William Harold Malkin

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.

Mayor Malkin, right, with Vice-Admiral Vernon Haggard on the occasion of the visit of HMS Despatch and HMS Dauntless at Vancouver, August 1930

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
  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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