Edwin D. Lynch was a politician in Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, Canada

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. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

 from 1903 to 1910, as a member of the Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...

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Lynch was born in Middlesex County

Middlesex County, Ontario

Middlesex County is a primarily rural county in Southwestern Ontario. Landlocked, the county is bordered by Huron and Perth counties on the north, Oxford County on the east, Elgin County on the south, and Chatham-Kent and Lambton County on the west.The seat is the city of London, although the city...

, Canada West (now Ontario

Ontario

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), and moved with his family to Manitoba in 1871. He moved to California

California

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 in 1874 and was educated in Sacramento

Sacramento, California

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. He returned to Manitoba in 1883 and settled in Westbourne

Westbourne, Manitoba

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 as a farmer.

He first campaigned for the Manitoba legislature in the 1899 election

Manitoba general election, 1899

This was the tenth Manitoba general election and was held on December 7, 1899....

, and lost to Manitoba Liberal Party

Manitoba Liberal Party

The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...

 candidate James McKenzie

James Mckenzie

James Mckenzie , possibly born in Ross-shire, Scotland, in 1820 was a New Zealand outlaw who has become one of the country's most enduring folk heroes. The correct spelling of Mckenzie is unclear and he is variously referred to as James, John or Jock. His surname has been spelt as both 'MacKenzie'...

 in Lakeside by 16 votes. He tried again in the 1903 election

Manitoba general election, 1903

Manitoba's general election of July 20, 1903 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a second consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba, now led by Premier Rodmond Palen Roblin...

, and defeated a new Liberal candidate by 68 votes. The Conservatives won this election, and Lynch served in the legislature as a backbench supporter of Rodmond Palen Roblin

Rodmond Palen Roblin

Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin, KCMG was a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada .Roblin was born in the town of Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Canada West . The Roblin family were descended from Dutch American Loyalist farmers Philip and Elizabeth Roblin from Smith's Cove in Orange...

's government. He was re-elected by 27 votes in 1907

Manitoba general election, 1907

Manitoba's general election of March 7, 1907 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a third consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba, led by premier Rodmond Palen Roblin...

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Lynch was defeated in the 1910 election

Manitoba general election, 1910

Manitoba's general election of July 11, 1910 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a fourth consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba, led by premier Rodmond Palen Roblin. Roblin's electoral machine won...

, losing to Liberal candidate Charles McPherson

Charles Duncan McPherson

Col. Charles Duncan McPherson was a soldier and politician from Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1914, and again from 1915 to 1922. McPherson was a Liberal, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Tobias C. Norris.McPherson was born...

 by 68 votes.