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History of the County of Perth, 1825-1902
William Johnston, 1903
p.537-8
John Corry Wilson Daly was born in Liverpool, in 1796, his parents being visiting in that city from the County Monaghan, Ireland, at that time. He had all the advantages of a superior education, and was chosen by the Canada Co. to succeed Mr Galt as their representative in Stratford. In 1833 he reached the Huron Tract, and entered on the duties of his office. Although Mr Daly was a very early settler in this county, he could scarcely be called a pioneer, except in the sense that Dunlop and Galt were pioneers. As the agent of the Company, however, no one had a better opportunity of noting those hardships endured by the first settlers than he. Every aspect of backwoods life was familiar to him as it was to be seen in others, his connection with the Company extending as it did over a period of 30 years. Mr Daly was a public spirited man, taking an active part in every scheme leading to a development of Perth County. He was an early store keeper in Stratford and first postmaster. He was district councillor for several years, and established the first school sections in what is now Perth County. The citizens of Stratford honoured him with positions of trust, and he took an active part in promoting their commercial interests. In the militia he attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel, was an old magistrate and coroner in this county, and a most charitable man. He died in Stratford in 1878 at the advanced age of 83 years.
Meg Fuller Perth County Coordinator
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