John Arbuthnot (7 January 1861 – 18 September 1931)Manitoba Historical Society - John Arbuthnot
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. He was born in Grantham township, Lincoln County, Ontario. Arbuthnot worked as a clerk at

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for John Ross, manager of construction 1882-85 for the

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along the north shore of

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from Port Arthur to Missanabie. After railway construction ended, he moved back to St Catharines, Ontario where he married Agnes Barbara Savage 17 February 1886, a niece of John Ross. The 1891 Canada census at St Catharines records John as a lumber salesman, living there with his wife, two children, Ross and William, and in-laws, William and Christina Ross Savage. About 1891-92 John then moved to Rat Portage,

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to work at the Western Lumber Company where his brother-in-law James Malcolm Savage was company secretary. He established his own lumber business after moving to Winnipeg. He was elected as a Winnipeg alderman for the years 1896 and 1897 before serving as City Parks Board chair the following two years. He was elected as Mayor to serve terms from 1901 to 1903. In 1907 he left Winnipeg for British Columbia and remained in that province until his death in 1931. He initially worked in partnership with his brother-in-law James Malcolm Savage managing a coal mining company. The City of Winnipeg named Arbuthnot Street in his honour.History in Winnipeg Street Names at Manitoba Historical Society
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* 1861 births 1931 deaths Businesspeople from St. Catharines Businesspeople from Winnipeg Mayors of Winnipeg Politicians from St. Catharines 20th-century mayors of places in Manitoba {{Manitoba-mayor-stub