Colin Genge

Colin Melville Genge
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1909โ€“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

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

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. ^ a b "Colin Genge Pioneer Profile". The Historical Society of Alberta. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by MLA Macleod
1909–1910
Succeeded by
  • "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