Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Richard Secord School
Parallel form(s) of name
- École Richard Secord
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Dates of existence
1967-2017
History
Named after Richard Henry Secord (1860-1935), who moved to Edmonton in 1881 and began teaching. He was Edmonton's first full-time teacher and by 1885 was high school Principal in Edmonton. Secord was also involved in politics, serving as an Edmonton Alderman in 1899 and as a Northwest Territories Member of Legislative Assembly from 1902 to 1904.
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General context
4025 117 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6J 1T4
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Authority record identifier
EPSAM-0361
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Record created August 29, 2022.
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
A Century and Ten by M.A. Kostek
City of Edmonton Archives https://cityarchives.edmonton.ca/richard-henry-secord
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Record created by KM.