Period
President
Treasurer
Secretary
1877-1880
Joseph Royal (1837-1902)
John Farquhar Bain (1849-1905)
Samuel Clarke Biggs (1851-1911)
1880-1883
John Farquhar Bain (1849-1905)
Frederick McKenzie (?-1888)
Samuel Clarke Biggs (1851-1911)
1883-1885
Frederick McKenzie (?-1888)
Samuel Clarke Biggs (1851-1911)
James Albert Manning Aikins (1851-1929)
1885-1886
Samuel Clarke Biggs (1851-1911)
James Albert Manning Aikins (1851-1929)
Albert Elswood Richards (1848-1917)
1886-1888
Heber Archibald (1846-1941)
James Albert Manning Aikins (1851-1929)
Albert Elswood Richards (1848-1917)
1888-1890
James Albert Manning Aikins (1851-1929)
Albert Elswood Richards (1848-1917)
John W. H. Wilson (1832-1892)
1890-1891
James Albert Manning Aikins (1851-1929)
Albert Elswood Richards (1848-1917)
Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)
1891-1892
Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)
John Henry Munson (1859-1918)
Alexander Haggart (1848-1927)
1892-1898
Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)
William Egerton Perdue (1850-1933)
John Donald Cameron (1858-1923)
1898-1901
William Egerton Perdue (1850-1933)
Alexander Haggart (1848-1927)
John Henry Munson (1859-1918)
1901-1904
John Henry Munson (1859-1918)
Alexander Haggart (1848-1927)
Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)
1904-1906
Hector Mansfield Howell (1842-1918)
Alexander Haggart (1848-1927)
Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)
1906-1910
Alexander Haggart (1848-1927)
James Stewart Tupper (1851-1915)
Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)
1910-1913
James Stewart Tupper (1851-1915)
Charles P. Wilson (1859-1931)
Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)
1913-1916
Charles P. Wilson (1859-1931)
Isaac Pitblado (1867-1964)
Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)
1916-1920
Isaac Pitblado (1867-1964)
William Redford Mulock (1850-1930)
Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)
1920-1922
William Redford Mulock (1850-1930)
Alfred Joseph Andrews (1865-1950)
Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)
1922-1925
Alfred Joseph Andrews (1865-1950)
Edward Anderson (1867-1955)
Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)
1925-1928
Edward Anderson (1867-1955)
Alfred Erskine Hoskin (1872-1960)
Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)
1928-1931
Alfred Erskine Hoskin (1872-1960)
William Johnston Tupper (1862-1947)
Edwin Loftus (1868-1948)
Period
President
Honorary Treasurer
Honorary Secretary
1931-1933
William Johnston Tupper (1862-1947)
Edwin Loftus (1868-1948)
Horace Ormond (1875-1934)
1934
Edwin Loftus (1868-1948)
Horace Ormond (1875-1934)
Robert Blackwood Whidden Graham (1870-?)
1934-1935
Edwin Loftus (1868-1948)
Robert Blackwood Whidden Graham (1870-?)
Robert Dunbar Guy (1880-1971)
1935-1937
Robert Blackwood Whidden Graham (1870-?)
Robert Dunbar Guy (1880-1971)
David Henry Laird (1875-1952)
1937-1939
Robert Dunbar Guy (1880-1971)
David Henry Laird (1875-1952)
Esten Kenneth Williams (1889-1970)
1939-1941
David Henry Laird (1875-1952)
Esten Kenneth Williams (1889-1970)
Hjalmar August Bergman (1881-1948)
1941-1943
Esten Kenneth Williams (1889-1970)
Hjalmar August Bergman (1881-1948)
Benjamin Cronyn Parker (1886-1951)
1943-1944
Hjalmar August Bergman (1881-1948)
Benjamin Cronyn Parker (1886-1951)
William Parker Fillmore (1882-1978)
1944-1946
Benjamin Cronyn Parker (1886-1951)
William Parker Fillmore (1882-1978)
Edwin Godfrey Phipps Baker (1885-1963)
1946-1948
William Parker Fillmore (1882-1978)
Edwin Godfrey Phipps Baker (1885-1963)
Frederick Maxwell Burbidge (1881-1967)
1948
Edwin Godfrey Phipps Baker (1885-1963)
Frederick Maxwell Burbidge (1881-1967)
Frank Robert Evans (1896-1952)
1948-1949
Frederick Maxwell Burbidge (1881-1967)
Frank Robert Evans (1896-1952)
John Joseph Kelly (1898-1952)
1949-1950
Frederick Maxwell Burbidge (1881-1967)
Frank Robert Evans (1896-1952)
Frederick James Turner (1896-1982)
1950-1952
Frank Robert Evans (1896-1952)
Frederick James Turner (1896-1982)
Ward Hollands (1883-1953)
1952-1953
Frederick James Turner (1896-1982)
Roy Bayne MacInnes (1889-1963)
Ward Hollands (1883-1953)
1953-1954
Roy Bayne MacInnes (1889-1963)
Bert Verschoyle Richardson (1891-1981)
Ward Hollands (1883-1953)
1954-1955
Bert Verschoyle Richardson (1891-1981)
Harold St. Clair Scarth (1889-1971)
Herbert Edward Swift (1884-1956)
1955-1956
Harold St. Clair Scarth (1889-1971)
Herbert Edward Swift (1884-1956)
Gunnar Solmundur Thorvaldson (1901-1969)
1956
Herbert Edward Swift (1884-1956)
Gunnar Solmundur Thorvaldson (1901-1969)
Thomas Walter Laidlaw (1897-1965)
1956-1958
Gunnar Solmundur Thorvaldson (1901-1969)
Thomas Walter Laidlaw (1897-1965)
Henry Gordon Harvey Smith (1902-1973)
1958
Gunnar Solmundur Thorvaldson (1901-1969)
Henry Gordon Harvey Smith (1902-1973)
Albert Hurd Warner (1888-1962)
1958-1959
Henry Gordon Harvey Smith (1902-1973)
Albert Hurd Warner (1888-1962)
William Graham Ferguson (1896-1964)
1959-1960
Albert Hurd Warner (1888-1962)
William Graham Ferguson (1896-1964)
Henry Benning Monk (1909-1996)
1960-1961
Henry Benning Monk (1909-1996)
William Andrew Johnston (1896-1969)
Ivan James Rochester Deacon (1901-1974)
1961-1962
Ivan James Rochester Deacon (1901-1974)
Israel Nitikman (1905-1988)
Robert George Brian Dickson (1916-1998)
1962
Ivan James Rochester Deacon (1901-1974)
Robert George Brian Dickson (1916-1998)
William Stordy (1902-1986)
1962-1963
Robert George Brian Dickson (1916-1998)
William Stordy (1902-1986)
Richard Spink Bowles (1912-1988)
1963-1964
William Stordy (1902-1986)
Richard Spink Bowles (1912-1988)
Edward Bruce Pitblado (1896-1977)
1964-1965
Richard Spink Bowles (1912-1988)
Edward Bruce Pitblado (1896-1977)
Andrew Lorne Campbell (1920-2014)
1965-1966
Edward Bruce Pitblado (1896-1977)
Andrew Lorne Campbell (1920-2014)
Clive Kerslake Tallin (1907-1985)
1966-1967
Andrew Lorne Campbell (1920-2014)
Clive Kerslake Tallin (1907-1985)
Donald Alexander Thompson (1904-1992)
1967-1968
Clive Kerslake Tallin (1907-1985)
Donald Alexander Thompson (1904-1992)
Thomas Mackay Long (1895-1988)
1968-1969
Donald Alexander Thompson (1904-1992)
Walter Carman Newman (1912-1977)
Israel Hyner Greenberg (1915-1972)
1969-1970
Walter Carman Newman (1912-1977)
Israel Hyner Greenberg (1915-1972)
Donald Drummond “Don” St. John (1926-2009)
1970
Israel Hyner Greenberg (1915-1972)
Donald Drummond “Don” St. John (1926-2009)
Irwin Dorfman (1908-1993)
1970-1971
Donald Drummond “Don” St. John (1926-2009)
Irwin Dorfman (1908-1993)
Harold Kemp “Bud” Irving (1926-2024)
1971-1972
Irwin Dorfman (1908-1993)
Peter Scott Morse (1927-2018)
Alvin Chown Hamilton (1926-2014)
1972
Irwin Dorfman (1908-1993)
Peter Scott Morse (1927-2018)
Joseph Haddad (1917-2010)
1972-1973
Peter Scott Morse (1927-2018)
Vern Simonsen (1931-2018)
Joseph Haddad (1917-2010)
1973
Vern Simonsen (1931-2018)
Joseph Haddad (1917-2010)
Archibald Stewart Dewar (1916-2001)
1973-1974
Vern Simonsen (1931-2018)
Joseph Haddad (1917-2010)
Alan Sweatman (1920-2012)
Period
President
Vice-President
1974-1975
Alan Sweatman (1920-2012)
Harold Buchwald (1928-2008)
1975-1976
Harold Buchwald (1928-2008)
Frank Dennison Allen (1927-1998)
1976-1977
Frank Dennison Allen (1927-1998)
Arthur Allan Rich (1922-2000)
1977-1978
Arthur Allan Rich (1922-2000)
Martin H. Freedman
1978-1979
Martin H. Freedman
Perry W. Schulman
1979-1980
Perry W. Schulman
John Alton Duncan (1932-2007)
1980-1981
John Alton Duncan (1932-2007)
Frederick Keith Turner (1927-1987)
1981-1982
Frederick Keith Turner (1927-1987)
Knox B. Foster (1939-2003)
1982-1983
Knox B. Foster (1939-2003)
Richard Jamieson “Dick” Scott (1938-2024)
1983-1984
Richard Jamieson “Dick” Scott (1938-2024)
John P. Guy
1984-1985
John P. Guy
E. William Olson
1985-1986
E. William Olson
Donald George Baizley (1941-2013)
1986-1987
Donald George Baizley (1941-2013)
Jack Morley Chapman (1930-2011)
1987-1988
Jack Morley Chapman (1930-2011)
E. A. D. MacInnes
1988-1989
E. A. D. MacInnes
John Morgan Scurfield (1951-2009)
1989-1990
John Morgan Scurfield (1951-2009)
C. R. MacArthur
1990-1991
C. R. MacArthur
D. M. Little
1991-1992
D. M. Little
B. M. Hamilton
1992-1993
B. M. Hamilton
Douglas N. Abra
1993-1994
Douglas N. Abra
Richard K. Deeley
1994-1995
Richard K. Deeley
Laurie P. Allen
1995-1996
Laurie P. Allen
John E. Neufeld
1996-1997
John E. Neufeld
P. Colleen Suche
1997-1998
P. Colleen Suche
Douglas E. Finkbeiner QC
1998-1999
Douglas E. Finkbeiner QC
Bjorn Christianson QC
1999-2000
Bjorn Christianson QC
Herbert J. Peters
2000-2001
Herbert J. Peters
Timothy J. P. Killeen
2001-2002
Timothy J. P. Killeen
Lori T. Spivak
2002-2003
Lori T. Spivak
G. Patrick S. Riley
2003-2004
G. Patrick S. Riley
William R. Johnston
2004-2005
William R. Johnston
Garth H. Smorang
2005-2006
Garth H. Smorang
Jon W. Van Der Krabben
2006-2007
Jon W. Van Der Krabben
Douglas A. Bedford
2007-2008
Douglas A. Bedford
Grant L. Mitchell QC
2008-2009
Grant L. Mitchell QC
Jeffrey B. Hirsch
2009-2010
Jeffrey B. Hirsch
Irene A. Hamilton
2010-2011
Irene A. Hamilton
Helga D. Van lderstine
2011-2012
Helga D. Van lderstine
John D. “Jack” Cram
2012-2013
John D. “Jack” Cram
David E. Swayze
2013-2014
David E. Swayze
Karen L. Clearwater
2014-2015
Karen L. Clearwater
Ted E. Bock
2015-2016
Ted E. Bock
Roberta L. Campbell
2016-2017
Roberta L. Campbell
James E. McLandress
2017-2018
James E. McLandress
Katherine L. Bueti
2018-2019
Katherine L. Bueti
Anita L. M. Southall
2019-2020
Anita L. M. Southall
Lynda Troup
2020-2021
Lynda Troup
Grant Driedger
Benchers comprise the governing body of the Law Society of Manitoba.
Bencher
Term
Type
Electoral District
Douglas N. Abra
1988-1994
Bencher
Winnipeg
1994-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Carol Adams
2000-2001
Lay Bencher
none
James Albert Manning Aikins (1851-1929)
1880-1886
Bencher
none
1886-1929
Bencher
Eastern
Ellis David Alder (1897-1977)
1965-1968
Bencher
Western
George William Allan (1860-1940)
1918-1922
Bencher
Eastern
Jeannelle L. Allard
2014-2015
Bencher
Dauphin
L. Allen
1974-1975
University Bencher
none
1975-1976
Student Bencher
none
Laurie P. Allen
2000-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Frank Dennison Allen (1927-1998)
1971-1977
Bencher
Eastern
1977-1998
Life Bencher
Eastern
2014-2015
Ex Officio
none
Edward Anderson (1867-1955)
1904-1907
Bencher
Central
1913-1931
Bencher
Eastern
1937-1955
Life Bencher
Eastern
Rudolph “Rudy” Anderson (1923-2001)
2000-2001
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
W. E. Anderson
1911-1913
Bencher
Eastern
Alfred Joseph Andrews (1865-1950)
1908-1937
Bencher
Eastern
1937-1950
Life Bencher
Eastern
Heber Archibald (1846-1941)
1881-1886
Bencher
none
1886-1889, 1892-1904
Bencher
Eastern
1937-1941
Life Bencher
Eastern
George Thomas Armstrong (1881-?)
1923-1929
Bencher
Southern
Matthew Armstrong
2014-2015
Student Bencher
none
Kimberly Arnal
2008-2009
Student Bencher
none
Amarjit Arneja
2013-2018
Lay Bencher
none
Chris Axworthy QC
2008-2010
Faculty Bencher
none
Donald George Baizley (1941-2013)
1987-2013
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
John Farquhar Bain (1849-1905)
1877-1881, 1886
Bencher
none
1886-1888
Bencher
Eastern
Edwin Godfrey Phipps Baker (1885-1963)
1934-1952
Bencher
Eastern
1952-1963
Life Bencher
Eastern
C. D. G. Barber
1940-1943
Bencher
Dauphin
A. B. Bass
1975-?
Faculty Bencher
none
George N. Bass QC
?-?
Life Bencher
Western
Gordon D. Bates
1998-2002
Bencher
Northern
Douglas A. Bedford
2001-2008
Bencher
Winnipeg
2008-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Adam Bergen
2007-2008
Student Bencher
none
Hjalmar August Bergman (1881-1948)
1931-1944
Bencher
Eastern
Samuel Clarke Biggs (1851-1911)
1877-1886
Bencher
none
1886-1888
Bencher
Eastern
Jonathan Black-Branch
2016-2018
Faculty Bencher
none
Sedley Blanchard (1849-1886)
1877-1886
Bencher
none
Theodor E. “Ted” Bock
2009-2016
Bencher
Winnipeg
Susan Boulter
2016-2018
Lay Bencher
none
Arnold Wienholt Bowen (1861-1923)
1913-1923
Bencher
Southern
David Albert Bowles (1916-1981)
1976-1981
Bencher
Eastern
Richard Spink Bowles (1912-1988)
1957-1965
Bencher
Eastern
1965-1988
Life Bencher
Eastern
David Edward Bowman (1931-2003)
1973-1976
Bencher
Eastern
James Langstaff Bowman (1879-1951)
1943-1951
Bencher
Dauphin
Edwin Arthur “Art” Braid (1934-2020)
1998-1999
Faculty Bencher
none
Gregory G. “Greg” Brodsky (?-2022)
2000-2022
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Miriam Browne
2016-2018
Lay Bencher
none
Harold Buchwald (1928-2008)
1965-1976
Bencher
Eastern
1976-2008
Life Bencher
Eastern
Richard D. Buchwald
2012-2018
Bencher
Winnipeg
Arthur Gordon Buckingham (1885-1961)
1940-1944
Bencher
Western
Katherine L. Bueti
2012-2018
Bencher
Winnipeg
Frederick Maxwell Burbidge (1881-1967)
1937-1952
Bencher
Eastern
1952-1967
Life Bencher
Eastern
William G. Burns
1998-2010
Lay Bencher
none
John Donald Cameron (1858-1923)
1888-1889, 1889-1898
Bencher
Eastern
Andrew Lorne Campbell (1920-2014)
1959-1967
Bencher
Eastern
1967-2014
Life Bencher
Eastern
Arnold Munroe Campbell (1892-1963)
1944-1947
Bencher
Eastern
Colin H. Campbell (1859-1914)
1889
Bencher
Eastern
Isaac Campbell (1853-1929)
1886-1928
Bencher
Eastern
Robert Campbell
2011-2016
Lay Bencher
none
Roberta L. Campbell
2010-2018
Bencher
Winnipeg
Russell W. Campbell (1889-?)
1958-1959
Bencher
Eastern
R. B. Cantlie
1974-1976
Bencher
Eastern
Daniel Carey (1829-1890)
1880-1883
Bencher
none
Alison Cathcart
2010-2011
Student Bencher
none
Martin Cauchon
2002-2003
Ex Officio
none
D. R. Chapman
1962-1965, 1966-1968
Bencher
Eastern
Jack Morley Chapman (1930-2011)
1975-1976
Bencher
Eastern
?-2011
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Scott C. Chimuk
2006-2007
Student Bencher
none
David Walter Chomiak
2006-2009
Ex Officio
none
Bjorn Christianson QC
1998-2000
Bencher
Central
2000-?
Life Bencher
Central
Norman Clague Christie (1917-2002)
1967-1971
Bencher
Eastern
Karen L. Clearwater
2008-2016
Bencher
Winnipeg
2016-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Stephen Emmett Clement (1867-1947)
1916-1926
Bencher
Western
Neil Cohen
2014-2018
Lay Bencher
none
George Robson Coldwell (1858-1924)
1898-1916
Bencher
Western
Peter John Edwards Cole QC
2007-2014
Bencher
Eastern
Bernard Raymond Coleman (1915-1993)
1964-1965
Bencher
Western
E. H. Coleman
1928-1933
Bencher
Eastern
John H. Combs
?-?
Life Bencher
Western
Jennifer A. Cooper QC
2006-2014
Bencher
Winnipeg
2014-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
William James Cooper (1860-1913)
1889-1904
Bencher
Central
Francis Evans Cornish (1831-1878)
1877-1879
Bencher
none
Irwin Cotler
2003-2006
Ex Officio
none
James Bowes Coyne (1878-1965)
1916-1925
Bencher
Eastern
Richard W. Craig (1877-1966)
1916-1922
Bencher
Eastern
John D. “Jack” Cram
2006-2012
Bencher
Western
2012-?
Life Bencher
Western
Norman A. Cuddy (1950-2016)
?-2016
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
William Henry Culver (1850-1900)
1899-1900
Bencher
Eastern
Charlie E. Curtis
1998-2013
Lay Bencher
none
Thomas Mayne Daly (1852-1911)
1886-1895, 1905-1911
Bencher
Western
Jeremy George Dangerfield (?-2023)
1976-?
Bencher
Eastern
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
G. Davis
1889-1890
Bencher
Eastern
Ivan James Rochester Deacon (1901-1974)
1952-1962
Bencher
Eastern
1962-1974
Life Bencher
Eastern
Richard K. Deeley
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Wilfred Robert DeGraves (1928-2015)
1971-?
Bencher
Eastern
Robert Maxwell Dennistoun (1864-1952)
1915-1918
Bencher
Eastern
Perry Derksen
1998-1999
Student Bencher
none
Archibald Stewart Dewar (1916-2001)
1971-1973
Bencher
Eastern
Robert A. Dewar QC
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Robert George Brian Dickson (1916-1998)
1956-1963
Bencher
Eastern
1963-1998
Life Bencher
Eastern
Irwin Dorfman (1908-1993)
1958-1959, 1962-1972
Bencher
Eastern
1972-?
Life Bencher
Eastern
J. P. Drapack
1975-?
Bencher
Northern
Grant M. Driedger
2014-2018
Bencher
Eastern
Joseph Dubuc (1840-1914)
1877-1880
Bencher
none
John Alton Duncan (1932-2007)
1962-1965
Bencher
Southern
1965-1974
Bencher
Central
John Alton “Jack” Duncan (1932-2007)
1974-?
Bencher
Central
?-2007
Life Bencher
Central
Paul Guyot DuVal (1893-1970)
1943-1951
Bencher
Eastern
George Alexander Eakins (1877-1957)
1919-1937
Bencher
Northern
1937-1957
Life Bencher
Northern
Barry C. Effler
2011-2014
Bencher
Winnipeg
Kirstin S. J. Elgert
2004-2005
Student Bencher
none
Frank Robert Evans (1896-1952)
1937-1952
Bencher
Eastern
1952
Life Bencher
Eastern
John Skirving Ewart (1849-1933)
1883
Bencher
none
1892-1905
Bencher
Eastern
Nancy G. Fazenda
2001-2002
Student Bencher
Winnipeg
Patrick David Ferg (1927-1998)
1971-1975
Bencher
Northern
William Graham Ferguson (1896-1964)
1952-1960
Bencher
Northern
William Parker Fillmore (1882-1978)
1934-1949
Bencher
Eastern
1949-1978
Life Bencher
Eastern
Douglas E. Finkbeiner QC
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Michael G. Finlayson
2013-2016
Bencher
Winnipeg
James Fisher (1840-1927)
1888-1889
Bencher
Eastern
Samuel Henry Forrest (1873-1963)
1944-1961
Bencher
Western
1961-1963
Life Bencher
Western
Knox B. Foster (1939-2003)
1976
Bencher
Eastern
Patricia L. Fraser
2000-2008
Bencher
Western
2008-?
Life Bencher
Western
David Grant Frayer (1941-2021)
?-2021
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Martin H. Freedman
1971-?
Bencher
Eastern
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
J. Samuel Freedman (1908-1993)
1949-1952
Bencher
Eastern
R. A. Gallagher
1962-1970, 1971-1974
Bencher
Eastern
William S. Gange
2002-2010
Bencher
Winnipeg
2010-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Gary R. Gilmour
?-?
Life Bencher
Central
Rex Alan Gilroy (1914-1977)
1970-?
Bencher
Central, Southern
John M. Ginnell QC
?-?
Life Bencher
Northern
Gilbert Raymond “Gil” Goodman (1934-2013)
1974-?
Bencher
Eastern
?-2013
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Robert Blackwood Whidden Graham (1870-1951)
1925-1940
Bencher
Eastern
1940-1951
Life Bencher
Eastern
David N. Gray
2010-2016
Bencher
Northern
1998-2004
Bencher
Winnipeg
2004-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Israel Hyner Greenberg (1915-1972)
1959-1971
Bencher
Central
1971-1972
Life Bencher
Central
Jasdev S. Grewal
?-?
Life Bencher
Western
William Grimble (1925-1993)
1974-?
Bencher
Eastern
Marston Grindey
2011-2018
Lay Bencher
none
C. K. Guild
1933-1942
Bencher
Eastern
John P. Guy
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Robert Dunbar Guy (1880-1971)
1925-1940
Bencher
Eastern
1940-1971
Life Bencher
Eastern
Joseph Haddad (1917-2010)
1962-1964, 1968-1973
Bencher
Western
Alexander Haggart (1848-1927)
1889-1912
Bencher
Eastern
Graeme T. Haig (1923-1993)
1974-?
Bencher
Eastern
James Campbell Haig (1910-1980)
1963-1965
Bencher
Eastern
William G. Haight
1998-2004
Bencher
Winnipeg
Alvin Chown Hamilton (1926-2014)
1968-1972
Bencher
Western
Barbara M. Hamilton
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Irene A. Hamilton
2004-2012
Bencher
Winnipeg
Sharyne M. Hamm
2016-2017
Student Bencher
none
H. E. Henderson
1916-1927
Bencher
Western
Jeffrey B. Hirsch
2002-2010
Bencher
Winnipeg
Abraham Aubrey “Oz” Hirschfield (1924-2008)
1968-1969
Bencher
Dauphin
1972-1976
Bencher
Western
Gordon J. Hoeschen
2000-2008
Bencher
Winnipeg
A. R. Hoffman
1974-1976
Lay Bencher
none
Ward Hollands (1883-1953)
1937-1952
Bencher
Eastern
1952-1953
Life Bencher
Eastern
Annette J. R. Horst
2017-2018
Bencher
Winnipeg
Alfred Erskine Hoskin (1872-1960)
1916-1937
Bencher
Eastern
1937-1960
Life Bencher
Eastern
Hector Mansfield Howell (1842-1918)
1898-1906
Bencher
Eastern
Albert Blellock Hudson (1875-1947)
1912-1915
Bencher
Eastern
Horace Victor Hudson (1880-1943)
1942-1943
Bencher
Eastern
John MacLean Hunt (1920-1984)
1962-1966
Bencher
Eastern
Theodore Alexander Hunt (1871-1934)
1925-1934
Bencher
Eastern
Harold Kemp “Bud” Irving (1926-2024)
1965-1971, 1972-?
Bencher
Eastern
Eric Brock Irwin (1955-2017)
?-2017
Life Bencher
Dauphin
Abraham Montague Israels (1904-1973)
1961-1973
Bencher
Eastern
William John James (1844-1903)
1886-1889
Bencher
Western
Paul L. Jensen
1999-2004
Bencher
Winnipeg
Duncan James Jessiman (1923-2006)
1974-1976
Bencher
Eastern
I. L. Jessiman
1976-?
Bencher
Eastern
B. G. Johnston
1976-?
Bencher
Dauphin
William Andrew Johnston (1896-1969)
1952-1961
Bencher
Eastern
William R. Johnston
1998-2006
Bencher
Western
2006-?
Life Bencher
Western
Ashley T. Joyce
2014-2018
Bencher
Western
John Joseph Kelly (1898-1952)
1937-1943, 1944-1949
Bencher
Eastern
T. S. Kennedy
1889-1892
Bencher
Eastern
Nettleton Whitby Kerr (1888-1963)
1927-1943
Bencher
Western
1943-1963
Life Bencher
Western
James Frederick Kilgour (1874-1931)
1927
Bencher
Western
Albert Clements Killam (1849-1908)
1882-1885
Bencher
none
Timothy J. P. Killeen
1998-2002
Bencher
Winnipeg
2002-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
R. A. Kipp
1974-?
Lay Bencher
none
Jacob Charles “Jack” Kirby (1915-2007)
1967-1968, 1971
Bencher
Eastern
Bryan D. Klein
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Donald R. Knight QC
?-?
Life Bencher
Northern
Jodi Koffman
2009-2010
Student Bencher
none
Christina Vera Kopynsky QC
2004-2012
Bencher
Winnipeg
Robert M. Kozak
2002-2006
Bencher
Northern
David J. Kroft
2002-2010
Bencher
Winnipeg
1974-?
Bencher
Eastern
S. N. Lachter
1976-?
Bencher
Western
Thomas Walter Laidlaw (1897-1965)
1949-1958
Bencher
Eastern
David Henry Laird (1875-1952)
1928-1943
Bencher
Eastern
1943-1952
Life Bencher
Eastern
Linda Brazier Lamoureux
2002-2014
Lay Bencher
none
E. Lawrence
1976-?
Lay Bencher
none
Brock G. Lee QC
?-?
Life Bencher
Central
Leah B. Leibl
2015-2016
Student Bencher
none
Heather S. Leonoff
1998-2001
Bencher
Winnipeg
2001-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Brian D. Lerner
2009-2012
Bencher
Winnipeg
Donald M. Little
?-?
Life Bencher
Western
Charles Holland Locke (1887-1980)
1925-1928
Bencher
Eastern
George Hepworth Lockwood (1923-2002)
1976-?
Bencher
Eastern
Andrew P. Loewen
2005-2006
Student Bencher
none
Edwin Loftus (1868-1948)
1922-1937
Bencher
Eastern
1937-1948
Life Bencher
Eastern
J. R. London
1974-1975
Faculty Bencher
none
Thomas Mackay Long (1895-1988)
1959-1968
Bencher
Eastern
Colin R. MacArthur QC
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Archibald MacAulay (?-1970)
1946-1961
Bencher
Southern
1961-1970
Life Bencher
Southern
Hugh John Macdonald (1850-1929)
1886-1890, 1892-1900
Bencher
Eastern
J. Macdonald
1974-1975
Student Bencher
none
William Alexander Macdonald (1860-1946)
1895-1898
Bencher
Western
J. M. Macdonnell
1879-1880
Bencher
none
John Alexander Machray (1865-1933)
1924-1925, 1928-1932
Bencher
Eastern
Alan D. MacInnes
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Lawrence R. MacInnes
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Roy Bayne MacInnes (1889-1963)
1940-1955
Bencher
Eastern
1955-1963
Life Bencher
Eastern
Peter MacKay
2013-2015
Ex Officio
none
Gordon Mackintosh
1999-2006
Ex Officio
none
Neil Gerard MacPhee (1918-2014)
1968-1971
Bencher
Northern
Ewan Alexander MacPherson (1878-1954)
1916-1937
Bencher
Central
1937-1954
Life Bencher
Central
Deny Maric
2000-2001
Student Bencher
none
Roy Joseph Matas (1920-1986)
1965-1967
Bencher
Eastern
Robert Murray Matheson (1871-1945)
1927-1940
Bencher
Western
A. C. Mathews
1969-1976
Bencher
Dauphin
Harold Frederick Maulson (1876-1952)
1910-1919
Bencher
Northern
Clarence Victor McArthur (1893-1981)
1957-1958, 1959-1962, 1963-1965, 1967-1968
Bencher
Eastern
J. B. McArthur
1883-1886
Bencher
none
1886-1888
Bencher
Eastern
Shauna L. McCarthy
2016-2018
Bencher
Dauphin-Central
Malcolm W. McDonald
2006-2010
Bencher
Northern
Boyd McGill
2013-2014
Student Bencher
none
Ernest Newburn McGirr (1887-1982)
1952-1968
Bencher
Dauphin
1968-1982
Life Bencher
Dauphin
Lawrence Robert McInnes QC
2002-?
Life Bencher
Western
Frederick McKenzie (?-1888)
1879-1886
Bencher
none
James E. McLandress
2010-2018
Bencher
Winnipeg
John Brown McLaren (1855-1916)
1890-1892
Bencher
Eastern
Anne McLellan
1997-2002
Ex Officio
none
Alec McLeod
1907-1913
Bencher
Southern
Brian McLeod
2016-2018
Lay Bencher
none
H. McMahon
1883-1884
Bencher
none
Randolph B. “Randy” McNicol (1950-2018)
2002-2004
Bencher
Winnipeg
Arthur Meighen (1874-1960)
1907-1916
Bencher
Central
Charles Osborne “Chuck” Meighen (1943-2018)
1974-?
Bencher
Western
Frank Osborne Meighen (1908-1995)
1943-1958
Bencher
Western
1958-1995
Life Bencher
Western
John A. Menzies
?-?
Life Bencher
Dauphin
M. J. Mercury
1974-1976
Bencher
Eastern
Archibald Robert “Archie” Micay (1913-1998)
1955-1959, 1965-1968, 1969-1971
Bencher
Eastern
Calvert Charlton Miller (1899-1978)
1952-1959
Bencher
Central
Donna J. Miller QC
2000-2008
Bencher
Winnipeg
Joseph Charles Miller (1891-1987)
1937-1952
Bencher
Central
1952-1987
Life Bencher
Central
Sofia Mirza
2003-2004
Student Bencher
none
Grant L. Mitchell
2004-2010
Bencher
Winnipeg
Paul Moist
2002-2003
Lay Bencher
Winnipeg
Henry Benning Monk (1909-1996)
1952-1962
Bencher
Eastern
1962-1996
Life Bencher
Eastern
Julie Morgan
1999-2000
Student Bencher
none
Peter Scott Morse (1927-2018)
1968-1973
Bencher
Eastern
1973-2018
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Jackson H. Mugerwa
2002-2003
Student Bencher
none
Francis Creighton “Frank” Muldoon (1930-2013)
1969-1971
Bencher
Eastern
William Redford Mulock (1850-1930)
1889-1890, 1906-1925
Bencher
Eastern
John Henry Munson (1859-1918)
1889-1918
Bencher
Eastern
John E. Neufeld QC
1998-?
Life Bencher
Eastern
Walter Carman Newman (1912-1977)
1959-1970
Bencher
Eastern
1970-1977
Life Bencher
Eastern
Robert Nicholson
2007-2013
Ex Officio
none
Israel Nitikman (1905-1988)
1952-1962
Bencher
Eastern
William “Bill” Norrie (1929-2012)
1973-1975
Bencher
Eastern
Winston Ewart “Wynn” Norton (?-2011)
1968-1971
Bencher
Eastern
Frank Stayner Nugent (1847-1917)
1890-1892
Bencher
Eastern
Ross Albert Lawrence Nugent (1926-2015)
1966-1968
Bencher
Eastern
Nathan “Nate” Nurgitz (1934-2019)
1978-1982
Bencher
Winnipeg
E. William Olson QC
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Wayne M. Onchulenko
2016-2018
Bencher
Winnipeg
H. R. O'Reilly
1880-1882
Bencher
none
Horace Ormond (1875-1934)
1922-1934
Bencher
Eastern
Joseph Francis O’Sullivan (1927-1992)
1974-1975
Bencher
Eastern
Chrys Pappas (1943-2022)
1974-?
Bencher
Eastern
?-2022
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Benjamin Cronyn Parker (1886-1951)
1933-1949
Bencher
Eastern
1949-1951
Life Bencher
Eastern
Sacha R. Paul
2016-2018
Appointed Bencher
none
Brian A. Pauls
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Kerry M. Pearlman
2004-2006
Bencher
Winnipeg
W. C. Pearson
1971-?
Bencher
Western
William Egerton Perdue (1850-1933)
1888-1889, 1890-1903
Bencher
Eastern
Herbert J. Peters
1998-2002
Bencher
Winnipeg
2002-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
C. Phillips
1975-1976
University Bencher
none
1976-1977
Student Bencher
none
Frank H. Phippen (1863-1932)
1905-1906
Bencher
Eastern
Edward Bruce Pitblado (1896-1977)
1955-1966
Bencher
Eastern
1966-1977
Life Bencher
Eastern
Isaac Pitblado (1867-1964)
1901-1937
Bencher
Eastern
1937-1964
Life Bencher
Eastern
Robert L. Pollock QC
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Serena J. Puranen
2016-2018
Bencher
Northern
Todd A. Rambow
2004-2008
Bencher
Dauphin
Joel A. E. Refvik
2017-2018
Student Bencher
none
Arthur Allan Rich (1922-2000)
1970-?
Bencher
Eastern
?-2000
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Albert Elswood Richards (1848-1917)
1883-1886
Bencher
none
1886-1899
Bencher
Eastern
Bert Verschoyle Richardson (1891-1981)
1940-1955
Bencher
Eastern
1955-1981
Life Bencher
Eastern
Wolfgang W. A. Riedel QC
1998-2000
Bencher
Western
2000-?
Life Bencher
Western
G. Patrick S. Riley
1998-2004
Bencher
Winnipeg
2004-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
R. E. Rivalin
1976-?
Bencher
Eastern
J. J. Robertson
1885-1886
Bencher
none
Joelle C. Robinson
2008-2014, 2015-2016
Bencher
Dauphin
Thomas Robinson (1854-?)
1906-1908
Bencher
Eastern
Hugh Amos Robson (1871-1945)
1918-1925
Bencher
Eastern
Charles Stuart Anderson Rogers (?-1965)
1925-1940
Bencher
Dauphin
1940-1965
Life Bencher
Dauphin
Arthur Wellington Ross (1846-1901)
1880-1883
Bencher
none
Samuel James Rothwell (1868-1924)
1916-1924
Bencher
Eastern
Joseph Royal (1837-1902)
1877-1880
Bencher
none
Joseph O’Connell Ryan (1841-1938)
1877-1880
Bencher
none
Cecil Lorne St. John (1881-1963)
1937-1952
Bencher
Northern
1952-1963
Life Bencher
Northern
Donald Drummond St. John
1960-1965
Bencher
Northern
1965-1971
Bencher
Western
1971-?
Life Bencher
Western
Dean I. Scaletta
2010-2018
Bencher
Winnipeg
Harold St. Clair Scarth (1889-1971)
1943-1959
Bencher
Eastern
1959-1971
Life Bencher
Eastern
Perry W. Schulman
1971-?
Bencher
Eastern
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Richard Jamieson “Dick” Scott (1938-2024)
?-2024
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
John Morgan Scurfield (1951-2009)
?-2009
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Harvey Secter
1999-2008
Faculty Bencher
none
Alan John Semchuk (1959-2022)
1998-2004
Bencher
Dauphin
2004-2022
Life Bencher
Dauphin/Winnipeg
Corey Shefman
2012-2013
Student Bencher
none
Clarence Day Shepard (1913-2000)
1952-1957
Bencher
Eastern
Omar A. Siddiqui
2016-2018
Appointed Bencher
none
Vern I. Simonsen (1931-2018)
1968-1974
Bencher
Eastern
1974-2018
Life Bencher
Eastern
Frank E. Simpson (1879-1947)
1916-1925
Bencher
Dauphin
Norman Harper Sims QC
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Vincent G. Sinclair
2016-2018
Appointed Bencher
none
Henry Gordon Harvey Smith (1902-1973)
1949-1959
Bencher
Eastern
1959-1973
Life Bencher
Eastern
M. Smith
1974-?
Lay Bencher
none
M. J. Smith
1976-1977
University Bencher
none
Garth H. Smorang QC
1998-2006
Bencher
Winnipeg
Anita L. M. Southall
2012-2018
Bencher
Winnipeg
Eli Edwin Spencer (1896-1985)
1929-1946
Bencher
Southern
1946-1988
Life Bencher
Southern
Lori T. Spivak
1998-2004
Bencher
Winnipeg
2004-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Diane H. Stevenson
2008-2016
Bencher
Central
2016-?
Life Bencher
Central
William Stordy (1902-1986)
1959-1964
Bencher
Western
Harold St. George Stubbs (1912-2005)
1952-1958
Bencher
Eastern
P. Colleen Suche QC
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Patti Sullivan
1998-2000
Lay Bencher
none
Andrew Swan
2009-2014
Ex Officio
none
David E. Swayze
2008-2014
Bencher
Western
2014-?
Life Bencher
Western
Alan Sweatman (1920-2012)
1968-1971, 1972-1975
Bencher
Eastern
1975-2012
Life Bencher
Eastern
Herbert Edward Swift (1884-1956)
1946-1956
Bencher
Eastern
Clive Kerslake Tallin (1907-1985)
1959-1968
Bencher
Eastern
1968-?
Life Bencher
Eastern
Rae Henry Tallin (1927-2009)
1974-1976
Bencher
Eastern
J. F. Reeh Taylor (1924-2015)
1968-1972
Bencher
Eastern
1972-2015
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
W. B. Thibaudeau
1881-1883
Bencher
none
Donald Alexander Thompson (1904-1992)
1959-1969
Bencher
Eastern
1969-?
Life Bencher
Eastern
Gunnar Solmundur Thorvaldson (1901-1969)
1947-1959
Bencher
Eastern
1959-1969
Life Bencher
Eastern
J. Toal
1974-?
Lay Bencher
none
Robert Merle Bruce Toews (1931-1987)
1976-1980
Bencher
Western
Victor Toews
2006-2007
Ex Officio
none
George Eric Tritschler (1901-1993)
1951-1952
Bencher
Eastern
Lynda K. Troup
2014-2018
Bencher
Winnipeg
James Stewart Tupper (1851-1915)
1900-1915
Bencher
Eastern
William Johnston Tupper (1862-1947)
1915-1937
Bencher
Eastern
1937-1947
Life Bencher
Eastern
Lorna A. Turnbull
2010-2016
Faculty Bencher
none
Frederick James Turner (1896-1982)
1937-1952
Bencher
Eastern
1952-1982
Life Bencher
Eastern
Frederick Keith Turner (1927-1987)
1968-1971, 1976-?
Bencher
Eastern
Archibald Kerr Twaddle (1932-2015)
1973-?
Bencher
Eastern
Jane Ursel
2003-2012
Lay Bencher
none
Jon W. M. Van Der Krabben
2000-2008
Bencher
Winnipeg
2008-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Helga D. Van Iderstine
2006-2012
Bencher
Winnipeg
Niranjan Venugopal
2010-2012
Lay Bencher
none
David Marr Walker (1835-1920)
1877-1881
Bencher
none
Harry Walsh (1913-2011)
1971-?
Bencher
Eastern
?-2011
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Douglas Gordon Ward QC
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Albert Hurd Warner (1888-1962)
1952-1960
Bencher
Eastern
1960-1962
Life Bencer
Eastern
Lewis D. Wasel
1998-2000
Bencher
Eastern
Karen L. Webb
2012-2018
Bencher
Western
Hymie Weinstein
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Joel A. Weinstein QC
2006-2010
Bencher
Winnipeg
Esten Kenneth Williams (1889-1970)
1931-1946
Bencher
Eastern
1946-1970
Life Bencher
Eastern
Charles P. Wilson (1859-1931)
1903-1928, 1929-1931
Bencher
Eastern
James Edward “Jimmy” Wilson (1914-1989)
1965
Bencher
Eastern
John W. H. Wilson (1832-1892)
1884-1886
Bencher
none
1886-1889
Bencher
Eastern
Gavin M. Wood
?-?
Life Bencher
Winnipeg
Campbell G. Wright
1998-2002
Bencher
Winnipeg
Claudia Wright
1998-2003
Lay Bencher
none
Orson F. Wright (1903-1973)
1965-1968
Bencher
Northern
Jasmine D. A. Zurbriggen
2011-2012
Student Bencher
none
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Law Society War Memorial (391 Broadway, Winnipeg)
The Law Society of Manitoba, 1877-1977, edited by Cameron Harvey, Peguis Publishers Limited, 1977.
Tales From the Underworld and Other Stories by Roland Penner and Norm Larsen, Winnipeg: Penner and Larsen in association with Heartland Associates, 2009, 192 pages.
Annual Reports, Law Society of Manitoba.
Obituary [Alan John Semchuk], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 February 2022.
We thank Pat Bourbonnais (Law Society of Manitoba) for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 May 2025
