E. S. Rutledge
| E. S. Rutledge | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Town clerk |
E. S. Rutledge (fl. 1894) was a town clerk in Fort William, Ontario.[1]
Rutledge served as town clerk for Fort William. He was listed in the directory with a residence at 221 Main Street.
In the Papers of the Thunder Bay Historical Society
In 1908, James Murphy was re-elected mayor by acclamation, and Rutledge was returned as chairman of the board of commissioners; both were retained in office in part because the city's water works scheme remained unfinished at the time.[2]
Mayor and the Grand Trunk Pacific
The City of Thunder Bay's list of Fort William mayors gives his name as Edward Saunders Rutledge, born in 1863. He became the first town clerk when Fort William was incorporated in March 1892, held the post until March 1900, and was then town collector for three years. He was elected to council in 1904 and was mayor in 1905 and 1906; he opened the new town hall in October 1905.[3] The town made its agreement with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway for the company's Lake Superior Branch and terminal in 1905.[4]
- Possibly the same as Edward Saunders Rutledge (c. 1864 – 1951), whose death in Fort William was indexed in 1951.
References
- ↑ Case's Directory of Fort William, Port Arthur and the District of Thunder Bay, May 1894, pp. 14, 68.
- ↑ J. J. Wills."Till."[book].Papers of the Thunder Bay Historical Society.1912–1913.p. 24 (scan p. 138).Link.(Rights: public_domain | Access: open)
- ↑ "Fort William Mayors", City of Thunder Bay. Archived.
- ↑ Thunder Bay (City) v. Canadian National Railway Company, 2018 ONCA 517, Court of Appeal for Ontario, 11 June 2018. Archived.