The first meeting of the Robert Burns Club at Winnipeg occurred in 1907 and the club became federated (that is, affiliated with the Burns Federation) in 1911. It is the oldest such club in Manitoba.
Presidents
Period |
President |
1907-? |
William Alexander Dunbar (1841-1920) |
c1911 |
Colin Howell Campbell (1859-1914) |
?-? |
John Young Reid (1872-1945) |
?-? |
William Anderson Weir (1859-1946) |
?-? |
A. Jamieson (?-?) |
?-? |
Arthur Long Dysart (1886-1964) |
?-? |
Robert Lennox (1888-1968) |
?-? |
John Colvin (c1876-1947) |
?-? |
G. J. McBeth (?-?) |
?-? |
J. M. Brown (?-?) |
?-? |
R. Logan (?-?) |
?-? |
C. W. Brock (?-?) |
?-? |
E. R. McConachie (?-?) |
?-? |
W. W. Cameron (?-?) |
?-? |
A. N. Robertson (?-?) |
1950 |
Robert Collier (?-?) |
1951 |
A. C. B. Stewart (?-?) |
1952 |
William Anderson Martin (1893-1962) |
1953 |
Dr. D. S. Woods (?-?) |
?-? |
T. Wooler (?-?) |
?-? |
G. Binnie (?-?) |
?-? |
J. McGowan (?-?) |
?-? |
J. B. Haddow (?-?) |
?-? |
A. Phimister (?-?) |
?-? |
Mrs. W. N. Cameron (?-?) |
?-? |
W. A. Welsh (?-?) |
c1962 |
J. B. Graham (?-?) |
c1965 |
W. J. L. Watson (?-?) |
?-? |
W. M. Shaw (?-?) |
?-? |
W. A. Olson (?-?) |
?-? |
Mrs. H. Estabrook (?-?) |
1970-c1972 |
Lt-Col. A. Cairns (?-?) |
c1972-1974 |
Alexander Cross (1904-1993) |
1974-1978 |
John D. Barbour (?-?) |
1979-1980 |
Rev. A. R. McIver (?-?) |
1981-1982 |
William James Conway (1919-2008) |
1983-1984 |
Leslie Galbraith Archibald (1926-2011) |
1985-1987 |
Ishbel Turnbull |
1988-1989 |
Jack King |
1989-? |
James Jack Turnbull (1929-2003) |
?-? |
Rod J. McRae |
?-? |
J. J. Jackson (?-?) |
?-1999 |
Myrna McRae |
1999-2001 |
J. Craig Oliphant |
2001-2005 |
Colin T. Harris |
2005-2007 |
Jim Carrigan |
2007-2009 |
Roy A. McLeod |
2009-2013 |
R. Lawrence Cormack (1928-2013) |
2013-2015 |
Donald Rennicks |
2015-2017 |
Charles H. Cameron CD |
2017-2019 |
Christopher Halliday |
2019-? |
Joyce Allen |
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Robert Burns Statue (Winnipeg)
Sources:
“Winnipeg Burns Club honors Scottish Bard,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 January 1950, page 3.
[Photo caption, Robert Burns Statue], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 October 1952, page 3.
“Dr. Woods takes over as Burns Club Head,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 January 1953, page 3.
This page was prepared by Colin T. Harris, Gordon Goldsborough, and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 2 December 2019
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