Sanders, William Robert

William Robert Sanders of Deer Park, Charleville, County Cork, Ireland came to Canada and was articled as clerk to Thomas Kirkpatrick in 1832. Kirkpatrick had been a former neighbour and family friend in Ireland. Sanders remained in Kingston until 1842, investing in several properties in Kingston , and in the steamboat, William IV. When Sanders returned to Ireland, he appointed James Burrowes, another clerk in Kirkpatrick's firm, to mangage his property in Canada. Sanders died in Ireland in August of 1850. He left no immediate family.