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Charles Joseph Sylvanus "Syl" Apps

Charles Joseph Sylvanus "Syl" Apps

Male 1915 - 1998  (83 years)

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  • Name Charles Joseph Sylvanus "Syl" Apps 
    Born 18 Jan 1915  Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Honoured 1961 
    Hockey Hall of Fame 
    Elected Office 1963 
    MPP - for Kingston Ontario and Kingston and the Islands 
    • While still playing hockey, Apps ran for parliament in the 1940 federal election. He was a candidate in the riding of Brant for the National Government Party but lost to incumbent George Ernest Wood of the Liberals by 138 votes.
      Apps was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1975. He represented the riding of Kingston from 1963 to 1967 and Kingston and the Islands from 1967 to 1975. He served as the Minister of Correctional Services from 1971 to 1974.
    Honoured Order of Canada 
    Honoured Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Syl and Molly Apps Research Centre name for him 
    Honoured Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Syl Apps Community Centre in Paris named for him 
    Honoured Oakville, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Syl Apps Youth Centre in Oakville named for him 
    Honoured 1975 
    Canada's Sports Fall of Fame 
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    Died 24 Dec 1998  Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Honoured 2001  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    postage stamp 
    Name Syl Apps 
    Name Sylvanus Apps 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-111146 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I111146  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Ernest Overy Apps,   b. 28 Apr 1880, Brantford Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1931, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Mary Swan Wrigley,   b. 29 Dec 1877, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1970  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1908  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F272947  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Josephine "Molly" Marshall,   b. 1914,   d. 1982  (Age 68 years) 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F47748  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
      [West] Jean Yvonne APPS/ 1912-1992/ wife of/ Carson F. MORRISON/ 1902-1993/ Mary Josephine/ MARSHALL/ 1914-1982/ wife of/ Charles Joseph/ Sylvanus APPS/ 1915-1998/

    2. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019109 (1908).
      Name:Mary Swan Wrigley Age:30 Birth Year:abt 1878 Birth Place:North Dunfer Marriage Date:10 Jun 1908 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Joseph Wrigley Mother:Jane G Dryden Wrigley Spouse:Ernert Overy Apps

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsHonoured - Syl and Molly Apps Research Centre name for him - - Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Dec 1998 - Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHonoured - postage stamp - 2001 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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