Sir Marmaduke George WINTER Kt, C.B.E. ^3282,4699

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Commission Merchant: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³²⁸²

2. Residence: Winterholme, 79 Rennie's Mill Rd, 1904, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. WINTERHOLME
Winterholme is the grandest Queen Anne style house, and the largest and most opulent mansion in Newfoundland. It was begun in 1904 to the designs of Newfoundland architect, William F. Buder, and built by the contracting firm of M. and E. Kennedy. It was built for Sir Marmaduke Winter at the climax of a period when the increasing prosperity of Newfoundland's merchant families found its expression in domestic architecture.
Descended from the Winter family (who built Winterton on Winter Ave), Sir Marmaduke's father was the customs officer at Lamaline. Marmaduke and his brother Thomas moved to St. John's sometime during the 1830s, and founded the firm of T. and M. Winter Limited. Another brother. Sir James Spearman Winter, served in various political roles as an MHA, Speaker of the House, Attorney General, and Prime Minister of Newfoundland. His grandson, the Hon. Gordon A. Winter, was Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland from 1974 to 1981.
Winterholme has the massive proportions characteristic of the Queen Anne style of architecture. It exhibits double bay windows in the facade, the decorative shingling, and a turret, all associated with the style. A magnificent leaded glass front door, and curved glass windows are also featured in the building. Inside, the elaborate plaster decorations and hand-carved woodwork were made in England and shipped to Newfoundland in pieces for installation at the site.
Sir Marmaduke Winter died in 1936 and his widow occupied the house until 1939 when it was leased to the Canadian Army for use as offices and an officers' mess during World War II, on condition that it be left in its original state on termination of the lease. After the war, Sir Marmaduke's son used the house as a private residence until 1960 when it was sold and converted into seven apartments. Now a bed and breakfast, it is still well-preserved and the original plaster and woodwork are essentially intact.
Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador Registered Heritage Structure

A Gift of Heritage: Historic Architecture of St. John's
Newfoundland and Labrador Historic Trust

3. Membership: Inducted as a member of the Whieway Lodge, Freemasons, 28 Dec 1920, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶³⁷ Marmaduke George Winter
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Marmaduke George Winter
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:21
Birth Year:abt 1899
Initiation Date:28 Dec 1920
First Payment Year on Register:1920
Year Range:1910-1921
Profession:Broker
Lodge:Whiteway Lodge
Lodge Location:Newfoundland
Lodge Number:3541
Folio Number:67

4. Occupation: Broker, 28 Dec 1920, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶³⁷

Marmaduke married Alice Augusta LILLY, daughter of Robert Roberts Wakeham LILLY J.P., Q.C. and Eliza Dalrymple WILLIAMS, on 10 Oct 1883 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.³²⁸² (Alice Augusta LILLY was born on 10 Apr 1858 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁶⁹⁹, christened on 30 May 1858 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁶⁹⁹ and died on 19 Mar 1924 in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States of America ³²⁸².)