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William Harper McGuire
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Businessman.
Born at Westport, Ontario in 1862, he was a commercial traveller in Ontario for four years before coming to Winnipeg in 1898 where he was Manager of the James Smart Manufacturing Company. In 1883, he married Elvira Jane Clarke (1861-1946) and they had four children: Edna F. McGuire (wife of William E. Loftus), ? McGuire (wife of Dolph Petersen), N. S. McGuire, and J. H. McGuire. The family lived at 64 George Street at the time of his death. He died at Winnipeg on 6 December 1902 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 8 December 1902, page 10.
Marriage registration [Edna F McGuire, William Loftus], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Elvira Jane McGuire], Winnipeg Tribune, 6 July 1946, page 21.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 May 2024
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