Brief biography of William Jones Best, c. 1904
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Title
Brief biography of William Jones Best, c. 1904
Subject
William Jones Best
Description
Brief biography of William Jones Best, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the May 5, 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:
Mayor of Welland, was born in Niagara on Sept. 22, 1858. There he spent his youth, coming to Welland in 1880, where he has since been in business. He was elected to the office of Town Councillor in 1889, and served in that capacity for seven successive years, and has since been reeve on two occasions. He has been president of the County Agricultural Society, a public school trustee, president of the Town Conservative Association, and treasurer County Conservative Association. For two successive years he has been elected Mayor of the town by acclamation. And he is popular among all classes.
This was published on the front page of the May 5, 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:
Mayor of Welland, was born in Niagara on Sept. 22, 1858. There he spent his youth, coming to Welland in 1880, where he has since been in business. He was elected to the office of Town Councillor in 1889, and served in that capacity for seven successive years, and has since been reeve on two occasions. He has been president of the County Agricultural Society, a public school trustee, president of the Town Conservative Association, and treasurer County Conservative Association. For two successive years he has been elected Mayor of the town by acclamation. And he is popular among all classes.
Creator
Welland Telegraph
Source
Welland Public Library Microfilm Collection
Publisher
Welland Telegraph
Date
1904/05/05
Rights
Public domain
Format
Microfilm
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Microfilm cabinet - 071.1338 WEL Tel #8
Coverage
Welland County
Files
Collection
Citation
Welland Telegraph, “Brief biography of William Jones Best, c. 1904,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed May 13, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11261.