Community activist.
Born in Nova Scotia on 26 April 1866, daughter of Chief Justice MacDonald, in 1887, she married William Johnston Tupper and They had five children: Catherine Gladys Tupper (1888-?), Frances Amelia Tupper (1889-?), Emma Lillian Tupper (1894-?, wife of Bertrand Stanley-Harris, mother of Daphne Korol), Edith Margaret Tupper (1895-?), and Charles William Tupper. A resident of Winnipeg for over 60 years and former hostess at Government House, she was active in community affairs. In addition to being an honorary life member of the Board of the Children’s Hospital, she was a member of the Women’s Canadian Club and was associated with the organizations of All Saints Church. On 2 March 1950, she died at her home in Winnipeg.
Birth registration [Edith Margaret Tupper], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“Mrs. W. J. Tupper, city pioneer, dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 March 1950. [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B10, page 137]
This page was prepared by Sarah Ramsden.
Page revised: 8 September 2024
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