Memorable Manitobans: Manitobans As We See ‘Em, 1908 and 1909

This remarkable collection comprises 213 caricatures of prominent Manitoba men from the early 1900s, at a time when Winnipeg’s economy was booming and its place in the development of Western Canada was assured. The men were so well known that no further description was necessary.

Published c1909, by the Newspaper Cartoonists’ Association of Manitoba
Ernest A. Blow, President
George M. Hill, Vice-President
John Cairns, Treasurer
Hay Stead and Donald McRitchie, Cartoonists
W. E. Allison, Business Manager

Online version © 2007, Manitoba Historical Society.

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Robert Grant Affleck
Robert Grant Affleck

(1871-1924)

James Albert Manning Aikins
James Albert Manning Aikins

(1851-1929)

John Somerset Aikins
John Somerset Aikins

(1850-1911)

Montague Aldous
Montague Aldous

(1850-1946)

William Thomas Alexander
William Thomas Alexander

(1875-1943)

George William Allan
George William Allan

(1860-1940)

Charles Valentine Alloway
Charles Valentine Alloway

(1850-1929)

Edward Anderson
Edward Anderson

(1867-1955)

Alfred Joseph Andrews
Alfred Joseph Andrews

(1865-1950)

George Annable
George Annable

(?-?)

Hugh Armstrong
Hugh Armstrong

(1858-1926)

John Teale Arundel
John Teale Arundel

(1864-1952)

James Henry Ashdown
James Henry Ashdown

(1844-1924)

John Danley Atchison
John Danley Atchison

(1870-1959)

Hugh Northcote Baird
Hugh Northcote Baird

(1878-1963)

George William Baker
George William Baker

(1854-1917)

William Richard Bawlf
William Richard Bawlf

(1881-1972)

Hormisdas Beliveau
Hormisdas Beliveau

(1860-1938)

Joseph Antonio Beliveau
Joseph Antonio Beliveau

(1884-1936)

Aime Benard
Aime Benard

(1873-1938)

Joseph Bernier
Joseph Bernier

(1874-1951)

George Montegu Black
George Montegu Black

(1875-1959)

William Allan Black
William Allan Black

(1862-1951)

William Wallace Blair
William Wallace Blair

(1852-1916)

Robert Andrew Bonnar
Robert Andrew Bonnar

(1860-1932)

John James Borebank
John James Borebank

(1870-1912)

George Bryce
George Bryce

(1844-1931)

Alexander C. Bryson
Alexander C. Bryson

(c1846-1923)

John Ernest Buchanan
John Ernest Buchanan

(1862-1938)

Manlius Bull
Manlius Bull

(1849-1929)

John Wilson Caldwell
John Wilson Caldwell

(1857-1914)

Douglas Colin Cameron
Douglas Colin Cameron

(1854-1921)

Duncan Cameron
Duncan Cameron

(1873-1911)

Joseph Robert Cameron
Joseph Robert Cameron

(1865-?)

Archibald McTavish Campbell
Archibald McTavish Campbell

(1852-1942)

Colin Howell Campbell
Colin Howell Campbell

(1859-1914)

Robert Campbell
Robert Campbell

(1861-?)

Thomas B. Campbell
Thomas B. Campbell

(?-?)

James Alexander Cantlie
James Alexander Cantlie

(1877-1920)

George Andrew Carruthers
George Andrew Carruthers

(1875-1957)

James Malcolm Carruthers
James Malcolm Carruthers

(1872-1947)

Edward Cass
Edward Cass

(1849-1932)

George W. Caye
George W. Caye

(1865-?)

Benjamin Elswood Chaffey
Benjamin Elswood Chaffey

(1859-1953)

Howard Alexander Deschamps Chalmers
Howard Alexander Deschamps Chalmers

(1875-1916)

John Hudson Chambers
John Hudson Chambers

(1846-1924)

Harry T. Cherry
Harry T. Cherry

(1870-?)

Clarence Campbell Chipman
Clarence Campbell Chipman

(1856-1924)

William Clark
William Clark

(1840-1919)

Garnet Coulter
Garnet Coulter

(1882-1975)

Edward Martin Counsell
Edward Martin Counsell

(1872-1931)

James Bowes Coyne
James Bowes Coyne

(1878-1965)

Richard W. Craig
Richard W. Craig

(1877-1966)

William M. Crichton
William M. Crichton

(1868-?)

Thomas Henry Crotty
Thomas Henry Crotty

(1868-?)

Howard Adolphus Dangerfield
Howard Adolphus Dangerfield

(1871-1932)

William Henry D’Arcy
William Henry D’Arcy

(1857-1936)

Andrew Duncan Davidson
Andrew Duncan Davidson

(1853-1916)

John Ralston Davidson
John Ralston Davidson

(1870-1948)

Thomas Russ Deacon
Thomas Russ Deacon

(1865-1955)

Laurence M. Delbridge
Laurence M. Delbridge

(1882-1917)

Robert Maxwell Dennistoun
Robert Maxwell Dennistoun

(1864-1952)

Donald Ross Dingwall
Donald Ross Dingwall

(1851-1913)

William Grigg Douglas
William Grigg Douglas

(1863-1936)

Edward Lancaster Drewry
Edward Lancaster Drewry

(1851-1940)

Frederick William Drewry
Frederick William Drewry

(1855-1927)

William Starkey Drewry
William Starkey Drewry

(1884-1947)

John Patrick Driscoll
John Patrick Driscoll

(1864-?)

A. Joseph H. Dubuc
A. Joseph H. Dubuc

(1873-1961)

William Paine Dutton
William Paine Dutton

(1872-1942)

Dawson Kerr Elliott
Dawson Kerr Elliott

(1853-1946)

George Andrew Elliott
George Andrew Elliott

(1860-1923)

Charles Henry Enderton
Charles Henry Enderton

(1864-1920)

John Erzinger
John Erzinger

(1855-1930)

Robert Thomas Evans
Robert Thomas Evans

(1873-1936)

William Sanford Evans
William Sanford Evans

(1869-1949)

James Fisher
James Fisher

(1840-1927)

Richard D. Foley
Richard D. Foley

(1842-1912)

Charles Henry Forrester
Charles Henry Forrester

(1856-1923)

Mark Fortune
Mark Fortune

(1847-1912)

Frank Oliver Fowler
Frank Oliver Fowler

(1861-1945)

W. H. Fraser
W. H. Fraser

(1860-?)

Charles Percy Fullerton
Charles Percy Fullerton

(1870-1938)

John Charles Gage
John Charles Gage

(1876-1930)

George Frederick Galt
George Frederick Galt

(1855-1928)

Louis Omer Genest
Louis Omer Genest

(1857-1916)

William Genser
William Genser

(1883-1971)

Henry Adolphus Gibson
Henry Adolphus Gibson

(1857-1934)

John Cowan Gillespie
John Cowan Gillespie

(1863-1936)

Archibald Henry Goodbun
Archibald Henry Goodbun

(1873-1929)

Henry Bruce Gordon
Henry Bruce Gordon

(1855-1931)

James Thomas Gordon
James Thomas Gordon

(1858-1919)

Marshall Reginald Grant
Marshall Reginald Grant

(1871-1950)

Robert A. Grant
Robert A. Grant

(?-?)

William Grassie
William Grassie

(1872-1935)

Herbert Gray
Herbert Gray

(1866-1924)

Thomas Guinan
Thomas Guinan

(1856-1937)

Alexander Haggart
Alexander Haggart

(1848-1927)

Grant Hall
Grant Hall

(1863-1934)

Frederick Charles Hamilton
Frederick Charles Hamilton

(1871-1949)

Skuli Hansson
Skuli Hansson

(1880-1961)

Herbert James Hardie
Herbert James Hardie

(1869-1933)

Alexander Ross Hargraft
Alexander Ross Hargraft

(1860-1919)

John Arthur Hart
John Arthur Hart

(1857-1946)

James Graham Harvey
James Graham Harvey

(1840-1923)

William B. Herbert
William B. Herbert

(1874-?)

Frederick William Heubach
Frederick William Heubach

(1859-1914)

Thomas William Holley
Thomas William Holley

(1860-1920)

William James Holmes
William James Holmes

(1871-1951)

Andrew Charlton Houghton
Andrew Charlton Houghton

(1869-1943)

Jabez Bowen Hugg
Jabez Bowen Hugg

(1872-1947)

Samuel James Hungerford
Samuel James Hungerford

(1872-1955)

John D. Hunt
John D. Hunt

(1861-1940)

Hodgson Wilberforce Hutchinson
Hodgson Wilberforce Hutchinson

(1862-1949)

Maxwell Stevenson Inglis
Maxwell Stevenson Inglis

(1865-1938)

Frank Henry Jakeway
Frank Henry Jakeway

(1856-?)

John P. Jansen
John P. Jansen

(1879-1919)

Andrew Kelly
Andrew Kelly

(1852-1930)

Elbert Walter Kneeland
Elbert Walter Kneeland

(1866-1941)

Howard W. H. Knott
Howard W. H. Knott

(1877-?)

Gustavus Adolphus Kobold
Gustavus Adolphus Kobold

(1862-?)

Stuart Ralston Laidlaw
Stuart Ralston Laidlaw

(1876-1960)

E. Langham
E. Langham

(?-?)

William Blake Lawrence
William Blake Lawrence

(1870-1918)

William C. Leistikow
William C. Leistikow

(1852-1913)

Joseph Lemon
Joseph Lemon

(1862-1925)

Robert Newton Lyons
Robert Newton Lyons

(1873-1959)

Hugh John Macdonald
Hugh John Macdonald

(1850-1929)

Ronald C. MacDonald
Ronald C. MacDonald

(1857-1918)

Roderick Ross Macfarlane
Roderick Ross Macfarlane

(1833-1920)

Kenneth Mackenzie
Kenneth Mackenzie

(1839-1928)

Roderick John Mackenzie
Roderick John Mackenzie

(1873-1923)

Neil Thomas Macmillan
Neil Thomas Macmillan

(1877-1931)

W. P. Macneil
W. P. Macneil

(?-?)

Isaac Walter Martin
Isaac Walter Martin

(1863-1913)

William Martin
William Martin

(1856-1932)

Joseph Maw
Joseph Maw

(1854-1916)

Wellington Graham Maybee
Wellington Graham Maybee

(1866-1929)

Archibald A. McArthur
Archibald A. McArthur

(1845-1912)

James McDiarmid
James McDiarmid

(1855-1934)

Charles McDougal
Charles McDougal

(?-?)

Samuel Alexander McGaw
Samuel Alexander McGaw

(1848-1916)

A. C. McIntyre
A. C. McIntyre

(?-?)

Robert McKay
Robert McKay

(1879-1949)

Daniel Willis McKerchar
Daniel Willis McKerchar

(1864-1937)

John McLellan
John McLellan

(?-?)

Malcolm H. McLeod
Malcolm H. McLeod

(1857-?)

Lendrum McMeans
Lendrum McMeans

(1859-1941)

Alexander McMicken
Alexander McMicken

(1837-1916)

Daniel Hunter McMillan
Daniel Hunter McMillan

(1846-1933)

William Wallace McMillan
William Wallace McMillan

(1852-1928)

Alexander Nugent McPherson
Alexander Nugent McPherson

(1857-1938)

William Henry McWilliams
William Henry McWilliams

(1860-1942)

Alexander George Meindl
Alexander George Meindl

(1881-1971)

Ernest Wallace Mermagen
Ernest Wallace Mermagen

(1871-1947)

C. J. Mills
C. J. Mills
(?-?)

William Ryde Milton
William Ryde Milton

(1871-1959)

George Howard Miner
George Howard Miner

(1873-1938)

James Bertram Mitchell
James Bertram Mitchell

(1852-1945)

Thomas Montgomery
Thomas Montgomery

(1851-1914)

Louis O. Moody
Louis O. Moody

(?-?)

Arthur Willans Morley
Arthur Willans Morley

(1880-1964)

William C. Muir
William C. Muir

(1865-?)

Albert Henry Stewart Murray
Albert Henry Stewart Murray

(1878-1949)

Harry William Nanton
Harry William Nanton

(1856-1915)

William Nelson
William Nelson

(?-?)

Charles Henry Newton
Charles Henry Newton

(1851-1919)

Albert H. Oakes
Albert H. Oakes

(1869-?)

Eugene Jean O’Sullivan
Eugene Jean O’Sullivan

(1868-?)

Hugh Savigny Paterson
Hugh Savigny Paterson

(1855-1936)

Richard Randolph Pattinson
Richard Randolph Pattinson

(1878-1954)

William Pearson
William Pearson

(1865-1940)

David Andrew Pender
David Andrew Pender

(1849-1943)

Thomas Harry Pentland
Thomas Harry Pentland

(1852-1912)

Francis White Peters
Francis White Peters

(1860-1933)

Isaac Pitblado
Isaac Pitblado

(1867-1964)

Alexander Reid
Alexander Reid

(1860-1939)

Conrad Stephenson Riley
Conrad Stephenson Riley
(1875-1960)

Robert Thomas Riley
Robert Thomas Riley

(1850-1944)

John Palmerston Robertson
John Palmerston Robertson

(1841-1919)

Edward Milward Robinson
Edward Milward Robinson

(1868-1917)

Frank Hamilton Robinson
Frank Hamilton Robinson

(?-?)

Rodmond Palen Roblin
Rodmond Palen Roblin

(1853-1937)

Eli Joel Rochon
Eli Joel Rochon

(1856-1937)

Walter P. Rodgers
Walter P. Rodgers

(1880-?)

Robert Rogers
Robert Rogers

(1864-1936)

William Sydney Ronald
William Sydney Ronald

(1880-1950)

Herbert Bell Rugh
Herbert Bell Rugh

(1879-1924)

John Hamilton Gordon Russell
John Hamilton Gordon Russell

(1862-1946)

Arthur Charles Ruttan
Arthur Charles Ruttan

(1878-1918)

James Ryan
James Ryan

(1852-1937)

Thomas Ryan
Thomas Ryan

(1849-1937)

George Leonard Salter
George Leonard Salter

(1878-1954)

Hugh Hamilton Saunderson
Hugh Hamilton Saunderson

(1866-1962)

Frederick William Scott
Frederick William Scott

(1867-1940)

Thomas Scott
Thomas Scott

(1841-1915)

Charles Wallace Sharp
Charles Wallace Sharp

(1852-1924)

Gilbert Shorter
Gilbert Shorter

(?-?)

Charles Myron Simpson
Charles Myron Simpson

(1873-1951)

Frank George Simpson
Frank George Simpson

(1853-1941)

Robert Mills Simpson
Robert Mills Simpson

(1864-1945)

George Skinner
George Skinner

(1875-1945)

Albert Colburn Smith
Albert Colburn Smith

(1872-?)

John Tully Speirs
John Tully Speirs

(1860-1925)

Daniel Boyce Sprague
Daniel Boyce Sprague

(1876-1928)

Samuel Benfield Steele
Samuel Benfield Steele

(1848-1919)

George Stephen
George Stephen

(1876-?)

Jerold Smith Stephenson
Jerold Smith Stephenson

(1863-1939)

Alfred Edwin Stevens
Alfred Edwin Stevens

(1864-1948)

Henry Brougham Stiles
Henry Brougham Stiles

(1866-1944)

John Stovel
John Stovel

(1858-1923)

John M. Stuart
John M. Stuart

(1882-?)

Roderick Ross Sutherland
Roderick Ross Sutherland

(1862-1945)

Thomas William Taylor
Thomas William Taylor

(1852-1924)

Isaac Capel Tilt
Isaac Capel Tilt

(1871-1938)

George Velie
George Velie

(1856-1912)

Louis Verhoeven
Louis Verhoeven

(1866-?)

Augustus R. Wade
Augustus R. Wade

(1860-1935)

Lawrence Adam Walch
Lawrence Adam Walch

(1880-1939)

George Walton
George Walton

(1854-1925)

Richard Deans Waugh
Richard Deans Waugh

(1868-1938)

Jack Weller
Jack Weller

(?-?)

Walter Wickson
Walter Wickson

(1876-1939)

John Woodman
John Woodman

(1861-1944)

See also:

Convention of Forty (1870)

Governors of Red River Settlement (1812-1870)

Provisional Government of Manitoba / Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia (1870)

Lieutenant-Governors of Manitoba (1870-present)

Premiers of Manitoba (1870-present)

Legislative Assemblies of Manitoba (1870-present)

Speakers of the Manitoba Legislature (1871-present)

Legislative Council of Manitoba (1871-1876)

Manitoba Members of Parliament (1870-present)

Manitoba Recipients of the Order of Canada

Manitoba Recipients of the Order of Manitoba

Manitoba Order of the Buffalo Hunt

Manitoba Order of the Crocus

Manitoba Senators (1870-present)

Manitoba Judges (1870-present)

Mayors of Brandon (1882-present)

Mayors of Winnipeg (1874-present)

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 March 2024

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