Community activist.
Born at Winnipeg on 5 July 1896, daughter of Lillian “Lily” Thompson (1871-1930) and William John Bulman, she attended Gladstone School, Kelvin High School, University of Manitoba (BA, BSc), and Columbia University. She served as the President of the University of Manitoba Students Association (precursor of the modern UMSU) from 1918 to 1919.
On 2 January 1925, she married Albert Clifford Abbott and they had two children: Clifford Edward Abbott and Frances Abbott (1932-2014, wife of John Gunn). She was an active member of the Winnipeg Winter Club, Canadian Figure Skating Association, and President (1972) of the Women’s Canadian Club of Winnipeg. She served on several committees of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. She received a City of Winnipeg Community Service Award (1975).
She died at Winnipeg on 9 August 1980 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Birth and marriage registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 12 August 1980.
Frances Gunn, Benched.
Obituary [Frances Gunn], Vancouver Sun, 8 February 2014, page E15.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 April 2025
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