Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Sydney Charles Tweed

Male 1886 - 1942  (55 years)


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  • Name Sydney Charles Tweed 
    Born 25 Sep 1886  Stardale, Prescott Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Elected Office 1929 
    MPP - Waterloo North 
    Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1920 he founded and was president of the Ontario Equitable Life and Accident Insurance Company, which operated from a two-room office costing $12.50 a month rent, with a rented typewriter and $150.00 worth of furniture B and one clerk. Six weeks after receiving its charter, $1,053,300.00 of business had been placed on the books. Three other insurance companies were purchased by the Company.

      Waterloo Region Hall of Fame
    Honoured Tweed St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Tweed St. named in his honour 
    Name S. C. Tweed 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-10644 
    Died 8 Feb 1942  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I10644  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Winnifred Best Hobson,   b. 1879,   d. 19 Nov 1948  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1906  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F60919  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Sidney C. Tweed
    Sidney C. Tweed
    Waterloo Region Hall of Fame
    Tweed,SidneyCharles-001.jpg
    Tweed,SidneyCharles-001.jpg

  • Notes 
    • In 1920 he founded and was president of the Ontario Equitable Life and Accident Insurance Company, which operated from a two-room office costing $12.50 a month rent, with a rented typewriter and $150.00 worth of furniture B and one clerk. Six weeks after receiving its charter, $1,053,300.00 of business had been placed on the books. Three other insurance companies were purchased by the Company.

      Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  • Sources 
    1. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 28694 (1887), Sidney Charles Tweed.
      Sidney Charles Tweed, b. 25 Sep 1886, s/o William Albert Twied (farmer of Stardale) & Alice Maud Sproule

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111332334/sydney-charles-tweed.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Sep 1886 - Stardale, Prescott Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Sep 1906 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHall of Fame - Waterloo Region - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Feb 1942 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
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