1889 - 1964 (74 years)
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Name |
Robert Hall "Bush" McWhirter |
Born |
16 Nov 1889 |
Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
1916 |
Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada [2] |
Clerk |
Died |
3 May 1964 [1] |
Hall of Fame - Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame |
2004 |
Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Baseball player |
- Robert 'Bush' McWhirter was from the old school, and it was a great day for baseball in Galt when he came to town to coach the Galt Terriers in 1921.
McWhirter, a Toronto native who had played professional baseball with the AAA Toronto Maple Leafs \endash he turned down an offer from the rival Baltimore Orioles \endash and was highly recommended, took over the reigns and helped develop countless local boys into top-notch players.
One of those players, the late Jack Murphy, who played for McWhirter and had a lifelong interest in local baseball, considered McWhirter to be the single most important factor in the rise of baseball locally.
McWhirter, a catcher, turned professional in 1909 with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League. At the Maple Leaf training camp in Macon, Georgia, his arm went "dead," killing a promising career......
https://cambridgeshf.com/inductee/robert-bush-mcwhirter/
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Name |
Bush McWhirter |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-154083 |
Buried |
Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Person ID |
I154083 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
9 Sep 2024 |
Family |
Annie Florence Bulmer, b. 1887, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 1949 (Age 62 years) |
Married |
7 Sep 1916 |
Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada [2] |
Children |
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Last Modified |
11 Sep 2024 |
Family ID |
F60013 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
McWHIRTER/ in loving memory of/ Robert H./ 1889-1964/ Annie F./ 1887-1949/ at rest/ Thomas J. J. (Jack)/ ALLEN/ 1916-1994/ Mildred Ann/ McWHIRTER/ 1917-1995/
[A] Father/
[B] Mother/
- [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
Name: Robert Mcwhirter
Sex: Male
Age: 26
Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 Toronto
Occ: Clarke, Toronto
Father's Name: William Mcwhirter
Mother's Name: Anne Brown
Spouse's Name: Annie Florence Bulmer
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 29
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1887 Toronto
Res: Toronto
Spouse's Father's Name: Frank Bulmer
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah J Horner
Marriage Date: 07 Sep 1916
Marriage Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
- [S1664] Cambridge Hall of Fame a href="https://www.cambridge.ca/cs_pubaccess/hall_of_fame.php?cpid=0&scpid=0&did=0&sid=0&ssid=0&tp=0&grid=0">Waterloo Region Museum, https://cambridgeshf.com/inductee/robert-bush-mcwhirter/.
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| Born - 16 Nov 1889 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Clerk - 1916 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada |
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| Married - 7 Sep 1916 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada |
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| Hall of Fame - Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame - Baseball player - 2004 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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