Brayshaw, Thomas, 1886-1967

Thomas Brayshaw was born in Yorkshire, England and moved to Canada in the early 1900s. He was a well-known sport fisherman and devoted most of his adult life to catching, studying and drawing of fish. He also illustrated several of Roderick Haig-Brown's books. Brayshaw achieved recognition for his wooden fish carvings. He spent his retirement in Hope, B.C. after growing fruit in the Okanagan between the wars.

From the description of Thomas Brayshaw fonds. 1907-1967. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606463128