Educator.
Born in the RM of Oakland on 7 June 1914, son of D. Albert Harper (?-?) and Hilletta Caroline Banting (1879-1944), he attended Hayfield School, Brandon Collegiate, and Brandon College, graduating from the latter with a BA degree (1935). He later received BEd (1949) and MEd (1954) degrees from the University of Manitoba.
He taught in rural Manitoba, including service as the Principal of Brookdale School (1941-1943), Foxwarren School (1943-1946), Belmont School (1946-1947), and Elgin School (1947-1950). He moved to Winnipeg where he taught at Isbister School (1950-1953), Fort Rouge School (1953-1954), Isaac Newton School (1957-1961), and Elmwood High School (1963-1974). He retired in 1974.
On 25 August 1941, he married schoolteacher Donalda Charlotte Stewart (1910-1988) at Swan River and they had a daughter and a son. He was an elder for Westminster United Church and Westworth United Church, and a Past Master of the Masons (Prince Rupert Lodge). He served as President of the Tuxedo Lawn Bowling Club and was a Life Member of the Charleswood Curling Club.
He died at Winnipeg on 20 July 2005.
Birth registration [Hilton Clarence Harper], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Hilton Clarence Harper, Donalda Charlotte Stewart], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Obituary [Donalda Charlotte Harper], Winnipeg Free Press, 2 September 1988, page 40.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 25 July 2005, page 18.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 December 2023
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