Business manager.
Born at Greenroad, Cumberland County, England on 6 November 1882, son of George Baines and Elizabeth Eleanor Kendall, he was educated at St. Helen’s Lancashire, England. Coming to Canada, he worked as a manager with Pilkington Brothers (Canada) Limited.
On 20 September 1915, he married Doris Helen Addyman (?-?) and they had four daughters. The family lived at 833 Dorchester Avenue, Winnipeg. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club, AF & AM (Assiniboine Lodge, 114), and Anglican church. His recreations included lawn bowling and motoring.
He died at the Victoria Hospital on 14 April 1926 and was buried in the St. John's Cathedral Cemetery.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
Death registration [George Eduard Baines], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Pneumonia attack fatal to Geo. E. Baines,” Free Press Evening Bulletin, 20 April 1926, page 17.
“Business men at funeral of George Baines," Free Press Evening Bulletin, 22 April 1926, page 5.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 February 2024
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