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Chaffing Alary THURSDAY MARCH Success Was Not Confined To the Business World So far in the Barber story wo been concerned with family contributions in the field of industrial develop ment In Georgetown and SlreetsvlUc Now In this final Instalment let take a more look at the life of the rber brothers Not too much information Is available but there is more than enough to make us realize these early pioneers must have had tremendous energy and drive for their success was by no means confined to the world of business As you will see they were also leaders in political religious military and educational spheres as well William Barber eldest or the sons of Joseph from County Antrim Ireland came to Georgetown with his brothers to establish a woollen mill and when the mill was moved to Streetsvillc he remained in Georgetown to become one of the founders of the Georgetown Paper Mills He built the large brick home on the hill overlooking the original mill now Delta Croft The house is presently owned by the family William Barber was reeve of Esqucsing for six years and was one of the oldest members of the County Council He was first Justice of the Peace for Hal ton After the partnership of the brothers dissolved in 18G9 William Barber moved to where he con on the family St reetsvllle operations There he served six years on Gore District Council find was elected to the Toronto Council After he died his widow lived for several years in one of the terrace houses on Church Street opposite the Public Library Another son of Joseph Barber James learned his trade of paper maker and machinist after coming to Canada and as we have seen put it to good ad vantage in the Barber woollen and paper mills to say nothing of their foundry machine shop window shade factory and various other enterprises The large brick home on the south side of the CNR tracks at Mountain view Road was built by James lie was one of the oldest coroners in county A leading member of the Congregationalist Church here In 1877 he was largely Instrumental in the building of fine stone church at the comer of Church and Market Streets which was deeded to Georgetown in 1913 to be used as a Public Library Joseph the brother who the trade of millwright and builder was in charge of the manufacturing operations of the various Barber brothers en He took little part in The large brick on the north side of the CNR tracks at Road was built by him His daughter Bessie married Dr Nixon who practised medicine In Georgetown for many years The youngest of the four brothers from Ireland Robert had concentrated on learning all the facets of the manufacture of woollens After the original woollen factory In Georgetown was consolidated with the operation and enlarged to become the Toronto Woollen Mills ho moved to There he and his brother in law Benjamin Franklin established several other businesses and built many houses for the employees thus creating the nucleus of a village This was elaborated upon in last week colun n At some time however Robert Barber built the house at the corner of Market and Church Streets now owned by the Sykcs family The are an old Georgetown family too having originally owned and operated a hotel in Georgetown early days Among the second generation of Barbers the member who most Influenced the destiny of Georgetown was John It Bar bcr JamLS he was born here in Educated in the Georgetown Public School Grammar School and the Georgetown Academy young John R was preparing for University when forced the final Twice married John Barber first wife was Mary Barclay daughter of Francis Barclay who was a Registrar for County They married January 1st and had a family of three sons and two dauLhlers The first Mrs Barber died In 1899 John Barber second marriage was to Agnes Alberto the daughter of Lira whose family farmed on crown lands on the line south of Her mother Isabella from the Scotch Block was related to William Lyon Isabella MacKenzics father in law was a water boy at the battle of Creek In return for his military service as was the grant or crown land from the 7th to Line and Maple Avenue to Li m chouse Side road Col Barber father had an illustrious career in politics and the army as well as lit industry and making a niche Tor himself in history as innovator of the transmission of hydro power for industrial use He was elected to the Ontario Legislature for County as the Liberal member in He was reeve of Georgetown from 1865 to 1B15 warden of County In and a member of Georgetown High School Board John Barber mho in the Volunteer Militia In IBS1 and served as an officer In the Georgetown Light Infantry Co and the Rifles from lo served twenty years us a Combatant Offiter and twenty two yours as a Quartermaster and lie ranked as ijor from 187f John R was in activL during Ihe Raid in IHfif under Col It During that he was quartered a Suspension Bridgi medal for sen tec in the Raid and a long service medal In 1905 he retired from military service Now Id recap John It Bar outstanding business career he was sole owner of Barber Brothers Paper Mill on the Credit and the Toronto Paper Company Mille He rounded the firm of Barber Ellis Pipi Dealers and Envelope Manufacturers Toronto sales outlet for the products from he mills owned He was president and manager or Toronto Paper Manufacturing Co Ltd president of Pulp Paper Co Ltd president of Moral View Greenhouse Co Ltd vice president Spanish River Pulp Co Ltd vice president and Manager of Canada Cooled Paper Mills I and director of Dominion Can Mines- Co Ltd He was at one lime president of the Mechanics Institute a past master or Credit Lodge No A I- A M and a member of the Congregational Church In 1912 John retired from active at the time when a roup of men bought the paper mills and gave them name Provincial Paper I imilcd II was during the that John he hand somcii house In Georgetown on Main Street South It was in Queen Anne style architecture and he In Hull probably after the birth plate of his Hannah Patrick who was horn in Her wick on Tweed prominent architect of the designed hi house J Lennox who John It Barber also designed the old lor City Hall and the King Hotel John It Barber died March 3rd 1917 Of his first family or three and daughters only one daughter Hazel Mrs M Bell survives She lives in Syracuse and has three sons one in and two In the S A John It Barber oldest son frank died 10 years ago Of his firmly sons ore no longer living but a daughter Mrs Harold Coffin Kathleen lives In Hit husband Harold Coffin So now we are fairly up i Ihe Barber family story as it relates to Georgetown par It speaks for itself testimonial to the amazingly diversified accomplishments or his family who in he process of fulfilling personal destinies were largely responsible for the development of the towns of Georgetown and Streetsvillc latlvi of His irgetown parents owned the hotel colled the House the Bunk now stands lirinih of the mimed into the Search of Georgetown Prank Jennie a lighter of one of most citizens P Search whom 1 wrote CI ailing column tilled The I im Mr rent of Mr and Mrs rnnk From left James Robert and William Barber Street is Mrs offlns aunt John It Barber second eldest son died years ago He was an outstanding athlete having played on world championship lacrosse team Bert Barber had seven sons and daughter Several of his family live in Georgetown Robert Si Paul Market Si Kellh King St George Main St North Eric in Toronto eldest son John lives in Sydney Australia and Ihe youngest Norman on Long Island Bert Barber only daughter Natalie died in the 1950s The youngest son of John Barbers first marriage Colonel Rene Ray died in England In 1915 His son is living In London Mary daughter f John Barber died In Attend Hydro Session The three members Georgetown Hydro were included in more than delegates attending the Ontario Municipal Electric Association convention lust week the Royal Hotel Toronto John Armstrong and Mayor Wm It Smith heard addresses by 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