Day, Edgerton W.

  • Wiki Biography:
    • Edgerton Winnett Day (November 26, 1863 – February 11, 1919) was a Canadian politician and pioneer settler in the area that became the Canadian province of Alberta.
    • Born in 1863 in Canada West, Day completed his education, and took up a job as a stagecoach driver. Soon after, he would find employment at the Massey-Harris company, an agricultural equipment manufacturer. During this time, Day first surveyed the land that he would eventually settle later on in his life. After briefly working as a loan company, Day moved to the west, after having aspirations of doing so since his youth. As the Canadian Pacific Railway gained entitlement to a portion of land in the prairies, Day became interested in purchasing a large portion, and did so in 1904. He then completed plans for what would later become the town that bears his name, Daysland, in present-day Flagstaff County, Alberta
    • Day was born in Inverary, Ontario, to Dr. Louis E. and Harriet Ansley Day, of Scottish descent. His father, Louis owned a hotel in Inverary. He completed his education in Inverary, and got his first job as a stage driver on the run between Inverary and Kingston. Day then worked for the Massey-Harriscompany, starting as an office worker, eventually becoming chief clerk, before resigning after 11 years with the company. Day then took a job as the general manager of the Globe Loan company in Toronto.
  • Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory:https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=2102
  • Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189486229/egerton-winnett-day