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Jacob Erratt

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Jacob Erratt
Mayor Jacob Erratt
18th Mayor of Ottawa
In office
1888 (acting) 1889 – 1890
Preceded byMcLeod Stewart
Succeeded byThomas Birkett
Personal details
BornNovember 16, 1847
Winchester, Ontario
DiedApril 28, 1928
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Jacob Erratt (November 16, 1847 - April 28, 1928) was mayor of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from 1889 to 1890.[1]

He was born in West Winchester, Ontario and came to Ottawa in 1869. He owned a furniture store in the city. He served on city council from 1882 to 1884. In 1888, he was named acting mayor. During his term as mayor, he served on the board of the Central Canada Exhibition Association. He also was a member of the Provisional Committee of the Lady Stanley institute for Trained Nurses at its incorporation in Ottawa in 1890.[2] In 1902, he moved to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, where he opened a real estate office; he died there in 1928.

References

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  1. ^ Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005)
  2. ^ The Lady Stanley Institute for Trained Nurses, incorporated 1890. Ottawa : Free Press Office, Cor. Queen and Elgin Street, 1892. Published by Scholar Select, reproduction of original artifact, page 11.
  • Chain of Office: Biographical Sketches of the Early Mayors of Ottawa (1847-1948), Dave Mullington (ISBN 1-897113-17-X)
Preceded by Mayor of Ottawa
1889-1890
Succeeded by