Dr. - Mayor William Scott Dakin

1877 - 1921  (43 years)

• Name	William Scott Dakin
  Prefix	Dr. - Mayor
  Born	5 Jul 1877	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Student
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Medical Doctor
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Elected Office	1918	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mayor
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185232489
  Interesting	medical, politics
  Name	Walter Dakin
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-66491P
  Died	2 Jun 1921	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: Encephilitis (10 days)
  Buried	4 Jun 1921	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I66491	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	George Dakin,   b. 11 Jun 1851, Walton, Cheshire, England ,   d. 20 May 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Annie Scott,   b. 3 Sep 1855, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1942  (Age 87 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1873	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F189345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie Maud McKay,   b. 27 Mar 1877, Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1955, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Harold McKay Dakin,   b. 28 Feb 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jan 1932, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 25 years)   2. William Ross Dakin,   b. 10 Jul 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1993, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Evelyn Verrall Dakin,   b. 1 Jul 1913, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1976  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F49418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. William Scott Dakin was born in Galt. He was educated at Dickson Public School, the Galt Collegiate Institute and received a M. A. from the University of Toronto. In 1902 he received a medical degree and returned to Galt. He served as the city coroner and medical officer for Metropolitan Life and for the Dumfries Foundry. During WWI he was the medical officer the military stationed in Galt. He served on Galt municipal council and Mayor. Cambridge Mosiac, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book] ___________ DAKIN, WILLIAM SCOTT was a native son of Galt whose father was George Dakin. He was educated locally and attended the University of Toronto where he received the degree of M. A. and in 1902, his medical degree. Following his graduation he practised in Galt. He was prominent in the public life of the city, beginning in 1912 he served as alderman and later as a member of the Hydro Commission. He was elected mayor for one term in 1918. He was a keen sportsman, both as a spectator and as an active participant. He was particularly interested in the hockey team, acting as team physician. His medical practice did not suffer because of his other interests, and he found time to attend a number of postgraduate courses. While still a comparatively young man, in his 43rd. year, he developed rapidly progressive encephalitis from which he died on June 2, 1921. The Berlin Telegraph gave the cause of death as sleeping sickness, the first case of its kind in the city, but the Reporter said this report was incorrect. In addition to other members of his family, he was survived by his widow and three children. In 1912 the Reporter in discussing the Town Fathers, said of him: "what he has to say he says with firmness, and at times calls into play a somewhat biting not to say withering sarcasm, as a weapon against his opponents." This attitude had mellowed with time and in his obituary they reported: Dr, Dakin was an outspoken but kindly disposed man, and to those who knew him well he was a good friend. He was a clever platform speaker and possessed a witty vein causing his services as a chairman to be often in demand. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-11 Page 4. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 80. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 19. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 030483 (1877). Name:Walter Dakin Date of Birth:5 Jul 1877 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:George Dakin Mother's name:Annie Scott [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 033079 (1921). Name:William Scott Dakin Gender:Male Age:43 Birth Date:abt 1878 Birth Place:Galt, Ontario Death Date:2 Jun 1921 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Encephilitis [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. D/ in loving memory of/ William Scott DAKIN M.A. M.B./ 1877-1921/ Jessie Maud McKAY/ wife of W. S. DAKIN/ 1877- 1955/ Harold McKAY, son/ 1906-1932/ Evelyn Verrall/ 1913-1976/ DAKIN/ [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012762-73. George Dakin, 24, occ. Boiler Maker, b. England, res. Galt, son of William and Sarah married Annie Scott, 21, b. Canada, res. North Dumfries, daughter of Walter and Jane, witnessed by: Alexander Chrystal of Goodrich and Elizabeth Scott of North Dumfries, 31 October 1873 at Sandy Knowl North Dumfries.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jul 1877 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Medical Doctor - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Mayor - 1918 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Encephilitis (10 days) - 2 Jun 1921 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 4 Jun 1921 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth