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Major General Griesbach School
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Dates of existence
1955-
History
Amalgamated with Edmonton Public Schools in 1993. Named after Major General William Antrobus Griesbach (1878-1945) who was a veteran, lawyer and the city's youngest mayor. Griesbach had a law firm in Edmonton in the early 1900s and served as an alderman from 1903 to 1905. He was mayor in 1907 at the age of 29. From 1917 to 1921, he served as member of Parliament. In 1921, he was named to the Senate and commissioned as a Major General for his service to the armed forces. Griesbach had a long military career, serving in the Boer War (1899-1902), World War I (1914-1918) and as Inspector General of Western Canada and World War II (1939-1945). During World War II, Griesbach helped organize Edmonton's 49th Battalion.
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304 Griesbach School Road
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Record created August 5, 2022.
Record revised August 10, 2022.
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- English
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Sources
A Century and Ten by M.A. Kostek.
Naming Edmonton by City of Edmonton.
Maintenance notes
Record created by KM.
Record revised by KM.