Farmer, municipal official.
Born in Bruce County, Ontario on 25 April 1857, son of Richard Hannah and Jane Owens, he farmed before coming to Manitoba in 1882. Two years later he took up a homestead near Pelican Lake, where he remained until 1897 when he purchased a farm four miles south of Killarney. In 1888 he was appointed councillor for the RM of Riverside, in which position he served for five years. In 1902 he was elected Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Turtle Mountain. He was Mayor of Killarney (1905) and Returning Officer for the Killarney constituency in the 1903 and 1907 provincial general elections.
He was married twice, first in 1887 to Kate Grieve (1862-1918) of Bruce County, Ontario. They had six children: Clara Mabel Hannah (1889-1969), Bertha Agnes Hannah (1892-1974), Howard Eldon Hannah (1894-1977), Mary Kathleen Hannah (1900-1992), and Lawrence Arthur Hannah (1905-1965), and John Andrew Hannah (1906-1987). In 1920, he married Marry Spafford Henderson (1897-1984) and they had a daughter born in 1922.
He died at Chilliwack, British Columbia on 28 December 1923.
A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.
Birth registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
We thank Donna Nolan for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 October 2023
Memorable Manitobans
This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.
Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:
Custom SearchBrowse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | ZBrowse deaths occurring in:
1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.caCriteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements
Help us keep
history alive!
