Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Cordingley, A. E. |
Othernames |
"Ab" Cordingley |
Born |
Sept. 9, 1876 |
Birthplace |
Wallace Township, Wellington County |
Places of residence |
Shallow Lake, Grey County Wiarton, Bruce County, Ontario London, Ontario |
Titles & honors |
Warden of Grey County (1916) "Oldest Man in Ontario to Have a Driver's Licence" (1974) |
Nationality |
Canadian |
Education |
Attended night school c. 1892 |
Notes |
Mr. and Mrs. Cordingley presented the colours to the 147th Grey (Overseas) Battalion during the First World War. This event took place at Camp Borden in the summer of 1916 (August 22, 1916). At the time, Mr. Cordingley was the Warden of Grey County. Mr. Cordingley had a general store at Shallow Lake circa 1914 (see BEAUTIFUL STONEY KEPPEL, p. 178). There was a Mr. Cordingley from England, who also had a connection to the cement industry of Grey County. When Mr. R. J. Doyle was investigating the potential of the marl of Shallow Lake, he talked to a Mr. Cordingley, who had worked in the cement trade in England, and who had the plans for a _______ kiln. Was this A. E. Cordingley, or a relative? |
Occupation |
Storekeeper / General Store / Merchant Warden of Grey County Grey County Council I.O.O.F. member (at Shallow Lake) Hepworth Anglers' Club (Fisherman) |
Publications |
BEAUTIFUL STONEY KEPPEL, p. 178 "A. E. Cordingley Ex-Warden Leaves for London", 1926 |
Relationships |
Three brothers, nine sisters His sister Minta Cordingley m. R. S. Young and lived at Shallow Lake. Another sister was Mrs. D. J. Hunter of Shallow Lake |
Role |
Business person |
Spouse |
Annie F. Holland, m. 1912 |
