Horse dealer, private banker, municipal official, Mayor of Brandon (1896-1898).
Born near Bowmanville, Ontario on 8 May 1856, he had his early education in public schools and married Elizabeth Little (?-?) in 1879. The couple moved to the Brandon region in 1881, setting up a home in the Grand Valley area until flooding on the Assiniboine River forced them to move into Brandon. He was a city clerk from 1886 to 1890, when he became a private banker. He was a member of Brandon’s first city council, and a city alderman (1882-1883, 1890). He was Brandon’s Mayor from 1896 to 1898. He died at Summerland, British Columbia on 15 May 1930.
Father-in-law of Isaac Alvin Robinson.
Funeral notice, Winnipeg Free Press, 16 May 1930.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 21 May 1930.
This page was prepared by Angela Graham and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 June 2023
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