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Jericho, Ontario January 25, 1893 Beat to death with a club, an axe, and a hoe by a freedman wanted for relations with a girl and his two brothers [15] Constable William Lindsay Comber Police Comber, Ontario May 3, 1894 Killed by a drunken disgruntled farmer by a shot to the abdomen Constable Alexander Wright Brockville Police Service
Renfrew is a town on the Bonnechere River in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Located one hour west of Ottawa in Eastern Ontario, Renfrew is the fourth largest town in the county after Petawawa, Pembroke and Arnprior. The town is a small transportation hub connecting Highway 60 and Highway 132 with the Trans-Canada Highway.
People from Arnprior, Ontario (16 P) K. ... Pages in category "People from Renfrew County" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total.
For most of the years of the Wilson ownership a second newspaper in the town operated. The Renfrew Advance had been purchased by Donald McQuaig in 1951 and the two weeklies had a vigorous competition. Finally, in 1971 McQuaig bought out the Wilson's, offering all of them jobs at the new Renfrew Mercury-Advance.
John Ambrose O'Brien (May 27, 1885 – April 24, 1968) was a Canadian industrialist and sports team owner. He was a founder of the National Hockey Association (NHA), owner of the Renfrew Millionaires and the founding owner of the Montreal Canadiens professional ice hockey team.
Renfrew South was a federal riding represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario.The federal riding was created by the British North America Act of 1867 and was abolished in 1966, with the riding being apportioned into Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Lanark and Renfrew, and Renfrew North.
Renfrew North (also known as Renfrew North—Nipissing East) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. The riding existed until 1972, when the name was changed to "Renfrew North—Nipissing ...
He died October 1, 1981, in Barry's Bay, at the age of 101. His grandson, Sean Conway, served as an MPP for Renfrew North from 1975 to 1999, and for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke from 1999 until his 2003 retirement. [7] The Thomas P. Murray Recreational Trails in Barry's Bay are named in his honor. [8]