Educator.
A social studies specialist, he taught at the Heart of England High School at Balsall Common, England, and attained BA and MA degrees. In 1968, he came to Canada following a Department of Education recruitment tour of the United Kingdom and initially worked in the Seven Oaks School Division at Jefferson Junior High School (1968-1969) before joining the Fort Garry School Division around 1970. There he taught (1972-1973) and was Vice-Principal (1973-1974) of Fort Richmond Collegiate, and was Principal of Pembina Crest School (1974-1975), Arthur A. Leach School (1975-1979, 1980-1986), and Bairdmore School (1986-1990).
On 13 July 1963, he married Mary Rachel Morican though the couple divorced in 1989.
He retired to Gimli and, in 1996, spearheaded a research project to inventory war memorials across the province entitled War Memorials of Manitoba: A Beginning Inventory.
“70 U.K. teachers take Manitoba posts,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 September 1968, page 8.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
Winnipeg and Selkirk Family Files (ATG 0040A), FD89-01-17155 Mary Rachel Morrican vs Patrick Morican, GR10065, Archives of Manitoba. [via Court Registry System]
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 7 November 2026
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