Administrator.
Born at Glasgow, Scotland in 1889, he came to Canada in 1910 to work for Manitoba Government Telephones. He rose to become its Comptroller (1940-1945) and Commissioner and General Manager (1945-1954). During the Second World War, he was seconded to the federal government to manage a Crown corporation responsible for all defence communications in Canada. He served on the management committee for the Trans-Canada Telephone System and, in 1946 and 1953, was President of the Telephone Association of Canada. He was a member of the St. Andrew’s Society of Winnipeg (President, 1951-1952), Fellowship Club, Telephone Pioneers of America, and Fort Garry Horticultural Society. He died at Winnipeg on 23 June 1964 and was buried in the Garry Memorial Park. He was survived by his wife Mabel Dorothea Millar (c1887-1970) and a daughter.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 25 June 1964, page 30.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 March 2020
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 SearchBrowse 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 | ZBrowse 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.caCriteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements
Help us keep
history alive!
