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John Champion Collinson

Birth	:	31 Aug 1878 Seeleys Bay, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Death	:	20 Oct 1934 Manitoba, Canada
Burial	:	Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Canada
Coordinate	:	49.9138700, -97.1214600
Description	:	David {Age 2} is recorded on the 1881 census at Seeley's Bay, Leeds, Ontario Dwelling in the household of his parents. Occupation - Barrister Cause of death - Accidental burns and absorption of poisous gas following explosion in basement of his home. John and Ella married 22 February 1905 at Rockwood, Manitoba No children were born to them. They are recorded on the 1911 census at Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1898 John graduated from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario where he majored in science. He then studied law and became a lawyer in Winnipeg and... Read More	David {Age 2} is recorded on the 1881 census at Seeley's Bay, Leeds, Ontario Dwelling in the household of his parents. Occupation - Barrister Cause of death - Accidental burns and absorption of poisous gas following explosion in basement of his home. John and Ella married 22 February 1905 at Rockwood, Manitoba No children were born to them. They are recorded on the 1911 census at Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1898 John graduated from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario where he majored in science. He then studied law and became a lawyer in Winnipeg and won a reputation for a profound knowledge of law. On January 1, 1930 he was made a King's Counsellor; in 1931 he was appointed legislative counsel. WINNIPEG NEWSPAPER - 22 October 1934: *********************************** "Three men were killed and a fourth is in critical condition the result of an explosion in a fuel storage tank connected with an oil furnace. Lorne Brockest, president of Brockest Metalwares, with 2 employees went to test an oil furnace they had just installed in the home of John C. Collinson at Fort Garry. Brockest removed the top of the storage tank, then put in a stick to measure the the depth of the oil. In the darkness of the basement he could not see the mark of the oil on the stick. Forgetting the fumes from the tank, he lighted a match to examine the stick. In a blinding flash, the fumes from the open tank ignited, and in a fraction of a second, the flames had jumped into the tank's mouth, resulting in an explosion turning the basement into a raging inferno cutting of any chance of escape, the blast could be heard three quarters of a mile away. The force was so great that a car standing near the house also had its windows blown out, and one side of it burned. Brockest's 20 year old son became a flaming human torch sprayed from head to foot with flaming oil; he was standing near the stairway and ran out to the river. A rescuer tried to reach Mr. Collinson who was shouting and came towards a window with his clothes burned off his body, his face blackened; but rescue was unsuccessful. Mrs. Collinson kept crying, saying 'Save my husband'."

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John Champion Collinson death on 20 Oct 1934 in Manitoba, Canada
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Latitude: 49.9138700
Longitude: -97.1214600

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Ella Maude Mary Frankland Collinson

(1877 - 1945)

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