Robert Hall "Bush" McWhirter

1889 - 1964  (74 years)

• Name	Robert Hall "Bush" McWhirter
  Born	16 Nov 1889	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1916	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Clerk
  Died	3 May 1964  [1]
  Hall of Fame - Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame	2004	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Baseball player
  	Robert 'Bush' McWhirter was from the old school, and it was a great day for baseball in Galt when he came to town to coach the Galt Terriers in 1921. McWhirter, a Toronto native who had played professional baseball with the AAA Toronto Maple Leafs \endash he turned down an offer from the rival Baltimore Orioles \endash and was highly recommended, took over the reigns and helped develop countless local boys into top-notch players. One of those players, the late Jack Murphy, who played for McWhirter and had a lifelong interest in local baseball, considered McWhirter to be the single most important factor in the rise of baseball locally. McWhirter, a catcher, turned professional in 1909 with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League. At the Maple Leaf training camp in Macon, Georgia, his arm went "dead," killing a promising career...... https://cambridgeshf.com/inductee/robert-bush-mcwhirter/
  Name	Bush McWhirter
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-154083
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I154083	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Annie Florence Bulmer,   b. 1887, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1949  (Age 62 years)
  Married	7 Sep 1916	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Mildred Ann McWhirter,   b. 1917,   d. 1995  (Age 78 years)   2. Kathleen McWhirter,   b. 16 Oct 1918,   d. 30 May 1975  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F60013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Robert Hall McWhirter https://cambridgeshf.com/inductee/robert-bush-mcwhirter/

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . McWHIRTER/ in loving memory of/ Robert H./ 1889-1964/ Annie F./ 1887-1949/ at rest/ Thomas J. J. (Jack)/ ALLEN/ 1916-1994/ Mildred Ann/ McWHIRTER/ 1917-1995/ [A] Father/ [B] Mother/ [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Robert Mcwhirter Sex: Male Age: 26 Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 Toronto Occ: Clarke, Toronto Father's Name: William Mcwhirter Mother's Name: Anne Brown Spouse's Name: Annie Florence Bulmer Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 29 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1887 Toronto Res: Toronto Spouse's Father's Name: Frank Bulmer Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah J Horner Marriage Date: 07 Sep 1916 Marriage Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada [S1664] Cambridge Hall of Fame a href="https://www.cambridge.ca/cs_pubaccess/hall_of_fame.php?cpid=0&scpid=0&did=0&sid=0&ssid=0&tp=0&grid=0">Waterloo Region Museum, https://cambridgeshf.com/inductee/robert-bush-mcwhirter/.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Nov 1889 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk - 1916 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Sep 1916 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame - Baseball player - 2004 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth