Background
Bannerman was born at Helmsdale, Scotland, the son of Thomas and Barbara (née McKay) Bannerman.
Bannerman was born at Helmsdale, Scotland, the son of Thomas and Barbara (née McKay) Bannerman.
He served on the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for East Calgary from 1894 to 1898. After Christina"s death in 1907, he remarried English-born Emma Northfield. Bannerman came to Alberta, settling in Edmonton in 1882, and Calgary the year after.
Though he was politically affiliated with the Conservative Party of Canada, he served as an Independent in the Legislative Assembly.
He was elected in 1894 to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, and served until his defeat in 1898. Upon his defeat, he lived in Banff, Alberta.
He died in Calgary in 1932. 1894 election
1898 election.
He was one of Calgary"s first members of the legislature.
