Physician, Mayor of Brandon (1892-1894, 1899-1900).
Born at Fingal, Ontario on 4 June 1846, he came to Brandon in the spring of 1882 and practiced medicine. He served two terms as Mayor of Brandon. On 29 May 1877, he married Mary Amelia Ferguson (1853-1930) at Middlesex County, Ontario and they subsequently had two children: Alfred Reginald “Reg” McDiarmid and Anna Florence McDiarmid (1881-?, wife of Alexander Robertson Cochrane). He was a member of St. Paul’s United Church. He died at Brandon on 16 October 1936 and was buried in the Brandon Cemetery. He is commemorated by McDiarmid Drive in Brandon.
Ontario birth and marriage registrations, Ancestry.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“Wedding announced,” Brandon Sun, 17 June 1909.
“Cochrane - McDiarmid,” Brandon Sun, 22 June 1909.
Western Municipal News, November 1936, page 337.
“Dr. John McDiarmid dies at age of ninety after long residence,” Brandon Sun, 16 October 1936, page 6.
“Dr. John McDiarmid, of Brandon, dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 October 1936, page 15.
Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
We thank Sandy Jasper for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 November 2021
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 SearchBrowse 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 | ZBrowse 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.caCriteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements
Help us keep
history alive!
