Edward W. Montgomery (1865-1948)

Physician, public health reformer, MLA (1927-1932).

Born in Quebec, he came to Stonewall with his parents in 1877. He attended Manitoba College, taught school in Brandon, and entered Manitoba Medical College around 1890. He began medical practice in Winnipeg in 1892, and served as president of the Canadian Medical Association in 1922. He was active in the public health movement for many years, joining the Bracken government in 1927 to head a new department of health and welfare. He consolidated a number of disparate departments into a functioning unit before stepping down in 1932. He was a member of the Scientific Club of Winnipeg from 1913 to 1948. The University of Manitoba gave him an honorary doctorate in 1927. In retirement he was an ardent gardener at his property on Henderson Highway.

Sources:

Jane Montgomery, daughter of E. W. Montgomery,provided his birth year by way of Alan Crossin.

Profile revised: 31 January 2010

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