"David M. Wilson, 81 (sic), of 9781 Main St., Clarence, died in Millard Fillmore Hospital Saturday (Dec. 6, 1958). He was the first superintendent of the Buffalo plant of Fairmont Foods Inc.
Born in Rock Springs, Ont., on August 10, 1871, he was long engaged in the cheese business in Canada and was the maker of the Canadian cheese that won first prize at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo in 1901.
Later he moved to Manhattan, Kan., where he was professor of dairy husbandry at the Kansas State Agricultural College. He was appointed dairy commissioner for that state [Jan. 1, 1908] and was instrumental in developing the first artificial formula for infant feeding.
Mr. Wilson came to Buffalo in 1914 to open a plant for the Fairmont Creamery. He was superintendent in charge of production, retiring in 1929 to operate a fruit farm in Niagara County. He moved to Clarence in 1946 after retiring from the farm.
Survivors are two daughters, Laura W. Smith of Cumberland, Md., and Helen W. Hollinshead of Perry; a son, R. Kerford Wilson of Harris Hill; six grandchildren and nine great- grandchildren.[...]"
The Buffalo Evening News / December 8, 1958
"David M. Wilson, 81 (sic), of 9781 Main St., Clarence, died in Millard Fillmore Hospital Saturday (Dec. 6, 1958). He was the first superintendent of the Buffalo plant of Fairmont Foods Inc.
Born in Rock Springs, Ont., on August 10, 1871, he was long engaged in the cheese business in Canada and was the maker of the Canadian cheese that won first prize at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo in 1901.
Later he moved to Manhattan, Kan., where he was professor of dairy husbandry at the Kansas State Agricultural College. He was appointed dairy commissioner for that state [Jan. 1, 1908] and was instrumental in developing the first artificial formula for infant feeding.
Mr. Wilson came to Buffalo in 1914 to open a plant for the Fairmont Creamery. He was superintendent in charge of production, retiring in 1929 to operate a fruit farm in Niagara County. He moved to Clarence in 1946 after retiring from the farm.
Survivors are two daughters, Laura W. Smith of Cumberland, Md., and Helen W. Hollinshead of Perry; a son, R. Kerford Wilson of Harris Hill; six grandchildren and nine great- grandchildren.[...]"
The Buffalo Evening News / December 8, 1958
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