William Dalby (mayor), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Dalby (mayor)

Canadian mayor

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1839

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1916

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About William Dalby (mayor)

  • William Dalby (January 28, 1839 – January 22, 1916) was a merchant, real estate and insurance agent and political figure in British Columbia, Canada.
  • He was mayor of Victoria, British Columbia from April 15, 1873 when he was selected to replace mayor James D.
  • Robinson to 1875. He was born in Richmond Hill, Upper Canada and came to Victoria with John Grant in 1862.
  • Dalby established a tannery and manufacturing business there.
  • He was a justice of the peace and president of the Agricultural Association.
  • Dalby was a Grand Master in the Masonic lodge of British Columbia.Dalby was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial legislature in 1871 and in 1890.
  • He was married twice: to Sarah Jane Robinson Moody, the sister of Sewell Moody, in 1866 and to Susan Netherby in 1889.
  • He died at home in Victoria at the age of 76.

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