1868 - 1956 (88 years)
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Albert Livingstone Crossin |
Born |
1868 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2, 3] |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1871 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Congregationalist |
Occupation |
1891 |
London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada [3] |
accountant |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-133354 |
Died |
1956 [2] |
Person ID |
I133354 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
26 Feb 2024 |
Father |
Henry Crossin, b. 8 Jul 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 4 Apr 1911, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada (Age 66 years) |
Mother |
Mary Ruth Lawrence, b. Feb 1842, , England , d. 28 Feb 1922, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada (Age ~ 80 years) |
Married |
11 Oct 1867 |
Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada [4] |
Family ID |
F32813 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Merion Porteous, b. 1866, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
Married |
21 Oct 1891 |
London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Last Modified |
2 Mar 2024 |
Family ID |
F36098 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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- Albert Livingstone Crossin (1868-1956)
Chartered accountant. Born in Waterloo, Ontario, he moved to Winnipeg from Toronto to open a branch of the Toronto General Trusts Corporation. He was a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. In 1918 he was a member of the Citizens' Committee of 100 that negotiated directly with the Winnipeg civic workers who were on strike. He was chair of the Citizens' Committee of 1,000 in 1919.
An active Freemason, he served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba in 1925-1926. In 1938, at the age of seventy, he was appointed founding Executive Director of the newly incorporated Manitoba Hospital Service Association, later known as Manitoba Blue Cross, the first provider of non-profit group hospitalization insurance in the province. From small beginnings, Manitoba Blue Cross had become a large and successful organization by the time of his retirement in 1952.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography, University of Manitoba Press, 1999
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Memorable Manitobans: Albert Livingstone Crossin (1868-1956)
Chartered accountant.
Born in Waterloo, Ontario, he moved to Winnipeg from Toronto to open a branch of the Toronto General Trusts Corporation. He later became investment manager of Oldfield, Kirby and Gardner and, in 1922, joined the Mutual Life Assurance Company as manager of its Winnipeg investment department. He was a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. At the time of his death, he was a member of the Winnipeg Advisory Board of the Huron and Erie Mortgage Corporation. and Vice-President of the San Antonio Gold Mines Limited.
In 1918, he was a member of the Citizens' Committee of 100 that negotiated directly with the Winnipeg civic workers who were on strike. He was Chair of the Citizens' Committee of 1,000 in 1919.
He and wife Constance Margaret had three sons: Albert Porteus Crossin (husband of Mae Muriel Congdon, daughter of Arthur Congdon), Harold Crossin, and Alan Livingstone Crossin. He served as President of the Canadian Club of Winnipeg (1915-1916) and the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce (1916-1917). An active Freemason, he served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba (1925). He was an Honorary Life Member of the Manitoba Club (1905). In 1938, at the age of seventy, he was appointed founding Executive Director of the newly incorporated Manitoba Hospital Service Association, later known as Manitoba Blue Cross, the first provider of non-profit group hospitalization insurance in the province. From small beginnings, Manitoba Blue Cross had become a large and successful organization by the time of his retirement in 1952.
He died at Winnipeg on 19 October 1956 and was buried in St. John's Cemetery.
See also:
The Evolution of a Committment - 25 Years of Caring for Manitobans by Lee Sage, Great Plains Publications for Manitoba Blue Cross, 1998.
Sources:
"More activity in production urged," Manitoba Free Press, 10 May 1916, page 9.
"City C of C recalls fights and triumphs," Winnipeg Free Press, 3 February 1954, page 24.
"City executive MHSA organizer A. L. Crossin dies," Winnipeg Free Press, 22 October 1956.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by J. M. Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.
We thank Alan Crossin and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 September 2016
Goldsborough, G. (2019). Memorable Manitobans: Albert Livingstone Crossin (1868-1956). Mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 9 June 2019, from https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/crossin_al.shtml
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- [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, pG. 5.
- [S723] Book - Dictionary of Manitoba Biography.
- [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 7482 (1891), Albert Livingston Crossin-Meriaan (Minnie) Porteus.
Albert Livingston Crosson (accountant of London) Birth Place: Tp Waterloo Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869 Father Name: Henry Crosson Mother Name: Mary Ruth Spouse Name: Merion (Minnie) Porteous Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867 Spouse Birth Place: London Spouse Father Name: David Porteus Spouse Mother Name: Murron Porteus Marriage Date: 21 Oct 1891 Marriage Place: Middlesex, London
- [S55] Vit - ON, Wellington - Wellington County Marriage Register 1858-1869.
Henry Crossin Born: Waterloo Township Res: Waterloo Township Age: 23 Est. Birth: abt 1844 Father: Charles Crossin Mother: Joanna Crossin married Mary Ruth Lawrence Age:: 25 Est. Birth: abt 1842 Born: England Res: Guelph Father: Thomas Lawrence Mother: Ruth Lawrence married 11 Oct 1867 county: Wellington
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| Born - 1868 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Congregationalist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - accountant - 1891 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada |
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| Married - 21 Oct 1891 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada |
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