Jacob Erratt Explained

Jacob Erratt
Birth Date:November 16, 1847
Birth Place:Winchester, Ontario
Death Date:April 28, 1928
Death Place:Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Office:18th Mayor of Ottawa
Term Start:1888 (acting) 1889
Term End:1890
Predecessor:McLeod Stewart
Successor:Thomas Birkett

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.

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Notes and References

  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.