Manitoba Organization: Manitoba Good Roads Board

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Highway Commissioners | Members | Chief Engineers | Sources

The Board, which administered the Good Roads Act passed in 1914, consisted of a Highway Commissioner and three members chosen by the Manitoba Good Roads Association. It operated until being replaced by the Highways Branch in 1943.

Highway Commissioners

Period	Highway Commissioner
1914-?	Archibald “Archie” McGillivray (1874-1936)
1936-?	Manson Ainslie Lyons (1879-1965)

Members

Member	Period
Thomas Russ Deacon (1865-1955)	1915-1932

Chief Engineers

Period	Chief Engineer
1914-1916	Manson Ainslie Lyons (1879-1965)
1916-?	Patrick O’Donnell Burke-Gaffney (1888-1965)

See also:

Manitoba Organization: Manitoba Good Roads Association

A. C. Emmett and the Development of Good Roads in Manitoba by Karen Nicholson
Manitoba History, Number 27, Spring 1994

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 21 February 2025