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- VICTORIA ILLUSTRATED. 79
mons in 1882, and re-elected in 1887, being appointed to the Victoria Postmastership in the last named year.
Mr. Joshua Davies was born in 1846 in Australia, but, when three years of age, was taken to California. Here he received a liberal
commercial education, and when, in 1863, his family moved to Victoria, he was sufficiently advanced to take hold of his father's
auctioneering business, being admitted as a partner in 1867. Since that time his career has been one of remarkable business ability and
sterling honesty. He is interested in most of the large industries of the province, and has shares in numerous companies. As an auctioneer
Mr. Davies is unexcelled, while his well-known character gives him a very high place among Victoria's most noteworthy citizens. He is
President of the Royal Jubilee Hospital.
Mr. Charles Hayward came to Victoria in 1862, from his home in the town of Stratford, Essex, England, and immediately entered on his
trade?-that of a carpenter and contractor. For several years in succession he was elected to the City Council, and has taken a great
interest in public school matters, charitable and other institutions. He has been a member of the School Board of the city ever since
its inception, and has been Chairman of that body for the past eight years. He is also Vice-President of the Royal Jubilee Hospital and
honorary Secretary of the Protestant Orphanage.
Mr. David R. Ker was born in Victoria in 1862, where he was educated in the public schools. He learned theflour milling business at
Saanich and San Francisco, subsequently entering into partnership with Mr. Brackman in the Saanich Mills, of the incorporated company
controling which, he is now President. He has been prominently connected with the B. C. Agricultural Society, of which he was President
last year, and during his term of office succeeded, with the assistance of the Board of Directors, in securing the present eligible grounds
and putting up the magificent buildings upon them. He is an energetic member of the Council of the Board of Trade.
Mr. Charles Edward Redfern was born in the city of London and is now in his fifty-third year. Like his father before him he is engaged
in the watch-making and jewelry business. He came to this city in 1862 -- the time of the great influx -- and by dint of perseverance and
industry has grown up and prospered with the city. In 1878 he was elected to the City Council from James Bay Ward, receiving the suffrages
of his fellow citizens for the mayoralty in 1883. He has been President of the St. George's Society as well as of the B. C. Pioneer Society,
and is one of those men in the city upon whom every one looks with well deserved respect and esteem.
H. F. Heisterman is another of Victoria's real estate men. He was born in Bremen, Germany, in 1832, and after being employed in a
commercial house at Dantzig for a period of three years removed to Liverpool, England, which he left in 1862 for British Columbia. He went
up the Stickeen but returned a disappointed man. For a time
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