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Shanly family fonds. - 17 July 1867 ? 1899.

Biographical sketch :
The Shanly family is represented by two of its members, Francis and Walter, each of whom played a role in railway history in Canada. Of Irish origin, they arrived in Canada at the beginning of the great famine. Francis Shanly was born in 1822. He became a civil engineer and worked with others alongside Colonel Gzowski on the Beauharnois Canal and for the Grand Trunk Railway between 1858 and 1862. He and his brother established their own company from 1869 to 1875. William also went into politics in 1863 and sat in Parliament. He died in 1899.

Custodial history :
Fonds transferred to the Association Archives in 1975, through the efforts of Dr. Nicholls.

Scope and content :
The Shanly family fonds shows the family genealogy including, amongst others, Francis Shanly and Walter Shanly, both civil engineers for the Grand Trunk Pacific between 1858 and 1862.
The fonds consists of an annotated genealogical tree, personal journals, press clippings, postcards and a speech to the electors of Grenville.

Physical description : 0.5 n textual material. - 10 postcards.

General note : Title based on the contents of the fonds. The documents in the fonds are in English.

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