Daniel J. McIntyre (1852–1946) was a public official and educator in

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, credited with developing the city's school system. Winnipeg's

Daniel McIntyre Daniel J. McIntyre (1852–1946) was a public official and educator in Winnipeg, Manitoba, credited with developing the city's school system. Winnipeg's Daniel McIntyre city ward and Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute are named after him. ...

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and

Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute is a high school located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in the late 19th century, the school is named after Daniel McIntyre, Winnipeg's first school superintendent. Notable alumni *Bill Norrie (1929-2012), ...

are named after him.

Biography

Personal life

McIntyre was born on 27 August 1852 near Dalhousie,

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, the first son of Andrew McIntyre and Mary (''

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'') Murray. He was educated at the Provincial Normal School in

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. On 7 July 1878, he married Mary Getchell. Together, they had five children: Andrew Murray McIntyre (1882–unknown), Donald Faison McIntyre, Alice Margery McIntyre (1889–1898), Henry Getchell McIntyre (1892–1898), and Stuart Scott McIntyre (1897–1917).

Career and later life

He taught in schools in

from 1872 to 1882, and was

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in Portland, New Brunswick (now the north end of Saint John), from 1880 to 1882. After studying at

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, he was

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in 1882. Instead of practicing law, however, McIntyre moved west to

in 1882 or 1883 to accept an appointment as principal of Carlton School in

. In 1885, he was appointed Inspector of Protestant Public Schools and, in 1890, he became Superintendent of Public Schools, a position he held for 43 years. For around 3 decades, he served as representative of the teachers of the Eastern Division of Manitoba on the Advisory Board of Education. From 1911 to 1912, he was president of the Manitoba Educational Association. He developed the

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's curriculum and philosophy and was recognized with an honorary

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degree in 1912 from the

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in Winnipeg, and also actively worked with the Institute for the Blind. He died in Winnipeg on 14 December 1946 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.

Recognition

Among other accolades, McIntyre has received the following recognition and commemoration for his work in education: * in 1912, he was recognized with an honorary

degree from the

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* the

of the

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is named in his honour * in 2016, he was inducted into the Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame

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