William Allan Black (1862-1951)

Western Manager, Ogilvie Flour Mills Company, Winnipeg.

Born Montreal, Quebec, 17 November 1862, son of Charles R. Black and Elizabeth Hall. Educated at Montreal. Commenced career as clerk, Grand Trunk Railway, Montreal; came to Manitoba and entered service of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Winnipeg, 1882; joined present company, 1884; secretary, 1890; general manager Western division, 1902. Vice-President, Royal Crown Soap Company; Director, Home Investment & Savings Association; Managing Director, Kamanistiquia Power Company; President, Manitoba Cold Storage Company; member, Grain Standard & Survey Board; member council, Grain Exchange

In 1890, he married Mary Campbell McEwan of Portland, Maine. They had two sons and two daughters. He was a member of the Manitoba Club, the St. Charles Country Club, and the Mount Royal Club (Montreal). Recreation: golf. Conservative; Anglican. Address: 18 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg.

He died at St. Aubin, Jersey Channel Islands on 1 March 1951.

Source:

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.

“Free Press Necrology Files”, Winnipeg Elite Study, G. Friesen Fonds, Mss 154, Box 15, File 16, University of Manitoba Archives]

Profile revised: 27 May 2009

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