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- 1 2 3 4 "Members of the Third Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1878–1879)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- 1 2 Bryce, George (1904). Manitoba, its resources and people. p. 264. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ↑ Friesen, Gerald (1982). "Norquay, John". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ↑ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
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