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RENOWNED INDIVIDUALS

Forke, Senator Robert
Biography: Born  1860 : Died Feb. 2, 1934
Claims:  Came in 1882 from Scotland. N 30-7-26 ; Reeve  1905 – 1914. President of the Union of Manitoba Municipalities 1911-12.
1921 MP for Brandon Consituency (Progressive) Minister of Immigration and Colonization for Liberal Gov’t 1926-29. Senator 1929
Probable Significance: Very High
Source: Trails Along the Pipestone   x, 364   /     Pioneers of the Pipestone 12
Images: As Above
Content: Good additional information



Johnson, Erwin
Biography:
Claims:  Canads’s giant -. 8ft.2in. Appeared with circus and carnival shows. Born and educated in Bardal District. Settled in Florida
where he had a small electrical repair business and was chief of the Volunteer Fire Department.
Probable Significance: Modest
Source: Trails Along the Pipestone  664, 26
Images: As Above 644
Content: Some additional information

Mooney, Robert Henry
Biography: Born August 10, 1873, Wingham ON. Died 1953
Claims: Came to Katrime Manitoba as a baby. Moved with family to Woodnorth area in 1883. Taught school at Boss Hill briefly.
Active in farm organizations. Pipestone Council 1911-22. MLA for District. Active in the United Church. Responsible for building
the Manse at Woodnorth.
Probable Significance: Very High
Source: Trails Along the Pipestone  743
Images: N/A
Content: Good additional information