Mayor William Simpson Smith

1818 - 1879  (61 years)

• Name	William Simpson Smith
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	1818	, Ireland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	merchant
  Elected Office	1868	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
  	Mayor of London, Ontario
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172013389
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-99976
  Died	6 Jun 1879	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I99976	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Brown,   b. 8 Feb 1827, , Ireland ,   d. 20 Jun 1898, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. William J. Smith,   b. 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jan 1866  (Age 17 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F26261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Thames Park [London, Ontario], located south and west of the Victoria Bridge appears to have been constructed in the early-20th century. The lands on which the park was built belonged to Albert Major, son of William Simpson Smith, who served a term as a Mayor of London. Before Major's death he expressed his wish for his land holdings east of Wortley Road to be given to the City for use as a public park. In 1926, his executors arranged the lands to be given to the City, which in turn led to the creation of Thames Park. Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report Victoria Bridge over the Thames River Ridout Street London, Ontario, Jun 2016

  
  

• Sources

  [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 1 Pg 1. William S. SMITH 32 born Ireland Church of England Merchant Mary SMITH 23 born Ireland Church of England Wm. J. SMITH 1 born Canada Church of England Robert BROWN 18 born Ireland Church of England Clerk [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172013389. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 1 Pg 1.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1818 - , Ireland Occupation - merchant - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Mayor of London, Ontario - 1868 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Jun 1879 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth