William T. Colwell

Abt 1850 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William T. Colwell
  Born	Abt 1850	of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Business	Galt House
  		Galt House City of Cambridge Archives
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-85985
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I85985	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

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  William T. Colwell's Galt House Hotel in 1883 From: 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)

  
  

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  Galt House, Wm. T. Colwell, Main Street - Galt possesses several very excellent hotels, where the weary traveller may "rest and be thankful," with all the comforts of a home. Amongst the number must be mentioned the Galt House, which is located on Main Street, which is the principal thoroughfare in the town. This hotel has been established for over 35 years. It is a two and one-half story frame building, with stone foundations, and 70x100 feet in dimensions. It contains twenty-two comfortable rooms, which are well ventilated and lighted, one parlor and the largest dining room in town, office and bar. In connection with the bar is a fine lunch counter, where the choicest mutton pies, etc., in town can be had by the hungry and footsore traveller. This is the best $1.00 per day house in town or country. Special rates are made with boarders and commercial men. Employment is given to ten competent and courteous assistants. The menu is all that could be desired, while the cuisine is unsurpassed by any other hotel in the town. The stable accommodations are not surpassed by any other hotel in town. The lately deceased proprietor, Thomas Colwell, Esq., was born in Lacken, Monaghan Co., Ireland, emigrated to Canada and settled in Ayr in 1836, where for a number of years he was proprietor of the Hilborn, in connection with a store and cooper shop. He then disposed of his business and went to Galt, where he bought the Commercial Hotel; after a short interval he also leased the Queen's Hotel, and operated this hotel in connection with the Commercial. A good opportunity presenting itself, he sold the Commercial, and devoted his whole time and attention to the Queen's, where he did a very large and prosperous business with the commercial and farming patronage. Being a genial host, he was well esteemed by every one he came in contact with. After a lapse of time he disposed of his interest in the Queen's, and bought the Central Hotel, where he maintained his well-earned popularity. At the end of eight years he sold out his interest to John Colwell, and engaged the Galt House, where he superintended and anticipated the wants of the travelling pubic until his death. The mantle of the sire could not have fallen upon better shoulders than in the person of his son, Wm. Thos. Colwell, a young man possessing all those fine qualities which gave to his father such abundant success. Young man as he is, he has full control of the managerial affairs, a gentleman well and popularly known to the travelling public. He has a thorough knowledge of hotel matters, and is painstaking and attentive to the wants of his guests, anticipating all their desires; and it is in a great measure due to the attention and courteous manners, combined with rare executive abilities, that the Galt has gained such an enviable reputation throughout Canada. 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)

  
  

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  Born - Abt 1850 - of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth