John Ball Dow, c.1890

Description
Creator
O'Brien, W.E., Photographer
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
A black and white portrait photograph of John Ball Dow.
Notes
John Ball Dow was born at Glen Dhu farm, lot 23, concession 3, Whitby Township, on November 29, 1851. A graduate in law from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 1875, he was a lawyer in Whitby until 1907 when he was appointed Clerk of the Ontario County Court and Registrar of the High Court and Surrogate Court. A member of the Whitby Board of School Trustees for many years, Mr. Dow was one of the founders of the Provincial Trustees' Association in 1886. He was the association's first secretary, and later its president. In 1905 he was elected President of the Ontario Educational Association, and organized the Provincial Educational Advisory Board. He was one of the leaders of the St. Andrew's Society in Whitby and Pickering. Mr. Dow died at Whitby on March 1, 1910, and is buried at Union Cemetery, Oshawa.
Date of Original
c.1890
Dimensions
Width: 6 cm
Height: 6 cm
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 6cm
Image Height: 6cm
Subject(s)
Local identifier
31-009-048
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.88342 Longitude: -78.93287
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
Reproduction Notes
Scanned from a copy negative.
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