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- Richmond Hill, York Twp., councillor for a dozen years. He wrote a Municipal Manual, which guide to municipal law. W Half Lot 3, Con 1 east Yonge Street, Toronto.
. 1863 Master of Arts, University of Toronto,
. 1863 commended Law studied (death of father John IV cut short further study)
. 1871 Lovell's Cdn. Dominion Directory, Willowdale: A village in the Twp. of York, west riding in the county of York. Distant from Thornhill, a station of the Northern railway, 5 miles, from Toronto 9 miles, fare 25ยข Mail daily, Population about 150. Willson, Arthur, Twp. clerk, land conveyances. & Egerton Wilson, farmer.
A. L. Willson, M.A., real estate agent, 37 Arcade, is the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Willson, grandson of a U. E. Loyalist, who settled in the County of York at the period of Governor Simcoe's Administration. On coming from the United States his great-grandfather first settled in New Brunswick; thence he went to Niagara, removing afterwards to his location on Yonge Street, in York Township. Mr. Willson was the fourth son of Captain Willson, & succeeded his father in the offices of Township Clerk & Treasurer for said municipality, which offices they held continuously for half a century. The Willson family are related by marriage to several of the pioneer families of Toronto.
Ref: History of Toronto & County of York, Ontario, by Charles P Mulvany & Graeme M. Adam.
. 1866 - A L Willson & son, Real Estate Exchange Office 7 Yonge Street, Arcade.
Among the oldest & best known firms in this city in the real estate line is that of A L Willson & Son, who have been in business since 1866. They hold a representative place in their line of business & are thoroughly reliable in all real estate matters.
Mr. Willson was formerly Clerk & Treasurer of the township for 14 years, his office was located at the old Bay Horse Hotel.
He is a Master of Arts, University of Toronto. He took a full course of study in law with the firm of Eccles & Carroll & his son, M C R L Willson, belongs to the 5th generation in descent from U E Loyalists formerly settled in New Jersey. After the war their property was confiscated & they moved to New Brunswick, from whence they, with 12 other families came to Toronto with Governor Simcoe. Among their family connections are the following well-known York Pioneers: Cummings, Fisher, Lawrence, Mitchell, Ashbridge, Etc. They are gentlemen well known & highly esteemed in the community.
Ref: Industries of Canada: Historical & Commercial Sketches of Toronto & Environs, by M G Bixby Publishers.
Note1: Five Generations onward, 73 years onward, & the family history is still passed on as it happen.
Note2: * * It was Arthur L Willson, as Registrar of York County who signed, the birth registrations. Hence the Registrations are in Arthur's handwriting.
. 1889 Jan 18, Friday,County Councils. According to statue the country councils of Ontario meet on Tues. Jan 22nd to elect a Warden. York Twp. A L Willson, S T Humberstone, C Peterman.
Ref: Stouffville Tribute Newspaper.
Arthur L Willson buried with infant daughter Edith were buried at Newtonbrook Methodist Church (Yonge & Church Streets, in Willowdale there is a small Remnant of the grave yard with some monuments).
They were reburied at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in 1940's when the land was redeveloped).
OBITUARY:
. Willson, On Thursday, morning, March 9th 1899 at 321 Preston Avenue, Arthur L. 4th son of the late J. Willson, of apoplexy, aged 61 years. Funeral Saturday at 2 o'clock to Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Ref: THE GLOBE, TORONTO MARCH 10, 1899.
Sadly to note also, his elderly mother Margaret Lawrence Willson died 48 days after her son, Arthur L Willson. - PJA. - - -
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1838 - 1899 (60 years)