Collection search - Charles Ashton Hesson [textual record, graphic material]

Record information – Brief
1
Charles Ashton Hesson [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Sous-fonds

Date:

1878-1939.

Reference:

R10892-3-8-E

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

206731

Context of this record:

Show detail Hide detail

Samuel Rollin Hesson and family fonds

Charles Ashton Hesson
Link to this record

Add to My Research

Link to this record

This link identifies the web page describing this particular record. Unlike the temporary link in your browser, this link will allow you to access, and reference, this page in the future. To link to this descriptive record, copy and paste the URL where ever needed (wiki, blog, document).

Sign in

Sign in to start saving records using My Research

Sign in
Record information – Details

Sous-fonds includes:

5 lower level description(s)
View lower level description(s)

Date(s):

1878-1939.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

0.395 m of textual records.
20 photographs b&w.
10 view cards col., double sided, attached, in presentation folder.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

Show detail Hide detail

The sous-fonds contains records that document Charles Ashton Hesson's professional, personal, financial, legal and social activities. The records are arranged in five series: Correspondence, (Vols. 14; 17); Financial Papers, (Vol. 14); Legal and Business Papers, (Vol. 14); Personal Papers, (Vol. 14); Research Notes, (Vols. 15; 17). Photographs include Charles Hesson, Lionel Hesson and Samuel Rollin-Hesson, various family members and the Hesson home in St. Catherines, Ontario. There is also a photograph of the bust of Sir John McDonald.

Provenance:

Show detail Hide detail

Hesson, Charles Ashton, 1860-1936

Biography/Administrative history:

Show detail Hide detail

Hesson, Charles Ashton, 1860-1936 : Charles Ashton Hesson, the son of Samuel Rollin Hesson and Margaret Jane Hesson née Polley, was born on March 28, 1860, in Stratford, Ontario, where he received his formal education. In 1882, he was employed as a land agent in Brandon, Manitoba, where his elder brother Frederick Henry Hesson had moved. By 1885 he had become a civil servant in the employ of the Inland Revenue Department, first in Brantford, Ontario, then in St. Catharines, Ontario, where he eventually settled. He married Agnes Ada Lizars, daughter of Dr. John Lizars Lizars and Agnes Anne Lizars née Valentine, on February 11, 1887 in St. Catherines, Ontario.

In addition to his work as a civil servant, Charles Ashton Hesson was actively involved in the development of the Welland Power and Supply Canal Company Limited (subsequently known as the Niagara-Welland Power Company), whose charter was owned by his brother-in-law, Harry Symons. Hesson was also a contributing member of the Lincoln Historical Society, the Ontario Historical Society and the Ontario Horticultural Association.

He died on October 16, 1936 in St. Catherines, Ontario.

Source:

Private
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Show detail Hide detail

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R10892]

[Consultation 90 Open]

14--15;

[Consultation 90 Open]

17;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.

Cannot visit us on site? You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Some restrictions may apply.