Lem Shuttleworth was born in September, 1910 on the farm homesteaded by his great grandfather. He attended school at Rookhurst and Moore Park Consolidated before joining his father in farm operations. He was married in 1935 and raised two children, Elaine and David, with his wife Charlotte May (Sedgwick). Following her death, he married his second wife, Mae (Johnson) in 1989.
He was secretary of the Cordova local of the United Farmers of Manitoba at the age 18, served as Reeve of the R.M. of Odanah, worked with 4H Clubs, young peoples’ groups, the church and Sunday school, and helped with the development of the United Church Camp at Riding Mountain National Park. In 1949, he was elected to the Manitoba Legislature and served until 1959 in many areas. The Rural Electrification Program was a major accomplishment while he was Minister of Utilities and Minister of Agriculture. In 1965, he was appointed as a Commissioner of the Board of Grain Commissioners and was Chairman of the committee which conducted and completed the revision of the Canadian International Grains Institute when it was established in 1972. In 1982, he was presented with a Certificate of Merit from the University of Manitoba for his contribution in the field of agriculture.
After years of public service, he retired to the homestead where he continued with his interest in conservation of our soil and water by being active with the Delta Waterfowl Project in the R.M. of Odanah. 1998 marked 116 years of the Shuttleworth Homestead. Lem moved to Minnedosa in 1993 leaving the fifth and sixth generation to be active at the farm. In Minnedosa he became Chair of the Minnedosa and District Heritage Foundation and of the Museum Committee which are responsible for the development of the Heritage Village in Minnedosa. He was active with the United Church Men’s Club A.O.T.S., was Champlain of the Prince of Wales Masonic Lodge, and was a member of the Rotary Club.