Brief biography of William McCleary, c. 1904
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Title
Brief biography of William McCleary, c. 1904
Subject
William McCleary
Description
Brief biography of William McCleary, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the May 26, 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:
William McCleary was born in Thorold in 1853, and he has been a resident of that place ever since. He is the senior member of the firm of McCleary & McLean, big lumber merchants. Mr. McCleary has had an extensive political career. He started in being elected to the council and mayoralty of his native town and later to the county council, reaching the warden's chair in 1884. In 1890 Mr. McCleary was chosen by the Conservatives as their standard bearer for the Legislature and he won a sharp contest, winning the county for the Conservatives for the first time in several terms. In 1894 he was defeated, but two years later he was elected at the general elections for the Dominion House of Commons, which seat he held for one parliament. Of late years Mr. McCleary has been in delicate health, necessitating him retiring from politics, but he is still considered the most popular man in the Conservative party in the county.
This was published on the front page of the May 26, 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:
William McCleary was born in Thorold in 1853, and he has been a resident of that place ever since. He is the senior member of the firm of McCleary & McLean, big lumber merchants. Mr. McCleary has had an extensive political career. He started in being elected to the council and mayoralty of his native town and later to the county council, reaching the warden's chair in 1884. In 1890 Mr. McCleary was chosen by the Conservatives as their standard bearer for the Legislature and he won a sharp contest, winning the county for the Conservatives for the first time in several terms. In 1894 he was defeated, but two years later he was elected at the general elections for the Dominion House of Commons, which seat he held for one parliament. Of late years Mr. McCleary has been in delicate health, necessitating him retiring from politics, but he is still considered the most popular man in the Conservative party in the county.
Creator
Welland Telegraph
Source
Welland Public Library Microfilm Collection
Publisher
Welland Telegraph
Date
1904/05/26
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 McCleary, c. 1904,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed May 14, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11267.