James Herbert Scott

1868 - 1900  (32 years)

• Name	James Herbert Scott
  Born	1868	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	U. P. Presbyterian
  Business	1897	Victoria Wheel Works, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Victoria Wheel Works
  	The hub and spoke manufacturing business first started by Thomas Todd and John Davidson in 1861 and later operated by Young and Smith. Mr. Scott purchased the business in 1873 and operated it for many years as R. Scott and Son Ltd., later the Victoria Wheel Works. The buildings were damaged by fire in 1882 but were rebuilt and enlarged. Mr. Scott continued to manage the business until 1906 when he sold it to his son-in-law George A. Dobbie. The business was located at the foot of Main St. for many years before moving to new facilities on Middleton St. in 1913.
  		Victoria Wheel Works From 1897 Jubilee Souvenir of Galt
  Name	J. E. Scott
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-118235
  Died	29 Jul 1900	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Cause: Typhoid Fever (3 weeks)
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I118235	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Mayor Robert Scott,   b. 27 Aug 1839, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1926, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Margaret Whyte,   b. 15 Jul 1840, , Scotland ,   d. 18 May 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1867	Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F16198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Victoria Wheel Works The extensive factory on Main Street manufactures all kinds of carriage materials, wheels, finished shafts and poles, plow handles, etc. This is one of the largest businesses of its kind in Western Canada. It was established in 1860, and has been a success from the start, now employing some forty hands. The extensive concern covers a ground space of three acres, including the warehouse on Queen Street. The goods manufactured by the firm find their way to all parts of the Dominion and even to Australia. The firm is composed of Robt. Scott, Esq., and his son J.H. Scott. Both gentlemen are natives of Galt, and the son may be said to have grown up in the business, and is equally with his father familiar with it in all its details. Not only as a manufacturer, but as a citizen Mr. R. Scott has always taken a deep interest in all matters tending to the advancement of Galt. The high esteem in which he is held by his fellow citizens is shown by the fact that repeatedly he has been the choice of the people to fill important and representative positions, having served in the Council and filled the mayor's chair with credit to himself and honor to the town, and at the present time has the honor of being the first mayor of Rossland, B.C. 1aJubilee Souvenir of Galt 1897

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 4. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . Robert Scott/ 1839-1926/ his wife/ Margaret Whyte/ 1840-(blank)/ their son/ James Herbert/ 1868-1900/ their daughter/ Marion/ 1873-1875 [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1868). James Robert Scott (1868-1900) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 4 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138922482/james-robert-scott. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 24 Apr 1867. White, Margaret married 16 Apr 1867 to Robert Scott At Seaforth. Groom of Trotter & Scott, Galt; bride, of Seaforth. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 24 Apr 1867. Scott, Robert married 16 Apr 1867 to Margaret White At Seaforth. Groom of Trotter & Scott, Galt; bride, of Seaforth.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1868 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - U. P. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Victoria Wheel Works - 1897 - Victoria Wheel Works, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Typhoid Fever (3 weeks) - 29 Jul 1900 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth