Robert Dunbar Guy (1880-1971)

Lawyer.

Born at Portage du Fort, Quebec on 5 November 1880, son of Robert Guy and Catherine Dunbar. He was educated at Newburgh High School, Queen’s University (MA, 1905), and took a Law Course in Winnipeg. He came to Manitoba in 1906 and entered the law firm of Munson, Allan, Liard & Davis. He was called to the Bar in February 1909, joining in this year the firm of Moran & Anderson. Moran left the firm in 1920 and it then became Anderson, Guy & Chappell. It was later enlarged by the addition of Paul DuVal. Guy was made a KC in November 1925. He served as President of the Law Society of Manitoba from 1937 to 1939.

On 31 August 1910, he married Anna Corrine DuVal. They had four children: Robert DuVal Guy, Virginia Eloise Guy Stikeman, Constance Anita Guy Hunter, and William DuVal Guy. He was a member of the Manitoba Club and president of the St. Charles Country Club from 1938 to 1939. A Presbyterian, he lived at 272 Yale Avenue, Winnipeg.

Sources:

Obituary, Biographical Scrapbook B16, page 55, Manitoba Legislative Library.

We thank William DuVal Guy, son of R. D. Guy, for additional information for this biographical profile.

Profile revised: 14 July 2009

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