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George John Lovell
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Broker, industrial promoter.
Born at Toronto, Ontario on 1 December 1861, son of George Lovell and Eliza Berry, he was educated at public schools and the Toronto Business College. He worked as a clerk with the stationery firm of Hart & Rawlinson at Toronto from 1876.
He came to Winnipeg in 1900 and worked for the Mutual Life Insurance Company. He became a broker and industrial promoter in 1908. He was President of the Odorkill Manufacturing Company, President of the Safety Fire Lighter Company, Managing Director of the Manitoba Beach Company, Secretary-Treasurer of Hardware Specialties Limited, Secretary-Treasurer of the International Sanitary Company, Treasurer of the Grain Elevator Specialties Limited, Sales Manager of the British Columbia Colonization Company, and Vice-President of the Northwestern Battery Company.
In 1889, he married Mary Bethel Adams (1861-1926) and they had three children: Mary Louise Lovell (1891-1978), William Edward Lovell (1893-1994), and Mildred Agnes Lovell (1899-1996). The family lived at 413 Furby Street, Winnipeg (c1911). He served with the Queen’s Own Rifles at Toronto from 1884 to 1889. He was a member of the Carleton Club, Clef Club, AF & AM (Northern Light Lodge), Liberal party, and Anglican church.
He died on 1 November 1947 and was buried in the St. John's Cathedral Cemetery.
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Obituary [Mary Bethel Adams], Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 7 July 1926, page 8.
Death registration [William Edward Lovell], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Obituary [William Edward Lovell], Times-Colonist, 16 January 1994, page M6.
Obituary [Mildred Agnes Lovell], Ottawa Citizen, 24 October 1996, page F11.
Mary Louise Lovell, FindAGrave.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 7 April 2024
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