J. J. Wells
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| J. J. Wells | |
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| Occupation | Carpenter |
J. J. Wells (fl. 1894) was a carpenter in Fort William, Ontario.[1]
Wells was listed as a carpenter in Fort William, with a residence on Vickers Street.
Thunder Bay Historical Society
Wells was a founding member of the Thunder Bay Historical Society, serving on its first executive committee in 1908[2] and later as first vice-president.[3] He wrote the paper "Municipal History of Fort William" for the Society's annuals,[4] and preserved a rare 1874 pamphlet on the question of the Lake Superior railway terminus, which he offered to the Society for safekeeping.[5]
References
- ↑ Case's Directory of Fort William, Port Arthur and the District of Thunder Bay, May 1894, p. 74.
- ↑ "Papers of the Thunder Bay Historical Society."[book].Thunder Bay Historical Society.1908–1909.p. 39 (officers).Link.(Rights: public_domain | Access: open)
- ↑ "Papers of the Thunder Bay Historical Society."[book].Thunder Bay Historical Society.1913.p. 150.Link.(Rights: public_domain | Access: open)
- ↑ "Papers of the Thunder Bay Historical Society (contents of the Annuals)."[book].Thunder Bay Historical Society.1913.p. 308.Link.(Rights: public_domain | Access: open)
- ↑ Peter McKellar."Waiting for the Mail."[book].Papers of the Thunder Bay Historical Society.1911–1912.p. 93.Link.(Rights: public_domain | Access: open)