W. H. Blatchford Dies in Calgary
William Hector Blatchford, 57, brother of the late Kenneth Blatchford, former mayor of Edmonton and former member of parliament for East Edmonton, died at his home in Calgary Thursday afternoon. He was known as the father of Calgary’s “Boys’ Town.”
Born in Minnedosa, Man., Mr. Blatchford moved with his parents to Edmonton when he was seven years old. A well-known pioneer family, the Blatchfords came to Edmonton in 1896. Kenneth Blatchford died in 1929.
In 1909, William Blatchford moved to Innisfree where he homesteaded, and in 1918 he was made buyer for the United Grain Growers, Ltd., and travelling superintendent in 1920. He moved to Calgary in 1924, and later was named division head.
In 1929, he was transferred to the board of grain commissioners as assistant grain commission, a post he held until his death.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a brother, Norman, a sister, Mrs. M. Cunningham and a daughter, Mrs. T. A. Humphries, all of Vancouver. Edmonton Journal, 25 Nov 1946, Monday
William Hector Blatchford, 57, brother of the late Kenneth Blatchford, former mayor of Edmonton and former member of parliament for East Edmonton, died at his home in Calgary Thursday afternoon. He was known as the father of Calgary’s “Boys’ Town.”
Born in Minnedosa, Man., Mr. Blatchford moved with his parents to Edmonton when he was seven years old. A well-known pioneer family, the Blatchfords came to Edmonton in 1896. Kenneth Blatchford died in 1929.
In 1909, William Blatchford moved to Innisfree where he homesteaded, and in 1918 he was made buyer for the United Grain Growers, Ltd., and travelling superintendent in 1920. He moved to Calgary in 1924, and later was named division head.
In 1929, he was transferred to the board of grain commissioners as assistant grain commission, a post he held until his death.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a brother, Norman, a sister, Mrs. M. Cunningham and a daughter, Mrs. T. A. Humphries, all of Vancouver. Edmonton Journal, 25 Nov 1946, Monday
W. H. Blatchford Dies in Calgary
William Hector Blatchford, 57, brother of the late Kenneth Blatchford, former mayor of Edmonton and former member of parliament for East Edmonton, died at his home in Calgary Thursday afternoon. He was known as the father of Calgary’s “Boys’ Town.”
Born in Minnedosa, Man., Mr. Blatchford moved with his parents to Edmonton when he was seven years old. A well-known pioneer family, the Blatchfords came to Edmonton in 1896. Kenneth Blatchford died in 1929.
In 1909, William Blatchford moved to Innisfree where he homesteaded, and in 1918 he was made buyer for the United Grain Growers, Ltd., and travelling superintendent in 1920. He moved to Calgary in 1924, and later was named division head.
In 1929, he was transferred to the board of grain commissioners as assistant grain commission, a post he held until his death.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a brother, Norman, a sister, Mrs. M. Cunningham and a daughter, Mrs. T. A. Humphries, all of Vancouver. Edmonton Journal, 25 Nov 1946, Monday
William Hector Blatchford, 57, brother of the late Kenneth Blatchford, former mayor of Edmonton and former member of parliament for East Edmonton, died at his home in Calgary Thursday afternoon. He was known as the father of Calgary’s “Boys’ Town.”
Born in Minnedosa, Man., Mr. Blatchford moved with his parents to Edmonton when he was seven years old. A well-known pioneer family, the Blatchfords came to Edmonton in 1896. Kenneth Blatchford died in 1929.
In 1909, William Blatchford moved to Innisfree where he homesteaded, and in 1918 he was made buyer for the United Grain Growers, Ltd., and travelling superintendent in 1920. He moved to Calgary in 1924, and later was named division head.
In 1929, he was transferred to the board of grain commissioners as assistant grain commission, a post he held until his death.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a brother, Norman, a sister, Mrs. M. Cunningham and a daughter, Mrs. T. A. Humphries, all of Vancouver. Edmonton Journal, 25 Nov 1946, Monday
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