Goldwin Corlett Elgie
Deceased Person
1896 –
Who is Goldwin Corlett Elgie?
Goldwin Corlett Elgie was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario. He represented Woodbine in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1943 and from 1945 to 1948 as a Conservative and then Progressive Conservative member.
He was born in Dresden, the son of George Albert Elgie and Margaret Elizabeth Corlett, and was educated in Dresden, at Albert College, Western University and Osgoode Hall. In 1921, he married Vivian Granger McHenry.
In 1937, Elgie proposed legislation that would have allowed passengers to sue a driver for negligence in the event of an accident. The proposed bill was rejected by the Liberal government of the time.
His son Robert also served in the Ontario assembly. He died in Toronto in 1975.
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