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The Globe, June 13, 1898
Capt. J. V. Crawford, of Wiarton, was born in the County of Perth in 1855, of Irish parents, and removed to North Grey in 1866. His father was a farmer and at farming young Crawford continued until he was twenty-three years of age. His first sailing was on a tug in Lake Huron. In 1882 he purchased the tug Jennie Harper for towing on Georgian Bay. In 1885 he replaced her with a larger boat. In 1888 he purchased a second boat to assist. In 1891 was formed the Crawford Tug Co., with three tugs and equipment: the steamer Joe Milton,J. V Crawford, master; the tug A. Seaman,Wm. Tyson, master; the tug Agnes,Geo. Waugh, master.
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