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Note: Was on the "Humber Arm" ship roster July 23, 1935 heading for NY ---------- Was on the "Humber Arm" ship roster Aug 5, 1935 heading for NY. ------------- Was on the ship roster Oct 20, 1935 heading for NY on the ship called "Humber Arm" ------------------------
Was on the Humber Arm ship roster in April 1936, age 17, going to NY, leaving from St. John's, via Dalhousie, New Brunswick. Doesn't say who he was going to visit --------------- Jessie wanted to name him Allister Bugden but the Rev. Pitcher who baptized him said that the correct form was Allison, thus he was baptized Allison instead of Allister. -----------------
was the first Mayor of the new City of Corner Brook for twelve years from the time Newfoundland joined Canada. 1956-1967. He was mayor of Corner Brook East prior to that, but 1956 was the amalgamation to call it City of Corner Brook. - This is from Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and from family members. ------------------------------------------- Western Star, Tuesday, March 28, 1995, Pg. 3 City's First Mayor Dies at Age 76
CORNER BROOK - One of the city's founding father's has passed away at the age of 76.
Former Mayor Allison Bugden died Sunday morning at Western Memorial Regional Hospital. He had been a resident of the hospital's long-term care ward. Bugden will be remembered as chairman of the commission that helped amalgamate four communities into the single city of Corner Brook. Of course, he will also be remembered as the city's first mayor.
He served as mayor for several years back in the 1950's. He also served as chairman of a commission that ran the city in the mid-1960's after then-premier Joey Smallwood disbanded the city coucil.
Bringing together Humbermouth, Corner Brook West, Townsite and Curling was a formidable challenge for Bugden and his co-workers. There was an intense rivalry among the communities that persisted even after amalgamation.
In fact, it was this rivalry among different factions that contributed to the financial difficulties in the city and the subsequent loss of its council in the 1960's. Again, Bugden was called upon to help united the community and get its affairs in order.
Arch Lawrence, who served on the first city coucil with Bugden, remembers him as a kind and extremely competent man. "He was number on as far as I was concerned," said Lawrence.
Current mayor Ray Pollett also paid tribute to Bugden on Monday. "He was a man who made a great commiment to the city and took it through some very difficult times," said Pollett.
Bugden leaves to mourn his wife Beatrice, son Austin and wife Ruth, brothers Lloyd and wife Sadi and Howardand wife Lorraine, four grandsons and three great grandchildren. He is predeceased by his daughter Ester.
A funeral service for the late mayor is scheduled for 1:30 PM Wednesday at the First United Church on Park Street. His family will be receiving friends at the William Maxwell Fillatre Memorial Funeral Home on St. Mark's Avenue today from 2-4 PM and from 7-9 PM and again on Wednesday from 10 AM to 12 noon.
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