Garnet Coulter

Garnet Coulter QC (August 1882 – 8 October 1975)[1] was a Canadian politician serving as an alderman and the 35th Mayor of Winnipeg.

Garnet Coulter
QC
35th Mayor of Winnipeg
In office
1943–1954
Preceded byJohn Queen
Succeeded byGeorge Sharpe
Personal details
BornAugust 1882
Dominion City, Manitoba, Canada[1]
Died8 October 1975 (aged 93)
SpouseJessica Allan (m. 1948)[2]
Professionlawyer

After graduating with a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Manitoba, Coulter served as a lawyer in Winnipeg since 1907. He joined the Winnipeg School Board in 1924, serving as its chairman in 1932 and 1933.[1]

In 1936, he left the school board and became a Winnipeg alderman for Ward Two. He was elected Winnipeg's Mayor in 1942, holding that position from 1943 until 1954.[3] He established the Manitoba Flood Relief Fund following the 1950 Red River Flood.[1]

Coulter remained single until 1948 when he married Jessica Allan, the first full-time Executive Director of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities[4][2]

References
  1. "Garnet Coulter (1882-1975)". Manitoba Historical Society. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  2. "Off the List". Time. 3 May 1948. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  3. City Government / Mayors, Past and Present at City of Winnipeg Archived 25 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Hendler, Sue; Markovich, Julia (2017). I Was the Only Woman. Vancouver: UBC Press. p. 102.


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