John Noble MacKendrick

1859 - 1956  (96 years)

• 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	6 Apr 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
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F16035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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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

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Dec 1859 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 26 Jul 1860 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Inspector - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Insurance Inspector - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manager, Farm Insurance - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth