George A. Graham
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| George A. Graham | |
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| Occupation | Merchant |
George A. Graham (fl. 1894) was a merchant and public official in Fort William, Ontario.[1]
Graham was a partner in Graham Horne & Co. and resided at the corner of Front and Duncan Streets in Fort William. He served as Chairman of the Fort William School Board in 1894.
In the Papers of the Thunder Bay Historical Society
Graham spoke at the ceremony at which Mayor James Murphy presided and turned the first sod for a grain elevator, alongside Peter McKellar and Mayor Murphy; Engineer Fairchild of the company also addressed the approximately five hundred attendees.[2]
He also purchased the old McKellar home, which was sold through G. R. Duncan and was to be moved from its existing site.[3]
He set up the first commercial sawmills in Thunder Bay in around 1870 along with John T. Horne[4]
Newspaper record
- Biographical notice in Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 1936-10-24.[5]
- Index note: In hospital/City Items.
References
- ↑ Case's Directory of Fort William, Port Arthur and the District of Thunder Bay, May 1894, pp. 13, 41.
- ↑ "George A. Graham."[book].Papers of the Thunder Bay Historical Society.1913.p. 239.Link.(Rights: public_domain | Access: open)
- ↑ "George A. Graham."[book].Papers of the Thunder Bay Historical Society.1913.p. 275.Link.(Rights: public_domain | Access: open)
- ↑ https://www.thunderbaymuseum.com/exhibits/virtual/historical-figures/graham-and-horne/#:~:text=George%20A.,rapidly%20growing%20market%20for%20lumber.
- ↑ Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 24 October 1936, p. 3