David Alexander Best (November 21, 1880
Early life
Best was born in Derry, to David Best and Martha Peden, In 1907, he married Rachel Watterson. A number of Conservatives opposed joining the coalition, and ran for the legislature against their party's position.
Best was one of three anti-coalition Conservatives elected to the legislature in 1941. He defeated CCF incumbent James Aiken in Assiniboia