Clinkskill was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, winning the Battleford electoral district. He ran in the 1888 Northwest Territories general election and defeated Daniel Livingstone Clink in a hotly contested battle by 24 votes. He would run for a second term in office in the 1891 Northwest Territories general election, slightly increasing his margin of victory. He was re-elected for a third term in the 1894 Northwest Territories general election. After his third term expired in 1898 Clinkskill did not run again for his seat. He returned to territorial politics by running in a by-election held on December 9, 1902. The by-election was held in the Saskatoon electoral district; he won, defeating candidate Benjamin Chubb by 14 votes.[3]
Mayor of Saskatoonedit
Clinkskill became Mayor of Saskatoon for the first time in 1906. He would serve a second stint as Mayor from 1911 to 1912. In commemoration of his work as mayor, Clinkskill Drive in the neighbourhood of Nutana Park is named in his honour.
Published worksedit
Three books were published about James Clinkskill, written by Arthur Morten and Co authored by Clinkskill himself the books feature his memories about his life in the early days as Mayor of Saskatoon Saskatchewan.[4]
Reminiscences of a pioneer in Saskatchewan. 1927. (Co authored with Arthur Morton)
Narrative of ex-mayor James Clinkskill. 1927. (Co authored with Arthur Morton)
Narratives of Saskatoon, 1882–1912. 1927. (Co authored with Arthur Morton)
Referencesedit
^Pedersen, Jen. (PDF). City of Saskatoon. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2014.
^Gemmell, John Alexander (1889). The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889. J. Durie & Son. pp. 394–395.
^(PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
^"Browse by author James Clinkskill". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
james, clinkskill, 1853, august, 1936, canadian, politician, engineer, merchant, author, justice, peace, clinkskill, 1896, contents, early, life, political, career, northwest, territories, assembly, mayor, saskatoon, published, works, references, external, lin. James Clinkskill May 9 1853 August 6 1936 was a Canadian politician and engineer merchant author and justice of the peace 1 Clinkskill in 1896 Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 2 1 Northwest Territories Assembly 2 2 Mayor of Saskatoon 3 Published works 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editClinkskill was educated at St Andrews University and Madras College He moved to the Northwest Territories in 1882 In 1884 he got married 2 Political career editNorthwest Territories Assembly edit Clinkskill was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories winning the Battleford electoral district He ran in the 1888 Northwest Territories general election and defeated Daniel Livingstone Clink in a hotly contested battle by 24 votes He would run for a second term in office in the 1891 Northwest Territories general election slightly increasing his margin of victory He was re elected for a third term in the 1894 Northwest Territories general election After his third term expired in 1898 Clinkskill did not run again for his seat He returned to territorial politics by running in a by election held on December 9 1902 The by election was held in the Saskatoon electoral district he won defeating candidate Benjamin Chubb by 14 votes 3 Mayor of Saskatoon edit Clinkskill became Mayor of Saskatoon for the first time in 1906 He would serve a second stint as Mayor from 1911 to 1912 In commemoration of his work as mayor Clinkskill Drive in the neighbourhood of Nutana Park is named in his honour Published works editThree books were published about James Clinkskill written by Arthur Morten and Co authored by Clinkskill himself the books feature his memories about his life in the early days as Mayor of Saskatoon Saskatchewan 4 Reminiscences of a pioneer in Saskatchewan 1927 Co authored with Arthur Morton Narrative of ex mayor James Clinkskill 1927 Co authored with Arthur Morton Narratives of Saskatoon 1882 1912 1927 Co authored with Arthur Morton References edit Pedersen Jen A Seat on Council The Aldermen Councillors and Mayors of Saskatoon 1903 2006 PDF City of Saskatoon Archived from the original PDF on June 23 2014 Gemmell John Alexander 1889 The Canadian parliamentary companion 1889 J Durie amp Son pp 394 395 North West Territories Council and Legislative Assembly 1876 1905 PDF Saskatchewan Archives Archived from the original PDF on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 09 30 Browse by author James Clinkskill University of Saskatchewan Retrieved 2007 09 30 External links editJames Clinkskill at Find a Grave Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories New district MLA Battleford1888 1898 Succeeded byBenjamin Prince Preceded byWilliam Henry Sinclair MLA Saskatoon1902 1905 District abolished Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Clinkskill amp oldid 1150913494, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
