Dentist.
Born at Stony Mountain on 15 February 1897, son of Agnes Elizabeth McIntosh (1860-1926), he attended schools in Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba, later received a degree in Dentistry from the University of Toronto (1920).
He had a dental practice in Winnipeg for over 40 years. During the Second World War, he served in the Canadian Dental Corps as the commanding officer of Dental Company No. 32 in Military District No. 12. He was later Director of Clinics in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University. He served as President of the Winnipeg Dental Society and Manitoba Dental Association.
On 30 June 1923, he married Lilian Mary “Lily” Farquhar (?-1992) at Winnipeg and they had two children: Ruth Grahame (wife of Robert L. Cooke) and Gordon R. Grahame. He was a member of the Masons (Stonewall Lodge), Griffon's Club, and First Presbyterian Church.
He died at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 17 October 1970 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Birth and marriage registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [Agnes Elizabeth Grahame], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 19 October 1970.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 May 2023
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