Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Table of Contents Houston Post Office History Postmasters Bio and Genealogy Houston Houston, British Columbia, Canada Houston BC Junction of Bulkley River and Buck Creek, SE of Smithers, Range 5 Coast Land District 266 mi from Prince Rupert BC, Latitude- 54º 23' 54“ N, Longitude-126º 38' 54” W Elevation- 1951 ft above sea level 1479.4 miles from Winnipeg Incorporated as a Village, Mar 4, 1957 Re-incorporated as a District Municipality, Feb 1, 1969, now called District of Houston Home of the Steelhead Park, One of the best little parks in the area. Originally called “Pleasant Valley” Named after John Houston, the First Newspaper man in Prince Rupert, ca 1907, the Empire Newspaper. John Houston was the First Mayor of Nelson 1897-1905 Name was chosen in 1910 in a newspaper contest. Firm of Law and Benson chose the name for their Townsite, on the GTP, through Pleasant Valley. Name was suggested by Charles G. Thorne of Prince Rupert. He won $20 in Gold Charles G. Thorne shown as a Hardware Clerk in Prince Rupert in 1910 Charles Gilbert Thorne b- Jan 8, 1880 in Springfield, Kings Co, NB d- Jan 24, 1955, in Vancouver BC cremated- buried in Mountainview Cemetery, Vancouver BC Enlisted in WWI, Reg #77182, Nov 11, 1914 in Victoria BC son of Thomas Thorne and Mary Jane Jones Both born in NB married Ruby Richmond, b- Grey Co. ON daughter of Albert E. Richmond and Susan Ramsay John Houston b- Nov 1850 in Alton, Caledon Township, ON d- Mar 8, 1910 in Quesnel BC Hospital buried in Nelson BC son of William Houston and Mary Thomas married to Edith May Keeley, ca 1892 Post Office History Skeena Electoral District Office established Apr 1, 1914 Name of Postmaster Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy Frank Leslie Mosher 1914-04-01 1918 Death John Goold 1919-04-08 1926-11-03 Resignation Mrs. Annie Middleton 1927-01-05 1944-01-08 Death Miss Dorothy Breem Newgard 1944-01-13 Acting Mrs. Annie Leonora Newgard 1944-04-15 Acting CSC Mrs. Annie Leonora Newgard 1944-06-12 1965-04-16 Retirement Maxwell Clayton McKay 1964-12-03 CSC This reproduction is NOT represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Archives of Canada. The source of this material is the National Archives of Canada Postmasters Bio and Genealogy First Postmaster-Frank Leslie Mosher b- Sept 1865, St. Martins, NB d- Dec 16, 1918 in Hazelton BC, age 53 married Emma Harriet Marr, Sept 10, 1912, Saint John NB she was born in St. Martins NB daughter of John Marr and Sarah Brown His address was Fort George when he married, Baptist, Merchant (see both area history links below) father- James E. Mosher, age 57 in 1871 census His father was a shipwright / ship carpenter mother- Gemima (alt- Jemima) S. Mosher, nee ?, age 41 in 1871 brother- Albert E. Mosher, age 17 in 1871 sister- Lillian “Lillie” E. Mosher, age 15 in 1871 sister- Clara M. Mosher, age 13 in 1871 brother- Henry H. Mosher, age 11 in 1871 1871 living in parish of St. Martins, NBi John Goold b- Nov 25, 1873, Saint John, NB d- Aug 12, 1955 in St Paul's Hospital in Vancouver. father- Thomas Goold, age 41 in 1881, born in NS mother- Anne Goold, nee ?, age 35 in 1881, in NB married Hazel Deane Campbell, Oct 10, 1921 in Prince Rupert BC siblings: all born in NB brother- William J. Goold brother- Thomas Goold sister- Sarah A. Goold sister- Susan Goold Annie Middleton, nee ? (Heatherington?) b- Jan 1879 in England d- Jan 8, 1944 she was married in England, and came to Canada with a daughter Nora (see link below for more info) Note- Lots of online history sites for this area, and lots of books written on the subject. I will not be adding much more than this. I encourage you to check the links below. Ext Links, NOT my sites Links may or may not work in the future, as I do not control them. http://www.sandercott.ca/areahistory/ http://houston.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=20 © Last modified: 2017/10/30 21:00by dlgent Log In