Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Gerald McCarthy (1903-1990)

Dentist.

Born at Portage la Prairie on 13 March 1903, son of Thomas McCarthy (1867-?) and Jane Morgan (1867-?), he graduated from the University of Toronto in 1926 and the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba. He had a dental practice in Winnipeg for 62 years until retirement in 1988. Active in the community, he was a member of the Winnipeg Executives Association, Granite Curling Club, Niakwa Country Club, Manitoba Club, Fellowship Club, American Institute of Oral Biology, and Canadian Dental Association. He was inducted into the Manitoba Order of the Buffalo Hunt “in recognition of 50 years of devoted service to the Marymound School and the Sisters of the Good Shepherd.” He also received a City of Winnipeg Community Service Award (1977). He died at the Misericordia Hospital on 29 November 1990 and was buried in the Assumption Roman Catholic Cemetery.

Sources:

Birth registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 2 December 1990, page 24.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 9 February 2024

Memorable Manitobans

Memorable Manitobans

This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.

Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:

Custom Search

Browse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z

Browse deaths occurring in:
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024


Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.ca

Criteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements

Help us keep
history alive!