Memorable Manitobans: John Charles Gottfried (1917-1980)
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John Charles Gottfried
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Educator, MLA (1969-1973), MLA (1973-1977).
Born on 13 October 1917, he attended St. Paul’s College and obtained BEd and MEd degrees from the University of Manitoba. For 25 years, he taught school in the RM of Armstrong, Gimli School, and Goulding School (Gimli Airport). He was elected to the Manitoba Legislature at the 1969 general election, representing the Gimli constituency. He was re-elected in 1973 but did not stand for re-election in 1977. He received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977). He died at Winnipeg on 28 July 1980 and was buried in the Gimli Community Cemetery.
Sources:
A History of Education in the Evergreen School Division by John C. Gottfried, MA thesis, University of Manitoba, 1965.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 30 July 1980, page 81.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 January 2019
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