WILLIAM RUSSELL BROWN

1881 - 1985  (104 years)

• Name	WILLIAM RUSSELL BROWN
  Residence	1881	Bygone Days Farm, Collingwood, ON, CAN
  Birth	26 Jul 1881	Collingwood, ON, CAN
  Gender	Male
  MISC	Named 'Chief Clear Sky' by Fort William Indian Band
  MISC	Named first Honourary Citizen of Thunder Bay.
  MISC	Named Honourary Citizen of Port Arthur
  MISC	Thunder Bay's oldest citizen (104 years).
  Residence	1883	Prince Arthur's Landing (Lakehead), ON, CAN
  Occupation	Abt 1904	Manager - Gordon, Ironside and Fares wholesale meats, Port Arthur
  Occupation	1908	Started own retail meat business, which grew to 6 shops by 1914
  Occupation	Between 1914 and 1923	Indian Agent for Federal Govt.
  Occupation	1923	Started an aoto dealership (Durant cars)
  Occupation	Between 1938 and 1952	Member of Port Arthur City Council
  Occupation	1944	Special Officer aboard S.S. Noronic which was destroyed by fire in 1949 in Toronto (120 lives lost).
  Religion	Life member of St. Paul's United Church, Lakehead
  Residence	1985	St. Joseph's Heritage Nursing Home
  Death	5 Oct 1985	Lakehead, ON, CAN
  Person ID	I0759	Brown - Armstrong
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	GEORGE WESLEY BROWN,   b. 1859   d. 1930 (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	SUSAN McIVER,   b. 1859   d. 1917 (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GEORGIA ELIZABETH SMITH,   b. 1883   d. 29 Jun 1972 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1907	Lakehead, ON, CAN
  Children	1. A.D. BROWN   2. G.B. BROWN   3. M.J. BROWN   4. M.R. BROWN   5. D.E. BROWN   6. M.R. BROWN
  Family ID	F251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2014