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Villiers Sankey
Born October 3, 1853[1]
Brookeboro, County Fermanagh, Ireland
Died July 10, 1905
Kenora, Ontario
Occupation Surveyor, Civil Servant
Known for maps and surveys of Toronto and other areas in Ontario

Villiers Sankey was a military officer and surveyor, known for maps and plans from the turn of the 19th century, in Toronto, Ontario.[2] In 1872 he was appointed to the British Indian Civil Service.[1]

He moved to Canada around 1875, where he studied to be a land surveyor.[1][3]

In 1888 he was appointed Toronto's first Surveyor General, a position he held until early 1905.[1][2][3] On July 10, 1905 Sankey was leading a team surveying a route for a new National railway, near Kenora, Ontario. A sudden change of weather while his canoe was crossing Manitou Lake swamped his canoe, and Sankey and another man drowned.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charles Fairhall. Surveyors Of The Past, Krcmar Surveyors Ltd, p. 1. Retrieved on 2021-09-13.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 SANKEY, VILLIERS, Queen's Own Rifles Museum. Retrieved on 2021-09-13.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mike Filey. THE WAY WE WERE: Whats in a name?, Toronto Sun, 2019-06-29. Retrieved on 2021-09-13. “When Toronto established the Office of City Surveyor in 1889 Sankey was awarded that position, a demanding job he held for 15 years.”
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