Joseph Outerbridge

Joseph Outerbridge
Joseph Outerbridge
	Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
Died	October 11, 1933 (aged 90); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Businessman
Spouse	Maria Harvey Tucker (m. 1881)
Children	6

Sir Joseph Outerbridge (7 January 1843 – 11 October 1933) was a prominent Bermudian businessman and philanthropist in

Newfoundland

.

Early life

Joseph Outerbridge was born in

Philadelphia

in 1844.

Two of Joseph Outerbrige's brothers, Albert Albouy and Alexander Outerbridge, and three sisters, Catherine Tucker (Mrs. Aubrey George Butterfield), Harriet and Laura Outerbridge, remained in

Port of New York Authority

.

Career

Following his education at St. Mark's School in Philadelphia, Joseph Outerbridge moved to

Newfoundland Regiment (which was built on the framework of the Church Lads' Brigade).^[3]

Family

Joseph Outerbridge married on 7 November 1881 to Maria Harvey Tucker of Halifax, who also belonged to a prominent family centred in Bermuda. The couple had five sons and one daughter.

Leonard Cecil Outerbridge MBE, DSO, had been commissioned into the 10th Regiment, Royal Grenadiers, in 1912, and joined the CEF in 1915. He served with the 35th and 75th Battalions, and on the staffs of the first Canadian Infantry Brigade and the Fourth Canadian Division. He was twice mentioned-in-despatches an awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He became a director of Harvey & Co. Ltd, the Honorary Colonel of the Newfoundland Regiment in 1949, and was the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland from 1949 to 1957.^[4]^[5] Lieutenant Norman Outerbridge served in the 1st Battalion, The Newfoundland Regiment, and was killed at Monchy-le-Preux on 14 April 1917. Captain Herbert Outerbridge, MBE, also served on the Western Front in the 1st Battalion, Newfoundland Regiment, surviving the war. He was also a director of Harvey & Co., Ltd. Edmund Outerbridge became the Managing Director of Outerbridge & Daly, Ltd. Basil Outerbridge worked for Montreal Light, Heat and Power Consolidated. Lilian Outerbridge married Captain J.D. Campbell, MVO, OBE, of the Royal Navy

.

Death

Sir Joseph was still working for Harvey & Co., Ltd., at the age of eighty-nine. At the age of ninety years he underwent an operation for a serious condition in Philadelphia on 2 October 1933, but was too weakened by age to recuperate. He died in Philadelphia on 11 October. The Te Deum Window in St. John's Cathedral of St. John the Baptist was donated in 1952 by the Outerbridge family in memory of Sir Joseph Outerbridge.^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M., eds. (1922). Who's Who in Canada, Volume 16. International Press. p. 904. Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via Google Books.
^ "Bermudian Knighted: Sir Joseph Outerbridge". The Royal Gazette, Hamilton, Bermuda. 17 June 1913
^ "Golden Wedding Anniversary: Sir Joseph and Lady Outerbridge". The Western Star, Newfoundland. 4 November 1931.
^ Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives: Outerbridge, Sir Leonard (Leonard Cecil)
^ Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site: Outerbridge, Sir Leonard Cecil (1888-1986)
^ "Passing of Sir Joseph Outerbridge, Kt." The Western Star, Newfoundland. 18 October 1933.
^ "A Brief History of the Cathedral and the Parish of St. John the Baptist". The source for the document was the Cathedral's former website, which credits Dr. Stephanie Kennell and Mrs. Julia Mathieson. The former website was developed by the Rev'd Roger Whalen, and later maintained by Mr. Andrew Reid. Copied with minor modifications 11 October 2008 by Dr. David Tulett, and revised 2 February 2009.

[Who's_Who-1] Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M., eds. (1922). Who's Who in Canada, Volume 16. International Press. p. 904. Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via Google Books.

[2] "Bermudian Knighted: Sir Joseph Outerbridge". The Royal Gazette, Hamilton, Bermuda. 17 June 1913

[3] "Golden Wedding Anniversary: Sir Joseph and Lady Outerbridge". The Western Star, Newfoundland. 4 November 1931.

[4] Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives: Outerbridge, Sir Leonard (Leonard Cecil)

[5] Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site: Outerbridge, Sir Leonard Cecil (1888-1986)

[6] "Passing of Sir Joseph Outerbridge, Kt." The Western Star, Newfoundland. 18 October 1933.

[7] "A Brief History of the Cathedral and the Parish of St. John the Baptist". The source for the document was the Cathedral's former website, which credits Dr. Stephanie Kennell and Mrs. Julia Mathieson. The former website was developed by the Rev'd Roger Whalen, and later maintained by Mr. Andrew Reid. Copied with minor modifications 11 October 2008 by Dr. David Tulett, and revised 2 February 2009.

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