Malkin, William Harold

MALKIN, William Harold, merchant (b 30 July 1868, Burslem, England; d 11 Oct 1959, Vancouver). He immigrated to Canada in 1884 and came west to VANCOUVER in 1895 with his 2 brothers. They established a wholesale grocery business, W.H. Malkin & Co, which flourished during the days of the Klondike GOLD RUSH. Increasingly he left management of the company to his brothers while he indulged his interest in arts and politics. He served a term as mayor from 1929 to 1930, during which Vancouver...

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