Civil servant.
Born at Glasgow, Scotland, 3 June 1874, son of John Alexander Hay and Elisabeth Maxwell, he was educated in Glasgow. In 1925, he was Assessment Commissioner for the City of Winnipeg until retirement in 1934. He was an officer in various religious, athletic, and political organizations in Winnipeg. He was a member of McDougall Memorial Methodist Church and later Grace United Church, Maple Leaf Curling Club, and Masons (King Edward Lodge), and his recreations included curling and lawn bowling. He lived at 499 Greenwood Place, Winnipeg. He died unmarried at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 14 November 1950 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
Death registration [James Gray Hay], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 14 November 1950, page 11.
“City sportsman James Gray Hay dies in hospital,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 November 1950, page 13.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 May 2024
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