Civil servant.
Born at educated at Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1878, he enlisted in the First World War and served with the 4th Gordon Highlanders at the age of 17. He came to Canada in 1921 and settled at Portage la Prairie, where he was employed by a milling company.
He joined the Manitoba civil service in 1938 and was employed as a guard at the Portage jail for women. During the Second World War, he served with Canadian forces and was discharged in 1944 as a Sergeant-Major. He then served at the military training centre in Portage la Prairie before moving to Winnipeg where, around 1957, he worked at the Motor Vehicle Branch. He then became a guard at the Manitoba Legislative Building. In early 1957, he succeeded Henry Stanley Bennett as Sergeant-at-Arms of the Manitoba Legislature.
He and wife Jane ? had a daughter, Betty Milne. The family lived at 131 Morier Avenue (c1957). He died at the Misericordia Hospital on 30 November 1959 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
“Legislature post for veteran,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 January 1957, page 10.
Voters lists, Ancestry.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 2 December 1959, page 8.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 2 December 1959, page 34.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 May 2024
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