Journalist.
Born at Kingston, Ontario on 8 July 1861, son of Irish immigrants Alexander Magurn and Sarah Brown, he was editor of the Manitoba Free Press from 1898 to 1901. He was connected for a long period with the Toronto Globe, and was at one time employed at the Montreal Herald. As a member of the parliamentary press gallery, he acted for a time as editor of the Parliamentary Guide.
On 9 September 1886, he married Margaret Eugenie Magurn (1868-1924) and they had four children: Beatrice Eunice Magurn (1888-1977), Wallace Magurn (1889-1934), Charles Frederick “Fred” Magurn (1893-1966), and Arnott Gladwyn Magurn (1898-1966).
He died at Ottawa, Ontario on 4 February 1923.
Ontario marriage registration [Arnott James Magurn, Margaret Magurn], Ancestry.
Ontario death registration, Ancestry.
“A. J. Magurn dead,” Manitoba Free Press, 5 February 1923.
We thank Janet Magurn for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 October 2023
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