Weyburn- Post Office
Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
Post Office History
Office Name- Weyburn
Electoral District- Assiniboia
Postal Code- S4H 0W0
Office Established- Aug 1, 1895
Located at Section 30, Township 8, Range 14, W2
| Name of Postmaster | Date of Appointment | Date of Vacancy | Cause of Vacancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Hunt (see below) | 1895-08-01 | 1906-08-18 | Resignation |
| John A. Mitchell | 1901-10-18 | 1907-09-02 | Resignation |
| William John Henry McGowan (see below) | 1907-10-15 | 1936-10-31 | Resignation |
| William Cowan | 1936-10-31 | Acting | |
| William B. Robertson | 1937-08-31 | 1950-10-28 | Resignation |
| William H. Cowan | 1950-10-29 | Acting | |
| J. M. McConachie | 1956-11-02 | 1957-10-10 | |
| G. D. Hill | 1957-10-11 | 1974-05-13 | Transferred |
| N. F. Ross | 1974-05-11 | 1974-12-22 | Death |
| J. Harder | 1974-12-23 | ||
| M. J. Gisi | 1975-01-30 | ||
| Bob George |
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Postmaster Genealogy and Bios
First Postmaster- William Henry Hunt
b- Nov 1, 1865 in ON
wife- Catherine Tate
b- Feb 1, 1871 in ON
daughter- Catherine Georgia Hunt
b- July 22, 1898 in Indian Head, Assiniboia (SK)
daughter- Winnie Tait
b- June 16, 1902, Weyburn Assa, (SK)
John A. Mitchell
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William John Henry “Harry” McGowan
b- Mar 15, 1869 in Midhurst, ON
d- Dec 30, 1937 in Hamilton General Hospital
buried in Greenlawn Cemtery, Grimsby ON
came west in 1899, farmed near Weyburn for 17 years
married Alice McNabb Stewart, July 1895
b- Nov 1872 in ON
4 daughters-
Winnie McGowan, b- June 1896 in ON
Lilly McGowan, b- June 1898, in ON
Alice Elizabeth McGowan, b- Oct 20, 1901 in Weyburn, Assa (SK)
Jessie Ellen McGowan, b- Sept 23, 1907 in Weyburn SK
son- Henry Stewart “Harry” McGowan, b- June 17, 1910 in Weyburn, SK
William Cowan
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William B. Robertson
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Served in WWI
William H. Cowan
b- Nov 3, 1886
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