Lawyer.
Born at London, Ontario on 25 June 1868, son of Henry Edward Sharpe and Mary Jane Rolston (1846-1922), brother of Eliphalet Edward Sharpe, he was educated at Manitoba College (honour graduate and scholarship in Metaphysics). He studied law with Archibald and Howell, and was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1896. In 1911, he was a partner in the Winnipeg law firm of Machray, Sharpe, and Dennistoun and was made a King’s Counsel in 1929.
He was married twice, first on 17 November 1897 to Kathleen Neily (1876-?) at Winnipeg with whom he had a daughter, Frances Neily Sharpe (1905-?, wife of G. Cowle). On 15 September 1924, he married Annette Vivien Gorset-Jackson (?-1975) at Winnipeg. He was a member of the Manitoba Club and St. Charles Country Club. In 1911, he lived at 182 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg. He died at his Winnipeg residence, Suite 25 Anvers Apartments, on 30 December 1954 and was buried with his second wife in the Rapid City Cemetery.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Sharpe Block (343-347 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)
Marriage registration [Frederick James Sharpe, Kathleen Neily], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
Birth registration [Frances Neily Sharpe], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911.
“Society,” Winnipeg Tribune, 16 September 1924, page 7.
“Appointments made of ten King’s Counsel,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 January 1929, page 14.
“City lawyer for 60 years, F. J. Sharpe dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 December 1954, page 2.
“Winnipeg lawyer dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 30 December 1954, page 12.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 30 December 1954, page 18.
Obituary [A. Vivien Sharpe], Winnipeg Free Press, 21 May 1975, page 81.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 July 2024
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