Mayor George Duthie Forbes 1861 - Yes, date unknown

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• Prefix	Mayor
  Birth	30 Oct 1861	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Sports Team Membership	1882	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario
  	1882 Hespeler Baseball Champions
  	1882 Hespeler Baseball Champions beat Guelph 6-4. Front: George Forbes (SS), 2nd row l to r: Al Marchment (CF), James Mullen (3rd), Ben Stock (C), John Murdock (RF), Back: John Campbell (P), Andrew Jardine (LF), John Maul (2nd), Charles Hespeler (1st).
  Elected Office	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario
  	Mayor of Hespeler
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario   [1]
  	Manufacturer
  Occupation	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario   [2]
  	Manufacturer, Woolen Mill
  Religion	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario   [2]
  	Anglican
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario   [3]
  House	155 Guelph Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario
  	constructed house
  	Also known as 171 Guelph Ave.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-83569
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario
  Person ID	I83569	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Robert Forbes,   b. 1813, , Kinrosshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ann Duthie,   b. Abt 1815,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F35729	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Amy V. Ellis,   b. 24 May 1870, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Robert D. Forbes,   b. 6 May 1892, , Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. George Alexander Forbes,   b. 2 Jan 1897, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Norman E. Forbes,   b. Jun 1903, , Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F21752	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  George Duthie Forbes from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Notes

  Known as "The Chief" George Duthie Forbes was an industrialist of Hespeler. He started to learn the textile business in 1880 working for the Farr Alpaca plant in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Returning in 1882 he worked in the family business of R. Forbes & Co. Ltd. In 1888 he became the president assuming full control after his father died in 1895. He served as president until 1928 when he sold to the Cominion Woollens and Woresteds Co. Ltd. He also was a director of the Royal Trust Co. The |Lake Erie and Northern Railway, The Waterloo Trust and Savings Co. and the Hespeler Furniture Co. He also was president of the C. Turnbull Co of Galt, and another number of businesses. He was the first elected Mayor of Hespeler, donated Forbes park in downtown Hespeler.1a 1aCambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book] __________________________ When Hespeler was incorporated as a town in 1901, one of the leading industrialists, George D. Forbes, became the first mayor, serving until the end of 1913. Forbe's distinguished father, Robert Forbes, who came to Canada from Scotland in 1836, had founded a woollen mill, the R. Forbes Company Limited in 1870. George Forbes succeeded him as president in 1888 and developed the industry into the largest woollen mill in Canada. The business was sold to Dominion Woolen and Worsteds Limited in 1928. Forbes donated Victoria Park and Forbes Park to the community. He was an ardent Presbyterian and it was while he was a member of the board of managers that the present Presbyterian Church was built. He was a generous supporter of Freeport Sanatorium and other worthy organizations. His business interests were many and varied and he served on the boards of several financial and industrial institutions.2a 2aWaterloo Region Hall of Fame __________________ "The Queens". On a plan dated 1846 the corner lot at Queen and Guelph Road is shown as "The Tavern Lot" which suggests that there was then an hotel either in building or in operation. I am lacking in its earliest history. Stephen Flynn kept Hotel there 1866-68; Michael Haller, 1868-71; John Fields, 1872-73; James Baker, 1874-86; then came the Waypers, father and son, and after them, Albert E. Thomson and then again by Joseph Wayper Jr. After "Josh" died the hotel was operated for a time by his widow and her second husband, Archie Smith. During the time of The Ontario Temperance Act, Mr. George D. Forbes bought the hotel and refurnished it and Henry Sachs managed it. After Mr. Forbes died, George Thorlby rented the hotel and then it was sold to James Sutherland Cornell, by him to Joseph Krempowich who in turn sold to Samuel Sturman, the present owner.3a 3aLe Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954




• Sources

  [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 24. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 21 Pg. 8. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

  
  

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  Event Birth - 30 Oct 1861 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Sports Team Membership - 1882 Hespeler Baseball Champions - 1882 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario Elected Office - Mayor of Hespeler - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario Occupation - Manufacturer - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario Occupation - Manufacturer, Woolen Mill - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario Religion - Anglican - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario House - constructed house - - 155 Guelph Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth