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National designation for William Hespeler: Parks Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Publication: Manitoba History
Publication Date: 01-FEB-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: National designation for William Hespeler: Parks Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba.(Brief biography)

Article Excerpt
On 19 February 2007, at Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall at the University of Winnipeg, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada unveiled a plaque commemorating William Hespeler. Entrepreneur, immigration official, Commissioner of Immigration and Agriculture, politician and philanthropist, Hespeler was recognized as a figure of national historic importance because of his key role in the settlement and development of Western Canada.

Hespeler left his native Germany at 19 to join his brother and sisters who had settled in Canada. Upon his...

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