Memorable Manitobans: Alan Graeme Stuart Garson (c1937-1994)

Lawyer, judge.

Son of W. R. Garson and Carrie Mowbray Bragg, he attended United College and, in the 1960s, he practiced law with the Winnipeg firm of Martens Falk and Steen. In March 1973, he was appointed a Provincial Court Judge and served until September 1977. He was then Chief Executive Officer of the Law Society of Manitoba, for which he received the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration in 1992. He died at Yellowknife, North West Territories on 21 April 1994 and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery.

Sources:

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 26 April 1994, page 36.

“Consummate public servant”, Winnipeg Free Press, 17 November 1996, page 61.

This profile was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 22 April 2012

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