Teague, John
In the field of daily activity John Teague is winning success, an unassailable reputation and a place among the representative business men of Victoria, where he is known as a druggist of high ability. He is a native son of this city, where his birth occurred on the 28th of December, 1865, and is a representative of old English ancestry.
His father, John Teague, Sr., was born at Redmuth, Cornwall, England, and joined the rush to the Fraser River gold excitement in 1858, where he mined on the Fraser and in the Cariboo District with the usual miner`s luck, making and losing large sums of money. In his earlier career he had learned the business of an architect, and after his removal to Victoria followed that occupation in connection with contracting and building, having erected the Driard Hotel and Jubilee Hospital, and also many of the finest residences and business buildings in the city. He also took an active part in municipal affairs, and was the choice of his fellow citizens for the position of alderman, while for two terms he served as mayor of the city. Mr. Teague chose for his wife Miss Emily Abington, who was born in South Africa, and was the daughter of S. H. Abington, a native of England and interested in missionary work in Africa. In their family were six children, four of whom are living, as follows: Mrs. J. G. Brown, Emily, Albert and John. All were born in Victoria, and here they still make their home, being numbered among the city`s most respected residents.
John Teague, who name introduces this review, received his literary education and learned the druggist`s trade in this his native city, and in 1886 first entered the business world for himself, opening his store on Yates Street. In 1898 he removed to his present location, No. 27 Johnson Street. His success has been marked and immediate, for he soon secured a liberal patronage, which has increased with the passing years, and he now enjoys not only a remunerative trade, but also the good will of his fellow citizens. In political matters he holds to the views of the Liberals and religiously is a member of the Church of England.
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R. E. Gosnell, A History of British Columbia, (Vancouver, B. C.: Lewis Publishing Co., 1906). pp. 334-335.