Memorable Manitobans: Marshall Hall-Jones (1865-1927)

Marshall Hall-Jones Click to enlarge

Educator, school inspector.

Born at Cannington, Ontario on 7 November 1865, he was educated at the Toronto Normal School. Coming to Manitoba in 1891, he served as Principal of Virden School (1891) and taught at Reston, Birtle, Manitou, and Napinka. For several years at the turn of the 20th century, he was affiliated with the Western Business College at Winnipeg and, in April 1908, was appointed a Manitoba School Inspector for the East Central Division, based at Winnipeg. He was active in the school consolidation movement that began in Manitoba around this time. He died at his Winnipeg home, 181 Cordova Street, on 5 December 1927 and was buried in Old Kildonan Cemetery.

See also:

The Building of Starbuck Consolidated School No. 1150 by Brian Gouriluk
Manitoba History, Number 65, Winter 2011

Sources:

1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.

“Two more inspectors”, Manitoba Free Press, 27 March 1908, page 2.

“Consolidation of schools”, Manitoba Free Press, 21 July 1911, page 9.

Obituary, Manitoba Free Press, 8 December 1927, page 11.

Department of Education Annual Report 1928, Manitoba Legislative Library.

Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

This profile was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 23 February 2013

A collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text: Custom Search Browse surnames beginning with: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z Send corrections and additions to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.ca Suggest a Memorable Manitoban  |  Sources  |  Acknowledgements Support the MHS and