Physician.
Born in the Rural Municipality of Odanah on 6 August 1898, he attended Hazelwood School until grade 8 then went to the Minnedosa High School. He worked on the family farm until he decided to attend the Brandon Normal School. He worked at Norway House as a teacher then attended Medical School. He practiced in Radisson (Saskatchewan), Coleman (Alberta) and Aurora (Ontario), where he was also a city councillor and eventually Mayor.
Voices of Yesteryear [Audiocassette], 1982. Westman Oral History Collection by the Westman Oral History Association (Effie McPhail, Chair). S. J. McKee Archives.
Birth registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1906 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
This page was prepared by Angela Graham and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 January 2015
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