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- Geddes, William Alfred
- 1 Wharfinger W. A. Geddes
The Globe, January 8, 1898
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- 2 in 1857, superseded by the Central School, which Mr. Geddes attended. Leaving school in 1860, he entered
- 3 & Company, prominent forwarders of Montreal. Mr. Geddes succeeded Mr. Henry Jacques in this post, who
- 4 With his usual enterprise, Mr. Geddes became interested in the steamer Cuba in 1877,
- 5 vessel owners and marine men then to the front. Mr. Geddes was appointed Secretary and Treasurer, which
- 6 authorities from plans drafted from the ideas of Mr. Geddes. This wharf is used by the fine steel steamboats
- 7 One of the important incidents in Mr. Geddes career was the arrival in Toronto of the big
- 8 Along with his other responsibilities Mr. Geddes fills the position of Harbor Commissioner at
- 9 Mr. Geddes was married on December 22, 1870, in Hamilton,
- 10 Ever since Mr. Geddes came to Toronto in September 1873, he has been
- 11 which did not include the name of Wharfinger W. A. Geddes, the man who has been delegate to Ottawa on
- 12 8, 1898: The Persia has been acquired by Messrs. W. A. Geddes, of Toronto, and Jaques, of Montreal, Capt.
- 13 gale. From 1888 to 1892 Capt. Trowell was with Mr. W. A. Geddes in the wharfage business at Toronto in 1893 he
- 14 that Capt. Trowell has been in the employ of Mr. W.A. Geddes for 22 years, afloat and ashore, with the
- 15 Wharfinger W. A. Geddes
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