| description: | Capt. George Frederick Carruthers, Frci. President Of Winnipeg Real Estate Board In 1904. Managing Director Of Canada West Fire Insurance Co. Born In Toronto Sept. 18, 1846, Son Of Frederick Fraser And Georgiana Barnes Carruthers. Educated At Upper Canada College, Toronto. Clerk, Gtr 1867- 1871. Came To Manitoba 1871; Editor Manitoba Gazette And Trade Journal 1872- 1874; Entered Fire Insurance Business. Director Winnipeg General Hospital; Originator Of Winnipeg Public Park System And Member Parks Board; Trustee City Sinking Fund; Ex- Alderman; Ex-President Winnipeg Board Of Trade; Director Monarch Life Insurance Corporation; President Standard Brick & Tile Co; Ex-President Board Of Under Writers And The Manitoba Rifle Association. Served With Queen'S Own Rifles; G.T. Garrison Artillery; Winnipeg Infantry; Active Service, Niagara Sarnia, Windsor, Toronto; Holds 1866 Medal; Rank Captain. Married Harriet Jane Chambers, Winnipeg 1873; Had One Son And 4 Daughters. Belonged To Manitoba Club, Lake Of Woods Yacht Club. He Was Conservative, Anglican, Lived At 199 Colony Street In Winnipeg |