Enoch Winkler (January 2, 1852 – November 1, 1928) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in

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. He represented Rosenfeldt from 1888 to 1899 in the

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as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of David J. Winkler and the brother of

Valentine Winkler Valentine Winkler (March 18, 1864 – June 7, 1920) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal for Rhineland from 1892 to 1900, and again from 1900 to 1920. Winkler was a cabinet mi ...

. Winkler came west in 1874, working as a translator for a group of Plautdietsch speaking

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s emigrating to Manitoba. In 1875, he moved to Emerson, where he set up a lumber business. He later settled in Gretna. In 1878, he married Helen Stewart. Winkler was reeve for the

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and served as mayor of Gretna from 1898 to 1899 and in 1901. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Manitoba assembly in 1899. Winkler moved to

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around 1908 but returned to Winnipeg a year and a half later. He died at home in Winnipeg at the age of 76. Winkler's former home in Gretna has been designated as a Municipal Heritage Site by the province of Manitoba. He was the father of ice hockey goaltender

Hal Winkler Harold Lang Winkler (March 20, 1894 – May 29, 1956) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played in the Western Canada Hockey League and National Hockey League between 1921 and 1928. Biography Winkler started his professional hockey career w ...

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1852 births 1928 deaths Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs Mayors of places in Manitoba Canadian farmers {{Manitoba-politician-stub