Cornelius Rink

{{Short description|Dutch-born businessman and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Cornelius Rink | image = | image_size = 150px | office = [[Mayor of Regina]] | predecessor = [[James McAra]] | successor = [[Alban Ellison]] | term_start = 1934 | term_end = 1935 | birth_date = {{birth date|1871|9|16}} | birth_place = [[Hedel]], [[Gelderland]], [[Netherlands]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1949|9|13|1871|9|16}} | death_place = {{nowrap|[[Regina, Saskatchewan]], Canada}} | spouse = | occupation = Businessman | party = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = }} '''Cornelius Rink''' (September 16, 1871 – September 13, 1949) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]]-born businessman and political figure in [[Saskatchewan]], Canada. He served as mayor of [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] from 1934 to 1935.<ref name="tour"/>

He was born in [[Hedel]] and went to [[South Africa]] in 1891 to work as a clerk for the [[Netherlands-South African Railway Company]]. He fought against the [[United Kingdom|British]] in the [[Second Boer War]]. In 1902, he moved to the [[United States]], immigrating to Regina in 1907, where he worked in the real estate business. In 1909, Rink married Frances Zerr. He served on Regina city council from 1911 to 1914. From 1920 to 1923, Rink and his family lived in [[Vancouver]], returning to Regina in the latter year. He worked for a time as manager at Western Financial Agents and Regina Distributors Ltd. before being elected again to city council in 1931.<ref name="tour">{{cite book |url=http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6721 |title=Regina Cemetery Walking Tour : Multicultural. Tour 2 (White Tour) |year=1999 |author=Regina Ethnic Pioneers Cemetery Walking Tour Inc |page=53 |accessdate=2009-08-20}}</ref> Rink, a [[populism|populist]], was defeated by the business-oriented candidate [[James McAra]] in 1932 but defeated McAra to become mayor in 1934.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/regina/central/admin_cora_b_17.html |title=City Council 1934 |work=Regina: The Early Years 1880-1950 |publisher=Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists |accessdate=2009-08-20}}</ref> In 1935, he was awarded the [[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal|Silver Jubilee Medal]].<ref name="tour"/>

Rink ran unsuccessfully as a [[Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan|Social Credit]] candidate in a provincial by-election held in 1938.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.sk.ca/constituencyvotesummariessarchive.php |title=Historical Provincial Vote Summaries |publisher=Elections Saskatchewan |accessdate=2009-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612155748/http://www.elections.sk.ca/constituencyvotesummariessarchive.php |archive-date=2011-06-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He died in Regina on September 13, 1949.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former mayor, C. Rink, dies|newspaper=The Leader-Post|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27271632/the_leaderpost/|location=Regina, Saskatchewan|accessdate=January 15, 2019|date=September 13, 1949}}</ref>

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