Collection search - Sherbrooke

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An office was opened at Sherbrooke in 1819, replacing an office established in Aston Twp. in 1817

Government building

Location - Melbourne Street - 1819

Office was named after Sir John Cape, Sherbrooke, Canada's Governor General from 1816 to 1817

Served by stage from Craig Road to Stanstead

Staff office

Status - City office - 1890

Source:

PSFDS03-(28647)

Postmasters names and service information
Name of postmaster	Date of birth	Date of appointment	Date of vacancy	Cause of vacancy
C. N. Malloney		1818	1819
Mr. Seaton		1819	1821
Charles Witcher		1821	1839-01-05	Resignation
William Brooks		1839-01-06	1860-08-09	Resignation
Samuel J. Toss		1860-10-01	1889	Death
Francis Chas. Thompson		1889-07-01	1892-12-20	Resignation
Hon. Joseph G. Robertson		1892-12-21	1899-03-13	Death
W. A. Moorehouse		1900-10-25	1914-06-12	Death
Lt. Col. John J. Penhale		1919-07-23	1926-08-28	Death, superannuated - 1924-04-01
C. N. Soles		1926-11-01	1945-08-07
Edward John Desruisseaux		1945-08-08	1951-12-23
Paul E. Choquet		1951-12-24	Acting
J. C. Cayer		1954-04-06	Acting
J. C. Cayer	*	1954-07-01	1971-12-20	Retirement (still there 1965-10)
Mr. H. Grant		1971-12-21

*In compliance with the Privacy Act (1983), certain personal information has been deleted from this file.

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