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Garnet Coulter

Garnet Coulter

Canadian politician

Garnet Coulter QC (August 1882 – 8 October 1975)[1] was a Canadian politician serving as an alderman and the 35th Mayor of Winnipeg.

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After graduating with a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Manitoba, Coulter served as a lawyer in Winnipeg since 1907. He joined the Winnipeg School Board in 1924, serving as its chairman in 1932 and 1933.[1]

In 1936, he left the school board and became a Winnipeg alderman for Ward Two. He was elected Winnipeg's Mayor in 1942, holding that position from 1943 until 1954.[3] He established the Manitoba Flood Relief Fund following the 1950 Red River Flood.[1]

Coulter remained single until 1948 when he married Jessica Allan, the first full-time Executive Director of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities[4][2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Garnet Coulter (1882-1975)". Manitoba Historical Society. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Off the List". Time. 3 May 1948. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  3. [3]
    City Government / Mayors, Past and Present at City of Winnipeg Archived 25 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    Hendler, Sue; Markovich, Julia (2017). I Was the Only Woman. Vancouver: UBC Press. p. 102.


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