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Memorable Manitobans: John Peter Tanchak (1905-1983)
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John Peter Tanchak
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Educator, merchant, farmer, MLA (1958-1959), MLA (1959-1962), MLA (1962-1966), MLA (1966-1969).
Born at Rosa on 7 May 1905, son of Peter Tanchak (?-?) and Mary Mihaychuk (1883-1969), brother of Dmytro Tanchak and Emanuel Peter Tanchak, he was educated at Rosa School, St. Boniface Secondary School, and the University of Manitoba, and taught at Senkiw School (1922-1923), River Ranch School (1924-1925, 1928-1931), Baskerville School (1925-1927), Dehowa School (1935-1940), and Bradley School (1940-1941).
He also worked as a turkey rancher and general merchant, and served as a member of the Emerson Turkey Marketing Board, and Chairman of the Manitoba Turkey Marketing Board and the Canadian Turkey Marketing Association. He was first elected to the Manitoba Legislature at a by-election on 14 November 1957, and was re-elected in 1958, 1959, 1962, and 1966, but was defeated by Gabriel Girard in 1969.
On 15 July 1934, he married Doris Osachuk (1912-1995, daughter of William Osachuk) of Gardenton. They had two children: John Howard Earl Tanchak and June Iris Tanchak (1937-1990, wife of ? Cairnie). He was a member of the Memorial Community Club at Ridgeville.
He died at Winnipeg on 13 May 1983 and was buried in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Sources:
The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1960.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (deceased), Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
“Former Liberal MLA dies at 78,” Winnipeg Free Press, 16 May 1983, page 2.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 14 May 1983, page 39.
Obituary [June Iris Cairnie], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 January 1990, page 26.
Obituary [Doris Tanchak], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 November 1995, page 53.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 22 January 2023
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