James Conmee Was Giant Developing Port Arthur
- Publication
- Times - News (Thunder Bay), 27 Jul 1957
Description
- Media Type
- Newspaper
- Description
- transforming Lakehead from small fur-trading and mining center ; to twin metropolis ; largely result of transportation ; railway-building history and James Conmee ; built several sections of CPR and Algoma Central ; Port Arthur, Duluth and Western ; connecting to Winnipeg and Canadian Northern ; with McLennan subcontracted section of CPR 1885 ; Ontario and Red River portions in 1886-1888 ; born Sydenham, County of Grey 1849 ; enlisted in American civil war ; purchased saw mill from Thomas Marks 1885 ; active in public service ; on Port Arthur council 1877, mayor 1885 ; provincial and federal member to 1911 ; died 1913
- Notes
- Full text available in Newspaper Clipping File
File subject: LF - Thunder Bay - Politics & Government - Members of Parliament - Conmee, James
Full text available on microfilm - Date of Publication
- 27 Jul 1957
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.4001 Longitude: -89.31683
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