1884: John Peers

John Peers, East Oxford

Born in Oxford County, on what was later known as the Boyle farm (the boyhood home of Joe “Klondike” Boyle), John Peers would purchase property, south east of the City of Woodstock (later the home of M.P. Malcolm Schell) where he farmed for a number of years.  He was a valued member of County Council from 1878 to 1890, serving as Deputy Reeve and Reeve, and was elected Warden in 1884. He also served as church warden of Old St. Paul’s Church, Woodstock for 25 years. John Peers would pass away August 24, 1910, in Woodstock, as the age of 75, following a long illness.