empt ville , ▁where ▁he ▁sold ▁produce ▁and ▁owned ▁several ▁che ese ▁fact ories , ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Al berta . ▁He ▁far med ▁and ▁ran ched ▁in ▁Clo ver ▁Bar ▁district ▁east ▁of ▁Str ath con a . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁real ▁estate , ▁ins urance ▁and ▁loan ▁ag ency ▁at ▁Str ath con a . ▁Bush ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Str ath con a ▁city ▁council ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁school ▁board . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁he ▁married ▁Henry etta ▁B ower ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁wife . ▁Bush ▁retired ▁from ▁far ming ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁from ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁Ed mont on ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁after ▁Str ath con a ▁am alg am ated ▁with ▁Ed mont on . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Fre em asons , ▁the ▁An cient ▁Order ▁of ▁United ▁Work men ▁and ▁the ▁Lo yal ▁Orange ▁L odge . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁parliament ary ▁companion , ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁J A ▁Gem mill ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁province