Hotelier.
Born in Sweden on 4 May 1860, at the age of five he emigrated to the United States with his parent and settled near Minneapolis, Minnesota. He came to Manitoba in 1883 was employed for several years as a bridge foreman with the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1891 he moved to Selkirk to enter the hotel business, purchasing the Merchants Hotel. He was also president of the Northern Fish Company.
In 1891, he married Charlotte Anderson (1863-1929) and they had four children: Charles Stanley Sheldon (1894-?), Lilian Sheldon (?-?), Mary Madeline Sheldon (1898-1898), and Vera Isabel Sheldon (1902-?). He was a member of the Masons (Lisgar Lodge #2). He died on 24 October 1904 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.
Birth registrations [Charles Stanley Sheldon, Mary Madeline Sheldon, Vera Isabel Sheldon], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registrations [Mary Madeline Sheldon, Charlotte Sheldon], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Obituary, Manitoba Free Press, 27 October 1904, page 5.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 August 2024
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