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Committees that established and ran the First Dunsandel Hall/Library
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TitleCommittees that established and ran the First Dunsandel Hall/Library
DescriptionBuilding Committee
1873 [1] Westenra, Fitzroy, Struthers, John Henry, William Walker, Chamberlain, J. Walker, Pannett, and Maddison
Library Committee (Hall Committee)
1875 [2] maybe George Lawrence (Secretary)
1888 [3] John Simpson (chairman), Parker Westenra, George Sheat, Alexander Irvine, Thomas Noble, Edwin Wright, John S. Robins, Fred Lill, and George Stapleton.
1889 [4] Parker Westenra (Chairman), J.Thomas? Lochhead. Edwin Wright (died soon after taking office), John S. Robins (Librarian), George Stapleton, Donald P. Cameron, and Fred Lill (Secretary)
1890 [5] Parker Westenra (Chairman & Treasurer) , Fred Lill,(Secretary) G. F. Wright, R. Burgess, John S. Robins (Librarian), Samuel Sherrard, George Stapleton, J. Lochhead, Donald P. Cameron.
1891 [6] Parker Westenra, (Chairman & Treasurer) , Fred Lill, (Secretary) John S. Robins (Librarian), Samuel Sherrard, G. F. Wright, Donald P. Cameron J. Lochhead, R. Burgess, George Stapleton
1893 [7] Parker Westenra, (Chairman & Treasurer), Fred Lill, (Secretary) John S. Robins (Librarian), John Morgan Furze, J. Lochhead, Samuel Sherrard, D. Wraight, D.P. Cameron, F. Wright
1894 [8] Parker Westenra, (Chairman & Treasurer) , Fred Lill, (Secretary) John S. Robins (Librarian), John Morgan Furze, Frederick Wright, T. Irvine, Donald P. Cameron, Samuel Sherrard,
1896 [9] Samuel Sherrard (Chairman), George Sheat, Thomas lrvine, William Russell Devereaux, John Lochhead, John Graham, William Walker, James Kelly, and C. Wright.
1897 [10] Sam Sherrard (Chairman), Thomas lrvine (Secretary & Treasurer), William Russell Devereaux (Lessee of the hall), William Walker (Librarian) D. Wright (Assistant Librarian) John Lochhead, John Graham, L. Wright, George Sheat
1909 [11] Samuel Sherrard (Chairman), G H. Sheat (Secretary & Treasurer), Samuel McKenzie, (librarian and custodian), Peter Lill, John Graham, J. Walker, R. Jones, Thomas Jamieson
1910 [12] Samuel Sherrard (chairman), G. H. Sheat (secretary and treasurer), Thomas Jamieson, Fred. Owers, H. P. Sowden, W. Walker, and J. P. Rourke.
1911 [13,14] Samuel Sherrard (chairman), G. H. Sheat (secretary), T. Jameson, F.Witbrock (??Whitlock), W. Burgess, H. S. Skinner and F. Owers.
1912 [15] Samuel Sherrard (Chairman), F. Lill (Secretary), W. Walker (Treasurer) Thomas Jamieson, F. Owers, Albert James McLaughlin and H. J.maybe Henry John Skinner, Samuel McKenzie (Caretaker).
1915 [16,17] Samuel Sherrard (chairman), H.A. Brown (secretary), W. Walker (treasurer), G. Sheat and F. Lill. (Sherrard replaced by John Walker in September [15-16])
1916 [18] F. Lill (chairman), H.A. Brown (secretary) W. Walker (treasurer), John Walker, F.E. Owers, A.J. Sheat and James Wraight. S. McKenzie had moved up to librarian.
1917 [19] F. Lill (chairman), H.A. Brown (secretary), A.J. Sheat (treasurer), James Wraight, F.E. Owers, John Walker, A. McPherson, jun.
1918 [20] F. Lill (chairman), H.A. Brown (secretary), A.J. Sheat (treasurer), John Walker, F.E. Owers, James Wraight, J.H. Skinner and Francis Thomas Claydon.
1920 [21] F. Lill (chairman), H.A. Brown (secretary), A.J. Sheat (treasurer), F.E. Owers, Francis Thomas Claydon, J.H. Skinner, James Wraight, E.J. Chatterton and John Walker.
Mike Noonan
Dunsandel Historic Society
Date1873-1929SourcePapers PastLocationDunsandel
DescriptionBuilding Committee1873 [1] Westenra, Fitzroy, Struthers, John Henry, William Walker, Chamberlain, J. Walker, Pannett, and Maddison
Library Committee (Hall Committee)
1875 [2] maybe George Lawrence (Secretary)
1888 [3] John Simpson (chairman), Parker Westenra, George Sheat, Alexander Irvine, Thomas Noble, Edwin Wright, John S. Robins, Fred Lill, and George Stapleton.
1889 [4] Parker Westenra (Chairman), J.Thomas? Lochhead. Edwin Wright (died soon after taking office), John S. Robins (Librarian), George Stapleton, Donald P. Cameron, and Fred Lill (Secretary)
1890 [5] Parker Westenra (Chairman & Treasurer) , Fred Lill,(Secretary) G. F. Wright, R. Burgess, John S. Robins (Librarian), Samuel Sherrard, George Stapleton, J. Lochhead, Donald P. Cameron.
1891 [6] Parker Westenra, (Chairman & Treasurer) , Fred Lill, (Secretary) John S. Robins (Librarian), Samuel Sherrard, G. F. Wright, Donald P. Cameron J. Lochhead, R. Burgess, George Stapleton
1893 [7] Parker Westenra, (Chairman & Treasurer), Fred Lill, (Secretary) John S. Robins (Librarian), John Morgan Furze, J. Lochhead, Samuel Sherrard, D. Wraight, D.P. Cameron, F. Wright
1894 [8] Parker Westenra, (Chairman & Treasurer) , Fred Lill, (Secretary) John S. Robins (Librarian), John Morgan Furze, Frederick Wright, T. Irvine, Donald P. Cameron, Samuel Sherrard,
1896 [9] Samuel Sherrard (Chairman), George Sheat, Thomas lrvine, William Russell Devereaux, John Lochhead, John Graham, William Walker, James Kelly, and C. Wright.
1897 [10] Sam Sherrard (Chairman), Thomas lrvine (Secretary & Treasurer), William Russell Devereaux (Lessee of the hall), William Walker (Librarian) D. Wright (Assistant Librarian) John Lochhead, John Graham, L. Wright, George Sheat
1909 [11] Samuel Sherrard (Chairman), G H. Sheat (Secretary & Treasurer), Samuel McKenzie, (librarian and custodian), Peter Lill, John Graham, J. Walker, R. Jones, Thomas Jamieson
1910 [12] Samuel Sherrard (chairman), G. H. Sheat (secretary and treasurer), Thomas Jamieson, Fred. Owers, H. P. Sowden, W. Walker, and J. P. Rourke.
1911 [13,14] Samuel Sherrard (chairman), G. H. Sheat (secretary), T. Jameson, F.Witbrock (??Whitlock), W. Burgess, H. S. Skinner and F. Owers.
1912 [15] Samuel Sherrard (Chairman), F. Lill (Secretary), W. Walker (Treasurer) Thomas Jamieson, F. Owers, Albert James McLaughlin and H. J.maybe Henry John Skinner, Samuel McKenzie (Caretaker).
1915 [16,17] Samuel Sherrard (chairman), H.A. Brown (secretary), W. Walker (treasurer), G. Sheat and F. Lill. (Sherrard replaced by John Walker in September [15-16])
1916 [18] F. Lill (chairman), H.A. Brown (secretary) W. Walker (treasurer), John Walker, F.E. Owers, A.J. Sheat and James Wraight. S. McKenzie had moved up to librarian.
1917 [19] F. Lill (chairman), H.A. Brown (secretary), A.J. Sheat (treasurer), James Wraight, F.E. Owers, John Walker, A. McPherson, jun.
1918 [20] F. Lill (chairman), H.A. Brown (secretary), A.J. Sheat (treasurer), John Walker, F.E. Owers, James Wraight, J.H. Skinner and Francis Thomas Claydon.
1920 [21] F. Lill (chairman), H.A. Brown (secretary), A.J. Sheat (treasurer), F.E. Owers, Francis Thomas Claydon, J.H. Skinner, James Wraight, E.J. Chatterton and John Walker.
Mike Noonan
Dunsandel Historic Society
Date1873-1929SourcePapers PastLocationDunsandelMiddle- George Sheat
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