Educator, bryologist.
Born at Norwich, Ontario on 19 October 1894, son of John Hand and Margaret Ann Moore, he came to Manitoba and was the Principal of Snowflake School (1920-1923, 1925-1928). He was a keen amateur collector of mosses. On 29 June 1926, he married Ida Elizabeth Shilson (1896-1967) at Morden. They had no children, and moved to Thamesville, Ontario where they were living in retirement as of 1962. He died at Chatham, Ontario on 5 January 1974 and was buried in the Maple Leaf Cemetery.
Ontario birth registration, Ancestry.
1921 Canada census, Ancestry.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Birth and marriage registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Voter registration lists, Ancestry.
Obituary, Windsor Star, 7 January 1974, page 18.
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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