 |
Garnet Coulter
|
Lawyer, Mayor of Winnipeg (1943-1954).
Born on a farm near Dominion City on 26 August 1882, son of Thomas and Katherine Coulter, after a grade school education, he taught at Langside School (1902-1903) then moved to Winnipeg in 1903, where he subsequently graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Law degree. He practiced law in Winnipeg from 1907 and was the Returning Officer for Winnipeg West in the 1910 provincial general election. He was a candidate for Emerson in the 1915 provincial general election.
In 1917, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, joined the Canadian Forestry Corps and went overseas, where he served in France as a transport officer. He later returned to Winnipeg and resumed his law practice. He was appointed a King’s Counsel in 1934.
He served as a member of the Winnipeg School Board (1924-1936) and, in 1936, was elected as Winnipeg City Alderman from Ward Two. On city council he was an inveterate opponent of Mayor John Queen. He ran successfully for Mayor as an independent in 1942, and served until 1954. In the 1946 election, he received more than 62,000 votes. Mayor during the Manitoba flood of 1950, he was responsible for the creation of the Manitoba Flood Relief Fund. He was regarded as fair, but dull. After his defeat in 1954, he became Chairman of the Court of Revision. He received a City of Winnipeg Community Service Award (1963) and he received a Manitoba Centennial Medal from the Manitoba Historical Society (1970).
In 1948, he married Jessica Coulter and adopted her daughter from a previous marriage.
He died at Winnipeg on 8 October 1975 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Attestation papers, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
“Former mayor dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 October 1975, page 1.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. “Jack” Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Harry Shave.
Page revised: 9 August 2024
Memorable Manitobans
This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.
Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:
Custom SearchBrowse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | ZBrowse deaths occurring in:
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.caCriteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements
Help us keep
history alive!
