Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Mayors, Overseers, Councillors Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada 2 Overseers as a Village, then 12, (or was it 13?) Mayors as of 1957 shown in article below Article submitted by Barry Dies 2021 Overseers Henry Yardley November 15, 1899 he was elected Overseer of the Village of Estevan after Village was incorporated. b- Dec 22, 1855 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England d- Jan 2, 1936 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, age 80 Buried in Mountainview Cemetery, Vancouver BC Louie Alexander Duncan Elected in 1903 b- Apr 24, 1870, in Elma Township, Perth Co., ON d- Oct 13, 1949 in Estevan SK Buried in Estevan City Cemetery Mayors Henry Yardley - 1906, 1907 He was the First Estevan Mayor b- Dec 22, 1855 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England d- Jan 2, 1936 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, age 80 Buried in Mountainview Cemetery, Vancouver BC Rev. John George Hastings- 1908, 1909, 1910 Post Master in Estevan from Nov 1, 1903-11-01 to Apr 22, 1919 Baptist Minister in Estevan b- Nov 22, 1852 in Dumfrieshire, Scotland d- Jun 23, 1924 at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada buried in Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, BC Marshall Henry King- 1911 and until his death May 26, 1912 b- June 1858 at Downie Twp., Perth Co., Ontario d- May 26, 1912 at Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada Buried in Estevan City Cemetery Peter Cuthbert Duncan- June 1912 b- May 8, 1862 in Lot 3, Conc 11, Elma, Perth Co., ON. d- Feb 19, 1940 in Toronto ON. Buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto ON James “Jim” Alpin Smith- 1913, 1914 Served with British Forces in South Africa Jan 1900-Jan 1901, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 6th Regiment Sergeant RNWMP at MacLeod AB b- Nov 15, 1868 in Halifax, Halifax Co. NS Note- NS birth record shows middle name Alpine, Estevan cemetery records say middle name is Alfred, and he was born Nov 16, 1868 d- May 24, 1947 buried in Estevan City Cemetery Peter Cuthbert Duncan- 1915, 1916, 1917 b- May 8, 1862 in Lot 3, Conc 11, Elma, Perth Co., ON d- Feb 19, 1940 in Toronto, ON Buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto ON Adam Finlayson Milne- 1918 (note- not listed in article above, but shown in his Obituary) b- Apr 8, 1881 at 187 Montrose St., Brechin, Scotland d- Aug 15, 1946 at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Buried in Estevan City Cemetery Frederick "Fred" William Newcombe- 1919, 1920 b- Jan 17, 1879 Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA d- June 4, 1936 Porter, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA Buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA In 1927 he applied to be a member of the Sons of the American Revolution Eleazer William Garner- 1921, 1922, 1923 b- Apr 28, 1887, On a Farm near Walkerton, Bruce Co, ON d- Oct 27, 1937 at his home at Estevan Buried in Estevan City Cemetery Manager of the Truax-Traer Coal Mine, Former MLA 1918 admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar 1920 organized a stock company and managed the Big Lump Mine near Estevan Arthur George Garrish- 1924, 1925 b- Jan 19, 1879 in Edgbaston, King's Norton Registration District, Notingham, England d- Sept 20, 1963, age 83 at 4178 West 10th Ave, Vancouver BC Cremated- Mt. View Cemetery, Vancouver Chartered accountant Albert Milton Taisey- 1926, 1927 b- Oct 27, 1871,in Lake City, MN, USA d- Apr 25, 1944 in Estevan buried in Estevan City Cemetery Peter Bengt Holmgren - Jan 1, 1928, 1929 b- Apr 8, 1886 at Åsbo Östergötland Sweden d- Nov 29, 1958 in Estevan, SK, age 72 Buried in Estevan City Cemetery Left Sweden when he was 1 month old Came to Saskatchewan in 1904 from Wilmar MN David Albert Bannatyne Sr.- 1930, 1931, 1932 (Mayor during the Sept 29, 1931 Miner's riot) b- Nov 1, 1880 at Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland d- Dec 10, 1954 at St. Joseph Hospital, Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada Buried in Estevan City Cemetery Peter Bengt Holmgren - 1933 b- Apr 8, 1886 at Åsbo Östergötland Sweden d- Nov 29, 1958 in Estevan, SK, age 72 Buried in Estevan City Cemetery Henry “Harry” William Nicholson - 1934 b- Jan 15, 1887 in Cavalier, Pembina, ND, USA d- Feb 13, 1982 in Estevan SK Buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens Took over the Nicholson Coal Mine, in the valley south of Estevan, started by his father Malcolm Nicholson Peter Bengt Holmgren - 1935, 1936 b- Apr 8, 1886 at Åsbo Östergötland Sweden d- Nov 29, 1958 in Estevan, SK, age 72 Buried in Estevan City Cemetery David Bannatyne Sr.- 1937, 1938, 1939 b- Nov 1, 1880 at Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland d- Dec 10, 1954 at St. Joseph Hospital, Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada Buried in Estevan City Cemetery Henry “Harry” William Nicholson - 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 (Mayor when Estevan became a City Mar 1, 1957) b- Jan 15, 1887 in Cavalier, Pembina, ND, USA d- Feb 13, 1982 in Estevan SK Buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens John Barabash - Jan 1967, 1968 b- May 4, 1931 d- February 4, 2017, Calgary, AB, age 85 Chief Magistrate in Estevan Greg Trout - 1969, 1970 b- April 29, 1919 d- Sept 25, 2010 at Regina, age 91 Buried in Estevan City Cemetery Ida Marie Petterson, nee Strom - 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 (First Female Mayor in Saskatchewan) b- Mar 30, 1912 near Lake Alma, SK d- Feb 22, 1999, in Estevan, SK Buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, SK Galen J. Wahlmeier - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 b- Feb 19, 1934 in Jennings, Kansas d- July 26, 2018 in Kipling SK School teacher, played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders Gerald Ivan Ross - 1983-1984, 1985 b- Apr 21, 1930 in Estevan SK d- April 12, 2002, Mexico City, Mexico, age 71 Alphonsus Bernard “Bernie” Collins B.Ed, M.Sc. - 1986, 1987, 1988 b- June 18, 1935 in Regina SK d- March 26, 2018 Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, SK Buried at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan SK John Empey- 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 John G. Len - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 b- July 18, 1941 d- October 30, 2015 Tim Perry- 2001, 2002, 2003 John Empey- 2004, 2005 Gary St. Onge- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Roy Ludwig- 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 First Council Truman Matthew Perry James Alpin Smith Peter Cuthbert Duncan Gideon Matte William James (Billy) Hobbs T. R. Davies should be Dr. Daniel Ross Davies Other Councillors to 1957 T. McLellan E. D. Prevost Dr. H. N. Scott J. G. Peterson H. J. McNeil A. L. McKay T. H. Kelly George B. Rooks J. D. Partington W. J. Perkins James Alexander Brandon W. F. Coffin J. E. Loughlin W. D. Muirhead Adam Finlayson Milne George Macready A. M. Ellis Thomas M. Bryce Harry Gleiser August Henneberg A. G. Garrish G. T. Falkner M. L. Clendennan Albert Milton Taisey R. MacDonald E. W. Garner James A. Lackey C. C. Smith B. F. Grundeen D. O. Crossley W. H. Nesbitt Dr. E. T. French D. L. Irvine E. J. Holmgren A. J. O'Connor John Mitchell W. T. Moore Fred Mathison J. H. McFadden Harry Mcleod A. E. McCormack P. B. Holmgren N. L. McLeod D. A. McNeil J. E. Wright Ed Gough Harry Nicholson R. D. Newsome A. G. Garrish L. E. Sillers H. S. Livesley James Parkinson John Lyon W. D. Niblett William Nichol John Phillips S. Arnason C. H. Hoyt R. J. Lee A. E. Shannon J. H. Thrift J. P. Wynn Joseph Kraft E. J. B. Quist Theodore Brooks John Lee O. R. Henderson Archie Holley George Parkinson J. N. Dyer F. 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