1859 - 1956 (96 years)
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Name |
John Noble MacKendrick |
Born |
12 Dec 1859 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Christened |
26 Jul 1860 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Gender |
Male |
FindAGrave |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226796689 |
Interesting |
education, Insurance, sports |
Name |
J. N. MacKendrick |
Residence |
1861 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [5] |
United Presbyterian |
Residence |
1871 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
C. Presbyterian |
Occupation |
1891 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Inspector |
Residence |
1891 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Presbyterian |
Occupation |
1901 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Insurance Inspector |
Occupation |
1911 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Manager, Farm Insurance |
Residence |
1911 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Presbyterian |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-139262 |
Died |
7 Jan 1956 |
Buried |
Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Person ID |
I139262 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
9 Sep 2024 |
Father |
James McKendrick, b. 12 Jan 1831, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland , d. 9 Sep 1904, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years) |
Mother |
Clara Crane, b. 1836, , England , d. 28 Oct 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 50 years) |
Married |
5 Mar 1857 |
Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [7] |
Family ID |
F26185 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Amelia Jane Wilkinson, b. 23 Feb 1859, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
Children |
| 1. Bruce MacKendrick, b. 12 May 1892, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. Norah MacKendrick, b. 29 Aug 1893, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Bessie MacKendrick, b. 26 Apr 1898, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. John Noble MacKendrick, b. 6 Feb 1900, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
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Last Modified |
11 Sep 2024 |
Family ID |
F16035 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- John Noble MacKendrick was born in Galt, one of five sons of Clara Crane and James MacKendrick, a local plasterer and contractor. He was educated at Galt's Central Public School and at William Tassie's Galt Grammar School, later the Galt Collegiate Institute. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1887 with a Master of Arts degree with an honours in mathematics. He was an assistant teacher at Galt Collegiate Institute and taught in a rural school in Wilmot Township before being named as commercial master and later science master at Chatham Collegiate. Mr. MacKendrick began a long association with the Gore Mutual Fire Insurance in 1888 when he was appointed an Inspector for the company. He became the company's managing director in 1908, a post he held until 1944. He was also a member of the Gore's Board of Directors from 1913 to 1955. In 1920 he served on the executive of the Dominion Fire Prevention Association, became chairman of the Association's executive committee and in 1933 and 1934 served as the Association's president. Mr. MacKendrick served as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of Galt Collegiate Institute, acted as the vice-president of the Board of Directors of the Galt Hospital and was the chairman of the building fund for the Galt YMCA building erected on Queen's Square in 1912.. An enthusiastic canoeist, he joined the American Canoe Association in 1884 and served on the Association's board of directors from 1898 to 1936. In 1890 he won the world's championship tandem one mile canoe race with his brother Dr. H.F. MacKendrick at the international canoe races held off Long Island, New York. Mr. MacKendrick was also one of the original members from Galt of the Waterloo Historical Society. He died at the age of 96 on January 7, 1956 and is buried in Mount View Cemetery.
Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge
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Sources |
- [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-5 Page 4.
- [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 2.
- [S575] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - United Presbyterian.
John Noble McKendrick Born 12 Dec 1859 Galt Parents James McKendrick & Clara Crane baptized 26 Jul 1860
- [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 5.
- [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 2 Page 17.
- [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 132.
- [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 11 Mar 1857.
Crane, Clara married 5 Mar 1857 to James McKENDRICK By Rev H Gibson. Both of Galt.
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Event Map |
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| Born - 12 Dec 1859 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Christened - 26 Jul 1860 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Inspector - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Insurance Inspector - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Manager, Farm Insurance - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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