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Curtis James Bird

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Dr. Curtis James Bird
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St Paul's
In office
December 27, 1870 – June 13, 1876
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byAlexander Kamloop Black
2nd Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office
February 5, 1873 – December 22, 1874
Preceded byJoseph Royal
Succeeded byJohn Sifton
Personal details
Bornbaptized (1838-02-01)1 February 1838
St John's Parish, Rupert's Land
Died13 June 1876(1876-06-13) (aged 38)
London, England
NationalityBritish subject
Political partyConsensus Government 1870-1874
Independent 1874-1876
Alma materSt John's College (Winnipeg)
Guy's Hospital, London
OccupationMedical doctor

Curtis James Bird (baptized 1 February 1838 – 13 June 1876) was a Canadian medical doctor, politician, and Speaker of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly from 1873 to 1874.

Bird graduated from St John's College in Winnipeg) and later studied medicine at Guy's Hospital in London before returning to Canada to practice medicine and later as coroner.[1]

Bird, Henry Septimus Beddome, John Christian Schultz and others were the founders of the Medical Health Board of Manitoba which was incorporated in 1871 and became the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba in 1877.

He was the youngest son of James Bird, a long time HBC employee who ended his career at the Red River Settlement. An older half brother, James Bird (Jimmy Jock) had a long career as a free trader and sometimes HBC employee.

References

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  1. ^ "Biography – BIRD, CURTIS JAMES – Volume X (1871-1880) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca.