Biographie
He was a successful businessman in Manitoba before coming to Vancouver in 1885.
He invested in and speculated in real estate.
He was a founder of the BC Electric Railway and developed a street railway between New Westminster and Vancouver.
He served on the Vancouver City Council in 1888-90.
He was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver 1890-94.
He was the Chairman of the Vancouver Board of Park Commissioners for six years.
Références
- 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)
