| description: | Head Shot Of Dr. Curtis James Bird,Born In 1838 In Middlechurch On Red River, Son Of Chief Factor James Curtis Bird. Dr. Bird Married The Daughter Of Donald Ross In 1866 (The Widow Of Charles Mcdermot). He Was Educated At St. Johns College In Winnipeg And Studied Medicine At Guy'S Hospital In London. He Practised In Red River Where He Succeeded Dr. Bunn As Coroner For The District Of Assiniboia In 1861 And Was Coroner At The First Murder In Winnipeg. In 1868 Was On The Council Of Assiniboia ; In 1869 He Was A Member Of Provisional Convention Called By Louis Riel To Draw Up A Bill Of Rights For The New Province Of Manitoba. In December 1870 At The First Election After Manitoba Joined Confederation, He Was Elected To The Legislative Assembley Representing St. Paul'S. He Was A Member Of The First Provisional Board Of Education In 1871. He Was Speaker Of The Assembly From 1873 - 1874 And Gave An Adverse Ruling Regarding A Bill To Incorporate The City Of Winnipeg. Resentment Was Such That He Was Dragged From His Sleigh And A Pail Of Tar Thrown Over Him. He Owned The First Drugstore With A Soda Fountain In The Canadian West. He Died In London In May 1876 |