Brief biography of Richard Greenwood, c. 1904
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Title
Brief biography of Richard Greenwood, c. 1904
Subject
Richard Greenwood
Description
Brief biography of Richard Greenwood, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the November 17, 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:
Richard Greenwood, was born in Port Colborne in March, 1851, and has always lived there. Since coming to manhood he has been in the butchering business with his brother. He has also had shipping interests since 1874, and at the present time Messrs. Greenwood own two boats plying on the lakes. For ten years he was also interested in natural gas, but sold out the company to Messrs Reeb. In municipal life he served as reeve in 1897-8, and for twenty years has been a member of the public school board, the past three years as chairman. In politics he is a Conservative, and is now Vice-President of the County Conservative Association. He belongs to four lodges: A. F. & A. M., A. O. U. W., C. O. C. F. and W. O. W. The Port Colborne lodge of the latter order is known as Camp Greenwood.
This was published on the front page of the November 17, 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:
Richard Greenwood, was born in Port Colborne in March, 1851, and has always lived there. Since coming to manhood he has been in the butchering business with his brother. He has also had shipping interests since 1874, and at the present time Messrs. Greenwood own two boats plying on the lakes. For ten years he was also interested in natural gas, but sold out the company to Messrs Reeb. In municipal life he served as reeve in 1897-8, and for twenty years has been a member of the public school board, the past three years as chairman. In politics he is a Conservative, and is now Vice-President of the County Conservative Association. He belongs to four lodges: A. F. & A. M., A. O. U. W., C. O. C. F. and W. O. W. The Port Colborne lodge of the latter order is known as Camp Greenwood.
Creator
Welland Telegraph
Source
Welland Public Library Microfilm Collection
Publisher
Welland Telegraph
Date
1904/11/17
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 Richard Greenwood, c. 1904,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed May 14, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11318.