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Adolph Gideon Hample
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Businessman.
Born in Sweden in 1859, he emigrated to the United States at the age of 18, settling at Fargo, North Dakota. He represented a the interests of a hide and fur company from Chicago, continuing in the job until 1882 when he moved to Winnipeg and took up contracting work. In 1888 he opened a meat and general provision store on Main Street.
In 1888, he married Martha Jane Richards. They had two children: Carl Samuel Hample (1890-?) and Bessie Edwina Hample (1892-1969, wife of Charles Elwyn Fillmore). He was a member of the Masons, Odd Fellows, and Christian Science Church.
He died at his Winnipeg home, 271 Portage Avenue, on 18 September 1899 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.
Birth registrations [Carl Samuel Hample, Bessie Edwine Hample], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [Adolph Gideon], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 18 September 1899, page 5.
Obituary, Manitoba Free Press, 19 September 1899, page 6.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 December 2025
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