Memorable Manitobans: James W. McCashin (1887-?)

Store manager.

Born in County Down, Ireland, 1887. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry McCashin. Married Miss Irene Bruce, 1920. Has a son and a daughter. Was educated at the Irish schools. Father was in the linen business; a merchant of Belfast. Captain McCashin came to Canada, 1906; was for a time with Revillon Freres, wholesale, Edmonton; later with Grand Trunk Railway survey work in South Pine Pass; Revillon Freres again at Grouard, Sturgeon Lake, Peace River, Fort St. John. Joined Canadian Expeditionary Force, 66th Battalion, Edmonton; overseas, France, attached to 29th Battalion under Colonel Ross; awarded the Military Cross, Messines; Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele; transferred to Railway Troops, July 1918; saw service in the Last Hundred days. Returned to Canada, June 1919; Peace River country with Lamson Hubbard Company. Joined the Hudson’s Bay Co., 1921, at Peace River; came to The Pas, 1923. Member, Masonic Fraternity. Presbyterian. Conservative. Takes keen interest in sports; played international football with Irish teams. Address, The Pas, Manitoba.

Sources:

Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.

Page revised: 25 October 2008

Memorable Manitobans

Memorable Manitobans

This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.

Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:

Custom Search

Browse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z

Browse deaths occurring in:
1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024


Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.ca

Criteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements

Help us keep
history alive!