ðə fˈɜːst pɹˈɛzɪdənt ænd lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ʃˈɛɹhoʊldɚɹ ʌvðə kˈʌmpəni, wˈɪljəm lˈɛθbɹɪdʒ, wʌzðə wˈʌn ˈæftɚ hˈuːm ðə tˈaʊn wʌz nˈeɪmd.
The first president and largest shareholder of the company, William Lethbridge, was the one after whom the town was named.