https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/fc3c512c22e9a33b1f76cd7cc5a7344d.pdf 4462f51e6ffa70edcb7e6728ddef2897 PDF Text Text JtO:t»&.s- LAID:::: l'•rt .J:rie. i'r•• fiaes JteTiew. Ieaert A. lani-ier aany years intimately assoeiatei witk tke ·~ tla.is , ••ma1ud tr, :pas sea away i:n Gt\lel tk o ll•ll&a;y- ; after a •-~:Lf'..~f illaess. l.lle - t'll.:\teral is aei:ag h.eli tlds a:ltern•••· A 11:a:tt~ -ve ·~ Iiagara J'all$ tlte l.ate Kr. Lai,ti ea.I! te tae •le-~ village •1! llri~l.1e•ur1 1• l89e; a•i prelilas-ea -tlle Dn.1 11te:re ausiness •• tlle ll._rt.il aiie ·~ Sarvis It.--, wla.ieil ile •:.er-atei !•r JWlmy years. Fr•• tae start Ir. Lau interestei .\t.imsel~ i:m t•e a:tt'airs •'f- •••lie lite tile G•1UD.1U1ity au i•~l903 lle serTin~ i:m this ea:paeity :f•r ~•WJi was eleet~i t• tlae Jt1iniei:pa1.C•~•eil• seve11 years. ~:n 1910 ile was a:p:p•inte• Clerk ani- ileli t1ais _:pest lUltil 1920,_ waen lle was suceeeiei 9y Jli.G. Patria••· - _ •r. La:ni later servei •ne tera as IJe;pu.ty JleeTe •:t the- aaalgaaatei tewn ·~ •riigeaarg an. ~•rt Erie, 111 1935. Altll•ugh this was nia •nly aunieipal •1t'iee in resent years; tr. Lalli never lest teueil wita eemmUJ11ity affairs, ani was aetively interested antil his remeval t• lliagara J'all.s, a few years age. ~he late Mr. ~an« was 9•ri; in X~agara Fall.s, sen of the late A.Itel a:na J.n:mie Leuise Lal'ltl.. JI.is :father was •ne ef tlae first a rtt.cgist in tlte eity. Ie was eiueatei i• Iia~ara Falls ana graiuatei frea the University •1 ier••t• in Pharmaey. ltr. Lani reaainei in tla.e irag st•re aueinesa till 1927 , when l!le set'i his--il!lterests t• :Erle C•rnell &.ni aceeptea tke '•st as .m.a:nager er the ~•rt ~rie ~iquer ~t•re •• Gilmere ri. Ie £eaa.1nei as manager till 1935 wllem ile retire&. .. . _ .~ •e was never au.sy t• ievete ll.is txm.e:-o.t! pu•1!~ "erviee, a.ni ltis ariTing energy ••ntrialltei greatly t• tlle su.eeess •~,' et:-veryt.ilinc lle iii. wring the Great War • -•e was very aeti"Ye in war werJc, an.a as eilairaa:n •:f tlae l•eal Patrietie hlli, lie was lar1el7 rea~ensi•le ~- kee~ing ~riiceaurc well in Zrent. '•r ais servi•es in tke eaa)aicn lle was aaie an ••••rary aeaaer •f tae Great w·ar Veteran's A.sseeiatie:a later kll•wa as t•e Camaiia• ~e&i•n; a aeaaersJU~ whie.il ll.e ~rizei ••st• 1li1llly. Kee11 rearet was ex:pressei tre.11 all si•es, when: :news e;t la.is ieath was arm•lUleei at tlte Ganaiiam Leai•• aeetiq, :•Ji J(eJH.a.y •i1•t· !Jae late •r. La:mtil was marriei twiee, -••tn wi:tes iJreieeaeiJd llia. 3ervi vi:ml: are ••e aretber, a Jtecin•li j.,ani er !•r•n:t•. tw• sistere: lire. Kate J'esseiaie:a •f Delkii a:pi llrs. lf•raa11 Laws en elf Les Aqelis t•• Cali:ter:nia. •e was a •e••er •I I!. Palil's A.ll3liea» Gh•rea. aai was a sta1U1ek su~p•rter ·~-the Ce:aservatiTe l?arty. . J'wae ral serviees are ~eimc kleli in :liagara J'alls tl!is !hursiay. J.Jl All SaiJats Gil•reil, ani internae•t will 'ite ba Greenw••i Geaetery .J'ert 'Srle. - � 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 Robert Land Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to Robert Land. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection politics and government