Re: Kilverts of Canada
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In reply to:
Re: Kilverts of Canada
William Kilvert 12/15/02
Ammendment to documentation on Francis Edwin Kilvert, born 1838, where I have previously stated that he was born in England.
In a publication by the Hamilton Public Library, there is a special collection of details of the Mayors in that city. It outlines the details of Francis Edwin Kilvert thus:-
Born: December 27, 1838, Rice Lake area, Hamilton Township, Northumberland County.
Married: Nancy Young Cory, June 6, 1863.
Died: August 21, 1910.
Buried: Hamilton Cemetery.
Kilvert attended school in Cobourg before studying law in the office of Chief Justice Armour. He moved to Hamilton in 1865 and entered a partnership with Richard Thomson. He was called to the bar two years later. Kilvert became the District Manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. From 1874 to 1876 he served as an alderman and was elected mayor in 1877 and 1878. Kilvert was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament in 1878 and re-elected in 1882, retiring with the 1887 election. He then received a position as collector of customs.