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Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Start, Charles E. |
Other Names |
Charles Edward Secord Start |
Born |
May 6, 1860 |
Birthplace |
Hamilton |
Deceased |
Apr. 10, 1958 |
Deceased |
St. Catherines |
Father |
John Edward Start |
Mother |
Arrabelle Secord |
Spouse |
Elizabeth May Williamson (m. 1894 and d. Sept. 2, 1944) |
Children |
Daughter Isabel Welmore (Richard) and son, John (Jack) (d.1952) |
Relationships |
Wife Elizabeth May Williamson (married in 1894) Daughter, Isabel and son, John (Jack) |
Education |
Hamilton Central Collegiate Kincardine High School Graduated from Osgoode Hall |
Occupation |
Charles was a lawyer for 75 years starting in 1884 in Tara. For many years, he was the oldest practising lawyer in Canada. Charles was involved in politics as he was President and Secretary of the Bruce Conservative Association and on the Tara village council. Charles was an honourary member of the Owen Sound Golf and Country Club and of the Masonic Lodge. Life-long member of the Anglican Church. |
Places |
He was born in Hamilton. Attended school and joined teh W.C. Loscombe Law firm in Kincardine. He worked in Tara. |
Titles & Honours |
Appointed to Queen's Council |
Sources |
Sources: a) Miller, Bruce. "Tara before 1981." 1980. Print. b) Bruce Genealogical Society Clippings Scrapbook |
