Mary Brawley & K. Berton, February 1938

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Creator

Marjorie Ruddy, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Negatives

Description

Black and white negative of Ms. Mary Brawley and K. Berton posing for a portrait in February 1938 taken at the Ontario County Courthouse in Whitby, Ontario. In this view Mary is sitting in the chair and K. Berton is sitting on the arm of the chair.

Notes

Mary Gartshore Brawley was born 6 March 1909 at Toronto, Ontario to Robert H. and Elizabeth Fernie Brawley. Her family moved to Whitby in 1915. From 1931 to 1935 Ms. Brawley was the acting Sheriff of Ontario County. She was the first female in Ontario to hold that position at the time. Ms. Brawley married Ian Blake McKay on 22 August 1942. They had one daughter, Sandra. Mary passed away on 17 December 1990 at Ajax, Ontario. She is buried in Mount Lawn Memorial Gardens, Whitby, Ontario.

Date of Original

February 1938

Dimensions

Width: 1.5 in
Height: 1.5 in

Subject(s)

Municipal government
Photographers
Portrait photographs
Sheriffs
World War II
Ontario County

Personal Name(s)

Ruddy, Marjorie Georgina ; Brawley, Mary Gartshore ; Berton, K.

Local identifier

A2013_040_920C

Collection

Whitby Online Historic Photograhps Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Whitby

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.8754855909812 Longitude: -78.9434057170104

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