Ontario County Council, 1948

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Creator

Ruddy, Marjorie Georgina, 1908-1980, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Negatives

Description

A black and white photograph of county councilors seated in the council chambers upstairs in the courthouse on Centre Street south. From left to right

Top row: Ernest Camick, Garnet C. Wilson, John Bruce, Thomas Harrison, W. Vincent Beaton, W. Heber Down, N.J. Anderson, A.E. Thompson, W.G. Manning

Middle Row: Stuart Ball, James Moffatt, Isaac Catherwood, Dr. Neil E. McEwen, D.B. McIntyre, H.O. Dobson, Ernest Hayes, W.H. Noble

Front Row: J.A. Hawtin, W.H. Westney, Rae M. Ferguson, Warden Wilmot Bain, T.H. Harding, Andrew Muir, Earl Heayn

Notes

Wilmot Bain was Warden of Ontario County for 1948. It was an honour to be chosen as a warden. Wardens were elected by county council each year in January. The warden acted as chair of council meetings and spokesperson for the county.

Inscriptions

Envelope: County Council 1948 (3) Wilmot Bain - Warden / Jan 20/48 / Whitby (20)

Date of Original

January 20, 1948

Date Of Event

January 20, 1948

Dimensions

Width: 5 in
Height: 3 in

Subject(s)

City council members
Group portraits

Personal Name(s)

Ruddy, Marjorie Georgina

Local identifier

A2013_040_1288

Collection

Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Oshawa

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.456388 Longitude: -79.713888

Donor

These items were collected and assembled by Garry Barrett then sold to Gerry Hicks. The Whitby Archives (Whitby Public Library) purchased this material from Gerry Hicks in 2004.

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