Memorable Manitobans: Government of Manitoba: King’s Printer / Queen’s Printer

King’s Printer / Queen’s Printer

Period	King’s Printer / Queen’s Printer
1870-?	William Coldwell (1834-1907) Robert Cunningham (1836-1874)
?-1877	?
1877-?	Alexander Begg (1839-1897)
?-1882	?
1882-1883	Rice Meredith Howard (c1849-1887)
1883-1888	Gédéon Bourdeau (1844-1922)
1888-1889	Theophane Bertrand (1844-1921)
1889-1900	David Philip (1862-1938)
1900-1917	James “Jim” Hooper (1855-1923)
1917-1937	Philip Purcell (1865-1939)
1937-1946	James L. Cowie (1875-1946)
1946-1954	Albert Cecil Evadne “Cec” Leech (1906-1989)
1954-1976	Raymond Sutcliffe “Ray” Evans (1911-1998)
1976-1978	Patrick Neil Crosbie
1979-1980	William Teddy “Bill” Matwichyna (1945-2000)
1981-1987	Bruce MacLean Hudson (1928-2016)

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Government of Manitoba

Sources:

“Manitoba Legislature,” Manitoba Free Press, 13 February 1877, page 2.

“The new Queen's Printer,” Manitoba Free Press, 22 February 1888, page 4.

“The political axe,” Brandon Sun, 22 February 1900, page 3.

“Patrick Neil Crosbie named as Queen's Printer,” Swan Valley Star and Times, 10 June 1976, page 2.

“Legislative briefs,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 February 1979, page 152.

“Printer denies being fired,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 June 1980, page 15.

“Bruce Hudson new Queen's Printer,” Hamiota Echo, 12 February 1981, page 1.

Obituary [William Teddy Matwichyna], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 January 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 January 2026

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