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Ponton, William Nisbet

  • Person
  • 1856-1939

William Nisbet Ponton, born in 1856 at Belleville, Ontario, was educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Toronto, B.A. 1877, M.A. 1878, and Osgoode Hall. He practised law in Belleville where he specialized in the administration of property and estates, and served for 27 years on the Belleville Board of Education in addition to acting as Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.

Ponton was an executive of the Associated Boards of Trade of Ontario. Registrar of the Canadian Bar Association, President of the Ontario Bar Association, a member of the Council of the Canadian Red Cross, Grand First Principal of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada A.F. & A.M., a Fellow and Vice-President of the Royal Empire Society, a Senator of the University of Toronto, Vice-President of the Old Boys' Association of Upper Canada College, and a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada. He commanded the 15th Battalion, Argyll Light Infantry, from 1892 to 1901.

He lived in Sidney Cottage on Trent Road (now known as Dundas Street West).

Bishop's Seeds

  • Corporate body
  • 1890-1990

Bishop's Seeds was established in Belleville, Ontario, by Charles Edward Bishop (1854-1941), who had immigrated from England in 1875. It remained a family firm in Belleville, selling seeds for farmers across Canada until its closure in 1990.

Women's Christian Association

  • Corporate body
  • 1879-2018

The Women's Christian Association in Belleville, Ontario, held its inaugural meeting on 18th November, 1879. It was formed with the aim of establishing a hospital in the city, and a home for the aged. The organization was incorporated in 1907. Work started on the construction of the hospital in June 1884. In 1948 the Association turned ownership of the hospital over to the City of Belleville. The Association continued to fund healthcare related projects until 2018, when it was wound up, donating its remaining funds to Quinte Health Care toward the renovation of the Maternal Child Program at Belleville General Hospital.

R. H. King Academy

  • Corporate body
  • 1922-

Scarborough High School opened in 1922 and was renamed Scarborough Collegiate Institute in 1930. In 1954 it became the R. H. King Collegiate Institute, until 1989 when it was renamed again as R. H. King Academy. Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._H._King_Academy

Geen, John

  • Person
  • fl. 1940-2018

John Geen is a resident of Belleville, Ontario.

Moira Secondary School

  • Corporate body
  • 1959-2018

Moira Secondary School was located at 275 Farley Avenue, Belleville, Ontario. In June 2018 this school and Quinte Secondary School were closed, to be replaced by Eastside Secondary School on the Farley Avenue site in September 2018.

Buskard, Ron

  • Person
  • fl. 2018

Ron Buskard is a resident of Belleville, Ontario.

Highlands Women's Institute

  • Corporate body
  • 1998-2018

Highlands Women's Institute was organized in Stirling, Ontario in 1998. It was disbanded in April 2018.

Argyll Chapter IODE

  • Corporate body
  • 1910-2001

The Argyll Chapter of the Imperial Order of Daughters of Empire was established in Belleville on 10 November 1910. Membership was open to the wives, mothers, sisters and daughters of active members of the Argyll Light Infantry regiment, with the Commanding Officer's wife (if there was one) taking the position of Regent. The organization raised funds for local service personnel and charities. It was disbanded in 2001.

Hughes, Richard M.

  • Person
  • fl. 2018

Richard M. Hughes is a resident of Rossmore, Ontario and President of the Hastings County Historical Society.

Simmons, Margaret Maud Mary

  • Person
  • 1868-1923

Margaret Maud Mary Simmons was a resident of Frankford and Belleville, Ontario.

Greig, Mary

  • Person
  • 1918-1996

Mary Greig was born Mary Moult in Hastings County, Ontario. She married Roger Greig, a schoolteacher on 12 August 1967. She died at Kingston General Hospital on 10th June 1996.

Ponton, Richard Douglas

  • Person
  • 1889-1933

Richard Douglas Ponton was born in Sidney Township, Hastings County, Ontario on 4 October 1889, the son of William Nisbet Ponton and May Elizabeth Sankey. He signed up to serve in the First World War in September 1914. He worked as a barrister and judge and died at the age of 43 of myocarditis, deemed to be as a result of his war service.

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