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:
Photo: WHS1958:27 from Kitchener Waterloo Record; Linwood Tweedsmuir from Kitchener Waterloo Record
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
- Home Hardware
- Linwood Fire Dept
- Elmira District Secondary School Board
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.