Captain Thomas William "Tom" Seagram^[1]

1887 - 1965  (77 years)

• Name	Thomas William "Tom" Seagram
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	25 Oct 1887	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86115332
  Interesting	business, military, public service
  Military	WW1
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Distiller
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Church of England
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, 108th Regiment
  Military	1914	WW1   [7]
  	WW1, Captain, 108th Battalion / 118th Battalion
  Sports Team Membership	1923	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Waterloo Cricket Club winners of Western Ontario League
  		Waterloo-WaterlooCricketClub-WinnersWesternOntarioLeague1923.jpg
  Residence	31 Union St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  Residence	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-43680P
  Died	1 Oct 1965	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I43680	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Emm Seagram,   b. 15 Apr 1841, Fisher Mills, (Cambridge) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Aug 1919  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Stephanie Erbs,   b. 8 Apr 1847, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 4 Aug 1909, Cushings Island, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States  (Age 62 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1869	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F11392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Jean Pearson,   b. 16 Oct 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 May 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	11 Sep 1913	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F31805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Thomas William Seagram

  
  

• Notes

  Seagram, T. W. [Thomas William b. 25 Oct. 1887, Waterloo, Ont.; distiller; next-of-kin: Dorothy Seagram, wife; regimental number: --] Brook Skelton, Military Honour Rolls and Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo Kin, Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society 2007 *bracketed information from the WW1 Attestation Papers ___________________ Waterloo Executive Dies at 77 Thomas W. Seagram, 77, of 31 Union St. E., Waterloo, prominent Waterloo executive and a son of the founder of Joseph E. Seagram and Sons Ltd., distillers, died Friday at his home after a heart attack. He was chairman of the board of directors, Canada Barrels and Kegs Ltd., director of Globe Furniture Co. Ltd. and Hespeler St. Mary's Wood Specialties Ltd., Joseph E. Seagram Sons Ltd., and a former director of Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and vice-president of Waterloo Trust and Savings Co. A son of the late Joseph E. Seagram and Stephanie Urbs, he was born at Waterloo and educated at. Lakefield preparatory school and Trinity College, Port Hope. He was employed by the Bank of Montreal at Collingwood and Hamilton from 1906 to 1909 and was part owner of the famous Seagram Stables of Waterloo from 1919 until dissolution In 1933. The Seagram horses ran many races on Canadian tracks. He was a member of Westmount Golf and Country Club, the Granite Club, Seigorney Club, Waterloo Chamber Commerce, and a director of Freeport Sanatorium. He attended the Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo. He joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force as paymaster of the 118th Battalion in 1915 and served in France as captain with the 4th Machine Gun Battalion. He was a major in the Canadian officers reserve. Surviving besides his wife, the former Dorothy Pearson, are son, Thomas B. of Waterloo; a daughter, Mrs. Fenner (Stephanie) Douglas of Ottawa, and six grandchildren. He was predeceased by three brothers, Edward, Norman and Joseph, and a sister, Mrs. Adine Bowlby. The funeral will be Monday at Holy Saviour Anglican Church. The body will be at the residence from Sunday noon. Contributions to the rector's fund of the Church of the Holy Saviour and the Canadian Diabetic Society will be accepted as expressions of sympathy. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Oct 2, 1965 Page 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Dorothy J. Pearson/ Beloved Wife Of/ Thomas W. Seagram/ Oct. 16, 1891/ May 29, 1975 [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 42 Page 8. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 57. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Thomas W. Seagram/ Oct. 25, 1887/ Oct. 1, 1965 [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 24 Feb 1869. Seagram, Joseph married 23 Feb 1869 to Stephanie Erbe At Trinity Church, Galt by Rev. Dr. Boomer LLD. Groom, of Stratford; bride, niece of Wm. Hespeler, late of Waterloo, Ont.

  
  

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  Born - 25 Oct 1887 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Distiller - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Sep 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Sports Team Membership - Waterloo Cricket Club winners of Western Ontario League - 1923 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 31 Union St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Oct 1965 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth