Memorable Manitobans: William Grimble (1925-1993)

Lawyer.

Born at Winnipeg on 5 September 1925, son of English immigrants Sidney Grimble (1890-1977) and Florence Grimble (1887-1978), he was admitted to the Manitoba Bar in 1953 and practiced law with the firm Pitblado. He served as a Bencher for the Law Society of Manitoba and was made a Queen’s Counsel in 1967. He died unmarried at Winnipeg on 16 March 1993.

Sources:

Obituary [Sidney Grimble], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 October 1977, page 125.

Obituary [Florence Grimble], Winnipeg Free Press, 23 December 1978, page 56.

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 19 March 1993, page 44.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 January 2019

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