Administrator.
Born at Newdale on 10 May 1895, son of John Hopper and Margaret Lowery Reid, he joined the federal government in August 1921 and was Assistant Superintendent (?-?) and Superintendent (1946-1960) of the Brandon Experimental Farm prior to retirement to British Columbia. He served as President of the Brandon Winter Fair (1946-1949) and a member and Vice-President (1957) of the Provincial Exhibition. He served on the executive for Manitoba horse, swine, and cattle breeder groups, was President of the Canadian Club of Brandon and a board member of the Wheat City Arena. He was married twice, first on 28 December 1921 to Daisy May Cuthbert (?-?) at Winnipeg. He later married Nancy Mary Nixon (1903-1992). He died at New Westminster, British Columbia on 5 August 1979 and was buried there.
Birth registration [Robert Milton Hopper], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Robert Milton Hopper, Daisy May Cuthbert], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Hopper - Cuthbert,” Brandon Sun, 4 January 1922, page 11.
“Hoppers retire from Experimental Farm,” Brandon Sun, 12 May 1960, page 10.
Death registrations [Robert Milton Hopper, Nancy Mary Hopper], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 March 2025
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