Memorable Manitobans: Arthur Page Jeffery (1865-1942)

Merchant, municipal official.

Born at Middlesex, England on 19 December 1865, he came to Brandon where he worked for William Liguori Bertrand (c1865-1960), handling the finances and administration for Bertrand and Company, located at 918 Rosser Avenue. On 2 October 1902, he married his employer’s sister, Virginia Bertrand (1855-1928) at Brandon. They had no children. He served as a Brandon city alderman (1906-1909), a police magistrate, and a member of the board for the Brandon General Hospital. He died at Brandon on 26 April 1942 and was buried in the Brandon Cemetery.

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Jeffery House (538 Victoria Avenue, Brandon)

Sources:

Marriage registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

“Bertrand & Co.,” Brandon Sun, 7 November 1912, page 47.

“One of best known women in Brandon died suddenly,” Brandon Sun, 11 October 1928, page 9.

Burial transcriptions, Brandon Cemetery.

Arthur Page Jeffery, Geni.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 17 July 2021

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