Mayor John Perry

1835 - 1917  (81 years)

• Name	John Perry
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	5 Jul 1835	Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Manufacturer
  Elected Office	1886	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mayor of Galt
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188235514
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Coal & Wood Dealer
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Bookkeeper
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Income
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-60568
  Died	16 Apr 1917	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  	Cause: Old Age
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I60568	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Sarah Cook,   b. 13 Jun 1848, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1867	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Children	1. Edith Campbell Black Perry,   b. 1 Mar 1869, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1955  (Age 85 years)   2. Jeanie Perry,   b. 1871, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nellie Perry,   b. 12 Mar 1871, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Penelope Cook Perry,   b. 12 Mar 1871, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1954  (Age 82 years)   5. Jean Perry,   b. 22 Aug 1873, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Age ~ 85 years)   6. William John Perry,   b. Mar 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Wilhelmina Adie "Minnie" Perry,   b. 2 Mar 1876, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Age ~ 87 years)   8. John Campbell "Campbell" Perry,   b. 15 Feb 1878, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario ,   d. 31 Mar 1902, , South Africa  (Age 24 years)   9. Catherine Perry,   b. 31 Dec 1883, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Kathrine Sarah Perry,   b. 31 Dec 1888, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F15846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Victoria Wheel Co., Main Street - Well may Galt be called the Manchester of Canada, for, considering the population, there are more and varied industries carried on here than any other town or city of its size in the Dominion. The business is more steady, and the mechanics as a rule own their own houses, which gives them a greater interest in the welfare of the town. Among the most prominent manufacturing industries in the town is that of the Victoria Wheel Company, which is located at the head of Main Street. This business has been established over 25 years, being commenced in a comparatively small way, and steadily expanded during the passing years. In 1866 the present Company succeeded Smith & McMillan, and since that time the business has made rapid strides forward. The premises cover about three-quarters of an acre of ground, the main building being a three-story stone structure fitted up with all the most improved and perfected machinery for this class of work. Employment is furnished for fifty skilled workmen on an average throughout the year. The Company manufactures all kinds of carriage and buggy wheels, shafts, plough handles, and articles of similar nature, which find a market throughout Ontario and the other Provinces. The work done by this Company is noted for the superior quality of the material used and the finish and excellence of workmanship displayed. The machinery is run by a 100 horse power engine, having a 140-horse power boiler. Mr. John Perry is the manager, and is a gentleman well qualified for the position. He is a native of Canada, of Scottish descent, and is a thoroughgoing and enterprising business man. Robert Scott, the chief member of the firm, is a native of Galt, and has been connected with it for fourteen years. He is also the present Mayor of Galt. Industries of Canada, historical and commercial sketches, Hamilton and environs: its prominent places and people: representative merchants and manufacturers: its improvements, progress and enterprise (1886)

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-3 Page 12. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 5. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 4. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 139. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. PERRY/ sacred to the memory of/ John PERRY 1835-1917/ Sarah COOK PERRY (his wife) 1848-1925/ John Campbell PERRY (their son)/ born 1878 buried S. Africa 1902/ their daughters/ 1871 Penelope Cook 1954/ 1869 Edith Campbell BLACK 1955/ [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1835). John Perry (1835-1917) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 29 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188235514/john-perry. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 031879 (1917). Name:John Perry Gender:Female Age:81 Birth Date:abt 1836 Birth Place:Fergus Death Date:16 Apr 1917 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Old Age [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 11 Dec 1867. Perry, John married 3 Dec 1867 to Sarah Cook At the residence of the bride's mother, Galt, by Rev. Mr. Smith. Groom, of Greensville; bride, the eldest daughter of the late P. Cook, Galt.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jul 1835 - Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Dec 1867 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Mayor of Galt - 1886 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Coal & Wood Dealer - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bookkeeper - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Old Age - 16 Apr 1917 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth