He was born in London, the son of Reverend Bob Bashford and Ellen Mary Brown. After completing his schooling, Bashford worked as a clerk in a wholesale house. He next came to Canada, working with merchants in Morden, Manitoba. In 1898, Bashford moved to Rosthern, Saskatchewan, where he established a store. He married Susan A. Hawkins in 1902. In 1922, Bashford established the Rosthern Creamery and Produce Company. He also farmed and raised sheep and cattle. Bashford served on the Rosthern town council and school board.[1]
References
^ abHawkes, John (1924). The story of Saskatchewan and its people. Vol. 3. pp. 1416–7. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
^"Saskatchewan Members of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
william, benjamin, bashford, july, 1872, october, 1955, english, born, merchant, farmer, political, figure, saskatchewan, represented, rosthern, legislative, assembly, saskatchewan, from, 1914, 1921, liberal, born, london, reverend, bashford, ellen, mary, brow. William Benjamin Bashford July 1 1872 1 October 20 1955 2 3 was an English born merchant farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan He represented Rosthern in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1914 to 1921 as a Liberal He was born in London the son of Reverend Bob Bashford and Ellen Mary Brown After completing his schooling Bashford worked as a clerk in a wholesale house He next came to Canada working with merchants in Morden Manitoba In 1898 Bashford moved to Rosthern Saskatchewan where he established a store He married Susan A Hawkins in 1902 In 1922 Bashford established the Rosthern Creamery and Produce Company He also farmed and raised sheep and cattle Bashford served on the Rosthern town council and school board 1 References Edit a b Hawkes John 1924 The story of Saskatchewan and its people Vol 3 pp 1416 7 Retrieved 2012 03 21 Saskatchewan Members of the Legislative Assembly PDF Saskatchewan Archives Board Retrieved 2012 03 20 https www findagrave com memorial 137645861 william benjamin bashford This article about a Saskatchewan politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Benjamin Bashford amp oldid 1167327453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
