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Memorable Manitobans: Ezekiel Evans (1856-1930)Horse dealer, private banker, municipal official, Mayor of Brandon (1896-1898). Born near Bowmanville, Ontario on 8 May 1856, he had his early education in public schools and married Elizabeth Little (?-?) in 1879. The couple moved to the Brandon region in 1881, setting up a home in the Grand Valley area until flooding on the Assiniboine River forced them to move into Brandon. He was a city clerk from 1886 to 1890, when he became a private banker. He was a member of Brandon’s first city council, and a city alderman (1882-1883, 1890). He was Brandon’s Mayor from 1896 to 1898. He died at Summerland, British Columbia on 15 May 1930. Father-in-law of Isaac Alvin Robinson. Sources:Funeral notice, Winnipeg Free Press, 16 May 1930. Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 21 May 1930. This page was prepared by Angela Graham and Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 1 June 2023
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