John Matheson McCorkindale was the thirteenth Mayor of the Canadian Village of Elkhorn. He was born in 1878 on the Isle of Coll, County Argyll, Scotland. On January 17, 1912, he married Edith Bernice Harrison in Elkhorn. A tailor by trade, McCorkindale operated a shop with his wife until the outbreak of the First World War when he enlisted for active service. On discharge, he established a bakery and confectionery in Elkhorn until he became postmaster in 1926, a post he held until 1950.
McCorkindale was active in community life belonging to both the Great War Veterans' Association and the Masonic Lodge. He was first elected to the village council in 1922 and re-elected in 1923. He was not elected again until 1927 and was a councillor until 1936 when he became mayor. He served two years in that position before again devoting himself to his position as postmaster.
McCorkindale died on November 13, 1961.
McCorkindale was active in community life belonging to both the Great War Veterans' Association and the Masonic Lodge. He was first elected to the village council in 1922 and re-elected in 1923. He was not elected again until 1927 and was a councillor until 1936 when he became mayor. He served two years in that position before again devoting himself to his position as postmaster.
McCorkindale died on November 13, 1961.
Herbert John Jones (May 21, 1871 - July 26, 1966) was the fourth mayor of the Canadian Village of Elkhorn. Born in Goderich, Ontario, Jones went west in 1888 settling at Douglas, Manitoba. He worked as a farm labourer until moving to Elkhorn in 1900 where he became buyer for the Lake of the Woods Milling Company Elevator. He married Mary Ellen McGoley on April 3, 1907, in Winnipeg and had three children.
Jones was an active member of the agricultural society and served on the school board, occupying the position of chairman for many years. He was an active Freemason and held the positions of Lodge Master and District Deputy Grand Master.
Jones died on July 26, 1966, at the age of 95.
Jones was an active member of the agricultural society and served on the school board, occupying the position of chairman for many years. He was an active Freemason and held the positions of Lodge Master and District Deputy Grand Master.
Jones died on July 26, 1966, at the age of 95.
Walter Davey served as the twelfth mayor of the village of Elkhorn, Manitoba, Canada, and as a councillor for the Rural Municipality of Wallace. Born in 1870 at Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales he was the only son of William Davey and Elizabeth Avery Chapple. He came to Canada with his parents in 1886 settling ten miles south of Elkhorn in the Kola district. In 1900 Davey returned to Wales and married Sarah Jones of Ystalyfera. The couple continued to farm in the Kola district until 1906 when they moved to Elkhorn. Davey worked four years as postmaster and mail carrier before becoming an insurance and real estate agent.
The Daveys were active members of the local Presbyterian Church; Walter serving on the Church board and Sarah with the different women's organizations. They continued to attend and volunteer with the United Church of Canada when it formed in 1925. Walter also enjoyed singing, was an avid curler, and coached the sport to numerous young people. He was first elected to Village Council in 1913 and served a total of thirteen years as a councillor, leaving council permanently in 1944. As mayor from 1928-1929 Davey and his council oversaw the advent of electricity in the village, approving connection to the grid system of Manitoba Hydro. This was completed in July 1929.
Walter became exceedingly restless after the death of his wife in 1949 and sold all of his interests in the village before returning to his native Wales in 1951. He died in November 1955, and his ashes were returned to Canada to be interred alongside his parents in the Kola Cemetery.
The Daveys were active members of the local Presbyterian Church; Walter serving on the Church board and Sarah with the different women's organizations. They continued to attend and volunteer with the United Church of Canada when it formed in 1925. Walter also enjoyed singing, was an avid curler, and coached the sport to numerous young people. He was first elected to Village Council in 1913 and served a total of thirteen years as a councillor, leaving council permanently in 1944. As mayor from 1928-1929 Davey and his council oversaw the advent of electricity in the village, approving connection to the grid system of Manitoba Hydro. This was completed in July 1929.
Walter became exceedingly restless after the death of his wife in 1949 and sold all of his interests in the village before returning to his native Wales in 1951. He died in November 1955, and his ashes were returned to Canada to be interred alongside his parents in the Kola Cemetery.
James Havelock Hennan was a veterinary surgeon and the eighteenth Mayor of the Village of Elkhorn. Born September 2, 1888 in the Rural Municipality of Stanley, Dr. Hennan married Eva Letitia Kerr October 29, 1919. The couple moved to Elkhorn in 1920 where he practised veterinary medicine for the next 45 years. The couple raised 3 children; two boys and a girl.
Dr. Hennan played an active role in community life serving many of the village's institutions. He and his wife sang in the United Church Choir and he played in the Elkhorn Brass Band. He served as President of Branch No. 58 of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Elkhorn Agricultural Society in addition to active membership on the Chamber of Commerce. Hennan also sat as a trustee of the school board. He became Mayor in 1965 and retired as a veterinarian shortly thereafter. He is one of the few people to have ever been elected mayor without prior experience on the village council. Dr. Hennan died in 1975.
Dr. Hennan played an active role in community life serving many of the village's institutions. He and his wife sang in the United Church Choir and he played in the Elkhorn Brass Band. He served as President of Branch No. 58 of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Elkhorn Agricultural Society in addition to active membership on the Chamber of Commerce. Hennan also sat as a trustee of the school board. He became Mayor in 1965 and retired as a veterinarian shortly thereafter. He is one of the few people to have ever been elected mayor without prior experience on the village council. Dr. Hennan died in 1975.