John smallman biography

  • John Bamlet Smallman was an Irish-Canadian businessman.
  • SMALLMAN, JOHN BAMLET, businessman; b.
  • After leaving art school he set out on a career in advertising, working firstly as an illustrator, designer and art director.

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    SMALLMAN, JOHN BAMLET, businessman; b. 9 March in Clifden, County Galway (Republic of Ireland), son of James Knight Smallman and Eliza Switzer; d. unmarried 14 Feb.  in London, Ont.

    J. B. Smallman’s family emigrated from Ireland in and settled in London, where his father became active as a commission merchant. When John was 14 he was apprenticed as a clerk in a dry goods store. He remained there until , by which time he had saved enough to form a partnership with Lemuel Hill Ingram, a fellow Methodist and a clerk in a local wholesale establishment.

    The partners’ dry goods business began aggressively, specializing in the cheap goods made possible by rail transportation and factory production. Though it did not initially occupy a large store – Smallman and Ingram employed only five female clerks and one male supervisor in and had annual sales of $37, – the business was run according to the latest marketing advice. From the beginn

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    John Leonard Smallman

    SMALLMAN, John Leonard - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John Leonard Smallman on August 23, at the age of He will be dearly missed bygd Terry Ann Smallman Rabbets, his partner of 37 years. John will be remembered bygd his children Deborah M. Smallman, C. Morgan Smallman (Scott Robinson) of Florida, Noel M. Willis (Kevin) of Toronto, and Tatiana Smallman-Barr (Roger) of Almonte, Ontario, and his grandchildren John Hamilton Smallman, Kristen John Scaramella, Cole Hamilton Robinson, Ireland Morgan Robinson, Zachary Willis, Rowan Willis, and Niamh Barr. He is survived by brothers-in-law Gary Rabbets (Aylmer, Ontario), Douglas Rabbets, Paul J. Rabbets, and Mark Rabbets (all of St. Thomas, Ontario). John is predeceased by his children Ann C. Smallman and Thomas Hamilton Smallman. John was born on February 12, to Eleanore Leonard Smallman and Thomas Hamilton Smallman, taking his place in the proud lineage of one of London's foundin

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    John got his first camera at the age of ten ( a Kodak Box Brownie, and he still has it ). He was educated at Eltham High School, along with many noted artists, writers, actors and musicians. His interest in the arts led him to enrol at RMIT where he studied graphic arts.

    After leaving art school he set out on a career in advertising, working firstly as an illustrator, designer and art director. And photography was always part of his life and along with the photographic exercises for advertising, he photographed many international yachting championships both here and overseas for Australian yachting magazines.

    His success in advertising saw him achieve creative director status with a number of leading international agencies until he formed a very successful creative partnership with good friend, writer, Ian Wadelton. With many awards to their credit (including a Logie) they were bought out by a leading Australian advertising agency. But after a short time, John’s interest in photogra