Established in 1874, the Manitoba Club is the oldest private club in western Canada

Canada

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. The Manitoba Club was originally established as a gentleman's club in 1874.

The club was once known as "the famous Manitoba Club" across Canada and throughout the northern United States

United States

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. Dignitaries who have visited the club include Mark Twain

Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...

, General William Tecumseh Sherman, Princes of Monaco, Jordan

Jordan

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 and Iran

Iran

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, every Canadian Prime Minister through the 1940's, the British High Commissioner and many others.

Sir Hugh John Macdonald

Hugh John Macdonald

Sir Hugh John Macdonald, PC was the only surviving son of the first Prime Minister of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald, and was a politician in his own right, serving as a member of the Canadian House of Commons and a federal cabinet minister, and briefly as the eighth Premier of Manitoba.-Early...

, the son of Canada's first Prime Minister, served as President of the Manitoba Club from 1896 to 1899—shortly before the construction of its current home. He also became the leader of the fledgling Manitoba Conservative Party in 1897, and was elected the 8th Premier of Manitoba

Premier of Manitoba

The Premier of Manitoba is the first minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. Until the early 1970s, the title "Prime Minister of Manitoba" was used frequently. Afterwards, the word Premier, derived from the French...

 in Dec. 1899, as MLA for Winnipeg South.

The club has been located at its present location at 194 Broadway, Winnipeg

Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...

, since 1905. This building was officially opened by His Excellency Sir Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey

Earl Grey

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, Governor General of Canada

Governor General of Canada

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, on October 10, 1905.

The Institute for stained glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at the Manitoba Club.