Elias George Conklin

Mayor
Elias George Conklin
5th Mayor of Winnipeg
In office
1881–1881
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba member for Winnipeg North
In office
1883–1886
Personal details
Born(1845-08-16)16 August 1845[1]
Keglane, Brant County, Canada West
Died20 April 1901(1901-04-20) (aged 55)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
SpouseJanet Scott (m. 1873)

Elias George Conklin (16 August 1845 – 20 April 1901)[2] was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the fifth Mayor of Winnipeg.

Conklin was born in 1845 near what is today Paris, Ontario. During his private career, he was a partner in the real estate firm Conklin and Fortune and was also involved in construction and grist mill ventures.[2]

Towards the end of 1880, after Conklin had been a city alderman for some time, he defeated William Gomez Fonseca in the Winnipeg mayoral election. Conklin served as Mayor in 1881, then left that office after serving only one year.[3]

Conklin was a Liberal candidate in Winnipeg in the 1882 Canadian federal election.[4]

In 1883, he was elected for the Winnipeg North provincial riding. Conklin served one term there until his defeat in the 1886 provincial election.

References

  1. ^ MLA Biographies - Deceased at the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Archived March 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Manitoba Historical Society - Elias George Conklin
  3. ^ William Gomez Fonseca at the 'Dictionary of Canadian Biography'
  4. ^ "Our Winnipeg Letter". Montreal Gazette. May 30, 1882. p. 8. Retrieved June 8, 2023.



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