Rev. James William Manning

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Born in 1825 at Bridgwater in Somerset, England, James' parents were William Manning (1795-1883) & Mary Bowdidge (c.1793-1860). On Christmas day in 1848, James married Elizabeth Hodges at her home town, Shepton Mallet. At the time, James was working as a tailor in Cardiff, which is where they made their first home. Their seven eldest children were born at Cardiff & nearby Briton Ferry.

The 1851 & 1861 Wales censuses show James was employed at a Ship Broker's office in Cardiff. But James' true calling was the promotion of social and political reform. James took an early interest in the Chartism movement, liberalism and the Temperance cause. Numerous Cardiff newspaper articles from 1859/60 describe James as an eloquent platform speaker, delivering a series of lectures in support of Temperance.

Immigrating to Canada in 1862, the Manning family resided first in Montr?al, moving in 1865 to St. Andrews East, Qu?bec, then to Almonte, Ontario in 1869. James was a Baptist Minister, Temperance Advocate and Justice of the Peace during his time in Almonte.

James' temperance work led him to twice journey to Great Britain. In 1879 and again during the winter of 1880-81, James was retained by the United Kingdom Temperance Alliance to promote temperance on speaking tours throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

In 1886, James and Bess moved to Toronto where James had been offered a new position with the Ontario Government as Chief Officer of License Department, overseeing the administration of temperance laws throughout Ontario.

In late Dec. 1891, James became ill with pneumonia and passed away at the age of 66. He was buried in the Auld Kirk cemetery, west of Almonte.

Brief bio by M. S. Manning, James' 2G-grandson.

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IN LOVING/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE/ REV'D JAMES/ MANNING/ DIED DEC. 28, 1891/ AGED 66 Y'RS./ ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE/ ELIZABETH HODGES/ DIED NOV. 30, 1899/ AGED 75 Y'RS.

James married Elizabeth "Bess" Hodges on 25 Dec 1848 in Shepton Mallet, Mendip District, Somerset, England. Elizabeth was born on 1 Jun 1824 in Shepton Mallet, Mendip District, Somerset, England; died on 30 Nov 1899 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1899 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lillian Lewis "Lily" Manning was born on 15 Oct 1861 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales; died on 13 May 1943 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 15 May 1943 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.