Emerson Coatsworth Jr., KC (March 9, 1854 – May 11, 1943) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.

Emerson Coatsworth
KC
33rd Mayor of Toronto
In office
1906–1907
Preceded byThomas Urquhart
Succeeded byJoseph Oliver
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Toronto East
In office
1891–1896
Preceded byJohn Small
Succeeded byJohn Ross Robertson
Personal details
Born(1854-03-09)March 9, 1854
Toronto, Canada West
DiedMay 11, 1943(1943-05-11) (aged 89)
Toronto
Political partyConservative

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, and graduated in law in University of Toronto in 1886. A practicing lawyer, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Toronto East in the 1891 federal election. A Conservative, he was defeated in the 1896 election by Independent Conservative John Ross Robertson. In 1904, he was elected an alderman for the Toronto City Council. From 1906 to 1907, he was the 33rd Mayor of Toronto.

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