Daniel Morkeberg

Daniel J. Morkeberg was a provincial politician and dairy farmer from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government. Morkeberg was born and raised in Denmark. He moved to western Canada in 1898. After moving to Alberta he became a pioneer in the development of the dairy industry in the province. He was a leader in the movement to unionize dairymen and served as the first president of the Alberta Dairyman's Association in 1919. Morkeberg ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1917 Alberta general election as a candidate for the Liberals. He defeated incumbent Fred Archer and an independent candidate to win the Innisfail...