Frederick Widder Esquire |
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Died | February 1, 1865 Montréal, Québec |
(aged 64)
Residence | Lydhurst, (Front Street, Toronto) |
Citizenship | British |
Known for | Settlers Provident Savings Bank |
Title | Commissioner |
Term | 1839-1864 |
Predecessor | William Allan |
Political movement | Family Compact |
Religion | Christian |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | Elizabeth Jane |
Parents | Charles Ignatius Widder |
Frederick Widder (1801–1865) was a Canada Company Commissioner, son of a Canada Company London director, with family connections to royalty and the right Anglican connections.[1] His moderate approach and financial innovations for the Canada Company would give him good standing with the pioneers of the Huron Tract and the reformers of Upper Canada.[2] Widder's administrative talents and dedication to hard work allowed him to overshadow Thomas Mercer Jones and take the lead in the Canada Company.
Widder's home, Lyndhurst, became a social hub of Toronto.[3] Widder's wife, Elizabeth, entertained in style providing residence of York with some of the social activities missing from Upper Canada society.[4]