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John W. Wilton
Captain John W. Wilton (January 27, 1879 – December 10, 1942) was a lawyer, soldier and politician in Manitoba, Canada. Early life and law career He was born in High Bluff, Manitoba, the son of Henry Wilton and Jean Barron, and was educated in Morden, Manitoba, Morden and at University of Manitoba, Manitoba University. Wilton taught school for five years before coming to Winnipeg in 1901. He studied law, was called to the Manitoba bar in 1906 and practised law in Winnipeg. In 1905, Wilton married Lily L. Hobkirk. He was also president of the National Loan & Investment Corporation and vice-president of the Central Canada Investment Corporation. His sister Winifred Wilton Wilson was the first woman called to the Manitoba bar and one of the first two women to practice law in the province. Political career Wilton served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1920, as a member of the Manitoba Liberal Party, Liberal Party. He first ran for the Manitoba wiktion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population of 1,342,153 as of 2021, of widely varied landscape, from arctic tundra and the Hudson Bay coastline in the Northern Region, Manitoba, north to dense Boreal forest of Canada, boreal forest, large freshwater List of lakes of Manitoba, lakes, and prairie grassland in the central and Southern Manitoba, southern regions. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have inhabited what is now Manitoba for thousands of years. In the early 17th century, British and French North American fur trade, fur traders began arriving in the area and establishing settlements. The Kingdom of England secured control of the region in 1673 and created a territory named Rupert's Land, which was placed under the administration of the Hudson's Bay Company. Rupe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
