George Klyne

For other people with similar names, see George Klein.

George Klyne (13 August 1828 – 7 December 1875 ) was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1871–74).[1][2]

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Early life

Klyne was born in 1828, son of French Canadian Michel Klyne, the HBC postmaster at Jasper House, and his Métis wife, Suzanne (née Lafrance). He had thirteen siblings, including Jane Klyne, later wife of Archibald McDonald of the Hudson's Bay Company. Klyne was educated at Saint Boniface, Manitoba.

Red River Rebellion

Though a Francophone Métis, Klyne was a political opponent of Louis Riel in the Red River Rebellion, and in late 1869, he was imprisoned by Riel's men for thirty days.[3] After his release in early 1870, he was chosen as a Francophone representative for Pointe-à-Grouette on the convention of forty (split evenly between Francophones and Anglophones).[4][5]

General election, 1870

Klyne stood for election in 1870 for the riding of Ste. Agathe, beating his opponent, Alexander Morin, by only five votes.[6] Klyne served one term, 1871-74. He sought election again in 1878, but was disqualified.[7]

Personal life

In 1862, Klyne married Monique Barthelais dit Savoyard. They went on to have fourteen children.

References

  1. ^ The Manitoba Historical Society - George Klyne (1828-?)
  2. ^ Morgan, Henry James (1872). The Canadian parliamentary companion. H.J. Morgan. p. 445. http://books.google.com/books?id=0qUCAAAAYAAJ. 
  3. ^ Grant, Johnny; Gerhard John Ens (2008). A son of the fur trade: the memoirs of Johnny Grant. University of Alberta Press. p. 350. http://books.google.com/books?id=xiokAQAAIAAJ. 
  4. ^ Begg, Alexander (1871). The creation of Manitoba: or, A history of the Red river troubles. A. H. Hovey. p. 247. http://books.google.com/books?id=ejceAAAAMAAJ. 
  5. ^ Begg, Alexander; J. M. Bumsted, Joseph James Hargrave (2003). Reporting the resistance: Alexander Begg and Joseph Hargrave on the Red River Resistance. University of Manitoba Press. p. 268. ISBN 0887556752. http://books.google.com/books?id=lhR6AAAAMAAJ. 
  6. ^ Robertson, John Palmerston (1887). A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-west Territories. Call printing company. p. 85. http://books.google.com/books?id=hVUvAAAAYAAJ. 
  7. ^ Sylvester, Kenneth Michael (2001). The limits of rural capitalism: family, culture, and markets in Montcalm, Manitoba, 1870-1940. University of Toronto Press. p. 110. ISBN 0802083471. http://books.google.com/books?id=OgIYs3wkenMC.