B.: 1847 D.: 1931
Married: Henrietta Miller
George Suggit was a resident of Waterloo for most of his life. When he became of age, he was a moulder in Bricker Foundry and also worked for a time in the Seagram Stables. About 1890 he took a position as clerk in the Commercial Hotel at King and Dupont Sts. All hotels had livery stables back then and the Commercial Hotel was no exception. About 1906 hotel owner Henry Raisig decided to sell his livery stables and Suggit, probably very aware of its operation and value, purchased the premises. He sold to Winkler in 1912. The new Post Office was opened across the street and George Suggit was appointed caretaker where he and his wife had an apartment on the third floor of the clock tower. He was interested in local politics, serving on Town Council for 2 terms and several years on County Council, being elected Reeve in 1895. Suggit continued his Post Office job until his death in 1931.
Sources:
1. Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, March 5, 1931.
2. Margaret J. Zavaros, Waterloo’s Post Office, Waterloo Historical Society, Vol. 80, 1992.
3. Waterloo, Mt. Hope Cemetery Records.
4. Ellis Little, Early Waterloo Hotels, unpublished.
5. Waterloo County Councillors: A Collective Biography.
6. 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County, Waterloo Chronicle Telegraph, 1906.
George Suggitt Biography
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- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of George Suggitt 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.
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- 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
- 1847-1931
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Suggit, George ; Suggitt, George ; Miller, Henrietta ; Suggitt, Henrietta ; Raisig, Henry
- Corporate Name(s)
- Commercial Hotel
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.219
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
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- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
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