Pharmacist.
Born at Guelph, Ontario in 1875, son of Charles Heming and Anne Dayman, he was educated at the Owen Sound High School, Ontario College of Pharmacy, and University of Toronto. After graduation, he worked for a time in Meaford, Ontario. In 1896, he came to Portage la Prairie to manage a drugstore for the late Dr. James Cowan.
He moved to Swan River in 1898, before the arrival of a railway, driving from Portage la Prairie and opening a pharmacy in a tent. He operated it until retirement around 1932. He was a member of the Swan River Board of Trade, Swan River municipal council, Swan River Agricultural Society, Methodist church, and Conservative party. He died unmarried at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 29 September 1938 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
Death registration [Walter William Heming], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“W. W. Heming, pioneer druggist, dies in Winnipeg,” Swan Valley Star and Times, 6 October 1938, page 1.
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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