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Alfred Augustus Andrews (1865-1912)
Businessman.
Born at Augusta, Ontario on 14 February 1865, son of the Reverend William and Armanella Andrews, he was educated at Ottawa, Ontario. He commenced business career as a bookkeeper at Port Hope, Ontario in 1880. He came to Winnipeg in 1881 and became vice-president and general manager of the Winnipeg Rubber Company, a subsidiary of Gutta Percha Rubber Company of Toronto.
He was active in community affairs, serving as president of the Winnipeg Industrial Bureau, secretary and vice-president of the Winnipeg Rowing Club, Director of the Industrial and Development Bureau, president of the Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition Association, chairman of the Entertainment Commercial Industrial Bureau, director of Brydges & Waugh Limited, secretary-treasurer of the Winnipeg Rubber and Apparatus Company, president of the Manitoba Cold Storage Company, and secretary and vice-president of the Winnipeg Rowing Club since 1905.
He married Francis Louise Murray of Montreal in 1895. They had a daughter, Dorothy Andrews. He was a member of the Manitoba Club, Carleton Club, Adanac Club, St. Charles Country Club, Stonewall Country Club, and Stonewall Auto Club. Recreation: Towing. Conservative. Address: 292 Assiniboine Avenue, Winnipeg.
He died at Chicago, Illinois in 1912.
Sources:
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, 1911. C. W. Parker, editor. Canadian Press Association, Vancouver.

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A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People
by Prof. George Bryce The Canadian History Company, 1906.
This collection of biographies of Manitobans was compiled by the Canadian History Company, and published at Toronto and Montreal in 1906. Most of those featured in the book were living at that time, so no information on death dates was provided. Where possible, these have been added to this online version.
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The Story of Manitoba
by F. H. Schofield
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
This collection of biographies of Manitobans was compiled by the Canadian Publishing Company, and published at Winnipeg in 1913. Most of those featured in the book were living at that time, so no information on death dates was provided. Where possible, these have been added to this online version.
Online version 2009-2010, Manitoba Historical Society. |
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Pioneers and Early Citizens of Manitoba
This collection of biographies of early Manitobans was compiled by the Manitoba Library Association, and published in 1971. Those included in the collection lived prior to 1920, and came from all walks of life: politics, professions, business and finance, armed services, arts, pioneers, and others.
© 1971, Manitoba Library Association, ISBN 0-919566-01-4 Online version 2007, Manitoba Historical Society. |
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Profile revised: 27 December 2009
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