Insurance broker.
Born at Rye, Sussex, England on 25 January 1891, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Ney, brother of Frederick James Ney, he was educated in England and The Levant. He was a staff member of the English College at Cyprus and Carlisle Preparatory School in England before coming to Canada.
He arrived in Winnipeg in November 1911 and worked for George Robson Coldwell as General Secretary of the Overseas Education League founded by his brother. During the First World War, he served overseas with the CMR (1915-1917) and Canadian Machine Gun Corps, being promoted to Major in April 1917. He received the Military Cross and was mentioned in despatches.
On returning to Winnipeg in 1919, he joined the London and Lancashire Insurance Company. In January 1923, he was made Western General Manager of the Parish and British General Insurance Group of Companies, resigning in August 1929 to establish his own general insurance brokerage firm of Frank A. Ney and Company.
He married Ethel Vizard (1892-1961) and they had two sons: Frank James William Ney (1918-1992) and William Beresford Ney (1921-2001). He was a member of the Winnipeg Board of Trade, Winnipeg Badminton Club, and Empire Club.
He died at Nanaimo, British Columbia on 21 December 1962 and was buried in the Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens.
“Diamond Jubilee sketches,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 August 1934, page 3.
Obituary [Ethel Vizard Ney], Nanaimo Daily News, 13 December 1961, page 7.
Death registration [Frank Alfonso Ney], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Nanaimo Daily News, 22 December 1962, page 20.
Frank James "Black Frank" Ney, FindAGrave.
William Beresford Ney, FindAGrave.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 13 June 2022
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