Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

CONNYBEARE DESK

Date Range From

1888

Materials

OAK, BRASS

No. Pieces

1

Height

116.0

Length

152.0 (EXCLUDES SHELF UNIT)

Width

83.0

Description

WOODEN SHELF UNIT ATTACHED TO DESK, 2 SHELVES EACH 20 CM. WIDE (NOT ORIGINAL TO DESK). DESK TOP SLANTED. 3 DRAWERS (45 CM. X 10 CM.) WITH WOODEN HANDLES AND A LOCK ON EACH DRAWER. LOWER AREA OF DESK HAS BEEN DIVIDED TO CREATE FILE SPACE AND SHELF STORAGE (NOT ORIGINAL TO DESK). WOODEN DOCUMENT CASE COMES WITH THE DESK. LABEL READS "WILLS A-L". BRASS HANDLE ON FILE.

Subjects

FURNITURE

Historical Association

PROFESSIONS

History

ORIGINALLY OWNED BY C.F.P. CONYBEARE, DATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRM IN LETHBRIDGE (1888). C.F.P. CONYBEARE KC 1885-1888; CONYBEARE & GALLIGER 1888-1897; C.F.P. CONYBEARE KC 1897-1901; CONYBEARE & IVES 1901-1906; CONYBEARE & JONES 1906-1909; CONYBEARE, CHURCH & MCARTHUR 1909-1914; CONYBEARE, CHURCH & DAVIDSON 1914-1916; CONYBEARE & DAVIDSON 1916-1939; DAVIDSON & DAVIDSON 1939-1957; DAVIDSON, DAVIDSON & WILLIAMS 1957-1973; DAVIDSON & WILLIAMS 1973-PRESENT. DR. CHARLES FREDERICK PRINGLE CONYBEARE, K.C. BORN NEAR CHISWICK, ENGLAND ON MAY 19, 1860. ARTICLED TO A LAW FIRM IN WINNIPEG AND CALLED TO THE BAR IN 1885. MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1885. IN 1890 DR. CONYBEARE AND 12 ASSOCIATES PIONEERED THE GREAT FALLS & CANADA RAILWAY, LATER THE ALBERTA RAILWAY & COAL CO. AND THE CANADIAN NORTHWEST IRRIGATION CO. HE FOUNDED THE BRITISH CANADIAN TRUST CO. (NOW CANADA TRUST). SICK'S BREWERY WAS AMONG OTHER LETHBRIDGE ENTERPRISES HE HELPED ORGANIZE. DR. CONYBEARE HELPED FOUND THE ALBERTA LAW SOCIETY AND WAS PRESIDENT AT ONE TIME, WAS LETHBRIDGE CITY SOLICITOR 1891-1912, ASSISTED IN FORMING THE CHINOOK CLUB, AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. HE WAS A PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 1890-1893. IN 1890, HE WAS ONE OF SEVERAL CITIZENS TO HELP ORGANIZE THE LETHBRIDE BOARD OF TRADE, WAS FOR MANY YEARS ON ITS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, AND SERVED 3 TIMES AS PRESIDENT. DR. CONYBEARE IN 1914 WAS THE FIRST CHANCELLOR OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH DIOCESE OF CALGARY. THE SEVEN-ACRE GARDEN SURROUNDING HIS LETHBRIDGE HOME OF "RIVERVIEW" IS REMEMBERED BY MANY CITY RESIDENTS. HE FOUND TIME TO PUBLISH 2 BOOKS OF POETRY, AND WAS AWARDED HONORARY DEGREES BY 2 UNIVERSITIES. DIED JULY, 1927 AT 67 YEARS OF AGE.

Catalogue Number

P19850024000

Acquisition Date

1985-05

Collection

Museum

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