About Leonard Gaetz
Lived 1841 – 1907 (aged 66). Leonard Gaetz was a politician.
Leonard Gaetz (June 7, 1841 – June 9, 1907) was a Canadian politician. He was one of the first settlers and founder of what is now the city of Red Deer, Alberta.
Early life Born in 1841 at Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, Gaetz married Caroline Blowers Hamilton in 1865. They had a family of eleven children, six sons and five daughters. Gaetz was an ordained Methodist minister, serving the church until 1883. He left the ministry due to ill health and moved to the Red Deer Valley.
He is memorialized in the name of Red Deer's major thoroughfare, Gaetz Avenue, also known as 50th Avenue.
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Who was Leonard Gaetz?
Canadian politician (1841–1907)
When was Leonard Gaetz born?
Leonard Gaetz was born on 7 June 1841 in Middle Musquodoboit.
When did Leonard Gaetz die?
Leonard Gaetz died on 9 June 1907 in Red Deer.
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Leonard Gaetz was a politician.
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