b. 1865 d. 1955
Married - Mary Ann Zimmerman
Peter H Roos, son of Jacob S Roos, early in his life became interested in the insurance business that was a major part of Waterloo’s economy in the latter part of the 19th century. Peter joined the Dominion Life Assurance Company when their office was located on the second floor of the Wat Mut Fire In Co building. He worked as an accountant, and followed the company’s move to the old Mutual Life building at King and Albert in 1912 and finally to Dominion Life’s new headquarters on Westmount Rd. He married Mary Zimmerman daughter of Waterloo hotel owner Henry Zimmerman, and they lived at 56 Albert St, now demolished for parking lot for new Waterloo Library. Peter later became Treasurer for the company but he loved selling insurance best and his boss had trouble at times keeping him in the office. He finally gave up the job of treasurer to become Branch Manager in 1918. He won various awards as top salesman for the company through the years. The park in front of the Dominion Life (now Economical) on Westmount Road was named Roos Park in his honour. He retired in 1936 but continued his many interests in the community.
Sources:
1. Saengerfest Souvenier Programme, Town of Waterloo, 1902, 1912
2. Marg Rowell et al, Welcome to Waterloo
3. Waterloo Chronicle, June 3 1936, February 6, 1953
4. Daily Telegraph, Wat Co Outlook Ed, August 1914
5. 75th Anniversary, Dominion Life
Peter Roos Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Peter Roos from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School.On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
- Notes
- Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see the transcribed text. To see the original document, please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library
- Date Of Event
- 1865-1955
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Roos, Peter ; Roos, Jacob ; Zimmerman, Mary Ann ; Roos, Mary Ann
- Corporate Name(s)
- Dominion Life Assurance Company ; Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.170
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:35 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 5E2
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