James Gillies

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• Business: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; James Gillies and Son Ltd. (lumber and coal)
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-90350
• Occupation: 1889, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; Lumber and coal merchant
• Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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VETERAN BUSINESS MAN PASSES AWAY

James Gullies, Sr., Succumbs To Lengthy Illness; Came To Preston In 1894

Citizens of Preston today mourned the death of another of its merchants in the person of James Gillies, Sr., for many years a prominent coal and lumber dealer here. His death came about nine o'clock this morning after an illness that caused his retirement from active interest in his business the latter part of 1928. He was in his 85th year. The late Mr. Gillies was born at Vankleek Hill, Ontario, and lived for a time prior to his coming to Preston in 1890 in London Ontario, Idaho and Wisconsin. Ten years before taking up business here, the late Mr. Gillies owned and operated a coal and wood business in Paris, but when he came to town he bought out an established concern which, in recent years, has grown considerably, in the firm of J. M. Gillies and Son of Preston, the deceased was associated with his son, the late Robert Gillies until the latter's death in 1907. James Gillies Jr., has been connected with the firm as a partner since 1912. Through the years of his residence in Preston, the late James Gillies, Sr., took a keen interest in the public life of the district. He served several years on the municipal council of Preston. In politics he was a staunch Conservative. His wife predeceased him in 1910. There survive one son, James Jr., and two daughters, Mrs. (Dr.) McKendrick of Galt and Mrs. Mabel McIntosh of Preston. Funeral arrangements will be announced tomorrow.

Kitchener Daily Record 9 Oct 1931 pg 3

James — E. J. Cook. [Group Sheet]

1. Robert W. Gillies was born 27 Sep 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Mable Martha Gillies was born 17 Dec 1879, , USA; died 1958; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

James — Agnes McDowell. Agnes was born 6 Apr 1849, , USA; died 4 Sep 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Robert W. Gillies was born 1875, , Iowa, USA; died 14 Jul 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
2. Ethel Gillies was born Jan 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Mayor James McDowell Gillies was born 11 Mar 1889, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1935, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 Jan 1936, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.