This Day in History: Nov. 13, 1917, Senator Sproule's funeral
Hundreds can't get into the church as Markdale buries Senator T. S. Sproule.
By David Ellis · Published · 1 min read
Nov. 13, 1917: A funeral like no other. Markdale buried Senator Thomas Simpson Sproule, its longtime MP and a former Speaker of the Commons, on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 13, 1917. The Methodist church was crowded and hundreds could not get in, the Flesherton Advance reported: "Never before has there been such a funeral in the town or district." Members of the Orange Order came from across Grey County and beyond to honour their late grand master and led the procession to the cemetery. Boy Scouts from the Markdale troop carried the flowers.
Source: Grey Highlands Public Library, Flesherton Advance scans on Our Ontario
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