Educator, physician.
Born at Cannington Manor, North West Territories (now Saskatchewan) on 3 December 1886, he graduated from the Regina Normal School in 1905 and taught as the Principal at Russell School (1913) and Dominion City School (1914). While at Russell, he met local girl and fellow teacher Lillian Edith Frances Storey (1889-1983), marrying her on 15 June 1918 and subsequently having a son and two daughters.
He received BA (1912) and MA (1915) degrees from the University of Manitoba. His MA thesis concerned the temperature regulation in cold-blooded animals. He then attended the Manitoba Medical College, graduating in 1920 with an MD degree and a degree in surgery in 1921. He practiced medicine at Foxwarren (1922-1925) then returned to Russell in 1925 to take over the medical practice of William John Bates, serving the medical needs of the community until retirement in December 1971. During the Second World War, from 1942 to 1945, he was a member of the Canadian Army Medical Corps.
He died at Russell on 1 December 1973 and was buried in the Russell Memorial Garden.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brownlee House (309 Memorial Avenue North, Russell)
Marriage registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
“Russell doctor retires,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 January 1971, page 72.
Obituary, Russell Banner, 13 December 1973, page 4.
Obituary [Lillian Brownlee], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 January 1983, page 39.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 June 2024
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