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Elias George Conklin (16 August 1845 – 20 April 1901) 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.

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.

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

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. ^ 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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