Memorable Manitobans: Vincent Clinton Maddock (1877-1972)

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Vincent Clinton Maddock
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Real estate agent.

Born at Guelph, Ontario on 29 August 1877, son of Edwin H. Maddock and Mary Ann Knowles, he was educated at Guelph public schools then worked as a newsboy at Guelph. He came to Winnipeg in 1898 where he operated a real estate business at 361 Main Street. On 10 August 1904, he married Jelena Maude McRoberts (?-?) of Winnipeg and they had a daughter, Dorothy Maddock (1905-1914). He was a member of the Winnipeg Motor Boat Club, Conservative party, and Congregationalist church. His recreations included yachting. He lived at Armstrong’s Point in Winnipeg. He died at Vancouver, British Columbia on 20 October 1972.

Sources:

Marriage and death registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.

Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911.

The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.

Death registration, British Columbia Vital Statistics.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 15 December 2019

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