Beach Family Line
He married Annie Johnston on 23 JUN 1891 in Iroquois, Dundas Co, Ontario. Together, they had 7 children.
Obituary:
Ottawa Citizen
Publication: 28 Feb 1949
Benson C. Beach, who established the Beach Foundry Limited, whose stoves attained international recognition, died last night in a local hospital, following a short illness. He was in his 80th year.
Mr. Beach was born February 1, 1870, in Iroquois, Ont., the twin brother of Anson White Beach of Toronto, and one of a family of 10 boys of whom four are now living. He was the son of the late Mahlon Ford Beach, president of the M.F. Beach Company of Iroquois, and Mrs. Beach. In 1891 he married the former Annie May Johnston of Iroquois, who died some years ago.
Mr. Beach had the unique distinction of being an honorary member of the Chicago Typographical Union, a tribute to his experience as a job printer and newspaper owner.
Previous to his manufacturing career Mr. Beach published a newspaper, the St. Lawrence News, and did job printing in Iroquois. Leasing his printing plant to the principal of the high school, he moved to Chicago and followed the art of printing there, returning to Canada and locating at Winchester in 1894.
Following his return to Winchester Mr. Beach started his first foundry in 1894, the B.C. Beach and Company, which operated until 1908, when he took out a provincial charter and the firm became the Beach Foundry Company, Limited. By 1903 the firm had expanded to its full capacity in Winchester and it was decided to keep down production until a better location could be found.
During that interval Mr. Beach's energetic temperament took him into the North country, where for several years he, with his brother, the late C.A. Beach of Cornwall, installed an electric light plant in the town of Haileybury and later shared in the electrical development of the Cobalt Power Company, which was the first concern to develop power on the Montreal river. They delivered the first electrical energy to the Cobalt Mines. They were burned out in the first great Haileybury fire, but commenced erection of a new plant the day after the fire. These properties are now a part of the Northern Ontario Power Company.
Before the First Would War in 1914, it was decided to locate Beach Foundry in Ottawa and the premises of the Butterworth Foundry on Broad street were served them for only a few years, so that in 1922 they erected the firt section of the vast plant that is now necessary for the manufacture of Beach products.
Another distinctive honor which went to the prominent manufacturer came in 1946, when he was made honorary Chief Sitting Eagle of the Sarcee Indian Tribe at the Calgary Stampede of that year. Mr. Beach was a member of the Ottawa Curling Club and was a member of the United Church of Canada.
Surviving are three sons: Donald J. Beach, Benson A.S. Beach and J.M.F. Beach all of Ottawa; and two daughters, Mrs. A.L. Acton of Ottawa and Mrs. Sydney W. Vickery in England. There are also four brothers: Anson White Beach of Toronto, Mahlon W. Beach of Barrie, Ont., Howard Bow and Olin Abner Beach, both of Ottawa, and 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He married Annie Johnston on 23 JUN 1891 in Iroquois, Dundas Co, Ontario. Together, they had 7 children.
Obituary:
Ottawa Citizen
Publication: 28 Feb 1949
Benson C. Beach, who established the Beach Foundry Limited, whose stoves attained international recognition, died last night in a local hospital, following a short illness. He was in his 80th year.
Mr. Beach was born February 1, 1870, in Iroquois, Ont., the twin brother of Anson White Beach of Toronto, and one of a family of 10 boys of whom four are now living. He was the son of the late Mahlon Ford Beach, president of the M.F. Beach Company of Iroquois, and Mrs. Beach. In 1891 he married the former Annie May Johnston of Iroquois, who died some years ago.
Mr. Beach had the unique distinction of being an honorary member of the Chicago Typographical Union, a tribute to his experience as a job printer and newspaper owner.
Previous to his manufacturing career Mr. Beach published a newspaper, the St. Lawrence News, and did job printing in Iroquois. Leasing his printing plant to the principal of the high school, he moved to Chicago and followed the art of printing there, returning to Canada and locating at Winchester in 1894.
Following his return to Winchester Mr. Beach started his first foundry in 1894, the B.C. Beach and Company, which operated until 1908, when he took out a provincial charter and the firm became the Beach Foundry Company, Limited. By 1903 the firm had expanded to its full capacity in Winchester and it was decided to keep down production until a better location could be found.
During that interval Mr. Beach's energetic temperament took him into the North country, where for several years he, with his brother, the late C.A. Beach of Cornwall, installed an electric light plant in the town of Haileybury and later shared in the electrical development of the Cobalt Power Company, which was the first concern to develop power on the Montreal river. They delivered the first electrical energy to the Cobalt Mines. They were burned out in the first great Haileybury fire, but commenced erection of a new plant the day after the fire. These properties are now a part of the Northern Ontario Power Company.
Before the First Would War in 1914, it was decided to locate Beach Foundry in Ottawa and the premises of the Butterworth Foundry on Broad street were served them for only a few years, so that in 1922 they erected the firt section of the vast plant that is now necessary for the manufacture of Beach products.
Another distinctive honor which went to the prominent manufacturer came in 1946, when he was made honorary Chief Sitting Eagle of the Sarcee Indian Tribe at the Calgary Stampede of that year. Mr. Beach was a member of the Ottawa Curling Club and was a member of the United Church of Canada.
Surviving are three sons: Donald J. Beach, Benson A.S. Beach and J.M.F. Beach all of Ottawa; and two daughters, Mrs. A.L. Acton of Ottawa and Mrs. Sydney W. Vickery in England. There are also four brothers: Anson White Beach of Toronto, Mahlon W. Beach of Barrie, Ont., Howard Bow and Olin Abner Beach, both of Ottawa, and 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Beach Family Line
He married Annie Johnston on 23 JUN 1891 in Iroquois, Dundas Co, Ontario. Together, they had 7 children.
Obituary:
Ottawa Citizen
Publication: 28 Feb 1949
Benson C. Beach, who established the Beach Foundry Limited, whose stoves attained international recognition, died last night in a local hospital, following a short illness. He was in his 80th year.
Mr. Beach was born February 1, 1870, in Iroquois, Ont., the twin brother of Anson White Beach of Toronto, and one of a family of 10 boys of whom four are now living. He was the son of the late Mahlon Ford Beach, president of the M.F. Beach Company of Iroquois, and Mrs. Beach. In 1891 he married the former Annie May Johnston of Iroquois, who died some years ago.
Mr. Beach had the unique distinction of being an honorary member of the Chicago Typographical Union, a tribute to his experience as a job printer and newspaper owner.
Previous to his manufacturing career Mr. Beach published a newspaper, the St. Lawrence News, and did job printing in Iroquois. Leasing his printing plant to the principal of the high school, he moved to Chicago and followed the art of printing there, returning to Canada and locating at Winchester in 1894.
Following his return to Winchester Mr. Beach started his first foundry in 1894, the B.C. Beach and Company, which operated until 1908, when he took out a provincial charter and the firm became the Beach Foundry Company, Limited. By 1903 the firm had expanded to its full capacity in Winchester and it was decided to keep down production until a better location could be found.
During that interval Mr. Beach's energetic temperament took him into the North country, where for several years he, with his brother, the late C.A. Beach of Cornwall, installed an electric light plant in the town of Haileybury and later shared in the electrical development of the Cobalt Power Company, which was the first concern to develop power on the Montreal river. They delivered the first electrical energy to the Cobalt Mines. They were burned out in the first great Haileybury fire, but commenced erection of a new plant the day after the fire. These properties are now a part of the Northern Ontario Power Company.
Before the First Would War in 1914, it was decided to locate Beach Foundry in Ottawa and the premises of the Butterworth Foundry on Broad street were served them for only a few years, so that in 1922 they erected the firt section of the vast plant that is now necessary for the manufacture of Beach products.
Another distinctive honor which went to the prominent manufacturer came in 1946, when he was made honorary Chief Sitting Eagle of the Sarcee Indian Tribe at the Calgary Stampede of that year. Mr. Beach was a member of the Ottawa Curling Club and was a member of the United Church of Canada.
Surviving are three sons: Donald J. Beach, Benson A.S. Beach and J.M.F. Beach all of Ottawa; and two daughters, Mrs. A.L. Acton of Ottawa and Mrs. Sydney W. Vickery in England. There are also four brothers: Anson White Beach of Toronto, Mahlon W. Beach of Barrie, Ont., Howard Bow and Olin Abner Beach, both of Ottawa, and 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He married Annie Johnston on 23 JUN 1891 in Iroquois, Dundas Co, Ontario. Together, they had 7 children.
Obituary:
Ottawa Citizen
Publication: 28 Feb 1949
Benson C. Beach, who established the Beach Foundry Limited, whose stoves attained international recognition, died last night in a local hospital, following a short illness. He was in his 80th year.
Mr. Beach was born February 1, 1870, in Iroquois, Ont., the twin brother of Anson White Beach of Toronto, and one of a family of 10 boys of whom four are now living. He was the son of the late Mahlon Ford Beach, president of the M.F. Beach Company of Iroquois, and Mrs. Beach. In 1891 he married the former Annie May Johnston of Iroquois, who died some years ago.
Mr. Beach had the unique distinction of being an honorary member of the Chicago Typographical Union, a tribute to his experience as a job printer and newspaper owner.
Previous to his manufacturing career Mr. Beach published a newspaper, the St. Lawrence News, and did job printing in Iroquois. Leasing his printing plant to the principal of the high school, he moved to Chicago and followed the art of printing there, returning to Canada and locating at Winchester in 1894.
Following his return to Winchester Mr. Beach started his first foundry in 1894, the B.C. Beach and Company, which operated until 1908, when he took out a provincial charter and the firm became the Beach Foundry Company, Limited. By 1903 the firm had expanded to its full capacity in Winchester and it was decided to keep down production until a better location could be found.
During that interval Mr. Beach's energetic temperament took him into the North country, where for several years he, with his brother, the late C.A. Beach of Cornwall, installed an electric light plant in the town of Haileybury and later shared in the electrical development of the Cobalt Power Company, which was the first concern to develop power on the Montreal river. They delivered the first electrical energy to the Cobalt Mines. They were burned out in the first great Haileybury fire, but commenced erection of a new plant the day after the fire. These properties are now a part of the Northern Ontario Power Company.
Before the First Would War in 1914, it was decided to locate Beach Foundry in Ottawa and the premises of the Butterworth Foundry on Broad street were served them for only a few years, so that in 1922 they erected the firt section of the vast plant that is now necessary for the manufacture of Beach products.
Another distinctive honor which went to the prominent manufacturer came in 1946, when he was made honorary Chief Sitting Eagle of the Sarcee Indian Tribe at the Calgary Stampede of that year. Mr. Beach was a member of the Ottawa Curling Club and was a member of the United Church of Canada.
Surviving are three sons: Donald J. Beach, Benson A.S. Beach and J.M.F. Beach all of Ottawa; and two daughters, Mrs. A.L. Acton of Ottawa and Mrs. Sydney W. Vickery in England. There are also four brothers: Anson White Beach of Toronto, Mahlon W. Beach of Barrie, Ont., Howard Bow and Olin Abner Beach, both of Ottawa, and 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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