| Brief biography of Edward James Anderson, Mayor of Welland from 1925-28 | Edward James Anderson | Text | c. 1930 |
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Subject:Edward James Anderson Type:Text Date:c. 1930 |
Description:Brief biography of Edward James Anderson, Mayor of Welland from 1925-28.
From the book "History of the Niagara Peninsula and the New Welland Canal" by Albert Ernest Coombs, c. 1930.
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| Brief biography of Edward Morris, c. 1904 | Edward Morris | Text | 1904/03/24 |
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Subject:Edward Morris Type:Text Date:1904/03/24 |
Description:Brief biography of Edward Morris, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the March 24, 1904 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
Text reads:
Edward Morris was born in Benbighshire, Wales, in 1838. When ten years of age he came to Canada, and resided in Ontario county until 1860. In 1866 he began farming in Bertie township. Five years later he moved to Pelham and started the Pelham Small Fruit Farm, from which has grown the big nurseries of Morris & Wellington, known all over America. Mr. Morris is of a reserved disposition, but one of the solid men of the county. He has served as warden twice, and has frequently been spoken of as a parliamentary candidate. [show more]
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| Brief biography of Eldorado Ford Benson, Welland blacksmith | Eldorado Ford Benson | Text | c. 1930 |
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Subject:Eldorado Ford Benson Type:Text Date:c. 1930 |
Description:Brief biography of Eldorado Ford Benson, Welland blacksmith.
From the book "History of the Niagara Peninsula and the New Welland Canal" by Albert Ernest Coombs, c. 1930.
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| Brief biography of Emanuel W. Fares of Humberstone, c. 1904 | Emanuel W. Fares | Text | 1904/10/06 |
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Subject:Emanuel W. Fares Type:Text Date:1904/10/06 |
Description:Brief biography of Emanuel W. Fares of Humberstone, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the October 6, 1904 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
Text reads:
E. W. Fares, was born in Humberstone Township, November 18th, 1834. He was educated in the township public schools and, after attaining manhood, took up farming, in which he has been successful. He has always lived in Humberstone and years ago won the esteem of the electors of the township. For three years he was Assessor. In 1863 he was elected Councillor, and was Reeve in 1878, '92, '93, '94. '95 and '96. In 1895 he also held the position of Warden of the County. In 1899 and 1900 he was County Commissioner, and since then has been Reeve again. The last three times he was elected by acclamation. During his life he has been a staunch Conservative and his public life has been a credit to himself and his party.
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| Brief biography of Emanuel Winter Brookfield, c. 1905 | Emanuel Winter Brookfield | Text | 1905/05/11 |
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Subject:Emanuel Winter Brookfield Type:Text Date:1905/05/11 |
Description:Brief biography of Emanuel Winter Brookfield, c. 1905.
This was published on the front page of the May 11, 1905 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
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Was born in Crowland Township on October 3rd, 1827. His main business has been farming, but other matters have engaged his attention. In early life he underwent Normal School Training and for a time was engaged in teaching. Later on he was Township Clerk for a number of years. He was mainly instrumental in establishing a Post Office at Brookfield Station, of which he was Postmaster for a time. He has acted as executor and trustee for some important estates, and was collector of customs at Fort Erie for about eleven years. He is a Conservative in politics and was the standard bearer of his party in the Dominion elections of 1874, his opponent being the late William A. Thomson, by whom he was defeated. He was subsequently offered the nomination for the Ontario Legislature which he declined. [show more]
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| Brief biography of Evan Eugene Fraser, c. 1904 | Evan Eugene Fraser | Text | 1904/08/25 |
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Subject:Evan Eugene Fraser Type:Text Date:1904/08/25 |
Description:Brief biography of Evan Eugene Fraser, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the August 25, 1904 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
Text reads:
Evan Fraser was born in Thorold, March 15, 1865. He lived there for many years, receiving his education at Thorold Public and High Schools. Although he has changed his place of residence several times, he has never lived outside of Welland County. For several years he has lived at Niagara Falls South, his business being public work and contracting. In 1899-1900-1 he was a Councillor for Niagara Falls Village and last year just after the amalgamation of the Town and Village of Niagara Falls he was a candidate for the mayoralty of the new city against Mayor Hanan and ex-Mayor McCartney. He was defeated by 16 votes in a warm contest. Mr. Fraser has for years been a prominent Conservative worker, and he has several times been spoken of as a candidate for parliamentary honors. [show more]
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| Brief biography of Frank E. Misener, c. 1905 | Frank E. Misener | Text | 1905/01/19 |
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Subject:Frank E. Misener Type:Text Date:1905/01/19 |
Description:Brief biography of Frank E. Misener, c. 1905.
This was published on the front page of the January 19, 1905 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
Text reads:
Son of the late John Misener, who died in January, 1904, was born in the Township of Wainfleet, on February 19th, 1867, where he has always lived and followed the occupation of farming. He was educated in the public school and in the St. Catharines College of Commerce, where he received a diploma on graduating in 1841. It was in the same year that he was elected to serve as councillor in the township council. He held the reeveship in 1893-4-5, and was thus a County Councillor, being probably the youngest man Welland ever had in that position. In 1895 he came within one vote of attaining the Wardenship, though he did not seek the position. In that year he held the chairmanship the Industrial Home Committee Mr. Misener was a promoter and is to-day, a stockholder in the Forks Road Natural Gas Co., and was instrumental in starting the Fenwick company in 1902, in which he is still interested. In politics he is a staunch Conservative, at the present time serving for the second term as president of the Liberal-Conservative Association of the electoral district of Monck. [show more]
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| Brief biography of Frank Leslie Haviland, President of Standard Steel Construction of Welland | Frank Leslie Haviland | Text | c. 1950 |
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Subject:Frank Leslie Haviland Type:Text Date:c. 1950 |
Description:Brief biography of Frank Leslie Haviland, President of Standard Steel Construction of Welland.
From the book "History of the Niagara Peninsula" by Albert Ernest Coombs, c. 1950.
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| Brief biography of Frederick John Hodgson of Welland, c. 1930 | Frederick John Hodgson | Text | c. 1930 |
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Subject:Frederick John Hodgson Type:Text Date:c. 1930 |
Description:Brief biography of Frederick John Hodgson of Welland, c. 1930.
From the book "History of the Niagara Peninsula and the New Welland Canal" by Albert Ernest Coombs, c. 1930.
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| Brief biography of George Boc, Welland building contractor | George Boc | Text | c. 1950 |
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Subject:George Boc Type:Text Date:c. 1950 |
Description:Brief biography of George Boc, Welland building contractor.
From the book "History of the Niagara Peninsula" by Albert Ernest Coombs, c. 1950.
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