About Emerson Coatsworth
Lived 1854 – 1943 (aged 89). Emerson Coatsworth was a Canadian politician and lawyer.
Emerson Coatsworth Jr., KC (March 9, 1854 – May 11, 1943) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.
Born in Toronto, Coatsworth was educated at the public schools, and studied privately for matriculation into the Law Society. Afterwards he attended Osgoode Hall Law School and graduated in law in University of Toronto in 1886. A practicing lawyer, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Toronto East in the 1891 federal election. A Conservative, he was defeated in the 1896 election by Independent Conservative John Ross Robertson. In 1904, he was elected an alderman for the Toronto City Council. From 1906 to 1907, he was the 33rd Mayor of Toronto.
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Who was Emerson Coatsworth?
Canadian politician (1854-1943)
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Emerson Coatsworth was born on 9 March 1854 in Toronto.
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Emerson Coatsworth died on 11 May 1943.
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Emerson Coatsworth was a politician and lawyer.
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Emerson Coatsworth was Canadian.
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