Harvey Orton Hawke

1881 - 1971  (89 years)

• Name	Harvey Orton Hawke
  Born	5 Oct 1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	insurance, business
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Insurance Agent, Office
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-65846
  Died	16 May 1971	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I65846	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Hawke,   b. 13 Jan 1826, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1889, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Isabella Harrow,   b. 8 Jan 1839, Peterculter, Aberdeen, Scotland ,   d. 4 Dec 1919, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1858	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F17871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith Parsons,   b. Jul 1883, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F43958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Called one of the fathers of hydro electric power in Ontario Harvey O. Hawke was born near Hawkesville but lived in Galt most of his life. He is best known for his relationship with Ontario Hydro and the Galt Public Utilities Commission where he was chairman and commissioner for over 40 years. He assisted Adam Beck in creating the network that brought hydro electric power from Niagara Falls throughout Ontario. Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-10 Page 2. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 24. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 18 Page 2. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. William Hawk Born: Canada Res: Wellesley Township Age: 35 Father: Ben Born: 1823 Spouse: Isabella Hannan Age: 21 born: Scotland Res: Wellesley Township Born: 1837 Father: William married 9 Dec 1858 county: Waterloo [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 24 Dec 1858. Hawk - Harrow: By the same on the 9th inst., William Hawk, Esq., to Miss Isabella Harrow, both of Wellesley.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Oct 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Insurance Agent, Office - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 May 1971 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth