William Valores "Ben" Uttley, newspaper owner and editor, was born January 1, 1865 in Elmira, Ontario. He started the Daily Record in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario, selling it in 1919 to purchase the Elmira Signet. He served as a member of City Council at intervals between 1905 and 1919. He was an original member of the Waterloo Historical Society, and wrote A History of Kitchener, Ontario. He died May 26, 1944 and was buried in Elmira's Saint James Lutheran Cemetery.