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George St. John Van Hallen
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Lawyer.
Born at Orillia, Ontario on 26 July 1851, son of George Van Hallen and Arabella St. John, he studied law at Trinity University in Toronto. In 1872, he opened a law office at Oshawa, Ontario where he practiced for five years then for another four years at Huntsville. He came to Manitoba and worked at Birtle (1882-1897) then at Hartney (1897-1907). In 1907 he moved his practice to Winnipeg with offices in the Avenue Building.
In 1881, he married Charlotte Amy Muttlebury (1848-1945, sister of George A. Muttlebury) of Galt, Ontario. They had three children: George Muttlebury Hallen (1882-1959), Janie Amy Hallen (1884-1978, wife of Arthur Wellesley Wilcox), and Eleanora Hallen. The family resided at 35 Bannerman Street (c1913). He was a member of the Odd Fellows.
He died at Verwood, Saskatchewan on 17 January 1921 and is believed to have been buried there.
1901 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
Marriage registration [Janie Amey Hallen, Arthur Wellesby Wilcox], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Attestation papers, Canadian Expeditionary Force [Arthur Wellesley Wilcox], Library and Archives Canada.
Who's Who and Why, Volumes 6 and 7, 1915-1916, page 546.
“Deaths,” Manitoba Free Press, 19 January 1921, page 25.
Death registration [Charlotte Amy Rutherford Hallen], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Mrs. Charlotte Hallen dies at age of 97,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 August 1945, page 4.
Obituary [Janie Amy Wilcox], Winnipeg Free Press, 2 October 1978, page 142.
George St John Hallen, FindAGrave.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Barbara Juurlink for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 20 May 2024
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