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Grover Glenn Murphy
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Osteopath.
Born at Dighton, Kansas on 17 November 1886, son of George E. Murphy and Minnie Anne Messinger, he was educated in the Kansas schools and colleges, and later at Los Angeles, California. He came to Manitoba in 1912 where he worked as a doctor of osteopathy until December 1967. During the First World War, he served with the 12th Field Ambulance.
He and wife Dorothy Joan Chambers (1906-1981) lived at Suite 2, 301 Balmoral Street, Winnipeg (c1925) and 120 Sherburn Street (1968). They had no children. He was a member of the Rotary Club, Winnipeg Canoe Club, Canukeena Club, Southwood Golf Club, IOOF, Winnipeg Pistol and Revolver Club, Elks, and Presbyterian church. His recreations included golf, hunting, and tennis.
He died at Winnipeg on 28 March 1968 and was buried in the Lilyfield Cemetery.
Who's Who and Why, Volumes 6 and 7, 1915-1916, page 703.
Attestation papers, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 29 May 1968, page 28.
Obituary [Dorothy Joan Murphy], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 April 1981, page 73.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 April 2024
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