Maurice Macdonald Seymour
| Maurice Macdonald Seymour | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 7, 1857 Goderich, Ontario |
| Died | January 6, 1929 (aged 71) Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Occupation | Physician, Surgeon |
| Spouse(s) | Helena Louise La Rue |
| Children | Ena Isabella Seymour, Cora Muriel Seymour, and three sons |
| Parent(s) | Captain Maurice Bain Seymour and Maria Seymour |
Dr. Maurice Macdonald Seymour M.D., C. M., D. P. H., (July 7, 1857 – January 6, 1929), Commissioner of Public Health, was a physician and surgeon of the early North West Territories in Canada. He founded the Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League which incorporated and constructed the Fort Qu'Appelle sanitarium. Dr. Seymour established the Saskatchewan Medical Association in 1906.
Seymour was born July 7, 1857 in Goderich, Ontario to Captain Maurice Bain Seymour and Maria Macdonald. Captain Seymour was born in Ireland and his Maria Macdonald in Scotland. Captain Maurice Seymour and maria had three children.
Seymour began his secondary education be studying at the Assumption College in Sandwich, Ontario from which he graduated in 1873. In 1876 he served with Prince of Wales Rifles during the Guibord Riots in Montreal. Seymour attended McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, graduating 1879 with a Doctor in Medicine and Master in Surgery. He continued his education at the Toronto University where he received the degree D.P.-H.
In 1880, he wedded Helena Louise La Rue, at Aylmer, Quebec. Together, Helena and Seymour had five children, three sons and two daughters. His sons moved to California. His sons name were Arthur Seymour, Harold C. Seymour and Maurice L. Seymour. He had an adopted son named Bernard Seymour and one stillborn son. Ena Isabella Seymour married Major M. A. Burbank who served in the First World War. Cora Muriel Seymour married Frank Dean. Mrs. Seymour died and the Doctor remarried. Dr. Seymour married his Nurse Ann Helena Fallon. Helena Seymour passed in 1925 and he remarried Ann Helena Fallon 5th OCT 1927. Reference found on ancestry.com (marriage application) Dr. Seymour is buried in California. Helena Seymour's maiden name was La Rue. Her father came comes from Quebec and the Gatineau/Aylmer district area
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