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Kiely
brothers......
*from page 71 Q.C. about 1868. Mr. Sinclair,
Bruce and Perth in the '50s, a native of Lanark County,
but was defeated in 1861, and was called to the bar in 1863
in 1869 was probably and commenced practice in
provincial auditor.,Goderich in partnership with
In 1873, William anGeorge Alex Shaw, Q.C. later. of.
W. Kiely obtained a new act Walkerton. 'He was Crown
. of incorporation under the old counsel in several criminal
name, the Toronto Street cases and was appointed to
Railway,. and assumed the the bench in 1876. At that time
former company's he was senior partner in the
obligations. The company law firm of Sinclair, Seager
remained under their control and Wade, in Goderich, but
until expiration of the fran- became county judge of
chise in 1891, in which year, Wentworth and removed to
the Goderich paper stated, Hamilton.
the brothers left Toronto. In The house has double living
that city, according to L.A. rooms opening off a wide
Nicholson, of Toronto, the •'central hall and a dining
Kielys lived at the southeast room off one of these, It was
corner of Jarvis and built with a verandah along
Wellesley streets, where the the front, and. had a con -
Jarvis collegiate now stands. servatory, both gone, but
Part of the iron fence which Crown Attorney William G.
surrounded the house still Cochrane, a former owner,
stands in , front of the had restored the shutters and
collegiate, built a swimming pool west of
George Kiely was a the house. On the second floor
member of the syndicate are six bedrooms and two
which took over the railway. bathrooms. There are or were
The City of Toronto had numerous fireplaces.
bought out the old'cornpany An unusual feature was the
for $1.•153.788 and city council extensive space devoted to
operated ' the system for stables. which formed an.L at
several months, pending right rear, on Bruce street. It
transfer to a new company. is long since they stabled
Associated with Kiely in this anything but motorcars, and
syndicate was William their existence is probably
MacKenzie. later knighted, due to ownership of the place
but he was more interested,in from 1873 by William
steam railways and in 1896 McLean, a successful drover
resumed partnership With and lover of horses, brother of
Donald (later Sir Donald) Robert McLean, also a
Mann. drover, who in 1896 ran un -
Under Niely ownership of successfully against M.C.
the railway. tickets were sold Cameron in West Huron when
at a maximum of five cents, the latter made his first fight
and :it certain hours eight for for the House of Commons
25 cents. Toronto Called seat,
Back. an old volume by After Mr. McLean's death,
Conyngham Taylor, contains the big house was sold by
a description of the car Mrs. McLean,to W.T. Kiely,
service about 1891: "The who had a family of four
hourly omnibus to Yorkville sons' Philip, Geoffrey,
contrasts very strongly with Maurice and John. A
the present tramcar system daughter, Marie, died in 1889,
extending over 68.90 miles." aged three years. In 1912 the
property was sold by Kiely's
widow (by that time Mrs.
'.ong. wife of a man in the
Great Lakes shipping
business) to Alexander
Turn to page 73•
Circumstances altered the
viewpoint, and after a few
years of electric streetcars
the same writer set forth that
(in 1895) "the facilities af-
forded by the system cannot
he too highly appreciated,
and to those who remember
the antiquated omnibus and
afterward the horsecars, the
present system is indeed
marvellous.
At the time Mrs. Kiely
acquired the North street lot
from her father, the Mc
Dougalls owned all the land
on the west side of the street
right up to the Square. Peter
McDougall, first owner after
the Canada Company, had
borrowed on mortgages from
Harriet W idder,.the Trust and
Loan Company and later Hon.
Thomas Galt, paying them off
in a few years as the
properties increased in value.
It is recalled that the office of
Dr. J.S. McDougall was on
Bruce street, near Victoria,
and that one of the
McDougalls went to St.
Petersburg, Florida, and
started a fruit farm when that
type of enterprise was new.
Only about a couple of
years after building the big
house on North street, W.T.
Kiely acquired the residence
on nearby Nelson street now
owned and occupied by Dr.
M.M. Cauchl. The house was
built by James Shaw Sinclair,
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The three-storey brick residence, above, was built in Goderich by William T. Kiely who
owned the Toronto Street Railway in partnership with his brother, George, from 1869 to
1890. Tradesmen's entrance at rear, leads to high-ceilinged basement which original'original'was 'a living and working unit for the servants. Below is the Nelson Street house In
Goderich built in the 1860s by Judge J.S. Sinclair and bought by Kiely in 1893. It was owned
and was in many respects restored by Crown Attorney W.G. Cochrane. It is now the
residence of Dr. M.M. Cauchi.
Greetings from our Member of Provincial Parliament
TO THE CITIZENS OF GODERICH:
it is indeed an honour to be representing the Riding of Huron -
Middlesex at a time when Goderich is celebrating its 150th
Anniversary.
As a political heir of Dr. William "Tiger" Dunlop, the founder
of Goderich, later to become the M.P.P. for Huron, 1 welcome
the opportunity to participate in the celebrations and to bring
greetings to the Town from the Province.
The sesquicentennial of the founding of Goderich is a very
historic occasion. This town has for many generations, been
well known throughout Canada for its production of salt and
some of the largest road equipment and machinery in the
world. Since pioneer days, progress in Goderich has never
ceased. Even today new industry is being established, the most
recent development being the acquisition of 44 acres of land by
Borg-Warner for an electronics plant, which will become
another major employer. Together with other recent
developments, this augurs well for the future of the Town.
Our sesquicentennial celebrations signify a proud and
historic past. Moreovet, 1 am confident that we are assured of
an even more progressive future. "
I want to extend my best wishes to the Town for the most
spectacular 'anniversary celebrations - the crown of the
achievements of the years - and a future in which our children'
will succeed and flourish.
Jock Riddep, M.P.P.
Jack Liddell, M.P.P..
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