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Person
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Major, William Azor
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Description area
Dates of existence
1860-1926
History
William Azor Major was born in Halifax on 12 March 1860 to Charles and Eliza (Stevens) Major. In 1886 he married Mary E. Jost. Major worked as an insurance broker and was an avid curler and a member of the Halifax Curling Club as early as 1882, serving variously as treasurer, vice president and president from 1901-1906. He remained a senior skip until his death in 1926. He was buried at Camp Hill cemetery.