Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Joseph Langford (1870-1930)

Thomas Joseph Langford Click to enlarge

Financial agent, real estate broker.

Born near Guelph, Ontario on 31 March 1870, son of Jeremiah and Mary Langford, he came to Winnipeg in 1899 and found work as a piano salesman. He went into real estate transactions with his savings and prospered. On 23 July 1900, he married Frances Irene Tomlin (1873-1943) of Toronto, Ontario. They had two daughters: Dorothy Mary Langford (1903-1980) and Frances Irene Langford (1905-1966). In 1913, the family lived at 260 Wellington Crescent. He died in California in May 1930.

Sources:

Birth and marriage registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.

Obituary, The Los Angeles Times, 25 May 1930, page 18.

California Death Index, 1940-1997 [Francis Irene Tomlin Langford, Francis Loretto Langford, Dorothy Mary Langford van Dusen], Ancestry.

We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 7 July 2024

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