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Memorable Manitobans: William Brown (1870-1943)
Farmer, municipal official, MLA (1923-1927). Born near Lindsay, Ontario on 21 February 1870, he came to Manitoba in 1888 where he farmed near Roland. On 6 January 1904, he married Jennie Bruce (?-?) and they had two children: Ralph Churchill Brown (1905-1981) and Jennifer Brown (1907-?). He was superintendent of the Pomeroy United Church Sunday School for over 25 years, a member of the Orange Lodge, and a school trustee. He was one of the first councillors of the Rural Municipality of Dufferin and a Councillor and Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Roland. Elected for the Dufferin constituency at the 1922 provincial general election, he served a single term and did not stand for re-election. He died at Carman on 9 November 1943 and was buried in the Carman Cemetery. Sources:Birth and marriage registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics. 1921 Canada census, Library and Archives Canada. “Wm. Brown, M.L.A., dies at Carman, Man.,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 November 1943. [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B9, page 143] Obituary, Western Municipal News, December 1943, page 301. Obituary [Ralph Churchill Brown], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 August 1981, page 55. We thank Oliver Bernuetz for providing additional information used here. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 19 January 2021
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