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About Percy Sparks
- Roderick Percy Sparks (1880–1959) was a Canadian manufacturer and environmentalist.
- He is widely credited with being the Father of Gatineau Park.Born on March 7, 1880 in Ottawa, Canada, Sparks was the great grandnephew of Ottawa pioneer Nicholas Sparks.
- Educated at the Ottawa Public School, and the Ottawa Collegiate Institute, he was a garment manufacturer as well as president and executive committee member of various commercial associations, including the Canadian Manufacturers Association. He served as the president/commodore of the Britannia Boating Club from 1910-13.
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