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37015 Fingal Line - George Elliott Casey Estate
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Wallacetown Women's Institute fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1989-1991
- Accession Number
- 2003-16
- Storage Location
- R7 S5 Sh3 B2 F2 92
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Wallacetown Women's Institute fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Number
- 2003-16
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm.107
- Storage Location
- R7 S5 Sh3 B2 F2 92
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- 1989-1991
- Publication
- October 22, 2021: 92a Published on Facebook and Instagram.
- Series
- Wallacetown Women's Institute fonds - Tweedsmuir History series
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col
- History / Biographical
- George Elliott Casey was born to William and Sarah Casey on March 24, 1850 in the Township of Southwold. He received his education from the University of Toronto and married Sarah Isabella Biggar (daughter of MP James Lyons Biggar) in 1877. He served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Elgin West from 1872 to 1900. At the time, he was the youngest member of the House of Commons. In 1903, he was appointed to the Canadian Parliamentary Library in Ottawa. In the same year, he died in Ottawa at the age of 53.
According to comments received from the public, a tornado in August 1990 passed through the Township of Southwold and destroyed the large trees in front of this property. In addition, it has been rumoured that Sir Wilfred Laurier stayed at this home during a visit to the County of Elgin. The home was next to the McNish Estate, formerly owned by the Hagerty family, who was also a Member of Parliament. In the 1980s, the owners at the time carried out significant restoration efforts, including restoring the original marble fireplace.
- Scope and Content
- Two colour photographs of the former George Elliott Casey estate, located 37015 Fingal Line, east of Fingal. Photograph was included in the Wallacetown Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History, Volume 4, page 92:
- Photo of the home taken in June, 1989 [92a];
- The porch on the left side of the house was built in October, 1991 by Mr. and Mrs. Spangenberg [92b].
- Name Access
- Wallacetown Women's Institute
- Wallacetown (Ont.)
- Fingal (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Tweedsmuir Histories
- Website / Street View Notes
- First URL directs to the source information for this image, from the Tweedsmuir book.
- Second URL directs to a social media post featuring the image, published on October 22, 2021.
- Third URL directs to a more comtemporary view of the property, provided by Google Maps Streetview. Accessed on October 22, 2021.
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