William F. Fraser

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• Interesting: medical
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-126886
• Occupation: 1923, 112 Queen St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Doctor
• Occupation: 1927; medical officer of health

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FRASER, JONATHAN WILLIAM was the first in the succession of full time Medical Officers of health by whom this community has been so well served.

Born on June 27, 1885 near Mount Forest, the son of Wm. A. and Mary Fraser, he obtained his preliminary education at Whitby. He attended Queen's University, receiving his B. A. degree, and in 1914, the degree of M. D.

Following an internship in Montreal, he began to practice in Kemptville before moving to Cochrane, where he remained until 1923. While in Cochrane he took part in the fight against typhoid fever during a severe epidemic

In December 1923 he opened an office at 112 Queen St. S. in Kitchener, he practised there until 1925 when he went to Chesley, returning to Kitchener in May of 1927 to accept an appointment as Medical Officer of Health.

During his twenty year career some of his accomplishments were; the organization under the Board of Health of the school nursing system, the installation of a full time dental department, the establishment of a tuberculosis control branch, and the institution of free preschool health examinations. He adopted the use of toxoid for the prevention of diphtheria, and arranged vaccination against smallpox on a voluntary basis in schools and in industry, he was the originator in Ontario of the preschool examination system, and one of the earliest users of diphtheria toxoid in this manner, he was also appointed by the province as director of the venereal control clinic for this district.

During his career he earned the respect and support of the Board of Health, a necessary factor in the development of his programs, especially considering the financial stress and pressures of the depression which occupied much of the time of his incumbency.

He served as president of the North Waterloo medical Association, the Ontario Public Health Officers Association, and was on the executive of the dominion Health Officers Association, and the Canadian Public Health Association.

After a lengthy illness he died on September 9, 1947, and was survived by his widow, the former Mabel Stewart, three sons and two daughters.

Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925

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Dr. J. W. Fraser, City M.O.H. for 20 Years, Dies

Dr. J. W. Fraser, Kitchener's medical officer of health, died last night at St. Mary's Hospital. He had been ill five months.

The city's first full-time medical officer, he relinquished his practice. in Chesley to accept appointment by City Council here in May, 1927.

During his 20 years service he was responsible for the broadening of Kitchener's health department to include many branches of public health endeavor. He was known throughout the Dominion as one of Canada's leading authorities.

GRADUATE OF QUEENS

Born June 27, 1885, at Egremont Township, near Mt. Forest, Ont, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William A. Fraser, he graduated in medicine from Queen's University in 1914 with a bachelor of arts, well as his medical degree, He practised in Cochrane until 1933, gaining prominence there for his successful fight against the typhold epidemic which swept that community. He practised in Kitchener from 1925 to 1925 when he opened a practice at Chesley, remaining there until 1927.

Shortly after assuming his duties as medical officer here, Dr. Fraser organized the school nursing system under the Board of Health. He was one of the first medical officers in the province to adopt toxoid as a diphtheria preventative. In his first year he organized a voluntary vaccination campaign in the schools and industries, eliminating smallpox incidence in the city.

SCHOOL DENTAL WORK

He further widened the local health services to include a full- time school dental department. Shortly after the Board of Health, on his recommendation, established a T.B., branch with an experienced nurse in charge for the control of tuberculosis in the community.

Early in his career he initiated system of free medical examination of children about to enter school. He was the first medical officer in the province to establish this work as a branch of municipal public health service.

In his first year as medical officer he was appointed director of the venereal disease clinic for this district. He continued in this post to the time of his death.

During the war Dr. Fraser was director of the nursing division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. He was a member of the Red Cross blood donors committee and the Civilian Defence Committee. He was also chairman of the K-W Nutrition Committee

Active in the Waterloo North Medical Association, he was elected president of the organization at the last annual meeting.

HEAD HEALTH OFFICERS

He was a past president of the Ontario Health Officers Association, an executive of the Dominion Health Officers Association and the Canadian Public Health Association.

Deceased was a member of St John's Anglican Church.

In August, 1917. he married Mabel E. Stewart who survives him with three sons, William F., Owen Sound: Robert R. and John M., city, and two daughters, Mrs. J. R. (Eleanor) Thomson, city, and Frances, at home. Two brothers. A. B. Fraser, Mimico, and D. J. Fraser, Ottawa. and four sisters, Mrs. J. H. McDougall, Mt. Forest; Mrs. W. L Clark, Kimberley, B.C: Mrs. J. H Stewart, Davidson, Sask, and Mrs. T. D. Finn. Ottawa, and three grandchildren also survive.

The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at St. John's Anglican Church. Canon J. N..H. Mills will be in charge of the services. Burial will take place at Woodland Cemetery. The body is resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 11 a.m. Friday.

CITY HALL SHOCKED

Word of Dr. Fraser's death cast a gloom over City Council last night "It was more or less expected but the news of his death an hour ago came as a distinct shock to all of said Mayor Brown. The City has been hard hit this year. This is the fourth civic official or member of the city staff who has passed on this year. Dr. Fraser will be greatly missed in this community.

He was an outstanding civic servant and a good citizen.

Mayor Brown said all doctors who knew Dr. Fraser and his work agreed that he was without a peer as a medical health officer in Ontario.

A motion expressing regret at the doctor's death and expressing sympathy and condolence to the bereaved family received a silent standing vote.

Kitchener Daily Record Wed, Sep 10, 1947 Page 3

Jonathan — Mabel Evelyn Stewart. Mabel (daughter of Ernest John Stewart and Martha Mabel Fennell) was born May 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1960, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mabel Evelyn Fraser
• Name: Mabel Evelyn McCulloch
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-187003
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student, High School
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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Mrs. H. Douglas McCulloch of Port Elgin, the former Mabel E. Stewart of Kitchener, died Monday at Hamilton General Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 64.

She was born in Kitchener on May 14, 1896, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Stewart, and also lived in Chesley and Colpoy Bay.

Her first husband, Dr. J. W. Fraser died in 1947 and in 1952 she married Rev. H. Douglas McCulloch in Kitchener.

Mrs. McCulloch was a member of Port Elgin United Church and a former member of St. John's Anglican Church, Kitchener.

In addition to her husband she is survived by three sons, William F. Fraser of Kitchener, Robert R. of Port Credit and John M. of London, Ont., two daughters, Mrs. John R. (Eleanor) Thomson of Port Credit and Mrs: Donald W. (Frances) Daub of Kitchener, a sister, Mrs. E. G. Barrie of Waterloo and nine grandchildren.

The body will be at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home until 10 a.m. Thursday when removal will be made to St. John's Anglican Church for service at 2 p.m. Rev. J. R. Horne will officiate and burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Donations to the Ontario Heart Foundation will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record Tue, Dec 27, 1960 Page 7

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• Occupation: 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Banker

Ernest married Martha Mabel Fennell 3 Apr 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Martha (daughter of John Fennell and Alicia Jackson) was born 24 Jul 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Martha Mabel Stewart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-138257
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-461544

John — Marie. Marie died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Marie Stewart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-461545

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• Business: John Fennell Hardware, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Business: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; John Fennell - Coal, Iron, and Hardware Merchant
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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32263
• Residence: 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Business: 1867, Kiddomhill, Eskdalemuir, , Dumfries, Scotland; John Fennell Iron Monger, oils, saws,cutlery, plated ware, paint, glass, etc.
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Elected Office: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Kitchener
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Possessions: 29 Jun 1887, 46 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Grantee
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hardware Merchant
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hardware Merchant
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Residence: 1911, 125 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Employer: 1912, Ecomonical Fire Insurance Company, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; director of Economical Fire Insurance Company
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Storekeeper, Hardware
• Residence: 1921, 125 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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MR. JOHN FENNELL.

ONE OF BERLIN'S SUCCESSFUL AND PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZENS.

On June 1st, 1863, a young hardware merchant arrived in Berlin from the neighboring town of Stratford. He came well equipped for his life's work. For he knew that success in business life is attained only by a strict adherence to sound principles, by industry and by unvarying attention. These were resolutions well taken and their fruit is seen today in the large wholesale and retail business of John Fennell & Son, for it is the gentleman at the head of this firm to whom reference is made. Mr. Fennell was born in Cobourg in 1837 and by a happy coincidence his natal day this year falls on the last day of the Old Boys' Re-union, Aug. 8th. He was educated at Victoria College Cobourg and chose a business career. His connection with Berlin had been a long and honorable one. When he came here Berlin had a population of about 2700 and Waterloo about 1700. The latter was however the better business place. Berlin however kept growing and a few years later was incorporated as a town. Naturally a man of Mr. Fennell's ability and energy has been called upon to fill positions of public trust. This he always did with credit to himself and general satisfaction to the public. For 24 years he was a member of the Public School Board and chairman for several years. During this period the Central School increased from 8 to 12 rooms and the four ward schools were completed.

Mr. Fennell took a keen interest in politics and recalls the fierce battle of 1878 when the National Policy shot its roots so deeply into Canadian soil that they have never since been eradicated. "He was President of the Liberal-Conservative Association of North Waterloo at that time. To quote his own -words, it was a "red hot battle fought with honest weapons by both sides. The tricks of today were not even thought of". The result was a triumph, for the Conservative party. Though never seeking public honors, Mr. Fennell was upon a largely signed requisition prevailed upon to contest the mayoralty in 1885. He had given excellent service in the Town Council for years and was a "progressive." Unfortunately for his candidature, a long line of English speaking mayors had occupied the chief magistrate's office, and in a three cornered contest he was defeated, the feeling being that a German should be honored. The following year the Berlin Board of Trade was incorporated. He became its first President and prepared the by-laws as they stand today. He was also one of the five applicants for a charter for the Berlin-Preston Street Railway now in successful operation. Brought up in the Anglican Communion, Mr. Fennell's activities have also extended to church affairs He has been church warden of St. John's church for many years and has been elected by this congregation as their representative to the Synod of the Diocese of Huron for some 35 years past. In this capacity he has assisted in the election of three Bishops, viz.: The late Bishops Helmuth and Baldwin and the present incumbent, Bishop Williams. Kindred organizations have, too, benefitted by his sympathy and aid. Mr. Fennell's business career is well known to all. After his coming to Berlin the hardware trade was largely transferred from Waterloo to Berlin. Associated with him is his son Jas. P., who has acted as buyer for many years and who assumes a large portion of the burden of the business. The firm import heavily from England, Germany, and the United States, although Canadian manufacturers are supplying more and more of the trade, especially in certain staple lines. When the Economical Mutual Fire Ins. Co. was organized in 1872, Mr. Fennell was one of the charter members. He has been on the Board of Directors ever since and for the last four years has been president. He is also a Justice of the Peace.

Berlin Today 1806-1906 official souvenir

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John Fennell, Hardware King Street - One of the most successful business men in the town of Berlin to-day is Mr. John Fennell, hardware merchant, whose establishment is located on King Street. The premises occupied are 25x100 feet in dimensions and three stories in height; also three warehouses in rear covering 28x100 feet and one story in height, for the storage of heavy iron, nails, woodenware, plaster of Paris, etc.; and another warehouse near the railroad station for the storage of oils; also a coal yard, located near the station. The business was established in 1863 by Mr. Fennell, and since that time the trade has been rapidly and constantly growing. In his extensive warehouse he carries a large stock of hardware, shelf-hardware, heavy irons, carriage hardware, cutlery, etc. He gives employment to eight competent assistants, but personally supervises his entire business. He also uses five teams, the trade extending through the town and extensive sections of the surrounding country. Mr. Fennell was born in Cobourg, Ontario on the 8^th of August, 1837. After passing through the public schools of the district he went to Victoria College, and thereafter learned the hardware business. Mr. Fennell, on the formation of the Berlin Board of Trade, last May, was elected President, and in honouring Mr. Fennell the members honoured themselves and made a most wise choice, for he has been educated in the best of all schools for such a position as he occupies on the Board, namely, practical business, in which he has achieved such unqualified success. He has also held positions of honor and trust in the Council and School Board, and has been for a number of years President of the Liberal-Conservative Association of the North Riding of Waterloo. He is a gentleman of sterling worth.


Industries of Canada Historical and Commercial Sketches Hamilton and Environs 1886

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John Fennell founded a retail and wholesale hardware enterprise here in 1863, and leased quarters in the Victoria block from J. A. Mackie. Mr. Fennell was one of the first coal merchants in the town. He admitted his son James P. to a partnership and they were for many years lessees of premises in the Royal Bank block. Mr. Fennell, Sr., was the first President of the Board of Trade and for thirty years President of the Economical. In 1923, after his death, the assets and good will of their business were sold by James P. Fennell to C. N. Weber and his father, Karl Weber. The new owners bought the former Randall & Roos block at 66 S. Queen Street and incorporated the Weber Hardware Company Ltd. As retailers and wholesalers, the company specializes in mill supplies, builders' hardware, mechanics' tools, blacksmith and garage supplies, paints, electrical lines, and sporting goods. Hardware figures largely in living, farming, and manufacturing. It is a far cry from the articles of wood and plain materials used by our grandfathers to the present day. In 1863, Mr. Fennell imported most of his hardware. Afterward some lines were made in Canada. In the multiplicity of changes that have taken place in the last seventy-five years, science and technology have put everything on a technical plane, assuring not only improvement but uniformity of manufacture. The Weber Hardware Company has kept pace with that progress. The territory covered by their travellers has a radius of 150 miles, whilst by means of a large catalogue they serve customers from Vancouver to Halifax.

History of Kitchener, W. V. (Ben) Uttley, Kitchener, Ontario 1937, pg 157

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JOHN FENNELL

St. John's Anglican Church was filled with friends and relatives who paid final tribute to John Fennell, whose death occurred on Wednesday. The body was lying in state from 10 o'clock this morning until the time of the funeral services at 3 o'clock. Rev. H. M. Lang-Ford, rector of the church, conducted the impressive services. The pall-bearers were Messrs. J. H. Dobbie, K. G. Barrie, D. S. Bowlby, P. Hymmen, Geo. 0. Potter and Capt. E. A. Snow. The directors of the Economical Fire Insurance Company acted as honorary pall-bearers. Interment took place at Mount Hope Cemetery.

The Daily Record 1 Sep 1922 pg 15

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King Street, Kitchener

Victoria Block, erected by John A. Mackie in 1855, came next. Mackie was a dealer in dry goods, groceries, crockery, boots and shoes. Samuel Date first occupied the other half as a hardware store. Later the proprietors were John Fennel and George Graber.

The Victoria Block was considered one of the finest places along King Street. It was a two-story, brick building with a veranda rail at the top, along the King Street front.

REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

Business:
C. N. Weber is a complex organization, but it started simply enough as hardware store founded by Samuel Date in 1855. He sold tools and supplies needed by carpenters, metal smiths and carriage makers in the community of Berlin, which later became Kitchener. Date sold the store to John Fennell, a prominent community leader who died in 1922. In 1923, C.N. Weber bought the store from Fennell's widow. Over time, the business shifted from retail sales to industrial supply.

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Years Served: 1881-82

John married Alicia Jackson 20 Sep 1864, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Alicia (daughter of William Jackson and Elisabeth) was born 16 Jun 1840, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1930; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Alice Jackson
• Name: Alicia Fennell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32264
• Residence: 1864, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1921, 125 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England