Colin Genge

Colin Melville Genge (October 2, 1859 – March 25, 1910)[1][2] was a politician, contractor and business man from Alberta, Canada.

Colin Melville Genge
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1909–1910
Preceded byMalcolm McKenzie
Succeeded byRobert Patterson
ConstituencyMacleod
Personal details
Born(1859-10-02)October 2, 1859
Kingston, Canada West
DiedMarch 25, 1910(1910-03-25) (aged 50)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyAlberta Liberal Party
SpouseAnne May Ryan

Early life

Genge was born in Kingston, Canada West in the year 1859. He moved to Fort Macleod, North-West Territories in 1881 and married his wife Anne May Ryan in 1884. Upon moving to Fort Macleod Genge became involved in numerous local business ventures. He operated a hardware store, owned a sandstone quarry, and ran the Fort Macleod Telephone Company.[3]

Along with his retail and telecom ventures Genge also worked as a contractor. He designed and built the Queens Hotel in 1903 using sandstone from his own quarry.

Genge became interested in politics and started his career on the municipal level serving 2 terms as Mayor of Fort Macleod beginning in 1904.[3]

Political career and death

The province of Alberta was created out of the North-West Territories in 1905. Genge was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1909 Alberta general election. He defeated Conservative Party candidate E.P. McNeill in a hotly contested election. Genge died less than a full year in his first term in office in 1910 vacating his seat in the legislature.

References
  1. "Automated Genealogy 1901 Census Indexing Project".
  2. "The Edmonton Capital, March 26, 1910, Page 1, Item Ar00104".
  3. "Colin Genge Pioneer Profile". The Historical Society of Alberta. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
  • "Colin Melville Genge: Mayor of Fort Macleod, 1900 and elected Member of Provincial Parliament, 1910" written by Marilyn Shaw-Guisset(2000) ISBN 0-9687111-1-1


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