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| Notes for Thomas Spurr WHITMAN |
Went in 1869 to Annapolis due to ill health and was a branch manager of the Union Band of Halifax and Bank of Nova Scotia; manager of the N.S. Lloyd's; secretary and treasurer of Acadia Steamship Co. Afterwards, went into the lumber industry, apple shipping and fish industry. His firm developed a heat treatment which revolutioized fish processing and led to a family association with two other fish companies : founding the firm "Robin, Jones & Whitman, Ltd."
Thomas was a staunch Liberal and a member of the St. Luke's Anglican Church. He adopted FRANCES HANDFIELD and raised him with his sons.
Thomas built an imposing Greek Revival residence in 1860 in Annapolis Royal on Main St. Source: "Probate Will Books Vol 5" page 470; LWT dated 18 Oct 1897 rec. 10 Feb, 1904 |
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