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THOMAS JEFFERSON GALBRAITH
Dunnville News
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 25 February 1921]
Thomas Jefferson Galbraith passed away at his late residence, Lock St., Dunnville, on Friday morning, Feb. 4th, 1921, in his 80th year, his health having been failing for the last two years.
Deceased was born in Sherbrooke, son of the late Archibald Galbraith, in 1841. In 1865 he was appointed collector of canal tolls at Port Maitland, and in 1876 the duties of landing waiter or custom officer were added. In 1897 the Port Maitland office was closed, and he was transferred to Port Colborne, but resigned the same year. He returned to Dunnville and took over Miss Stewart’s dry goods business, and in 1911 sold out to take the appointment of customs landing waiter there.
In 1865 he married Miss Jennie Monteith of Brantford, and Mrs. Galbraith survives him, together with four daughters and one son, Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. H.E. Scholfield, and Percy of Dunnville, Mrs. Dilly Bell of Humberstone and Mrs. Worth Bishop of Owen Sound. He was one of a family of thirteen children, the last survivor now being Mrs. Sophia Scott of Dunnville.
The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon. Service was conducted by Rev. A.G. Emmett, rector, of St. Paul’s followed by interment in Riverside Cemetery. The pall-bearers were Messrs. R.G. Hopkins, Thos. Hopkins, P.R. Galbraith, T.G. Scott, B.L. Edgecombe and H.E. Scholfield.
In politics he was a prominent Conservative, and once contested Monck as a candidate for the Legislature.
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