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Thomas Rennie (Harbour Commissioner)

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Thomas and Robert Rennie filed objections that were couched in legal principles but were actually based, according to the lawyer for the Rennie brothers, upon the notion that people of foreign descent should not be allowed to assume the proud Scottish name of
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In 1946 Rennie and his older brother Robert filed objections when Jaroslav Racek filed a request to change his name to Gilbert Rennie. Racek was a naturalized Canadian of
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A former Toronto Harbour Commissioner, Rennie lived long enough to see the vessel christened in his honour. He died the next year aged 84.
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wrote that he was appointed in 1930, was promoted to chair in 1936, and served a total of seventeen years. John McCutcheon, of
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descent, who had lived in Canada for twenty-one years. McCutcheon suggested their objections were motivated by bigotry.
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retired in 1889. Rennie became chair of the firm in 1925, following the retirement of his older brother,
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Rennie and his two brothers took over the operation of his father's successful seed business when
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after him. Rennie's daughter, his only child, christened the vessel.
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In 1951 the Commission recognized Rennie's contribution by naming its
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serving as its chair for many years. Popular historian
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University Extension Press, University of Saskatchewan
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Index

Thomas Rennie (ferry, 1951)
Markham, Ontario
Canadian
Canadian
William Rennie
Robert
Toronto Harbour Commission
Mike Filey
Wilfrid Laurier University
most recent ferry
Czech


Mike Filey
"Discover & Explore Toronto's Waterfront: A Walker's, Jogger's, Cyclist's, Boater's Guide to Toronto's Lakeside Sites and History"
Dundurn Press
ISBN
9781550023046



Mike Filey
"Mount Pleasant Cemetery: An Illustrated Guide"
Dundurn Press
ISBN
9781459713109
"William Rennie"
Dictionary of Canadian Biography

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