Merchant.
Born in London, England in 1868, son of Benjamin Manville, he worked in the wholesale cloth and woolen business in London for two years then entered into a three-year contract with the Hudson's Bay Company and came to Winnipeg in 1883. He worked at HBC facilities at Winnipeg, Manitou, Morden, and West Lynne. When his first contract ended, he renewed with another for 12 years. In October 1895 he moved to Carberry and set up his own business selling clothing, boots and shoes, gents furnishings, and hats.
In 1892, he married Rachel Merrett (1868-1955) of Ontario and they had four sons: Frederick George Herbert Manville (1893-?), Edward Franklin Benjamin Manville (1896-?), Arthur Reginald Manville (1900-?), and Charles Alfred Manville (1900-?), the last two being twins. He was a member of the Odd Fellows, Independent Order of Foresters, Maccabees, and Ancient Order of United Workmen. He served for five years as a Carberry town councillor and a term as President of the Carberry Board of Trade.
He died in mid-1968 and was buried in the Highwood Cemetery at High River, Alberta.
Birth registrations [Frederick George Herbert Manville, Edward Franklin Benjamin Manville, Arthur Reginald Manville, Charles Alfred Manville], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.
Obituary [Rachel Merrett Manville], Calgary Herald, 13 September 1955, page 16.
Obituary, Calgary Herald, 1 June 1968, page 38.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 May 2024
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