Alexander Workman
Alexander Workman | |
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| 3rd Mayor of Ottawa | |
| In office 1860–1862 | |
| Preceded by | Edward McGillivray |
| Succeeded by | Henry J. Friel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1798 Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland |
| Died | 12 December 1891 (aged 93) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Abbot, m. 1820 |
Alexander Workman (28 May 1798 – 12 December 1891) was an Anglo-Irish-Canadian politician and the mayor of Ottawa from 1860 to 1862.[1]
Life[edit]
Workman was born in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland. He settled in Huntley Township in Upper Canada in 1820. In 1823, he joined his brother in Montreal, where he helped operate an academy, before moving to Bytown in 1845 and establishing a hardware business there with a fellow Unitarian Edward Griffin. He became influential in attempts to organise a Unitarian Church in Ottawa but was ultimately unsuccessful. He was a city council member for many years, finally becoming mayor in 1860 and 1861. His wife, Mary Abbot, died on 23 April 1874, at the age of 72. She is buried in Beechwood Cemetery. Workman died at the age of 93.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ Mullington, Dave (2005). Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948). Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House. pp. 32–34. ISBN 978-1-8971-1317-2.
- ^ Adam, G. Mercer, ed. (1892). Prominent Men of Canada. Toronto: Canadian Biographical Publishing Co. pp. 288–289.
- ^ The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men. Vol. Ontario. Toronto: American Biographical Publishing Company. 1880. pp. 500–501.
- Ottawa Times and Ottawa Free Press archives (record of the death of Mary Abbot)
- First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa webpage
- Canada Notes (dates)
External links[edit]
| Bytown (1847–55) | |
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| Ottawa (1855–2001) |
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| Ottawa (2001 amalgamation – present) | |
