Arthur Ulysse Pequegnat

Born in Switzerland, Arthur Ulysse Pequegnat came to Berlin with his parents, Ulysse and Francois Pequegnat, and his seven brothers and six sisters in 1874. He served on the Town Council, and the Board of Trade, and for twenty-seven years on the Public School Board, nine years as chairman. He was instrumental in building Victoria School where there is a plaque in his memory.

An expert watchmaker, he established jewellery stores form 1876 to 1900. Six of his brothers were jewellers in surrounding areas. He manufactured bicycles from 1895 to 1923, and commenced manufacturing clocks in 1903 – the only successful pendulum clock industry in Canada. He served Benton Street Baptist Church as Superintendent of the Sunday School for twenty-seven years, and as a Trustee and Deacon.