Henry Shaver Westbrook

Henry Shaver Westbrook (June 1842 – October 1913) was the eighth Mayor of Winnipeg in 1886.[1]

Mayor
Henry Shaver Westbrook
8th Mayor of Winnipeg
In office
1886–1886
Personal details
BornJune 1842
Oakland, Brant County, Canada West
DiedOctober 1913 (aged 71)
Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada

After moving to Winnipeg in the mid-1870s, he established a vehicle and equipment business with Frank Fairchild. He defeated E. R. Crowe to become Mayor of Winnipeg in December 1885.[1]

In 1959, Winnipeg renamed Victoria Street to Westbrook Street in his honour.[2]

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