

Political career

Martin ran as an independent candidate in the 1940 Alberta general election in a straight fight against incumbent Social Credit MLA William Bailey. He defeated Bailey by 139 votes.^[2] In the 1944 general election he was defeated in a four-way race by Social Credit candidate W. Floyd Gilliland.^[3]