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Authority record- CA QUA00774
- Person
- 1840-1908
John Gaskin was born in Kingston in 1840. After working for a number of years for ex-mayor John Flanigan, Gaskin took employment on board the Steamer Scotland. He held positions of responsibility on a number of steamers and became Captain of the Ranger at twenty-four years of age. In 1869 he became connected with the Montreal Transportation Company of Montreal. Two years later hs became outside manager of the Company in Kingston. He remained in this position until his retirement in 1902. Captain Gaskin was also active in municipal politics, serving as an Alderman for many years. In 1882, he was elected mayor. In 1904 he was the Kingston Conservative candidate for the Commons but was defeated. He died in 1908.
- CA QUA04874
- Person
- 1941-2018
Anne-Marie Gaston (née Groves) was a graduate of Queen's University, B.A 1963, P.H.E 1964 and a M.Litt and D.Phil from Oxford in 1977. She spent many years in India and UK, as well as traveling throughout the world observing and studying local cultures and languages. She was the first native-born Canadian to perform Classical East Indian Dance professionally and over the years she performed for tens of thousands throughout Canada, US, Europe and India.
- CA QUA11392
- Corporate body
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- CA QUA11720
- Person
- fl. 1946
M.J. Gauvin was a student in the School of Mining at Queen's University.
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