Biography. Speight

James Speight, the largest wagon manufacturer in the Province, and a very enterprising man, has always lived in Markham, being born here August 30, 1830. His father, Thomas Speight, from Yorkshire, England, left the old country a little more than half a century ago, and after spending a year or two in the Southern States, in 1830 came to Canada, settling in Markham, and carrying on the wagon business many years, dying in 1875. James’ mother, whose maiden name was Martha Drake, is still living. Mr. Speight attended the district school until in his fifteenth year; learned the wagon maker’s … Read more