Edwin William Brunsden

Who was Edwin William Brunsden?

Edwin William Brunsden was an agent, an agrologist. He saw combat in World War I and served as a Canadian federal politician from 1958 to 1962.

Brunsden served overseas in World War I from 1915 to 1918. He served with the 29th Infantry Battalion.

Brunsden first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1957 federal election. He was defeated by Social Credit candidate Horace Olson. Parliament would be dissolved a year later and Brunsden and Olson would face each other in the 1958 federal election with Edwin defeating Olson in a hotly contested election. Olson would run against Brunsden for a third time in the 1962 federal election. In that election Olson would defeat Brunsden. A year later the Liberal minority government would fall forcing the 1963 federal election. Brunsden would attempt win back his seat and run against Olson for the 4th time, Olson defeated him again, and he retired from federal politics.