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Warden Oliver John Wright

Warden Oliver John Wright

Male 1905 - 1983  (77 years)

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  1. 1.  Warden Oliver John WrightWarden Oliver John Wright was born 5 Jun 1905, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1983; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-167107
    • Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Elected Office: 1949, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Warden for the County of Waterloo
    • Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    OLIVER J. WRIGHT
    1905-1983

    Oliver J. Wright, a native of Conestoga, was educated at the K-W Collegiate and the Ontario Agriculture College. He worked as a chemical laboratory technician at Dominion Rubber Co. before becoming a farmer.

    He was elected to Woolwich Township Council in 1941 and served as reeve and warden of Waterloo County in 1949. As chairman of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, he helped create several conservation areas. He was appointed to the Honour Roll of the Grand River Conservation Authority in 1976.

    He was a member of the Elmira District Secondary School Board and served on the board of the Rotary Club and the North Waterloo Society for Crippled Children. He was a founding member and president of the board of the Doon Pioneer Village Foundation.

    He contributed to the improvement of agriculture through many farm organizations, including the Waterloo Holstein Breeders Club, the Twin City Milk Foundation and the Associated Milk Foundation of Canada, all of which he served as president.


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    Oliver — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Barbara Jane Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Feb 1943; died 26 Feb 1943; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Barbara Jane Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Oliver1) was born 26 Feb 1943; died 26 Feb 1943; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-101853



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