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Donald W. Freeman

Family: son of Wilmer C. Freeman
Born: 1923, Dec 16
Municipality: Wellesley
Years on local council; Councillor 1950-53; Deputy Reeve 1954-57; Reeve 1958-1961
Years on County Council: 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
Address: 47 Adelaide St, Linwood NOB 2A0
Occupation: Farmer; Hardware merchant (charter franchisee of Home Hardware)
Spouse: Dorothea C. Klages
Children: Dale; Dianne; Donald H.; David
Religion: United
Notes:
  • Farmed 8 years on 10th concession, before buying local hardware store in Linwood in 1955; became charter member of Home Hardware stores and continued until 1983 when son Donald H. took over.
  • Community sports - coached hockey and ball to championships and received certificate of merit in Olympic 88 Celebrations
  • Linwood Fire Dept for 20 years
  • Represented Wellesley Tp on Elmira District Secondary School Board 3 or 4 years
  • Member IOOF Lodge about 40 years 
Businesses and Organizations:
  • Home Hardware
  • Linwood Fire Dept
  • Elmira District Secondary School Board
Sources: KPL vertical file Frank Friedmann; Maple Leaf Journal
Photo: WHS1958:27 from Kitchener Waterloo Record; Linwood Tweedsmuir from Kitchener Waterloo Record

This information is excerpted from: "Waterloo County Councillors: A Collective Biography," researched and complied by Elizabeth Bloomfield and Linda Foster. (c) 1995 Caribou Imprints. It is reproduced by permission of Dr. Bloomfield.    ​​The full text of the book can be seen here.