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  • Gerald Robinson, 1966
    Gerald Robinson, 1966
    Imagecomment       Gerald Robinson was born at Tara on 27 July 1927. He came to Whitby on 1 April 1956 to serve as police constable. He rose to the positions of acting sergeant and detective sergeant and was appointed deputy chief of the Whitby Police Department in 1966. In 1974 he joined …
    Imagecomment     Gerald Robinson was born at Tara on 27 July 1927. He came to Whitby on 1 April 1956 to serve as police constable. He rose to the positions of acting …
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  • Terrance Moore,  ca.1960
    Terrance Moore, ca.1960
    Image       Terrance Moore was born at Toronto in 1920 and grew up in Weston. He attended Upper Canada College and served during the Second World War in Britain and the Middle East as a navigator with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He received is law degree from Osgoode Hall and in …
    Image     Terrance Moore was born at Toronto in 1920 and grew up in Weston. He attended Upper Canada College and served during the Second World War in Britain and the Middle …
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  • John Batty, c.1960
    John Batty, c.1960
    Image       John Franklin Batty was born near Brooklin on 14 October 1915 and took over the family farm, Crescent Stock Farm, in 1931, raising Clydesdale horses and Jersey cattle. He was a breeder, exhibitor, and livestock judge. In 1954-55, Batty was president of the Clydesdale Horse Association of Canada and its …
    Image     John Franklin Batty was born near Brooklin on 14 October 1915 and took over the family farm, Crescent Stock Farm, in 1931, raising Clydesdale horses and Jersey cattle. He was …
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  • John Harkness, ca.1960
    John Harkness, ca.1960
    Image       John Harkness was born at Whitby in 1913. From 1937-1972 he was a supervisor at the Ontario Hospital and in the 1950s and 1960s he was president of the Civil Service Association at the Hospital. Harkness was the founding president of the Port Whitby Ratepayers' Association and managed a ladies' …
    Image     John Harkness was born at Whitby in 1913. From 1937-1972 he was a supervisor at the Ontario Hospital and in the 1950s and 1960s he was president of the Civil …
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  • Samuel Hollingsworth, ca.1963
    Samuel Hollingsworth, ca.1963
    Image       Samuel Hollingsworth was born 22 December 1904. In later years, he lived on a farm near Ashburn . In 1962, he became head of the History Department at Dunbarton High School in Pickering Township. Hollingsworth was nominated as a Liberal cadidate for the provincial riding of Ontario in 1963 but …
    Image     Samuel Hollingsworth was born 22 December 1904. In later years, he lived on a farm near Ashburn . In 1962, he became head of the History Department at Dunbarton High …
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  • William Elms, 1962
    William Elms, 1962
    Image       William Elms was born in England on 8 May 1871 and came to Canada with his family when he was 18 months. Elms moved to Whitby in 1920 and commuted to his job as a tool and die maker at Office Specialty Ltd. in Newmarket for 32 years. He retired …
    Image     William Elms was born in England on 8 May 1871 and came to Canada with his family when he was 18 months. Elms moved to Whitby in 1920 and commuted …
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  • William Hare, ca.1955
    William Hare, ca.1955
    Image       William Hare was born at Oshawa on 27 November 1907. He moved to Whitby in 1936 and became a lawyer for the Town of Whitby and Ontario County. He was named solicitor for the City of Oshawa in 1951. Hare was a member of the Whitby Board of Education and …
    Image     William Hare was born at Oshawa on 27 November 1907. He moved to Whitby in 1936 and became a lawyer for the Town of Whitby and Ontario County. He was …
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  • Willard Dodd, ca.1960
    Willard Dodd, ca.1960
    Image       Willard Dodd was born at Chapleau, Ontario in 1902.He moved to Whitby in 1950 from Kingston to become the district manager for the Empire Life Insurance Company. He retired in 1959 after 40 years of service. Dodd was a member of Whitby Town Council from 1953-1959 and vice president of …
    Image     Willard Dodd was born at Chapleau, Ontario in 1902.He moved to Whitby in 1950 from Kingston to become the district manager for the Empire Life Insurance Company. He retired in …
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  • Larry Cond, 1960
    Larry Cond, 1960
    Image       Larry Cond was born at Trenton on 30 September 1916. He served during the Second World War for the Royal Canadian Navy on the HMCS Spikenard and HMCS Ottawa. Following the war, Cond was employed by Canadian Industries Ltd. in Oakville and served three years on Trafalgar Township Council. In …
    Image     Larry Cond was born at Trenton on 30 September 1916. He served during the Second World War for the Royal Canadian Navy on the HMCS Spikenard and HMCS Ottawa. Following …
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  • George Brooks, ca.1964
    George Brooks, ca.1964
    Imagecomment       George Brooks was born at Toronto on 26 September 1917. He joined Dunlop Tire and Rubber Company in 1948 and moved with the plant when it relocated to Whitby in 1955. From 1955 to 1969 he was president of the company's union local 494 of the International Rubber Workers. In …
    Imagecomment     George Brooks was born at Toronto on 26 September 1917. He joined Dunlop Tire and Rubber Company in 1948 and moved with the plant when it relocated to Whitby in …
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  • Donald Gilchrist, ca.1960
    Donald Gilchrist, ca.1960
    Image       Donald Gilchrist was born at Whitby on 2 July 1916. From 1957-1967 he worked for the Department of Public Works at Ontario Hospital and later became its accountant until he retired in 1981. For ten years he was a volunteer fire fighter with the Whitby Fire Department. Gilchrist was involved …
    Image     Donald Gilchrist was born at Whitby on 2 July 1916. From 1957-1967 he worked for the Department of Public Works at Ontario Hospital and later became its accountant until he …
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  • James Gordon Neal, c.1967
    James Gordon Neal, c.1967
    Image       James Neal was born at Oshawa on 27 August 1931. His father, Charles Herbert Neal, opened a barbershop in Whitby in 1928 and Neal worked there until the shop closed in the late 1970s. Neal was an executive member of the Ontario Barbers' Association. Neal died at Oshawa on 26 …
    Image     James Neal was born at Oshawa on 27 August 1931. His father, Charles Herbert Neal, opened a barbershop in Whitby in 1928 and Neal worked there until the shop closed …
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  • John Moss, ca.1960
    John Moss, ca.1960
    Image       John Moss was born in Liverpool on 2 April 1909. He was sent to Canada as an orphan to live in a home established by British doctor and philanthropist, Dr. Thomas Barnardo. Moss was sent to a farm near Belleville in 1920 and came to the Whitby area in 1922. …
    Image     John Moss was born in Liverpool on 2 April 1909. He was sent to Canada as an orphan to live in a home established by British doctor and philanthropist, Dr. …
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  • Marion O'Donnell (nee Irwin), ca.1970
    Marion O'Donnell (nee Irwin), ca.1970
    Image       Marion O'Donnell (nee Irwin) was born at Oshawa on 23 August 1927. She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto. O'Donnell served on the Ontario County Board of Education and the Durham Region Board of Education from 1969-1976. She was a founder of the Durham District …
    Image     Marion O'Donnell (nee Irwin) was born at Oshawa on 23 August 1927. She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto. O'Donnell served on the Ontario County …
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  • Wayne DeVeau, ca.1975
    Wayne DeVeau, ca.1975
    Image       Wayne DeVeau was Whitby's Recreation Director from 1975 to 1986.
    Image     Wayne DeVeau was Whitby's Recreation Director from 1975 to 1986.
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  • Alexander Scott, ca.1961
    Alexander Scott, ca.1961
    Image       Alexander Scott was born at Whitby on 6 February 1916. During the Second World War, he was a member of a ground crew with the RCAF. In March 1946, Scott joined the building contracting company founded by his father, George, in 1920. Through the company, he built a number of …
    Image     Alexander Scott was born at Whitby on 6 February 1916. During the Second World War, he was a member of a ground crew with the RCAF. In March 1946, Scott …
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  • Arthur Morton, ca.1965
    Arthur Morton, ca.1965
    Image       Arthur Morton was born at Newcastle, UK on 5 October 1917. He served during the Second World War in the Merchant Marine. Upon moving to Canada in 1954, Morton first worked for Dowty Equipment Ltd. in Ajax and then as manager for Rainbow Products in Whitby. He later worked at …
    Image     Arthur Morton was born at Newcastle, UK on 5 October 1917. He served during the Second World War in the Merchant Marine. Upon moving to Canada in 1954, Morton first …
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  • Harold James Suter Mace, 1960
    Harold James Suter Mace, 1960
    Image       Harold Mace was born in Toronto 16 August 1915 and came to Whitby in 1938 to work as an attendant at the Ontario Hospital. By the 1940s, he was president of the Whitby Branch of the Civil Service Association of Ontario and from 1951 to 1958 he was District Director …
    Image     Harold Mace was born in Toronto 16 August 1915 and came to Whitby in 1938 to work as an attendant at the Ontario Hospital. By the 1940s, he was president …
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  • Jack McAvoy, 1950
    Jack McAvoy, 1950
    Imagecomment       Jack McAvoy was born at St. Catherines in 1923 and came to Whitby in 1952. He served during the Second World War as a navigator-bombardier with the Royal Canadian Air Force. McAvoy graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1950. While living in Whitby, …
    Imagecomment     Jack McAvoy was born at St. Catherines in 1923 and came to Whitby in 1952. He served during the Second World War as a navigator-bombardier with the Royal Canadian Air …
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  • Everett Quantrill, ca.1965
    Everett Quantrill, ca.1965
    Image       George Everett Quantrill was born at Toronto on 9 July 1925. His family moved to Whitby from Oshawa when his father was appointed police chief for the Town. In 1944, Quantrill lost his right leg in a farming accident. He started work as a time-keeper for the Stokely Van Camp …
    Image     George Everett Quantrill was born at Toronto on 9 July 1925. His family moved to Whitby from Oshawa when his father was appointed police chief for the Town. In 1944, …
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