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Memorable Manitobans: Samuel Joshua Drache (1906-1996)Lawyer. Born at Winnipeg on 11 December 1906, he attended Aberdeen School, St. John’s Technical High School, and the University of Manitoba, obtaining from the latter an Arts degree (1926) and a law degree (1929). He articled with the firm of Isbister and Morton, then was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1931. He established a law firm in partnership with Louis S. Matlin, with offices at Winnipeg and Beausejour. He was made a King’s Counsel in 1952. He changed partners several times and, after 1960, devoted much of his attention to business management. He was a director for the YMHA, Glendale Country Club, The Little Theatre, Winnipeg Community Chest, and an advisory board member of SHARE. He died at Winnipeg on 26 November 1996. Sources:Birth registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics. “Six lawyers awarded K.C.’s silk,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 January 1952. [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B10] Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 29 November 1996, page C9. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 14 June 2022
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