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Pioneer - GRUER, William
Biographical Sketches of
Early Settlers of Wellington County
Information from: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario.
Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906
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GRUER, William
, was b. in Castletown, Braemer, Aberdeenshire, Scot., in 1833. He came to
Canada in 1856, first to Toronto, thence to Guelph, and in December, 1856, to
Mount Forest. He has been prominent there for nearly forty years. His business
was a contractor and builder. He owned and operated a planing mill, sash and
door factory, and did a large business in Mount Forest, also in Wellington and
Grey counties. He has also been associated with his brother-in-law, John
Naismith, in the building of several railway contracts, the last being from
Palmerston to Durham. During those years he has been twelve years Public School
Trustee; afterwards, 22 years in the Town Council, seven of these years a
member of the County Council; and at this writing, 1906, is Mayor of Mount
Forest, having held said office for four years. He owns several stores and
dwelling houses in town, and has, during all those years, paid 100 cents on the
dollar. He was m. first to Miss Isabella Gowdy. No issue; second, to Miss Agnes
Naismith, Mount Forest. Issue: one daughter, who is m. to Mr. A. G. H. Luxton,
Manager of Hamilton Bank, Milton, Ont. In politics Mr. Gruer has all those
years been a Reformer, until the famous salary grab game, and now he is an
Independent.
From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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