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Memorable Manitobans: Samuel T. Newton (1873-1943)Educator. Born in Dufferin County, Ontario on 27 January 1873, he taught school for five years before coming to Winnipeg in 1901. He was a member of the Winnipeg School Board (1902) before serving as Director of the Department of Agriculture’s extension service (1914 to 1924). He was Principal of Foxwarren School (1924-1925) and Lord Nelson School (1926-1927) then he succeeded William John Warters as Provincial Director of Technical Education (1925-1939), being replaced in the latter year by Richard James Johns. He was a member of the Manitoba Museum Association and the Schoolmasters’ Club and other teaching organizations. He died at Winnipeg on 5 April 1943. Sources:1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy. “Youth trainer is promoted,” Winnipeg Tribune, 31 March 1939, page 25. “S. T. Newton, well-known educationalist, dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 5 April 1943. [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B9, page 130] Winnipeg School Days, 1871-1950 by W. G. Pearce, Winnipeg School Division, Education Resource Centre. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 16 September 2022
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