Educator, newspaper editor.
Born at Ontario on 26 September 1871, son of Alexander Hartley and Emma Fitzgerald, and brother of William Christopher Hartley, he came to Manitoba by the early 1890s and became a teacher. He taught at Ladywood School (1892-1893) and was Principal of Simpson School / Baldur School (1900-1903) and Killarney School (1904-1910). He was also President (1902) of the Argyle Teachers’ Association.
By 1911, he had moved to Kerrobert, Saskatchewan where was initially involved in real estate and worked in the newsprint industry (c1911-1942), including as editor of the Kerrobert Citizen, after which he retired to Victoria, British Columbia having long-maintained a summer residence there. He married Killarney-born teacher Mary Emily Isabelle Cleave (1890-1984).
He died at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Victoria on 28 November 1952 and was buried in the Royal Oak Burial Park at Saanich.
Birth regisitrations [Mary Emily Isabelle Cleave], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [David Joseph Hartley, Mary Emily Isabell Hartley], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“Pedagogical profession,” Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 7 July 1892, page 3.
“Teachers’ examinations [Second Class],” Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 1 August 1894, page 4.
“Public School convention,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 June 1902, page 10.
“Local Happenings [D.J. Hartley ...],” Crankbrook Herald, 27 July 1923, page 8.
“W. C. Hartley, veteran School Inspector, dies,” Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 15 April 1936, page 20.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 16 August 2024
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