He ran in the 1888 Northwest Territories general election and defeated Daniel Livingstone Clink in a hotly contested battle by 24 votes .
Clinkskill was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories , winning the Battleford electoral district .
Clinkskill ran in the 1888 Northwest Territories general election and defeated Daniel Livingstone Clink in a hotly contested battle by 24 votes .
Clinkskill was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories , winning the Battleford electoral district .