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History of the Great Lakes
Illustrated, In Two Volumes, Vol. II
Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

           [211-212]

                  WILLIAM MEADE is of English parentage, and is a son of
               CORNELIUS and ELIZABETH (MAIDMENT) MEADE, the former of whom
               was a machinist. Their family consisted of two children:
               WILLIAM, the subject of this sketch, and HARRIET, wife of
               DAVID SULLIVAN, who was also a machinist.
                  MR. MEADE was born January 11, 1852, in London, and emi-
               grated to Canada in 1869, locating at Toronto. He has been
               at work at his chosen calling since twelve years of age, and
               before leaving his native land was employed in the Royal
               Arsenal at Woolwich, where they manufactured and still manu-
               facture heavy guns and carriages on a large scale. He
               learned his trade, however, at McKicknie & Bertram's tool
               works in Dundas, Canada, and also worked in other Canadian
               shops a couple of years, beginning when about twenty years
               of age, and serving an apprenticeship of four years in the
               first named place. Since coming to America he has worked in
               a large number of shops during the winters of his sailing
               career.  MR. MEADE was not above beginning at the bottom
               round of the ladder, and unlike many other engineers who
               graduate from machine shops into steamers in the lake ser-
               vice, he commenced his sailing as fireman on the Canadian
               steamer Armenia in 1878. During the two succeeding seasons,
               however, he was second engineer of the Armenia and Chicora,
               respectively, the latter of which was an old blockade runner
               during the Civil war in America. At this period he changed
               to American vessels, and in 1881 shipped out of Buffalo as
               second engineer of the passenger steamer Pacific, of the
               Union Steamboat line. The next season he was second of the
               steamer Japan, of the Anchor line, and in 1883 he was chief
               engineer of the H. D. Coffinberry. During 1884-85 he was
               second of the H. J. Jewett and Winslow, and for the seasons
               of 1886-87-88 he was chief engineer of the Lycoming, of the
               Anchor line. For those of 1889-90 he was chief of the Sus-
               quehanna, and for 1891 of the Nyanza, owned by McBrier, of
               Erie, Penn. In 1892 MR. MEADE brought out the steamer Uganda
               new, and held chief engineer's berth in her for that season
               and also those of 1893-94-95-96. For the season of 1897 he
               received his appointment as chief of the Savona, formerly
               the Emily P. Weed. For season of 1898 he was appointed
               chief of the T. W. Palmer.  MR. MEADE is a member of the
               Marine Engineers Beneficial Association No. 1, of Buffalo,
               and in fraternal affiliation he is a Freemason, belonging to
               DeMolay Lodge No. 498. He was married at Buffalo in 1881 to
               MISS AGNES McCABE. They reside at No. 209 Potomac avenue,
               Buffalo, New York.

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