Career
He was born in Kildonan, Manitoba, the son of John Inkster, a native of Scotland, and Mary Sinclair, the daughter of William Sinclair, chief factor with the Hudson"s Bay Company. Inkster was educated at Saint John"s College in Winnipeg. He was named sheriff in 1876 and served in that position for 52 years.
Inkster also served as rector for Saint John"s Cathedral.
Inkster was known to skip rope every morning for exercise. He died after suffering smoke inhalation during a fire at his hunting lodge on Delta Marsh.
His former home, which he named Bleak House after a novel by Charles Dickens, is now designated as a heritage property by the city of Winnipeg.
