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THE MUNICIPALITY OF TORONTO a history
"Generation after generation taket to itself the Form of a body; and forth issuing from Cimmerian Night on Heaven's mission appears. What force and fire Is in each he expends: one grinding in the mill of Industry; one hunter like climbing the giddy Alpine heights of Science; one madly dashed in pieces on the rocks of Strife, in war with his fellow: — and then the fleaven- sent is recalled; his earthly vesture falls away, and soon even to Sense becomes a vanished Shadow. Thus, like some wild-flaming, wild-thundering train of Heaven's artillery does this mysterious Mankind thunder and flame, in long- drawn, quick-eucceeding grandeur, through the unknown Deep." — Carlyle
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THE MUNICIPALITY OF TORONTO a history
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EMERSON COATSWORTH, K.C.— Among the remost representatives of the legal profession in oronto is Emerson Coatsworth, K.C., senior county idge, formerly head of the firm of Coatsworth & Rich- ■dson, who for more than thirty-five years practiced w in Toronto prior to his appointment as county judge. Judge Coatsworth is of English and Scotch origin, id was born in Toronto, March 9, 1854, son of the late merson C. Coatsworth, city commissioner for Toronto, id Janet (Taylor) Coatsworth. He received his early lucation in the public schools of Toronto, and the ritisl American Commercial College, and later attended le Law School of the Upper Canada Law Society; as called to the bar. May, 1879, and in 1886, on exam- lation, was granted the degree of Bachelor of Laws by le Toronto University. In 1908 he was created a King s junsel, and appointed junior county judge, March, 914, and senior county judge, July, 1919. He had a large nd important practice in Toronto. During the long eriod of his practice in Toronto he had the confidence nd esteem of the people of Toronto in the highest degree, nd made for himself a place among the foremost repre- entatives of his profession in this city Along with his umerous and exacting responsibilities as senior member f his firm, and as senior judge of the county bench, e has assumed various other connections and obliga- ions, the duties of which he has discharged with faith- ilness and efficiency. He was a member of the board f directors of the Continental Life Insurance Company, nd of the Toronto Exhibition Association; a governor f the Victoria Industrial Schools Association; one of he conveners of the Western Municipal Niagara Power Inion, 1906; chairman of the Muir Memorial Committee, 906 ; served as vice-president and president of the Union f Canadian Municipalities, 1906-07; vice-president of he American League of Municipalities, 1907; and he has Iso served as honorary president of the Yorkshire iociety of Toronto, and is honorary president of the ?hornhill Golf and Country Club.
With all these manifold activities and responsibilities, udge Coatsworth has found time for eminently efficient ervice in public office. Politically he is a Conservative if a pronounced type, and from 1891 to 1896 he represent- :d East Toronto in the House of Commons. He was ilected to serve as alderman in 1904-05; was mayor of r oronto in 1906-07; and chairman of the board of icense commissioners for Toronto for eight years, 1908- .5. Nor do these numerous activities represent all of the orms of service rendered by Judge Coatsworth. He vas for fifteen years superintendent of Berkeley Street iklethodist Sabbath School, and an official of that church or over forty years, and is an active supporter of the ;emperance cause, and has given of his time, of his ibility, and his means for the furtherance of innumerable mterprises for the advancement of the public welfare. He is a Mason, an Orangeman, member of the Albany Club, Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Don Rowing Club, ind the Thornhill Golf and Country Club. Judge Coatsworth is honored as "one of the ablest and most 'aithful of representatives," and his place in the esteem of his fellow-citizens is among the foremost.
Judge Coatsworth married, in 1883, Helen Robertson, daughter of the late John Robertson, of De Cew Falls, Ontario, and they are the parents of two sons and two daughters. Judge and Mrs. Coatsworth still reside at their beautiful home located at No. 1 May Square, Toronto.
COLONEL HERBERT ALEXANDER BRUCE, A.M.S., C.A.M.C, M.D., L.R.C.P., r.R.C.S. (ENG.)
—Colonel Herbert Alexander Bruce is a surgeon of international reputation, whose career is intimately
linked with Toronto's history. Devoted service in normal times have brought him the recognition and honors of a noble calling, and equally devoted and timely aid to the Allied cause won him colonel's rank in the British army.
Dr. Bruce is a son of Stewart and Isabella (Morrow) Bruce, and was born in Blackstock, Durham county, Ontario, September 28, 1868. He attended Port Perry High School, preparing for the University of Toronto, whence he was graduated M.D. in 1892, receiving the gold medal and the Starr Silver Medal. His later studies were pursued in University College, London, England, and in the universities, hospitals, and clinics of Paris, Berlin and Vienna. In 1906 he became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, in the same year becoming a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. For one year alter the completion of his regular pro- fessional training he was house surgeon in the Toronto General Hospital, and the following year was spent at sea as surgeon on the "Empress ot India," running from Vancouver to China. At this time he passed a few months in travel in Egypt and the Holy Land, and also attended clinics in the European centers of professional learning. He was appointed associate professor of Clinical Surgery at the University ot Toronto in 1897, returning to this city in July of that year to assume the duties of that office and to begin practice. For several years he was surgeon at St. Michael's Hospital, and since 1909 he has been chief of one of the surgical services of the Toronto General Hospital. In 1911-12 he was president of the Ontario Medical Association, and he is now a member of the British Medical Association, fellow of the American Surgical Association, and a member of the Canadian Medical Association.
In 1909 Dr. Bruce was present at the International Congress ot Medicine held at Budapest, and in 1915 he was vice-president of the Congress of Surgeons of North America. He was president of the Academy of Medicine of Toronto in 1916, and since 1913 has been regent of the American College of Surgeons. He is an international figure in surgery, and has contributed articles on surgical subjects to various medical journals. Early in the Great World War, Dr. Bruce offered his services to the Allies, and was attached to the Canadian Army Medical Corps, Expeditionary Forces, in 1915, serving on the staffs of the Red Cross Hospital at Taplow, and the Canadian General Hospital, No. 2, at Le Treport, France, during part of the summer of 1915. Instructed by the Honorable, the Minister of Militia and Defence for Canada, the late Lieutenant-General Sir Sam Hughes, K.C.B., to make an investigation into the work of the Canadian Army Medical Service overseas, to report on its efficiency and to make recommendations for ita improvement, he was appointed inspector general of the Canadian Army Medical Service in July, 1916. He caused the appointment of a committee of five officers, four army medical men and one military layman, officers ot long and complete experience, who loyally gave co- operation in his work. After tremendous labors the report was completed and was presented to the Canadian Government, September 20, 1916. The "Bruce Report," as it became known, created a great amount of newspaper discussion, for, although it was intended by Colonel Bnice as a confidential document, its contents unfortun- ately became known. It was a most searching and complete summary of the existing situation, and the defects uncovered were so numerous and serious that the complete re-organization of the Canadian Army Medical Service from "top to bottom" was recommended. It resulted in grievous offense to the powers in office, and Colonel Bruce resigned from the Canadian Service, January 1, 1917. The usual investigating board wm
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lormed, and it "white-washed" the find: ^f Colonel Bruce and his associates. However, in Cue succeeding year, Colonel Bruce had the sati=' .^i,ion of observing the adoption of everyone of the twenty-four recommenda- tions offered in the report. He received the most kindly recognition in the Army Medical Service of Great Britain, and for two years filled the important post of consulting surgeon to the British armies in France. From a professional standpoint, this was a post of exceptional honor, since there were but twelve consulting surgeons with Field Marshal Haig's vast army. In February, 1917, Colonel Bruce received an invitation from the Hon. Newton D. Baker, United States Secretarjr of War, to visit Washington and to address the Council of National Defence on the subject of medical organiza- tion. Accepting this invitation, he placed before that council valuable information and advice. In the summer of 1918 Colonel Bruce was one of the three representa- tives of Great Britain in attendance at the American Medical Congress of Chicago. His associates were Sir James MacKenzie, representing the medical profession of England, and Sir Arbuthnot Lane, one of the consult- ing surgeons of the British Medical Service in England.
Colonel Bruce served with the British army until after the armistice, when, returning to Toronto, he resumed his place in professional activities. He then published the details surrounding the Bruce report controversy in a volume entitled "Politics and the Canadian Army Medical Corps," a history of intrigue, containing many facts omitted from the government's official records, showing how efforts at rehabilitation were balked. Dr. Bruce's story was supported by documentary evidence in a manner so clear and convincing that his position is firmly and honorably established. Dr. Bruce returned to his many professional associations in Toron- to at the close of the war and there continues his work. He lives in his profession as few men are privileged to live in the tasks that are theirs, and humanity benefits through his absorbed devotion.
Dr. Bruce is a member of the York Club, Toronto Golf Club, Rosedale Golf Club, the British Emi)ire Club (London), and the Canadian Club. In riding and golf he finds enjoyable recreation from wearing professional cares. In politics he is a Conservative; nis church is the Anglican.
Dr. Bruce married, February 3, 1919, Angela Hall, daughter of H. B. Hall, of Cornwall, England. They are the parents of one son, Herbert Maxwell, born February 24, 1920.
FALCONBRIDGE FAMILY— John Kennedy Fal- conbridge was born in 1819 at Lame, County Antrim, Ireland. His father, William Falconbridge, was a mem- ber of a family long established at Bristol, England, and his mother, Mary Glenholme Falconbridge, was the author of "Veritas Vincit, or Incidents of Real Lite," published at Dublin in 1827. His uncle was Alexander Falcon- bridge, author of "An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa," published at London in 1788, who under a commission from the St. George's Bay Com- pany (incorporated as the Sierra Leone Company), founded Granville Town, Sierra Leone, in 1791, and planned the establishment of Freetown in 1792.
John Kennedy Falconbridge came from Ireland to Canada in 1837, taking up his residence with his uncle, Samuel Falconbridge, postmaster and merchant at Drummondville (now Niagara Falls), Upper Canada. He soon began business on his own account at Bradford, and subsequently moved to Richmond Hill. There, having retired from business comparatively early in life, he remained until his death in 1894. He was a man of literary and artistic tastes, reading widely and
doing some creditable amateur work in oils and wate colors. A Conservative in politics, he would neve consent to be a candidate for any public office, but fo some years he discharged the duties of a justice of th peace.
In 1845 Mr. Falconbridge married Sarah, daughter o Robert Fralick, who was of United Empire Loyalia descent, being a grandson of Abigail Seabury, wife o Gilbert Van Wyck, and half-sister of the Rt. Re\ Samuel Seabury, Bishop of Connecticut and first Anglica: Bishop in America. The only son of Mr. Falconbridg by his first marriage was William Glenholme Falcon bridge, afterward known as the Hon. Sir Glenholm Falconbridge. His second wife was Elisa, daughter c James Dugan, of Articlave, Coleraine, Ireland, an their children are: Margaretta Falconbridge and Jame Dugan Falconbridge, both of Toronto.
William Glenholme Falconbridge, son of John Kenned; and Sarah (Fralick) Falconbridge, was bom at Drum mondville, Upper Canada, May 12, 1846. He attend© the Richmond Hill County Grammar School; the Barri Grammar School; the Upper Canada Model Gramma School; and in 1862 entered the University College Toronto. At the University of Toronto he took th courses in classics and modern languages, obtain© scholarships and prizes in all years, and was gold medal listin modern languages on his graduation in 1866. H took his Master oi Arts degree in 1871. After his gradua tion he was professor of modern languages, Yarmout' Seminary, Nova Scotia, for one year (1866-7), and the: lecturer in Italian and Spanish, University College Toronto (1867-8). He was examiner in the University o Toronto for several years, registrar 1872-1881, and member of the Senate 1881-1896.
In 1871 Mr. Falconbridge was called to the bar o Ontario and admitted as a solicitor. He joined th firm of Harrison, Osier & Moss (its members afterwan becoming Chief Justice Harrison, Mr. Justice Oslei Chief Justice Thomas Moss and Sir Charles Moss] Until he was appointed to the bench, he continued ti practice as a member of that firm and its successors — th firm becoming Bethune, Osier & Moss, in 1875; Bethune Moss, Falconbridge & Hoyles, in 1879; and in 1883 adopting the dual title of Moss, Falconbridge & Barwich and Moss, Hoyles & Aylesworth. He was elected i bencher of the Law Society in 1883, and was appointe( Queen's Counsel in 1885. In the days when commoi law and equity were administered separately. Mi Falconbridge's practice was largely devoted to tb common law side, and his greatest successes at the ba were obtained in jury cases. In this class of cases he hai profited by the valuable experience acquired when actinj as junior counsel with Mr. Harrison. He might have beei an outstanding counsel in criminal cases, but at an earl; stage in his career he decided to confine himself to civi cases.
On November 21, 1887, Mr. Falconbridge was appoint ed by the government of Sir John A. Macdonald as i judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Cour of Justice, in the place of the Hon. John Douglas Armour who had been promoted to be Chief Justice of th( Queen's Bench. On July 3, 1900, when Chief Justici Armour became Chief Justice of Ontario, Mr. Justio Falconbridge was appointed Chief Justice of the Queen'i Bench. His title became that of Chief Justice of thi King's Bench on the accession of Edward VII., and owing to the abolition of the King's Bench Divisioi as a result of the reorganization of the Ontario court in 1913, he was the last to bear that title in Ontario On June 26, 1908, he was knighted, and was thereaftei known as Sir Glenholme Falconbridge. During hii judicial career he was a member of several royal com
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ssions, notably that appointed in 1903 to investigate arges of bribery oi members of the Ontario Legislature. 1916 he became by seniority the president of the High )urt Division of the Supreme Court of Ontario. As a judge Sir Glenholme Falconbridge was at his st when presiding at a trial with a jury, and he always eferred trial work and going on circuit to appellate >rk, though for one year he took his turn as president the second Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
Ontario. He seldom WTote elaborate judgments, ually going to the point in a few words, but he v/as a ister of good English, and on occasion would adorn commonplace subject with a few skillful phrases. As ;rial judge he was regarded as having a sound judgment, d an almost unerrinc instinct for arriving at a right nclusion with regard to disputed questions of fact. 1 the bench he had an enviable reputation for patience d openmindedness, and for courtesy to counsel and tnesses.
Outside of his judicial work. Sir Glenholme wrote little • publication, but he produced some metrical trans- ;ions of Greek and Latin poets, and he was the author the introduction to the Canadian edition of Burke's orks, published by Morang in 1901. He was a member the Toronto Public Library Board, and for some tiine , president. He was also president of the Ontario sh and Game Protective Association; president, during e late war, of the Ontario branch of the Secours ational; president of the Toronto Club; and occupant
other public positions. All his life he was a keen ortsman, and he was widely known as a skillful and thusiastic fisherman. It wa? always with undisguised gerness that each spring he looked forward to the lening of the fishing season.
After a short illness, Sir Glenholme died on February 1920, little more than a week after he had presided at e Toronto Jury Assizes. Two days later an impressive ibute to his memory was paid, when the funeral service IS held in the atrium of Osgoode Hall, under the dir- tion of the Benchers of the Law Society of Upper inada. The judges and benchers attended in their bes, and, in addition to representatives of the Dominion id the Province and various public bodies, a great num- ir of members of the bar and other friends were present
pay their last respects. The service was read by inon Plumptre, rector of St. James' Cathedral, and e Chief Justice was buried in St. James' Cemetery. On April 15, 1873, Mr. Falconbridge married, at St. ike's Anglican Church, Toronto, Mary Phoebe illivan, youngest daughter of the Hon. Robert Baldwin illivan, a former mayor of the city of Toronto, and ccessively member of the Legislative Council and xecutive Council of the Province of Canada, judge of le Court of Queen's Bench, and judge of the Court
Common Pleas.
Sir Glenholme and Lady Falconbridge had seven child- n: 1. Madeleine St. George, who was married, in $94, to Arthur Whyte Anglin, K.C., of Toronto, son
the late Hon. Timothy Warren Anglin, sometime jeaker of the House of Commons of Canada. 2. )hn Delatre, of whom further. 3. Francis Hincks, am in 1876, died in 1877. 4. Evelyn Mary, who died 1 1909; she married, in 1903, Vincent James Hughes, ' Montreal, son of the late Bernard B. Hughes. 5. Emily, ho married, in 1903, Robert Cassels, of Toronto, son ■ the late James McNab Cassels, M.D., of Bedford, uebec. 6. Adele, who married (first) in 1903, Cawthra tulock, of Toronto, son of the Hon. Sir William Mulock, ;.C., M.G., Chief Justice of the Exchequer, and (second) 1 1920, Major Thomas Moss, of Toronto, and London, Ingland, barrister, son of the late Hon. Sir Charles loss. Chief Justice of Ontario. 7. Aimee, who married.
in 1908, Lieutenant-Colonel David Douglas Young, son of Lieutenant-Colonel David Douglas Young.
John Delatre Falconbridge, only surviving son of Sir Glenholme Falconbridge, was born at Toronto on June 7, 1875. He attended the public school at Rich- mond Hill, and the Jarvis Street Collegiate Institute, "Toronto, and in 1892 entered University College, Toron- to, winning at matriculation a scholarship for general proficiency. He graduated in 1896 and obtained the degree of Master of Arts in 1902, and the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1904.
After Mr. Falconbridge had been called to the Ontario bar in 1899, he practised as barrister and solicitor, first as a partner of the late E.F.B. Johnston, K.C., and later as a member of the firm of Cassels, Brock, Kelley & Falconbridge. In 1917 he retired from active practice, and since that time has devoted himself chiefly to teach- ing and writing.
At the University of Toronto, Mr. Falconbridge was for a time an examiner in law, and subsequently lec- turer in International Law and Commercial Law. At the Osgoode Law School he was formerly an examiner, and since 1909 has been a lecturer. He is the author of various legal works: "Banking and Bills of Exchange," 1907; second edition 1913; "Law of Mortgages," 1919; "Sale of Goods," 1921; "Handbook of Negotiable In- struments," 1922; and has contributed articles to law journals. He was appointed King's Counsel in Decem- ber, 1921.
Mr. Falconbridge is one of the Ontario representatives in the Conference of Commissioners on Uniformity of Legislation in Canada; a member of the Senate of Toronto; and a trustee and councillor of Wycliffe College. He has been a member of diocesan, provincial and general synods of the Anglican church in Canada, and was formerly honorary lay secretary of the Synod of Toronto.
Mr. Falconbridge married, on April 27, 1905, Elizabeth Porter, (since deceased), daughter of the Rev. S. M. Hamilton, M.A., D.D., of New York.
SIR WILLIAM HOWARD HEARST, K.C.M.G., K.C., M.P.P. — Confronted in his Premiership of the Province of Ontario by the unusual responsibilities and opportunities of wartime. Sir William Howard Hearst, from October 2, 1914, to 1919 the incumbent of this high governmental post, had a most successful adminis- tration. Many constructive measures were enacted under his leadership, and a large measure of popular support and approval attended him in the discharge of his official duties. Opposition was frequently encoun- tered, but whatever the outcome, the sincerity ol his purpose and the loyalty and patriotism that inspired him have marked his every official action. The outline of his career follows.
Sir William Howard Hearst was born in the township of Arran, Bruce county, Ontario, February 15, 1864, son of William and Margaret (McFadden) Hearst. His father was a farmer, and Sir William was educated at the public schools of Arran township and later at Colling- wood Collegiate Institute. Subsequently, he studied for the legal profession at Osgoode Hall, Ontario, and was called to the bar of Ontario in 1888. He commenced the practice of law in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, where he became prominent in municipal affairs and active as a speaker in the Conservative interest. He was an unsuc- cessful candidate in Algoma, East, in 1894, but in the Ontario legislative elections in 1902 he helped to organize a group of newly-defined constituencies in Northern Ontario for Mr. (afterward Sir) James P. Whitney, and by his effective methods largely assisted him in placing them in the Conservative column. When the Whitney
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Government was fonned in 1905, Mr. Hearst was appointed government agent in connection with the guaranteed loan furnished to the Lake Superior Corpora- tion, under the provisions of which the government had a voice in the management of the corporation until the loan should be liquidated. In this capacity Mr. Hearst proved a business success, but resigned the office in 1908 to contest the riding of Sault Ste. Marie for the Ontario Legislature. He was successful, and in September, 1911, when the Hon. Frank Cockrane resigned the Portfolio of Forests and Mines to become Minister of Railways and Canals in the first Borden cabinet, Sir James P. Whitney tendered the vacancy in his cabinet to Mr. Hearst. The latter accepted and was re-elected by acclamation by his constituents, whom he continued to represent to 1919. On the death of Sir James P. Whitney in 1914, he was asked to form a government, all his former colleagues accepting office under him. He was sworn in as Prime Minister and President of the Council on October 2, 1914, this being practically the last official act of Sir John Gibson as lieutenant-governor. Following the death of Hon. James Duff in December, 1916, he also assimied the post of Minister of Agricul- ture, retaining it for two years until the elevation of Hon. George Henry to the Cabinet in 1918.
In connection with his profession as a lawyer Sir William was created a King's Counsel in 1908, and was elected a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1912. On February 13, 1917, he was created a knight commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, and he was made an LL.B. of Toronto University in 1915. The Premiership of Sir William H. Hearst was marked by energetic administration and progressive legislation. He took office at a time of peculiar difficulty in Canadian affairs, when the Great World War had been in progress for two months and when it was becoming evident that it would be necessary for a vast and united effort if it was to be successfully prosecuted. Perhaps his most radical step was his act of 1916, to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors throughout the Province of Ontario, a courageous act fraught with political and personal danger. Subsequent orders-in-council by the Federal Government gave this act the effect of absolute prohibi- tion. In 1917 he introduced and carried an act to confer the Parliamentary franchise on women. Under his leadership a comprehensive measure previously enacted providing for compensation to workmen for injuries was put into successful operation and extended. An import- ant measure of his provides for loans to settlers, and he also took practical steps to deal with the housing prob- lem.
Under his administration vigorous steps were taken for the development and advancement of New Ontario. Important labor laws were enacted and a labor depart- ment established. A municipal branch was created, and a Town Planning Act and other municipal reforms adopted. Social problems received special consideration. The treatment of the mentally detective was inquired into and studied, and advanced legislation passed for com- bating venereal diseases. Mothers' pensions and a minimum wage for women were inquired into, and plans outlined in connection therewith. Special attention was given to agriculture and many plans carried out for the advancement of this industry. School fairs and teaching of agriculture in the schools were inaugurated. The influence of the Guelph Agricultural College was extend- ed and the farmers organized for marketing purposes. Bold measures were adopted during the war for securing greater production of food stuffs by supplying tree seed, furnishing tractors, and mobilizing the people of the towns and city for work on the farms and in other ways. Provision was made for the establishment of consolidated
rural schools and for industrial, technical and agricul- tural education throughout the province. The school ag< was extended and other important educational reforms adopted. Special attention was given to reforestation, and a scientific fire prevention service established. A comprehensive and scientific scheme for the construc- tion of a system of good roads throughout the provinc* was entered upon. A Fire Marshal's Department was organized and an energetic campaign waged to reduct wastage by fire. A Resources Committee was formed that did useful service in all campaigns for food production, and contributions to the Red Cross and other wai charities. The policy of Sir James P. Whitney and Sii Adam Beck of government control and operation of the water powers of the province, known as the Hydro- Electric System, has been amplified under Sir Willianj H. Hearst.
In connection with war work Sir William H. Hearst visited the front to ascertain personally the needs of the situation, and led in all the splendid accomplishments that made Ontario's record gloriously conspicuous throughout the British Empire. The largest compara- tive quotas for the British Red Cross were obtained from Ontario, and money, men, munitions and service in all causes were offered in the same generous spirit of pa- triotism and sacrifice. Under his administration the Orpington Hospital in England was built as the gift of the people of Ontario. When victory crowned the Allied efforts. Sir William did much to further the work of reconstruction and the establishment of normal conditions by helping returned soldiers to settle on the land. In 1920 the Imperial Government appointed Sir William a member of the International Joint Commis- sion, a body created under the treaty entered into be- tween the United States and Britain in 1919 for the purpose of settling international disputes between the United States and Canada.
Sir William H. Hearst has resumed the practice of law, and has opened an office in the city of Toronto in partnership with his son, W. I. Hearst. He is vice- president and chairman of the executive committee of the Municipal Bankers' Corporation, Ltd., a bond company recently formed with a strong directorate and connections in New York, and London, England. He is a member of the Methodist church. Thirty years in public life won him a reputation for fearlessness in the advocacy of measures he considered right and necessary, and by the opposition, he was held in respect and regard as an honest, upright public officer, whose highest aim was the best good of the Province.
Sir William H. Hearst married, on July 21, 1891, Isabella Jane Dunkin, of Simcoe, by whom he has four children: Lieutenant Edward Vernon Hearst, and Lieutenant W. Irving Hearst, both of whom were in active war service; and Isabel and Evelyn Hearst. Sir William H. Hearst resides in Toronto.
SIR JOHN ALEXANDER BOYD— One of Canada's best beloved and most eminent jurists, Sir John Alexan- der Boyd's calm and beneficient influence extended far beyond the court room into many relations of the Dominion's economic life. He stands in the annals of his time as a man of the broadest scholarship, rare legal talents, and unsurpassed devotion in the public service.
Sir John Alexander Boyd, son of John and Margaret (Macallum) Boyd, his father the principal of the Bay Street Academy, was born in Toronto, April 23, 1837. He was educated in Upper Canada College and Toronto University, being graduated with the degree of Bachelor ot Arts and the gold medal in modern languages, also a scholarship, in 1860, and receiving his Master's degree in 1861; an LL.D was conferred upon him in 1889.
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Jailed to the bar in 1863, he was for many years associa- ed professionally with Messrs. E. & S. H. Blake, and ?as regarded as one of the ablest equity pleaders of the Canadian bar. He was created a King's Counsel (M. It Lornel in 1880, was appointed chancellor of Ontano, day 3, 1881, and president ot the High Court of Justice or Ontario in 1887. He was arbitrator for the Dominion jovernment with respect to certain claims made by the Canadian Pacific railway in connection with the road a British Columbia in 1888, and served in the same apacity for Ontario in connection with the adjustment if accounts between the Dominion and the provinces onsequent on Confederation in 1893. He was chairman if the Royal Commission to determine the mode of emunerating and appointing provincial and county fficials in 1894, and m 1899 was a member of the Royal Commission to delimit the boundaries of constituencies n Ontario. In 1900 he was a member of the Royal Com- aission to investigate certain alleged election frauds; n 1902 was arbitrator between the Canadian Pacific ailway and its trackmen, was a member of the Royal Commission re the Gamey charges in 1903, and also erved as a royal commissioner, on several occasions, or the revision of the statutes. In arbitration he stood rithout a superior, admirably constituted in tempera- nent and personaUty for responsibilities requiring him
0 look beyond the present conflict of desire, and the ibscuring mists of passion, to the broad fundamentals ol ustice and right. He was knighted in 1899, declined the hancellorship of Toronto University in 1900, and was ireated a knight commander of St. Michael and St. Jeorge in 1901. In 1906 Sir John A. Boyd, who had lumerous other important business connections, with- irew from all these positions, and from that time until lis death, November 23, 1916, devoted himself to the icholarly and philanthropic pursuits that had always •eceived a large share of his time and strength. For a ihort time he had held the appointment oi master-of- ;hancerv in Toronto. He was a director of the Work- ng Boys' Home and the Home lor Incurables, and pres- dent of the Toronto Conservatory ot Music. His in- «re8ts and influence were intimately allied with the orces promoting the moral, aesthetic, and practical wel- are of his city and the country-at-large, and throughout
1 long life he held the admiration, esteem, and love of I vast number of his fellows. He was author ot "A summary of Canadian History," which has been widely •ead. In 1902 he received an honorary D.C.L. from Prinity University.
Sir John A. Boyd married, in 1863, Elizabeth Buchan, vho died in December, 1920, daughter of David Buchan, jursar of Toronto University. Their children were: I. Alexander James, died in South Africa after serving n the Boer War. 2. John Leonard, an engineer, residing it "Braeside," Woodbridge, Ontario. 3. Dr. Geoffrey, in ear and throat specialist of Toronto. 4. Lawrence, in accountant of Toronto. 5. David Griffith, engaged in ;he civil service of Toronto. 6. Philip Ewing, also in roronto civil service. 7. Walter Halcro, a resident of Dttawa, chief of the topographical branch of the 3eological Survey. 8. Dr. Edmund, a sketch of whom ollows. 9. Arthui Macallum, a sketch of whom appears on [ollowing pages. 10. Margaret, married Professor W.S.W. McLay, of Toronto. 11. Elizabeth, lives at home. 12. Jane Eleanor, married Dr. Joseph Graham, of Toronto.
The "Globe," under date of November 24, 1916, made the following editorial appreciation of Sir John's life and work:
With the passing of Sir John Alexander Boyd there ha.s dropped out of the ranks of the legal profession of Ontario one of the most iistinjfulshed jurists who ever served as an advocate at a Canadian Bar or occupied a seat on a Canadian Bench. For tUrty-flve years he filled continuously the position of Chancellor of this Province; and
Ir^fore he wa.s appointed to it in 1881, he had won for himself a high reputation as a practitioner at the equity Bar. There were giants in tliose days in tliat branch of practice, t)ut he had K;)0<i natural ability valuable habits of indastry, and the two Blalies for partners. Edwa'rd Blakii had been offered the Chancellorsliip several years previoas and had refused it. and Samuel Blal<e ha<l served njne years as V'ico-ChanciJlor l)i*)re the promotion of his former partner to the Chancellorship matle it necessary to resume his practice at the bar.
Sir John A. Boyd was the fortmiate podsessor of what is called a "judicial mind." Many Judww have lxx!n calkxl to the Bench after having made a reputiition in Parliament, but he never tooK an active part in political controversy even as a private citizen. It was a common subject of remark that if he had any political opimons he was very successful in concealing his preference, for noone.unleRS his most intimate friends, ever knew to which side in i)ubilc discus- sions he conscioasly or ever sul)-con.sciotisly inclintxi. An a Judge he wa.s from first to la.st noted for his mastery of the facts of each case as they were presented to him, for the facile skill with which he disentangled them, for the unerring soundness of tlie conclusions he based on tliem, and for the lucidity with which he emlxxUed the whole in crisp language and compact form.
It was a stroke of good fortune, alike for Sir John A. Bo.vd and for the Province of Ontario, that the decision in one famous case fell to him to pronoimce. It was the s-uit over the title to a timlxr limit within the territory in dispute between Manitoba and Ontario, but the Chancellor took high ground in delivering his judgment, and in the general opinion of the day thi5 judicial fmding had much to do with influencing the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to take the view that ended in awarding to Ontario a large part of the region known today as "Patricia." , , ., •
As an elected representative of his fellow graduates of the imver- sity of Toronto. Sir John took always a deep interest and often an active part in the financial controversies of the Provmcial Uni- versity's history. His "Alma Mater" had no abler or more loyal advocate. He was ever a true friend of higher education aiid never a partisan of a particular institurion. Fortunately, also, he was a man of genial temperament in his private life and rela- tions, and always a courteous gentleman hi every department of his manifold activity.
EDMUND BOYD, B.A., M.B., L.R.C.P. (Lon.) M.R.C.S. (Eng.)— A leading specialist in the treatment of diseases of the ear and throat. Dr. Boyd has, through able and noteworthy service, added to the professional prestige of a family prominent in the law and in medicine. He was born in Toronto, June 16, 1882. son of Sir John Alexander and Elizabeth (Buchan) Boyd, (see preced- ing sketch). .
Dr. Boyd's early education was received in the Toron- to Church School, whence he entered Upper Canada College, and here, in his last year, he was head of the Town Boys, a steward, captain of the football team, and was awarded the J. Herbert Mason Gold Medal. Matriculating at the University of Toronto, after holding the Edward Blake and Daniel Wilson scholar- ships in Natural Science, he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1905, in the same year being appointed assistant to Professor Ramsay Wright, pro- fessor of Biology. During this time he entered the medical department of the University of Toronto, graduating in 1908 with the degree of Bachelor of Medicine, after which he served as house surgeon in the Toronto General Hospital and later in the Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Boyd then went to London, England, where for three years he pursued post-graduate work in various hospitals, for the latter part of that time giving his attention to specialized work in diseases of the throat and ear. For a time he was house surgeon at the Royal Ear Hospital, receiving while in England the qualifications of Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and Member ot the Royal College of Surgeons. In the following year, 1913, Dr. Boyd returned to Toronto and began practice as a throat and ear specialist in association with the late Dr. G. R. McDonagh, professor of Laryngology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Boyd has taken an active part in the promotion of scientific knowledge and in the improvement of methods and practices in his specialty. .^ , ^
Upon the outbreak of the Worid War, Dr. Boyd at once qualified for service, and was later assigned to special work for the military. In 1918 he was sent over- seas, with the rank of captain in the Canadian Army
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Medical Corps, and was stationed at the West Cliff (England) Eye and Ear Hospital until that institution was disbanded. Captain Boyd was then transferred to Canadian General Hospital No. 16, at Orpington, being given charge of throat and ear work, remaining with this unit until it was disbanded.
Returning to Toronto, Dr. Boyd resumed private practice, and in July, 1920, was appointed surgeon-in- chief of the Throat and Ear Department of the Hospital for Sick Children, at this time discontinuing his work at the General Hospital. Dr. Boyd is also an associate in Laryngology in the University of Toronto, and is a member of the Toronto Academy of Medicine and the Canadian and Ontario Medical associations.
Dr. Boyd's country home, "Braeside," is at Wood- bridge, Ontario, and here he spends much of his free time, finding in its beautification and management a stimulating interest. He is a life member of the Art Gallery of Toronto, and continues the association of college years through membership in the Upper Canada Old Boys' Association. He is also a member of the Toronto Hunt Club and the Toronto Golf Club. His office and city residence are at No. 36 Prince Arthur avenue.
ARTHUR MACALLUM BOYD— In making the law his field of labor for a life work, Mr. Boyd follows the example of his distinguished father, one of Canada's best-loved and most eminent jurists. Sir John Alexander Boyd. Mr. Boyd has been engaged in legal practice continuously since 1911, with the exception of three years spent in military service, and is a member of the well known law firm, Henderson & Boyd.
Arthur Macallum Boyd, son of Sir John Alexander »nd Elizabeth (Buchan) Boyd, (q.v.), was born in Toron- to, February 3, 1886. His advanced studies were followed in Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto, and in 1907 he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the latter institution. Subsequently, he attended Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the bar in 1911, becoming a member of the firm of Royce, Hender- son & Boyd, with whose professional activity he was associated until 1915.
In July, 1915, Mr. Boyd entered military service, attached to the Fortieth Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, with the rank of lieutenant, serving overseas with this organization. While in Canada on leave in 1918, he was injured, but served in Canada until November 30, 1918, when he was honorably discharged. Since returning to civil life, Mr. Boyd has been engaged in practice as a member of the firm of Henderson & Boyd, with offices in the Bank of Hamilton building, and occupies an honorable position in his profession. He is a member of Ionic Lodge, No. 25, Free and Accepted Masons, the Canadian Bar Association, the Ontario Bar Association, and the York County Law Association; his clubs are: the University, Toronto Golf, Toronto Garrison Badminton, and Canadian Military Institute.
HON. JAfVlES COX AIKINS, P.O. LL.D.— A
statesman and public servant, part of whose work was performed at a period most important and critical in Canadian History, Hon. J. C. Aikins' name stands forth in the annals of the Dominion as a man of broad powers inspired by devoted love of country. No service was found too arduous, no task too thankless, no burden too great for his unfailing public spirit, his unwavering patriotism, and he answered with capable, forceful, efficient service every call made upon him. When seven- ty-three years of age Toronto again placed him in the Senate, and then, as always, he rendered a splendid accounting of the trust reposed in him, easily throwing
off the weight of years in the defence of causes he fi just and right. Throughout a long life of four-score ai one years he moved in the love and esteem of a vs circle of friends, respected and admired for attainmer of unusual order.
Senator Aikins was a son of James Aikins, who cai to America from County Monaghan, Ireland, in 181 spending four years in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a: then coming to Canada. He made Toronto townsh: Peel county, his home, and here J. C. Aikins was boi March 30, 1823. He attended local schools and Victoi College in Cobourg. In 1892 he received (honoris eaut the LL.D. from his alma mater, Victoria UniversH In 1 854 he was elected to the Canadian Assembly frc Peel county, but was defeated for re-election in 18( In 1862 he was elected a member of the Legislati Council, "Home" Division (Peel and Halton), holdi this position until Confederation, when he became o of the original members of the Senate. From 1867 1882 he filled a seat in the Canadian Senate, resigni to accept the appointment as lieutenant-governor Manitoba. In young manhood he had been a Liberal political conviction, but he entered Sir John MacDonal( coalition government as Secretary of State in 1869, cc tinuing in this position until the resignation of t government in 1873.
Upon the return of the Conservatives to power in 18' Senator Aikins was again appointed Secretary of Sta and in 1880 became Minister of Inland Reveni resigning and retiring from the cabinet, May 23, 18i Upon the completion of his term as lieutenant-goverr of Manitoba, Hon. J. C. Aikins returned to Toronto, a in 1896 was again called to the Senate. During his lo career in public office. Senator Aikins was connect with many public movements of great moment. Af the acquisition of the Northwest territories, he fram and sponsored through Parliament the Public Lar Act, and organized the Dominion Lands Bureau, whi is now the Department of the Interior. His name connected with a vast amount of constructive statesmi ship, conceived and carried to successful completion w the advancement of the welfare of the Dominion as sole aim and intent. Canada had in him a loyal son w directed his energies and talents in paths that brouj benefit to all her people.
Senator Aikins was always deeply interested religious and temperance work, and gave all organizati( furthering these causes his loyal support. He \ treasurer of the Methodist Missionary Society, presidi of the Methodist Social Union, and vice-president of 1 Ontario Prohibition Alliance. His business connects were as a director of the Freehold Loan and Savii Company, the Ontario Bank, the Loan and Depc Company, the Manitoba & Northwest Loan Compa and the Trusts Corporation of Ontario.
Senator Aikins married, in 1845, Mary Elizab Somerset, of Toronto, whom he survived. They w parents of four daughters and three sons: Helena, v married Rev Dr. Donald G. Sutherland, (see sketch! lowing) ; Mrs.(Dr.) J. E. Graham, of Toronto; John Sorr set Aikins, of Winnipeg, who died in 1911; Sir Jar Aikins, K.C., of Winnipeg; Mrs. J. W. L. Forst Clara Aikins; and Dr. W. H. B. Aikins, a sketch whom appears on following pages; all are of Toron Senator Aikins died August 8, 1904. He had li\ through many stirring times in the history of his count and his record stands as that of a patriot who gave of best for the common welfare.
REV. DR. DONALD GEORGE SUTHERLANI
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reers claimed many members of the line to which Don- i George Sutherland belonged, and his father followed e sea and inland waters until his death. The son heard e call to the church after he had entered the law, and a minister of the Methodist church he spent the active lars of his life. Length of years was not granted to m, but in numerous Canadian charges he preached e faith that was in him, and his work was richly essed. It has been long since his voice carried its icere, uplifting message from the pulpit, since he made 3 parish rounds of comfort and cheer, since he liited e spiritual burdens of his people, but there are many 10 remember his faithful ministrations and the spirit
unselfishness in which they were performed, and this cord in the history of his birthplace is a tribute in- lired by this memory.
Dr. Sutherland was a son of Captain James Sutherland, lio was born in Hoy, Orkney Islands, and Margaret lobinson) Sutherland, a native of Lincolnshire, Eng- nd. At an early age. Captain James Sutherland went
sea in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company, id after sailing in the Baltic and South American ades came to Canada while still in young manhood' n Lake Ontario he became known as owner and iptain of steam vessels, and during the Rebellion of !37-38 he was entrusted with important commissions { the government, his fulfillment of these trusts inning him high praise. Captain James Sutherland was lied in the Desjardins Canal accident, March 12, 1857. Donald George Sutherland was born in Toronto, anada, April 12, 1839. He obtained his education
the Hamilton schools, and in 1859 was graduated om Victoria University with the degree of B.A., ceiving his M.A. in 1867, and his LL.B. from the niversity of Toronto in 1873. He began the study ' law in the office of Judge O'Reilley, of Hamilton, and 3came a solicitor in 1862, practicing for about a year, he call to the ministry sounded above his legal responsi- ilities, and he became a probationer in the Wesleyan [ethodist Church, being ordained to the full ministry 1 1868. His charges were at Milton, Oakville, Dundas, rampton, Kingston, Gallinauqua, Gait, Simcoe, Clin- >n, St. Thomas, London, Toronto, Hamilton, and then ick to Toronto. In addition to the duties of these irious churches. Dr. Sutherland served in 1874-75 and 581-82 as financial secretary of his district, in 1883-84 as secretary of the London Conference, in 1883 was lairman of St. Thomas' district, and in 1878 and 1882- 5 was a member of the General Conference. His heart as fully in his pastoral work, and his zeal and enthus- sm were unflagging. In 1869 he visited Rome, Italy, nd in 1880 toured Egypt, also visiting Damascus and alestine, finding in his journeys to these scenes of early lurch history inspiration for his work at home. In 1862 •r. Sutherland was appointed an ensign in the Eighth attalion, Wentworth. He was a member of the Board [ Regents, and a member of the Senate of Victoria niversity at the time of his death, always taking deep interest in the work of the university.
Dr. Sutherland married, in 1872, Helena, daughter f the Honorable J. C. Aikins (see preceding sketch), nd their children were: Dr. J. A., of Fairbanks, Alaska; lary, married L. F. Stephens, a barrister of Hamilton; Hadys, married Dr. Fred C. Harrison of Toronto; and iara. Dr. Sutherland died March 12, 1895. He had ibored diligently and purposefully in the vineyard of is Master, and he went to a rich and certain reward.
WILLIAM HENRY BEAUFORT AIKINS, M.B., 4.D.C.M., L.R.C.P. (Lond.) — The distinguished career 1 public life of the Hon. James Cox Aikins, P.C, LL.D., uppHes the standard for the measurement oi the
notably useful service of his son. Dr. William H. B. Aikins, a medical specialist of Toronto, who holds high place in the profession to which he has given his active years.
William Henry Beaufort Aikins was born at "Rich- view," County of Peel, Ontario, August 22, 1859. After attending Upper Canada College and the Toronto School of Medicine, he pursued studies in two of New York City's most noted institutions, Bellevue Medical College and the College of Physicians and Surgeons. This was followed by post-graduate work in London, Edinburgh, Berlin, Vienna and Paris. His degrees, all received in 1881, were those of M.D.C.M. from Victoria University, M.B. from Toronto University, and L.R.C.P. from the Royal College of Physicians, London. In 1884 he established in general practice in Toronto, and for many years was so engaged, gaining a large following and an influential place in his profession. Subsequently he specialized in internal medicine and dermatology, still later in radiumtherapy, and his activities, covering wide scope, have contributed largely to medical and scientific advance. Dr. Aikins has filled numerous positions of honor and responsibility in his profession, including those of physician to the Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Dispensary, Toronto Hospital for Incurables, and King Edward Sanitarium, and radium therapeutist, Grace Hospital, Toronto, etc. He has been president of the Toronto Clinical Society, and has been oflScially associated with the Ontario Medical Association and the British Medical Association. He is past president of the Toronto Academy of Medicine and of the American Radium Society. Dr. Aikins was elected treasurer of the Canadian Medical Association in 1907, and was present, as secretary of the Canadian National Commit- tee, at the International Medical Congress at Lisbon, Portugal, at Budapest, Hungary, and at London, England, in 1913. For fifteen years he was senator of Toronto University, representing the graduates in med- icine. He has been one of the editors of the "Canadian Practitioner," and is the author of many articles on the treatment of disease by radium, and numerous other contributions to medical literature.
In his youth. Dr. Aikins was a member of the Queen's Own Regiment. His fraternal affiliations are with the Masonic order, and he is a member of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, the York Club, and the Aesculapian Club, and a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute, London, England.
SIR CLIFFORD SIFTON, P.O., K.C., K.C.M.G.—
In many government positions of leading prominence, in national and international affairs calling for patriotic, broad-minded, unselfish service, in political, diploraatic, and economic activities upon which have hinged weighty consequences to the Dominion and the Empire, Sir Clifford Sifton has come rightfully into the title of statesman. His work in connection with public affairs has covered a wide range, one phase of which has earned him the title, "father of the forest reserves in Western Canada." The foundation of his Political creed, a principle underlying his whole conception of government and national development, Ls his belief that "our destiny unquestionably is to be one of a sisterhood of self- governing nations centered around the British Crown." Sir Clifford Sifton is a member of a family of English origin which became seated in Ireland at the time of the Conquest, and which, in the ninety years of its Canadian residence, has given numerous members to public and military life. Sir Clifford Sifton's large business interests and prominence as a sportsman have carried him into many circles other than political, and his influence is
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widely extended, — the influence ol a highly-respected and eminent Canadian.
Sir Clifford Sifton, youngest son of the Hon. John Wright and Catherine (Watkins) Sifton, grandson of Bamlet and Mary Sifton, was born in London township, Middlesex county, Ontario, March 10, 1861. He was educated in Dundas Collegiate Institute, London High School, and Victoria University, being graduated from the last-named institution in 1880 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts and the Prince of Wales Gold Medal. In 1882 he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts, ad eund. from Manitoba University. He was called to the bar in 1882, was created a King's Counsel (Earl of Aberdeen) in 1905, and engaged in successful professional work at Brandon, Manitoba, where he was city solicitor and solicitor of the Western Judicial District. He is a Lib- eral in political conviction, sat for North Brandon (local) from 1888 to 1896, and on May 14, 1891, succeeded the Hon. Joseph Martin as attorney-general in the Green- way administration. While discharging the duties of this office he was also, for a short period, 1895, acting premier, up to the time of joining the Laurier administra- tion at Ottawa, November 17, 1896. Sir Clifford Sifton was one of the vice-chairmen of the Ottawa Reform Convention in June, 1893. He introduced in the Legisla- ture the resolutions refusing to carry out the Dominion Government's order in council for the restoration of separate school privileges to the Catholics of Manitoba, in June, 1895. He also introduced resolutions protesting against the passage by Parliament of the Manitoba Remedial Bill then under discussion, February, 1896. He was appointed a commissioner on behalf of the government of Manitoba to meet in conference certain delegations from the Dominion Government to discuss the same question in the following March, and later signed a refusal of his government to accede to the demands of the Tupper administration in this regard.
Sir Clifford Sifton retired from the Manitoba Govern- ment and entered Sir W. Laurier's administration as minister ot the interior and superintendent-general of Indian affairs, November 17, 1896. He was returned from Brandon (H.C.) and continued to sit therefore to the time ot the general election of 1911, when, in a letter addressed to his constituents, he retired from the representation. On February 27, 1905, Sir Clifford Sifton resigned from the government as a protest against the educational clauses of the Alberta and Saskatchewan Autonomy Bill, his speech on this occasion described by the Toronto "News" to be "in acuteness oi reasoning, largeness of spirit, hardness of common-sense and clarity of statement, simply a masterpiece." While a member of the Manitoba government he introduced and carried the act abolishing divisions between law and equity procedure in the Court ot King's Bench, and codifying and simplifying civil procedure. As minister of the interior he carried out a vigorous immigration policy which added largely to the population of the Dominion, and conducted with tireless enthusiasm a campaign for the conservation of the rich resources of the country. He was British agent before the Alaska Boundary Tribunal in 1903. He was chairman of Commission of Con- servation of Natural Resources from its inception until his resignation in 1916. He was a commissioner for Canada at the Washington Conference to consider the conservation of the national resources of the American Continent in 1909, and in January, 1910, was elected chairman of the Canadian Conservation Commission. He was opposed to the Taft-Fielding reciprocity agree- ment, and in a speech delivered in the House of Com- mons in March, 1911, gave expression to his views and withdrew from the support ot the government. Later, dunng the general election of 1911, Sir Clifford Sifton took
an active part against the government on this ques- tion, addressing many public meetings held in various parts ot the Dominion. He was also opposed to a scheme for the damming of the St. Lawrence river by an Ameri- can company without sufficient Canadian control, and with characteristic energy and determination has suppor- ted his views. He has lectured widely on "The Conserva- tion of Our National Resources," and one of his best known speeches is one delivered in March, 1908, on "The Problems of the Dominion." The leading journals and two ot Sir Clifford Sifton's contemporaries have expressed themselves concerning him as follows: "A man of great ability." — Right Hon. Sir W. Laurier. "An administrator of the first rank." — E. W. Thomson. "The father of the forest reserves in Western Canada." — Ontario "Free Press." "A faithful friend and a hard fighter ... by nature a business man, first, last and all the time." — Toronto "Saturday Night." "A strong, brainy man who takes rank among the shrewdest and ablest political managers this country has produced at any stage of its history." — Montreal "Herald." "His energy and insight and matchless gift for business made him the greatest force in the Government outside of the Premier." — Vancouver "Province." "A strong- minded, well-equipped publicist, courageous in his desire to accomplish things, resourceful and relentless in pursuing his aims, and apparently possessed of am- bition \yithout limit." — Canadian "Courier." "Of all the ministers who have held portfolios since Confedera- tion none has rendered as valuable service to Canada as Mr. Sifton, and his withdrawal from our cabinet is a national loss." — Chief Justice Sir William Mulock (1905).
In 1903 he was presented to King George, in St. James' Palace. He is the principal shareholder and controller of the Manitoba "Free Press," and the largest shareholder of the Canadian Western Light, Heat and Power Company, whose head office is at Calgary. His principal sport is riding and fox hunting, and he is widely known in Canada and the United States for his triumphs in the show ring. He has done much for the breeding industry, and his stable has afforded him his most enjoyable relaxation from business and official cares. He is also fond of golf and is a member of the "Toronto Club, York Club, Toronto Golf Club, and Hunt Club.
Sir Clifford Sifton married, in August, 1884, Elizabeth Arminella Burrows, daughter of Henry J. Burrows, formerly of Ottawa. Lady Sifton formed and presided over the Young Women's Temperance Union of Brandon, and was also president of the Women's Hospital Aid Society, the Women's Society of the Methodist Church, also of Brandon, and the Ladies' Aid of the Dominion Methodist Church of Ottawa. She was one of the originators of the Ottawa branch of the Women's Historical Society and was elected its first president. Before leaving Ottawa she was vice-president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of St. Luke's General Hospital of Ottawa, president of the Ottawa Lawn Tennis Club, originator of the Young Girls' Society of Ottawa, vice- president of the Canadian Immigration Guild, and vice- president of the Ladies' Canadian Club of Ottawa. She was present, by invitation, with her husband, at the coronation of Their Majesties, in June, 1911. Children: Major J. W., Captain Winfield B., Henry Arthur; Major Clifford, D.S.O.; and Major Victor, D.S.O.
JOHN GALLOWAY SCOTT, K.C.— For many years active in the public life of Ontario, John Galloway Scott has within the past few years retired from th« responsibilities which he so long has borne. Mr. Scoti is a son of Thomas Chalmers Scott, who was born in Scotland, and came to the city of Toronto as a young
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m, bringing his little family with him. Thomas lalmers Scott was for many years, and at the time of i death in 1876, surveyor of customs at Toronto, iring all this time he on Sundays preached regularly the Disciples" Church, with which he was connected. ; married, in Scotland, Anne Galloway, who was also rn in that country, and they were the parents of three ildren: David, for some years in business in New )rk City, now deceased; Catharine, later the wife of )bert W. Elliot, also now deceased; and John Galloway, lose name heads this review.
John Galloway Scott was born in Dundee, Scotland, 1836. Coming with his parents to Ontario as a child
eight years (1844), it was in the public schools of )ronto that his formal education was begun. He bsequently attended Toronto Academy and com- 3ted his collegiate course at Bethany College, in West rginia. After serving some years in mercantile business Toronto he entered the law office of R. G. Dalton and gan the study of law. Mr. Scott was called to the bar 1862, and shortly after became a member of the law m of Dalton & Scott. Upon Mr. Dalton being appointed erk of the Crown, Mr. Scott entered into partnership th Kenneth MacKenzie, Q.C., who subsequently for number of years was judge of the County Court of ork. In 1870 Mr. Scott was appointed by the Hon. ihn Sandfield Macdonald, Clerk of the Executive juncil, this office including also the duties of Chief lerk of the Department of the Attorney General of itario, Mr. Scott fulfilling the responsibilities of this mble obligation for several years, when he was appoint-
Deputy Attorney General, which position he held itil 1885. In that year he was chosen to inaugurate the nd titles' system in Ontario and was appointed Master Titles, and for thirty-five years ably filled that office, signing only in 1920, when on account of advancing sars he retired from all public duty. The following quoted from "The Executor and Trustee," a quarterly illetin published by the Toronto General Trusts orporation, dated April, 1921:
As Deputy Attorney-General, the draftint? of many Acts of the «islature devolved upon Mr. Scott, two of the most important Ing the Coasolidatcd Municipal Act of 1873, and the Creditors' ^lief Act of 1880. Tliis latter Act ha.s recently been superswied by e Bankruptcy Act of the Dominion, but in the absence of a [iminion insolvency law. the provisions of the Creditors' Relief 't were found most u-seful in preventing priority among execution editors, and undue preference being granted by insolvent debtors
their relatives and friends.
Wo think it is universally admitted that the success of the Land itles' Act in the portions of Ontario in which it Ls in force is largely le to its careful and yet liberal administration by Mr. Scott, and s readiness to render every assistance in carrying out its provisions
anyone desiring it, and his aptitude in framing amendments to move difficulties whenever these arose.
In 1882 Mr. Scott assisted in the organization of the oronto General Trusts Company, now the Toronto eneral Trusts Corporation, snd is the only living lember of the board of directors of that institution who irtieipated in its founding. Still enjoying excellent 2alth, Mr. Scott has since devoted his time to personal terests and those recreations which in a long and busy 'e are deferred until the convenient season. He is hale id hearty at his advanced age, with a mind that retains s old-time vigor.
Mr. Scott married, in 1859, Mary Elliot, daughter of nUiam Elliot, of Elliot & Company, Toronto. Mr. and Irs. Scott are the parents of two children: 1. Arthur H., am in Toronto, and educated in Upper Canada College, ho married Miss Davis; they are the parents of two lildren: Lieutenant Elliot Scott, of the 24th BattaUon, anadian Expeditionary Force, who was killed at ourcelette, France; and Norton, widow of Lieutenant
arry Fry, who died from the effects of hardships iffered during the World War. 2. Helen, who resides
at home. The family are Baptists. Their home is at No. 29 Dunvegan road, and there Mr. Scott devotes much 01 his time to gardening, his favorite recreation.
SIR ROBERT FREDERIC STUPART, K.B.-
Widely known in the public service of Canada, Sir Robert Frederic Stupart has held a position of note as director of the meteorological and magnetic service of Canada, and of the Magnetic Observatory of Toronto for more than twenty-five years.
Sir Robert Frederic Stupart, K.B., was bom near Toronto, Ontario, October 24, 1857, and is a son of the late Captain Robert Douglas Stupart, of the Royal navy, and Eliza S. (Lee) Stupart, daughter of the late Captain Simon Lee, of the honorable East India service.
As a lad. Sir Robert Frederic Stupart attended the private schools, then completed his education in the Upper Canada College, in Toronto, then, in 1872, entered the Canadian Meteorological service, which was then under the charge of Professor G. T. Kingston, who had inaugurated the ser-vice. Upon the resignation of Professor Kingston, in 1880, Charles Carpmael, M.A., was appointed director. For some years before the death of Mr. Carpmael, Sir Robert Frederic Stupart acted as senior inspector and probability officer of the Toronto ob- servatory, and in 1884-5 had charge of the chief station of the Canadian Hudson's Bay expedition, which investi- gated and reported upon the conditions of navigation in the straits. On December 28, 1894, he was appointed superintendent and director of the meteorological service of the Dominion, at the same time appointed also as director of the Magnetic Observatory at Toronto. For his long connection with the weather service he has for some years been popularly and affectionately known by the sobriquet of "Old Probs."
Sir Robert Frederic Stupart was created a Knight Bachelor in the year 1916, in recognition of his services in the above connection. He became a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1901, has long been a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and served as its president in 1902-3. He was made president of the Royal Canadian Institute for the term of 1906-7, and was elected a member of the International Meteorological Committee in 1907. In 1921 Sir Robert Frederic Stupart was elected president of the American Meteorological Society to serve during the years 1922-23. He has published numerous papers of popular and scientific interest on the climate of the Dominion, and on general meteorological topics. By way of recreation he turns to out-door sports, and is a member of the Royal Cana- dian Yacht Club, and of the Toronto Golf Club.
Sir Robert Frederic Stupart married, in 1886, Marion Dallas, and they are the parents of three sons and one daughter: Lieutenant E.G., of the 75th Battalion, who was killed in action at Somme, October 22, 1916; Lieutenant Alan Victor, D.F.C., of the Royal Air Force, now of Toronto; Leonard Dallas, and E. Doris, who is well known in connection with occupational therapy.
MOST REV. NEIL McNEIL— One of the most widely known and deeply reverenced men of Holy Church in the Province of Ontario is Most Rev. Neil McNeil, Archbishop of Toronto, who during the past ten years has endeared himself to his superiors, his peers, and the members of his diocese by his broad Christian spirit, his genuine devotion to the interests ot his charge, and by his spirit of general helpfulness.
Born at Mabou, Nova Scotia, November 23, 1851, son of Malcolm and Ellen (Meagher) McNeil, he received his early collegiate training in the College of St. Francis Xa'vier, at Antigonish, Nova Scotia. In
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1873 he entered the College of the Propaganda, at Rome, where he continued his studies for six and a half years. At the end of that period he was ordained a priest, in 1879, the ceremony taking place in the Basilica of John Lateran and performed by the late Cardinal Patrizzi. In the same year he received the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Divinity, and then took a post-graduate course of one year in the University of Marseilles, France. In 1880 he became a member of the staff of St. Francis Xavier College, at Antigonish, and for a period of seven years from 1884 to 1891 was rector of the College. In 1895 he was made Bishop of Nilopolis and Vicar Apostolic of St. George's, west coast of New- foundland, the consecration service taking place in St. Ninan's Cathedral, at Antigonish. Rapid as had been his advancement, still higher honors and larger responsi- bilities and opportunities for service were to be his. In January, 1910, he was appointed Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, and two years later was transferred to the Archbishopric of Toronto, a still more important office. He was installed Archbishop of Toronto in 1912, and during the ten years that have elapsed since that time he has rendered a service of the highest order, winning the esteem of the citizens of Toronto in general, regardless of church affiliation, and endearing himself to the members of his diocese by his eminently-faithful and sympathetic service. During the World War, Archbishop McNeil especially endeared himself to all classes of tne community by his active support of all patriotic enterprises, whether undertaken by adherents of his own faith or by those of other or no church affiliation. The spirit of sympathy and broad- minded charity, together with deep devotion to the vital principles of his church and his genuine desire to serve, are the key-notes of his character and the explanation of his marked success as Archbishop of Toronto.
FREDERICK BARNARD FETHERSTONHAUGH, K.C. — Mr. Fetherstonhaugh's service to this time has been rendered in a field concerning which the average individual has little knowledge and less appreciation, yet which touches intimately his daily life and welfare, patent law. That he has risen to a position of leadership m his profession is the result of noteworthy accomplish- ment in safeguarding the very well-spring of industry, the rights and possessions of inventors. As the head of the firm of patent agents known in the great business centers of the Dominion of Canada, the United States and England as Fetherstonhaugh & Company, he stands in a significant relation to the arts, sciences and industries of these countries.
Mr. Fetherstonhaugh is a descendant of an old Westmeath family, and his father, Francis Fetherston- haugh was a scion of the Irish family of Fetherstonhaugh of "Carrick House," on Lough Erne, in MulUngar, County Westmeath, Ireland, the residence for centuries of the head branch of the family. Francis Fetherston- haugh came to Canada about 1859, and after residing in Orillia, Guelph, and Paisley for short periods, settled in Toronto, where his home was a social center for many years. He married Fannie Swift.
Frederick Barnard Fetherstonhaugh was born in Paisley, Ontario, coming to Toronto with the family in infancy. His early education was acquired in the public schools and at the Toronto Collegiate Institute. After matriculating at the University of Toronto, he took a course in mechanical engineering to better fit himself for the specialty he purposed following in the practice of his chosen profession. Afterwards he finished his preparation for his career at Osgoode Hall of the Upper Canada Law Society, and was called to the bar in 1889,
and some years later, in 1910, was created a King's Counsel. From the beginning the character and eventua scope of the present business was clear in his mind, anc the present head office in Toronto was established it 1890. He has followed patent work exclusively, broad ening his activities until he now has branch offices ii Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, St. John, Hamilton, Winni peg, and Vancouver, in New York City, Washington, ant Cleveland, the members of the firm at these branches being among the foremost professional men of the daj in their particular sphere. This is the largest organizatioi in the world of its kind, from the standpoints of botl patents and the law.
The personal activity of Mr. Fetherstonhaugh in eludes exhaustive research on all subjects relative t( patents in every land, and he is considered an authoritj in this field by his colleagues and the technical journal for which he trequently writes. He is not only familia; with the law and precedent of the patent world, but hai instituted and is promoting a revolutionary step, prem ised upon the fundamental principles of industrial pro tection or patent rights. This is the proposed Britisl Empire Patent Act, which he champions in an exhaustivi article under the title of "The Reason Why," in "Nation al Progress." This act provided for the unification o all patent laws and law procedure in England and all thi Dominions and dependent states of the Empire, bringinj the various patent offices into a. policy of co-operatioj which would reduce their maintenance costs to a mini mum, filing all records with every office, obviating th necessity of searching repeatedly in different office to determine the status of an invention, and making ! patent issued in any office to be effective in every part o the Empire. Mr. Fetherstonhaugh himself drafted thi act and now sponsors it, holding that the incalculabli benefit which will accrue to invention and industry through its action will give an unprecedented impetii to the progress of manufactures throughout the Britisl Empire. This is unquestionably one of the most vitall; constructive pieces of proposed legislation which ha come before the Imperial Government in recent years and its possibilities in the encouragement of industria advance amount to no less than the inauguration of ai industrial Renaissance.
In the preparation of amendments to patent legislatioi in the Dominion ParUament, Mr. Fetherstonhaugh ha long been sought in an advisory capacity, and he num bers among his clients the leading industrialists of th countries in which he is active. He has been notabl; connected with the protection of various patents on elec trical appliances, and his name in connection witl patent procedure or litigation has become recognized a the assurance of the most thorough, learned, and capabli administration of the many important and complicate( requirements that have surrounded the granting aw protection of inventions. He is a member of the Charter ed Institute of Patent Agents of London, England, an( the American Patent Law Association, also a member o the Royal Canadian Institute, and a fellow of the Roya Colonial Institute, of London, England. Mr. Fetherston haugh is a member of the Canadian Manufacturers Association, and of the Toronto Board of Trade. Sociall; he is well known, is a life member and was one of th founders of the Empire Club, which he has served a president. He represented the club at Westminste Abbey at the coronation of His Majesty, King Georg v., and is the only chartered member who has servei continuously on the executive committee to the presen day. Mr. Fetherstonhaugh is a member of the Masoni order, chief ranger of the Independent Order of Forester; a life member of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, an the Argonaut Rowing Club, and a member of th
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tional and Albany clubs, and the Toronto Golf Club, is a member of St. James' Cathedral (Anglican), kir. Fetherstonhaugh married, in New York City, on )ruary 17, 1888, Marian Arabelle Rutledge, of that r, and they have one son, James Edward M., who is uember of the firm of which his father is the head, the capacity of mechanical engineer and expert. B family home, "Lynne Lodge," is on Lake Shore d, Toronto.
OHN F. ELLIS — In the manufacturing world of ronto Mr. Ellis is well known as the managing director the firm of Barber-Ellis, Limited, paper dealers and nufacturers of envelopes, and in many other depart- nts of municipal and provincial life he holds responsi- and notable place. He was born in Mount Pleasant, ;ario, November 9, 1845, and is a son of John R. I Janet (Carlyle) Ellis, his mother having been a :e of Thomas Carlyle, the famous Scottish author the nineteenth century.
is a boy Mr. Ellis attended the grammar schools of native town, then completed his education at the •onto Normal School. He has been identified with the sent business for more than forty-five years, having nded this concern in the year 1876. The growth of business was steady from the beginning, and the firm ly took an assured place in the industrial and commer- circles of Toronto. With the years they expanded adly, until the present organization was complete, uding the modern manufacturing plant at Brantford, ;ario, and branch offices at Winnipeg, Manitoba, at gary, Alberta, and Vancouver, British Columlsia, veil as the central offices in Toronto. Ir. Ellis was one of the earliest and most earnest nbers of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, oting much time to its growth and development and oming one ot its best known members. He served as kident, 1898-1900, and became treasurer in 1917, gning in 1920. In the latter year, at the annual rting in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was unani- asly elected life member, a most unusual honor, Mr. 3 being one of two men so honored in the fifty years tence of the Association.
[r. Ellis was president of the Toronto Board of Trade 903-04. During these years the following important ters were dealt with: Firemen's Union, Improvement Waterworks System, Toronto Technical School, ointment of the Railway Commission, Laborer's je. Esplanade Expropriation, James Bay Railway, si Railway Crossings. He served as a delegate from Toronto Board of Trade to the Sixth Congress, mbers of Commerce of the British Empire, London, land, in 1906, and during his stay in England was ented to King Edward. Mr. Ellis is a director of the vn Life Insurance Company.
/ way of relaxation from the cares of business, Mr. I seeks the great out-doors. He is a member of the don Fishing Club, and was its president, 1903-05. is now vice-president of the local branch of the irio Fish and Game Protective Association. For y years he has been a member of the National Club, (hich he was president, 1901-02, and he was one of founders of the Commercial Travellers' Association. Mas served as a member of the board of governors pper Canada College. Politically he holds an inde- cent position, reserving the right to individual :ght and action. His religious faith aligns with the iiodist church.
I> June 7, 1877, Mr. Ellis married Emma Maughan, ' :hter of Nicholas Maughan, assessment commissioner le city of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis have three
sons: Fitzallen M., Charles G., Edward H. The family residence is at No. 81 Wellesley street, Toronto.
SIR GEORGE WILLIAM BURTON— The honors and rewards of the legal profession came in deserved abundance to Sir George William Burton, who upon his retirement from active life was Chief Justice of Ontario. Those of Canada's barristers whose work at the bar stretches back over a period from a quarter to half a century and who brought the interests of their clients before him in the Provincial courts remember him as a jurist of broad knowledge of the statutes and of precedent, noted for the courteous yet dignified manner in which he presided over his court. He was a public servant, diligently faithful in every detail of his office, and the cause of right and justice was substantially advanced through his devoted labors.
Sir George William Burton was the second son of Rear-Admiral George Guy Burton, and was born in Sandwich, England, July 21, 1818, being educated there and in Rochester. He sailed for Canada in a sailing ship in May, 1836, a youth of eighteen years, taking about six weeks to reach Quebec from Liverpool. He proceeded to Ingersoll, Ontario, to the home of his uncle Edmund Burton, who was practicing law there. After studying with his uncle, he was called to the bar, and remained for a short period in Ingersoll, then moving to Hamilton, Ontario, and shortly thereafter forming a partnership with Mr. Beasley, the firm being Beasley & Burton. Mr. Beasley died soon afterward, and a partnership was made with Mr. Sadlier, the firm for many years. Burton & Sadlier. In 1860 Alexander Bruce entered the firm, which became Burton, Sadlier & Bruce, Mr. Burton having been created a Queen's Counsel about this time. During this period Mr. Burton was solicitor for the city of Hamilton, the Great Western railway, the Wellington, Gray & Bruce railway, and acted as solicitor in 184'7 in the formation of the Canada Life Assurance Company. In 1874 Mr. Burton was appointed a puisne judge of the Court of Appeal, and moved to Toronto at that time. Upon the death of Chief Justice Haggarty, Mr. Burton was appointed Chief Justice of Ontario, and shortly after that the honor of Knighthood was conferred upon him. He retired about 1898, and died in August, 1901. He belonged to the Reform party prior to his elevation to the bench, and he was a lifelong member of the Anglican church. During the almost quarter century of his judgeship he worthily and wisely upheld the dignity and honor of his judicial place, and his record is distinguished for his faithfulness and ability in ^dis- pensing justice, and for his courtesy upon the bench.
Mr. Burton married, in 1850, Elizabeth Perkins, and they were the parents of: Warren F., Sophie E. M., Clara H., Louisa G., Manley, Emmie; George Francis, a sketch of whom follows; and Elizabeth F.
GEORGE FRANCIS BURTON is a member of the Ontario bar, and has long been a respected citizen of the city ot Toronto. Mr. Burton comes of an old English family, and is a son of Sir George William and Elizabeth (Perkins) Burton (see preceding sketch).
Mr. Burton was born in Hamilton, Ontario, December 24, 1863. He received his early education in the English schools of his native city, and was prepared for his professional career at the University of Toronto. Called to the bar about 1888, he has since continuously engaged in the general practice of law in Toronto, winning his way many years ago to a responsible position, which he has since held, both in the esteem of the profession and with his clients.
Socially, Mr. Burton has long been a member of the York Club, and he holds membership in the University
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of the Toronto Greek Society and the Literary Club. His favorite recreation is billiards, and he is a member of the Toronto Golt Club. Affiliated with the Anglican church, he is a member of St. James' Cathedral.
Mr. Burton married, in Toronto, May 9, 1892, Mary Emmaline Biggar, daughter of James Lyons and Isabella Biggar, Mr. Biggar having been of English birth, settUng in the Carrying Place, Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Burton have two children: Isabel de St. Remy, born December 7, 1894, now the wife of J. K. Cronyn; and EUzabeth Warren, bom January 27, 1897. The family residence is at No. 61 Prince Arthur avenue.
JAMES DIXON TREES— At the head of a leading and long-estabUshed mercantile and manufacturing enterprise, with interests centering in Toronto, James Dixon Trees is widely known in business circles through- out the Dominion.
Samuel Trees, Mr. Trees' father, and the founder ol the present business, was bom in England, in the town of Walsall, in April of 1838, and died in "Toronto, January 19, 1918. Educated in the schools of his native place, he engaged in the manufacture of saddlery there, as a young man, and at the time of the Crimean War he was appointed by the British Government as inspector of saddlery supplies to the Imperial army. With the inauguration of the volunteer movement in England in 1859, he was among the first who responded. While still a young man, in 1866, Samuel Trees came to Canada and settled in Toronto, where he became one of the fore- most figures of the business world. This was shortly before the Fenian Raid, but Mr. Trees had implicit faith in the readjustments of time, and immediately established the business enterprise which has now reached such large proportions. His first activities were limited to the importing of saddlery and trunks, and the business was founded on Colbome street, near the market, later being removed to King street. East, at a point near its junction with Jarvis street. As time passed, the scope ol the business was later broadened by the manufacture of horse blankets, horse collars and harness. The present Wellington street property was purchased in 1874 and the Colbome street property in 1905, and at this location the business has since continued, and the founder, although for many years sharing his burdens with his son, James Dixon Trees, was actively identified with its management until the time of his death.
A man of broad interests and generous impulses, Samuel Trees took a constructive part in many branches of public endeavor. A staunch Conservative, he never sought political honors, his service in representing the old St. Thomas Ward in the City Council (1882-83) being the extent of his mingling in political affairs. Deeply interested in educational progress, he served as a trustee and member of the council of Wycliffe Col- lege for more than twenty-flve years. He was for more than forty years treasurer of St. George's Society, in the work of which he was very active, and served this organization as its president in the year 1877. He was also for years one ol the senior managers of the House of Industry, and was connected with these various organizations in official capacity up to the time of his death. Samuel Trees was a man of deep religious convictions, and consecrated a generous measure of his time and means to the advancement of church work in the Dominion. He was for many years a member of the board of the Upper Canada Bible Society. A lifelong Anglican, he was a member of All Saints' Church of Toronto, and served as church warden for thirteen years, also being a prominent member of the Toronto Diocesan Synod. At the time of his death there were few better known men, and he was sadly mourned by those to whom his
life was an open book, and also by those whose lives h been enriched by his benevolences.
Samuel Trees married Miss J. F. Dixon, a sister Major (Rev.) Canon Dixon, and a member of a tam identified with the progress of Toronto for more th a century. They were the parents of the followi children, four sons and three daughters: 1. James D., further mention. 2. Samuel L., manager of the Whit (Ontario) factory of Samuel "Trees & Company, L 3. Lieutenant Christopher F., who enlisted during t World War in the 234th Peel Battalion in the spri of 1916, and was sent overseas. Upon arriving in Engla he was transferred to the 198th Canadian Buffs at Witl Camp and later crossed to France with the 2nd C. ; Rifles. He was killed in action in the Battle of Cambr September 29, 1918. He was an all-round athlete, a me ber of the Argonaut Rowing Club ; life member of Ro; Canadian Yacht Club; and a member of Rosedale O" Club. He was a member of the Chruch of England, bei secretary of St. Peter's Sunday School; member Zetland Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; on the boa of the Upper Canada Bible Society, and life member St. George's Society. 4. Lieutenant Alexander Geori who enlisted at the same time as his brother, Lieutent Christopher F., in the same battalion and was transfer! with him. He was badly wounded August 9, 1918, at t battle of Amiens. He returned to "Toronto, where resumed his business connection with Samuel Trees Company, Ltd., as a director. 5. Charlotte E. 6. Edil 7. Ethel.
James Dixon Trees, eldest son of the above fami was born in Toronto, August 8, 1877. Receiving 1 early education in the public schools of his native cil he completed his studies at the Jarvis Street Collegis Institute. From boyhood interested in the business which his father was engaged, Mr. Trees became ide tified with the firm as an employee at the age of sixte years, beginning at the bottom and learning the busint from every angle. With its expansion, and the establis ment of the branch at Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 19( which has since handled all the western business, he h kept in touch with every significant movement, and upi the incorporation of the business in 1908, he was elect vice-president and general manager. With the dea of his father, who from the incorporation until that tir was president of the concern, James D. Trees succeed to that office, which he still holds. The business is n< one of the foremost in the Dominion in this field, mar facturing harness in their Toronto plant, having a lai factory in Whitby, Ontario, for the manufacture of ho' blankets and collars. In addition to the above they i jobbers of automobile accessories, and shoe findin They do an extensive business throughout the Domin' ; of Canada, marketing these products through th own representatives. Mr. Trees has various all interests in the manufacturing line, being presid of the Trees-Spriggs Company, Ltd., of Winnip their western distributors; and a director of the Ha Manufacturing Company, of Whitby, Ontario, ma facturers of saddlery hardware. The old concern since its corporation been known as Samuel Trees Company, Ltd.
A member of the Canadian Manufacturers' Asso tion and of the Toronto Board of Trade, Mr. Trees ser the latter body in 1920-21, as chairman of the Pu Service Committee, and is broadly identified with activities of the board. Politically always endorsing Conservative party, the exactions of business prec! active participation in political affairs. He is a men and treasurer of St. George's Society, a member of Royal Canadian Yacht Club, the Rotary Club, and Rosedale Golf Club. Mr. Trees is a member of
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ncil of WycliSe College, and deeply interested in the ance of this and other educational institutions. He always actively identified himself with church work, member of All Saints' (Anglican) Church, and has 'ed as vestry clerk for the past twenty years. Ir. Trees married, in Toronto, Caroline Nairn, ghter of Alexander and Elizabeth Nairn, of this city, they are the parents of two children; Frances Dixon, Elizabeth Nairn. The Trees town house is at No. 9 •edith Crescent, and Mr. Trees has for twenty-five ■s been a resident of Toronto Island, where he has a •ming summer home, and where he was instrumental iromoting the building of the present club house of Island Aquatic Association.
lEUTENANT-COLONEL NOEL GEORGE LAM- IT MARSHALL— Of Mr. Marshall as a Toronton- the following has been written, and in itself it would e him in prominent position in a history of the city:
irshall is a Torontonian of sixty-nine years, though not one of lative-born. He was cradled in Old London.and came hither 1 he was four years old. He Itnows the Toronto that was. as lany men do. He makes no pretence to a deep and wide hlstorl- tore, but lilse many modest observers of events, he under- ates his descriptive iKjwers. It is no monotonous record to have ; in tliis city from the Crimean War until after the greatest to have seen the Prince of Wales ride down Jarvis street in and to have ofllcially greeted the Prince of Wales for the bitlon directors in 1919 : to have ridden on the first trip of the iorse car that ever excited an Ontario populace; to have been urly present on the first electric car that -sped on these busy s, and to have had the first ofBce telephone In this part of the
n to this is added the wealth of humanitarian and service that stands in his name, it is realized how nplete would be a narrative of Toronto without tory of his career.
eutenant-Colonel Marshall, son of Kenric R. and
lotte A. Marshall, was born in London, England.
(ducation was obtained in public and private schools
sronto, and as a youth of fifteen years he became a
in the office of L. Coffee & Company, grain mer-
ts. For three years he remained with this concern,
entered the employ of George Chaffey Brothers, coal
hants, where he remained from 1867 to 1870. He
became associated with C. J. Smith, coal and wood
r, in 1879 purchasing an interest in this business,
1 had been founded in 1869 by Mr. Smith. In 1888
Vlarshall, in partnership with Sir William McKenzie,
lased this interest, and three years later its corporate
I became the Standard Fuel Company, Sir William
enzie withdrawing from the partnership in 1900.
holesale operations in wood, which constituted the
lal business of the company, were later added coal
anthracite and bituminous. At present the
Jard Fuel Company holds place among the most
Jrtant dealers in the Dominion, of coal, foundry coke
(svood. The head office of the company, and eight
tors, are located in Toronto, and a chain of depots
ds throughout the Province. More than two
red people are employed in the conduct of this
ess, and the company's equipment is the most
m and efficient for the handling and transportation
commodities. Colonel Marshall is chairman of the
I of directors of the company, and his son, Lieuten-
Jolonel K. R. Marshall, is its president. Among
jher business connections, Mr. Marshall is president
Je Faramel Company, Ltd., of Toronto, and the
ifnion Automobile Company, Ltd.; vice-president
le Imperial Guarantee and Accident Company,
Ibf the Chartered Trust and Executor Company;
*or of the Sterling Bank, Western Canada Flour
U^ Company, Ltd., and Canada Northern Prairie
i^ Company, Ltd.
The writer, quoted in the opening paragraph of this record, has written that Mr. Marshall's life is unique in that he has been a constant public servant without being in public life. He was a member of the Toronto Board of Education in 1890-91, a brief experience that caused him to resolve to have no more to do with public office. He was created Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in 1915, and was gazetted Honor- able Lieutenant-Colonel in the same year. He was the chief supporter of C. J. Atkinson in the founding of Broadview Young Men's Christian Association, and for many years has devoted no small share of his time to the Exhibition. He was president of the O pen-Air Horse Parade Association; vice-president of the National Chorus and Provincial Council; Canadian Boy Scouts; member of the Ontario Parole Commission; treasurer of the LajTnen's Missionary Movement of the Church of England; governor of the Western Hospital, Toronto; vice-president of the Hospital for Incurables; member of the board of the Children's Aid Society, Orphan Boys' Home, Working Boys' Home, British Welcome League, Imperial Home Re-union, Imperial Daughters of the Empire, Women's Welcome Hostel, Georgina Houses, and Bishop Strachan School.
Mr. Marshall was chairman of the Central Council and Executive Committee of the Canadian Red Cross Society throughout the war period, and he was also an executive committeeman and active in leading degree in all loan drives. In this capacity he performed a notable work for humanity which, in all probability, could not be equalled except in other war-time annals of the Red Cross. He was indefatigable and successful in his efforts to bring together the far-flung branches in the Dominion. His knowledge of transportation truly was the bridge that crossed the gap between the Red Cross and all other societies. He was diplomatic and kindly; perhaps in this latter quality lay a great measure of his success. No branch was too small for his consideration; no indiv- idual effort was allowed to go unrecognized, even though his days and nights were devoted to addressing meetings, to administrative matters and to answering personally letters that were in a sense no part of his self-assumed duties. One of the high tributes that was paid to Colonel Marshall came from the women of Canada in May, 1921, when he was presented with a beautiful illuminated address and basket ot letters bearing the heartfelt gratitude of Canadian women from coast to coast in acknowledgment of the inestimable aid which had been rendered by him as chairman of the Red Cross in minis- tering to the men overseas. He was also presented with a silver service and address by the Governor-General at Government House, Ottawa, in October, 1920, on behalf of the Canadian Red Cross Society, and in the same year was made a commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy. He was likewise a commander of the Order of Regina Maria, Roumania; commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy; grand officer of the Order of St. Sava of Serbia; and a commander ot the order of Prince Danilo 1, of Montenegro. In July, 1916, he was presented to the president of France, in 1918 was granted an aud- ience in Buckingham Palace by King George, and by the Prince ot Wales in St. James Palace in 1919. By the French government he was created a commander of the Legion d'Honneur. The fact that he received the praise and thanks of all the belligerent countries speaks well for his tact and kindly sympathy, who ever put the work of the people for the people before a personal interest or thought ot public recognition.
Colonel Marshall is a member of the York, National, Granite and Royal Canadian Yacht clubs, and is a Conservative in politics. In 1906, upon retiring from the presidency of the National Club, he was tendered a
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banquet and presentation by the members of the club. In April, 1914, he was tendered a banquet and presenta- tion by the Coal Trade of Toronto upon the completion of forty-five years' connection with the trade, and this honor was also conferred in 1917, when, upon retiring from the presidency of the Canadian National Exhibi- tion, he was presented with an address and a silver service. In 1920 Colonel Marshall's portrait, painted by E. Wyly Grier, was unveiled at a banquet in the National Club, and a gold watch was presented to him by his fellow-members. He is a member of the Anglican church, and for twenty-five years served as a warden of St Matthew's.
Colonel Marshall married, in 1879, Harriette Isabel Hogg, daughter of John Hogg, J. P., York Mills, Ontario. She died December 4, 1904. Colonel Marshall has two sons, Lieutenant-Colonel Kenric R. and Noel Clifford.
THOMAS ROBERTSON— At the age of eighteen years, Thomas Robertson came from his native Scot- Uind, and with his four brothers established the firm of Robertson Brothers, candy manufacturers, of Toronto. Of these five brothers, Thomas Robertson was the leading spirit and virtual founder of the business, but all con- tinued therein until death called them except Gideon, who withdrew after about fourteen years' connection. He was the last surviving brother. The business now continues under the old firm name, three nephews of Thomas Robertson and sons of the original founders being the managing heads. These Robertson brothers were sons of Thomas and Jessie (Rutherford) Robertson, of ancient Scotch ancestry.
Thomas Robertson was born in Selkirkshire, Scotland, September 11, 1838, died in the city of Toronto, Canada, April 19, 1917. He was educated in private schools in Scotland prior to 1856, and in that year came to Toronto, where he began his business career. There were five Robertson brothers, Gideon, William, Thomas, George and Alexander, who joined forces, and at Yonge street and Wilton avenue, Toronto, opened a grocery store with a confectionery department. The grocery business was in time abandoned and candy became the sole business of Robertson Brothers, while from dealers they became manufacturers, and from retailers, wholesalers. In 1868 Robertson Brothers located at the present place of business, having been previously located at Yonge street and Trinity Square. Thomas Robertson was the inventive genius of the firm, inventing and patenting candy-making machinery which came into use in all candy-making countries. He became head of the business and conducted it after his three brothers had been re- moved by the hand of death. The company later was incorporated as Robertson Brothers, Ltd., wholesale confectioners, Thomas Robertson, president. He was also president of the Monetary Times Publishing and Print- ing Company, of Toronto, an office he entered in 1902. The following is quoted from the issue of the "Monetary Magazine" of April, 1917:
Following the career of this joTimal with great pride, he wa.s always most ardent in the desire that it should strictly maintain the policy of the founders of the paper — to print an independent, outspoken, carefully written and property conducted buslnoss and financial journal. Throughout his business career, Mr. Thomas Kobei-tson believed in recognizing the best side of tlie human ele ' cnt in business and had the greatest pos-sibio faith in his fellow men. To the Great Beyond has pa.sscd an unobtrusive but efTective nation builder, a man who did noble deeds, without ostentation, a con- sdentiou-s citizen of whom other men said with truth: "Here is a gentleman."
Thomas Robertson was a man of strong mind and character, self-reliant and not afraid to lead. He was a Liberal in politics, but strongly opposed to the Taft- Fielding Reciprocity Agreement of 1911. He was for Canada first, and his pubUc spirit was boundless. He
was a member of the Toronto Board of Trade, Andrew's Society, Canadian Manufacturers' Assoc tion, York Pioneers' Association, Royal Canadi Ontario and National clubs, being a charter member the last-named. Mr. Robertson was a world-w traveler, a collector of fine paintings, and patron Canadian artists. He died in Toronto, aged seven nine, having been a resident of the city for sixty-( years, and one of the important business men of the c for half a century.
Thomas Robertson married, in 1867, Elizabeth Vi of "Toronto, who died in 1911. He married in 19 EUzabeth J. McKnight, of Toronto, born in Allist Ontario, who survives him, a resident of Toronto.
COLONEL WILLIAM KIRKPATRICK M NAUGHT, C.M.G.— In reviewing the life of Colo McNaught, C.M.G., stretching over almost thr quarters of a century, one is unfailingly impressed w the intimacy of his association with those projects a institutions which are universally recognized as represei ing the finest effort and achievement of the Domini in many fields. Canada's sons, in large numbers, fou in the critical conditions of the World War the mes of valuable service to their fellows, but while Goloi McNaught's work in this emergency was surpassed none, its magnitude and magnificence could not dim i brilliance and worth of his devotion to the gene welfare throughout the long years of peace. His 1 seems to have been described, in its far-reaching huini itarianism, by the injunction of the Apostle Paul in 1 letter to the Philippians, for he had indeed thought "Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things i honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever thii are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsow things are of good report."
William Kirkpatrick McNaught, son of John a: Sarah McNaught, was bom in Fergus, Ontario, Septei ber 6, 1845, and died in Toronto, February 2, 1919. Af( attending the public schools he was a student in Brai ford Collegiate Institute and Bryant & Strattoi Commercial College of Toronto, spending his early yei on the home farm. His entrance into business life was the employ of Robert Wilkes & Company, wholes! jewellers of Toronto, his first position that of invoi clerk, and in the nine years of his identification with tl concern he rose to the managership of the silverware a! cutlery departmeilt, and finally to the office of forei buyer. In 1876 Mr. McNaught established the Ni York office for this firm, and in 1877 organized, in Tore to, the wholesale jewelry house_ of Zimmerman, V. Naught & Lowe, continuing active in that firm un 1885, when he sold his interest to devote himself entin to the oiganization of the American Watch Case Co pany. From 1885 to 1904 he was secretary and treasu of this concern, in the latter year_ succeeding to 1 presidency and general managership, which he h until his death. His executive genius and almost unli ited capacity for management were responsible for ■ large measure of success that attended the operati of this company, and his untiring zeal and well-direc efforts placed it in a commanding position in its fi( He was a conspicuous figure in Canadian business 1 and was vice-president of the Canadian Elgin Wa Company; treasurer of the Canadian Keystone Cresc Watch Case Company; president of the Trader Pub! ing Company from 1891 to 1905; and for twenty-t!- years editor of "The Trader;" vice-president of Standard Publishing Company, Ltd., from 1893 to If and director of the Porto Rico Electric Railway C pany, the Gore Fire Insurance Company, and the Cj solidated Optical Company. For many years he wil
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illor of the Toronto Board of Trade; was president : Canadian Manufacturers' Association from 1896 )8, and chairman of its taiifT committee from 1899 [)5. Mr. McNaught gave generously of his time Gfort to the worlc of the Canadian National Exhibi- )f which he was president from 1901 to 1905, and he ed the tribute of the honorary presidency of the tion from 1905 until 1910. The effectiveness of ork in reorganizing the exhibition won deserved ciation partially expressed in the presentation of a service at a public banquet, and upon his resigna- f the presidency he was made a life member of the ition and a member of the executive. In 1907 his of the provincial industrial and business conditions jcognized in his appointment to membership on the 3-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, and in he was again appointed a member of this commis- vithout salary. In 1905-1906 he was chairman of the [ of License Commissioners of Toronto. His :al convictions were Conservative, and he sat orth Toronto in the Provincial Parliament in 1906, ind 1911, his careei in this body marked by a fear- nd uncompromising advocacy of reform measures, ceived the public thanks of the Toronto Anglican I for having introduced a bill in the Assembly e abolition of treating in June, 1906, and in 1908 troduced and staunchly championed a pure milk From 1909 until his death he was a director of the nal Consumptive Association, and he was also ctor of the British Empire League. Mr. McNaught ;he author of numerous articles and pamphlets, pally on commercial subjects, and among the ,gs that came from his pen were the "Canadian ers" and "Ontario's True National Policy in •d to Black and White Coal." onel McNaught was a Baptist in religious belief [filiated with the Bond Street Church, later with the I Street Church. He was intensely interested in ;ic sports and was an authority on lacrosse, being uthor of two books on this game and serving as ary of the National Amateur Lacrosse Association 1877 to 1880, and president from 1880 to 1884. as also a member of the Royal Canadian Yacht and vice-president of the Toronto Rowing Club 1873 to 1875. He was president of the National from 1897 to 1901, and in this period reorganized enerally revivified the club, in recognition of these es being presented with a silver loving cup and g his portrait, by E. Wyly Grier, R. A., hung in the
1866 he enlisted as a private in the Queen's Own , No. 4 Company, rising to the rank of color mt, and later joining the Twelfth Battalion of Rangers, in which he was commissioned lieutenant, other officers and enlisted men he volunteered for lief of General Gordon at Khartoum, but the offer ot accepted by the British war office. At the out-
of European hostilities in 1914 Mr. McNaught i his services to the government in any capacity
he might be of use, and he was attached to the luarters Staff at Ottawa, with the rank of honorary !l. He served as a member of the special land )ort committee which standardized and purchased lechanical and vehicular land transport for the iian overseas forces, and at the request of the liter of Militia raised one hundred thousand dollars ibattery of armored cars. Later he superintended tganization and equipment of the 109th Regiment Jiadian Militia, and at the request of the members •♦f was appointed honorary colonel in 1915. Colonel tiught also was active in the recruiting and organiza- lif the 84th and 169th Overseas battalions. He was
vice-chairman of the Industrial Association of Ontario, organized in 1914 by the municipalities of the Province to deal with the unemployment occasioned by the war, and he was also organizer in the same year of the Muni- cipal War Loan Association of Toronto, at whose disposal two hundred and fifty thousand dollars were placed by the City Council for loans in small amounts to needy citizens^ out of employment.
From time to time in the course of his long distinguish- ed career Colonel McNaught was made the recipient of notable honors at the hands of his fellows, all of which left him as they found him, sincere, loyal and unselfish in his labors for the general good. In June, 1905, he was presented to King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra at Windsor Castle, and in June, 1914, he was made a commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.
Colonel McNaught married, June 22, 1872, Caroline Eliza Lugsdin, daughter of Ladds William Lugsdin, and they were the parents of: Harvard Young, a medical doctor, member of the faculty of Leland Stanford Uni- versity, California; Charles Boyd, a sketch of whom follows; William Carlton; and Edna P. L., who married H. R. Tudhope.
CHARLES BOYD McNAUGHT— Bearing a name that has long been prominent in the Province and Doininion, Mr. McNaught, in numerous fields of activity, continues traditions of useful and sustained service. He is a son of Colonel William Kirkpatrick McNaught, C.M.G. (see preceding sketch) and Caroline E. (Lugsdin) McNaught, and was born in Toronto, April 14, 1877.
After attending the Church Street Public School and the Jarvis Street Collegiate Institute, Mr. Mc- Naught became employed as junior clerk with E. P. Pearson, an insurance broker, from 1895 to 1898, and then for a time was his partner. In 1899 he embarked upon an independent venture and operated alone until 1903, when he formed an association with George B. Shaw, as Shaw & McNaught. Their business was merged with that of J. B. Reed & Son in 1906, as Reed, Shaw, & McNaught. Mr. McNaught's business interests have extended into many fields, and he is an official of several widely known industrial organizations. He is president of the Consolidated Optical Company, manufacturing opticians, of which he was the organizer, president of the Sterling Coal Company, president of the Conger-Lehigh Coal Company, president of the City Dairy Company, Ltd., and president of the Pruden- tial Coal Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also is a director of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Com- pany, of Canada. He is identified with the work of the Toronto Board of Trade and the Canadian Manufactur- ers' Association. He was a member of the War Trade Board of Canada, upon which there were four representa- tives chosen from the entire Dominion, and served as a member of the Canadian Trade Commission. Mr. McNaught represents the Ontario Government as a member of the board of trustees of the Toronto General Hospital, and he is a member of Deer Park Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a Conservative, and he is a member of the National Club, which he serves as vice- president, the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, the Scarboro Golf and Country Club, the Rosedale Club, and the Union Club of Cleveland. Mr. McNaught is a member of the group of Toronto men-of-affairs who have bent their efforts along lines productive of general benefit and whose work has been pursued with public-spirited regard for the common welfare.
Mr. McNaught married Violet L. Seath, daughter of Dr. John Seath, superintendent of education for Ontario from 1898 until 1919. They have one son, John C.K., a student in the University of Toronto.
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THE HON. and REV. HENRY JOHN CODY,
rector of St. Paul's Church, Toronto, and fonnerly Minister of Education for Ontario, is an honored figure in the life of Toronto and of Canada. His career has been brilliant beyond the ordinary. It is as influential in the state as in the church. Rarely does one find a dergyman, devoted to his religious duties, exerting so much power in civil society. A brief and simple recital of the events of his life is the best proof of his place in the Nation and the community. He was born in Embro, Oxford county, Ontario, December 6, 1868, the son of E.J. and Margaret L. (Torrance) Cody.
His education was received at the Gait Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto; his theological training at Wycliffe College. He entered as an under- graduate in University College with the Prince of Wales Scholarship, and he graduated in 1889 with first class honors in classics and philosophy — a double first — winning the McCaul gold medal in classics and the Frederick Wyld prize in English for his essay on "Flor- ence the Mediaeval Athens." He is a B.A., an M.A., and an LL.D. of his alma mater. Conspicuous in classical scholarship, he also devoted himself to history, under Sir Daniel Wilson, and to English literature. Several of his college contemporaries, like himself, attained to eminence in life, such as Mr. Justice Duff, Sir Thomas White, Rev. Dr. Gordon ("Ralph Connor"), Sir Hamar Greenwood, the late Di. John Macrae, and Professor Stephen Leacock.
From the first Dr. Cody was deeply interested in education; taught for a time on the staff of Ridley College, and lectured in Wycliffe College on Church Hbtory and Systematic Theology. He was a member of the University Commission of 1905, chairman of a similar commission in 1921, and is now a member of the board of governors of the University of Toronto. He is also one of the trustees of the Royal Ontario Museum. Closely associated with the Provincial School System, he was invited by Sir William Hearst, in 1918, to become Minister of Education, and his acceptance of the office was the signal for popular approval and satisfaction. His dual robe of clergyman and minister of the Crown, 80 far from exciting censure, secured for him the cordial confidence of every element in the country. By necessity a member of a government, he retired from office upon the defeat of the Hearst Administration in 1919, although he himself had been elected by acclamation to the Legislature in an otherwise keenly contested general election — a tribute to his personality and his recognized fitness for the office. During the comparatively short term of cabinet service, he had been able to embody needed reforms in both elementary and secondary edu- cation, to enlarge the opportunities for technical and industrial training, and to secure from the Legislature the passage of the most important educational measure which his native Province had adopted for many years — the extension of the compulsory period of attendance, either in whole or in part-time, from fourteen to sixteen or eighteen years of age. This advanced step, placing Ontario in the forefront of educational progress, is now being applied and worked out.
In his church. Dr. Cody fills a place at once unique and commanding. He has been a clergyman of the Church of England for twenty-eight years, and always associated with St. Paul's parish. He took priest's orders in 1894, and was Archdeacon of York from 1909 to 1918. But his fame has spread far beyond the bounds of a parish or a province. He declined the bishopric of Nova Scotia in 1904; was the choice of the laity at the election of a bishop for the Toronto Diocese in 1909; and in 1921 again refused even higher preferment, as Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia, an unsought and unexpected
evidence of his standing and influence at home a; abroad. The growth of St. Paul's under his fosteri care is one measure of his usefulness and authoril During his ministry St. Paul's had been three tire enlarged until now it is the largest Anglican chur in Canada, and the present edifice is a stately and ii pressive example of the early English and decorated ty of architecture. Its great organ is one of the dozen or largest church organs in the world. In the geneial actr ties of church life. Dr. Cody finds time for many labo is a member of the executive committee of the Missi Board of the Church of England in Canada, and 1 ecclesiastical scholarship has been drawn upon in t recent revision of the Prayer Book. The degree of D. has been conferred upon him by Trinity, Queen's, Kn< and Wycliffe colleges, and the degree of LL.D. by t University of Manitoba.
It is no easy task to define in a few words Dr. Cod; relation to the varied interests of social, municipal, a other branches of civil affairs; his intimate contact wi all sorts and conditions of men of every religious ( nomination, profession, and occupation; his help, and sympathetic encouragement of movements tendi to stimulate and direct mankind; his eloquence in 1 pulpit and on the platform, and his devotion to Cana and the British Empire. Few men have used grea' talents, energy, and scholarship to better effect upon t character of those around them. He has travel! extensively, and is deeply read. In military matters al he has taken a deep interest, and is chaplain of t Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, with the rank of lieuh ant-colonel.
Dr. Cody married Florence Louisa Clarke, daugh' of the late H. E. Clarke, M.P.P., of Toronto, and 1: one son. He resides at No. 603 Jarvis street, Toron and in summer at Morval Lodge on the shore of La Simcoe.
REV. JOHN GILLESPIE— Rarely is it given to a man to distinguish himself in two fields of endeavor, b in the person of Rev. John Gillespie the business woi for many years felt the force of a discerning mind a progressive spirit, while his later years ^ave to t religious advance of the Asy the same qualities ripen to full fruition. Long a resident of Toronto, there t« scarcely an interest here, civic, social or religious, whi did not benefit by his devoted and constructive « deavors. Both as an exponent of business integrity a Divine Grace his influence was very powerful throu his daily contact with the people, and now still \\\ among them, an inspiring memory.
The Rev. John Gillespie was born July 14, 1835, County Wicklow, Ireland, although of Scottish ancest He was descended in direct line from "Baron Dumfrie a hero of Bannockburn. Mr. Gillespie's father, Jo Gillespie, was a graduate of Trinity College, of Dubl Ireland, and until his death a tutor in that instituti His dearest wish was to see his son take holy orders, t at great personal sacrifice the father planned his edu tion, entering him as a student at Dundalk Board i School. The father's untimely death, only a few ye later, left the youth without means of continuing studies, compelling him to relinquish his plans and ei business as a means of livelihood. Accordingly, he beci identified with the celebrated mercantile establishmeii Todd, Burns & Company, of Dublin, where he remai during his stay in that country. In the year 1854 common with many forward-looking young men of time, Mr. Gillespie crossed the Atlantic and came Canada, settling at Guelph, Ontario. Remaining tl for about four years, he then accepted an offer from old firm of A. T. Stewart & Company, of New York C
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lere he assumed a position of large responsibility, hile remaining in New York he filled other positions importance, and eventually returned to Canada 1866, becoming a permanent resident of Toronto, ith this broadly comprehensive experience, Mr. Gil- pie established his own business in Toronto, entering B wholesale hat and fur field, the firm name at the ginning being John Gillespie & Company. The enter- ise was marked by immediate and lasting success, and r. Gillespie personally retained the management of the siness for twenty-two years. In the course of this ne his personality made a profound impression upon B business world of the day. Frankly acknowledging, len occasion made it seemly, his deep interest in re- ious matters and his convictions along this line, B most positive opponent of his views could only con- le his consistency, and respect and admire him for it. ir he not only gave generously of his time and sub- mce for religious work, but carried the principles and Bcepts of religious teaching into the daily transactions his business. The enterprise continued to prosper, and derwent various changes necessitated by the growth d development which brought it to a foremost position its particular field, and still exists, under the name of s Gillespie Fur Company, Ltd. During his business reer Mr. Gillespie was identified with much of the mmercia! and civic advance of the city of Toronto, ing a member of the Toronto Board of Trade, he was 10 a member of the Dominion Board of Trade, and he •ved as treasurer of both these important bodies. He s also a director of the Bristol Mortgage Company, d from early in its history until his death he was inaging director of the Dominion Lands Coloniza- in Company.
Meanwhile, although Mr. Gillespie, as a young man, IS compelled by circumstances to lay aside his plans
• a position of prominence in the religious world, he was levoted and indefatigable lay worker. No service was 3 humble to receive his earnest attention, and he came
be one of the most valued assistants at St. James' ithedral, of which he was for many years a member. ; was appointed superintendent of St. James' Sunday hool under the pastorate of the late Very Rev. Dean asett, and his leadership of this body was a story of ry striking success. Always appreciative of the view- int of childhood and youth, his cordial sympathy and nning personality increased the membership until the nday school had the very remarkable attendance of teen hundred pupils. Almost coincidentally with his ^ing up the Sunday school work, Mr. Gillespie became urch-warden ol the cathedral. In this connection he 1 a great work for the material good of the parish, being e of the leaders in the movement tor erecting a steeple
• the edifice, and making. other additions and improve- jnts in keeping with the dignity and beauty of the ihitecture, which have made St. James' Cathedral one
the finest church edifices of the entire Dominion, s work was recognized by the placing ot his name upon 3 marble sphere which forms the cap-stone of the spire. But through all these years Mr. Gillespie never for e moment forgot the original purpose to which his life d been consecrated, and the desire of his father that should become a member ot the clergy. For a number years before he retired from business he was making separation for consummation of his purpose — the ful- bient of his father's wish. He felt that the personal ;cess which he had achieved bore but slight significance the general advance, and he cherished the old aspira- n toward a higher plane of effort, a field in which the ritual growth of men's souls should be his daily care, king time from his business interests, he took up the ial course in theology under a private tutor, and
prepared for ordination. He was ordained deacon by the Rt. Rev. Arthur Sweatman, Bishop of Toronto, in 1887, being ordained priest the following year by the same dig- nitary. His first appointment was as assistant, under the late Canon Sanson, at "Little" Trinity Church, of Toron- to, but he was retained in this position for only a short time. His ability and the excellent work he did for this parish gave him a standing among the foremost clergy- men of the day. The improvements he made on the church edifice amounted practically to its rebuilding, and his thoroughly businesslike handling of its financial affairs placed it upon a sound economic basis, and gave it a new lease ol life.
The most noteworthy feature, however, of Mr. Gilles- pie's progress in the work of his sacred office was the fact that among the people with whom he had come in daily contact as a man of large mercantile interests, people who had known him only as a business man, he was received and acknowledged a man of God. So fully and completely had his commercial career measured up to the approved standards of honor and integrity that even "in his own country and among hisown kin" he was accepted as a worthy apostle of the religious life. His appointment, in 1890, as rector of the Church of the Messiah, in Toronto, then just set apart as an indepen- dent parish, placed him in a position of great hardship, and at the same time of great privilege. As the head of a struggling congregation, without a home other than its small and inadequate temporary mission house, the pecuniary rewards of his labor were negligible, but the opportunity for high achievement was well nigh un- exampled. His zeal and devotion form a significant theme running through the entire early history of the church, like a melody rising above the accompanying chords until hushed by the Author of all Harmony. His ceaseless efforts brought into being the wonderfully beautiful structure on Avenue road now known as the Church of the Messiah. Through all the discouragements attend- ant upon such an undertaking, he led his parishioners with unfaltering faith and courage, much of the time his dauntless attitude being the only influence which held the workers together in their forward struggle. A year before his death his flock expressed their appreciation of his labors by presenting him with a beautiful gold watch, suitably inscribed, a fitting address being tendered him upon the occasion of its presentation. Rev. John Gillespie has passed on to the rewards ot Christ-like endeavor, and among the younger generation now grow- ing up, his name is only one of many honored names, but the Church of the Messiah will stand for many gen- erations, pointing both the worshipper and the casual passer-by to the higher life, and in this structure his name will live as long as it shall stand.
Other bodies of organized effort and wide benevolence also benefited by the personal activity and public influence of Mr. Gillespie. He was for years a member of the executive committee of the Diocese of Toronto, and chairman of the Toronto Rectory Fund. Long govern- ment trustee of the Toronto General Hospital, he was a member of the board of the Toronto Orthopaedic Hospital, and was chairman of the House of Industry. He gave of his best efforts and of his personal means to every worthy cause brought to his attention, never questioning whether the part he bore should receive any recognition or recompense of praise. Few have served so wholeheartedly for the sake of the good to be ad- vanced, with so little thought of personal aggrandize- ment, in any cause at any time, and his loss came as a deep bereavement to many individuals and organiza- tions.
A year before his death Mr. Gillespie's health became very precarious, but he continued to fulfill his duties
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as rector until within two months of the end. He died Saturday morning, July 23, 1904, and the following day all the services at the Church of the Messiah breathed of sorrow, emblems of mourning appearing in profusion. The Rev. Robert Sims, who for some years had been the deceased rector's assistant, preached the morning sermon, and Rev. Canon Sweeny, of St. Philip's Church, preached the evening sermon. His presence was vividly recalled in the reverent words spoken of him by his colleagues, and by the singing of his favorite hymns. The "Dead March from Saul" concluded both services, the con- gregation standing. The funeral obsequies were held at the church, which was the object of his loving and devoted labors, at three o'clock on the afternoon of July 25th, the services being conducted by the Bishop of Toronto, assisted by Rev. Canon Sweeny, Rev. J. Pitt Lewis, and Rev. Robert Sims. Many very beauti- ful floral tributes attested to the esteem in which the deceased rector was held, and the large congregation in attendance told even more truly what the man and his work had meant to the people of the city.
Mr. Gillespie married (first) in 1855, Hester Ellis Cunningham, who died in 1876, leaving six children, of whom three survive their father: Mrs. J. H. Brock, of Winnipeg; Frederick G. Gillespie, of New York City; and Mrs. Oswald W. Howard, of Montreal. Mr. Gillespie married (second) Julie Rowland, daughter of H. S. Howland, the founder and first piesident of the Imperial Bank of Canada, whose son, Peleg Howland, is now the president. Mr. Howland was also the founder of the hardware firm now well known under the name of the H. S. Howland, Sons & Company, Ud. He was for many years one of the most broadly prominent men of the city of Toronto. Mrs. Julie (Howland) Gillespie with her children, survive Mr. Gillespie. Children: Ardelia, wife of C. H. Watson, of Hamilton, Ontario; Julie, wife of Adrian Millinan, of Toronto; Kathleen, wife of Dudley Kelly, of California; Laura, who resides at home; How- land, with the Gillespie Fur Company, Ltd., of Toronto, of which his father was the founder, as above noted; Paul p., who served in the Great World War as a lieuten- and in the Flying Corps, and is now in the insurance business; and John K., who also served in the Great World War, won the Military Cross, was discharged with the rank of major, and is now also in the insurance busi- ness.
The life and work of Rev. John Gillespie presents to the most casual reader a loyalty to high ideals and fidelity to worthy purposes seldom surpassed. His history can reflect only honor upon the city of his adop- tion, upon the wide circle of friends who still cherish his memory, and upon the sacred calling to which so large a share of his energy was given. The world is better for his having lived and labored in it, and every life is richer which had the privilege of touching his.
JAMES FAIRHEAD— For almost half a century engaged in the ice business, James Fairhead has for many years been a leader in this line of endeavor in Toronto. Mr. Fairhead is a son of James and Elizabeth (Fisher) Fairhead, who were both born in England. A farmer by occupation, the father went to Australia while still a young man, in 1847, taking his family with him. After being there for about two years, engaged in farming, gold was discovered within one hundred miles of his farm. Unlike the majority of the farmers who rushed to the gold fields, he continued his agricultural pursuits, and due to the scarcity of farm products, he was able to sell at extraordinary prices, accumulating a fortune within a few years. In 1857 he returned to England and resumed farming there. His death, by accident, occurred
in 1873, cutting short his career just as he was lookini forward to spending his declining years in comfort.
James Fairhead, the son, who is recognized toda; as one of the leading figures in the ice bu.siness in Ontario was born in Penrith, Australia, December 20, 184J Educated in England, he came to Canada in 1871, am settled in the village of Yorkville, now Toronto. Re turning to England in 1872, he again came to Canad in 1878 with his mother and his seven brothers am sisters, he being the eldest son, and until the younge children were settled in life he was the head of th family. Once more locating in the village of Yorkvillt Mr. Fairhead bought out a brickyard in North Torontt which he carried on until 1876, when he entered the ic business. First purchasing the Spring Water Ice Cora pany, of Toronto, he found himself obliged, as tim passed, to extend his activities to meet the constantl increasing demand of the growing city. In 1886 he bega procuring ice from Lake Simcoe, and at that tim changed the firm name to the Lake Simcoe Ice Companj In 1892 the concern was incorporated, and at this tim an amalgamation of five other companies was effectec Mr. Fairhead being made manager of the concern. I 1899 he was elected president of the company, and ha since held this position in addition to its general managei ship. The constant growth of the business has been sue that the concern is undoubtedly the largest ice compan in the city of Toronto. Their ice manufacturing plant are located at the foot of George street, and No. 10 Dupont street, and are operated night and day, wint« and summer, their output amounting to one hundred an sixty-five tons daily, when run to capacity, as is almoe always the case. Their output of natural Lake Simco ice of course varies with the season, running from one t eight hundred tons daily. They not only supply the cit of Toronto and near-by towns, but ship throughout th Province of Ontario.
Mr. Fairhead is a member of the Toronto Board « Trade, and is a Liberal in political convictions. Politia as such, have little interest for him, but he has bee deeply concerned in movements of civic improvement an progress and has been identified with much constructiv work in this field. He is a member of St. Paul's Methodis Church, and is very active in its various undertaking: He has been a trustee for more than forty years, durin fifteen years of which time he was treasurer of the churcl For some time he has been a director of the Upper Canad Bible Society, seryingon several of the various commil tees of that organization. His chief recreation is foun in lawn bowling, and he is a member of the Canada liaw Bowling Club.
Mr. Fairhead married (first) in the spring of 187* Catherine Shaw, daughter of Robert Shaw, of Toronb by whom he had three sons and two daughters: Henr James, now vice-president and assistant manager < the above concern; Helena; Ella May; Norman Edga associated with his father and elder brother; and Nev man Allen, engineer of the manufacturing plant. Mr Fairhead died in May, 1909, and two years later M Fairhead married her sister, Margaret Jane. His cit residence is at No. 193 St. George street, Toronto, at his summer home on Shaw's Island, Lake Muskok where he has spent his summers for the past thirt; eight years, enjoying its beautiful environment lake and wood.
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field, his death on January 21, 1917, resulting from accident at the Toronto Union Station, as he was ding farewell to troops of his command proceeding rseas. It had not required the crisis of a world at war bring home to Colonel Macdonald's fellows the mgth of his character and the depth of his nature, for he business world he held high place, and in the social les in which he moved he was held in respect and ird, whole-hearted and enduring. His stand upon :al and ethical questions was uncompromisingly taken m a high level, and he was tolerant and considerate he rights and privileges of his associates, among whom was extremely popular. In Toronto's history his life )rd is illuminated by the steady light of noble pur- es and attainments.
lolonel William Campbell Macdonald was the son of ijamin and Dorothea (Campbell) Macdonald of nguacousy, in the County of Peel, Ontario, and was n in the County of Peel on May 31, 1856. He was cated in the public schools and by private tutor, and m nineteen years of age entered the office of the isurer of the County of York, and five years later led the staff of the Confederation Life Association, ^hich he became managing director and actuary in 4. He was a noted authority upon life insurance; counsel bore the weight of exact knowledge, and his iding was attested by his election in 1910 to the sidency of the Toronto Insurance Institute, and later president of the Actuarial Society of America. Jolonel Macdonald joined the militia in 1878 on stment in the "Queen's Own Rifles" of Toronto, ig promoted in successive grades to the rank of cap- 1 and adjutant, and served with this regiment in the rth West Rebellion in 1885, being present at the lief of Battleford and the operations against Chief Bear. He became a major in the 48th Highlanders on organization in 1892, and lieutenant-colonel, comman- g the regiment from 1900 to 1906, and after com- inding the Sixteenth Infantry Brigade in 1908, was moted the following year to the rank of colonel, held a first-class certificate from the Royal School Infantry and wore the Long Service decoration. Dur- the Great World War he volunteered for service, and u at Camp Borden and elsewhere in Military Dis- itrict No. 2, as brigadier of the 1st Infantry Training igade. He was a lifelong enthusiast in rifle-shooting,
I was on the Canadian Bisley Team two years, and in 16_ won the "Daily Graphic" prize, and was at Bisley nird time as adjutant of the team; he was also presi- It of the Dominion and Ontario Rifle associations, and uident of the Canadian Military Institute in 1901-3. lonel Macdonald attended St. James' Cathedral, and B a member of the York, Toronto, Ontario Jockey, f-onto Golf and Toronto Hunt clubs, and for recreation
II greatly attached to riding and golf.
volonel Macdonald married, in 1887, Caroline Emily lid, only daughter of Frederick and Louisa (Barrett) lid, (see sketch following) and their children were: iFlora, who married William Batten McPherson, of •onto, son of the Hon. W. D. McPherson, K.C. iFrederick Wyld, an officer in the 48th Highlanders, b served with distinction in France and Belgium with f 15th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, lining the Military Cross at St. Julien, where he was ien prisoner, and now aflSliated with the Toronto Ice of the National City Company of New York. Louise. 4. William Campbell, who died on May 4, 19.
ill Toronto mourned the death of Colonel Macdonald, ll he will be long remembered as an able and popular ber, who possessed not a single quality implied in the in "militarism," but who always advocated the
maintenance of a proper state of defence, as a business man of splendid endowments, and as a citizen whose every work was good.
FREDERICK WYLD, son of William Wyld, of Scotston, Queensferry, in West Lothian, Scotland, was born on December '24, 1832, and was educated at Irving Academy, subsequently serving an apprenticeship of five years with Craig Brothers, woollen merchants, at Edinburgh. In 1854 he entered the wholesale dry goods trade at Hamilton, Canada, in partnership with Henry Darling, under the name of Wyld & Darling, and eighteen years later, on account of rapid expansion, the business was moved to Toronto in order to occupy more extensive premises, and the name was changed to Wyld, Brock & Darling. In 1878 the firm was known as Wyld, Grasett & Darling, but in ten years Mr. Grasett re- tired and the original name of Wyld & Darling was revived, with Andrew Darling as partner.
Mr. Wyld was known as a successful merchant of rare merit, and in addition to his executive duties i n the business which bore his name, many of the noted corporations and financial institutions received the benefit of his administrative talents, and his a.ssociation with any company was full evidence of his faith in its basic soundness and almost invariably a guarantee of its success and prosperity. He was vice-president of the Confederation Life Association, vice-president of tlie Standard Bank, president of the Fire Insurance Ex- change, and a director of the Canada Permanent Mort- gage Corporation, the Toronto General Trusts Corpora- tion, Dominion Transport, and King Edward Hotel Company. He was extremely industrious, taking keen enjoyment in the solution of business problems and overcoming commercial difficulties, and any organiza- tion with which he associated himself was proud to follow his leadership.
Mr. Wyld was keenly interested in public affairs of a nonpolitical nature, and there are few figures of the generation past which symbolize more the public and private virtues which men admire. He realized the importance of education in Canada, and founded the Frederick Wyld Scholarships in English at the University of Toronto, and in Latin at St. Andrew's College, Toron- to. He was an active member of the congregation of St. James' Cathedral and liberally contributed to it and to innumerable charitable activities, and was one of those responsible for the organization in 1892 of the 48th Highlanders of Toronto, a splendid regiment which was afterwards commanded by his son-in-law Colonel William Campbell Macdonald (see preceding sketch).
While a very young man, Mr Wyld married Louisa Barrett, who survived him, and they had one daughter, Caroline Emily, who married Colonel William Campbell Macdonald. His clubs included the York, Toronto, Royal Canadian Yacht, and Toronto Golf. Mr. Wyld passed away on August 26, 1912, after over four-score years of life, through which there extended an influence and example that was a potent force for righteous and effective living, conspicuous for high-minded unselfish citizenship.
WILLIAM DAVIES— A resident of Toronto for a longer period than is granted many men for their entire lives, William Davies here made a distinctive place for himself in the community's business circles and in educational, philanthropic and religious affairs. He was a pioneer in the exporting of dressed hogs, building up a great organization in this line. As fortune favored him, he found opportunity for the sharing of his means with his fellows in deeds of broad beneficence. Passing the allotted three-score and ten years, he entered his eighties
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with scarcely any diminution of energy and with height- ened interest and zeal in the promotion of good works, and it was not until his ninetieth year that his strength failed and his passing came, taking from Toronto a venerable citizen, toward whom had lon^ been directed the loving regard of the vast number of his admirers and friends. The story of his life is a remarkable narrative in the extent of his practical achievements, the true generos- ity of his spirit as exempUfied in liberal gifts quietly and unostentatiously bestowed, his courage and forbearance under a serious physical handicap, and the length of years over which he continued a leading figure in the affairs of the City, Province and Dominion.
William Davies was bom at Wallingf ord, near Reading, Berkshire, England, June 23, 1831, and was educated in English private schools. He then served an appren- ticeship in the grocery business at Henley-on-Thames, and was employed as a grocery clerk at Abmgdon and in the Isle of Wight, subsequently establishing in indepen- dent business at Reading. In 1854 he came to Canada, locating in Toronto, and opened a small provision store at the corner of Queen and Victoria streets, later entering the exporting business, and shipping dressed hogs to England. As the raising of hogs developed into a large Canadian industry, he branched into the export of bacon, upon which the business of the William Davies Company was founded. Mr. Davies was a man who in all things reasoned to fundamentals, and it was this mental habit that prompted him in his diligent activities in promoting the high standard of hog breeding now maintained in Canada. He was instrumental in introduc- ing among domestic breeders the improved Yorkshire hog, and the result of this far-sighted action was that within a few years Canadian bacon on the English market came into high repute. Mr. Davies associated with him two of his sons, who bore a generous share of the responsibiUty of his large interests, as he felt they were able to assume it, and their deaths caused him to admit Sir Joseph Flavelle, in 1891. From that time Mr. Davies gradually withdrew from activity in the organi- zation, turning over his executive authority to Sir Joseph and later Mr. Davies' grandson, E. C. Fox.
Mr. Davies was prevented by deafness from many of the associations and companionships most enjoyed by men, and cut off to such an extent from intercourse with his fellows, he became an omnivorous reader. A strong character and a spirit capable of rising above adversity kept his outlook upon life cheerful and tolerant despite his infirmity, and he excelled in works of philanthropy and beneficence that could only have been inspired in sincere love for his fellows. He was a member of Imman- uel Baptist Church for many years and interested in denominational affairs, contributing to the Forward Movement of the church in liberal manner. Over a long period of years he purchased a number of building lots which he donated as sites for new churches. He was a donor of WaUingford Hall, on St. George street, as a residence for women students at McMaster University, and was one of the principal supporters of Brandon Baptist College. He bore a generous share of the cost of erecting the Queen Mary Hospital for Consumptive Children, and the Davies Cottage for babies at this place, and also donated a cottage at Gravenhurst, and the Infirmary there in 1920, while his concern for the wel- fare of the Women's Hospital on Rusholme road provided that institution with X-ray equipment and an operating table. Various bequests to the National Sanitarium Association reached a large amount, although all of these gifts, many of large proportions, were bestowed as a part of the day's work and of his realized duty. He made no virtue of his benefactions and, indeed, was so constituted that their omission would have caused
him mental and spiritual suffering. Mr. Davies was ardent proponent of the temperance cause and felt a part of the religious creed to which he was so devout faithful. He was exceedingly fond of horses, was an ( oellent judge of the best in horse flesh, and his stab! were well known throughout the Dominion throui several noted representatives.
WiUiam Davies married (first) Enuna Holtby, Henley-on-Thames, England, who died in May, 19( and they were the parents of twelve children, all of whc are deceased with the exception of Mrs. E. C. Fox, Toronto. He married (second) in 1907, Rosa Besi Talbot, of Caversham, Reading, England.
Mr. Davies died in Toronto, March 21, 1921. T following is a tribute from Sir Joseph Flavelle, for ma years his associate in business affairs:
William Davies was a man of stem Integrity, indomitable i and unflinching courage. He was tlie pioneer in Canada in cur bacon for e-tport to Oreat Britain, and rendered signal service thi years ago in importing and breeding the bacon type of hog, wh has given distinctive cliaracter in England to Canadian Wilts! sides. Ho lived to see the business which he foimded in a small v sixty years ago develop into the most important bacon-curing est lishment in Canada, imder the able management of his grands E. C. Fox, He was of the rugged, individualistic type, and in bi ness adhered to simple, truthful, direct methods, seeking for no vantages other than those he commanded by an initmate knowle and efficient administration of his business. Though long depri' of hearing, with characteristic determination and virile courage attended pubUc meetings and church services. No stranger wo know that the austere man, with Keen eye and sympathetic inter could hear no word of what wa.s said, or read or sung. He was uncompromising opponent of what he thought was wrong, ani generous supporter of causes in which he beUeved. He was a stro able man. The world would be richer if more men were passes of his moral earnestness and imbendlng firmness.
COLONEL GEORGE GALLIE NASMITH, CM.
— Colonel Nasmith's professional training and work normal times constituted an experience that proved great value in the Great World War, and a distinguish military record was added to notable scientific achie' ments. Colonel Nasmith is now a member of the ft of Gore, Nasmith & Storrie, consulting engineers, act; in broad scientific lines of work in the conservation health and wealth. He is a member of an old Scot family, youngest son of Mungo Nasmith, a Scotsnn from Greenock. His grandfather, at one time an aid man in Toronto, was 'commonly known as "Hon John," and his great-grandfather was the city archit of Glasgow, the designer of many fine buildings. Colo Nasmith is a cousin of Captain Martin Erie Nasmi V.C, commander of Submarine E-11, of Dardanel fame.
Colonel Nasmith was born in Toronto, December I 1877, and was educated in the public schools of t city and Jarvis Street Collegiate Institute. In 1900 was graduated from the University of Toronto, and t years later completed post-graduate work in scien receiving the degrees of Master of Arts and Doc of Philosophy. From 1903 to 1910 he was chemist the Provincial Board of Health, and during this peri he conducted numerous researches, notably on ' poisonous effects of ordinary gas, the pUrity of foods a the methods of purifying polluted drinking waters. 1910 he was asked to fill the new position of direc of laboratories of the City Health Department, s was chief assistant adviser to Dr. Hastings in elaborate reorganization of that department, wh now ranks among the most advanced and efficient America. Dr. Nasmith was in charge of the purificat of the Toronto water supply during the period when death rate from typhoid fever was reduced from for one to two per hundred of population. He was a successful in bringing about a comprehensive sche of milk control, as the result of which nearly $400, were saved by the elimination of a great quantity
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iter from the Toronto milk supply (sold at nine cents luart), in the first year. A natural improvement quality occurred and additional regulations for clean- ess made its use absolutely safe. As a direct result, ant mortality was largely reduced in the city, and in probability much bovine tuberculosis among children ;8 prevented. Dr. Nasmith has also perfected and tented improved methods in sewage disposal, [n 1914 General Sir Samuel Hughes, Minister of ilitia, assigned Colonel Nasmith to take charge of and apt his method of chlorinating water to the water pply at Valcartier Camp, where 30,000 troops were to concentrated. The success of the methods put into eration is attested by the fact that during the period im August 11th to the end of September no cases of Dhoid developed in the camp except in four men who tie there with the disease. Colonel Nasmith was then luested by the Premier and the Minister of Militia go overseas with the first Canadian contingent in irge of everything pertaining to the purity of the nking water supply and as adviser in sanitation. On lisbury Plain he was able to induce practically all of ! Canadian soldiers of the first Canadian contingent
0 had not been inoculated against typhoid fever to jmit to the treatment, and more than 9,000 men eived these preventive measures. He also had charge the purification of the water supplies and the train- ; of the water details, started a laboratory to control ! epidemic of cerebro-spinal meningitis, and was gely instrumental in having the men moved into lets and huts from the terrible condition of Salisbury lin. Colonel Nasmith also brought to the attention the war office the advantage of building large motor er trucks after plans drafted by him to purify water for ! use of soldiers in the field. This system was adopted the British army, and by the end of 1915 filter barges
1 filter motor trucks were in use along the western nt, while later on tlrey were used in the east. The thod of chlorinating the water in carts used by the itish army in the field was a less accurate modification the field method devised some years before by Dr. smith and published in the "British Army Medical irnal."
^s there was no position equivalent to adviser on litation for a division in the field. Colonel Nasmith 3 given command of the Canadian Mobile Laboratory, 1 was attached to the British army in the field. There and his staff were engaged in efforts to combat disease i maintain the efficiency of the front line troops by irding their water and food supplies, by investigating i controlling epidemics of disease such as typhoid, sentery, spinal meningitis, and diphtheria, by inves- iting and assisting in methods for the disposal of army ste and refuse, and in numerous other ways. 3n the day when the Germans launched their first 1 attack. Colonel Nasmith with his assistant. Major nkin, chanced to be visiting the saUent of Ypres, )ut two miles from St. Julien. He saw the gas clouds rt up from the German lines, watched the French lonial troops broken and running from the effects the gas, and Canadian troops going in to fill the gap ; in the front line, and left the scene to report to general idquarters only when the enemy was within rifle shot, made the first and only accurate report on the nature the gas used in the attack, suggested the use of the ; mask, and subsequently did considerable work the effects of the gas and the efficiency of gas masks, hough Colonel Edward Frank Harrison is credited h the invention of the bon respirator, to Colonel smith belongs the credit for devising the first gas sk, an achievement which served to dampen German )es and which raised the spirits of the British forces
at a time when the new weapon had caused their morale to sink low. His first mask consisted of a small production for the mouth and nose, saturated with hypo-sulphite of soda, and British women are said to have furnished a milUon of these within ten days. For this and other work in sanitation Colonel Nasmith was recommended for and shortly afterward made a Companion of St. Michael and St. George, and was mentioned in dispatches. Colonel Nasmith returned to Canada at the end of 1915 on six weeks' leave, and created a flurry in social circles in Toronto by his marriage to Mrs. Scott Raff, principal of the Margaret Eaton School of Literature and Expres- sion, an hour before he left again for France, thus bringing to a happy conclusion a love affair of many years' standing.
After returning to France, Colonel Nasmith was chosen sole representative of Canada on the War Allies Sanitary Commission, then meeting for the first time, and was associated in Paris for a month with the greatest medical and sanitary experts of all the warring countries. At the completion of his mihtary service, the University of Toronto, his alma mater, bestowed on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Science, in recognition of his work overseas, and in the following year, at the same university, he received the diploma of public health. He has also been a member of the Academy of Medicine of Toronto since its inception, and in 1920 was, with Colonel Amyot and Professor McLennan, made an honorary fellow of the academy. He is also a member of the American and Canadian Public Health associations, the Arts and Letters Club, and the Engineers' Club of Toronto. He is the author of "On the Fringe of the Great Fight," published in 1918, and "Canada's Sons and Great Britain in the World War," published in 1919. The first book consisted of personal experiences, and the second, a much larger work, with an introduction by General Sir Arthur Currie, was an historical account of the part Canada and Great Britain played in the war. Upon leaving the city service in 1920, Colonel Nasmith became a member of the firm of Gore, Nasmith & Storrie, with headquarters at No. 625 Confederation Life building, and devotes his time to the scientific commissions undertaken by this firm.
Among the numerous general papers that Colonel Nasmith has published on foods, milk, water purification, sewage disposal, and kindred topics are: "The Haematol- ogy of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning," "Changes In- duced in the Blood of Guinea Pigs in an Atmosphere of Coal Gas," "A Simple Method of Purifying Almost any Water Supply," "A New Type of Trickling Filter," "A Mobile Filter of Large Capacity Suggested for Use in the British Army," "The Chemistry of Wheat Gluten," and "Wind-Driven Currents in the Great Lakes."
Colonel Nasmith has found his chief recreation in sailing and racing. For three years he held the champion- ship of the Kawartha Lakes, and also coached the noted Argonaut Rowing Club Eight. He is also deeply interest- ed in gardening and horticulture, is a member of the Toronto Horticultural Society, and has taken several medals at the different flower shows. He is active in the work of the Red Cross, is vice-president for the Province of Ontario, member of the executive committee, assistant to the chairman of the Dominion Red Cross Society, and chairman of both the Jimior Dominion Red Cross Society and the Junior Red Cross Society of the Province of Ontario. Colonel Nasmith is a member of the Baptist church, and in politics is a Conservative. Mrs. Nasmith is a daughter of the late Rev. Scott, of Owen Sound, Ontario.
HARRY RYRIE — The name of Ryrie has long been known in Toronto in connection with the jewelry busi-
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ness, and this was the principal activity in the world of affairs of Harry Ryrie. In addition to a conspicuously successful business career he was even more widely noted as a man who gave himself without stint in the promotion of good works. The word philanthropist did not describe him, for that term can be earned by material gifts alone, and along with his substance Harry Ryrie gave of his thought, his innermost feelings, and his whole heart was in every enterprise for the welfare of his fellows with which he was identified. Toronto remembers him in sincere gratitude for a life of wholesome worth, and his place in her history is secure.
Harry Ryrie was a son of James and Margaret (Pig- eott) Ryrie, and was born in Toronto, May 9, 1862. His early education was obtained in the Park public schools and the school that is now the Jarvis Collegiate Institute. His active life began with a five years' appren- ticeship to a watchmaker, and he then entered the retail jewelry trade with his brother, James, under the firm name, Ryrie, the Jeweler. Their first location was a small shop opposite the present Ryrie store, and the generous patronage that was here attracted caused incorporation as Ryrie Brothers, Harry Ryrie becoming secretary and treasurer. The business outgrew its first quarters and a new place was occupied at the northwest corner of Adelaide and Yonge streets, which satisfactorily met the needs of the business for a time, until the present store at Temperance and Yonge streets was made its home. The reputation of Ryrie_ Brothers extends throughout the Dominion, and those in the trade who are in a position to speak authoritatively say that it is un- surpassed on the Continent. Certain it is that through- out a wide territory around Toronto the name of Ryrie Brothers signifies the utmost in quality and reliability in all jewelry.
There was no single interest outside of his business that claimed Mr. Ryrie more completely than the Young Men's Christian Association. For several years he was president of the Toronto branch, and he directed the campaign for one million dollars to be used in the erection of modern Young Men's Christian Association buildings in the city. He was a member of the Dominion Board of the Young Men's Christian Association and of the International Board. Mr. Ryrie was a trustee of the East End Day Nursery, a member of the advisory council of the Girls' Home, and was a leading member of the Jarvis Street Baptist Church. He was a member of the Foreign Missions Board of his church, and for many years taught a class in the Sunday school. There was no department of his religious or philanthropic work from which he derived more sincere pleasure than that which brought him into touch with children, for the appeal that they made to him was equalled by the attraction he possessed for them, and their friendship was an immediate and instinctive gift to him. Mr. Ryrie held the Knights Templar degree in the Masonic order, and he was also a member of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, National Club, Lambton Golf Club, of which he was president, the Rosedale Golf Club, and the Mississauga Golf Club. In golf and farming he found his most enjoyable out-door recreation, and his marigold farm at Clarkson was one of his most treasured posses- sions.
Mr. Ryrie married, at Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A., Christine Whittet, daughter of Robert Whittet, de- ceased. Robert Whittet came from Scotland to the United States shortly after the Civil War, and was senior member of the firm of Whittet & Shefferson, one of the largest publishing firms in the South, the firm still active in this line. Mr. and Mrs. Ryrie were the
Barents of: 1. Helen, married T. H. Garrett, of St. louis, Missouri. 2. Evan, went overseas in May, 1915,
as a lieutenant in the Forty-eighth Highlanders, Fori fifth Battalion, and was killed July 18, 1917, near Lei 3. Margaret. 4. Ross. 5. Jack. Harry Ryrie died in T( onto, September 16, 1917. His life, usefully and u selfishly lived, is at once an inspiration and a splenc heritage to those who follow him.
ALEXANDER ARCHIBALD ALLAN— His conn* tion with Toronto dating to the city of old, Alexand Archibald Allan, head of A. A. Allan & Company, Lt of Toronto and Winnipeg, is one of the foremost man facturers and merchants of Toronto as well as one of t oldest in point of active participation in business affa of the city. He is a native of Ronaldshay, Orkn Islands, Scotland, son of Alexander Kennedy Alls his father for many years prominent in the shippi industry.
Alexander Archibald Allan was born May 14, 1842, a as a boy was brought to Canada by his parents, obtain! his education in Cobourg private schools and a milita school in Toronto, which was conducted by the offici of the Thirtieth Regiment. In 1861 he entered the ei ploy of William McMaster & Nephew, wholesale d goods merchants, with whom he remained for sev years before establishing independently as a manufi turer's agent, representing British drygoods houses. 1877, when the affairs of Joseph Way & Company wt in course of liquidation, Mr. Allan purchased t business, and in 1877 organized the firm of A. A. All & Company, withdrawing from his agency connectio to give his entire time to this field of work. The eoi pany are manufacturing furriers, also make caps, ai are wholesale distributors of hats, caps, straws, glo\ and children's headwear. Upon the incorporation of t company Mr. Allan became president, the firm's locati for many years on Wellington street. West, later on B; street, between Front and Wellington streets, its hoi at the time of the destructive fire of 1904, when the bu ness was burned out. A new building, larger and mo modern than the old, comprising seven floors ai basement, was erected, and here A. A. Allan & Compai have continued their extensive transactions, it being i advertising slogan of the firm, supported by press facts, that "Quality plus Co-operation built the All reputation."
Mr. Allan, who for many years has directed the poll that has resulted in this substantial growth and progrei is a member of the Canadian Manufacturers' Associatic the Board of Trade, a life member of the Royal Canadi: Yacht Club, with which he has aflSliated for forty yea; has been a member of the National Club since 1874, ai fraternizes with the Masonic order, a member of i Andrew's Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons for fift four years (since 1868). He is also a member of t Ontario Club, the Granite Club, and the Royal Canadi Institute. In 1890-91 he was president of the Coram cial Travelers' Association. Mr. Allan has long beer member of St. James' Square Presbyterian Chur having served upon the board of managers and as chairman for several years. His record of participat: j in business, civic, social and fraternal affairs is one exceptional honor, extending as it does, over a per of such unusual length, and his career during this ti has been attended by the respect and esteem of associates. Mr. Allan has been an enthusiastic devo of yachting, and is also known as an appreciative c noisseur of oil paintings and watercolor work and owner of splendid specimens of both arts.
Mr. Allan married, in 1872, Elsie Milne Watt, Brantford, who died in 1921. Their children are: Ada. 2. Jessie Louise, deceased. 3. Arthur A., mans and vice-president of A. A. Allan & Company, I
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4. Lillian F., married John Roy Williams, and resides in Palo Alto, California. 5. Major Frank S., manager of the fur department of A. A. Allan & Company, Ltd., who won his military rank in the 134th Canadian Battal- ion. 6. Herbert William, also associated with the organi- zation founded by his father.
} HON. JUDGE FREDERICK MONTYE MORSON
1 — When Judge Morson began legal study he put aside his early desires to follow the sea for a career that led him to the bar and finally to the ermine of judicial place. The loss of the English merchant marine or the Imperial navy was surely the gain of the Canadian bench, and his legal and judicial career is one of distinction and honor.
Frederick M. Morson was born in Chambly, Province of Quebec, October 22, 1851, son of Frederick Morson, M.D., M.R.C.S. (Eng.) and Georgina M. (Kuper) Morson. Dr. Morton was surgeon on the staff to the King of Holland, and later an eminent practitioner in Montreal, retiring to Niagara-on-the-Lake after many years of successful practice. The son attended Niagara Grammar School and obtained his collegiate training at Trinity University of Toronto, whence he was gradua- ted in 1873, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Legal study with the firm of Blake, Kerr & Boyd followed, and in 1877 he was called to the bar, beginning professional practice in Hamilton in association with Edward Martin, in the firm of Martin & Parks. Returning to Toronto, he was connected in practice with N. Gordon Bigelow, iK.C, under the title of Bigelow & Morson, later Bigelow, Morson & Smythe. These firms were identified with jmuch important litigation and their members held de- Iservedly high rank at the bar.
j Mr. Morson served for two years as deputy judge, iand on June 4, 1891, was appointed second junior judge for the County of York, Ontario, by Sir John Mac- Donald. As a jurist he has won and held for many years the respect and confidence of his colleagues of the bench and of the profession-at-large for even-handed justice, ^dispensed always in accordance with the merits ot the icase and unfailingly free from personal bias or sentiment. I In 1920 Judge Morson was appointed a member of the Board ot Police Commissioners of the city of Toronto. iHe is a member of the Upper Canada Law Society. His fraternal affiliations are with the Masonic order, being past master of Ionic Lodge, Ancient Free land Accepted Masons, and was grand registrar of the Grand Lodge of Canada in 1890, and his club is the Toronto. He is a communicant of the Church of England. His record bears favorable comparison with that of any jurist of the Province in point of volume of work accomplished and the virtue of talents brought to the determination of justice, and he has a large personal following throughout the district. Judge Morson is an ardent devotee of outdoor sports, being particularly fond of hunting and fishing.
Judge Morson married Katherine Le Brunn, eldest daughter of the late George H. Wyatt. They have no children.
JOSEPH ANTHONY THOMPSON— For more than two decades prominent in professional circles in Toronto, Joseph Anthony Thompson is numbered among the successful solicitors of Ontario, and is a member of the widely known law firm of Aylesworth, Wright, Thompson & Lawr, with offices in the Bank of Hamilton building, in Toronto. Mr. Thompson comes of English stock, and is a son of Sir John and Annie (Affleck) Thompson.
Joseph Anthony Thompson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 6, 1874. Going to the Mother Country for his course in arts and letters, Mr. Thompson was graduated from Stonyhurst College, England, after
which he returned to Canada for his professional prepar- ations. In 1894 he joined the law firm of Beatty & Black- stock, of Toronto, as a student, and later finishing his studies at Osgoode Hall Law School, he was called to the bar in 1899. He immediately became a member of the present firm, and has since handled a general practice as solicitor. He has won a high position in the pro- fession, and is considered one of the leading men in legal circles in Ontario today. He is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Ontario Bar Association, and the York County Law Association. Politically, Mr. Thomp- son is a supporter of Conservative principles and policies. His social interests include membership in the Toronto Club, the Toronto Golf Club, and the Phi Delta Phi fraternity. He is a member of the Roman Catholic church.
Mr. Thompson married, in Toronto, in 1903, Maude E. Temple, of this city, and they have two children: John S. D., and Eleanor Ann. The family home is at No. 10 Prince Arthur avenue, Toronto.
ROBERT CARSWELL— One of the veteran business executives of Toronto is Robert Carswell, who developed the important publishing and book selling interest of which he is still the head, active and alert to all progress at the age of eighty-four years.
Robert Carswell was born in Colborne, Ontario, July 19, 1838, and is a son of Hugh and Margaret Carswell, of Glasgow, Scotland, who made Canada their home. Receiving his early education in the Brighton Grammar School, the young man took a preparatory course at Belleville Seminary, then entered Wesleyan University, at Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.A., in 1859, in the class of '63. Meanwhile, from the age of eighteen years, he taught school for several years, then, after leaving the university, he again taught school for about one year, at Colborne Harbor. Coming to Toronto in 1864, Mr. Carswell acted as sales representative for the "American Cyclopedia," and while thus engaged took up the work which eventually became his life interest. Having an opportunity to purchase a few second-hand law books, he did so, and finding a ready sale for them, continued buying and selling in this way. He soon opened a small book-shop, over the old "Leader" office, and this business, founded in 1866, has grown to its present importance. With its early development, Mr. Carswell found it necessary to remove to larger quarters, on the corner of Adelaide and Victoria streets. Later buying this property, he erected the Equity Chambers, at Nos. 22-28 Adelaide street. East. In 1879 Mr. Carswell formed a partnership with Charles FVankish, W. E. Collins, and Arthur Poole, and under the name of Cars- well & Company, they did a very considerable business in law books, but later Mr. Carswell bought out his partners. In September, 1891, he formed a joint stock company, known as the Carswell Company, Ltd., Mr. Carswell being the president and general manager. Entering the publishing field at about this time, Mr. CarswelT's first work was "Clarke's Criminal Law." In 1909, selling the Equity Chambers, the business was removed to No. 19 Duncan street, and was continued there until 1919, then the site was again changed to Nos. 145-149 Adelaide street. West, its present location, where the company had erected a fine modern five-story reinforced concrete manufacturing plant, with its own printing and book-binding shops, the entire equipment being thoroughly up-to-date. The Carswell Company, Ltd., deals in law books only, publishing, printing and binding, importing, and selling new and second-hand books. Mr. Carswell has gradually relinquished his active management of the business, but retains the presidency of the company. J. T. A. Smithson is now the
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general manager of the business, in whom Mr. Carswell has entire confidence in his ability to continue the busi- ness successfully. Charles R. Brown is the representative of the company in the United States, where he sells many thousand dollars worth of books, both British and Canadian, and is very successful. In addition to the above interest Mr. Carswell is vice-president of the Cartwight Goldfields, Ltd., whose holdings are now being entirely developed and it is a promisingly valuable pro- perty.
Mr. Carswell was a member of the Toronto Board of Trade. He is a member of the Church of the New Jerusalem, (Swedenborgian), in which he is extremely active, being the head layman of the church.
Mr. Carswell married (first) at Iroquois, Ontario, Millicent Carman, daughter of Philip Carman, who died in 1866. They were the parents of a daughter, Emmeline, who married Prof. Alfred Acton, M.A. Mr. Carswell married (second) Martha Swan, and they were the parents of a daughter, Martha Roberta. He married (third) in 1881, at Edinburgh, Scotland, Mary Sophia Frankish, with whom he has had a very happy life for forty-one years. One child was born of this marriage. Flora Edina.
REV. DR. HENRY SCADDING, educator, divine, author, and historian, was noted for his writings on historical subjects, particularly through his "Toronto of Old," before the present history had been planned or even had birth as an idea. His long life of eighty- eight years extended over the greater part of the nine- teenth century, and he is known as one of the out- standing scholars of his time, a devout and beloved servant of the church.
Rev. Dr. Henry Scadding was born in Dunkeswell, Devonshire, England, July 29, 1813, son of John Scad- ding, who was for many years factor to Major-General Simcoe upon his estates in that shire.
Henry Scadding came to Canada in 1821 and obtained his early scholastic training in Upper Canada College, where he was "head boy" of the institution in the first year of its existence, 1830. In 1832 he was appointed a King's scholar, which enabled him to pursue, without tuition cost, a course at an English university. He en- rolled in St. John's College at Cambridge University and in 1837 was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Returning to Canada in 1838, he became a member of the faculty of Upper Canada College, and subsequently, after his ordination, was the organizer and first rector of the first free church in Toronto, the Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity. After many years of labor in these two offices, failing health compelled him to retire in 1862 from college work, although until 1875 he filled the pulpit of the Church of the Holy Trinity. Even when he resigned from the pastorate he frequently assisted in the services, and to the end of his life was a regular worshipper in this church.
Dr. Scadding received several degrees, including that of M.A. from Cambridge University in 1840, and D.D. from the same university in 1852. Dr. Scadding was chaplain to Bishop Strackan, and accompanied the Bishop on tours oi visitation to all parts of Canada. He was for several years editor of the "Journal of the Canadian Institute" of Toronto, and while occupying that position, and after resigning therefrom, con- tributed many interesting and valuable papers on philosophy, numismatics and Canadian and aboriginal archaeology. He was author of many monographs and volumes on historical, scholarly, and scientific subjects, and in 1855 was awarded the Confederation Medal by the governor-general in council. Dr. Scadding was president of the Canadian Institute from 1870 to 1876,
and was the first president of the "York Pioneers." Upon retiring from the faculty of Upper Canada College, Dr. Scadding took up his abode in the quaint home he had built at Trinity Square, and here he did much of his writing, including his "Toronto of Old." In 1867 he was made a canon of St. James' Cathedral.
Dr. Scadding married, August 14, 1841, Harriett Eugenia Baldwin, and they were the parents of Henrietta Mellicent, who married Robert Sullivan, a sketch of whom follows. Rev. Dr. Henry Scadding died in Toronto, May 6, 1902. His influence upon his generation is com- parable only to the influence of the church of which he was a part throughout the centers of its history. Stead- fast and true in all things, standing always as an in- spiration to a higher, richer, fuller life, and offering, in example and precept, the path to this lofty aim, he lived and died.
ROBERT SULLIVAN was born in Toronto in 1838, and died there July 3, 1870. He was educated in Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto, being graduated, gold and silver medalist, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He studied law, was called to the bar, and became a member of the firm of Morphy, Fenton, & Sullivan. He was co-author with his partner, Mr. Fenton, of a text book on commercial law. He found his chief recreation in yachting, and whenever opportunity offered, loved to sail a craft.
Mr. Sullivan married Henrietta Mellicent Scadding daughter of Rev. Dr. Henry and Harriett E. (Baldwin) Scadding (see preceding sketch). Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan were the parents of the following children: Adelaide, Henry Scadding, and Mabel Annesley. Mr. Sullivan's death occurred at the age of thirty-two years, bringing to an untimely close a career in which worthy achieve- ments opened in prospect.
WILLIAM THOMAS MERRY, a native of Toronto, has been identified with the city throughout all of his active life, and is now head of the business of Charles Bush, Limited, manufacturers of printing and litho- graphic inks. Associated with Mr. Merry is Wilfrid C. Kettlewell, formerly manager of the Methodist Book and Publishing Company. Mr. Merry is associated with many circles of the city's life, social and civic, and is one of Toronto's leading sportsmen, taking a leading part in the promotion of local interest in horses and horseman- ship. The connection of the Merry family with Toronto dates to 1860, when Mr. Merry's father, Martin Merry, born in Reddish, England, came to Toronto in the interest of his own firm. While in Toronto Martin Merry decided to make his home here, entered the city employ, and for many years served in the city clerk's office. He and his wife, Harriet (Reynolds) Merry, born in Hull, England, are both deceased.
William Thomas Merry was born in Toronto, Canada, October 23, 1868. As a boy he attended the public schools, beginning active life at the age of thirteen years, first as a clerk in the office of Stephen M. Jarvis, a barrister of the city, with whom he remained for three years. He next formed an association with the Methodist Book and Publishing Concern, subsequently being placed in charge of their publicity work, and continuing in this connection until 1909. In this year Mr. Merry became identified with Charles Bush, Limited, a com- pany established in 1907 for the manufacture of printing and lithographic inks. Mr. Merry purchased an interest in this concern and was made its managing director, in 1912 becoming president of the company. In addition to ink making, the company manufactures printers' rollers and padding gum, and are jobbers in dry colors and varnishes, also Canadian agents for Godfrey L. I
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bot's carbon blacks, in which they are doing an ensive business with rubber and other concerns, presentatives of the company cover the Canadian ritory, offering a valuable service and co-operation to : employing printers of the Dominion, and a large lort business is also conducted. Mr. Merry is a mber of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, 1 a supporter of all concerted movements for the )rovement of industrial and commercial conditions Canada.
At. Merry is a member of the Lake Shore Country lb and the Toronto Hunt Club. He is an ardent seman, numerous trophies testifying to his skill this branch of sport, and finds no greater pleasure n the mounting of a well-bred, well-formed horse of racter. This love of horses and aptitude in their idling have descended to his children, who have won ny honors at the Toronto show, rlr. Merry married, at Boston, Massachusetts, in )ruary, 1904, Grace Lillian Carter, of Boston. Mrs. rry is well known in the musical circles of the city, 1 is one of Toronto's leading contraltos. She has been )ist in the Metropolitan, Central Methodist, Timothy :on Memorial, and other churches, and now sings ;he Methodist church at Oakville, Ontario, where the lily resides. Mr. and Mrs. Merry are the parents of: lliam Harland, Richard Cleaver, Herbert Carter, and th Lillian.
RVING HEWARD CAMERON— Among the lead- men of the medical profession in Toronto is Dr. ing H. Cameron, who began practice in this city in 4, and has for nearly half a century been winning lOurs as well as rendering valuable service in the fession.
)r. Cameron is of Scotch extraction, his grandfather, n McAlpin Cameron, having been born in Scotland, ;nce he emigrated to Canada with his family in 1819. imong his children was Sir Matthew Crooks Cameron, } was born at Bullock's Corners, Dundas, Ontario, ober 2, 1822, and died at Toronto, Ontario, in 1887. Matthew C. Cameron was a man of large ability, 1 one of the leading men of the legal profession in ■onto, widely known for his resourcefulness, his wide I deep knowledge, and his equity in judgment. He i appointed to the office of Chief Justice of the Court Ilommon Pleas, and for many years exerted a strong uence upon the legal and judicial practice of his day. was knighted at the time he became a chief justice, I as a public-spirited citizen and a man of the highest ;grity of character held a foremost place in the esteem his professional associates as well as of his fellow- zens in general. He married Charlotte Ross Wedd, ' among their children was Irving Heward. rving Heward Cameron was born in Toronto, July 1855, and after completing his preparatory education ered Upper Canada College. When his college course ! completed, he spent three years studying law in the ;es of his father's firm, Cameron, McMichael & i;gerald, in accordance with his father's wish that his Ication should be a broad and liberal one, and then :in his medical studies in the University of Toronto, ;iuating in 1874 with the degree of Bachelor of iiicine. After spending some time in postgraduate ik, he went to New York City and to Philadelphia, Ire he made a special study of surgery. In 1876 he irned to Toronto and engaged in practice. He steadily Jt up a large and important clientele, and was emin- ly successful. He then studied in England, France and euany. As time passed, the quality of his work placed 1 among the leaders of the medical profession, and as fTgeon he rendered service of such high value that in
1900 he was awarded an honorary fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons, at London, and in 1905 was made an honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Sur- geons, at Edinburgh. In that same year he was also given the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Edinburgh, and was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. Meantime, he had been receiving other honors from his professional associates. In 1898 he was elected president of the Canadian Medical Association. He was also made a councillor of the Toronto Academy of Medicine; a member of the original staff of the Hospital for Sick Children, and a member of the surgical staff of the Toronto General Hospital. He was also a member of the surgical staff of St. John's Hospital and of St. Michael's Hospital, and was professor of surgery at the University of Toronto. He has served as president of the "Toronto University Alumni Association, and of the Toronto branch of the British Medical Association. He is a member of the Senate of the University of Toronto. He was formerly a member of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and is now a member of the Soci^t^ Internationale de Chirurgie and of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. In addition to the manifold duties and responsibilities of his practice and of his many professional connections and associations, Mr. Cameron has been busy with his pen. He is one of the founders and was one of the early editors of the "Canadian Journal of Medical Science"; and is the author of some noted articles contributed to Canadian and British medical journals and American text books. He holds the degrees of M.B., F.R.C.S. of England and Ireland, LL.D., F.A.C.S.
Upon the outbreak of the World War, Dr. Cameron enlisted, serving as a colonel in the medical corps. He was in charge of the surgical department of the Canadian Red Cross Hospital, at Taplow, England, and later was at the Ontario Hospital, at Orpington, England. He also served as president of the Board of Consultants, and was inspector and consultant to the various military hos- pitals throughout Canada. He was demobilized, March 1, 1920.
Politically, Dr. Cameron is a Conservative, and has declined the honor of nomination to Parliament. Along with all the eminently valuable professional service he has rendered, he has found time for healthful recreation. He is interested in all sports, and is affiliated with the York Club, the Primrose Club, and the Royal Societies Club of London. His religious affiliation is with St. James' Cathedral, Anglican.
In 1876 Irving H. Cameron married (first) Elizabeth Amelia Maria Wright, daughter of the late Dr. H. H. Wright. She died in 1902, and Mr. Cameron married (second) Jessie Elizabeth (Holland) Robertson, widow of the late John Ross Robertson, owner of the "Tele- gram" and editor of the famous John Ross Robertson Historical Collections. The children of the first marriage were: Matthew Crooks, who is a barrister; and Evelyn Charlotte Ross, who married Stuart Temple Blackwood, of Toronto.
SIMEON HEMAN JANES— In the years of the past, when the present city of Toronto was a vision cherished by only a few of the most far-seeing of her citizens, Simeon Heman Janes laid the foundation of a work that continued until his death, resulting in vast benefits, the value of which will endure far into the future of his city. Real estate was the field in which his genius lay, and his operations were conducted upon a large scale and in conformity to standards that insured the creation of districts creditable and desirable. His faith in Toronto, his confidence that a high degree of prosperity would
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been only thirty-eight thousand, wW^^ thousand. The lS?oSl'eUXorBir s?S west of Avenue road. wS principally, farms, and va^tland^ ^^^_
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iM» FRFDERICK JOHN SMALE— To bring fr; the'^d'^strn'^cfS^aSeandah^^^^^^^
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3r. Smale married Helen M. Fetch, daughter of )fessor Fetch, of Victoria College. Their children are: ;derick Edmund, John Kenneth, Dorothy Mills, ssel Blake.
W. S. Milner, writing in "The University Monthly," ! official organ of the University of Toronto Alumni sociation, used the following words:
'he loss of Dr. Smale Ls most deplorable. Many causes will have } lament, but only thoy who knew him will n'alize what it means Jniverslty interests. For he was marked out, if ever man was, for (lie activity and service: and he was one of ourselves — a type 3anadiim University life in its highest estate. I humble farmer's .son, educated at Lindsay, he came up m 1889, 1 the 1851 E.xhibitior fellowship in 1802, which is given forcapac- in scientific research, and wont to Europe. None who heard it I forget the simple beauty of a reference he nmde to his mother m address he gave to his old school before leaving. The com- isioners extended the feUow.shlp to him for a third year. Retum- from I.«ipziK, he was at once added to the University staff in emlstry . At the end of three yeare he resigned his position to enter iiness life.
"his sudden cliange was due to no lack of devotion to science. ras partly due to a belief that ultimately a wider sphere of activity i opened to him, bitt more, probably, to one of those powerful nan affinities wliich cannot be e.xplained. Two men of Kindred Ke felt in some dim way that they had a common future. ie carried the scientific spirit with him into business, and none 5w better than he that tliere is a seiLse in which high business uires a scientific temiier, an accuracy and a persistence which are ■ often but an ideal, a laboratory.
n the troubled jxiriod from which the University has emerged, he rclsed a force which even those with whom he worked hardly lized at the time, controlling the impetus, smootWng asperities, ir hoiieful. suggestive and creative. In becoming one of the gents of Victoria College, he had reached a place in which he uld liave been a power in the whole University. For he was entially a man of no organization or church party. He started from ere he was, farm, college, church or bvisiness, and worked wherever could lend a hand. It was the American residents' church in ipzin. a Bible class of medical students in our University, the chnica! School in our city, the Simday-school in his church, and ilver.sity interests at many points. He had no theories and few spossessions. He was a Christian man of science. A man of this 30 is never looking for work to do; the most varied interests are itmually calling him. But liis would have been a public career, public spirit was gaining the predominance in hun. But at thirty- , just as he felt that he was coming to Ills more settled activity, 1 eager buoyant spiiit went suddenly and wholly unexpectedly. : left a young wife (the only daughter of the late Professor Fetch) d four little children. Tragic — but not a tragedy. He passed on > lamp and the oil of life. He truly Uves and strives on. A buoyant grace and fine nobility of poise were his great ont- rd ciiaracteristics. Beneath a certain gayety and exquisite irm of maimer pulsed an eager, fervent spirit, full of loving idness and helpfulness. 1 .shall not, I hope, be thought guilty violating the sanctities of intimacy in illustrating for others what inner of man he was. After a first .serious oi)eration he rallied BBciently (for him) to go down to business now and then for a If hours. No one would have suspected that for six weeks the lole daily product of bile (twenty-fotir ounces) was discharging >m a wound. He left for Rochester (Mitmesota) to undergo a »nd operation, absolutely the same as 1 ever knew him. Told that i choice was between an operation, wliich might be temporary, d would at least leave iiim permanently incapacitated for the linary' work of Ufe, and another which might disclose hopeless aditions, but, on the other hand, might possibly set him speedily liis feet, he at once elected the latter. Next day he laughed hlm- f into weariness over Kipling's "Steam Tactics," listened tenderly "They," pursued the New Year's bill of fare at dinner to a finish, ri infected all with his own spirits. Next morning in the hospital, >jch he had previously inspected tiu-oughout with a scientific Brest, he went into Dr. William Mayos operating room "un- pared" (as the hospital word is), bade a cheery good morning aU present, and placed liimself on the table. The operation dosed the most dread scourge of humanity. At nine in the Ding he was seen to be sinking. But he remained fully conajious the very end, which came some hours later, with absolutely no nge in his life-long Ixsaring, in full command of voice and strong land. It was no death of saint, stoic or enthusiast. There was looking forward to the future or back to the irast. He simply ked out of life as into another room. A breaK in the glory of uvii^ I lilgh service was something he had never contemplated. Life ■nal btirned so powerfully in him that perhajjs he could not Ifais mind upon wliat yet he knew. So iiassed my pupil as a boy, al my t>eit beloved friend.
'The Varsity," published by the University of Toron- tiUnion, spoke editorially in part as follows:
"he University has stu-ely .suffered much in one academic year at tl hand.s of death. But when Dr. F. J. Smale was suddenly taken OBhe third day of the new year a pillar tell. Among University men tqfeeliDg is everywhere the same — a sense of desperate loss.
He had played no small part in the general movement wliich has transformed the University sittjatlon. With wonderful sanltr and sweetness he combined a hidden pa-sslon for achievement sucn as few can ever know. A creative, organizing man, he was yet woU content to stand in the background. It was progress itself ho wanted, whether achieved by kindred spirits, or by those with whom he could have little in common. He saw the best in men, and it was always the best he wanted to see . . . Instinct, but not biLsiness instinct, took him from us. He was quickly advanced from purely scientific work to a mariagerial position. Yet there wa.s ever present in hla mind a vision of service to the University that he loved. This connection was never really severed. He served many a University cause, and many an obsctire student deplores the loss of an open- iianded helper.
His mental gifts were great, but his personal endowments were princely. No one ever better illiLstrated the truth tiiat nobility and charm of presence are not the special prerogatives of a class. And he was a good man.
Had ho simply continued a member of the "Victoria Board of Regents he would Iiave rendered inestimable service to the whole cause of liigher education, for a more catholic spirit we shall hardly see again. But at thirty-six, in the eager prime of his manhood, with power now in his grasp, he walked out of life, imstartlod, unruffled, literally eis if he were gouig forth to business on a common day. It was not resignation, nor philosophy, nor faith, in any common sense. He knew a secret. Here and there life was to liim an unbroken whole of joyful service, and he went out to other business of ills Father.
His obituary record in "Acta Victoriana" was as follows:
There were few men of the rising generation from whom the covmtry, the bitsy life of commerce, the quieter life of thought and science, and the higher life of coasecrated Christian worK hoped for greater or richer things. He was, indeed, one prominent among tens of thousands, combining the careful, painstaking, truth- seeking observation and patient study of the man of science, with the fine ta.ste and culture of the man of learning and literature; the active energy, ambition and versatility of the man of business: the conscientious fidelity, transparency and honor of the Cliristian gentleman; the rare social gifts which make a man witLsome and attractive, and give him leadership among his fellow-men — a leader- ship of love and resi)ect rather than fear^and, last and greatest of all, the himible, loving spirit whici, following in the footsteps of Christ, consecrates all other gifts to the life of service.
CHARLES W. KERR— Professional activity and public affairs of Ontario have known representatives of two generations of this line of the family of Kerr — Senator William Kerr, K.C., the father, and Charles W. Kerr, William F. Kerr and Francis Dean Kerr, sons — their combined service in these relations covering a period of more than sixty years. Prominence won through careers of sustained usefulness has been their portion, and in the "History of Toronto," the record of Charles W. Kerr, of this city and Cobourg, has deserved place.
Mr. Kerr's grandfather, Francis Kerr, was a teacher in Enniskillen, Ireland, in 1823, when he decided to widen his scope of work by coming to Canada. He married Olive Shelby Wallbridge. Mr. Kerr's grand- father, on his mother's side, came from England and opened a general store in Cobourg in 1832, and this business is still being carried on.
Senator William Kerr, K.C., father of Charles W. Kerr, was born in Prince Edward county, Ontario, February 27, 1829, and was prepared for matriculation at the University by Dr. Ormiston, a Presbyterian min- ister of Newcastle, Ontario. He then entered Victoria University for his course in the arts and letters, being graduated in the class of 1855, and becoming a student in the law office of Smith & Armour, at Cobourg, Ontario, the members of the firm being Hon. Sidney Smith, later Postmaster General of Canada, and Mr. Armour, later Chief Justice of the King's Bench Division. Under this distinguished preceptorship Mr. Kerr prepared for his career, and was called to the bar in the year 1858. From that time until his death he had a prosperous general legal practice in Cobourg, his brother, John W. Kerr, K.C., being associated with him from 1863 to 1903. William Kerr was created King's Counsel in 1876, and gained wide distinction in political and educational circles. He was dean of the faculty of law of Victoria
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University for a period of twenty-five years, and was the first vice-chancellor of that institution from 1885 until 1906. He had the honor of laying the corner stone of Faraday Hall, Victoria University, on May 31, 1876. In the public life of Cobourg he was an outstanding figure, serving as councillor for five years, and as mayor of the city for six years. He also served on the Cobourg Harbor Commission for a number of years. He first was a candidate for Parliamentary honors in 1874, and was elected to the Dominion Parliament, but the election was voided on account of irregularities by agents. He was again elected in 1875, defeating Hon. Sidney Smith, ex-Postmaster General, but in 1878 the National Policy wave defeated him. Again defeated in 1882 by the very narrow margin of five, he protested the election, and it was set aside for bribery. In 1885 he was defeated by a small majority, and in 1887, 1891, and 1896 he was offered the nomination, in each case unanimous, but declined to be a candidate. During all these years he was one of the leading Liberals in his section of the Province, and campaigned extensively throughout the eastern counties. In 1899, upon the appointment of Sir Oliver Mowat as lieutenant-governor, Mr. Kerr was called by the government to the Canadian Senate to occupy the seat vacated by Sir Oliver. He was a Bencher of the Law Society at the time of his decease in 1906. William Kerr married Myra J. Field, and three of their sons followed the law. The eldest son, William F. Kerr, K.C., has been Crown attorney for Northum- berland and Durham since 1905, and was associated in practice with his father at Cobourg under the firm name of Kerr & Kerr, now carried on under the firm name of Kerr& Coc hrane. He has already been elected a Bench- er of the Law Society of Upper Canada on three successive occasions.
Charles Wesley Kerr, second son of William and Myra J. (Field) Kerr, was born in Cobourg, Ontario, April 17, 1865, and received his early education in the public schools and Collegiate Institute at Cobourg. Entering Victoria College, he was graduated in 1887, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, then took up the study of the law with his father for one year, later with the firm of Bain, Laidlaw & Co. He was called to the bar with honors and as a medalist in 1890, and since that time he has continuously and successfully practiced in Toronto, for the first seven years with the firm of Laid- law, Kappele & Co. for fifteen years as a member of the firm of Ryckman, Kerr & Mclnnis, and from 1912 until the present time (1922) as Charies W. Kerr & Co., handling a general practice, but giving special atten- tion to corporation law and litigation. His offices are in the Lumsden building, at No. 6 Adelaide street, East, and a long experience has brought him high stand- ing and reputation among his professional colleagues. Mr. Kerr's name has been and is beinfe prominently mentioned in connection with an appointment to the Su- preme Court Bench of Ontario. He is noted for courage, determination, resource and urbanity. He was a member of the Young Men's Liberal Club in days of Willison, Lyon Pedley and Robinette; also as member for twenty-five years of Executive Committee of North Toronto Liberal Association and of the Liberal Associa- tion of Toronto. Mr. Kerr served for years as secret- ary of the North Toronto Liberal Association, and as pres- ident of this organization. He was also for years a vice- president of the York and Toronto Liberal Association. He was president of the Central Toronto Reform Associa- tion in 1917, and has been broadly interested in all civic advance as well as national progress, but consis- tently declined to accept political honors, except on several occasions, the first being in 1917, when he appeared as a straight Liberal Laurier candidate for
West Toronto, the election being contested with Horatio Hocken. He took a leading part in uphoh the policy of Sir Wilfrid Laurier in that election, fear! ly endorsing him in many speeches and in publis articles. The second exception was in 1921, whei contested Northumberland county, his home cou with the endorsement of his leader, the Hon. i, kenzie King, in a three-cornered fight, as the Li al candidate.
Always deeply interested in the progress of educa Mr. Kerr was for ten years a member of the Boari Regents of Victoria University. He is widely kn socially, and for several years was president of the N awaska Club. He is also a member of the Ontario C of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, of Canadian Association, of Ontario Law Association, and York 1 Association.
Mr. Kerr as a young man was renowned in Cobc for his proficiency in all sports, viz; baseball, eric lacrosse, football, one hundred yard dash, and '. distance running.
Mr. Kerr married, in Hamilton, Ontario, on J 28, 1893, Maude Stobbs, daughter of the late 1 Thomas Stobbs, of Hamilton, and they have two dai ters: Grace B., at home; and Joyce A., B.A. (Honoi Modern History), wife of Carlton H. Rankin, of Toro The family residence, "lUahee," is in Cobourg, and 1 attend the Methodist Church of Canada.
John Morely Kerr, the third son of Senator Will Kerr, K.C., followed mercantile pursuits and is the member of the firm of A. R. Copping & Son, of Toro:
Francis Dean Kerr, K.C., the fourth son of Sen; William Kerr, K.C., is a member of the firm of P: Kerr & McElderry, of Peterboro, Ontario, and is pr inent in that city as a counsel and also politically, hai been given the candidacy of East Peterboro in 1! which he contested in the interest of the Liberal pa
DAVID INGLIS GRANT, in legal circles in Onta holds an assured position as a member of the firn Johnston, Grant, Dods & Grant, with a suite of ofl in the Bank of Hamilton building, in Toronto.
Mr. Grant comes of Scottish antecedents, the family homestead being near Granttown, in the Scot Highlands. Leaving there in 1832, Alexander Gri Mr. Grant's grandfather, came to Canada, and loca near Peterboro, Ontario, where he lived for a time, t settled permanently at Queen's Bush, now knowi Stratford, Ontario. There he was active for many y( as farmer and miller, and was also broadly promir in public affairs, serving as municipal officer in County of Perth, and making of his home a headquar for the early Scottish immigrants.
Rev. Robert Neil Grant, his son, and Mr. Gra father, was born near Peterboro, Ontario, and as a yo man entered the ministry of the Presbyterian chu; An eloquent preacher, he labored among the churche that section for a period of forty-four years. His writi also evidenced his mental power and spiritual grace, reaching a far wider audience, gave the pen name ur which he wrote, "Knoxonian," extensive celebrity, died February 16, 1909. He married Mary A. McMul youngest sister of the Rev. W. T. McMullen, D.D. Woodstock, Ontario.
David Inglis Grant, son of Rev. Robert Neil and W A. (McMullen) Grant, was born in the town of Inger County of Oxford, Ontario, August 22, 1872. Recei' his early education in the public schools of his na place, he attended high school at Orillia, Ontario, subsequently attended law school, at Osgoode I Toronto, where he fitted himself for the profession o! law. Called to the bar in 1895, Mr. Grant practice<
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en years in Orillia, then in 1911 came to Toronto, to >me a member of the present firm. In this connection s identified with an extensive general practice, and handles much work in the field of corporation and dng law, the firm standing in the front rank in ario, being solicitors for the Royal Bank of Canada, other large financial and commercial corporations. Grant was created a King's Council January 1, 1922. member of the Canadian Bar Association, Mr. Grant holds membership in