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Thomas Alfred Raine
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Grain merchant.
Born at Winnipeg on 8 January 1897, son of Edwin Raine (1858-1904) and Ida Proby (1863-1931), he joined the Lake of the Woods Milling Company in 1911, interrupting his work to serve with the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Returning from military duty, he returned to the company and held the positions of Assistant Treasurer (1943-1952), Treasurer (1952-1960), and Western Manager (1955-1960) prior to retirement in 1960.
On 29 June 1921, he married Nellie Gertrude Dack (1898-1983) at Winnipeg and they had a daughter. He was a member of the Griffons Club of Winnipeg, Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, Manitoba Club, Northwest Commercial Travellers Association, Niakwa Golf and Country Club, and St. Andrews River Heights United Church.
He died at the Misericordia Hospital on 17 September 1987 and was buried in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Birth registrations [Thomas Alfred Raine, Nellie Gertrude Dack], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Marriage registration [Thomas Alfred Raine, Nellie Gertrude Dack], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Raine,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 December 1955, page 40.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 19 September 1987, page 69.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 22 December 2024
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