Biography
He left home at age 16 to mine in Colorado, later moving on to Rossland BC.
He worked in the Le Roi Mine in Rossland BC in 1896-1902.
He was elected as Secretary of the Western Federation of Miners and helped to pass the 8-hour Day Bill in 1898.
He came to Vancouver BC in 1903.
He was elected as the first Alderman representing the Hastings area on the Vancouver City Council 1911-28.
In 1912 he was a Charter Member of the BC Chamber of Mines and was President in 1920.
He ran a night school fo prospectors during the winter seasons.
References
- Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press
- Walker, Elizabeth (1999)
