James Milton Read, c.1930
Description
- Creator
- Unknown, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A black and white portrait photograph of James Milton Read.
- Notes
- James Milton Read was born at Uptergrove, Mara Township, Ontario County, on October 3, 1889. He was a progressive farmer and secretary of the Uptergrove branch of the United Farmers of Ontario. He was elected to the Mara Township Council in 1924, served as deputy reeve from 1926 to 1928, and reeve from 1929 to 1930. In 1930 he was Warden of Ontario County. From 1934 to 1947 Mr. Read was superintendent of the Ontario County House of Refuge in Whitby. Keenly interested in sports, he served on the executive of several Whitby hockey clubs, and was a member of the Whitby Rotary Club. Mr. Read died at the House of Refuge on July 27, 1947 and is buried in the Atherley Union Cemetery. His wife, who was matron at the House of Refuge, succeeded him as superintendent.
- Date of Original
- c. 1930
- Dimensions
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Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 3.5cm
Image Height: 3.5cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 31-006-028
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from copy negative dated 1990.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
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