Accountant.
Born at Winnipeg on 21 March 1886, son of John Lilley (1849-?) and Annie Bennett (1848-?), he worked at the Manitoba School for the Deaf (MSD) as a Clerk (c1901-?) and Storekeeper (?-1908).
In October 1908, he resigning his position to join the Manitoba Christian Endeavor Union (MCEU), where he served as Field Secretary (1908-1913) and President (1913-1915). In addition to his work with the MCEU, he returned to MSD around November 1909, briefly resuming as Storekeeper (1909) before being promoted to Bursar (1909-1920). He was later the Acting Superintendent (1920-1923) and occasionally filled in as a substitute teacher. He next worked for the Unemployment Insurance Commission until retirement after which he opened his own accountancy firm. He was a charter member of the Deer Lodge United Church and a member of the Young United Church.
On 19 June 1912, he married Lillian Marnie (c1889-1968, daughter of J. A. Marnie of Omaha, Nebraska) at 4840 Dupont Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They had two children: Phyllis Louise Lilley (1916-2002, wife of Andrew Malcolm McRae) and James Gordon Lilley (1927-2017). Over the years, the family resided at several locations including Rosetta Court (1912-?), 309 Manderville Street (1916), 929 Warsaw Avenue (1921), and 197 Langside Street (1968).
He died at the Central Park Lodge, 70 Poseidon Bay, in Winnipeg on 3 January 1985 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
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“Lilley - Marnie,” Manitoba Free Press, 26 June 1912, page 9.
“Manitoban Christian Endeavor news,” Manitoba Free Press, 10 August 1912, page 42.
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“Winnipeg loses by only two votes,” Manitoba Free Press, 14 July 1913, page 1.
“Elect officers for Manitoba,” Manitoba Free Press, 23 February 1914, page 1.
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“Sawchuk - McRae,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 January 1981, page 37.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 5 January 1985 page 60.
Obituary [Phyllis Louise McRae], Winnipeg Free Press, 25 October 2002, page 44.
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This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 22 April 2024
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