Memorable Manitobans: George Henry Sellers (1914-1986)

Grain merchant.

Born in Winnipeg, son of Henry E. Sellers, he was educated at Ridley College (St. Catharines, Ontario) and the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba. From 1963 to 1972, he was President and CEO of Federal Grain Limited (later Federal Industries Limited), which was Canada’s largest investor-owned grain company, with elevators at about 1,000 points across the prairies. At the time of his death, he was president of Sellers-Dickson Securities Limited, and a director of Royal Trust for the Prairie region.

He and wife Margaret Anne Aikins, daughter of G. H. Aikins, had three children: David, Anne, and Joan. He served over 20 years as a director of the Bank of Montreal. He served as chairman of the United Appeal and president of the St. John’s Ambulance Association. He was one of the founders of the Centennial Concert Hall, was an active worker in the Anglican church, and was a member of the Board of the Winnipeg General Hospital. His hobbies included fishing, hunting, and skiing. He was a member of the Lakewood Country Club. An avid interest in aviation dated back to his military service in World War Two, when he served as a pilot and Group Captain with the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1970, he was awarded a Manitoba Centennial Medal by the Manitoba Historical Society.

Brother-in-law of judge R. B. Dickson.

He died at his Winnipeg home on 17 December 1986.

Sources:

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 18 December 1986, page 54.

“Colleagues Mourn Passing of Sellers” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 December 1986, page 3.

Profile revised: 28 March 2010

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