Mayor Arthur William Mercer

1867 - 1945  (77 years)

• Name	Arthur William Mercer
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	22 Aug 1867	, New Brunswick, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Elected Office	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mayor - Cambridge
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Agent, Piano
  Residence	1911	30 Elliott St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1945	224 Main St. E., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-209177
  Died	2 Feb 1945	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Cause: Fractured Left Hip - Cerebral Haemorrhage
  Buried	5 Feb 1945	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I209177	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Jane E. "Jane" Robinson,   b. 1870, , Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1904, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Children	1. Ruth Mercer,   b. Jun 1898, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Paul Whitaker Mercer,   b. 27 Aug 1904, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ethel Rose White,   b. 8 Feb 1884, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1971  (Age 86 years)
  Married	23 Sep 1908	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F189896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BX May 16, 1919 Distinguished Conduct Medal Presented to Hero's Mother - Decoration Awarded to Company Sergeant Major Stephen Ridley, Formerly of Brantford A former resident of Brantford, and an employee of The Courier, has been added to the list of Canadian heroes, the late C.S.M. Stephen Ridley, whose distinguished conduct medal was received by Mayor A.W. Mercer of Galt on Monday. The late Company Sergeant-Major Stephen Ridley died of wounds on August 28, 1918 and was awarded the coveted decoration on account of the gallantry and courage he displayed in the battle of Cambrai, in which he received his fatal wounds. He was one of the 19th Battalion Boys. On Tuesday Mayor Mercer, Ald. Alfred Taylor and others, waited upon the soldiers mother, Mrs. Stephen Ridley, of 11 Close Avenue, and presented her with the Distinguished Conduct Medal which had been awarded to her son. In making the presentation Mayor Mercer addressed Mrs. Ridley: To me has fallen the great honour of being commissioned by the military authorities to deliver to you the Distinguished Conduct Medal so nobly won by your gallant son on the field of Cambrai. No words of mine can convey the appreciation of your son's fellow citizens for his gallantry, and even this tangible appreciation from the Empire falls short of consoling you for the loss of your beloved son, but as the years go on and all-healing time brings you the balm of consolation that nothing else can give your pride will be freshly inspired every time you gaze on this medal, the tangible evidence that amongst countless heroes your son was counted brave. It is with pride, therefore, that I hand you this medal, counting it associated even in this small measure with that of your son and that I can do your son the posthumous service of delivering to his mother the medal which he so gallantly won at the cost of his own life. And, on behalf of the city, permit me to assure you that your fellow citizens rejoice with you in your son's bravery and mourn with you his early death. Stephen Ridley DCM | Great War Centenary Association. (2018). Doingourbit.ca. Retrieved 30 May 2018, from https://www.doingourbit.ca/profile/stephen-ridley-dcm?page=8

  
  

• Sources

  [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 30. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . In memory of/ E. Jane E. ROBINSON/ 1870-1904/ wife of/ Arthur W. MERCER/ 1867-1945/ and his wife/ Ethel Rose WHITE/ 1884-1971/ MERCER/ [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 012029 (1945). Name:Arthur William Mercer Gender:Male Age:77 Birth Date:22 Aug 1867 Birth Place:New Brunswick Death Date:2 Feb 1945 Death Place:Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Hiram Mercer Mother:Elizabeth Mercer Spouse:Ethel Mercer Certificate Number:012029 [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019178 (1908). Name:Arthur William Mercer Age:41 Birth Year:abt 1867 Marriage Date:23 Sep 1908 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Heram Whitfield Mercer Mother:Elizabeth Aslett Mercer Spouse:Ethel Rose White

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Aug 1867 - , New Brunswick, Canada Elected Office - Mayor - Cambridge - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Sep 1908 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agent, Piano - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Fractured Left Hip - Cerebral Haemorrhage - 2 Feb 1945 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 5 Feb 1945 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth