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                  <text>ED.winm !JI. 1l'"lRILL: : : BHIDGEBURG.
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IN l930 Edward W. Tyrill entered into the law firm of Rose &amp; Tyrill,
wl.!.ich had offices in Welland Bridgeburg and Fort Erie. Mr. Tyrill

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in charge of the Bridge burg office.
He was bm:r. in St. Catharines Sept .. Lr, 1904 and attended school
there. -He is the son of William W. Tyrill and Nary Louise ( Graham)
Tyrill. After schooling Mr.. Tyrill graduated from Osgoode Hall in 1926,
and started in practise in 1927 â€¢

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BRIDGEBUHG:

Edward W. ~ryrill was born in st. Catharines Sept. 4, 1904, the
son of Willimii Walter &amp; Mary J..iouis (Graham) Tyrill. Hr. Tyrill

Sr. was in the jewellery business.
Edward attended schoo; in

st.

Catharines, and upon. finishj_ng

his schooling he read -law. in tb.e office of Ingersoll Kingston 2"
Seymour in ST. Gatharines. He graduated from Osgoode Hall in 1926
and started practise in April 1927.
He was a member of the United Church, The Erie Dm1rns and Country
Club, The Lions Club: 11he Erie Lane Country Club: He played f{ugby
football during he colle ge years; while canoeing and other out1

door sports were rD..s favourite

occup~r~ions.

In 1930 he became a partner in the law firm of Rose 8e: Tyrill,
Â·with offices 1.n Welland Bridgeburg and F'ort Erie. Mr. '.11yril1 is in
Charge of the Bridgeburg office, a flourishing :practise in general
and cprporatiion law â€¢

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