Portrait of Richard Morwood, Reeve for the Village of Welland in 1863 and Mayor for the Town of Welland in 1881, 1883, 1886, and 1887

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Title

Portrait of Richard Morwood, Reeve for the Village of Welland in 1863 and Mayor for the Town of Welland in 1881, 1883, 1886, and 1887

Subject

Richard Morwood

Description

Black and white picture of a portrait of Richard Morwood, Reeve for the Village of Welland in 1863 and Mayor for the Town of Welland in 1881, 1883, 1886, and 1887. He also ran a popular general store called the R. Morwood Co. on West Main Street.

Photo is from the June 17, 1924 edition of the Welland Telegraph, on page 16. Photo may have been taken in the 1880s, as Richard died January 26, 1893. Also included in the files is his obituary from the January 27, 1893 edition of the Welland Tribune.

Source

Welland Public Library Local History Collection

Date

c. 1880s

Rights

Public domain

Format

Black and white photograph

Language

English

Type

Still image

Coverage

Welland

Citation

“Portrait of Richard Morwood, Reeve for the Village of Welland in 1863 and Mayor for the Town of Welland in 1881, 1883, 1886, and 1887,” Welland Public Library, accessed April 16, 2026, https://wellandlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/9387.

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