Career
Gaetz moved to the Red Deer area with his mother Catherine Gaetz in the fall of 1885. They got applied for and got homesteads in the area. The area is now known as the Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary.
Gaetz ran for a seat as the Liberal candidate in a by-election held on October 28, 1918.
Gaetz ran for a second term in the 1921 Alberta general election. He was easily defeated by United Farmers candidate George Smith in a two way race.
He faced off against Smith for the second time and Conservative candidate William Payne. The race was hotly contested Gaetz finished third and was eliminated on the first count.
His second preferences put Smith over the top.
