Bob Gillespie

1820 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Bob Gillespie
  Born	CA 1820
  Gender	Male
  Business	CA 1848	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	hardware store
  Residence	CA 1848	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-216389
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I216389	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Gavin Hume, described as one of Galt's most successful businessmen, was born in Irving, Ayrshire, Scotland on October 18, 1818. He came to Galt in 1848 and soon found employment in the hardware business of Bob Gillespie. He later also worked with Peter Cook. In 1851 Mr. Hume purchased a grocery store on the west bank of the Grand River, formerly owned by Richard Irwin. In 1856 he built an adjoining hardware store and operated the two stores until 1893 when he sold the grocery store to McPherson and Shiel. He sold the hardware store to J. R. Clunis in 1894. Mr. Hume was also the proprietor for a number of years in the Dumfries Mills. He was a member of Galt's town council in 1858-1859, 1861-1866, serving a deputy reeve in 1864 and 1866. Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, City of Cambridge Archives, 1998

  
  

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