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James F. C. Menlove
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Civil servant.
Born in England on 19 August 1871, son of James Charles and Myra Emelia Menlove, he was educated at London, where he studied dentistry. He emigrated to Canada and engaged in business as a contractor. He came to Virden in 1889.
He served as President of the Union of Manitoba Municipalities (1909-1910). He drew up and introduced a system of municipal accounting that was later adopted by the provincial government for all municipalities. In 1911, he was county treasurer, secretary and county court clerk at Virden. He moved to Winnipeg in early 1912, to take a position as Branch Manager of the Dominion Guarantee and Accident Company. He later became President of the Northwestern Life Assurance Company.
On 10 July 1895, he married Clara Austin (1880-1940, daughter of Alexander Austin) at Virden and they had seven children: Doris Myra Menlove (1896-1977, wife of Leonard Edward Leight and James Marnie Speirs), Claude Francis Campbell Menlove (1901-?), Orval Phillip Austin Menlove (1904-?), Hilda Helen Menlove (1900-?, wife of Douglas David Shaw), Edna Coralie Menlove (1905-?, wife of Andrew Machutchon), Clara Doris Menlove (1907-?, wife of Archibald Dunbar McQuarrie), and Lloyd Arnold Menlove (1908-?). He was a member of the AF & AM (Blue Lodge and Scottish Rite). His recreations included rowing and gardening.
He died in 1956. His body was bequeathed to the University of California Medical School at San Francisco.
Marriage registration [James F C Menlove, Clara Austin], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Myra Gladys Menlove, Hilda Helen Menlove, Claude Francis Campbell Menlove, Orval Phillip Austin Menlove, Edna Coralie Menlove, Clara Doris Menlove, Lloyd Arnold Menlove], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, 1911. C. W. Parker, editor. Canadian Press Association, Vancouver.
Obituary, Western Municipal News, Volume 7, 1912, page 71.
Marriage registration [Hilda Helen Menlove, Douglas David Shaw], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Mina Gladys Menlove, Leonard Edward Leight], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Edna Corillie Menlove, Andrew Machutchon], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Clara Doris Menlove, Archibald Dunbar McQuarrie], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 1 March 1940, page 2.
“James F. C. Menlove dies st 85,” Daily Independent Journal, 15 September 1956, page 3.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 May 2024
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