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

Famous people from Clifford include 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.

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