Enoch Winkler Explained

Enoch Winkler
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Rosenfeldt
Predecessor:None - new district
Successor:William Hespeler
Term Start:1888
Term End:1899
Birth Date:2 January 1852
Birth Place:Waterloo County, Canada West
Death Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba
Resting Place:Elmwood Cemetery
Nationality:British subject
Spouse:Helen Stewart
Party:Liberal
Relations:Valentine Winkler - brother
Children:Hal Winkler
Residence:Winnipeg
Occupation:farmer, merchant

Enoch Winkler (January 2, 1852  - November 1, 1928) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Rosenfeldt from 1888 to 1899 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal.

He was born in Waterloo County, Canada West, the son of David J. Winkler and the brother of Valentine Winkler. Winkler came west in 1874, working as a translator for a group of Plautdietsch speaking Mennonites emigrating to Manitoba. In 1875, he moved to Emerson, where he set up a lumber business.[1] He later settled in Gretna. In 1878, he married Helen Stewart. Winkler was reeve for the Rural Municipality of Rhineland and served as mayor of Gretna from 1898 to 1899 and in 1901. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Manitoba assembly in 1899.[2]

Winkler moved to California around 1908 but returned to Winnipeg a year and a half later. He died at home in Winnipeg at the age of 76.[3]

Winkler's former home in Gretna has been designated as a Municipal Heritage Site by the province of Manitoba.[4]

He was the father of ice hockey goaltender Hal Winkler.

Notes and References

  1. 7777 . Winkler, Valentine . Ens . Gerhard . XIV.
  2. Web site: MLA Biographies - Deceased . Legislative Assembly of Manitoba . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330185239/http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_deceased.html . 2014-03-30 .
  3. Web site: Enoch Winkler (1852-1928) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2012-10-19.
  4. Web site: Winkler House . Canada's Historic Places . Parks Canada . 2012-10-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305162321/http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3328 . 2016-03-05 .