Clifford, Ontario

Clifford is a community in the Town of Minto in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

The village of Clifford was founded around 1855 as Minto Village.^[1] After the opening of the post office in 1856, the settlement was renamed Clifford by the first postmaster Francis Brown after Clifford in West Yorkshire, England. Clifford was incorporated as a village in 1873. In 1999, Clifford was amalgamated with Palmerston, Harriston and Minto Township to create Minto.

Clifford is home to Wightman Telecom. The Wightman family has owned and operated a communication system in Clifford since 1908, with a telephone system that was originally operated out of a kitchen in Howick Township. The company is now involved heavily in high speed fiber-optic internet, cable, and telephone throughout mid-western Ontario.^[2]

People

Noted former residents: [John A Kruspe] former CFL player. Kruspe was a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders during the 1973 Grey Cup win against the Edmonton Eskimos.

[Dr. A.J.Butler] village doctor (1921-56) inventor of the 'Butler Clip' used to secure tensor bandages, developed while he served in military service.

[George E. Tackaberry] (1878-98) apprenticed with Clifford shoemaker Conrad Miller, learned the trade and moved to Brandon Manitoba. In 1904 he began developing what was to become the famous Tackaberry skate boot. On his death in 1937 CCM acquired the trade name and boot. Since then they have made the name world famous and the legendary "Tacks" have become one of the most recognized skate names in the world.

References

1. ↑ History of Clifford
2. ↑ http://www.wightman.ca/About/history.php

External links

• Clifford at Geographical Names of Canada

	Walkerton Mildmay	Hanover Neustadt	Durham Ayton
	Wingham		Mount Forest, Conn
	Clifford, Ontario
	Wroxeter Gorrie	Listowel	Harriston Palmerston

Coordinates: 43°58′09″N 80°58′45″W / 43.96917°N 80.97917°W / 43.96917; -80.97917