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Memorable Manitobans: Samuel Burland (1880-1972)
Educator. Born at Belfast, Ireland on 10 September 1880, he attended Trinity College (Dublin) and Queens University (Belfast). He emigrated to Canada in 1913 and taught at Teulon School (1913-1915). He was the Principal of Stonewall School (1915-1923). He moved to St. Vital in 1923 and became the Principal of Norberry School (1923-1935, later Glenlawn Collegiate). He then returned to the classroom as a teacher at St. John’s-Ravenscourt School and also worked for several years at the Correspondence Branch of the Manitoba Department of Education. He was an active member of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society, receiving a Life Membership in 1969. He was a Trustee of the St. Vital School Board for seventeen years and served for two years as Chair. He was a member of the Mentors Club and the Masons, serving as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba in 1944. He died at Winnipeg on 5 June 1972 and was buried in the St. Vital Cemetery. He is commemorated by Samuel Burland School. Sources:Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library. Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 7 June 1972, page 39. We thank Stan Barclay and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 30 January 2022
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