Brief biography of Colonel Ernest Alexander Cruikshank, c. 1904
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Title
Brief biography of Colonel Ernest Alexander Cruikshank, c. 1904
Subject
Colonel Ernest Alexander Cruikshank
Description
Brief biography of Colonel Ernest Alexander Cruikshank, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the November 24, 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:
Was born in the Township of Bertie on the 29th of June, 1852. He was educated in the public school, the St. Thomas Grammar school and Upper Canada College. For the greater part of his life he has resided near Fort Erie and has taken an active part in municipal affairs. In 1877 he was treasurer of Fort Erie, and from 1878 to 1896 he was reeve of that village with the exception of one year. From 1897 to 1903 he represented District No. 2 in the County Council. In 1886 he was warden and the following year was chairman of the committee for the establishment of the Industrial Home. For the next nine years he was chairman of the Home committee. In 1903 he was appointed Police Magistrate of Niagara Falls City, having jurisdiction in Welland and Lincoln counties. Prior to that he was clerk of the Third Division Court of the county for ten years. Since going to Niagara Falls he has been made chairman of the Collegiate institute board, chairman Court of revision for the city, and a trustee of the hospital board. For many years he has also been interested in military affairs. He was appointed Ensign in the 44th Regt. in 1877, Captain in 1884, Major in 1894,
Colonel in 1899, and Brigadier, commanding 5th Infantry Brigade, 1894. He is also a vice-president of the Canadian Military Institute. Besides his public life he has done much for historical literature and is the author of "The Story of Butler's Rangers," "Battle of Lundy's Lane," "Queenston Heights," "Battle of Fort George," "Drummond's Winter Campaign," "Fight in the Beechwoods," "Battlefields of the Niagara Peninsula," "Records of Canadian Regiments in the war of 1812," "A Century of Municipal History," "A Historical Sketch of the County of Welland." etc.. and has collected and edited the "Documentary History of Campaigns on the Niagara Frontier in 1812-14," in six volumes. He is an honorary member of the Ontario, Niagara and Lundy's Lane Historical Societies, and a member of the American Historical Association, and the Canadian Institute.
This was published on the front page of the November 24, 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:
Was born in the Township of Bertie on the 29th of June, 1852. He was educated in the public school, the St. Thomas Grammar school and Upper Canada College. For the greater part of his life he has resided near Fort Erie and has taken an active part in municipal affairs. In 1877 he was treasurer of Fort Erie, and from 1878 to 1896 he was reeve of that village with the exception of one year. From 1897 to 1903 he represented District No. 2 in the County Council. In 1886 he was warden and the following year was chairman of the committee for the establishment of the Industrial Home. For the next nine years he was chairman of the Home committee. In 1903 he was appointed Police Magistrate of Niagara Falls City, having jurisdiction in Welland and Lincoln counties. Prior to that he was clerk of the Third Division Court of the county for ten years. Since going to Niagara Falls he has been made chairman of the Collegiate institute board, chairman Court of revision for the city, and a trustee of the hospital board. For many years he has also been interested in military affairs. He was appointed Ensign in the 44th Regt. in 1877, Captain in 1884, Major in 1894,
Colonel in 1899, and Brigadier, commanding 5th Infantry Brigade, 1894. He is also a vice-president of the Canadian Military Institute. Besides his public life he has done much for historical literature and is the author of "The Story of Butler's Rangers," "Battle of Lundy's Lane," "Queenston Heights," "Battle of Fort George," "Drummond's Winter Campaign," "Fight in the Beechwoods," "Battlefields of the Niagara Peninsula," "Records of Canadian Regiments in the war of 1812," "A Century of Municipal History," "A Historical Sketch of the County of Welland." etc.. and has collected and edited the "Documentary History of Campaigns on the Niagara Frontier in 1812-14," in six volumes. He is an honorary member of the Ontario, Niagara and Lundy's Lane Historical Societies, and a member of the American Historical Association, and the Canadian Institute.
Creator
Welland Telegraph
Source
Welland Public Library Microfilm Collection
Publisher
Welland Telegraph
Date
1904/11/24
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 Colonel Ernest Alexander Cruikshank, c. 1904,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed May 14, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11320.