http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/82b3c02e1ac3bc5d5d5e7759cd44431a.pdf 95d754bf28a06e2dc52afe6e1e81d75f PDF Text Text l/11 LIAM JOHN HAWLEY : : : b. 1882 d. 1951. Mayor Hawley was the first Mayor of the new Town of Fort Erie. he was elected by the casting of a vote by the Town Clerk to break a historic tie beJtween he and the, and Ilarry Hall • Prior to being elected to the mayoralty, in which he served several terms; he had held various offices in the old vj_llage Bf Fort Erie: treasurer, Reeve etc., and was prominate all his life in the Conservative Association, not only in Fort Erie, but in the Welland County and Niagara riding organizations. He was a past president of 'the Fort Erie Conservative group, and held executive posts in the larger o:ganizations. He was Fort Erie's first insurer of motor vehicle plates, and saw that particular department rise, from a few plates per. year, to a much larger magnitude. Mayor Hawley spaned the period between horse and byggy, and gasoline days. He was to the forr, in the old Fort Er-ie Board of 1rrade for years, fighting for reciprocity between New York State and Ontario in automobile plates. Born on his fathers farm on the lake by Ridgeway, Mr. Hawley kept ,Weaver home a summer home there, living at 34 Forsyth in the old 11 ... • belonging to his wifes family. He entered business in Fort Erie as a young man in 1902, worlti.ng in the Ferguson General Store, and in 1905 moving into his own place of business, a general Store on the river road, opposite the Anglo American Hotel. In 1908 he moved across the street to the n.~~corner of Forsyth and the Niagara Blvd. into the store vacated by the Everinghams. Realizing there was a great nead for a Hard.ware Store in ihe village , he took down the sma11 building to the north that had been Boag' s I.d.quor Store, and added a large addition, for such a purpose., He remained j_n business till aug. 19:52 when he sold to R.H. Little of Windsor. Mr •. Hp.y{ley was ChairrrK:~n"of the board of the Douglas Memor:tal Hospit~).'~:;,{~nd one of it's most active supporters. he was a life . -· member. .<H-St .. Paul's Anglican Church, and h~ld various offices in that congregation. An active Mason, he was pat master, and a former ~ - ~. Deputy Grand Master. Hr was active in the Fort Erie Parks Board, and other local organ, always \v"illinging to give his time to public ventures. izat:i- -.:as While' he '~4ayor Harry Oaks deeded Oaks Park to Fort Erie• l"Ir. Hawly married Haud C. Weav~r, had a dght. Carol. (N o~ton) � 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 John Hawley Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to Fort Erie's first mayor John Hawley. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s 1900s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection politics and government