George Onésime Philémon Clavet (August 29, 1843 (or 1845) – July 11, 1909) was a merchant and politician in
Ontario
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, Canada. He served as mayor of
Port Arthur from 1903 to 1904 and from 1906 to 1907.
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Clavet was born in ]Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse
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, Canada East
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and came to northwestern Ontario to work as a clerk in a grocery store at Silver Islet
Silver Islet refers to both a small rocky island and a small community located at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
A rich vein of pure silver was discovered on this small island in 1868 by the Montreal Mining ...
in 1871. He opened his own store in Prince Arthur's Landing (later Port Arthur) in 1875.[ He represented Island Ward for ]Shuniah
Shuniah () is a municipal township bordering the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada on the east. Shuniah was incorporated by an act of the Ontario legislature in 1873, and at that time included much of present-day Thunder Bay and its predecesso ...
municipality from 1881 to 1885; Clavet was appointed councillor in 1881 after no candidates in that ward received any votes.[
Clavet was acting mayor of Port Arthur from 1900 to 1902 after George Hugh Macdonell left to pursue business interests in Manitoba. During his time as mayor, significant improvements were made to the drinking water and sewage systems of the town and ]Waverley Park
Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football ...
was acquired from the province. He was the first mayor of Port Arthur after it became a city in 1907.[
He died in Port Arthur in 1909.]Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario and the second most populous (after Greater Sudbury) municipality in Northern Ontario; its population ...
was named in his honour.
References
1840s births
1909 deaths
Mayors of Port Arthur, Ontario
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