http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/e7280abd9f698f71e128a5b572c99d17.pdf dd4ee23f10b5d51e6c72fa2eb3071a1e PDF Text Text MAYOR HOWARD THOMPSON::: 195.5. Mr. Boward Thompson was born in rreeswater, near Georgian Bay, • Set. 27, 1890. He began teaching school at the age of 22. In 1917 he came to Fort Erie, teaching at the Phipp St. School, then moving to theWintemute Conti nuation School when it was built. In 1925 he receive his Bachelor of Arts Degree frmn Queens, and when the High School was completed in 1928, Mr. Thompson became Principal and remained in that position till his retirement in 1951+. Mr. Thompson was instrumental in having Brock University built in the Niagara District and had promoted it in the area for a number of years, by persona l contact and by wri tten reports. During his life time he wrote many book.lets, such as : " A Half Century Of Education in Fort Erei" : " The Golden Anniversary of the Central Ave. United Church." : also having wrote a len~thy history of the Lion's Club. Fir. Thompson was a Charter member of the Lions Club and entered fully in all their activities, the Carnivals the Minstral .Shows and he spesrheaded the Club's Sandfly I?emoval Project. • He was a member of the Central Ave. United Church. He married Elizabeth Hesiox and had one son Ross • In 1955 he entered politics and was elected Mayor··; ' serving one year. Along w:i':th E. w-~ ~ryrrill he worked to have the County build the Central Ave Bridge, and was able to see its completion. In 1961 Mr. Thompson was elected Superintendant of the Bertie High SchooJ. Board. After a lengthy illness Mr. 'rhompson died May 1972 a.nd was buried i n Pleasant View Memorial G~u-,deng;, -- ,Nia.gara Falls Ont • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mayor Howard Thomas Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to Howard Thomas, who served Fort Erie as Mayor in 1955. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1950s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection politics and government