William Brydon (1847-1930)

Brydon & Co., Contractors, Appraisers, and Adjusters, Winnipeg.

He was elected a Winnipeg City Alderman in 1883. He was later appointed to the city’s Board of Valuation. He was a member of the AF & AM (St. John’s Lodge) and the IOOF (North Star Lodge, of which he was grand master). Wife Jennie Muir Brydon. They had no children.

He died at his Winnipeg residence, 154 Rupert Avenue, on 25 August 1930.

Sources:

A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People

by Prof. George Bryce
The Canadian History Company, 1906.

This collection of biographies of Manitobans was compiled by the Canadian History Company, and published at Toronto and Montreal in 1906. Most of those featured in the book were living at that time, so no information on death dates was provided. Where possible, these have been added to this online version.

Online version 2008-2010, Manitoba Historical Society

“William Brydon dies; was former alderman” Manitoba Free Press, 26 August 1930.

This profile was written by Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 7 August 2009

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