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Albert W. Fraser, mayor of
Vegreville, is also a wide-awake, energetic and progressive business
man, dealing in real estate and insurance, and in winning individual
prosperity he has also contributed substantially to the improvement and
upbuilding of his community. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, August
7, 1876, and his parents, Robert and Jeannette (Munro) Fraser, were also
natives of that province. Mr. Fraser was a sea captain. He and his wife
were parents of twelve children.
The only member of the
family who came to Alberta was Albert W. Fraser. He was graduated from
the Halifax high school and remained in his native province until he
reached his majority. In 1897 he went to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and entered
the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company, with which he was connected for
six years. In 1903 he came to this province, entering business circles
of Fort Saskatchewan, in the Victoria district, where he remained for
three years. In 1906 he removed to Vegreville and six years later
embarked in the real estate and insurance business, with which he has
since been identified. In the conduct of his interests he displays
enterprise, foresight and sound judgment and as the years have passed
his business has enjoyed a continuous and healthful growth, having now
assumed profitable proportions.
Mr. Fraser was married at
Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1901, to Miss Georgia Johnson, a native of the
province of Ontario, and they have become the parents of three children:
Margaret, Carroll and Robert Nicholas. Mrs. Fraser is affiliated with
the Church of England and Mr. Fraser is a Presbyterian in religious
faith. He is a strong Conservative in his political views and an active
worker in the ranks of the party. He has also taken a prominent part in
municipal affairs and is now mayor of the town. His standing in local
business circles is indicated in the fact that he has been chosen
president of the Vegrevifle Board of Trade, which office he is now
filling. He is a member of the Community Club and the Curling Club and
is president of the latter organization. Fraternally he is identified
with the Masonic order and has been made grand master of his lodge. His
interests and activities are evenly distributed and his is a
well-rounded development. He has always been found thoroughly reliable
in business matters and his even-paced energy has carried him steadily
forward to the goal of success. He is deeply interested in the welfare
and advancement of his community and is prominent among those whose
enterprise and initiative typify the spirit of progress in Vegreville. |
