GOVERNMENT This section of the site involves any information concerning the island, islanders and government. Contains info on officials, municiple records, assessment rolls, pensions etc If you have any information to share, please email me. OfficialsContains some Reeves, Mayors, Wardens for Frontenac and L & A County. New! BOOK: Township of Frontenac Islands Reeves and Councilpersons 1850-1997 by Mable McRae (Early edition called Township of Wolfe Island Reeves and Councilpersons 1850-1993) Islanders who were Wardens of Frontenac County Reeves and Deputy Reeves of the Islands 1867-1904 1878 Island Officials Submitted by AM Benson Transcribed by Dean Snider Kingston Whig Standard Jan 5, 1888 page 5 THE COUNTY COUNCIL The Names of the Members- A Very Big Change of Faces The following constitute the members of the county council for 1888. There are a great many changes, the majority of the members being new ones: Barrie --W. Dempsey. Bedford -- Clandon and Miller -- J.T. Howell Garden Island -- H.A. Calvin Howe Island -- John Coxe Hinchinbrooke -- J.E. Campbell Kennebec -- William Pringle Kingston-- Dr. Brown, A. Rankin, George Smith Loughboro-- Joseph Woodruff, Jabez Stonness. Oso -- S. Bourk Olden -- Joshua Cox Pittsburg -- W. Hutton, W. Dell Portsmouth -- A. Cameron Portland -- J. Donnelly, Hugh Smith Palmerston -- Robert Wood Storrington -- Joseph Toland, Isaac Holder Wolfe Island -- Daniel Staley Submitted by Wilf Garrah---Article:Frontenac County Council Concludes Session-1939-includes photo & names of members Submitted by AM Benson Transcribed by Dean Snider Kingston Whig Standard Dec 20, 1939 page 2 History made at Nomination Meeting Monday�Eighteen are Named for four Seats on Council AMHERST ISLAND, Dec 20�Special: For the first time in the history of Amherst Island, two women have been nominated for municipal Office. Mrs. Clarence Hogeboon and Mrs. Percy Howard. The nominations were held at Amherst Island on Monday in the village Hall, Presided over by Allan Hitchins. Reeve Fred S. Neilson was re-elected reeve of the Township of Amherst Island by acclamation and eighteen were nominated for the four seats on the council. The present councilors, Frank Wellbank, Morrison Scott?, T.E. Cochrane and Herbert Beaubien were nominated and in addition to these were the following: Hugh Drumgooje, William Morrow, John Smith, Norman Wemp, Charles Howard, Bert Hitchins, Douglas Miller, Wilfred Miller, A. Richards, David Kearney, Robert Tugell, and Claud Willard, Mrs. Clarence Hogeboon and Mrs. Perry Howard. These were four nominated for three places on the school board: Ross Filson present member, and R.E. McMaster, George Cork and James Strange. The candidates nominated have until nine o�clock tonight to qualify. Assessment RollsNEW!Wolfe Island Assessment RollsHowe Island Assessment Roll Info Municiple/Govn't RecordsEarly Howe Island Municiple Records 1850-70-MS225 Reel No 103168-1,Reel 1 Copy 1 & 1031170-1 MS 225, Reel 3- copy 1-minutes, petitions, pound keepers etc, -1864 list of poor -collectors roll 1868 -Assessment 1870 -note- not all in chronological order Howe Island Government Info from Kingston Newspaper the Canadian Freeman. 1897-1900 PensionCynthia Woodmans Widows Pension part 1Cynthia Woodmans Widows Pension part 2 Various -OFFSITE: NEW Orders-in-Council 1867-1882 Searchable database: "This tool provides access to Orders-in-Council from 1867-1882. The term Orders-in-Council refers to all reports submitted to the Committee of the Privy Council which receive the Governor General's approval. Orders-in-Council are not discussed by Parliament (at least not before they have been implemented). Generally, Orders-in-Council refer to appointments of Deputy Ministers and other government officials, transactions between Government and private sectors, commutations of death sentences, etc." ...hits do come up when you search for keywords of the islands. Howe Island Postmasters 1863-1915 D'Arcy Postmasters (Howe Island) 1875-1915 Township of Wolfe Island Fonds Info Fonds consists of official records of Wolfe Island Township, as follows: Assessment Roll, 1868. Township of Amherst Island Fonds Info Fonds consists of the official records of Amherst Island Township, including Council Minutes, 1850-1862 and Assessment Rolls, 1858-1875 (gaps). Post Offices 1861 List of Post Offices, the Electoral County or Division in which each are situated and the names of the Post Masters are given, corrected to the lst Oct. 1861. Petition from Freeholders and Inhabitants of Wolfe Island 1836 Tavern Licenses 1868-9 For more information on government for the islands, Visit or call the Frontentac Management Board at Fairmont Home 2069 Battersea Rd. near Glenburnie for the minute books. Contact the clerk/administrator for Howe and Wolfe Island, Ted O'Shea for other information. He is based on Wolfe Island. The Islands: Government Return to The Islands Main Page Copyright (�) 2000-2005 Jennifer Hoeltzel Wylie. All rights reserved. Send comments or suggestions regarding this site to the webmaster: Jen Wylie nee Hoeltzel |
