Sir Thomas Shaughnessy (1853-1923) founded Summerland in August 1902.
In 1903 he created the Summerland Development Company. Voting on company business was based on the number of shares owned in this company and Shaughnessy has almost all of the shares.
His company developed SummerlandÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s water, electrical and road systems.
Through ShaughnessyÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s management skills, Summerland was the OkanaganÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s most prosperous community by 1909.
Satisfied with these improvements, he sold the utilities to the District of Summerland in 1910.
Because of ShaughnessyÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s contributions to CanadaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s war efforts, he was given the title; Lord Shaughnessy in 1916. The title of Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥˜LordÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™ is inherited by only four families. So, there still is a Lord Shaughnessy: Charles Shaughnessy, a famous Hollywood actor. (Days of Our Lives, The Nanny)
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