Daniel McIntyre

Daniel J. McIntyre OBE (1852–1946) was a public official and educator in Winnipeg, Manitoba, credited with developing the city's school system. Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute is named after him.[1][2]

Daniel McIntyre OBE
Born	27 August 1852 New Brunswick, Canada
Died	14 December 1946 (aged 94) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Alma mater	Dalhousie University
Occupation	School administrator
Spouse(s)	Mary Getchell ​ (m. 1878)​

McIntyre was born on 27 August 1852 near Dalhousie, New Brunswick, the first son of Andrew and Mary McIntyre.[1][3] He was educated at the Provincial Normal School in Fredericton.[4] He married Mary Getchell on 7 July 1878.[5] He was called to the bar in 1882 after studying at Dalhousie University.[1][2]

He taught in the schools in New Brunswick from 1872 to 1882, and was Superintendent of Schools in Portland, New Brunswick (now the north end of Saint John), from 1880 to 1882.[1] Instead of practicing law, however, McIntyre moved west to Manitoba in 1882 or 1883 to accept an appointment as principal of Carlton School.[2][6] In 1885, he was appointed superintendent of schools, a position he held for 43 years.[2] McIntyre was also the first president of the Children's Aid Society in Winnipeg and, from 1911 to 1912, was president of the Manitoba Educational Association.[1][7] He developed the Winnipeg school board's curriculum and philosophy and was recognized with a Doctor of Laws degree in 1912 from the University of Manitoba.[2][8] He retired as superintendent in 1928.[8] In 1935, he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[1][2] He felt that "success in education came not from repression and torture but from the encouragement and happiness of the child" and that the development of the child is more important than the curriculum.[2] He died in Winnipeg on 14 December 1946.[1]

Winnipeg's Daniel McIntyre Ward and Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute are named after him.[1]

See also

• Education in Canada

References

Footnotes

1. Goldsborough, Gordon (2016). "Daniel J. McIntyre (1852–1946)". Memorable Manitobans. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
2. Siamandas, George. "Daniel McIntyre: Winnipeg's Giant of Education". The Winnipeg Time Machine. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
3. Wilson 1978, p. 21.
4. Bumsted 2014, p. 158; Wilson 1978, pp. 23, 261.
5. Wilson 1978, p. 24.
6. Bumsted 2014, pp. 158–159.
7. Butterworth 1965, p. 241.
8. Cash, Martin (14 September 2016). "Daniel McIntyre Inducted into Hall of Fame". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

Bibliography

• Bumsted, J. M. (2014). Dictionary of Manitoba Biography. Winnipeg, Manitoba: University of Manitoba Press. ISBN 978-0-88755-318-9.
• Butterworth, Ernest (1965). The History of the Manitoba Educational Association (MEd thesis). Winnipeg, Manitoba: University of Manitoba. hdl:1993/8373. OCLC 1032942282.
• Wilson, William J. (1978). Daniel McIntyre and Education in Winnipeg (MEd thesis). Winnipeg, Manitoba: University of Manitoba. hdl:1993/9010. OCLC 855297135.

Further reading

• Wilson, William J. (1981). Daniel McIntyre and the Winnipeg Schools. Monographs in Education. 6. Winnipeg, Manitoba: University of Manitoba. ISSN 0709-6313. OCLC 396468028.