Preceded by Thomas Urquhart Political party Conservative Education University of Toronto Succeeded by John Ross Robertson Died May 11, 1943 | Preceded by John Small Role Canadian Politician Succeeded by Joseph Oliver Name Emerson Coatsworth | |
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Born March 9, 1854
Toronto, Canada West ( 1854-03-09 ) Party Conservative Party of Canada | ||
Emerson Coatsworth, Jr. (March 9, 1854 – May 11, 1943) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.
Born in Toronto, Coatsworth was educated at the public schools, and studied privately for matriculation into the Law Society. Afterwards he attended Osgoode Hall Law School, and graduated in law in University of Toronto in 1886. A practicing lawyer, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Toronto East in the 1891 federal election. A Conservative, he was defeated in the 1896 election by Independent Conservative John Ross Robertson. In 1904, he was elected an alderman for the Toronto City Council. From 1906 to 1907, he was the 33rd Mayor of Toronto.
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