Watson Montgomery Crosby (1857-1897)

Farmer, municipal official, MLA (1896-1897).

Born at French River, Prince Edward Island on 10 June 1857, the son of Charles Crosby and grandson of Senator Donald Montgomery, he was educated at Centreville Grammar School, French River, and taught school in P.E.I. He came to Manitoba in 1879, settling on a farm near Virden. He served as a Councillor and Reeve (1893-1896) of the Rural Municipality of Wallace, and was elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in 1896. He died of typhoid fever, unmarried, at Winnipeg on 19 March 1897 and was buried in Virden.

Sources:

Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

“W. Crosby, M.P.P., Dead” Manitoba Free Press, 20 March 1897.

Pioneers and Early Citizens of Manitoba

This collection of biographies of early Manitobans was compiled by the Manitoba Library Association, and published in 1971. Those included in the collection lived prior to 1920, and came from all walks of life: politics, professions, business and finance, armed services, arts, pioneers, and others.

Profile revised: 28 August 2009

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