Alfred Joseph Andrews (24 April 1865 – 31 January 1950)
[Manitoba Historical Society - Alfred Joseph Andrews]
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Andrews was a lawyer who moved to Winnipeg in 1880. He became a Winnipeg alderman in 1884 and served in that role until his election as Mayor for 1898 and 1899. He was the founding member of the Citizens' Committee of 1000.
The City of Winnipeg named Andrews Street in his honour.History in Winnipeg Street Names at Manitoba Historical Society
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References
External links
* When The State Trembled: How A.J. Andrews and the Citizens' Committee Broke the Winnipeg General Strike by Reinhold Kramer and Tom Mitchell
1865 births
1950 deaths
Lawyers in Manitoba
Mayors of Winnipeg
Politicians from Montérégie
19th-century mayors of places in Manitoba
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