| description: | Portrait Of Thomas Russ Deacon Who Served As Mayor Of Winnipeg 1913-1914. He Was Pres. & Gen.- Mgr. Of Manitoba Bridge And Iron Works Ltd. Born In Perth, On, In 1865. Educated At Toronto University. Assisted In Surveys In Rocky Mountains In1887. Superintendent Of Construction, Water- Works System, North Bay And Mining Work In District Of Nipissing. Lived For 10 Years In Rat Portage (Kenora) Before Coming To Winnipeg In 1902. Acting Mayor Of Kenora In 1901 |