John Harrison O'Donnell
Member of the Legislative Council of Manitoba
In office
1871–1876
Personal details
Born(1838-04-07)April 7, 1838
Simcoe, Ontario
DiedOctober 26, 1912(1912-10-26) (aged 74)
Winnipeg, Manitoba

John Harrison O'Donnell (April 7, 1838 – October 26, 1912)[1] was a physician and political figure in Manitoba. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Manitoba from 1871 to 1876[2] and served as its speaker in 1875.[3]

He was born in Simcoe, Upper Canada, the son of John O'Donnell, a native of Ireland, and was educated at Victoria University and Trinity Medical College. In 1861, he married Hannah Routledge.[2] He practised in St. Catharines, Ontario and Montreal[4] before coming to Manitoba during the Red River Rebellion of 1869. While helping defend John Christian Schultz's property, O'Donnell was taken prisoner. He was a justice of the peace and made out the arrest warrant for Louis Riel when the Wolseley Expedition arrived in 1870. He was the first president of the Provincial Medical Health Board of Manitoba.[5] O'Donnell served as provincial coroner and helped found the Winnipeg General Hospital. He was a professor of sanitary science at the Medical College of the University of Manitoba and served on the council for the University.[1]

He wrote Manitoba as I saw it, from 1869 to date; with flashlights on the First Riel Rebellion, published in 1909.[6]

He died in Winnipeg at the age of 74.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "O'Donnell, John Harrison". University of Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  2. 1 2 Cochrane, William; Hopkins, John Castell; Hunter, W J (1891). The Canadian Album: Men of Canada; Or, Success by Example, ... Vol. 3. p. 412. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  3. ↑ Robertson, John Palmerston (1887). A Political Manual of the Province of Manitoba and the North-West Territories. Call printing Company. p. 95. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  4. ↑ "John Harrison O'Donnell (1838-1912)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  5. ↑ Carr, Ian (1999). Manitoba Medicine: A Brief History. University of Manitoba Press. p. 208. ISBN 0887553427. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  6. ↑ O'Donnell, John H (1909). "Manitoba as I saw it, from 1869 to date; with flashlights on the First Riel Rebellion". Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  7. ↑ "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records". Government of Manitoba. Registration number 1912-005379. Retrieved 2013-12-21.


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