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Graham Lawson Shanks
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Born on the family farm near Pettapiece on 15 November 1889, son of John Shanks and Annie Graham (1866-1948), he attended the Manitoba Agricultural College and was in its second graduating class (1912). For the next three years, he was an instructor in agricultural mechanics at the School of Agriculture at Vermillion, Alberta.
In 1917, he returned to Manitoba to join the teaching staff of the Manitoba Agricultural College (later the University of Manitoba) and was head of the Department of Agricultural Engineering for many years. He retired in 1955. He was a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineering and a life member of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
He was married twice, first on 2 September 1919 to Mildred Una Grace Spearin (1891-1934) at Brandon and they had a son, John Edward Graham Shanks (1924-1979). He later married Winnifred Laura Ransom (1904-1943).
He died at Winnipeg on 15 June 1983 and was buried in the Pettapiece Cemetery. A collection of his glass slides, printed material, and diaries is held by the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
Birth registration [Graham Shanks, John Edward Graham Shanks], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Graham Lawson Shanks, Mildred Una Grace Spearin], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Mildred Una Grace Shanks], Winnipeg Tribune, 16 February 1934, page 20.
Death registration [Winnifred Laura Shanks], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Mrs. G. L. Shanks dies in hospital,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 June 1943, page 11.
“Mrs. G. L. Shanks is buried Tuesday,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 June 1943, page 2.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 17 June 1983, page 32.
Graham Lawson Shanks fonds, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
We thank Richard Lapp for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 September 2024
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