Asa Ribble (1841–1911), a Canadian sailor who attained the rank of captain, served eight terms as mayor of Dresden, Ontario.[1]

Captain
Asa Ribble
Head-and-shoulders frontal photograph of Asa Ribble
Photograph of Asa Ribble in a 1904
compilation of biographical sketches[1]: 192 
Mayor of Town of Dresden, Ontario[2]
In office
1889–1890
Preceded byR. P. Wright
Succeeded byJ. W. Sharpe
In office
1901–1905
Preceded byW. G. Cragg
Succeeded byJ. I. Wiley
In office
1911
Preceded byL. Hughson
Succeeded byH. S. McDonald
Personal details
Born(1841-09-27)27 September 1841[3]
Camden Gore, Ontario
Died(1911-10-30)30 October 1911[4]
Dresden, Ontario
Spouses
  • Sarah King (m. 1861-1866)
  • Marion Samson (m. 1888)
Children4
Occupation

Biography

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Mayor of Dresden, Ontario

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During his first term in 1889, Ribble oversaw the construction of a new bridge over the Sydenham River, replacing the 1864 original. He was also superintendent of agriculture for the short-lived[5] Dresden Sugar Refining Company, which operated a beet sugar factory. In addition, he was instrumental in establishing, in 1901, Dresden's first vegetable-canning factory.[i]

Master mariner

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Ribble commanded the steam-powered barge Victoria in 1881.[8] In 1882, he was the master of the "fine new steamer" Byron Trerice, a freighter transporting barrel-staves and cordwood[9] between Detroit and Dresden[10] Named after the son of its owner, Alexander Trerice, the first mayor of Dresden, it was later refitted to carry passengers.[11]

He became the owner of the fishtug Ariadne in 1901,[12] with his ownership (or that of his estate) recorded in successive editions of the annual "Great Lakes Register".[13] In 1908, Ribble was the master of the passenger-steamer City of Chatham,[14] which plied Lake Erie between Pelee Island, Kingsville, Leamington, Windsor, and Sandusky.[15]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The vegetable-canning factory was bought by the Canadian Canners company,[6]: 7  and since 1947, with many upgrades, has been operated by Conagra.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Commemorative biographical record of the County of Kent, Ontario : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and many of the early settled families : Illustrated (PDF). Toronto: J. H. Beers. 1904. p. 169, col. 2 (top), & p. 192, col. 2, entry for Capt. Asa Ribble. ISBN 978-065-909486-5. OCLC 22684131. Retrieved 12 September 2024. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Hyatt, Alice Lauretta (June 1967). The Story of Dresden 1825–1967. Dresden, Ontario: The Dresden Times. p.6, list of "Dresden mayors since 1882". OCLC 10817898.
  3. ^ "Album of Canadian Mayors". Montreal: Canadian Press Syndicate. 1902. p. 300.
  4. ^ "Capt. Ribble Dead". Evening Record. 1 November 1911. p. 1, col. 5. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Dresden May Lose Sugar Factory Owing to a Quarrel". Waterloo Region Record. 12 November 1903. p.1 col.5. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Spearman, Don (1991). Landmarks From The Past : A pictorial history of Dresden and area. Dresden, Ontario: Stephen Lane Enterprises. ISBN 978-0-969-06313-1. OCLC 27721650.
  7. ^ Hill, Millar (27 June 2022). "Conagra celebrates 75 years of tomato processing in Dresden". CK News Today. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Marine News". Amherstburg Echo. 8 April 1881. Reprinted in Hamilton, David & MacLeod, Jennifer (eds.) (Spring 1999). Echo Soundings: Excerpts from the Amherstburg Echo. 2 (1): 17 (para 5). Marsh Collection Society. Retrieved 15 September 2024 – via Maritime History of the Great Lakes.
  9. ^ "Notes". Detroit Times. 28 July 1882. p.7, col. 5. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Capt. Ribble reports that she works even better than was expected.
  10. ^ "Marine News". Amherstburg Echo. 30 June 1882. Reprinted in Hamilton, David & MacLeod, Jennifer (eds.) (Summer 1999). Echo Soundings: Excerpts from the Amherstburg Echo. 2 (2): 20 (para 9). Marsh Collection Society. Retrieved 15 September 2024 – via Maritime History of the Great Lakes.
  11. ^ Bascomb, Jay N. (1993). "Byron Trerice". Scanner. 25 (9): 8–13. Toronto Marine Historical Society. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via Maritime History of the Great Lakes.
  12. ^ Mills, John M. (1999). "Ariadne (1885)". New Mills List. The New Mills List: Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809 – 1930. Marine Museum of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via Maritime History of the Great Lakes.
  13. ^ Great Lakes Register. Detroit: Great Lakes Register & Bureau Veritas. Entries for "Ariadne" or "Ribble": 1905, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1915. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via Maritime History of the Great Lakes.
  14. ^ "Inland Lloyds Vessel Register". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Buffalo: Buffalo Commercial Fire-Proof Printing House. 1907. p.8, entry for CITY OF CHATHAM. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Str. City of Chatham : Time Table". Evening Record. 12 November 1908. p. 5, col. 6. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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