Ceremonial Artifacts: Framed Plaque for Chair of Ottawa Mayor Fred Cook
Entry/Object ID
TAN84
Description
One framed plaque that goes with the Ottawa Mayor's Chair that belonged to Fred Cook Mayor of Ottawa from 1902 to 1903.
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Plaque reads: "This chair/was used by successive/mayors of Ottawa/from 1876 until 1903 when it was given by formal resolution/of the city council to Mr. Fred Cook on the completion/of his term of office as chief magistrate/presented to the/women's canadian historical society of Ottawa/ by Mr. Cook on the occasion of the opening/of the historical museum, October 1917 by/ Her Excellency the Duchess of Devonshire"