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His Honour and his wife
His Honour
The Honourable John Harvard giving a speech


Past Lieutenant Governors

The Honourable John Stewart McDiarmid
The Honourable John Stewart McDiarmid
Archives of Manitoba: McDiarmid, John Stewart 4 (N19491)

Term of Office: 1 August 1953 - 15 January 1960
Born: Perthshire, Scotland, 25 December 1882
Died: Winnipeg, 7 June 1965

  • Came to Canada in 1887, spending his early years on a farm near Portage la Prairie.
  • Established himself as a lumber merchant, forming McDiarmid Lumber Company.
  • Alderman for the City of Winnipeg 1925.
  • Liberal Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South 1926-30.
  • Member of the Manitoba Legislature 1932-53.
  • Provincial Secretary 1939.
  • Provincial Minister of Mines and Natural Resources 1932-52.
  • Developed new mining industries during the Depression, established conservation measures to revive the fur trade, and promoted tourism and recreation within Manitoba.

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