Educator, businessman.
Born at Darlingford on 20 August 1911, son of John Ferguson Broadfoot (1871-1963) and Helen Scotland Smith (1875-1946), he moved with his family to Gladstone at the age of one year, and was educated at Gladstone School, Winnipeg Normal School, and the University of Manitoba (BA). He taught at Minitonas School (?-?) and Strathclair School (?-?), and was the Principal of Isabella School (1938-1941) and Binscarth School (1941-1942). In 1942, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was discharged in 1945 with the rank of Flying Officer. He went into the insurance business with his father at Gladstone, retiring in 1977. Active in community affairs, he was President of the Gladstone Chamber of Commerce, President of the Gladstone Legion, a town councillor, and a trustee for the Pine Creek School Division. He died at Gladstone on 18 November 1980 and was buried in the Gladstone Cemetery.
Birth registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 20 November 1980, page 67.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 December 2023
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