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David M. Hackney
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Businessman.
Born at Guelph, Ontario on 16 September 1884, son of J. G. Hackney and Harriet Sully, he was educated at the Guelph Collegiate Institute, Harbord Collegiate (Toronto), and Ontario Agricultural College. He came to Winnipeg in 1905 as western manager of the Raymond Manufacturing Company. Two years later, he became a manufacturer's agent and organized the Hackney Tile and Supply Company in 1911.
On 15 September 1911, he married Helen Elizabeth Ferguson (1886-1978, niece of Donald Henderson Bain) of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. They had two daughters: Margaret Hackney (1912-2002, wife of ? Janes) and Helen Hackney (1918-2016, wife of ? Fletcher). The family lived for a time at 138 East Gate before moving to Marquette, Michigan where he operated a hardware business.
He died at his winter home at Miami, Florida in February 1946 and was buried in the Riverside Cemetery at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hackney House (138 East Gate, Winnipeg)
1901 and 1911 Canada censuses, Automated Genealogy.
Birth registration [Margaret Hackney], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Society,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 August 1911, page 9.
Who's Who and Why, Volumes 6 and 7, 1915-1916, page 644.
“Visitors return to their home,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 July 1934, page 7.
Obituary, Windsor Star, 19 February 1946, page 9.
Obituary [Helen Hackney Fletcher], The Mining Journal, 9 November 2016.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 March 2024
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