James Edwin O'Reilly explained

James Edwin O'Reilly was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1869, and from 1879 to 1881. He lived from 1833-1907,^[1] and was a lay leader at Christ's Church Cathedral, an Anglican church, by the year 1899.^[2] He belonged to a temperance organisation, the Royal Templars of Temperance, but was not an active member.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hobson . Megan . August 30, 2017 . CULTURAL HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT .
2. Hanlon . Peter Francis Maclean . Moral Order and the Influence of Social Christianity in an Industrial City, 1890-1899: A Social Profile of the Protestant Lay Leaders of Three Hamilton Churches -- Centenary Methodist, Central Presbyterian and Christ's Church Cathedral . October 1984 . Master of Arts . McMaster University .