The Kinsmen Club of Winnipeg, a service club for men between the ages of 21 and 40, was founded in 1924 as the first such club in western Canada.
Period
President
1924
Alfred Beatty Rosevear (1894-1992)
1925
Gordon Clark Cumming (1895-1954)
1926
Kenneth Malcolm “Ken” Johnson (1893-1973)
1927
Arthur Leslie Ham (1899-1968)
1928
Harold Edwin Popham (1896-1993)
1929
Arthur Bruce Johnston (1900-1977)
1930
Roy Walter Richardson (1902-1974)
1931
Frank Hasley Currie (1899-1938)
1932
Edward Roscoe “Ross” Kennedy (1896-1953)
1933
Marshall Harvey Hall (1902-1964)
1934
Daryl Rayworth Chapman (1899-1976)
1935
Robert J. McGillis
1935-1936
Norman E. McLeod
1936-1937
Richard Rodney “Rod” Goodwin (1903-1984)
1937-1938
Don Waite
1938-1939
James C. Millar
1939-1940
Edwin B. Chown
1940-1941
Eustace Dawson (1909-1951)
1941-1942
Hector Richmond
1942-1943
Patrick J. O'Brien
1943-1944
Jack C. Reid
1944-1945
Lawrie Purdy
1945-1946
Jack E. Galbraith
1946-1947
Arch S. McMillan
1947-1948
Joe R. Racine
1948-1949
James Heron Main (1910-2000)
1949-1950
Donald Clyde Small (1911-2003)
1950-1951
John M. Hanson
1951-1952
William Obadiah “Obie” Baizley (1917-2000)
1952-1953
David Albert Bowles (1916-1981)
1953-1954
Stanley G. Ade
1954-1955
Thomas “Tom” Montgomery (1923-2002)
1955-1956
Graham Conrad Lount (1921-2016)
1956-1957
Stewart Congdon Millett (1925-1984)
1957-1958
Melvin Harvey “Mel” Gray (1920-2002)
1958-1959
Peter Michael Jackin (1926-2005)
1959-1960
Charles R. Tandy
1960-1961
Kenneth Burton Kelpin (1925-1991)
1961-1962
V. Glenn Sundstrom
1962-1963
J. Kenneth “Ken” Beatty (1930-2021)
1963-1964
Dennis Russell “Denny” Gibson (c1929-2010)
1964-1965
James O. Thompson
1965-1966
S. R. Scott
1966-1967
James E. Dunderdale
1967-1968
Murray Black
1968-1969
Eldred R. Wyche
1969-1970
Alex B. Tevendale
1970-1971
Larry May
1971-1972
Gordon Bowman
1972-1973
Dr. Rod Small
1973-1974
Norman R. “Norm” Lee
1974-1975
Clay Nellis
1975-1976
Len Mark
1976-1977
Gerry Goodman
1977-1978
Jack Lazareck
1978-1979
Bruce Holden
1979-1980
Peter Moss
1980-1981
Boyd Thorn
1981-1982
Robert Paul Johnson
1982-1983
Bob Rhynard
1983-1984
Ivor Berman
1984-1985
Ray Peterson
1985-1986
Maurice Tornopolski
1986-1987
Paul Mudry
1987-1988
Richard Holden
1988-1989
Colin Edwards
1989-1990
David Deane
1990-1991
Tim Almdal
1991-1992
Brian James
1992-1993
Gary Julius
1993-1994
Stuart Irvine
1994-1995
Brian Stevens
1995-1996
Paul Mudry
1996-1998
Lorne Mansky
1998-1999
Terry Genik
1999-2000
John Madill
2000-2002
Colin Edwards
2002-2003
Maurice Tornopolski
2003-2004
John Madill
2004-2005
Paul Mudry
2005-2006
Raj Phangureh
2006-2007
Gary Julius
2007-2008
Vince Thiessen
2008-2009
Raj Phangureh
2009-2011
Glen Behl
2011-2013
Andre Theriault
2013-2015
Raj Phangureh
2015-2018
Chris Preston
2018-2020
Tim McKay
2020-2021
Trevor Smith
2021-2022
Christian Tardi
See also:
Manitoba Organization: Red River Exhibition Association
“G. C. Cummings heads Kinsmen,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 January 1925, page 6.
“A. Leslie Ham elected Kinsmen Club President,” Manitoba Free Press, 6 January 1927, page 6.
“Dr. Roy Richardson is President of Kinsmen,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 January 1930, page 9.
“Benefits from membership in empire far outweigh hazards, Kinsmen are told,” Winnipeg Tribune, 19 January 1935, page 2.
“Dies [Frank H. Currie,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 May 1938, page 11.
“Eustace Dawson heads Kinsmen,” Winnipeg Tribune, 4 December 1940, page 11.
“H. Richmond heads Kinsmen,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 December 1941, page 19.
“City businessman, Eustace Dawson dies, 41,” Winnipeg Tribune, 30 March 1951, page 17.
Obituary [Stewart Congdon Millett], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 January 1985, page 63.
“Sixty-six years of fellowship and service,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 September 1986, page 9.
Frank Hasley Currie, FindAGrave.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 June 2025
