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Maunsell, Edward Herbert
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Edward Herbert Maunsell, 1854-1923, was born in County Limerick, Ireland and joined the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) in 1874. After his discharge he established a ranch near Fort Macleod, Alberta with his brothers, Henry Frederick and George Wyndham. He and his wife, Jeannette Ryan, 1855-1933, had three children, Jeannette Louisa Clare "Ivy" (Buckwell), 1887-1972, Antoinette and Frederick William Edward, 1890-1917. Maunsell, Alberta, Maunsell Close in Calgary, and Maunsell Street in Fort Macleod are named for the Maunsell Brothers.
For further information see Hugh A. Dempsey's entry, "Edward Herbert Maunsell" in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography at www.biographi.ca.