Arquivo F644 - G.F. Chipman fonds

George F. Chipman was born at Nictaux West, Nova Scotia, on 28 January, 1882, the son of F. Miles Chipman, a member of the first directorate of the United Fruit Companies. Chipman attended the Provincial Training School for teachers at Truro for one year and at the age of eighteen went to River Herbert, Cumberland County, as the principal of the high school. He held this post for three years before moving to Alberta to teach school in the fall of 1903. In 1905 he joined the editorial staff of the Free Press and in 1909, when the farmers of Manitoba united to form the Grain Growers Association, he became involved in the publication of the Grain Growers' Guide. Two years after he joined the Guide he was promoted to editor. Chipman was active politically in the formation of the National Farmers' platform in 1918 and supported T.A. Crerar and the Progressives in the 1920's. From 1923 on, Chipman also investigated the growing of hardier fruits for western climates. In 1923 he was also appointed, by the Manitoba government, to examine the provincial educational system. Chipman died in 1935.