Gerald Carlyle Allison

1907 - 1972  (64 years)

• Name	Gerald Carlyle Allison
  Birth	9 Apr 1907	Stayner, ON
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Feb 1972	Winnipeg, MB, Canada
  Burial	Charleswood. MB
  Person ID	I189739	First tree
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	William Talbot Allison, Ph.D.,   b. 20 Dec 1874, Unionville, ON d. 2 Apr 1941, Winnipeg, MB, Canada (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Annie Josephine Cunard (Jo) Dawson,   b. 5 Sep 1874, London, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Jun 1960, Vancouver, BC (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	22 Jul 1901	London, England
  Family ID	F44727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Reita Margaret Smith,   b. 27 Nov 1906, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
  Marriage	12 May 1928	Winnipeg, MB, Canada
  Children	1. Gordon C. Allison,   b. 29 Aug 1929, Saskatoon, SK d. 17 Oct 1999, Montreal, QC, Canada (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F44792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2006

  
  

• Notes

  Carlyle began his career in the journalism field working for the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Star-Phoenix newspaper. He and his wife and child moved to Montreal in 1935 where he worked for The Gazette for a short time. He joined the editorial staff of The Winnipeg Tribune in 1935; he was appointed editor- in-chief in 1951. Carlyle was a personal friend and advisor to John Diefenbaker, former Progressive Conservative prime minister of Canada. In 1958 Carlyle was named Member of the Board of Broadcast Governors (similar to FCC); he was appointed vice-chairman in 1960. His seven-year term was not renewed by the recently elected Liberal government. He moved to Winnipeg in 1965 where he became public affairs director for CJAY-TV. He died suddenly soon after retirement from an aneurysm. His initial "G" stood for Gerald that he never used.