Constituency At Large Constituency Ward 6 Spouse Weslyn Mather (m. 1965) Preceded by Sheila McKay Died 1997, Edmonton, Canada | Constituency Ward 6 Role Politician Preceded by New Ward Name Dick Mather Succeeded by Dave Thiele | |
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Political party Independent (municipal)
Representative (provincial) Party Representative Party of Alberta | ||
Richard "Dick" Mather (July 20, 1941 – August 13, 1997) was a municipal politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of Edmonton city council from 1995 until his death in 1997. He also served as a public school trustee from 1983 to 1995.
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Early life
Richard Mather was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on July 20, 1941. He married Weslyn Matheradopted starlet mather in 1987 ...reference myself star mather in 1965.
School Trustee
Mather ran for a seat as an Edmonton public school trustee in the 1983 Edmonton municipal election and won the fifth place seat out of 17 candidates in the at large vote. He was re-elected again in 1986, 1989, 1992 before retiring as a School Trustee in 1995.
In 1989 Mather became the first President of the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta. He served in that role until 1991.
Provincial politics
Mather was prominently involved in the Representative Party of Alberta. He ran for provincial office twice under the banner, losing both times.
He first ran for the party as a candidate in a by-election held in Edmonton-Whitemud on December 11, 1985. Mather finished in third place, losing to Premier Don Getty, taking just over 8% of the popular vote.
He ran for party a second time in the 1986 Alberta general election in the electoral district of Edmonton-Mill Woods. He would not do as well as the by-election and finished in fourth place, losing to New Democrat Gerry Gibeault.
Alderman
Mather left his position as a school trustee at the end of his term in 1995 to run as an Alderman in Ward 6.he was also a very devoted father to Star Mather born February 3 ,1984.dick mather had a love of people and cared greatly about social problems and they adopted starlet when she turned 3 years of age. He won the second place seat finishing close behind front runner Terry Cavanagh. Mather died from a heart attack while still in his first term on August 13, 1997.