Richard B. Wilson Explained

Richard B. Wilson
Order:Mayor of Victoria, British Columbia
Term Start:1961
Term End:1965
Predecessor:Percy B. Scurrah
Successor:Alfred W. Toone
Birth Date:25 February 1904
Birth Place:Victoria, British Columbia
Death Place:Victoria, British Columbia

Richard Biggerstaff Wilson (February 25, 1904  - May 1, 1991) was an entrepreneur and politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served as mayor of Victoria from 1961 to 1965.

The son of William Biggerstaff Wilson[1] and Bertha Matilda Erb,[2] he was born in 1904.[3] [4] He received a BComm from McGill University. Wilson was president of Wilson Motors Ltd. He was an officer in the army reserve during World War II. Wilson served as chancellor for the University of Victoria from 1967 to 1969. A student residence at the university was named in his honour.[5]

He also served as president of the Victoria Community Chest and was vice-president of the board for the Royal Jubilee Hospital.[5]

Wilson was named to the Order of Canada in 1978.[6] He died in 1991, aged 87.[6]

His grandfather William Wilson founded the retail clothing store W & J Wilson Ltd.[5] and served in the province's legislative assembly.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Son of Pioneer merchant built mansion in Rockland . Edwards . Helen . Summer 2012 . Rockland Neighbourhood Association . Newsletter.
  2. Web site: 1770 Rockland Avenue . Heritage Register Rockland . Victoria Heritage Foundation.
  3. News: Centennial Square: A place for all people . June 2011 . Humphreys . Danda . Focus Online . 2014-07-13.
  4. Web site: Untitled Document . 2015-06-12 . 2015-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150614121613/http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/DisplayGenealogyImage?k=932a5816-3292-401a-9c38-1e54d5024f51 . dead .
  5. Web site: Past UVic Chancellors . University of Victoria.
  6. Web site: Richard B. Wilson, C.M., B.Comm., LL.D. . Order of Canada Recipients . 11 June 2018 . Governor General of Canada.
  7. Web site: William Wilson fonds . City of Victoria Archives . British Columbia Archival Information Network . 2011-07-27.