Longley, Charles Frederick, 1870-1945

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Longley, Charles Frederick, 1870-1945

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  • Charles F. Longley
  • C.F. Longley

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Dates of existence

1870-1945

History

Charles F. Longley was born on 5 October 1870 to Thomas and Theresa Longley (nee Keating) in Belturbet, Ireland. He did military service in South Africa during the 1890s. Longley married Florence Augusta Kelly in 1905. From 1902 to 1910, Longley operated a shipping company, C.F. Longley and Co., in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Longley purchased Deadman’s Island from the British in 1907 and built an amusement park known as Melville Park. He died on 29 May 1945.

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Manual of style: The Chicago Manual of Style. 17th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017.

Descriptive standard: ISAAR (CPF) - International Standard Archival Authority Record For Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, 2nd ed., Canberra: International Council on Archives, 2004.

Sources: The Chicago Manual of Style. 17th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017.

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2024-01-02: Authority record created by Lachlan Innes.

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  • English

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Sources

Death Registration of Charles Frederick Longley, 29 May 1945, File; 220, Number; 481, Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia. https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=333799.

Marriage Registration Book Containing Charles Frederick Longley's and Florence Augustus Kelly's Marriage, 5 July 1905, Book; 1820, Page; 135, Number; 234, Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia. https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=118366

Biographical details on Charles Frederick Longley, unknown date ,Reel 12,495, Nova Scotia Archives Microfilm, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Authority Record of Charles Frederick Longley, date unknown, Reference code unknown, MemoryNS, Halifax Municipal Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia. https://memoryns.ca/longley-charles-f.

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