John L. Beckwith
Canadian mayor
About John L. Beckwith
Lived 1856 – 1934 (aged 78). John L. Beckwith was a Canadian.
John Leander Beckwith (March 5, 1856 and then for the Victoria City seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1906. He served on Victoria City Council from 1899 to 1906 and also served 14 years on the local school board ending with his death in 1934. Beckwith helped to establish Victoria College in 1921. He had worked for Belgian relief during the First World War and in recognition of his service the King of Belgium gave an award to him.
He died in Victoria at the age of 78.
Beckwith married Agnes Smith McLeod (1857–1927) on 20 September 1888 at Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia, and had four children: Harold Arthur Beckwith (1889), Kate Evelyn Beckwith (1892), Alfred Frederick Edward (1894), and Grace Dean McLeod Beckwith (1901). He is the grandfather of Canadian composer John Beckwith.
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Canadian mayor
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John L. Beckwith was born on 5 March 1856.
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John L. Beckwith died on 3 June 1934.
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John L. Beckwith was Canadian.
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