Born at Argyleshire, Scotland in 1887, he came to Newfoundland in 1903 but returned to Scotland a few years later. In 1910, he returned to Canada and homesteaded in Saskatchewan for some time and was employed by the Federal Grain Company. In 1929, he formed the Peter Leitch Construction Company at Kerrobert, Saskatchewan and moved to Winnipeg with his family in 1932, where he worked on major construction projects until retirement. He and wife Margaret Elizabeth Leitch (?-1982) had three children: Lorne Campbell Leitch (1925-1998), Peter Leitch, and Peggy Leitch (wife of H. W. R. McMillan). He was a member of the Carleton Club, Elmhurst Golf Club, and Granite Curling Club (President, 1942-1943). He died at his Winnipeg residence, 290 Oakwood Avenue, on 11 February 1947 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery.
See also:
Manitoba Business: Peter Leitch Construction Company
“Peter Leitch builder dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 February 1947, page 19.
Obituary [Margaret Elizabeth Leitch], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 September 1982, page 53.
Obituary [Lorne Campbell Leitch], Winnipeg Free Press, 28 January 1998, page 40.
This page was prepared by Lois Braun.
Page revised: 25 April 2023
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