Memorable Manitobans: Jonathan Lindsay (1862-?)

Jonathan Lindsay Click to enlarge

Hotelier.

Born near Port Huron, Michigan on 28 March 1862, son of George Lindsay and Elizabeth Hodgins, he came to Manitoba in August 1882 and took up farming south of Killarney, which he continued to operate throughout his career. From 1890 to 1895 he engaged in the implement and livery business. He was a bailiff for the county court of Killarney from 1892 to 1899. From 1895 to 1905 he was a general agent for the Winnipeg firm of Frost & Wood Company. In 1905 he went into partnership with R. H. Orr in ownership of the Palace Hotel at Deloraine. In February 1886, he married Sarah Jane Sanders (?-?) of Killarney and they had three children: Harold E. Lindsay, May Lindsay, and Frank Linday. He was a member of the AF & AM (Killarney Lodge No. 50) and IOOF.

Sources:

A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 2 November 2019

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