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Memorable Manitobans: Hugh Polson (1859-1922)
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Hugh Polson
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Farmer.
Born at the Red River Settlement on 8 May 1859, son of Angus Polson and Ann Henderson, he was educated at Kildonan School while working on the family farm. He remained in the family home after the death of his parents, residing there with his sisters. The home was replaced by a new structure in 1913. On 29 July 1913, he married Jessie Dryden Goodall (?-?, daughter of William Goodall). He belonged to the Kildonan Presbyterian Church and served as President of the Elmwood Curling Club (1917-1919). He died at his East Kildonan home on 30 August 1922 and was buried in the Kildonan Presbyterian Cemetery.
Sources:
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Who's Who and Why, Volumes 6 and 7, 1915-1916, page 715.
Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Hugh Polson,” Manitoba Free Press, 1 September 1922, page 4.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 October 2022
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