Robert Dyson Slater

1870 - 1890  (~ 20 years)

• Name	Robert Dyson Slater
  Born	Oct 1870	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Honoured	Dyson Avenue, Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario
  	Dyson Avenue in Niagara Falls named in his honour
  	In early 1893, he returned to the Niagara Peninsula and purchased a 34-hectare estate known as Glenview that fronted on River Road at the north end of Niagara Falls. The focal point of the estate was a mansion that had been built about 1865 by local contractor John Drew. This grand old Victorian home still stands on a hill overlooking Terrace Avenue. Slater subdivided most of the estate, creating housing lots and laying out the street pattern which, for the most part, still exists in that section of the city today. One of the streets, Dyson Avenue, was named for his son who died at the age of 20.1a 1aSlater helped Silvertown get its start - Niagara Falls Review 4 Aug 2007
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	W. Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-101694
  Died	22 Dec 1890  [3]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I101694	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Mayor Robert Peter Slater,   b. 27 Apr 1846, Chippewa, Welland Co., Ontario, Canda ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary L. Lutz,   b. 10 Dec 1835, Stoney Creek, Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. 23 Jul 1919, Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F26127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 80. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 32. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . In memory of/ Robert Dyson/ eldest son of/ Robert P. & Mary L./ Slater/ died Dec. 22, 1890/ aged 20 years/ & 2 months

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Oct 1870 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Honoured - Dyson Avenue in Niagara Falls named in his honour - - Dyson Avenue, Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario Residence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth