George Bryce (April 22, 1844 – August 5, 1931) was a

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minister and a prolific author, writing on many topics including history of the

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in what is now Manitoba, Canada. Bryce was born near Mount Pleasant,

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(now

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). He was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1902 and served as the Royal Society's President in 1910. His younger brother, Peter Bryce, was a public health official.

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Biography at the ''Manitoba Historical Society''

George Bryce, John Black, The Apostle of the Red River prairies
1844 births 1931 deaths Canadian Presbyterian ministers 20th-century Canadian historians Canadian male non-fiction writers Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Historians of Canada Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) {{Canada-nonfiction-writer-stub