P. W. Ellis
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Philip .W. Ellis was Toronto Transportation Commission
chairman in the 1920s and also Niagara Parks Commission
chairman from 1914 until his death in 1929.
Ellis was co-founder of the jewellery and silversmith P.W. Ellis Company Limited with his brother Mathew C. Ellis in 1879. The firm was sold in 1928.
Toronto Transportation Commission
Before 1954, the Toronto Transit Commission was called the Toronto Transportation Commission.-History:Toronto's first public transportation company was the Williams Omnibus Bus Line and owned by undertaker Burt Williams. The franchise carried passengers in horse-drawn stagecoaches along Yonge...
chairman in the 1920s and also Niagara Parks Commission
Niagara Parks Commission
The Niagara Parks Commission, or Niagara Parks for short, is an agency of government of Ontario which maintains the Ontario shoreline of the Niagara River.- History :...
chairman from 1914 until his death in 1929.
Ellis was co-founder of the jewellery and silversmith P.W. Ellis Company Limited with his brother Mathew C. Ellis in 1879. The firm was sold in 1928.