Manitoba Historical Society
     Keeping history alive for over 140 years
 

Pay & Donate in the MHS Online Shop

Endangered Top 10
Endangered
Top 10
2019

Manitoba History No. 89
Manitoba
History
No. 89

Fall Field Trip 2019
MHS
Fall
Field Trip

War Memorials in Manitoba
War
Memorials
in Manitoba

This Old Elevator
This Old
Elevator

Abandoned Manitoba
Abandoned
Manitoba

Memorable Manitobans
Memorable
Manitobans

Historic Sites of Manitoba
Historic Sites
of Manitoba

Memorable Manitobans: Nicholas John Stryk (1896-1950)

Click to enlarge

Nicholas John Stryk
Click to enlarge

Educator, MLA (1941-1945), MLA (1950-1950).

Born in West Ukraine on 17 December 1896, son of John Stryk and Katherine Steslimb, he came to Canada 1899 and was educated in Manitoba. He worked as a school teacher for 26 years, in charge of Ladywood School District No. 555 for 23 years. He stood as a candidate for the House of Commons in the 1935 federal election but was defeated. He was elected to the Manitoba Legislature at the 1941 general election but was defeated by W. G. Doneleyko in the 1945 general election. He was re-elected in the 1949 general election but died soon after, being replaced by Alfred F. Trapp. He died on 11 July 1950 in an ambulance on the way to Beausejour.

Sources:

The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1943.

“N. Stryk, MLA dies after stroke at summer home,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 July 1950, page 9.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (deceased), Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 21 July 2018

Memorable Manitobans

Memorable Manitobans

This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society.

Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:

Custom Search

Browse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z | 2017

Send corrections and additions to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.ca

Criteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban  | Our Inspiration | Acknowledgements

Support the MHS and

Back to top of page
   


To report an error on the above page, please contact the MHS Webmaster.

Home  |  Terms & Conditions  |  FAQ  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy  |  Donations Policy

© 1998-2019 Manitoba Historical Society. All rights reserved.