Samuel Lees Barrowclough (1868-1944)

Musician, music dealer.

Born Birkenhead, England, 9 April 1868, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Barrowclough. Educated at Birkenhead. Came to Winnipeg, 1884; commencedbusiness as a music dealer, 1892. Conductor Winnipeg City Band, and 90^th Regimental band. Commissioner for Manitoba of National Association of Piano Dealers of America. Ex-president, music dealers association,. Winnipeg. Served as bugler, 90^th Regiment, North West Rebellion, 1885; also served three years Royal Canadian Dragoons. Married Margaret Little, Neepawa, Manitoba, 20 January 1891; had four sons and one daughter. Club and Societies: Canadian; AF & AM; IOOF. Recreation: music. Address: 281 Balmoral Street, Winnipeg.

In 1911, Barrowclough was manager of the Karn Morris Piano and Organ Company, Winnipeg. He took the 90^th Rifles Regiment Band during World War One. After the war he moved to Detroit, Michigan to become a music publisher.

Barrowclough died in Detroit.

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.

Profile revised: 30 December 2008

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