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Thomas Henry Crotty (1868-?)
Born at Forest, Ontario in 1868, son of H. S. Crotty, he came to Winnipeg as a boy in 1879 with his father, who established the first real estate firm in Winnipeg. He was educated at St. John’s College (Winnipeg) and Trinity Medical College (Toronto). He commenced practising medicine at Boston, Massachusetts in 1900, returning to Winnipeg and engaging in the real estate business in 1901. In 1913 he was elected President of the Winnipeg Real Estate Exchange. He served with the 90th Regiment from 1884 to 1885. In 1895, he married Emma Willoughby Ryder of Burlington, Vermont. They had two sons. He was a member of the Carleton Club and AF & AM. His recreations included farming and stockraising. Unitarian. In 1911, he lived at 75 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg. Sources: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.
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