Harry Traver Jaffray

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• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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Vice-President Of Bank H.T. Jaffray Dies Suddenly

Imperial's General Manager Suffers Heart Attack While Holidaying at Fishing Club

Vice-president and general manager of the Imperial Bank of Canada. Harry Traver Jaffray died last night of a heart attack at the age of 65 while bolidaying at the Beaver Fishing Club, Flesherton. He left his bank duties but a week ago in apparent perfect health.

Born and educated in Galt, Mr. Jaffray was an outstanding figure in banking and financial circles and only recently had spent many tedious hours attending the Banking and Commerce Committee sessions at Ottawa. He was a past president of the Canadian Bankers Association, highest compliment which can be paid a Canadian banker. He filled that post in both 1940 and 1941, early years of the war when numerous problems were faced.

Mr. Jaffray was the son of George Joseph and Jane Kippen Jaffray. He attended Galt Collegiate and in 1898 joined the Merchants Bank at Galt, later becoming ledger keeper for Imperial Bank at Portage La Prairie in 1899

MADE STEADY PROGRESS

From his modest beginning, the man who was later to rule one of Canada's great financial institutions, made steady progress. He was appointed Imperial Bank manager at Golden, BC in 1907, and at Prince Albert, 1909. Then he became inspector at Calgary, 1915; western superintendent Winnipeg. 1919; assistant general manager. Winnipeg. 1922 assistant general manager, Toronto, 1928; general manager, 1937.

Mr. Jaffray was a most ardent fisherman and golfer. He was a member of the Toronto Golf Club, Toronto, Canadian, York and Cana dian Club (New York), An Anglican his residence was at 1 Clarendon cres, Toronto

SHOCK TO STAFF

"News of his death is a complete shock to the entire staff of the bank. He seemed in perfect health when he left on his vacation," said one bank official.

Noted for his calm and outspoken opinion. Mr. Jaffray made a momentous statement in 1931 when the nerves of the financial worlds were shaken when England suspended the gold standard in relation to the pound sterling.

"Britain is net bankrupt," he stated, in advising Canadians there was no need for hysteria over the event. The pound sterling is not off the map. So don't let us treat things as if they were." He then predicted the situation in England would have little effect on Canada and Britain would be protected in not being drained of gold by the selling of securities held by foreigners on the British market.

Surviving are his wife, Gwendaline Jessop Overton Jaffray, one-time resident of Selkirk, Man, and two children by a former marriage, Mrs. H. P. Hill Jr. of Ottawa, and Capt. T. P. N. Peters Jaffray.RAY

Harry married Jessie Laura Louise Benson 2 Sep 1908, Port Hope, Hope Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario. Jessie was born 31 Dec 1880, Port Hope, Hope Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; died 7 Nov 1936; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-102101
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1866, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Misfortune: May 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Journalist
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; News Paper Publisher
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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Jaffray, Bros. , printers and proprietors of the Galt Reporter. The brothers are natives of England and were born there Richard in 1832, and George in 1838. Have been residents of Galt since 1844. Mr. R. Jaffray has held the office of Reeve.

Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881

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GEORGE J. JAFFRAY 1838-1895

Married: 1. Ellen Burke - 2. Jane (Jennie) Nairn - 1877
George Joseph Jaffray was born in Shewsbury, Shropshire, England on October 21, 1838, the youngest son of Peter Jaffray, the founder of the Galt Reporter, now the Cambridge Reporter. He emigrated from England with his family in 1844, arriving in New York in May. The family then proceeded toward the Goderich area with the intention of operating a farm. They were passing through Galt when Mr. Jaffray's father, Peter, noticed that the Dumfries Courier was seeking a printer. It was not long before he decided to forego the farming adventure and took the job at the Courier and settled in Galt. This led to the founding of the Galt Reporter by Peter Jaffray in 1846. Peter Jaffray died in 1864, leaving the operation of the paper to George Jaffray and his brothers Henry Jaffray, William Jaffray and Richard Jaffray. The brothers formed the firm of the Jaffray Bros. to publish the paper and to do contract print work. George Jaffray served as the business manager for the paper and is credited with placing the paper on a sound business footing. Following the deaths of two of his brothers, Henry and William, and the withdrawal of the third brother, Richard, from the partnership in 1889, George Jaffray took over sole control of the paper acting as the editor as well as the business manager. He retained both positions until ill health caused him to relinquish his posts on August 12, 1895. In addition to operating the Reporter, Mr. Jaffray was a member of the Galt Public School Board in 1888 and 1889, was the auditor for a number of years of both the Town of Galt and the Ontario Mutual Life Co. of Waterloo. He also served as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Imperial Hotel Co. and as the Secretary of the Conservative Association of South Waterloo. He was a member of the Galt Board of Trade as well as a shareholder in the Galt, Preston and Hespeler Street Railway Company. Mr. Jaffray died on September 6, 1895 and is buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery.

Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge

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DEATH OF MR. JAFFRAY

He Passed Away Thursday Evening Aged 57 Years - An Old and Much Respected Resident of Galt - A Widely-Known Journalist

After nearly four weeks of suffering and distress, Mr. Geo. Joseph Jaffray, editor and proprietor of the Galt Reporter and one of the oldest and most highly esteemed residents of the town, died Thursday evening, at a few minutes after nine o'clock.

The deceased gentleman had, at late years, been a victim of dyspepsia, but being of a quiet disposition and of as uncomplaining nature, very few of his friends were acquainted with his sufferings. He was always able to attend to business and was to be found In his office every day, with a punctuality and regularity that was a marked characteristic of Mr. Jaffray during all his life. It was not until attending the C. W. A. meet in Waterloo in July, that Mr. Jaffray's condition began to give his family any source of alarm. To a friend he remarked upon that occasion that he had some difficulty in getting his breath. Mr. Jaffray, however, continued to be present at his office every day for some weeks after and it was not until four weeks ago on Monday last that he was compelled to remain at home, his indisposition having assumed a character as to necessitate his ceasing work. For three weeks previous to his death, he suffered much distress and notwithstanding all that medical skill could do to relieve his ailment, which was heart trouble, he grew worse and his condition for the last few days, was very precarious. Perfect rest and quietude was ordered him by his physiclan and these were secured to him as far as possible. Mr. Jaffray was conscious up to the last moment and the end came, as already mentioned, a few minutes after 9 o'clock, in the evening.

George Joseph Jaffray was the youngest son of the late Peter Jaffray and was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, in the year 1838. When a mere boy, along with the other members of the family, he came to Canada with his parents. They came direct to Galt and were thinking of going up in the neighborhood of Goderich to take up land and begin farming. But at that time a situation was open for a printer on the Dumfries Courier and Mr. Jaffray, the father of the subject of this sketch, received employment on the paper. His two sons, William and Richard also drifted into the employ of the same office. This was in the year 1844 and two years subsequently, Mr. Peter Jaffray, retired to establish the Galt Weekly Reporter, the organ of the Conservative party in Waterloo Co. Thus, it will be seen, that the Reporter, ever since its inception, nearly fifty years ago, has been in the hands of the Jaffray family, the paper descending from father to son. Shortly after this journal was established by Mr. Jaffray, the Courier went out of existence. The Reporter continued in the hands of the father, until he passed away in 1864, when it came into the possession of the sons Richard, Henry and George. Mr. Richard Jaffray edited the journal until his serious illness in 1889, when he retired, his interest being taken over by his brother George. The deceased, before assuming the editorial management and control of the Reporter, was actively connected with its business interests, being bookkeeper and business manager. Henry Jaffray, who was also one of the proprietors, did not devote as much time to the business as his brothers, Richard and George. He being of a nomadic disposition, had gone on a trip to England, joined Wolelsey's Red River expedition to the North-west and travelled miles over the face of the continent. He was one of the victims of that ill-fated steamer which passed over the dam in Galt, in the year 1878, the memory of which still fills many minds with horror and recalls one of the saddest drowning accidents, which ever took place in Canada. The only others of deceased who are living are William, the eldest, who is postmaster at Berlin and Richard, of Galt. Two sisters were born, one of whom is still living, Miss Catherine Jaffray, who resided with the deceased. The other sister, Minnie, who married Mr. Geo. Baker, now of Chicago, died some years ago.

As a publisher and journalist, the deceased was known far and wide in the newspaper fraternity. He always conducted a clean, well edited and neat publication, which reflected credit on the publisher and was an ornament to the Canadian press.

The deceased was also familiar with the early scenes and associations of Galt and surrounding country and was conversant with the history of the oldest residents, their struggles, and the hardships incident to settling in a new and what was then, a comparatively undeveloped country. He was an authority on municipal law and the Statutes of Ontario. The funeral of the late Geo. J. Jaffray took place from the family residence, East Main St., to Trinity church cemetery on Saturday afternoon. The respect and esteem in which the deceased gentleman was held, was evidenced by the large attendance, the cortege being one of the longest ever witnessed in Galt. The floral tributes were numerous and very pretty. As the solemn procession moved slowly down Main street on the way to Trinity church, the merchants closed their places of business and lowered their window blinds. All the clergymen of the town were present at the house, where the solemnities were conducted by Rev. John Ridley, rector of Galt, and Rev. Dr. King. At Trinity church the burial service of the Church of England was conducted by Rev. Mr. Ridley. Interment, to the Trinity church cemetery.

The Weekly Reformer 12 Sep 1895 pg 6

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Misfortune:
SAD ACCIDENT AT GALT

A Pleasure Steamboat Goes Over The Mill Dam -- 8 Drowned

May 23, Galt. --The little steamer EMPRESS OF INDIA, which had been placed on the Grand River, and which on Monday last commenced its trips for the season on Blain's Dam, to all appearance was perfectly safe for the business required of it, and the calamity which has overtaken it was totally unlooked for.

Last evening about eight o'clock a party of some fifteen young men and two young women embarked on the vessel for a sail up the river. As the boat was crossing the dam something appeared to go wrong with the rudder, and the head of the boat could not be turned sufficiently up the stream to enable it to counteract the effects of the current caused by the flow over the dam. The west side of the dam was reached without mishap, however, but the point where the boat would have touched being rough and rocky, an order was given to reverse the engine, which was done. The boat again getting out into the stream, an effort was made to turn the bow up the stream but again it seemed as if the rudder would not work, and when at last it did, it unfortunately was turned the wrong way, and the boat headed directly for the fall, and before those on board could realize their position the steamer drifted broadside to the fall, and in a moment went crashing over into the boiling water beneath. Before it took it's final leap, however, two of it's occupants, John and William Ovens, jumped into the water, and the latter, in an almost miraculous manner, managed to obtain a foothold on the very edge and to resist the current until he reached the shore. His brother John was not so fortunate, being carried over the faIl, but he was eventually taken out of the river some distance below in an insensible condition.

Of those who went over with the boat, eight were lost, the rest having in various ways managed to reach shore. Both of the young women were saved, one, Miss Landreth, having had an escape that was perfectly miraculous, she floated down the stream until she struck the western pier of the upper bridge, against which the water pressed her so tightly that parties were enabled to get ropes and rescue her.

The following is a complete list of the drowned:-

Jas. Montgomery (engineer and owner), Edward Wren, Andrew Jackson; John Fraser; Frederick Cane; H. J. Jaffray (of the Galt reporter); Thomas Elliott and David Scott. The body of Mr. H. J. Jaffray was taken out of the water within a short time of the accident, but the most unremitting exertions on the part of the medical men present failed to restore life. It is the general impression, that when the boat went over the fall he must have been struck and stunned.

Efforts to recovers of the bodies were made during the night but without success. This morning the boat was turned over where she lay below the falls, being supposed that some of the bodies must be entangled in the wreck, but none were discovered. The dam is about ten or twelve feet high, with about a foot of water flowing over the fall. The depth of water above the fall is from fifteen to eighteen feet.

Meaford Monitor Friday, May 31, 1878

George married Jane Kippen Nairn 18 Jul 1877, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States. Jane (daughter of John Nairn, daughter of John Nairn and Jane Murdock Kippen) was born 7 Aug 1847, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1921, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 May 1921, Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jane Kippen Jaffray
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-62360
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; English Church
• Occupation: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Schoolteacher
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Recipes: 1898, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Grape Catsup

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Recipes:
GRAPE CATSUP.

Take eleven pounds of grapes, squeeze pulp from the skins, scald the pulp until the seeds separate easily, then work through the colander and throw away the seeds; place the pulp and skins in a porcelain kettle with one quart of vinegar, six pounds of brown sugar, two tablepoonsfuls of cinnamon, one tablespoonful of cloves, one tablespoonful of allspice. Boil one and a half hours, stirring pretty constantly to keep from burning. Ripe gooseberries are very nice prepared in the same way.

VELVET CREAM

Soak three-quarters of an ounce of gelatine in half a pint sherry wine five minutes, then dissolve it over the fire, stirring all the time; rub the rind of two lemons, with six ounces of loaf sugar, which, with the juice , add to the solution, which is then to be poured gently into one pint cream; stir until cold, then pour into moulds.<sup>1a

1a</sup>Margaret Taylor and Frances McNaught, The New Galt Cook Book (Revised Edition (Toronto, Ontario: McLeod & Allen, 1898).

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32382
• Occupation: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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PETER JAFFRAY 1800-1864

Married: Mary Ann Gittins

Mr. Jaffray was born in Stirling, Scotland in 1800, was a graduate of the University of Glasgow and learned the printing business while in the employ of Oliver and Boyd in Edinburgh. He also worked for the Shrewsbury Chronicle for twenty-two years and started the Shrewsbury News. In 1844 Mr. Jaffray immigrated to the Goderich area with the intention of becoming a gentleman farmer. On his way west he passed through Galt and noted that the Dumfries Courier was looking for a printer. He continued on his journey but it soon became apparent that pioneer farming in Canada was neither to his expectations nor his liking and he soon began to contemplate alternatives. He considered an offer to join George Brown's fledgling Toronto Globe but decided instead to throw in his lot with Ben Hearle and the Dumfries Courier. After working for two years for the "shiftless" Mr. Hearle, Mr. Jaffray and his sons finally had enough of the publisher's shortcomings and announced their intentions to leave within a month. Faced with the loss of the cream of his staff, Mr. Hearle persuaded the Jaffray's to stay on for an additional three weeks while he sought qualified replacements. When it became apparent that none were forthcoming and that the demise of the Courier was inevitable, Mr. Hearle offered to sell his antiquated equipment to Mr. Jaffray. Although contemplating the formation of his own newspaper, Mr. Jaffray declined the offer, opting instead for newer, though more expensive, equipment. Having now severed his ties with the Courier, Mr. Jaffray, in partnership with James Ainslie, launched the Galt Reporter with the first issue appearing on Friday, November 13, 1846. Mr. Ainslie and Mr. Jaffray had a falling out over the conservative political content that was finding its way into the paper and Mr. Ainslie left the partnership in 1849 to start a rival weekly, the Dumfries Reformer. With the departure of Mr. Ainslie the Reporter came under the sole control of Mr. Jaffray and his sons William, Richard, Henry and George, and became more politically conservative in tone. Mr. Jaffray died on November 15, 1864 and is buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery. Jaffray St. is named for him and perpetuates the memory of various family members.


Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge

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During the summer of 1844 the first newspaper ever published in Galt saw the light. It was called the Dumfries Courier, and thirty-five year after its publication, as the copy before us witnesses, it presents a very faded and unattractive appearance. It was published by the easy-going, genial but shiftless "Ben" Hearle, who felt his bosom swell with pride when he was called the editor, but who performed little but spoke much of the onerous duties of the chair editorial. Indeed, from " Ben's" easygoing habits, it is very doubtful if there would have been any editorials whatever on some occasions, or in fact any Courier at all, but for the fact that Mr. Peter Jaffray and sons had arrived in Galt from Shrewsbury, England, shortly after the office was opened, and were induced to take an active part in getting out the paper.....Mr. Peter Jaffray was born in Stirling, Scotland, in 1800. He learned the printing business with Oliver & Bojsd, Edinburgh, and afterwards obtained a responsible charge in connection with the Shrewsbury Chronicle, in England, with which he was associated for twenty-two years. After starting the Shrewsbury News, he emigrated to Canada, arriving in Galt in July, 1844, where he continued to reside until his death on the 15th November, 1864. His connection with the press of Galt, as well as his social and kind disposition, are too well remembered to require recital.

Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young

Peter married Mary Ann Gittins 30 Oct 1829, Shrewsbury, , Shropshire, England. Mary was born 1804, Shrewsbury, , Shropshire, England; died 17 Apr 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 May 1873, Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Ann Jaffray
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33209
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of england
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-62367

John married Jane Murdock Kippen 9 Aug 1835, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Jane (daughter of Captain George Kippen and Julia Ann Grant) was born 3 May 1816, Greenock, , Renfrew, Scotland; died 1861, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jane Murdock Nairn
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-101860

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-153561

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• Military: Captain Royal Navy
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-388047

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Military:
HMS Peruvian was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1808 at Parson's Yard, Warsash, England. She was under the command of George Kippen where She was on the American Station

George — Julia Ann Grant. Julia was born 24 Feb 1792, Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia; died 17 Jan 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Julia Ann Kippen
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-388046
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; English Church

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In Galt, on Tuesday afternoon, at a quarter past four o'clock, Julia Ann, widow of the late Capt. George Kippen, R.N., aged 79 years.

Funeral - Today, (Friday) at 3 o'clock, p.m., from her late residence, Church St., to the English Church cemetery.

Galt Reporter Jan 20 1871 pg 3