Descendants of Joseph and Mary Sifton:Information about John Wright Sifton
Hon. John Wright Sifton (b. August 10, 1833, d. September 19, 1912)
Notes for John Wright Sifton:
The Honourable John Sifton was a farmer and oil operator. Served as Reeve of Oil Springs and Cornwallis and sat on Lambton County Council. Later as a contractor, he built the telegraph line from Winnipeg to Fort Pelly, as well as several sections of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In1878 he became a resident of Manitoba and was elected to the Legislature and made Speaker of the Assembly. Later he became the Minister of Public Works in Winnipeg.
[Brøderbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s, Date of Import: Jul 26, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.118.1.76805.20]
Individual: Sifton, John W.
Event: Living
Year: 1881
Place: Assiniboia
Province of record source: Manitoba
Source: Extracts from the 1881 federal census of the Selkirk District, Microfilm #C13282.
Publisher: National Archives of Canada
Publication place: Ottawa
Volume/Page(s): 4
Please note: The province and county are associated with the location of the record source and in some cases may not be the same as the place where the event occurred.
[Brøderbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s, Date of Import: Jul 26, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.118.1.76805.21]
Individual: Sifton, John W.
Event: Living
Year: 1901
Place: Winnipeg
Province of record source: Manitoba
County of record source: Selkirk
Source: Lovell's Directory of Manitoba and Northwest Territories for 1900-1901: Winnipeg Alphabetical Directory. Including A Complete Classified Business Directory and Farmers Directory of Manitoba.
Publisher: John Lovell & Son
Publication place: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Publication year: 1900
Volume/Page(s): 308
Please note: The province and county are associated with the location of the record source and in some cases may not be the same as the place where the event occurred.
See his brother, Henry for more information
More About John Wright Sifton:
Elected 1: reeve Oil Springs.
Elected 2: Lambton county council.
Elected 3: 1878, Legislative Assembly for St. Clements.
Elected 4: 1881, Speaker of House.
Fact 1: Event, year, place: Living, 1881, Assiniboia.252
Fact 2: Province of record source: Manitoba.252, 253
Fact 3: Event, year, place: Living, 1901, Winnipeg.253
Fact 4: County of record source: Selkirk.253
Lived: Oil Springs.
Relocated 1: 1875, West.
Relocated 2: 1878, Manitoba.
More About John Wright Sifton and Kate Watkins:
Marriage: 1853
Children of John Wright Sifton and Kate Watkins are:
- +Arthur Lewis Sifton, b. October 26, 1858, St. Johns Village Arva Ontario, d. January 22, 1921, Ottawa Ont..
- +Clifford Sifton, b. March 10, 1861, Arva, London Township, d. April 17, 1929, New York City.
- +Sophia Sifton, b. date unknown, d. 1892.