John Leonard Luckham

1863 - 1905

John Leonard seems to have started his working life as a teacher near Watford. He later became a druggest by apprenticing at the drug store of a Mr. McDiarmid in Alvinston.
After completing his apprenticeship in 1892 John Leonard bought the drug and stationary business in the little town of Glencoe. This picture was taken some time between 1892 and 1905. When I visited Glencoe in 1999 the building was still standing and still recognizable. The Royal Bank of Canada where son Harley would work years later is just to the left.	reserved for drug store picture
The date of this photo of the inside of the drug store is also unknown. Notice the great old parlor stove and the curved glass display cases! The stationery items are on the left side of the store & pharmacy items on the right. Look at the details in the enlarged view.
This is the house in Glencoe where John Leonard and Bea Martyn Luckham started to raise their two children, Thomas Harley, and Lorna. John Leonard was an active and prominent member of the local Presbyterian church, civic clubs and local government.

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