Memorable Manitobans: Government of Manitoba: Comptroller-General

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This department of the Manitoba government was established in September 1915.

Comptroller-Generals

Period	Comptroller-General
1915-1920	J. Gordon Steele (?-c1933)
1920-1932	Robert Drummond (1873-1955)
1932-1936	John Charles Murray Ligertwood (1891-1936)
1936-1938	Frank Burridge Brisbin (1889-1962) - Acting
1938-1944	Christian Arthur Webster Glover (1903-?)
1944-1966	George Douglas Iliffe (1901-1967)
1966-1969	James Grange “Jim” McFee (1907-1987)

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Government of Manitoba

Sources:

“3 new auditors named by govt.,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 September 1915, page 1.

“Comptroller-general of province resigns,” Manitoba Free Press, 17 November 1919, page 7.

“Drummond named to succeed Steele,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 February 1920, page 1.

“Acting Comptroller named for province,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 August 1936, page 2.

“Mrs. Gordon Steele dies in Minneapolis,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 September 1936, page 22.

“Comptroller resigns; joins Wheat Board,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 February 1944, page 13.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 18 April 2025

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