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Wardens of Lambton County: 1900 - 1909

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1890-1899

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1910-1919

1900 – Malcom D. Cameron

1901 – George A. Proctor

1902 – Archie McIntyre

1903 – William McMahan

1904 – James J. Coyle

1905 – William A. Graham

1906 – Frederick Charles Watson

1907 – Edward Donnelly

1908 – James Smith

1909 – Robert J. Bailey

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Malcom D. Cameron
Warden, 1900.

Born in Lobo Township, Middlesex County, February 10th, 1857. Farmer and School Teacher. Thirteen years in Municipal Council. County Auditor for many years. Came to Enniskillen Township in 1886 and died there.

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George A. Proctor
Warden, 1901.

Born in Moore Township, Lambton County, November 24th, 1842. Contractor and Builder. Mayor of Sarnia in 1907-1908. Chairman of the Board of Education, Sarnia 1914-1917. President of the Children's Aid Society for many years. Official of the United Church for 47 years. Died in Sarnia, buried in Lakeview Cemetery.

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Archie McIntyre
Warden, 1902.

Born in Scotland, September 27th, 1837. School Teacher 1857-1858 Warwick, and 1859-1860 in Oil Springs. Carpenter and Farmer. Auditor and Assessor for years. Reeve and County Councillor for 16 years. President of Lambton Fire Insurance Company. Director Industrial Loan and Mortgage Company. Died October 27th, 1905, age 68 years. Buried in Alvinston Cemetery.

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William McMahan
Warden, 1903.

Born in Kingston, October 21st, 1840. Came to Enniskillen in 1860. Went to Moore Township in 1868, and removed to Plympton Township in 1874. Farmer. Almost continually in Municipal Life for 36 years. Retired at Wyoming in 1904. Unsuccessfully contested West Lambton in the House of Commons against the late Jas. F. Lister Q.C. Died at Wyoming, September 26th, 1913. Age 74 years and buried in the cemetery there.

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James J. Coyle
Warden, 1904.

Born in the County of Grenville, Ontario, June 22nd, 1848. Farmer. Came to Moore Township in 1863 with his parents, when the southern part of the Township was wilderness. Resided in Detroit, Michigan, in 1913 and remained there until his death.

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William A. Graham
Warden, 1905.

Born in Lanark County, February 8th, 1857. Entered municipal work in 1896 as Deputy Reeve of Enniskillen. Reeve 1898-1900, and County Councillor 1901-1906 inclusive, and filling the position of Warden in 1905. Taught school as principal of Wyoming School for 2 years, and Oil Springs for a like period. Trustee in School Section No. 18, Enniskillen, for ten years. Served as Director of Petrolia and Wyoming Agricultural Society. He never severed connections with Lambton County as his family still occupy the homestead in Enniskillen Township. Retired and moved to Inwood, and died there.

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Frederick Charles Watson
Warden, 1906.

Born in the Town of Sarnia, December 18th, 1858. Private banker. Educated at the Sarnia Public Schools. Entered the employment of the late Michael Fleming in 1873, and learned telegraphy, express and banking. Was accountant at the Lambton Loan Company for 24 years. Opened private bank for business in 1906. Town Council 1906. Deputy Reeve 1891-1892. Mayor 1899-1900. County Councillor 1903-1906. Reeve of Sarnia 1909. Warden of the County 1906. Was American Vice-Consul since 1914 until his death.

Edward Donnelly
Warden, 1907.

Born in the County of York, March 6th, 1849. Grain merchant. Resided in Alvinston 40 years, previous to his death. Councillor for many years, and Reeve one year. Died August 11th, 1911. Age 62 years. Buried in Alvinston Cemetery.

James Smith
Warden, 1908.

Born in Moore Township, June 16th 1856. Stock raiser, lumberman, and farmer. Vice-president Lambton Insurance Company. Postmaster at Colinville from 1892 until office closed through adoption of mail routes. Secretery-Treasurer Moore Agricultural Society a few years, and president in 1905. Moved to the City of Sarnia and remained there until his death.

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Robert J. Bailey
Warden, 1909.

Born in Plympton Township, April 2nd, 1860. Farmer until 1910. Moved to Forest and engaged in the grocery business. Councillor for six years. Reeve for five years. Mayor of Forest for three years. Remained in Forest until his death.

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