Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

2005.051.042

Title

D.W. Poppy Secondary School.

Date

[ca. 2004].

Description

1 Photograph : col. ; the photograph shows a grey rectilinear stucco building with a parking lot and a fence in front of it. There are two flag poles also in front of the school. One of the flag poles extends past the reach of the frame, and the other shows a British Columbian flag. There is one car parked in the parking lot in front of the building. On the front wall of the building, there is a white sign with red text that reads, "D.W. POPPY / SECONDARY / SCHOOL". There are a few people in front of the building's doors.

People/Subject

Poppy, David William, Jr.

David William Poppy was Mayor of the Township of Langley from 1967 - 1971, Reeve 1956 - 1967 and Councillor in 1944, 1946 - 1955.
Term Source: Roads & Other Place Names in Langley, B.C. pg 41(Pepin).

Poppy, David William, Sr.

David William Poppy, Sr. was born in Norfolk, England in 1861. He came to Canada in 1883 to work on a survey gang for the CPR, and lived in Vancouver for a time. In 1886 the fire that destroyed Vancouver ruined everything that Poppy owned, so he moved to a 160-acre property in Langley that year. He married Sarah Jane Best (1873-October 14, 1960) in 1905. Poppy was involved in politics, and was the first president of the Fort Langley and District Board of Trade in 1910. He was the Reeve of the Township of Langley from 1908 - 1913 and from 1919 - 1932. He was also a school trustee and worked as a police commissioner for a time. He attended St. Alban's Anglican Church. He apparently became disillusioned by economic conditions and retired from his political life in November 1932. Poppy died September 26, 1957.

schools

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