Joseph Redden
Joseph B. Redden (16 June 1865 – 15 February 1925 (aged 59)) was a grain elevator worker and trade promoter in Port Arthur.[1]
Early life
Redden was born on 16 June 1865 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, to John Redden (1818–1909) and Amelia Patterson. He immigrated to Port Arthur with his parents in late 1879.
Career
Redden worked as a hotel servant in Port Arthur from 1881 to 1883, then became a grain elevator worker, a position he held until 1925. He was among those who helped unload the first grain shipment from the Erin in October 1883. He subsequently served as an assistant to Harry Sellers with the Canadian Pacific Railway until 1902, then as foreman of the Canadian Northern Railway elevator in Port Arthur from 1902. He acted as publicist and promoter of the Lakehead grain trade, serving as chief statistician for the local Chamber of Commerce.
Redden suffered from poor health and spent sixteen months from 1899 to 1900 in England seeking treatment. He was Roman Catholic.
Family
He married Mary Henrietta Jeffs.
He was the father of dance teacher Amelia Jackson (1904 - 1990).
Death
Redden died on 15 February 1925 in Port Arthur.
References
- ↑ Frederick Brian Scollie, Biographical Dictionary of Victorian Thunder Bay, 1850–1901 (Thunder Bay Museum). [1]