Brief biography of Reuben H. Appleyard, c. 1904

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Title

Brief biography of Reuben H. Appleyard, c. 1904

Subject

Reuben H. Appleyard

Description

Brief biography of Reuben H. Appleyard, c. 1904.

This was published on the front page of the November 3, 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:

The subject of this sketch was born in the Township of Wainfleet on the Forks Road, Sept. 12th, 1849. When ten years of age he went to Western Ontario and there worked on farms for 12 years. Returning to Welland town, he learned his trade as tinsmith and in 1880 opened business in Humberstone. He has always enjoyed a lucrative trade and now has a well established hardware business. In politics he has always been a true Conservative. Since 1887 he has been treasurer of the Township of Humberstone, and he also served many years on the school board.

Creator

Welland Telegraph

Source

Welland Public Library Microfilm Collection

Publisher

Welland Telegraph

Date

1904/11/03

Rights

Public domain

Format

Microfilm

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

Microfilm cabinet - 071.1338 WEL Tel #8

Coverage

Welland County

Files

1904 11 03.jpg

Citation

Welland Telegraph, “Brief biography of Reuben H. Appleyard, c. 1904,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed May 14, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11314.