Queen’s University Archives

Chisholm, C.A.

CA QUA11670
Person
fl. 1923

C.A. Chisholm was a student in the School of Mining at Queen's University.

Chisholm, H.

CA QUA11544
Person
fl. 1910

H. Chisholm was a student at Queen's University.

Chmiel, Stanislaw

CA QUA05642
Person
n.d.

Stanislaw Chmiel is a photographer based in Krakow, Poland.

Chown (family)

CA QUA01731
Family
n.d.

The Chown family holds an important place in Kingstons local history. They have earned recognition because of the Chown Hardware business and its success. The Chown Hardware firm remained family owned and operated for over a hundred and twenty years. Over several generations, the descendents of Roger Chown expanded the hardware business, providing employment and prosperity from many Kingston locals. Arthur and Edwin Chown were the companys primary founders, entering into the tinsmith trade 1837, four years after their arrival in Canada. In 1938, Chown Hardware Ltd. was formed as various family operations merged. The company operated in its limited form until 1967. Chown family members through their various endeavors, business and otherwise, had a significant impact on the Kingston community and local history.

Chown Wholesale Hardware Limited

CA QUA00697
Corporate body
n.d.

The name of Chown has been identified with the hardware business in Kingston, Ontario for over a hundred years. In the 1830's, Edwin, George and Arthur Chown learned the tinsmith trade. Edwin and Arthur opened a tin shop in 1845. Two years later they moved to larger quarters and added hardware to their line. During the 1850's Edwin became a partner in Eagle Foundry and sold stoves, ploughs and other agricultural implements along with tin and copper ware. Arthur , in the meantime, dealt in shelf hardware. Towards the end of the fifties Edwin Chown formed a partnership with Henry Cunningham as wholesale and retail hardware merchants. Arthur together with his brother Samuel also was engaged in this line. Samuel eventually established his own business, while Arthur, during the 1880's, took his sons Fred and Oliver into partnership under the name of A. Chown and Company. Chown and Cunningham by then was known as Edwin Chown & Son. In 1938 the various family interests were merged into a Limited Company and operated until 1967.

Chown, W.S.E.