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Major Compton Clarke
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Dentist, hunter.
Born at Summerside, Prince Edward Island in October 1849, he was educated at Summerside and at Boston, Massachusetts. After graduating from a dentistry college, he practiced for some time in Nova Scotia and later in Boston. He came to Winnipeg in 1880 where he continued to practice until a few months before his death, when poor health forced him to retire.
On 11 November 1896, he married Jessie Lambert (?-?) at Winnipeg. He founded the Manitoba Rifle Association and was considered “the most prominent rifle shot in the city”. He was a keen moose and goose hunter, and a pioneer member of the Thistle Curling Club and Granite Curling Club.
He died at his Winnipeg home, 70 Furby Street, on 2 August 1911 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Marriage and death registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Winnipeg loses prominent citizen,” Manitoba Free Press, 4 August 1911, page 5.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 January 2024
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