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About Elias George Conklin
- 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.In 1883, he was elected to the at the Winnipeg North provincial riding.
- Conklin served one term there until his defeat in the 1886 provincial election.
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