Port Arthur's First Boy J.W.A. Ferguson Dies At 78
- Publication
- Port Arthur News Chronicle, 21 Apr 1956
Description
- Media Type
- Newspaper
- Description
- first white boy born in Prince Arthur's Landing ; well-known hardware merchant ; John William Alexander Ferguson ; retired from Marshall Wells Limited 1952, after 41 years of service ; predecessor Marks, Clavet and Dovic ; resided on Arthur Street until 1879 when block destroyed by fire ; moved to corner of Pearl and Court, then Regent Street ; attended Central School for a few years ; joined Herald Printing Co. at age 11 as apprentice ; delivered papers ; at 13 worked for Caleb Shera and Company in dry goods ; cookee at Stanley in 1888 ; discovered hardware in 1889 working for Wells and Emmerson ; married to Jessie O. Mark ; photo
- Notes
- Full text available in Newspaper Clipping File
File subject: LF - Thunder Bay - Biography - Ferguson, John William
Full text available on microfilm - Date of Publication
- 21 Apr 1956
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.4001 Longitude: -89.31683
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