William Gibson Cleghorn^[1]

1861 - 1943  (81 years)

• Name	William Gibson Cleghorn
  Born	2 Aug 1861	Libberton, , Lanark, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1886	, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Glove Maker
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	mechanic
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Rresbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Tailor
  Residence	1908	86 Water St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Elected Office	1915	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor - Kitchener
  	Years Served: 1915-16
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Manufacturer
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Presbyterian
  Died	14 Apr 1943	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  	Cause: Arteriosclerosis - Cerebral Haemorrhage
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Nationality	, Canada   [5]
  Name	Scotty Cleghorn
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-99290P
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  Person ID	I99290	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas S. Cleghorn,   b. Abt 1830, Of, Libberton, , Lanark, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary H. Gibson,   b. Abt 1830, Of, Libberton, , Lanark, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	7 Jul 1848	Libberton, , Lanark, Scotland   [9]
  Family ID	F25597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sophia Jane Gale,   b. 10 Jun 1852, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jun 1929  (Age 77 years)
  Married	4 Sep 1890	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Children	1. Corea Mary Miami Gale "Cora" Cleghorn,   b. 8 Oct 1893, Oakville, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario ,   d. 13 Sep 1952  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F25559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Kate Clara Walker,   b. 16 Apr 1876, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 79 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1930	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F25599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  William Gibson Cleghorn

  
  

• Notes

  W. G. Cleghorn was an important figure in early 20th century Berlin/Kitchener as an industrialist, politician, sportsman and civic-minded citizen. He and partner Louis McBrine founded McBrine Luggage that became one of the world's largest luggage manufacturing companies. The company employed thousands of people from 1905 until the 1960s. When the Four Wheel Drive Company came to Kitchener in the early 20th century, Cleghorn served as treasurer on its board of directors and he was prominent on the local Board of Trade. In civic life, Cleghorn served on the board of the Berlin-Waterloo Hospital for five terms. He was an alderman on city council during the rancorous era of the Berlin-to-Kitchener name change of which he was in favor and spoke eloquently about during the debate. It was on the sporting field that he also made a major mark. Scotty Cleghorn, as he was known in Ontario Lawn Bowling circles, helped the Berlin/Kitchener club capture several provincial championships and his team represented Canada at the British Commonwealth Games in 1934. He was also one of the first to introduce curling to the community. The Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Kate Clara Walker/ 1876-1956/ Beloved Wife Of/ W. G. Cleghorn/ He giveth His Beloved Sleep [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. William G Cleghorn Born: Liberton Scotland Age: 29 Born: abt 1861 Father: Thomas S Cleghorn Mother: Mary T Gibson Cleghorn Spouse: Sophia S Gale Age: 38 Born: abt 1852 born: Pilkington Father: John Gale Mother: Miami Bradt married 4 Sep 1890 married: Wellington, Pilkington [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . In loving memory / WILLIAM GIBSON / CLEGHORN / Born Aug. 2, 1861 / Died April 14, 1943 / Absent from the body / And present with the Lord. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 24 Page 4. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 22. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . In Loving Memory/ William Gibson/ Cleghorn/ Born Aug. 2, 1861/ Died April 14, 1943/ Absent From The Body/ And Present With The Lord [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, 0102957 Old parochial registers for Libberton, 1717-1855.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Aug 1861 - Libberton, , Lanark, Scotland Immigration - 1886 - , Canada Married - 4 Sep 1890 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Glove Maker - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - mechanic - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Rresbyterian - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tailor - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1908 - 86 Water St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor - Kitchener - 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Nov 1930 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Arteriosclerosis - Cerebral Haemorrhage - 14 Apr 1943 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Nationality - - , Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth