Grain merchant.
Born at Georgetown, Prince Edward Island in 1872, son of William and Jessie McLaren, he was educated at Georgetown public schools. In 1891, he began working in the grain firm of Van Dusen Harrington Company at Duluth, Minnesota. He moved to Winnipeg in 1900 to open a local branch of the company which, by 1911, was based in the Grain Exchange Building. Later that year, he accepted a position as Manager of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company, remaining in the position until 1925 when the company was purchased by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. He then became Manager of Saskatchewan Pool Terminals, where he remained until his death.
In 1907, he married Ida McDonald (1880-1966) of Granby, Quebec and they had a daughter, Lois Estelle McLaren (1908-?). The family lived at 185 Spring Street (c1911). He was a member of the Carleton Club, St. Charles Country Club, St. Andrew’s Society, and Anglican church. His recreation was curling.
He died at his Winnipeg home, 192 Dromore Avenue, on 24 December 1944 and was buried in the St. John's Cathedral Cemetery.
Birth registration [Lois Estelle McLaren], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
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.
“F. N. McLaren rites Thursday,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 December 1944, page 4.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 26 December 1944, page 21.
Obituary [Ida McLaren], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 October 1966, page 27.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 May 2024
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