Memorable Manitobans: Frederick Gerard Allison (1904-1989)

Physician.

Born in Stayner, Ontario, he came to Winnipeg in 1910, graduating in arts (1924) and medicine (1929) from the University of Manitoba. Son of William Allison, he did postgraduate work in Vienna and London before returning to Winnipeg to specialize in internal medicine. He became President of the Manitoba Medical Association in 1960 and chair of Manitoba Medical Services in 1961. He served on the Canadian Medical Association committee that proposed a pension plan for doctors.

Sources:

Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by J. M. Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.

This profile was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 31 May 2012

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