Reuben Rupert Jamieson
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Reuben Rupert Jamieson was the 16th mayor of Calgary, Alberta
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Jamieson was born in Westover, Ontario
and educated in Hamilton, Ontario
. His career between 1873 and 1902 was working for various railways. This included the Canadian Pacific Railway
, who brought him to Calgary in 1903 as the area general superintendent.
In 1908, Jamieson retired from the CPR and entered civic politics. He served as Calgary's mayor from January 2, 1909 to January 2, 1911. During his tenure, the city completed the first phase of the Street Railway and he also served as the Vice-Resident of the United Alberta Municipalities.
Along with his wife, Reuben Jamieson was a Christian Scientist, and a long-time member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Calgary.
Jamieson died on May 30, 1911. His wife, Alice Jamieson
, was appointed in 1914 as the first female juvenile court judge in the British Empire
and later became magistrate of the women's court. She was also active in the fight for women's suffrage
.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
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Jamieson was born in Westover, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and educated in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
. His career between 1873 and 1902 was working for various railways. This included the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
, who brought him to Calgary in 1903 as the area general superintendent.
In 1908, Jamieson retired from the CPR and entered civic politics. He served as Calgary's mayor from January 2, 1909 to January 2, 1911. During his tenure, the city completed the first phase of the Street Railway and he also served as the Vice-Resident of the United Alberta Municipalities.
Along with his wife, Reuben Jamieson was a Christian Scientist, and a long-time member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Calgary.
Jamieson died on May 30, 1911. His wife, Alice Jamieson
Alice Jamieson
Alice Jamieson was an American leading Calgary, Alberta feminist and magistrate.Jamieson arrived in Calgary in 1903 when her husband, Reuben Rupert Jamieson, became the area general superintendent for the Canadian Pacific Railway...
, was appointed in 1914 as the first female juvenile court judge in the British Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
and later became magistrate of the women's court. She was also active in the fight for women's suffrage
Women's suffrage
Women's suffrage or woman suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or...
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