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James Harold Willard
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Manufacturer.
Born at Wrentham, Massachusetts on 2 January 1881, son of Artemas and Mary B. Willard, he was educated at Wrentham High School. He began working as an assistant cashier at the Bemis Brothers Bag Company at Boston, Massachusetts, in 1900. He moved to San Francisco, California with the same firm, serving from 1903 to 1905 before coming to Winnipeg in 1906 where he was appointed local manager in 1908.
On 21 September 1906, he married Jessie Louise Dwire (?-?) at Winnipeg and they had a daughter, Amelia Mary Willard (1907-?). In 1911, the family lived at 256 Nassau Street, Winnipeg. He was a member of the Canadian Manufacturers Association, Winnipeg Board of Trade, Commercial Club of Winnipeg, AF & AM, and Congregational church. His recreations included hunting and shooting.
He died at Winnipeg on 5 July 1917 and was buried in the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bemis Bag Company Building / Bag Factory Apartments (311 Alexander Avenue, Winnipeg)
Marriage registration [James Harold Willard, Jessie Louise Dwire], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registration [Amelia Mary Willard], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 September 2024
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