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Isaac Bertie Griffiths
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Farmer, MLA (1923-1927), MLA (1927-1932), MLA (1932-1936), MLA (1936-1940).
Born at Wallsall, Staffordshire, England on 29 March 1882, son of William Houghton Griffiths and Alice Griffiths, he was educated at public schools and South Wales College. He came to Canada in 1903 and farmed near Binscarth until 1941. He was a Director of the United Farmers of Manitoba at Marquette in 1918 and 1919.
First elected to the Manitoba Legislature in 1922, he was re-elected in 1927, 1932, 1935, and 1936, and served as Minister of Health and Public Welfare (1935-1940). He retired from politics in 1940 and was Commissioner of Manitoba Farm Loans until 1950.
On 13 June 1906, he married Florence M. Coles (1876-1964) at Winnipeg. They had one daughter, Margaret Eileen Griffiths (1907-1989). At the time of his death, he and his daughter lived at 155 Queenston Street, Winnipeg.
He died at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 10 July 1970 and was buried in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Marriage registration [Isaac Bertie Griffiths, Florence Goles], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1934.
“Member of government,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 May 1935, page 1.
Obituary [Florence M. Griffiths], Winnipeg Free Press, 26 August 1964, page 69.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 13 July 1970, page 32.
Obituary [Margaret Eileen Griffiths], Winnipeg Free Press, 17 December 1989, page 30.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (deceased), Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 December 2024
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