(8 June 1825-16 March 1897), businessman. Born near Malone, N.Y. He moved with his parents to Martintown, GC, when he was 16, and worked there in a store and mill. He was married in June1846 to Isabella McKenzie of Williamstown. (four children) David Tomb came to Alexandria in 1852, and operated the carding mill there for the rest of his life. By one account, he came at the request of Col. Alexander Chisholm to construct and operate the carding mill. By another account, “he rented the carding mill from the late Alex McDonald, merchant,” and afterwards purchased it. He appears to have become the owner of the business, but it has also been held that ownership remained with members of the Chisholm connection. The business was more extensive than just carding, if we can accept the 1876 Directory to the Towns and Villages of Central Canada which has the entry “Toombs [sic] David, saw, carding and dressing mills,” Alexandria. Politically, Tomb was a Conservative. The mill was operated after Tomb’s death by his son James. This was the mill later owned by Rory and Frank McCormick. David Tomb is buried in the Protestant Cemetery, Alexandria.

Glengarrian & Glengarry News (QF) both19 March 1897 * GN 15 July 1949, mill destroyed by fire, history of the mill * Ostrom 332 * gravestone, Alexandria * McCormicks 217, 227 * son James: groomsman at wedding of George Hearnden, DTL, Standard Freeholder 2 Oct. 1948, based on Cornwall Freeholder from Oct. 1883; beekeeper, GN 27 Sept. 1907, 7 Aug. 1908; sells farm and mill properties and leaves for visit to Sudbury, GN 28 Sept. 1917