George Young Smith, 1877
Description
- Creator
- Unknown, Artist
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Prints
- Description
- A black and white print of George Young Smith.
- Notes
- George Young Smith was born in Nova Scotia on July 26, 1833 and came to Whitby in 1849. He started in life as a teacher and taught in a number of Whitby's Public Schools. He graduated in law from the University of Toronto in 1864 and was a partner for three years with Samuel Cochrane, Crown Attorney for Ontario County. He was Deputy Reeve of Whitby in 1886, Reeve from 1887 to 1889 and Mayor in 1876 to 1877. He was also President of the Ontario Ladies' College for a number of years and became a judge of the Ontario County Courts in 1889. He died in Oshawa on September 2, 1920 and is buried at St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Port Whitby.
This print of George Young Smith is from J.H. Beers & Co. (1877) The Illustrated Historical Atlas of The County of Ontario Toronto: Gorrell, Craig & Co. A copy of this book is available in the reference department at the main branch of the Whitby Public Library on the map stand at REF 911.71355 J.H.B. - Date of Original
- 1877
- Dimensions
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Width: 6 cm
Height: 6 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 6cm
Image Height: 6cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 31-002-008
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from a copy negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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