William Arthur Dowler (1862 - 1938)

Born 26 Apr 1862 in Marmora, Hastings, Canada West

Ancestors

Husband of Emily (Draper) Dowler — married 16 Feb 1887 in Listowel, Perth, Ontario, Canada

Died 12 Jun 1938 at age 76 in Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

William was born in Marmora, Canada West, in 1865, the third child of Rev. John Armnstrong Dowler and Mary Williams. Being son of a pastor, William had a number of homes during his youth. In 1871, he appears on the first census with his family in Crosby, Ontario^[1]. In 1881, the family was listed in Brock, Ontario.^[2]

The following notice appeared in the local newpaper upon his death (1938):

"W. A. Dowler Dies at Kenora. Fort William, June (CP). Twelve days after his retirement from the county court bench at Kenora, Ont., W. A. Dowler, K. C., died suddenly here Sunday from a heart attack. Mr. Dowler returned to Fort William last week to become associated with Cyril V. O'Connor in a law firm. He came here from Tilsonburg, Ont. in 1907 and practised law until his appointment as Kenora district judge. His son, Arthur H. Dowler, was associated with him in the law firm of Dowler and Dowler for a time and this son is now Thunder Bay district judge. Another son, Dr. C. Dowler, lives in Florida. The widow survives here. Mr. Dowler was deeply interested in the agricultural development of this district and Fort William's fine parks were created during his term as chairman of the parks board. The funeral will be Wednesday^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1871 Canada Census, Province of Ontario, District 67 (Leeds South), Sub-District g (Crosby South), Page 21, Line 3| 1871 Canada Census, "William A Dowler", Age 8
2. ↑ 1881 Canada Census, Province of Ontario, District 133 (Ontario North), Sub-District E Division 2 (Brock), Family Nbr. 334, Page 67, Line 7| 1881 Canada Census, "William A. Dowler", age 19
3. ↑ 1938, Newspaper Clipping

See also:

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJY-J41 : 11 March 2018), Wm Arthur Dowler and Emily Draper, 16 Feb 1887; citing registration , Listowel, Perth, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,218.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Katharine E for creating WikiTree profile Dowler-57 through the import of andrew thomson.ged on Jun 7, 2013.