Publisher.
Born at Waupun, Wisconsin on 19 April 1862, one of five children of Jeremiah Hanes Heath (1816-1894) and Ora Ariana Granger (1834-1917), on 29 October 1881 he married Mary Elizabeth Lang (1863-1910) at Dodge then moved to Madison where they had two daughters: Monona Heath (1889-1920, wife of Stephen Bull Robinson) and Gertrude Heath (1891-1946, wife of Harry Shellenberger).
In late 1902, the family moved to Winnipeg where he published the magazines Canadian Thresherman (1903-1906), Canadian Threshermen and Farmer (1906-1919), and Motor and Sport (1915-?). His company was based initially in the Merchants Bank Building (c1905) and later in the Enderton Building (c1915). He was a founding member of the Winnipeg Automobile Club (1904) and St. Charles Country Club (1905).
He died at San Marino, California in 1953 and was buried in Evergreen, Colorado.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Heath House (83 Kingsway, Winnipeg)
“Local notes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 October 1902, page 5.
“The Canadian Thresherman,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 November 1902, page 2.
“In society,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 April 1908, page 10.
“Mrs. Mary E. Heath dead,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 August 1910, page 3.
“Heath Shellenberger wedding last night,” Colorado Springs Gazette, 16 September 1913, page 5.
“Motor and Sport,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 August 1915, page 26.
Mary E Heath, FindAGrave.
Edward Harrison Heath, FamilySearch.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 October 2026
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