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 Summerlandsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s water, electrical and road systems.
Through Shaughnessysa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s management skills, Summerland was the Okanagansa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s most prosperous community by 1909.
Satisfied with these improvements, he sold the utilities to the District of Summerland in 1910.
Because of Shaughnessysa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s contributions to Canadasa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s war efforts, he was given the title; Lord Shaughnessy in 1916. The title of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½˜Lordsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™ 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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