. ▁ ▁H utton ▁focused ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁office ▁on ▁impro ving ▁education ▁in ▁Ed mont on ▁by ▁holding ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁open ▁for ums ▁at ▁Ed mont on ▁area ▁schools . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁for ums ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁for ▁more ▁money ▁to ▁improve ▁programs ▁and ▁school ▁infrastr ucture . ▁He ▁also ▁gave ▁a ▁ 2 ▁million ▁doll ar ▁che que ▁to ▁the ▁Y M CA ▁Ed mont on ▁with ▁funds ▁raised ▁through ▁Al berta ▁Lot ter ies . ▁ ▁H utton ▁ran ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Al berta ▁general ▁election ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Bruce ▁Miller ▁a ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁Al berta ▁Liber als . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁after ▁an ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Al berta ▁M embers ▁List ing ▁ ▁Category : Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Association ▁of ▁Al berta ▁ML As ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Canadian ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁following ▁events ▁occurred ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 2 : ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁( Th urs day ) ▁Jimmy ▁Walker ▁res igned ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Joseph ▁V . ▁McK ee ▁became ▁acting ▁mayor . ▁Let icia ▁Inc ident : ▁Peru ▁and ▁Colombia ▁threatened ▁to ▁go