Ralph Maybank (1890-1965)

Lawyer, MLA (1933-1936), MP (1936-1940), MP (1940-1945), MP (1945-1949), MP (1949-1953), judge.

Born in London, Ontario on 7 August 1890, son of John Maybank and Marion Bates, he attended public school (London), high school (Winnipeg) and the University of Manitoba (BA, LLB) and practised law at Winnipeg. He married Dora Boys on 22 October 1927. He entered politics as a Winnipeg alderman in 1929 to 1931, serving as chairman of the Unemployment Relief Administration. He ran for a seat in the Manitoba Legislature for Winnipeg in 1926 but was defeated.

He was elected in 1932 but resigned in 1935 to take a seat in the House of Commons for Winnipeg South Centre, being re-elected in 1940, 1945 and 1949. He held positions of Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Welfare (October 1947 to January 1949), and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Mines and Resources (January 1949 to July 1951). He was appointed a judge of the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench in July 1951.

He died, while still a judge, on 19 March 1965, at Winnipeg. He is commemorated by Ralph Maybank School in Winnipeg.

His papers are at the Archives of Manitoba.

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Profile revised: 28 August 2009

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