Emerson Coatsworth, Jr. (March 9, 1854 – May 11, 1943) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

Born in Toronto, Coatsworth was educated at the public schools, and studied privately for matriculation into the Law Society. Afterwards he attended Osgoode Hall Law School

Osgoode Hall Law School

Osgoode Hall Law School is a Canadian law school, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and affiliated with York University. Named after the first Chief Justice of Ontario, William Osgoode, the law school was established by The Law Society of Upper Canada in 1889 and was the only accredited law...

, and graduated in law in University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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 in 1886. A practicing lawyer, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 for the riding of Toronto East

Toronto East

Toronto East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the city of Toronto in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.East Toronto initially consisted of St. Lawrence, St. Davids and...

 in the 1891 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1891

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. A Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

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, he was defeated in the 1896 election

Canadian federal election, 1896

The Canadian federal election of 1896 was held on June 23, 1896 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Canada. Though the Conservative Party won a plurality of the popular vote, the Liberal Party, led by Wilfrid Laurier, won the majority of seats to form the...

 by Independent Conservative John Ross Robertson

John Ross Robertson

John Ross Robertson was a Canadian newspaper publisher, politician, and philanthropist in Toronto, Ontario....

. In 1904, he was elected an alderman for the Toronto City Council

Toronto City Council

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. From 1906 to 1907, he was the 33rd Mayor of Toronto.

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