Businessman.
Born at Ottawa, Ontario on 16 September 1882, son of Henry Joseph and Margaret Borbridge, he worked in the family harness-making business started by his grandfather, William Borbridge, before coming to Manitoba in 1902 to become manager of the firm’s branch at Brandon. Under his tenure, the company built a large warehouse and factory on Eleventh Street which employed 45 people. On 7 June 1911, he married Katharine Helen Wilson (?-?) at Hamilton, Ontario. He was a member of the Brandon Club and Anglican church. He died in 1942 and was buried in the Beechwood Cemetery at Ottawa.
Ontario marriage registration, Ancestry.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Sidney B Borbridge, FindAGrave.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 June 2024
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