Memorable Manitobans: Samuel Earl Greenway(1875-?)

Journalist.

Born Little Prairie, Wisconsin, 16 February 1875, son of Reverend John and Grace Greenway. Came to Manitoba, 1880, and was in turn farmer, teacher, telegraph operator, and reporter; contributes to magazines. Married Ada Maria Cooke, Boissevain, Manitoba, 1905; has one daughter. Recreations: all outdoor sports, gardening, chess. Address: 140 Marion Street, Norwood, Winnipeg.

In 1911, Greenway was editor of the Manitoba Weekly Free Press, Winnipeg.

Sources:

Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, 1911. C. W. Parker, editor. Canadian Press Association, Vancouver.

Page revised: 11 September 2008

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