Arthur Lemuel Lydiard

1888 - 1959  (70 years)

• Name	Arthur Lemuel Lydiard  [1]
  Birth	28 Sep 1888	Centreville, Kings Co.   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	! Arthur Lemuel Lydiard was a waiter on the first Canadian Northern train into Van. in 1915 and in his 41 years of railroading starting 1912 worked on every line except Prince Rupert. He was the general chairman of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees and the negotiator of the first wage settlement. He used his own personal money to help support the strikers, few of which ever paid him back. Life member of St. Johns Lodge No. 4, AF & AM, Winnipeg. Born in Centreville, Kings Co. which was originally part of Cornwallis County. Likely a Baptist, and met in the Community Hall until the church was dedicated in May 1920. Ref: Hist. of the Lydiard Family, 2nd Edition, July 1982, William C. Lydiard, which has photocopy of M/C and D/C. A descendant of Richard Warren and William Brewster of the Mayflower.
  Reference	Lyd 166
  Death	26 Jul 1959	Vancouver, British Columbia   [1]
  Person ID	I17956	HHTT
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	George Edward Lydiard,   b. 10 Aug 1842, Halifax, Nova Scotia d. 26 May 1905, Berwick, Kings Co., Nova Scotia (Age 62 years)
  Mother	(Ella) Elvira Patterson Sanford,   b. 7 Oct 1861, Somerset, Nova Scotia d. 20 Apr 1945, Moose Jaw, Sask (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1882	Berwick, Nova Scotia   [1]
  Family ID	F4568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Lorinda Stover Steadman 'Lori' (Reliability: 1).