Gauld, James Henderson

James H. Gauld (J.H.) was born in Kintore, Scotland, on December 13, 1887. He married Annie Elsie ( ) Gauld. He died in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA, on February 2, 1947.

He came to Canada in 1907. He arrived in Princeton (from Vernon), with his wife, Annie, in
in August 1921. He was the newly appointed acting-manager of the Princeton Branch of the Bank of Montreal. By October 1922, he was the manager of the branch.

He was an active member of the Princeton community:

The Gauld’s were strong supporters of the Princeton General Hospital, making $2 per month donations from October 1921 to December 1922. In March 1924, he was appointed the auditor of the Hospital Board.

J.H. Gauld was also an active member of the Princeton Board of Trade, starting in 1921. He was appointed auditor of the Board in 1922. In June 1922, he was part of the Board of Trade’s discussions on building a war memorial at Vermilion and Bridge Streets. And, in July of that same year, he was a member of a delegation of the Princeton Board of Trade (acting secretary) that met with Grant Hall, vice-president of the western division of the Canadian Pacific Railway and A. McCulloch, superintendent of the Kettle Valley Railway to discuss “better freight
service as regards the shipment of autos between here and Hope.” The Board was hoping to increase tourism – at that time, cars were shipped by rail from Hope to Princeton and then used here for transportation. He was elected vice-president in January 1923; and president in January 1924.

He had an interest in cars, and in October 1923, he was elected president of the newly formed Princeton Branch of the Automobile Club of British Columbia. He later owned an Oldsmobile and was one of a very few people who owned automobiles in Princeton.

He was the Chancellor Commander of the Knights of Pythias Princeton Lodge 50 in 1923.

In sports, he was the manager of the Princeton Hockey Team (1922) and the President of the newly formed Princeton Baseball League (1922). He was also an avid golfer and winner of the Waterman Challenge Cup in October 1922. He also played tennis.

The Gauld family owned a red cocker spaniel dog named “Ruff” (1921).

J. K. Gauld and his wife left Princeton for “the coast” in January 1925. In 1926, they were living in Oakland, Almeda, California, USA. He was employed by the American Trust Company.

See also: Gauld, Annie Elsie