Brief biography of Emanuel Winter Brookfield, c. 1905
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Title
Brief biography of Emanuel Winter Brookfield, c. 1905
Subject
Emanuel Winter Brookfield
Description
Brief biography of Emanuel Winter Brookfield, c. 1905.
This was published on the front page of the May 11, 1905 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 Crowland Township on October 3rd, 1827. His main business has been farming, but other matters have engaged his attention. In early life he underwent Normal School Training and for a time was engaged in teaching. Later on he was Township Clerk for a number of years. He was mainly instrumental in establishing a Post Office at Brookfield Station, of which he was Postmaster for a time. He has acted as executor and trustee for some important estates, and was collector of customs at Fort Erie for about eleven years. He is a Conservative in politics and was the standard bearer of his party in the Dominion elections of 1874, his opponent being the late William A. Thomson, by whom he was defeated. He was subsequently offered the nomination for the Ontario Legislature which he declined.
This was published on the front page of the May 11, 1905 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 Crowland Township on October 3rd, 1827. His main business has been farming, but other matters have engaged his attention. In early life he underwent Normal School Training and for a time was engaged in teaching. Later on he was Township Clerk for a number of years. He was mainly instrumental in establishing a Post Office at Brookfield Station, of which he was Postmaster for a time. He has acted as executor and trustee for some important estates, and was collector of customs at Fort Erie for about eleven years. He is a Conservative in politics and was the standard bearer of his party in the Dominion elections of 1874, his opponent being the late William A. Thomson, by whom he was defeated. He was subsequently offered the nomination for the Ontario Legislature which he declined.
Creator
Welland Telegraph
Source
Welland Public Library Microfilm Collection
Publisher
Welland Telegraph
Date
1905/05/11
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 Emanuel Winter Brookfield, c. 1905,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed October 31, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11367.