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Albert Livingstone Crossin

Albert Livingstone Crossin

Male 1868 - 1956  (88 years)

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  • Name Albert Livingstone Crossin 
    Born 1868  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Congregationalist 
    Occupation 1891  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1911, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Mary Ruth Lawrence,   b. Feb 1842, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1922, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 11 Oct 1867  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F32813  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Merion Porteous,   b. 1866, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 21 Oct 1891  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F36098  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Albert Livingstone Crossin
    Albert Livingstone Crossin
    Source: Stan Barclay, Grand Lodge of Manitoba.

  • Notes 
    • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, pG. 5.

    2. [S723] Book - Dictionary of Manitoba Biography.

    3. [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

    4. [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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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1868 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Congregationalist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - accountant - 1891 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Oct 1891 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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