Edwin D. Lynch (August 20, 1860 – April 18, 1941
) was a politician in
Manitoba, Canada. He served in the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 to 1910, as a member of the
Conservative Party
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.
Lynch was born in
Middlesex County,
Canada West (now
Ontario), the son of William Lynch, and moved with his family to Manitoba in 1871. He moved to
California in 1874 and was educated in
Sacramento. He returned to Manitoba in 1883 and settled in
Westbourne as a farmer.
In 1885, Lynch married Christina Morrison.
Together, they had five children including three daughters and two sons.
He first campaigned for the Manitoba legislature in the
1899 election, and lost to
Manitoba Liberal Party candidate
James MacKenzie in
Lakeside
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by 16 votes. He tried again in the
1903 election, and defeated a new Liberal candidate by 68 votes. The Conservatives won this election, and Lynch served in the legislature as a
backbench
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supporter of
Rodmond Roblin's government. He was re-elected by 27 votes in
1907
Events
January
* January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000.
February
* February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. ...
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Lynch was defeated in the
1910 election, losing to Liberal candidate
Charles McPherson by 68 votes.
He died in
Winnipeg at the age of 80.
References
1860 births
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs
1941 deaths
Canadian expatriates in the United States
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