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| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863 | William Shillito Cranston was born in Arnprior in 1863. Biographical page on the Canada Atlantic Railway site; no external source cited there. https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-c/william-shillito-cranston | Churcher https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Research%20Notes/Renfrew%20Lemkay%20research.pdf | |
| 1902 | Cranston died in 1902, at which time he was City Engineer for Ottawa. Biographical page on the Canada Atlantic Railway site; no external source cited there. https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-c/william-shillito-cranston | Churcher https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Research%20Notes/Renfrew%20Lemkay%20research.pdf | |
| After graduating from McGill University as a civil engineer, Cranston practised throughout Canada. He was the surveyor on the Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound Railway, and later worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway on the construction of the Crow's Nest Pass. Biographical page on the Canada Atlantic Railway site; no external source cited there. https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-c/william-shillito-cranston | Churcher https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Research%20Notes/Renfrew%20Lemkay%20research.pdf |