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James Alexander Knight
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Farmer, municipal official.
Born at Portage la Prairie on 24 July 1934, son of farmer James Hubert Knight (1890-1935) and Williamina “Mina” Paterson (1897-1981), he attended Longburn School, Westbourne School, and Neepawa Central School. He trained in diesel mechanics in Winnipeg and, in 1953, returned to the Longburn area to farm with his two maternal uncles, James and Charlie Paterson.
In 1955, he married Jean Craig of Portage la Prairie and they had three children. He was a councillor (14 years) and Reeve (1987-2006) of the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie. He served as President of the Union of Manitoba Municipalities (1991-1993) and the Manitoba Good Roads Association (1996-1998). He also volunteered with community hockey, 4H, and Manitoba Pool Elevators. He served on the board of the Portage and District Hospital Foundation and numerous provincial boards and committees, including the Lake Manitoba Regulation Review Advisory Committee (2002-2003). In recognition of his community service, he was made a Life Member of the Manitoba Good Roads Association.
He died at Portage la Prairie on 30 September 2022.
Marriage registration [James Hubert Knight, Wilhelmina Paterson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [James Hubert Knight], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, McKenzies Portage Funeral Chapel.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 January 2026
