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Wheaton, Albert J.
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[1882]-1968
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Albert Joseph Wheaton was born near Thorndale, Ont. He came went in 1904 and was married in 1907 to Electa Jane Rutledge. They moved to Saskatoon in 1911 and had two sons, included Cecil Wheaton (later a Saskatoon alderman) and D.H. Wheaton, and two daughters, identified as Mrs. F.C. Thompson (Vancouver) and Mrs. I.H. Stocken (Langham). He was a member of Grace United Church and served on the official board and in various other capacities within Saskatoon's religious establishment, and was a member of the Saskatoon Rotarty club, the Saskatoon Construction Association, and various lodges and associations.
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Albert Joseph Wheaton was the City of Saskatoon Electrical Department's first Inspector and in this capacity devised its first first electrical code. With his brother, Cecil, he founded Wheaton Electric in Saskatoon in 1913, retaining his interest in it until it was sold in 1965. He was also in charge of the electrical department of the Saskatoon Collegiate Institute high school from its opening until 1945.
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Final
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Nov 23, 2022
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- English
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Star Phoenix, July 2, 1968, "Former Businessman, A.J. Wheaton, dies"