Manitoba Historical Society
Search the MHS web site:
 

History News


Upcoming
Events


Thompson
Lecture


New


Time Lines
Mar/Apr 2010


Manitoba
History

No. 62


Science
Comes to
Manitoba


Quick Links


Memorable
Manitobans


Questions on
Manitoba
History


1870s
Luggage
Tag


Hockey
History


Rupert's Land
Colloquium
2010


Winnipeg
streets
in 1911
census


Historical
tours in
Manitoba

Stanley William McInnis (1865-1907)

Click to enlargeDentist, MLA (1900-1903), MLA (1903-1907), MLA (1908-1910).

He was born at St. John, New Brunswick, on 8 October 1865, the son of John and Mary McInnis. In 1898 he married Clara Beckwith. He came to Winnipeg in 1881 and was educated at Manitoba College. In 1886 he attended Philadelphia Dental College where he obtained his D.D.S., after which he settled in Brandon in 1899.

He was president of the Manitoba Dental Association and first president of the Canadian Dental Association (1906). He organized the Brandon Fire Insurance Company and was president of the Brandon Horticulture Society. He was elected to the Manitoba Legislature in 1899, 1903, and 1907, and was sworn in as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Municipal Affairs on 26 June 1907. McInnis was a fine baritone singer and a well-known cartoonist.

On 4 November 1907, McInnis died suddenly in Brandon from blood poisoning resulting from appendicitis.

More information:

Stanley William McInnis, Dictionary of Canadian Biography XIII, 649-50.

Sources:

Pioneers and Early Citizens of Manitoba

This collection of biographies of early Manitobans was compiled by the Manitoba Library Association, and published in 1971. Those included in the collection lived prior to 1920, and came from all walks of life: politics, professions, business and finance, armed services, arts, pioneers, and others.

© 1971, Manitoba Library Association,
ISBN 0-919566-01-4
Online version 2007, Manitoba Historical Society.


Dictionary of Manitoba Biography

by J. M. Bumsted
Published by University of Manitoba Press, 1999
ISBN 0-88755-169-6 (cloth), 0-887-662-0 (paper)

Find more Manitoba history books at www.umanitoba.ca/uofmpress.


A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People

by Prof. George Bryce
The Canadian History Company, 1906.

This collection of biographies of Manitobans was compiled by the Canadian History Company, and published at Toronto and Montreal in 1906. Most of those featured in the book were living at that time, so no information on death dates was provided. Where possible, these have been added to this online version.

Online version 2008-2010, Manitoba Historical Society


Profile revised: 9 November 2008

Memorable Manitobans Memorable Manitobans

A collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society.

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


Send inquiries to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.ca

Suggest a Memorable Manitoban  |  Sources  |  Acknowledgements

Back to top of page

   

 
Home | FAQ | Contact Us
Privacy Policy | Donations Policy
Web site © 1998-2010 Manitoba Historical Society. All rights reserved.