Árni Eggertsson Photo: Heimskringla 1942
Árni Eggertsson was born in Mýrasýsla on May 8, 1873. He died in Winnipeg, February 12, 1942.
Spouse: 1) Oddný Jónína Jakobsdóttir b. 1875 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. January 21, 1918 2) Þórey Sigurðardóttir b. January 7, 1892.
Children: With Oddný: 1. Árni b. January 10, 1896 2. Sigurbjörg Thelma 3. Eggert Grettir 4. Egill Ragnar 5. Sigurður Hjalti. With Þórey: 1. Ásta 2. Gunnar Örn 3. Erlingur.
Árni came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his parents in 1887 and lived there after that. Árni was very influential in the Icelandic community in Manitoba, an active participant in the ecclesiastical activities of Icelanders in the West, sat on the city council in Winnipeg and was very concerned about Manitoba’s issues. He was one of the founders of Þjóðræknisfélag Íslendingar í Vesturheimi (Icelandic National League in North America)and always worked on the relationship between Western Icelanders and Iceland. He was one of the founders of Eimskipafélag Íslands and sat on its board on behalf of Western Icelanders until 1941.