Memorable Manitobans: John Raglan Haney (1855-1937)

Lawyer.

Born in Welland County, Ontario on 23 April 1855, son of Andrew W. Haney, he studied law in the office of Fredericks and St. Johns of St. Catharines, continuing with McArthur and Hamilton. He was called to the Ontario Bar, practiced for a short time then moved to Winnipeg in May 1882. He was called to the Manitoba Bar two years later then commenced a law practice in the city. In 1889, he married Maud Wetherell (?-?) of Ontario and they had four children: Clifford Stanley Haney (1890-?), Gladys Haney (1892-?), Ruth Haney (1897-?), and John Ralph Haney (1904-?). He died at the St. Boniface Hospital on 18 December 1937 and was buried in the Old Kildonan Cemetery.

Sources:

A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.

Birth registrations [Clifford Stanley Haney, Gladys Haney, Ruth Haney, John Ralph Haney], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 20 December 1937, page 20.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 29 September 2022

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