David Francis “Mac” Rose (1894-?)

Farmer, municipal official.

Born in the Rural Municipality of Glenwood (Manitoba) on 21 July 1894, son of David A. Rose and Mary Louise Lumsden, he farmed near Carroll until his retirement in 1960. He won a number of awards for his Belgian horses and cattle herds. He was active in local church work, the school board, and minor sport. He served for 20 years as Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Whitewater (1946-1967) and was President of the Union of Manitoba Municipalities in 1962 and 1963. He was chairman of the Hog Marketing Commission and a Director of the Children’s Aid Society. In recognition of his service, he was inducted into the Manitoba Order of the Buffalo Hunt (1960) and he received a Manitoba Golden Boy Award (1967).

Sources:

Birth registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.

“Manitobans honoured by Golden Boys” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 November 1967, page 1.

This profile was written by Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 6 October 2009

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