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Fonds Add. MSS. 28 - Thomas Townley fonds
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Thomas Townley fonds
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CA CVAN Add. MSS. 28
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1863-1918 (Creation)
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- Townley, Thomas O.
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29 cm of textual records;13 photographs
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Townley, Thomas O.
(1862-1935)
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Thomas Townley was born in Newmarket, Ontario. In 1886 he was called to the bar of Manitoba. Later he travelled to Vancouver where he practiced until 1889. In that year he was appointed Registrar of land titles of the District of New Westminster and of Vancouver from 1901 to 1910, after which he resumed private practice. His association with the New Westminster office continued until 1927. In 1901 he was elected Mayor of Vancouver. As Lieutenant-Colonel, he was commander of Vancouver's first military unit.
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The fonds consists of miscellaneous crown grants, conveyances and deeds relating to various lots on or near Burrard Inlet in Group One, New Westminster District. There are also papers touching on court cases and claims, political organization, business ventures and investments, as well as copies of deed, conveyances, mortgages, and miscellaneous real-estate correspondence, municipal, provincial and federal. Also included is a photograph album presented to Townley by his fellow officers in 1897.
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- Alpha-numeric designations: BCAUL control number: CVAN-19
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- Townley, Thomas O. (Creator)
