William Tredway (Canadian politician)

William Tredway
Personal details
Born 1833 (1833)
Suffolk, England
Died 1909 (1910) (aged 76)
Profession Businessman, Ward Councillor, Deputy Reeve, Justice of the Peace

William Tredway (1833 1909) was a businessman turned politician in Woburn, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

Business Involvement

At the age of 22, Tredway opened a general store at Eglinton and Kingston Roads which he sold circa 1865 and moved to the store located at Old Kingston Road and Morrish Road in Highland Creek. His business in this store was so prosperous that he sold it in 1878 to pursue his primary interest, politics.

Political Involvement

Tredway was elected as councillor for ward 1874-5-6-7-8 and was Deputy Reeve for the last two of those terms. In his next and final political venture, he ran for Reeve of the Township but lost considering that most of the votes were in the western part of the Township, which made it difficult for anyone who lived in the eastern part to win. Soon afterward, he was appointed a justice of the peace which he held until his death.

Legacy

In 1956, a public school in Scarborough was named after him.

References

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