# Cornelius Rink

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Dutch-born businessman and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada

Cornelius Rink Mayor of Regina In office 1934–1935 Preceded by James McAra Succeeded by Alban Ellison Personal details Born (1871-09-16)September 16, 1871 Hedel, Gelderland, Netherlands Died September 13, 1949(1949-09-13) (aged 77) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Occupation Businessman

**Cornelius Rink** (September 16, 1871 – September 13, 1949) was a [Dutch](/source/Netherlands)-born businessman and political figure in [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan), Canada. He served as mayor of [Regina](/source/Regina%2C_Saskatchewan) from 1934 to 1935.[1]

He was born in [Hedel](/source/Hedel) and went to [South Africa](/source/South_Africa) in 1891 to work as a clerk for the [Netherlands-South African Railway Company](/source/Netherlands-South_African_Railway_Company). He fought against the [British](/source/United_Kingdom) in the [Second Boer War](/source/Second_Boer_War). In 1902, he moved to the [United States](/source/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](/source/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.[1] Rink, a [populist](/source/Populism), was defeated by the business-oriented candidate [James McAra](/source/James_McAra) in 1932 but defeated McAra to become mayor in 1934.[2] In 1935, he was awarded the [Silver Jubilee Medal](/source/King_George_V_Silver_Jubilee_Medal).[1]

Rink ran unsuccessfully as a [Social Credit](/source/Social_Credit_Party_of_Saskatchewan) candidate in a provincial by-election held in 1938.[3] He died in Regina on September 13, 1949.[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tour_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tour_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-tour_1-2) Regina Ethnic Pioneers Cemetery Walking Tour Inc (1999). [*Regina Cemetery Walking Tour : Multicultural. Tour 2 (White Tour)*](http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6721). p. 53. Retrieved 2009-08-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["City Council 1934"](http://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/regina/central/admin_cora_b_17.html). *Regina: The Early Years 1880-1950*. Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists. Retrieved 2009-08-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Historical Provincial Vote Summaries"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110612155748/http://www.elections.sk.ca/constituencyvotesummariessarchive.php). Elections Saskatchewan. Archived from [the original](http://www.elections.sk.ca/constituencyvotesummariessarchive.php) on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-08-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Former mayor, C. Rink, dies"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27271632/the_leaderpost/). *The Leader-Post*. Regina, Saskatchewan. September 13, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2019.

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