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Person Record
Metadata
Name |
McTavish, Andrew H. |
Other Names |
Andrew "Andy" McTavish |
Born |
Jan. 30, 1915 |
Birthplace |
Saugeen Township (Paisley) |
Father |
Harry B. McTavish |
Mother |
Laura McTavish (nee Cormack) |
Spouse |
Alma Tooke (m. Feb. 1940), Dorothy Hardwick (1961) |
Children |
Sons Alan and Donald |
Relationships |
Married first wife, Alma Tooke in February of 1940. Had two sons, Alan and Donald. Widowed in April of 1960 and remarried to Dorothy Hardwick in the summer of 1961. |
Education |
Continuation School in Paisley High School in Walkerton University of Toronto in 1932 Law School at Osgoode Hall |
Occupation |
Andrew "Andy" McTavish attended Law School at Osgoode Hall and established a law office in Teeswater in 1939. In 1942, McTavish acted as manager of the South Bruce Telephone Company and continued with his law firm. In 1946, he became Reeve for Teeswater council, and was later elected Bruce County Warden in 1949 for one year. In 1951, McTavish bought a cottage on the beach in Port Elgin and then a 50 acre farm near Teeswater in 1954. He was a Returning Officer (for voting) in 1958. |
Places |
Saugeen Township Paisley Teeswater Port Elgin Walkerton |
Sources |
Sources: a) Bruce County Genealogical Society surname clipping collection |
