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Library staff compile Biography Scrapbooks containing articles and ephemera related to the following persons of historical importance to the Town of Whitby. For more extensive personal and family files, visit or contact the Archives at 905-668-6531 extension 2022, archives@whitbylibrary.on.ca or search the Local Newspaper Index.
Abraham, John (1843-1926), Presbyterian Church Minister
Allin, Arthur Henry (1869-1945), Druggist, Store Owner
Amery, Florence (!879-1975), Sister of H.V. Greenwood
Anderson, John (?), County Deputy Sheriff
Andrew, William Alexander (1914-1979), School Principal
Annes, Ezra (1796-1857), Mayor
Annes, Fred Howard (?-1940), Writer & Promoter of the Town of Whitby
Archibald, Arthur (1895?-1973), School Principal
Attersley, Bob (1933?-), Mayor
Austin, Leo (?-1984), Catholic Church Minister
Bagnell, Kenneth (1934-), Writer, Editor
Bandel Family (-), Hotel Owners
Banks, Dr. Robert (1952-), Pilot, Flight Surgeon, Aerospace Medicine consultant
Barclay, Lyman T. (1855-1925), Law Practitioner, First Chairman of the WPL
Barnes Family (-), Building Contractors, Carpenters
Bascom, Horace F. (1863-1956), Doctor, County Court Clerk, Sheriff
Bassett, Richard Norman (1880-1940), Businessman, Mayor
Bateman, John W. (1862-1948), Mayor
Batty Family (-), Horse Breeders
Beacock, James (1861-1943), Store Owner, Postmaster
Beecroft Family (-)
Bengough Family (-)
Bickell, James (1826-1891), Businessman, Township Reeve
Bigelow, Joel (1828-1896), Store Owner
Blake, George (?-), Psychologist
Blow Ezekiel Richard (?-1930), Mayor
Blow, John (1819-1901), Shipping Clerk, Businessman
Bogart, David (1828-1910), Doctor, Mayor
Bottomley, Charlie (1912-?), GM Employee, Union Activist
Bowman, Charles Edward (1892-1969), Insurance & Real Estate Business Owner, Mayor
Boyes, Harold (1897-1993), Auto Garage Owner, Fire Co. Engineer
Briggs Family (-), Farmers
Briggs, Anna [Beecroft] (1860-1949), Music Teacher, Writer
Bright, John (1865-1917), Township Reeve, County Warden, Dominion Livestock Com.
Brooks, George (1917-1976), Town Reeve, PUC Vice-Chairman
Brown, Nicholas W. (1821-?), Manufacturer, Mayor
Brown, Wilson H. (1898-1973), Postmaster, WWI & WWII Veteran
Browne, Fred W. (1870?-1956), Store Owner
Bryan, Gertrude (1872-1961?), School of Nursing Superintendent
Bryan, Jacob (?)
Bryant, Earle Jacob (?-1873), Public Utility Commissioner
Burnham, Zacheus (1819-1896), County Judge
Cameron Family (-), Farmers
Campbell, David T. (1875?‑1956), Veterinary, Insurance Agent
Carney, Margaret Rose (1947-), Naturalist, Writer
Carscallen, Charles Rupert (1878-?), Methodist Church Minister, OLC Principal
Carscallen, Hulda May (?), Teacher, Librarian
Carson, George A. (1822-1910), Surgeon, Customs Officer
Cochrane, Samuel H. (1793-1879), Farmer, War of 1812 Veteran
Coleman, Dilly Benjamin (1890-1950), County Court Judge
Collins, Alice [Roger] (1878-1955), Musician, Writer
Cook, Chris (1975?- ), Olympic Sailor
Cormack, George (1830-1890’s), Lumber Merchant
Correll Family (-)
Creighton, Donald (?-1979), University Teacher, Writer
Creighton, Luella (1901-1996), School Teacher, Writer
Crouch, Ed, (1931?-2010), Whitby Fire Chief
Cuddy, Frederick Albert (?-1981), Surgeon, Town & County Coroner
Cullen, Len (1925-), Gardener, Cullen Gardens Owner
Dartnell, George H.F. (1834-1899), Provincial Court Judge
Davidson, William (1889-1965), Engineer, Town Councilor & Mayor
Davis, Reginald C. (1916-1990), Musician, OLC Principal
Dornan, John Oscar (1814-1867), Newspaper Editor
Dow, John Ball (1852-1910), Law Practitioner, County Registrar
Dow, Thomas (1818-1894), Bank Manager
Dow, William (1777-1855), Farmer, Agriculturalist
Down, Heber (1889-1972), Agriculturalist, Township Reeve, County Warden
Draper, Chester (1823-1876), Businessman
Draper, James (1816-1889), County Deputy Registrar
Dryden, George (1844-1931), County Registrar of Deeds
Dryden, James (1806-1881), Railway President, County Deputy Reeve
Dryden, John (1840-1909), Ontario Minister of Agriculture
Dryden, John (1914-2003), Township Reeve
Dryden, William (1881-1949), President of Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Duff, Mark John Adam (1896?-1936), Farmer, Cattle Breeder
Dykins, Rowena [Bridger] (1949- ), Visual Artist
Dymond, Matthew (1906?-1996), Whitby MP, Minister of Health
Eastwood, William O. (1831-1913), Doctor, Horticulturalist
Edgeley, Omer B. (1908?-1989), High School Principal & Educator
Elliott, Christine ( ), MPP Whitby-Oshawa
Elliott, John William (1884-1964), Police Chief, Mayor
Elms, Harold Frederick (1912-1977), Land Registrar Clerk
Eschenlohr, Ilse (1907?-), Educator, Community Activist
Every, George W. P. (1880-1933), Public Utilities Commissioner
Fairbanks, Levi Jr. (1818?-1907), Auctioneer
Fairbanks, Levi Sr. (1793-1875), Court Clerk
Fairman, Earl (1905-1988), School Principal
Farewell, John Edwin (1840-1923), County Clerk, Crown Attorney, Historian
Fennel, Thomas Scott (1928-), Whitby MP
Flaherty, James M. (1949-), Lawyer, Whitby MP, Minister of Labour …
Fletcher, Donald R. (1885-1956), Doctor, Hospital Superintendent
Foot, Jonathan (1804-1885), Doctor
Fraser, Hugh (1816?-1880), Shop Owner, Librarian
Frost, John Robert (1901-1983), Town Clerk, Treasurer
Gartshore, James C. (?-), Mayor
Geikie, John C. (1824-1906), Congregational Church Minister
Gentles, Charlotte (1915?-1999), News Reporter
Gerrie, James H. (1822-1878), Druggist
Gibson, Barnabas (1830-1908), Railway Builder
Gibson, Yeoman (1828-1894), Grocery Storekeeper, Businessman
Girard, Dixie [Brown] (1884-?), Actress
Glass, Mrs. (?), Brothel Owner
Goldring, Olive E.A. (1895-1974), Postmistress, Storekeeper
Goldring, Richard (1859-1945), Captain
Goodfellow, Charles (1865-1919), Newspaper Publisher
Goodfellow, Graydon (1891-1950), Publisher
Gordon, William (1796?-1876), Magistrate, Writer
Gould, Joseph (1800-1886), County Warden
Grant, Catherine [Tweedie] (1837-1912),
Grant, Guthrie (1924?-2001), Physician and Surgeon
Grass, Charles (1861?-1941), Miller
Greenwood, Hamar Viscount (1870-1948), Lawyer, Statesman
Gross, George Conrad (1807-1893), Hardware Merchant
Gunn, Robert John (1815-1902), Doctor
Guthrie, Bert (1918-1994), Farmer, Blacksmith
Hall, Nicholas M. (1937-), Major-General/CAF Peace-keeper
Ham, George H. (1847-1926), Editor, News Reporter
Ham, John Vandal (1814-1865), Doctor, Lawyer
Hamer, John (1787-1872), Store Owner
Hare, John James (1847-1922), Methodist Church Minister, OLC Principal
Harper, Major (1835-1917), Mayor
Hatch, Fred C. (?-1929), Manufacturer
Hatch, Harry C. (1883?-1946), Liquor Merchant, Businessman
Hawley, Sandy (1949-), Jockey
Heard, Florence (1905-1983), School Teacher and Principal
Heard, William Arthur (1890-1952), Fire Dept. Chief
Henderson, Anson G. (1852-1928), Military Officer, High School Teacher
Henry, Eugene (1912-1981), Historian
Herrema, Gary (?-1995), Durham Region Chairman
Hewis, George (?-1922), Businessman
Hewis, William (1865-1964), Butcher
Higgins, William H. (1830-1904), Newspaper Editor & Publisher
Hill, Samuel (1802-1873), Farmer
Hiscox, Horace James (1906-1996), Bank Manager
Hobbs, Kenneth (1928 -), Physician
Hodgson, William (1795-1856), Cabinet Maker
Holden, James (1829-1881), Railway Manager
Hood, William (1840-1911), Farmer
Hooper, Mary (1800-1903),
Howden, John (?), County Warden
Hunka, Wasyl (?), Soldier, Carpenter
Hunt, Vincent P. (1859-1952), Musician
Hunter, James (?-1850), Physician
Hupfield, Ron (?), YWCA CEO
Huston, Thomas (1825-1896), Town Clerk, Treasure
Hutchison, Robert A. (1872-1961), Educator
Inkpen, Harry (1909-2001), Councilor, WWII Veteran
Irwin, Herbert Edward (1915-1986), Lieutenant-Colonel
Irwin, May [Georgina May Campbell] (1862-1938), Actress, Singer
Irwin, Norman (1903?-1983), Aircraft Pilot
Jackson, Albert W. (1870-1939), Town Reeve, County Warden
James, Eric (1913? -), Musician
Jameson, Robert H. (1844 -?), Businessman, Councilor
Jermyn, Harry (1903?-2002), Provincial Judge
Johnston, Ross (1827-1911), Registry Office Clerk, Poet
Keller, Francis (1821-1890), Businessman, Town Reeve
King Family (-), Manufacturers
Kirkland, Thomas (1835-1898), School Teacher & Principal
Laing, William (1819-1891), Businessman, Mayor
Lange, Joyce (1956?-), Recipient of the Order of Ontario and Manager of Employee Relations at Canadian Hearing Society
Langley, Henry (1836-1906), Architect
Laude Family (-)
Lavelle, Jim (?), President and CEO of Whitby Hydro, Peter Perry Award Winner
Lawder, Robert H. (1825-1899), Businessman
Lawler, Arthur T. (1866-1928), Businessman, Mayor
Lawler, Thomas (1828-1895), Businessman, Store Owner
Lick, Jeremiah (1830-1906), Farmer
Little, William (-), CEO of the Corporate Marketing & Motivation
Long, Jeremiah (1839-?), Grain Merchant, Town Reeve
Loosemore, Frank (?-1914), Bank Manager
Lopes-Schliep, Priscilla, (1983?- ), Olympic Hurdler
Luke, William James (1859-1938), Auto Dealer, PUC Chairman
Lynde Family (-)
Manning, William (1912-), County Clerk-Treasurer & Administrator
Mantz, Carl (1908-1989), Newspaper Editor & Publisher
Marsh, William (1767-1843), Baptist Church Founder and Preacher
Marshall, David (1890-1964), Presbyterian Church Minister
Marshall, Joyce (?-), Community Activist & Volunteer
Martin, Robert (?-), School Teacher & Superintendent
Mathison, John (1851-1929), Monument maker
Maundrel, Frederick D. (?-1949), Chamber of Commerce President
Mayerhoffer, Vincent P. (1784-1859), Anglican Church Minister
Moore, James (1872-?), Doctor
Mowat, George (1879-1974), Volunteer Fire Department Member
Mowat, Warren (1914-), Fire Department Deputy Chief
Munns, George Samuel (1901?-1961), Businessman
Murkar, Neil Cameron (1930-1984), Optometrist
McBrien, Henry Walter (1862-1946), Farmer, Town Clerk
McBrien, James (1832-1909), School Inspector
McLean, Erin (1986?- ), Olympic Women’s Softball Team
MacBrien, James Howden (1878-?), RCMP Commissioner
McCabe, William (1835-1903), School Principal
McCann, Tom (?), Farmer, Wagon Builder
MacCarl, (1884-1939), Street Railway Co. Employee
McClellan, Charles Arthur (1872-1958), Bank Manager
McCrimmon, Neil (1858-1911), Barrister & Solicitor, County Judge
McEwen, Forbes (?-), Town Treasurer
McFarlane, Leslie (1902-1977), Writer
McGillivray, Charles F. (1857-1944), Doctor, OLC Director
McGillivray, Florence H. (1864-1938), Painter, Art Teacher
McGillivray, George (1813-1894), Farmer
McGillivray, John A. (1852-1911), Lawyer, Military Man
McGillivray, Norman H. (?), Presbyterian Church Minister
McIntyre, Duncan Brodie (1903-1969), County Reeve & Warden
McIntyre, Duncan John (1841-1920), County Judge
McIntyre, Francis J. (1941-1958), Hardware Store Owner
McIntyre, Jacob (?), Hardware Merchant & Tinsmith
McIntyre, William (1893-?), Newspaper Columnist
McKay, Donald (1837-1914), County Treasurer
McKay, Emily Alice (1880’s-1950), County Treasurer
McKinney, John Henry (1904-1998), Doctor
Maclennan, Kenneth (1832-1901), Presbyterian Church Minister
McPherson, Alexander (1803-1861), Postmaster
Neal, James, (?- ), NHL Hockey Player
Neiuwendyk, Joseph, (1967?), NHL Hockey Player
Newman, Desmond George (1931-), Mayor
Newman, Thomas (1863-1958), Military Man, PUC Employee
Nicholson, Robert Edward (1890-1970), Music Teacher
O'Brien, William Edward (1857-1925), Photographer
O'Connor Family, (-), Farmers
O'Connor, Denis (1841-1911), Archbishop
O’Donovan, Michael (1834-1918), Manufacturer
Ormiston, James (1890-1957), Newspaper Reporter
Ormiston, William (1821-1899), Presbyterian Church Minister
Ottenbrite, Anne (1962-), Athlete, Swimmer
Parsons, Maya, (1993?- ), Golfer
Pascoe, Earl (1928?-), Clock Collector
Paxton, John Franklin (?-1936), County Sheriff, OHA President
Paxton, Thomas (1821-1887), MPP, County Sheriff
Pentland, John (1804-1871), Anglican Church Minister
Perry, Cullen (1883?-1918), RFC Pilot
Perry, Henry G. (1920-), Legion Vice-President
Perry, John Ham Jr. (1892-1976), Bank manager
Perry, John Ham Sr. (?-1896), County Registrar
Perry, Peter (1792-1851), Businessman, Politician
Pilkington, William G. (1919-1977), Police Chief
Post, Albert Asa (1850-1926), Architect
Powell, James B. (1824-1902), Merchant
Powell, John Douglas (1919?-1996), Police Superintendent
Pringle, Herbert Luther (1885-1965), PUC Superintendent
Pringle, John (1786-1884), Farmer
Pritchard, John Elton (1901?-1961), County & Supreme Court Judge
Quinton, Robert Henry (1868-1958), Shoemaker, Businessman
Ray, Nat (1876-1953), Jockey
Reynolds, Nelson Gilbert (1814-1881), County Sheriff
Richardson, Joshua (1813-1883), Agriculturalist
Roberts, Gary,(1966- ), NHL player
Robertson, James Smith (1853-?), Newspaper Publisher, Town Councilor
Robinson, Murray (1911-), Funeral Director, RCAF Pilot
Roblin, John (1900-1989), Businessman, County Registrar of Deeds
Robson, William (1837?-1907), Mayor
Roche, Francis James (1865-?), Lawyer
Ross, Andrew M.(1851-1936), Store Owner, Mayor
Ross, Elizabeth J. [French] (1865-1945), Musician, Community Activist
Ross, George Alexander (1858-1936), Merchant
Rowe, Elliot Sprowle (1859-1914), Methodist Church Minister
Rowe, Frederick Thomas (?-1959), Mayor
Rowe, James (1799-1869), Mayor
Rowe, Kathleen (?-1989), School Music Supervisor
Rowe, Thomas L. (1886-1959), Garage Owner
Rowe, Vernon (1899?-1981), Transportation Co. Manager
Ruddy, Joseph O. (1900-1969), Doctor
Ruddy, Robert (1860?-1840), County Judge
Rutledge, James (1842-1914), Mayor
Sanderson, Joseph E. (1830-?), OLC Governor
Saunders, John P. (1830-1912), Shoe Merchant
Schweigkofler, Louis (1934-), Shoemaker, Businessman
Sennett, Robert Allan (1890-1981), School Teacher & Principal
Shaw, William (1815-1903), Businessman
Shields, Joseph Edward (1887-1973), Town Reeve
Shier, John (1808?-1882), Engineer, Land Surveyor
Sinclair Family (-)
Smith Family (-)
Smith, George Young (1833?-1920), Mayor, County Court Judge
Smith, Philander (1796-1870), Methodist Episcopal Church Minister
Souch, Jim (1931-2002), Businessman, Community Activist
Spall, Sidney James (1879-1967), Architect
Sprowle, John S. (1816?-1869), County Gaol Governor
Stafford, Ernest (1907?-1989), Monument Maker
Stephenson, William (1896-1989), Camp X Founder
Stevenson, Ross (1942-), MP
Swait, Dorothy (?), Community Activist
Tamblyn, William Ferguson (1874-?), School & University Teacher
Tamblyn, William Ware (1853-1912), High School Principal
Taylor, Charles (1836-1905), Newspaper Owner & Editor
Taylor, Henry Betts (1841-?), Coal Merchant, Bank Manager
Thomas Family (-)
Thomas, John (1885-1950), Constable
Thompson Family (-)
Thornton, Robert Hill (1806-1875), Presbyterian Church Minister
Town Family (-), Undertakers
Trees, Samuel (1838-1918), Businessman, Manufacturer
Tweedie Family (-), Farmers
Urquhart, Thomas (1921-1983), WWII Veteran, Engineer
Van Wyck, James (1877-1941), Presbyterian Church Minister
VandenBos, Michael (1979-1998), RCACS Pilot
Wallace, James (1814-1882?), Building Contractor, Mayor
Wallace, William H. (1939?-), Town Administrator
Walters, Edith (1874-?)
Warren, Frank (1850-1920), Doctor
Warren, John B. (1799-1879), Businessman
Warren, William (1800-1887), Store Owner
Watson Family (-)
Watters, Harold (1915-1993), PUC Official
Wells, Gardner (1807-1883), Methodist Episcopal Church Minister
Welsh, John (1810-1859), Businessman
White, Joseph (1844-1921), Town Clerk & Treasurer
Whitney, Seymour (1879-1973), Town Councilor
Wick, Marshall (?-)
Wilson, Donald Alexander (1891-1987), Businessman, Community Activist
Wilson, George I. (1872-1954), Photographer
Wilson, Robert (1833-1876), Lawyer
Winter, Brian (194?-), Archivist
Wolfenden Family (-), Monument Makers
Woodward, Jack (1914?-2005), Chamber of Commerce President
Worfolk, Benjamin (1822-1912), County Constable
For further information please contact the reference department, at 905-668-6531, extension 2020, askreference@whitbylibrary.on.ca or the Archives at extension 2022, archives@whitbylibrary.on.ca.
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