Edward Cass (1849-1932)

Contractor, builder.

Born at Clemanty Mills, Ireland on 18 September 1849, son of Robert and Catherine Cass, he Ccame to Canada as a boy. He was educated at Ottawa then commenced a career as a bricklaying contractor at Ottawa, in 1872. He came to Winnipeg in 1882. He would eventually be President of the Winnipeg Paint and Glass Company, President of the Northern Canadian Mortgage Company, and Vice-President, of the Western Canada Acceptance and Guarantee Insurance Company.

In 1876, he married Katherine McPyke of Hull, Quebec. They had a son and two daughters. He served as a Winnipeg City Alderman from 1909 to 1911, and later a Provincial Commissioner. He was a member of the Carleton Club, Knights of Columbus, and the Roman Catholic Church. In 1911, he lived at 172 Vaughan Street, Winnipeg.

He died at Winnipeg on 21 August 1932.

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.

“Ed. Cass, pioneer contractor and builder, expires”, Winnipeg Free Press, 22 August 1932. [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B9]

Profile revised: 20 December 2009

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