Elijah Leonard was an American-born businessman who moved to Normandale, Canada with his family in 1830. In 1834 - with the assistance of his father and a partner - he established a foundry in St. Thomas, Ontario. Thereafter, his father sought retirement, the partner was bought out, and Leonard became the sole owner. In 1840, Leonard established a machine shop and foundry in London, Ontario. It was here that he manufactured an array of ever more impressive products that would serve to cement a significant portion of his ...
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Elijah Leonard was an American-born businessman who moved to Normandale, Canada with his family in 1830. In 1834 - with the assistance of his father and a partner - he established a foundry in St. Thomas, Ontario. Thereafter, his father sought retirement, the partner was bought out, and Leonard became the sole owner. In 1840, Leonard established a machine shop and foundry in London, Ontario. It was here that he manufactured an array of ever more impressive products that would serve to cement a significant portion of his legacy. These included equipment for agricultural use and - thereafter - equipment, tracks, and cars for use on the developing North American railway system (Leonard was a notable part of the founding of the London & Lake Huron Railway), as well as steam equipment and boilers. He was also instrumental in the founding of the Huron & Erie Savings & Loan Society, as well as the London Savings Bank. In 1854, he was elected to the London Municipal Council and then - in 1857 - he was elected Mayor of London. His political star continued to rise when - in 1862 - he served as an elected representative of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada, and finally as a Liberal Senator in post-Confederation Canada.
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Add this copy of The Honorable Elijah Leonard. a Memoir to cart. $89.40, very good condition, Sold by J. Patrick McGahern Books, Inc rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ottawa, ON, CANADA, published by London, Ontario. Advertiser Printing Company. c. [1894].
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London, Ontario. Advertiser Printing Company. c. [1894]
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London, Ontario. Advertiser Printing Company. c. [1894]
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8vo, 21cm, 51p., photographic frontis portrait & facsimile signature, 2 plates, decorated endpapers, in full original roan, gilt title on the upper cover, rebacked in black cloth, near fine. (s4) Watters 531. The autobiography, published posthumously, of a prominent southern Ontario businessman and politician. Elijah Leonard (1867-1891) owned a London, Ontario foundry-E. Leonard & Sons-manufacturing agricultural equipment, railway cars and rails, steam equipment. He served as mayor of London in 1857 and from 1867 to 1891 was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada. He was instrumental in the founding of the London & Lake Huron Railway. With a conclusion to the memoirs: "A Son's Reminiscences"
