Cleveland, Harry Roland, Sr.

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Cleveland, Harry Roland, Sr.

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        1873-1935

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        Harry Roland Cleveland Sr. was born to C.C. Cleveland (1849-1907) and Fluvia E. Cleveland (1850-1931) on 16 August 1873 in Danville, Quebec. Cleveland Sr. was married to Mary Isabel Macdonald in 1897 and together they had one child: Harry Roland Jr. (1899-1972). He studied at Danville Academy, at American high schools, and McGill University, from which he received a degree in Comparative Medicine and veterinary science in 1894. From 1894 to 1912, he practiced as a veterinarian in the United States and in Danville. Cleveland Sr. served as a school commissioner from 1902 to 1905, as a member of Danville's town council from 1906 to 1915, and as Mayor in 1910 and 1911. Harry Roland Cleveland enlisted with the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion on 1 February 1915 and served during WWI as a veterinary officer. He received the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He was honorably discharged 30 November 1917. He died in 1935 at the age of 72 and is buried in the Danville Protestant Cemetery.

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            Interment.net. “Danville Protestant Cemetery.” Accessed August 17, 2016. http://www.interment.net/data/canada/qc/richmond/danville/danville_cf.htm.

            Internet Archive. “Men of today in the Eastern Townships.” Accessed August 17, 2016. https://archive.org/stream/menoftodayineast00morruoft/menoftodayineast00morruoft_djvu.txt.

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