| description: | William (Billy) Ashbury Buchanan Was Born In South Monagham, On., On July 2, 1876. He Was Educated In Several Parishes In Ontario. He Began His Newspaper Career With The Old Peterborough Review When He Was 17. At Age 24 He Went To The Toronto Telegram As City Editor And Later Became Managing Director Of The St. Thomas, Ontario, Journal. In 1905 He Moved West And Acquiried Ownership Of The Lethbridge Herald In 1907 And Became Active In The Development Of Southern Alberta. He Organized The First Legislative Library For The Alberta Legislature. In 1909 He Was Elected To The Alberta Legislature As A Liberal Member For The City Of Lethbridge. In 1910 He Became Minister Without Portfolio In The Futherford Government. In 1911 He Ran In The Federal Election And Took His Seat In The House Of Commons Under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier As A Representative Of Medicine Hat, Ab. In 1925 He Was Appointed Senator. He Died In 1954 At The Age Of 78. Photo From A Glass Lantern Slide By Foote And James; Courtesy Of R.H. Shelford. |