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Samuel Garfield Thompson

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Samuel Garfield Thompson

Birth
Death
5 Aug 1934 (aged 52–53)
Nokomis, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Burial
Nokomis, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada Add to Map
Plot
7 b 43
Memorial ID
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Biography: Pioneers and Prominent People of Saskatchewan, Page 299
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cansk/P-PP-SK/P-PPofSK.html
THOMPSON: Samuel Garfield, Mayor of Wapella (1923), chemist, Wapella. Born at Grand Valley, Ont., Jan. 2nd, 1884, son of William and Mary Thompson. Married Ethel Kate Morrison in 1907 and has two sons and a daughter. Educated at the Grand Valley Public and High Schools and the Manitoba School of Pharmacy. After graduating from Grand Valley High School, was apprenticed to Dr. Campbell, physician and chemist, of Grand Valley. Came west to Winnipeg and took his course at the Manitoba School of Pharmacy. After graduation, returned east and took charge of Dr. Campbell's store at Grand Valley. Returning to the west he visited many parts of it and finally settled at Wapella, purchasing the drug business owned by Chas. E. Shaw, which he has successfully conducted ever since. Mr. Thompson has been an energetic member of the Board of Trade, and its president. A member of the Town Council for four years, where his splendid services brought recognition by election to the Mayor's chair, having been elected on four different occasions. Takes a deep interest in all kinds of sports and is an ardent curler. Liberal. Attends Methodist Church. Address, Wapella.
Biography: Pioneers and Prominent People of Saskatchewan, Page 299
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cansk/P-PP-SK/P-PPofSK.html
THOMPSON: Samuel Garfield, Mayor of Wapella (1923), chemist, Wapella. Born at Grand Valley, Ont., Jan. 2nd, 1884, son of William and Mary Thompson. Married Ethel Kate Morrison in 1907 and has two sons and a daughter. Educated at the Grand Valley Public and High Schools and the Manitoba School of Pharmacy. After graduating from Grand Valley High School, was apprenticed to Dr. Campbell, physician and chemist, of Grand Valley. Came west to Winnipeg and took his course at the Manitoba School of Pharmacy. After graduation, returned east and took charge of Dr. Campbell's store at Grand Valley. Returning to the west he visited many parts of it and finally settled at Wapella, purchasing the drug business owned by Chas. E. Shaw, which he has successfully conducted ever since. Mr. Thompson has been an energetic member of the Board of Trade, and its president. A member of the Town Council for four years, where his splendid services brought recognition by election to the Mayor's chair, having been elected on four different occasions. Takes a deep interest in all kinds of sports and is an ardent curler. Liberal. Attends Methodist Church. Address, Wapella.


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