Irma Kathleen Murdock "Kathleen" Dolph

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• Name: Irma Kathleen Murdock "Kathleen" Colvin
• Name: Kathleen Dolph
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-88569P
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

Irma married Andrew Gordon "Gordon" Colvin 11 Sep 1924, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Andrew (son of Andrew James Colvin and Bessie "Betsy" Buchanan) was born 1 Jun 1896, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1978, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Martha Colvin
2. Robert Dolph Colvin was born 1927; died 24 May 2004, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• Interesting: invention, business, story, public service
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-88567
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
• Occupation: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ?
• Invention: 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stove-Top Thimble Patent
• Invention: 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Metal Shingle Patent
• Occupation: 1937, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; steel manufacturer
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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City of Cambridge Hall of Fame.

Cyrus Dolph Inducted 1995

Cyrus Dolph was born on 22 July 1865 on a farm near Breslau, the son of Mr and Mrs Moses Dolph who were themselves among the early settlers who came to the area from Pennsylvania. Mr Dolph received his early education at Riverbank School and later came to live in Preston while attending Galt Collegiate. Following the completion of a business course he went to work at Clare Brothers foundry in Preston as a bookkeeper. It appears that Mr Dolph learned his profession quite well for in 1897 he was able to purchase the Metal Shingle and Siding Co. for $10,000. By 1903 capital stock in the company was valued at $250,000 and the company provided employment for 100 men. It produced "safelock" shingles as well as other sheet metal building products. Another plant in Montreal employed a further 60 men. Mr Dolph remained with the company until 1931 when he retired and sold his interests in the company. Mr Dolph had a large number of interests outside of his business.

In 1910 he was one of six men serving on the Preston Library Board. In 1908, and for a few years before that, he served as an officer on the Preston Board of Trade. Through his wife, Jennie Murdock Dolph who founded the Preston Chapter of the Victorian Order of Nurses, Mr Dolph served on the board of the VON and was appointed president of the VON's men's advisory board. He retired from the board in 1935 but remained an honorary member until his death in 1937. Mr Dolph was also a member of the Waterloo County Health Association and an honorary president of the Freeport Sanatorium Board of Directors. Mr Dolph served on the Preston Parks Board and was involved in several reforestation projects including advising and assisting in the conservation of Cressman's Bush, now Homer Watson Park in Kitchener.

Mr Dolph was also an ardent member of the Anglican Church, taught Sunday School for many years and served on the church's Huron Diocese executive committee. He was chairman of the missionary committee and co-founder of the Church Army of Canada in 1928. Mr Dolph was also a noted philanthropist, twice donating land in Toronto for use by the Church Army organization. He also donated his summer cottage near Clearwater Lake on a 500 acre site for children's activities. The site became Ontario Pioneer Camps, which later expanded to include 1200 acres and became one of the largest children's church camps in Canada. Mr Dolph donated a pipe organ to St John's Anglican Church in Preston and through his association with the School Board provided scholarships for various musical and academic achievements. He was a Patron of the Preston Silver Band and provided instruments and training for members of the Boy's Band.

An amateur sports fan, Mr Dolph donated to the financial campaigns of promising athletes including Preston's Olympic and British Empire Games runner Robert "Scotty" Rankine. In addition, in 1924, Mr Dolph donated over $3,000 toward the purchase of modern X-ray equipment for Freeport Sanatorium and in July 1930 gave the town of Preston its first open tank swimming pool, later named the Ed Newland Pool, on William Street.

During his life Mr Dolph often demonstrated an interest in innovations. He provided financial backing for new electrical appliances, refrigerators and perpetual motion machine and he was involved with such inventions as disc brakes and television tubes. Radio and broadcasting also held a special interest for him. This is well- illustrated in his involvement in Preston's first radio station CKPC. Started by Wallace Russ early in 1923, the radio station was acquired by Mr Dolph, who moved its broadcast facilities to the sunroom of his house on Guelph Street (later renamed Dolph Street in his honour). The station featured live broadcasts in preference to the playing of records, broadcast the home games of the Galt Terriers Baseball Club and served as an outlet for the broadcast of professional hockey games from Toronto's Mutual Street Arena, the predecessor of Maple Leaf Gardens. By the late 1920's the station was firmly established as a business complete with commercials for local business.

In 1933, Mr Dolph discontinued active participation in the radio station and its management passed to his daughter, Florence Dolph Buchanan of Brantford. She formed a new company called Telephone City Broadcasting Ltd. to operate the station and moved it to Brantford where it continues to operate. Mr Dolph died in his 72nd year on 24 Nov 1937 while on his way to Miami, Florida. He is buried in the Preston Cemetery.

https://www.city.cambridge.on.ca/cs_pubaccess/hall_of_fame.php?aid=12
CYRUS DOLPH

Died at Fort Pierce, Florida, on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1937, Cyrus Dolph, beloved husband of Mary Eleanor Braucht. The funeral will be held at St. John's Anglican Church, Preston, on Monday, Nov, 20, at 3 pm. Interment in Preston Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers.

Kitchener Daily Record 26 Nov 1937 pg 21

Cyrus — Jennie Mussen Murdock. Jennie was born 26 Feb 1865, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jennie Mussen Dolph
• Name: Sarah Murdock
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-88568
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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• Land: 4050 Fountain St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27041
• Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Directory: 1864, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 17, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian

Moses — Electy Smith. Electy was born 1827, , Ontario, Canada; died 1915; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Electa Smith
• Name: Electy Dolph
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27042
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christadelphian