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Arran TownshipA map of Arran Township can be found on the Bruce County GenWeb website. Arran Township was named after the Island of Arran, Scotland. Arran Township Places
Arran Township Notable PeopleWilliam Augustus Gerolamy operated a fanning mill at Tara. He patented improvements in fanning mill technology, and won prizes at the World's Fairs at Philadelphia, Paris and Chicago. The Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, granted him patent of invention No. 2406 for a "Fanning-Mill-Maker, an improved fanning mill" on January 7th, 1868. Robert Leith 'Dinny' Hanbidge, barrister and politician, had roots in both Southampton and Arran Township. His father was a blacksmith and carriage maker in Southampton, and also owned a farm in Arran Township. 'Dinny' Hanbidge was mayor of Kerrobert, Saskatchwewan - see an early biographical sketch in The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People. He was member of parliament for the riding of Kindersley, Saskatchewan from 1958 to 1963. He was Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan from March 1, 1963 to February 2, 1970. He died on July 25, 1974. A biography, Dinny: R. L. Hanbidge, 12th lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan (AMICUS No. 9855693) was published. Hon. Sir William Howard Hearst, Premier of Ontario, was born in Arran Township in 1864. He was Premier from 1914 to 1919. Isabella Hendry Macmillan, raised in Arran Township, was a prominent Christian Scientist pastor and teacher. She married John Stewart, who was also active in the church. She died in 1912. Her biography appears in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Mary MacNeill, born about 1859, was raised in Arran Township. Her family was from the Isle of Colonsay, Scotland. She was one of Canada's early female physicians. Her biography appears in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Frederick W. 'Cyclone' Taylor, born in Tara in 1885, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. He died in 1979.
BibliographyA History of the Village of Tara: on the Hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement by Bruce Miller, 1951. Amicus No. 80462
History of the County of Bruce by Norman Robertson, 1906. Available online. Light through the years : 125 years with Knox Presbyterian Church, Burgoyne, 1862-1987 and Dunblane Presbyterian Church by the Burgoyne Historical Society, 1987. Amicus No. 7250382 Reflections of Arran, 1852-1982 by the Arran Township Historical Society, 1982. Amicus No. 4708213 Tara Before 1981 by Bruce A. Miller, 1980. See Publications page. Tara United Church by the History Committee, 1975. Amicus No. 66571
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