John Christie Walker Reid (1871-?)

Farmer, MLA (1911-1914).

Born Edinburgh, Scotland, 25 July 1871, son of Elizabeth Geddes Walker and William Reid, Writer to the Signet. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy then came to Manitoba in 1889 where he took up land. He was elected to the Manitoba Legislature at the general election held in July 1910, representing the Deloraine constituency. He was subsequently defeated at elections held in 1914, 1915, and 1920. He was a member of the Adanac Club, AF and AM and Royal Arch Masons, and St. Andrew’s Society of Winnipeg. His recreations included cricket, tennis, and shooting. Conservative. Presbyterian. Address: Underhill, Manitoba.

Sources:

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.

Profile revised: 31 January 2010

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