Educator.
Born in Ontario in October 1865, he arrived in Manitoba around 1890. He graduated from the Manitoba College (BA, 1891) and earned the bronze medal for Mental and Moral Science. He taught in rural Manitoba, at Silver Springs School (1886, 1900), The Oaks School (1886-1887), Cypress River School (1893), Holmfield School (1893-1894), Virden School (1893-1896, Principal), North St. Andrews School (1901), and Winkler School (1901, Principal). On 28 August 1902, he married Emily Berry (1869-1941) at Winnipeg and they had a son: Roland Arthur Butchart (1909-1994). By 1909, they had moved to Alberta where he worked as a School Inspector (c1911-1921) at Vegreville. He died in September 1928.
Marriage registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1911 and 1921 Canada censuses, Ancestry.
“The University,” Manitoba Daily Free Press, 5 June 1891, page 4.
“Cypress River,” Glenboro Gazette, 16 February 1893, page 3.
“Castor school inspector dies,” Calgary Albertan, 15 September 1928, page 1.
Obituary [Emily Butchart], Edmonton Journal, 15 September 1941, page 2.
Obituary [Roland Arthur Butchart], Edmonton Journal, 3 June 1994, page 20.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 14 June 2024
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