James Peter Jaffray

1854 - 1934  (79 years)

• Name	James Peter Jaffray
  Born	10 Nov 1854	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	life story, newspaper
  Residence	1861	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Episcopalian
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Telegraph Operator
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Journalist
  Occupation	Abt 1912	The Reformer Newspaper, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	newspaper publisher The Reformer
  		The Reformer Newpaper office in 1897 From 1897 Jubilee Souvenir of Galt
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-65123
  Died	16 Jul 1934	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: Mitral Murmur of Heart (4 years)
  Buried	18 Jul 1934	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I65123	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Mayor William Jaffray,   b. 6 Mar 1832, Shrewsbury, , Shropshire, England ,   d. 28 Sep 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Agnes Smith Jackson,   b. 5 May 1833, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 3 Nov 1902, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1854	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F10093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adeline Little,   b. 17 Aug 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Madeline Jaffray,   b. 8 Jul 1889, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Bernice Jaffray,   b. 16 Mar 1895, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Harland Winston Jaffray,   b. 26 Aug 1899, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Nov 1972  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F17005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JAMES PETER JAFFRAY 1854-1934 Married: Adeline E. Littel - 1889 James Peter (J.P.) Jaffray was the oldest son of William Jaffray and a grandson of Peter Jaffray, the founder of the Galt Reporter, now the Cambridge Reporter. He was born in Galt in November 1854 and at an early age moved with his parents to Berlin, now Kitchener. There he attended Berlin and Waterloo Public Schools as well as St. Jerome's College for a short time. Before his thirteenth birthday, Mr. Jaffray joined the staff of the Galt Reporter, then published by his uncles, Richard Jaffray, Harry Jaffray and George Jaffray. He worked as a general utility man for two years assisting in type setting and providing the man power for the hand press. In 1868 he returned to Berlin to work in the telegraph office operated by his father. Four years later he was in charge of the parliament building office of the Dominion Telegraph Company. In 1874 he accepted a position in Ottawa for the Montreal Telegraph Company and two years after that he left the telegraph business to return to the newspaper business with his brother Robert in publishing the Norwich Gazette. After three years of publishing the Gazette, the brothers moved to Brantford where, with a third brother Edward, they acquired the Brant Union, a weekly newspaper, and turned it into the daily Brantford Evening Telegram. In the fall of 1882 the three brothers moved to the northwestern United States where Mr. Jaffray conceived of the idea of producing a newspaper for Canadians living in the United States. The paper appeared in 1883 in Minneapolis and was moved to Chicago in 1885. Mr. Jaffray returned to Galt in 1896 to take over operations of the Galt Reporter and within six weeks of his arrival had added a daily paper to the weekly which continued to be published until 1920. Within six months of the creation of the daily paper the Reporter attained a circulation of nine hundred copies each working day. In 1912, the same year that the Galt Reporter absorbed the Galt Reformer, Mr. Jaffray left Galt and went to Philadelphia where he remained for seven years. Then, after a year in Glasgow, Scotland, where he served as a Canadian Government Immigration Inspector, Mr. Jaffray returned to Galt and the Reporter where he served as editor and editorial writer until he retired in 1924. In the municipal field Mr. Jaffray served on Galt town and city council in 1900, 1902, 1907, and from ,1909 to 1912. In his time on council he served as deputy reeve in 1907 and 1912. He also served as president of the Galt Board of Trade and was a member of the Ontario Municipal Board. He was a member of the Galt Horticultural Society and was president of the Ontario Horticultural Society in 1912 and in 1932. He died in Galt on July 16, 1934 and is buried in Mount View Cemetery. Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge __________________ J. P. JAFFRAY DIES AT GALT Outstanding Newspaperman and Public Spirited Citizen. Born in 1854. SON OF FORMER POSTMASTER J. P. Jaffray, one of Waterloo county's best known men and a dean of the "fourth estate", died on Monday, July 16, at his residence, Brant road at Blenheim road. He had been in failing health for some time. He was born in Galt in November, 1854, and when quite young his family moved to Kitchener. He launched on his newspaper career with the Galt Reporter in 1866 and remained here two years, then returned to Kitchener (then Berlin) to take up telegraphy in his father's office. He made much progress as a telegrapher by 1872 that he was placed in charge of the Ontario parliament buildings office of the Dominion Telegraph Company at Toronto. In 1874 he accepted a parliamentary telegraph job at Ottawa for the Montreal Telegraph Company. Started Newspapers He gave up telegraphy in 1876 to go to Norwich to join his late brother, Robert M., of Windsor, in establishing the Gazette. After two years the brothers established the Brantford Daily Telegram. Then the brothers went west, R. M. to become manager of the Daily Morning Leader of Eau Claire, Wis., and Edward G. the editor. In 1896, J. P. returned to Galt and with his brother took over the Reporter, established by his grandfather, in 1844. J. P. immediately launched into a program of civic improvement in Galt, and for 15 years served in the council. J. P. launched the Reporter as a daily in 1896. Mr. Jaffray was s great advocate of public ownership and one of Hydro's greatest boosters. In 1912 he left the Reporter to take over the Canadian government general agency in Philadelphia. He was a member of the British recruiting mission 1914-18. He wrote many historical booklets in Canada and the U. S. A. and was regarded as an authority on Waterloo county history. He was contributor of feature news articles for the Waterloo Chronicle during recent years. He was greatly responsible for the development of Galt's fine park system, civic beautification and a strong supporter of the Grand River improvement association. The late Mr. Jaffray is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Morrison of Edmonton, Mrs. Wideman of Chicago, one son, Harland, Toronto, one brother, C. T. Jaffray, president of the Soo Railway, Minneapolis, and Miss A. R. Jaffray. Toronto, all of whom are eher[sic]. J. P. Jaffray's father was former postmaster of Kitchener. Waterloo Chronicle, 19 Jul 1934, p. 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-9 Page 4. [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 2 Page 18. [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link. James P. JAFFRAY/ born Nov. 10, 1854/ died July 16, 1934/ [not found 2015] [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 24. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 033276 (1934). Name:James Peter Jaffray Gender:Male Age:79 Birth Date:abt 1855 Birth Place:Galt, Ontario Death Date:16 Jul 1934 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:William Jaffray Mother:Agnes Jackson [S745] Book - A Cyclopedia of Canadian Biography being chiefly men of the time Vol. 1, pg 197 -biography of William Jaffray. [S1085] News - ON, Wellington, Elora - The Elora Backwoodsman - Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths 1852-1858, Date 9 Feb 1854. married Galt Jan. 26 1854

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Nov 1854 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Episcopalian - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Telegraph Operator - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Journalist - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Mitral Murmur of Heart (4 years) - 16 Jul 1934 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 18 Jul 1934 - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth