Frederick William Colcleugh
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Andrews
In office
1888–1896
Personal details
Born1845
West Flamborough, Ontario
Died1907
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Frederick William Colcleugh (1845[1] – 1907[2]) was a merchant and political figure in Manitoba. He represented St. Andrews from 1888 to 1896 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal.

He was born in West Flamborough, Wentworth County, Canada West, the son of Walter Colcleugh, a native of Scotland,[1] and Sarah Kirkpatrick, and was educated in Dundas and Picton. Colcleugh studied law and passed the Ontario Law Society examination but then went on to apprentice as a clerk. He established a business in Carlisle which he sold in 1874, moving to Manitoba.[3] In 1865, Colcleugh married Isabella Nichol; she died in 1880. He served on the town council for Selkirk and was mayor in 1886 and 1888. Colcleugh ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Manitoba assembly in 1886 before being elected in 1888.[1]

He was president of the Manitoba Hail Insurance Company and of the Lake Winnipeg Lumber Trading and Transfer Company, and also of the St. Andrew's Agricultural Society.[3] In 1893, Colcleugh married Emma Shaw;[4] the couple divorced in 1897.[5] He died in Winnipeg.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gemmill, J A (1889). The Canadian Parliamentary companion. p. 336. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  2. 1 2 "Frederick William Colcleugh (1845-1907)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  3. 1 2 Cochrane, William (1891). "The Canadian album: men of Canada; or, Success by example ..." p. 24. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  4. ↑ Kelcy, Barbara E (2001). Alone in Silence: European Women in the Canadian North before World War II. McGill-Queens University Press. pp. 58–9. ISBN 0773522921. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  5. ↑ "Emma Shaw Colcleugh -- The Born Nomad". University of Rhode Island. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2012-10-21.


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