Mayor William Richard Davis

1840 - 1922  (81 years)

• Name	William Richard Davis
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	31 Dec 1840	Barna Kyln, Kildare, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Mitchell Advocate Newspaper
  Residence	1862	Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-367161
  Died	27 Mar 1922	Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I367161	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. William Davis,   b. 31 Dec 1815, , Wales, United Kingdom ,   d. 11 Dec 1890, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Reade,   b. 11 Oct 1811, , Kilkenny County, Leinster, Ireland ,   d. 16 Jan 1890, Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F263996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DAVIS, William Richard, journalist, was b. at Barna Kyln, Co. Kildare, Irel., and was ed. in Kilkenny. Coming to Can. in early life, he became a practical printer in the office of the Quebec Mercury. Proceeding west, he established the Mitchell Advocate newspaper, Apl., 1860, which he has ed. for the past 20 yrs, and of which he is now sole proprietor. Mr. D. has served on the High and Public Sch. Bds. of Mitchell, has been chairman of the High Sch. Bd., has served 24 yrs. in the town council, and has held the office of Mayor for a lengthened period. He ran for South Perth in the Ont. Assembly, in the Con. interest, on two occasions, but was defeated. He m. 1862, Miss Tabitha L. Worth.- Mitchell, Ont. The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Handbook of Canadian Biography, A Hand book of Canadian Biography, edited by Henry James Morgan, First Edition, Toronto, William Briggs, 1898

  
  

• Sources

  [S35] Vit - ON, Perth - Marriage Register of Perth County 1858-1869. Name: William Richard Davis Sex: Male Age: 21 Birth Year (Estimated): 1841 Birthplace: Co Armagh Ired Res: Mitchell Father's Name: William Mother's Name: Mary Anne Spouse's Name: Tabitha Lang Worth Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 17 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1845 Spouse's Birthplace: Mitchell Res: Mitchell Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Spouse's Mother's Name: Susanna Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 29 Mar 1862 Event Place: Perth, Ontario, Canada

  
  

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  Residence - 1862 - Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Mar 1922 - Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth