Portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel William Moir Gartshore, London, Ontario
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A professional black and white head and shoulders portrait of Lieutenant Colonel William Moir Gartshore who became president of the McClary Manufacturing Company of London, Ontario after the death of his father-in-law, John McClary in 1921. Born in Dundas, Ontario in 1853, William Gartshore would become a successful businessman yet also serve some thirty years in the military.
Three years after arriving in London as superintendent of the London Car Wheel Company in 1873, he would marry Catherine McClary and join her father's business.
As a businessman and philanthropist he was also associated with such organizations as the Ontario Loan and Debenture Company, the Queen Alexandra Sanatorium, St. John's Ambulance Association and Western Fair. He died in London in 1931.
- Notes
- This is an undated professional quality portrait.
The map location is 90 Ridout Street South the former location of Col. Gartshore's residence, Beechwood. The house was demolished in 1972.
- Inscriptions
- Reverse in handwriting - Lt. Col. W.M. Gartshore President
- Date of Original
- ca. 1921-1931
- Dimensions
-
Width: 10 cm
Height: 15 cm
- Image Dimensions
-
Image Width: 10cm
Image Height: 15cm
- Local identifier
- 32104033411622
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
-
-
Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 42.9728718493061 Longitude: -81.2488328466797
-
- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Ivey Family London Room, London Public Library, London, Ontario, Canada
- Reproduction Notes
- London Room Photograph Archives - PG E150
- Contact
- London Public LibraryEmail:research.request@lpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:251 Dundas Street
London, ON N6A 6H9
