Born in Dufferin County, Ontario on 10 April 1878, son of William and Margaret Hand, he was educated at the Orangeville High School and Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph, Ontario. In 1905, he began working as Associate Editor of the Canadian Horticulturist at Toronto, Ontario. He came to Winnipeg in 1906 and started an agricultural page in the Winnipeg Telegram, founded the Prairie Chicken Club, and lectured in Field Husbandry at the Manitoba Agricultural College (1907-1908). In 1911, he was Editor of the Farmer’s Advocate and Home Journal at 14-16 Princess Street, Winnipeg.
In 1909, he married Sadie Adeline Hamilton (1882-1957) at Grand Valley, Ontario and they had three daughters: Margaret Isabel Hand (1912-?, wife of Ross Dance), Doris Eileen Hand (1917-?, wife of Gordon Faris), and Elma Hand (?-?, wife of Cyril Howes). In 1911, the family lived at 10 Cooper Street, Winnipeg. He was a member of the Methodist church.
He died at North York, Ontario on 20 February 1966 and was buried in the Park Lawn Cemetery in Toronto.
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.
Birth registration [Margaret Isabel Hand], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Sadie Hamilton], Toronto Daily Star, 21 October 1958, page 27.
Obituary, Toronto Daily Star, 21 February 1966, page 27.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 March 2024
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