Brief biography of Neville B. Colcock, c. 1904
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Title
Brief biography of Neville B. Colcock, c. 1904
Subject
Neville B. Colcock
Description
Brief biography of Neville B. Colcock, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the September 22, 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:
N. B. Colcock was born at Andover, Hampshire, Eng., in September, 1848. He received his education at Ackworth School, Yorkshire. Taking to the art preservative, he started with the Advertiser, in his native town; then with Waterloo & Sons, Government printers, London; finishing on the staff of the world-renowned London Times. Coming to this country, he gained a wide knowledge of journalism in Canada by being connected in one way or another with many newspapers, among them The Post, Lindsay, the old Daily Telegram, of Toronto, then under John Ross Robertson. He came to Welland about the year 1870, working on the Tribune staff under Mr. J. J. Sidey for about a year, when he branched out for himself, in partnership with Mr. James Brown who had, just prior to that, purchased The Welland Telegraph. That partnership was subsequently dissolved, when he took the late Mr. James Gilchriese in with him. In 1873 he assumed entire control of this paper, and continued as proprietor until it was taken over by the Welland Printing and Publishing Co. in 1882. He then moved to Brockville, purchasing the Daily Times, which he ran very successfully until selling out in 1895 to take a government position as Asst Inspector of Customs. The government changing in 1895, Mr. Colcock had to step out to make room for a friend of that government and came back to the old county, locating in Niagara Falls, Ont., as a customs house broker and general insurance agent, and we are pleased to know that he has made a decided success of it. Mr. Colcock has always been a consistent Conservative, and for a number of years, when publisher of The Telegraph, occupied the position of Secretary of the County Association His family of three daughters and one son were all born in Welland; of these, two are now married and living in Brockville (Mrs. J. C. Stagg and Mrs. L. R. Cossit), while two are with him at the Falls, Miss Nellie and Harry, the latter being in business with his father.
This was published on the front page of the September 22, 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:
N. B. Colcock was born at Andover, Hampshire, Eng., in September, 1848. He received his education at Ackworth School, Yorkshire. Taking to the art preservative, he started with the Advertiser, in his native town; then with Waterloo & Sons, Government printers, London; finishing on the staff of the world-renowned London Times. Coming to this country, he gained a wide knowledge of journalism in Canada by being connected in one way or another with many newspapers, among them The Post, Lindsay, the old Daily Telegram, of Toronto, then under John Ross Robertson. He came to Welland about the year 1870, working on the Tribune staff under Mr. J. J. Sidey for about a year, when he branched out for himself, in partnership with Mr. James Brown who had, just prior to that, purchased The Welland Telegraph. That partnership was subsequently dissolved, when he took the late Mr. James Gilchriese in with him. In 1873 he assumed entire control of this paper, and continued as proprietor until it was taken over by the Welland Printing and Publishing Co. in 1882. He then moved to Brockville, purchasing the Daily Times, which he ran very successfully until selling out in 1895 to take a government position as Asst Inspector of Customs. The government changing in 1895, Mr. Colcock had to step out to make room for a friend of that government and came back to the old county, locating in Niagara Falls, Ont., as a customs house broker and general insurance agent, and we are pleased to know that he has made a decided success of it. Mr. Colcock has always been a consistent Conservative, and for a number of years, when publisher of The Telegraph, occupied the position of Secretary of the County Association His family of three daughters and one son were all born in Welland; of these, two are now married and living in Brockville (Mrs. J. C. Stagg and Mrs. L. R. Cossit), while two are with him at the Falls, Miss Nellie and Harry, the latter being in business with his father.
Creator
Welland Telegraph
Source
Welland Public Library Microfilm Collection
Publisher
Welland Telegraph
Date
1904/09/22
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 Neville B. Colcock, c. 1904,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed May 14, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11302.