Frederick Sproston Challener^[1]

1869 - 1959  (89 years)

• Name	Frederick Sproston Challener
  Born	7 Jul 1869	Whetstone, , Middlesex, England   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	F. S. Challener
  Residence	1902	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [5]
  Occupation	1904	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	artist
  Occupation	1908	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	artist
  		Challener,FrederickS-0001-GrandTheatre-London.jpg "Grand Theatre | Tourism London". 2022. Tourism London. https://www.londontourism.ca/things-to-do/theatre/grand-theatre.
  		Challener,FrederickS-0002-GrandTheatre-London.jpg
  Residence	1908	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Occupation	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 9]
  	Artist
  		Canada's Grand Armada, 1918
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-314856
  Died	1959
  Person ID	I43672	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Challener,   b. Abt 1843,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Emma,   b. Dec 1843, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F165514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel White,   b. 7 Dec 1883, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	20 Feb 1902	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [5, 9]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Ethel Challener,   b. 14 Aug 1902, New York City, New York, USA. ,   d. 25 Jul 1952, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States  (Age 49 years)   2. Catherine Douglas Challener,   b. 21 Feb 1904, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sproston Rutherford Challener,   b. 17 Jun 1906, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Sep 1908, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   4. Lillian Elaine Challener,   b. 3 May 1908, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Helen Leonora Challener,   b. 29 Jan 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Barbara Challener,   b. 1912, , Manitoba, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F43240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Frederick Sproston Challener

  
  

• Notes

  The Proscenium Arch Mural Celebrating 100 Years by Christian Cardell Corbet, PPCPA, FRSA For over well over half a century now there has been incessant speculation as to who created the marvelous mural that adorns the Grand Theatre's proscenium arch. Early speculations suggested London, Ontario artist Eva Marie Bradshaw. However, Bradshaw was a post-impressionist painter and never worked on allegorical themes let alone murals. It was recorded by Canadian artist Frederick Sproston Challener, RCA that he created a mural in the year 1905 and did so for The Grand Opera House in London, Ontario, now the Grand Theatre..... Frederick Sproston Challener died in 1959 in his 90th year having left behind a most extraordinary career and many notable masterpieces of art work that is unsurpassed today. Challener is represented with wall paintings in the following collections: National Gallery of Canada; Art Gallery of Ontario; University of Lethbridge Art Coll.; Agnes Jamieson Gallery Coll. Challener is represented with murals at the Royal Alexandra Theatre; Royal Alexandra Hotel, Wpg; MacDonald Hotel, Edmonton, AB; Laidlaw Building, Toronto; and 14 important panels at Parkwood Mansion, former residence of Col. R S Mac Laughlin, Oshawa, ON. "The Story Of The Grand Theatre Mural". 2022. Dotydocs.Theatreinlondon.Ca. https://dotydocs.theatreinlondon.ca/Archives/grand/mural.htm#grand. __________ The painting known as "Fort Rouille" a French trading post at Toronto in 1759 by F. S. Challener, is bequeathed to the city of Toronto to be hung in the city hall. Waterloo Chronicle, 11 May 1933, p. 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Sproston Rutherford Challoner Gender:Male Birth Date:17 Jun 1906 Birth Place:York, Ontario, Canada Father:Frederick S Challoner Mother:Ethel White [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 9. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 16. [S2480] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [Ancestry.com]. NameFrederick S Challener SexMale Age62 Immigration Date1931 Immigration PlaceNew York, New York, United States Birth Year (Estimated)1869 BirthplaceWhetsone, England Occ: Artist Event TypeImmigration Ship NameMajestic [S3096] Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968. Name: Frederick S. Challener Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States Residence Place: Cook, Illinois, United States Age: 31 Birth Year (Estimated): 1871 Marriage Date: 20 Feb 1902 Marriage Date: 20 Feb 1902 Marriage Place: Cook Co., Illinois Spouse's Name: Ethel White Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1884 [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Catherine Douglas Challener Sex: Female Birth Date: 21 Feb 1904 Birthplace: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Father's Name: Frederick S Challener - artist Mother's Name: Ethel White [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Lillian Elaine Challoner Sex: Female Birth Date: 03 May 1908 Birthplace: Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's Name: Fredk S Challoner - artist Conestogo Mother's Name: Ethel White [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Sproster Rutherford Challoner Gender:Male Age:2y, 3m, 11d Birth Date:abt 1906 Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario Death Date:29 Sep 1908 Death Place:Conestogo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Accidental Drowning Occ: son of Frederick S. Calloner [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Helen Leonora Challener Sex: Female Birth Date: 29 Jan 1911 Birthplace: Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's Name: Frederick Spoeston Challener - Artist Mother's Name: Ethel White married: Chcago Ill - 1901

  
  

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  Born - 7 Jul 1869 - Whetstone, , Middlesex, England Residence - 1902 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Married - 20 Feb 1902 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Occupation - artist - 1904 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - artist - 1908 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1908 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Artist - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth