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Memorable Manitobans: John Simpson Hooper (1875-1940)Born at London, Ontario on 24 April 1875, son of Samuel Hooper and Jane Ferguson Simpson (1855-1942), he came to Winnipeg as a child and was educated locally. He joined his father’s architectural practice as a draftsman and, after his father’s death in 1911, he practiced in partnership with William Thraves Davis. He served as Secretary to the Winnipeg Builders’ Exchange in the 1910s. On 5 June 1899, he married Margaret Ann Bell (1876-1958) at Emerson and they had three daughters: Margaret Bell Hooper (1900-?, wife of Thomas A. Spear), Dorothy Gertrude Hooper (1903-1978, wife of Irvin A. Plumm), and Jean Simpson Hooper (1915-?, wife of Terry Norvell). He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and St. Matthew’s Anglican Church. He died at Red Deer, Alberta on 7 August 1940 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery. Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Sources:Marriage registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics. “City architect dies in Alberta,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 August 1940, page 3. Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 8 August 1940, page 11. Obituary [Margaret Ann Hooper], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 December 1958, page 28. Obituary [Dorothy Gertrude Plumm], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 November 1978, page 45. Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society. A peek inside - Panama Court, Corydon Times. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 23 December 2022
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