Thomas Wolstenholme (1870-1952)

Farmer, municipal official, MLA (1923-1927), MLA (1927-1932), MLA (1933-1936).

Born on 6 April 1870, at Manchester, Lancashire, England, son of Henry Wolstenholme and Mary Leech, he was educated at the Manchester Grammar School. He came to Canada in 1889 where he farmed in the Pettapiece district of Manitoba. On 19 July 1897, he married Ethyl Annetta Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Moore, of Pettapiece. They had five children: Mary Elfred (married to Edwin Switzer), Henry Samuel, Norman Alfred, Garth, and Gilbert.

He was a director and shareholder of the Moline Co-operative Society. He served as Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan (Manitoba) from 1918 to 1922 and Councillor of the same Municipality from 1895 to 1900. He was first elected to the Manitoba Legislature at the 1922 general election.

He retired to Minnedosa in the 1940s and died on 16 November 1952 as a result of injuries suffered when he was struck by a car while crossing the street.

Sources:

The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1929.

“Wolstenholme Death Ruled Accidental” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 November 1952, page 30.

We thank Kaye Wolstenholme for providing additional information used in this profile.

Profile revised: 2 November 2009

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