Frederick
Henry
Honeywell
KC
Born in Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 69
in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Apr 2019
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Biography
He was born the son of Elkanah Robert Honeywell and Maria Baldwin.[1] He married Ethel Florence Harrington, daughter of William H. Harrington and Florence Dyde, on 28 October 1916 in Westboro, Carleton, Ontario, Canada.[2]
He was a former pupil of Ottawa Collegiate Institute (now known as Lisgar Collegiate Institute), and later the University of Toronto.[3]
He qualified in the law, called to the bar in 1905[4] and opened a practice in Ottawa.[3] He had served as Reeve of Nepean Township and Warden of the County of Carleton.[3][5]
At the start of the Great War, he held commission as Major in the 5th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, Ottawa with 11 years experience.[6] He enlisted for overseas service and was attached to the 8th Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF.[6] He embarked for EUrope with the 39th Battalion, and ater taken on strength with the 26th Battalion, CEF for a month, then the Canadian Cavalry Depot, posted to Lord Strathcona's Horse, then returned to Canada in Jun 1916.[6] His Great War records are lighter than most, so need more research, may have transferred to Imperial Army. He was Liberal candidate in the 1917 federal elections.[4]
He was a member of the AF&AM and IOF.[3] He was once the president of both the Carleton County Law Association and the Ottawa Board of Trade.[4] He was member of the Laurentian Club, Ottawa Curling Club, Rivermead Golf Club and Connaught Park Jockey Club.[5]
He died in Ottawa in 1947 [4] and was buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.[7] His wife pre-deceased him by three years.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," Frederick Henry Honeywell, 12 Dec 1877; citing Birth, Nepean Township, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto
- ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," Frederick Henry Honeywell and Ethel Florence Harrington, 28 Oct 1916; citing registration , Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Charlesworth, Hector Willoughby. 1919. "A cyclopædia of Canadian biography". Toronto : Hunter-Rose Company.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Obituary. The Ottawa Citizen. 10 Jan 1947, Friday. p 2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Who's who in Canada: An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time, Volumes 6-7". International Press Limited. 1914.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Great War personnel records. http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B4475-S039
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18312256
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