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John Alexander MacArthur
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Physician and surgeon.
Born in Middlesex County, Ontario on 31 July 1847, son of Archibald and Christina MacArthur, he received a medical degree from McGill University in 1881 then practiced medicine for three years at Clinton, Iowa. He came to Winnipeg in 1884 where he served as surgeon to the Northern Pacific railway lines in Manitoba, was a founder of the Manitoba Medical College, and Professor of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology (1888-1921). He was a Professor of Diseases of Children at the Manitoba Medical College and a consulting physician at the Winnipeg General Hospital.
He was member of the Winnipeg Medico-Chirurgical Association (President, 1903-1904), Canadian Medical Association, Manitoba Medical Association, Canadian Medical Association for Manitoba (Vice-President, 1902-1903), British Association for the Advancement of Science, and American Public Health Association.
In 1872, he married Lucille C. Casey at Montreal, Quebec. He was a member of the Canadian Club, Manitoba Club, Carleton Club, Play-goer’s Club (President), AF & AM, and Baptist church. His recreations included music and art, lacrosse, and cricket. A President of the Winnipeg Liberal Association, he was a Liberal candidate for the Winnipeg Centre constituency in the 1907 provincial general election.
He died at his Winnipeg residence, 1252 Portage Avenue, on 26 August 1934 and was buried in the Woodland Cemetery at London, Ontario.
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.
Death registration [John Alexander MacArthur], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Dr. MacArthur, city pioneer, is dead at 86,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 August 1934, page 3.
“Many attend services for Dr. MacArthur,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 August 1934, page 8.
We thank Annie Langlois and Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 May 2024
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