1895: William Watterworth
William Watterworth, Ingersoll
Born in the Township of Ekfrid, West Middlesex, England on July 21, 1835, William Waterworth arrived in Ingersoll in 1866, where he engaged in business as a lumber merchant. In 1871, he formed a partnership with James McIntyre, as a manufacturer of furniture for the wholesale and retail trade, and would later assist in developing a pork-packing industry. In addition, he was a shareholder and director in the Noxon Works for thirty years and in 1899 was named president of the company.
He served as 1st Deputy Reeve for the Town of Ingersoll from 1884-1885 and 1892, and Reeve from 1886-1887 and from 1894-1895. He was elected County Warden in 1895. From 1899-1900 he served as a County Councillor for Division No. 2 Ingersoll, North Oxford and West Oxford. In 1904, he was acting Mayor of Ingersoll during the prolonged illness of Dr. Williams.
In 1871, he received an appointment as a Justice of the Peace and would later be appointed a commissioner in the Queen’s Bench by the late Chief Justices Hagarty and Draper. He also served as a member of the Oxford Board of Education for some 14 years and in 1899, was elected a County Commissioner.
He passed away on June 3, 1910 and is buried in the Ingersoll Rural Cemetery.
