Memorable Manitobans: John “Jack” Blumberg (1892-1961)

Municipal official.

Born in Hull, England, he came to Winnipeg in 1910. He worked as a streetcar motorman from 1912 until 1919, when he was elected to city council as a member of the Independent Labour Party. During World War One he served overseas in the King’s Rifles. He served on the council almost continuously until his death, being defeated only in 1950. As acting mayor in Winnipeg in 1935 he refused to read the riot act to demonstrators against unemployment. He served as chair of the Greater Winnipeg Transit Commission from 1956.

Sources:

We thank Stefan Epp for providing information used in this profile.

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

The Jews In Manitoba by Arthur Chiel, pp. 179-180.

Journey Into Our Heritage by Harry Gutkin, Toronto: Lester and Dennys, 1980, p. 189.

Profile revised: 7 August 2009

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