Born at Toronto, Ontario on 9 November 1869, son of surveyor Thomas Devine and Jane Molloy, he was educated at Cardinal Manning’s College (West Kensington, London), and Trinity College (Dublin). During the South African War (1899-1902), he served with the two Canadian contingents, the First Canadian Mounted Rifles and the Second Canadian Mounted Rifles, being mentioned in despatches twice and receiving a Queen’s medal with six clasps.
In 1898, he came to Winnipeg he was a physician in Military Districts 10 and 11 (Manitoba, North West Territories, and British Columbia), and professor of therapeutics and clinical medicine at the Manitoba Medical College. He was also a council member and examiner in materia medica, therapeutics, and clinical medicine at the University of Manitoba. He was a physician at the Winnipeg General Hospital and senior physician to isolated wards of the St. Boniface Hospital. During the First World War, he served on hospital ships with the rank of Major in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
While residing in Winnipeg, he lived in the Fort Garry Court. He was a member of the Manitoba Club, the Winnipeg Automobile Club, and Roman Catholic church. On 1 April 1916, he married Mary Hilda Miles (1884-1973) at London, England and they had three sons and a daughter.
He died in May 1939 and was buried in the Hollybrook Cemetery in Southampton, England.
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911.
Obituary, The Weekly Irish Times, 27 May 1939, page 15.
James Arthur Devine, FindAGrave.
Mary Hilda Miles Devine, FindAGrave.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 July 2024
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