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In 1899, the first automobile arrived in Winnipeg. The gasoline-powered, three-wheeled vehicle, steered with a primitive tiller, was owned by Dr. Edgar Kenrick of St. John’s College. The number of motorists increased quickly to the point where, in March 1904, a dozen enthusiasts met at Kenrick’s home to discuss the formation of a club, to be known as the Winnipeg Automobile Club. Its patron was to be Lieutenant-Governor Daniel H. McMillan.
Its mission made it the first of its kind in Canada: to protect the rights of those who drove an automobile. It grew rapidly, as the auto became the vehicle of choice for a growing number of Manitobans, to the point where it is considered by many to be a basic necessity of life. Decades later, the Club evolved into the Manitoba Motor League, and is now known as CAA Manitoba to reflect its federation in the Canadian Automobile Association.
An MHS Centennial Organization Award was presented to Jerry Kruk of CAA Manitoba by Gordon Goldsborough on 16 May 2004.
Member
Address
John Arbuthnot (1861-1931)
Armstrongs Point
Donald Henderson “Dan” Bain (1874-1962)
168 Fort Street
James “Jimmy” Boswell (1874-1944)
McCulloch & Boswell
M. Berry Bond
Berry, Pull & Bond
Victor Bouche
28 Merchant Block Building
John Rickard Clements (1838-1926)
494½ Main Street
George Carruthers
Roslyn Road
N. A. Davidson
Maw & Company
James Arthur Devine (1869-?)
268 Donald Street
Edward Lancaster Drewry (1851-1940)
Redwood
Charles Henry Enderton (1861-1920)
393 Main Street
George Erzinger
214 Donald Street
Alan Campbell Ewart (1875-?)
Fisher, Wilson & Ewart
John Crichton “Jack” Green-Armytage (1872-1943)
Bell & Armytage
Henry Sandham Griffith (1865-1943)
26 Osborne Place
C. F. Grundy
Grundy Music Store
Ogden Hinch
Clarendon Hotel
Sidney Hoover
Commonwealth
E. H. Heath
Canadian Thresherman Merchants Bank Building
R. Emmet Kelly
430½ Main Street, Box 457
Edgar Boteler Kenrick (1863-1905)
282 Assiniboine Avenue
August Leon
278 Garry Street
Bruce McBean (1873-?)
Grain Exchange
Henry McBean
Grain Exchange
A. C. McKenzie
Fort Rouge
James McIntyre
318 Kennedy Street
Russell Mackenzie MacLeod (1879-1946)
404 Edmonton Street
John K. “Jack” McCulloch (1872-1918)
McCulloch & Boswell
Joseph Maw (1854-1916)
278 Donald Street
Robert Muir (1850-1908)
376 Edmonton Street
Dr. Montgomery
313 Kennedy Street
G. M. Miller
“Rialto” 480 Main Street
W. C. Power
Canadian Cycle & Motor Company
Maurice Putnam (c1860-1907)
488 Main Street
Henry Norlande Ruttan (1848-1925)
Armstrongs Point
Arthur Stewart
Box 1461
J. E. Wadleigh
Miller, Morse & Company
William Webster (1866-1934)
151 Kennedy Street
Clayton Whipple
414 Main Street
Year
Honorary President
President
Vice-President
Secretary
1904
Edward Lancaster Drewry (1851-1940)
William Webster (1866-1934)
Maurice Putnam (c1860-1907)
Edgar Boteler Kenrick (1863-1905)
1905
Robert Rogers (1864-1936)
Donald Henderson “Dan” Bain (1874-1962)
John Crichton “Jack” Green-Armytage (1872-1943)
Arthur Coates “Ace” Emmett (1872-1959)
1906
Donald Henderson “Dan” Bain (1874-1962)
John Crichton “Jack” Green-Armytage (1872-1943)
Frank Hedley Phippen (1863-1932)
Arthur Coates “Ace” Emmett (1872-1959)
1907
John Crichton “Jack” Green-Armytage (1872-1943)
Frank Hedley Phippen (1863-1932)
Russell Mackenzie MacLeod (1879-1946)
W. C. Power &
Arthur Coates “Ace” Emmett (1872-1959)1908
John Crichton “Jack” Green-Armytage (1872-1943)
Russell Mackenzie MacLeod (1879-1946)
Daniel Boyce Sprague (1876-1928)
William Ernest Wright (1874-?)
1909
John Crichton “Jack” Green-Armytage (1872-1943)
Russell Mackenzie MacLeod (1879-1946)
William Richard Bawlf (1881-1972)
William Ernest Wright (1874-?)
1910
Russell Mackenzie MacLeod (1879-1946)
Charles Henry Newton (1851-1919)
Daniel Boyce Sprague (1876-1928)
William Ernest Wright (1874-?)
1911
Russell Mackenzie MacLeod (1879-1946)
Henry Martyn Belcher (1856-1923)
William Richard Bawlf (1881-1972)
William Ernest Wright (1874-?)
1912
Charles Henry Newton (1851-1919)
William Richard Bawlf (1881-1972)
Daniel Boyce Sprague (1876-1928)
William Ernest Wright (1874-?)
1913
Charles Henry Newton (1851-1919)
William Ernest Wright (1874-?)
Daniel Boyce Sprague (1876-1928)
Arthur Coates “Ace” Emmett (1872-1959)
1914
Charles Henry Newton (1851-1919)
Frederick John Charles Cox (1860-1939)
Fred Eugene H. Luke (1876-?)
Arthur Coates “Ace” Emmett (1872-1959)
1915
Charles Henry Newton (1851-1919)
Frederick John Charles Cox (1860-1939)
Fred Eugene H. Luke (1876-?)
Arthur Coates “Ace” Emmett (1872-1959)
1916
Charles Henry Newton (1851-1919) &
Henry Martyn Belcher (1856-1923)Fred Eugene H. Luke (1876-?)
Jose Alexander Banfield (1868-1937)
Arthur Coates “Ace” Emmett (1872-1959)
1917
Charles Henry Newton (1851-1919) &
Henry Martyn Belcher (1856-1923)Fred Eugene H. Luke (1876-?)
Jose Alexander Banfield (1868-1937)
Arthur Coates “Ace” Emmett (1872-1959)
1918
Charles Henry Newton (1851-1919) &
Henry Martyn Belcher (1856-1923)Fred Eugene H. Luke (1876-?)
Jose Alexander Banfield (1868-1937)
Arthur Coates “Ace” Emmett (1872-1959)
1919
Henry Martyn Belcher (1856-1923) &
Edward Lancaster Drewry (1851-1940)Fred Eugene H. Luke (1876-?)
Jose Alexander Banfield (1868-1937)
Arthur Coates “Ace” Emmett (1872-1959)
1920
Henry Martyn Belcher (1856-1923) &
Edward Lancaster Drewry (1851-1940)Fred Eugene H. Luke (1876-?)
Jose Alexander Banfield (1868-1937)
Arthur Coates “Ace” Emmett (1872-1959)
1921
Henry Martyn Belcher (1856-1923) &
Edward Lancaster Drewry (1851-1940)S. M. Campbell
C. L. McLaughlin
Arthur Coates “Ace” Emmett (1872-1959)
1922
Edward Lancaster Drewry (1851-1940),
Henry Martyn Belcher (1856-1923) &
Fred Eugene H. Luke (1876-?)S. M. Campbell
B. W. Thompson,
F. H. MitchellArthur Coates “Ace” Emmett (1872-1959)
1923-1940
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1941-1944
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Austin Lloyd Clark (1896-1945)
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1944-1948
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1948-1963
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Charles Gregory “Charlie” Carter (1884-1968)
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1963-1964
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David Klippenstein “D.K.” Friesen (1910-1991)
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See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: A. C. Emmett and the Development of Manitoba’s Highways (Kirkella, RM of Wallace-Woodworth)
Manitoba Organization: Motor Country Club
Winnipeg Automobile Club files, CAA Manitoba.
Page revised: 13 September 2023
