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'''William Harold Malkin''' ([[30 July]] [[1868]][[11 October]] [[1959]]) was mayor of [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] from 1929 to 1930, after serving as Chairman of the [[Vancouver Board of Trade]] in 1902. He was born in [[Burslem|Burslem, Staffordshire, England]].
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[[File:Admiral Haggard at Vancouver 1930.jpg|thumb|right|{{center|Mayor Malkin, right, with Vice-Admiral [[Vernon Haggard]] on the occasion of the visit of [[:en:HMS Despatch (D30)|HMS Despatch]] and [[:en:HMS Dauntless (D45)|HMS Dauntless]] at Vancouver, August 1930}}]]
He presided over a newly-expanded Greater Vancouver which formed by merging the existing city of Vancouver with the municipalities of Point Grey and South Vancouver.<ref>{{cite news | publisher=[[The Vancouver Sun]] | date=[[30 November]] [[2002]] | page=B4 | first=John | last=Mackie | title=The mayors of Vancouver }}</ref>
'''William Harold Malkin''' (30 July 1868 – 11 October 1959) was the 21st mayor of [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. He was born in [[Burslem|Burslem, Staffordshire, England]]. He served as chairman of the [[Vancouver Board of Trade]] in 1902.

Malkin succeeded [[L. D. Taylor]] as mayor in 1929, and served through 1930. After Malkin's re-election campaign failed, Taylor was re-elected as mayor in 1931.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Purvey|first=Diane|title=Vancouver Noir: 1930-1960|last2=Belshaw|first2=John Douglas|date=2011|publisher=Anvil Press|isbn=978-1-897535-83-7|location=Vancouver|pages=29, 145|oclc=724642772}}</ref>

While in power, Malkin presided over a newly expanded Greater Vancouver which formed by merging the existing city of Vancouver with the municipalities of Point Grey and South Vancouver.<ref>{{cite news | publisher=[[The Vancouver Sun]] | date=30 November 2002 | page=B4 | first=John | last=Mackie | title=The mayors of Vancouver }}</ref> Malkin was responsible for the construction of the [[Malkin Bowl]] in [[Stanley Park]], and named it for his wife, Marion.


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*[http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/whoswho_mayors.htm Vancouver History: list of mayors], accessed [[20 August]] [[2006]]
*[http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/whoswho_mayors.htm Vancouver History: list of mayors], accessed 20 August 2006


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William Harold Malkin
21st Mayor of Vancouver
In office
1929–1930
Preceded byLouis D. Taylor
Succeeded byLouis D. Taylor
Personal details
Born30 July 1868
Burslem, Staffordshire, England
DiedOctober 11, 1959(1959-10-11) (aged 91)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
SpouseMarion Malkin
Mayor Malkin, right, with Vice-Admiral Vernon Haggard on the occasion of the visit of HMS Despatch and HMS Dauntless at Vancouver, August 1930

William Harold Malkin (30 July 1868 – 11 October 1959) was the 21st mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia. He was born in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. He served as chairman of the Vancouver Board of Trade in 1902.

Malkin succeeded L. D. Taylor as mayor in 1929, and served through 1930. After Malkin's re-election campaign failed, Taylor was re-elected as mayor in 1931.[1]

While in power, Malkin presided over a newly expanded Greater Vancouver which formed by merging the existing city of Vancouver with the municipalities of Point Grey and South Vancouver.[2] Malkin was responsible for the construction of the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park, and named it for his wife, Marion.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Purvey, Diane; Belshaw, John Douglas (2011). Vancouver Noir: 1930-1960. Vancouver: Anvil Press. pp. 29, 145. ISBN 978-1-897535-83-7. OCLC 724642772.
  2. ^ Mackie, John (30 November 2002). "The mayors of Vancouver". The Vancouver Sun. p. B4.

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