Wardens of Lambton County: 1890 - 1899

1890 – Joseph Cairns

1891 – Oliver Simmons

1892 – Robert J. McCormick

1893 – Peter D. McCallum

1894 – John E. Anderson

1895 – William Nisbet

1896 – Richard A. Hill

1897 – Albert Duncan

1898 – Peter Grant

1899 – John Dewar

Historic image of an adult white male from the 1800s wearing a formal jacket and shirt.

Joseph Cairns
Warden, 1890.

Born in the Township of Plympton, May 10th, 1852. Merchant and Farmer. Breeder of thoroughbred cattle. Postmaster at Camlachie some years prior to his death on December 20th, 1905. 54 years of age. Buried at Forest, Ontario

Oliver Simmons
Warden, 1891.

Born in the State of Ohio, January 29th, 1834. Came to Petrolia in 1865. Was Mayor of Petrolia in 1892 and 1893. M.P for East Riding in 1900-1903. Fought for and succeeded in getting House of Refuge for County built. Chiefly responsible for the erection of the Petrolia Waterworks system by which the water was pumped from Lake Huron, eighteen miles away. Died November 11th, 1903, at Petrolia and was buried there.

Robert J. McCormick
Warden, 1892.

Born in Ireland, August 10th, 1848, of Scottish extraction. Came to Canada in 1863 and settled in Warwick Township. Farmer and Brickmaker. Thirteen years in County Council. Unsuccessfully contested East Lambton for Provincial Legislature in 1894, but successful in 1908 and held the seat until 1914. Died in Watford and buried there.

Peter D. McCallum
Warden, 1893.

Born in Wellington County, August 26th, 1853. Farmer and drover, M.P for East Lambton 1893-1898. Inspector of Liquor Licenses for East Lambton 1906-1916, and appointed assistant inspector in 1916 for the County, and continued until his death.

John E. Anderson
Warden, 1894.

Born in Plympton Township, September 26th, 1852. General Merchant. Came to Wyoming in 1880. President of the Board of Trade and oldest general merchant in the Village. Four years in the Council. Reeve in 1890, 1891, and 1894.

William Nisbet
Warden, 1895.

Born in Plympton Township, March 6th, 1855. Settled in Dawn in 1882, when all bush. Farmer and stock raiser. Deputy Reeve 1885, 86, 87, 1889. Reeve 1891, 94, 95, 1896. County Councillor in 1897-1906. Justice of the Peace since 1886. Indian Agent 1907-1910. Moved to the City of Sarnia and was Mayor for two years and lived retired until his death. His father was Warden in 1872.

Richard A. Hill
Warden, 1896.

Born in England in 1856. Came to Forest, Ontario in 1873. Grain buyer. Died on the 18th June 1897. Buried at Beechwood Cemetery, Forest. Aged 41 years.

Albert Duncan
Warden, 1897.

Born in Sarnia Township, July 24th, 1854. Came to Petrolia in 1893. Oil producer and Life Insurance Agent. Police Magistrate for the Town of Petrolia, from March 4th, 1904-1907. First Warden of the County under the County Council's Act 1896. Moved to Winnipeg in 1897 and was superintendent of the Live Stock Department, Grain Growers' Company, for several years and re-moved to Winnipeg in 1907 and there remained until his death.

Peter Grant
Warden, 1898.

Born in Scotland, July 12th, 1843. Farmer and School Teacher. Auditor for the Township of Sombra for many years and secretary of Sombra Agricultural Society for twenty-one years. Treasurer for fourteen years. Taught his first school in Middlesex County in 1867. Died March 22nd, 1915. Age 72 years. Buried in Black Creek Cemetery.

John Dewar
Warden, 1899.

Born in the County of Lanark, April 2nd, 1842. A Farmer. Came to Plympton Township in 1849. Census Commissioner for West Lambton 1901-1911. Died in Plympton Township, and buried there.

Wardens of Lambton County: 1890 - 1899

Joseph CairnsWarden, 1890.

Oliver SimmonsWarden, 1891.

Robert J. McCormickWarden, 1892.

Peter D. McCallumWarden, 1893.

John E. AndersonWarden, 1894.

William NisbetWarden, 1895.

Richard A. HillWarden, 1896.

Albert DuncanWarden, 1897.

Peter GrantWarden, 1898.

John DewarWarden, 1899.