Frederick Clare

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-40955
• Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Business: 1881, Clare Brothers and Co., Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario; Clare Brothers and Co.
• Business: 1881, Clare Brothers and Co., Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario; Clare Brothers and Co.
• Occupation: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Foundryman
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brethern

Notes:

Frederick Clare was born in Preston educated in Galt. First job was with James Crosbie & Co. of Preston in 1874. In 1877 he moved to the Clare Bros. foundry established by his father in 1853. In 1881 he, his brother George and Henry Cornell Hilborn acquired the foundry with the retirement of his father which eventually became known as Clare Bros. Ltd. In 1912 he established the Stamped and Enamelled Ware factory in Hespeler. He was mayor of Preston, member of the Preston Hydro Electric Commission, and the Preston School Board. Later he among other brought the electric railway to Preston.


Cambridge Mosiac, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

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Frederick Clare, President of Clare Brothers, in 82nd Year

PRESTON, Jan. 14— Frederick Clare, president of Clare Brothers and Company, Limited, Preston and the Stamped and Enamel Limited, Hespeler, died suddenly early this morning at his Queen street home here. He had been in failing health for some time. The late Mr. Clare was in his 82nd year. One of Preston's leading citizens, the late Mr. Clare was at the time of his death, the oldest stove manufacturer in Canada. It was said recently that the Clare firm manufactures more furnaces than any other company in the British Empire, a tribute to the ingenuity of the late Mr. Clare who, with his brother, the late Hon. George A. Clare, founded the firm here in 1881. The deceased was also the prime mover in the establishment of the Hespeler company about 1912. With the late Mr. Clare the business in which his firm is engaged was his uppermost thought practically from the time the industry was started on a small scale until late years when he took a keen interest in its progress. He was always a regular attendant at his office, paying his last visit there ten days ago. Illness however, forced his retirement to his home and he appeared improved considerably even yesterday. He retired last night about 11.30 o'clock and passed away peacefully in his sleep during the early hours of this morning. Friendly associations with his employees were always one of the keynotes, to his success. The late Mr. Clare was an inspiration to all who knew him. His interest in his fellow-worker was an attachment that endeared him to all workers in the plant as evidenced at gatherings of Clare Brothers Benefit Society, a mutual aid organization which he helped to sponsor and of which he was honorary president. From a civic standpoint the deceased was a robust citizen. He believed that every capable man should assist in the operations of his community. To this end the deceased did civic service for many years, commencing public life first as an alderman, then as a reeve and in 1906, 1907 and 1908 the electorate voiced appreciation of his services by returning him as mayor. The late Mr. Clare was born in Preston and apart from a short time, some six months that he worked in Chicago, he lived here his full life. He received his education at the Preston public school and upon graduation he attended the famed Tassie Hall in Galt. A staunch Conseevative in politics, the deceased was also a member of the Oddfellows lodge. Besides his wife, who before her marriage was Isabella Stuart Cameron, there survive two sons, J. Stuart Clare of Preston and Frederick C. Clare at home and two daughters, Miss Elizabeth at home, and Mary, Mrs. George Moss, Blair. Two grandsons and two granddaughters also survive. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon from the family residence, 231 Queen street, at 2.30 o'clock. Interment will be made in the Preston cemetery.

Kitchener Daily Record 14 Jan 1938 pg 3

Business:
George Adam Clare, Frederick Clare and Henry C. Hilborn founded Clare Brothers and Co.

Business:
George Adam Clare, Frederick Clare and Henry C. Hilborn founded Clare Brothers and Co.

Frederick married Isabell Stuart "Bella" Cameron 26 Apr 1894, Biddulph Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario. Isabell was born 24 Dec 1867, Granton, Biddulph Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario; died 24 Jul 1968, Bracebridge, Macaulay Twp., Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-89383
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-230832
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• Military: WW1
• Residence: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-89384P
• Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Lieutenant, 29th Regiment, Service #513679
• Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Sergeant
• Occupation: 1923, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; manufacturer

Notes:

John Stuart Clare, educated in Preston, Galt and St. Andrews College in Toronto. He served in the First World War then entred the family business of Clare Bros. Ltd., becoming president in 1938 after the death of his father.


Cambridge Mosiac, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

John married Marjorie Montague Briscoe 26 Sep 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Marjorie (daughter of Reuben Alfred Briscoe and Florence Alexandria "Alexandria" Roat) was born 28 Mar 1900, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1994; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352537
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• Name: Mary Margaret Moss
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351116
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1978, 98 Blenheim Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Mary — George Francis Moss. George (son of Austin Moss and Ellen Errington Pattinson) was born 1 May 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1978, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-204973
• Residence: 1978, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada