Real estate broker.
Born at Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on 16 September 1873, son of Alexander and Jane Simmers, he was educated at public schools in Scotland. He began life on a farm at Aberdeenshire, in 1888, before coming to Canada in 1900. He was Vice-President of the Western Steel and Iron Company, Vice-President of the Winnipeg Industrial Bureau, President of the Stewart Sheaf Loader Company, and President of the Lyal Commercial Photo Company. In 1911, he was a partner in the firm of Grant and Simmers with Marshall Reginald Grant, with offices in 101 McArthur Building in Winnipeg.
On 3 March 1903, he married Evelyn May Hagyard (1879-1949) at Winnipeg and they had one son and two daughters. The family lived at 213 Nassau Street, Winnipeg. He was a member of AF & AM, Clan Stewart (Past Chief), Liberal party, and Baptist church.
He died in 1928 and was buried in the Greenhill Cemetery at Kingsville, Ontario.
Marriage registration [Alexander Simmers, Evelyn May Haggard], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911.
“Mr. Alexander Simmers,” The Border Cities Star, 15 November 1928, page 4.
Obituary [Evelyn May Simmers], Windsor Daily Star, 1 February 1949, page 27.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 April 2024
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