Civil servant.
In 1903, he was a public health inspector for the federal government, with a territory stretching from Winnipeg to the Atlantic Ocean. He was an early member of the Holly Snowshoe Club. In 1911, he built an apartment block on St. Johns Avenue that bore his name. He died at his Winnipeg residence, Suite 2 Fisher Apartments, on 22 May 1928 and was buried in Montreal, Quebec.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fisher Apartments / Globe Apartments (270 St. Johns Avenue, Winnipeg)
Report of the Minister of Agriculture for the Dominion of Canada for the Year Ended October 31, 1903, Google.
“Holly members receives prizes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 March 1924, page 10.
Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 23 May 1928, page 16.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 January 2022
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