William Melville Drennan, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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About William Melville Drennan
- William Melville Drennan (November 15, 1853 – May 28, 1900) was a merchant and politician in Ontario, Canada.
- He served as mayor of Kingston from 1890 to 1891.The son of Samuel Trangott Drennan, a native of Ireland, he was born in Kingston and was educated at the Kingston College Institute.
- At the age of 15, he worked in the hardware business in Montreal and later worked as a travelling salesman in New York and Canada.
- Drennan became a lieutenant in the Princess of Wales Own Rifles in 1863 and then a captain in the Kingston Field Battery.
- In 1878, Drennan married May E.
- Moore.
- He then went into business on his own as a hardware merchant.
- He later entered the furniture business and, after that, became an undertaker.
- Drennan served as an alderman for Cataraqui ward and also served on the public school board.He died in Kingston at the age of 46.
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