Nicholas Apoluner Hryhorczuk (1888-1979)

Implement and lumber dealer, MLA (1921-1922), MLA (1927-1932), MLA (1933-1936), MLA (1941-1945).

Born in Buchachky, Western Ukraine on 17 December 1888, he came to Canada with his family in 1897, settling north of Gilbert Plains, Manitoba. He moved to Ethelbert in 1911 and opened a business, which he operated until his retirement in 1978. He was a Director of the Ruthenian Farmers Elevator Company, President of the Ethelbert Agricultural Society (1927 and 1928), and Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Ethelbert (1917 to 1919).

He was elected an Independent MLA in 1920 and then served as a Liberal until 1945. He was the first person of Ukrainian descent to become an MLA in Manitoba. Hryhorczuk was an active supporter of Ukrainian culture in Canada.

On 22 February 1905, he married Nelly Dzaman, daughter of Dmytro Dzaman of Gilbert Plains, Manitoba. They had six children: Michael Nicholas Hryhorczuk, William, Myroslaw, Rozie, Nadia, and Elizabeth. Greek Orthodox.

Sources:

The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1929.

Profile revised: 31 October 2009

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