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ALBERTA

PAST AND PRESENT

HISTORICAL AND
BIOGRAPHICAL

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VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO, ILL.
PIONEER HISTORICAL PUBLISHING CO.

1924

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BIOGRAPHICAL

HON. ALEXANDER CAMERON RUTHERFORD, K. C, LL. D.

Hon. Alexander Cameron Rutherford, first Premier of the province
of Alberta and a member of the senate of the University of Alberta since
1907, is the senior partner in the firm of Rutherford, Jamieson, Ruther-
ford & McCuaig, barristers and solicitors, which maintains offices in the
McLeod building of Edmonton and in the Imperial Bank Chambers of
Edmonton South. His birth occurred at Osgoode, Carleton county, On-
tario, on the 2d of February, 1857, his parents being James and Elizabeth
Rutherford. He received his early education in the public and high schools
of Metcalfe, Ontario, continued his studies in Woodstock College of Wood-
stock and prepared for a professional career in McGill University. The
Hon. Dr. Rutherford engaged in law practice in Ottawa, Ontario, from
1885 until 1895 and then came west to Strathcona (South Edmonton),
Alberta. Here he has remained an active representative of the bar to the
present time, now practicing as senior member of the firm of Rutherford,
Jamieson, Rutherford & McCuaig. He is also a factor in business circles
as director of the Canada National Fire Insurance Company, director of
the Imperial Canadian Trust Company and director of the Great West
Permanent Loan Company. He is a member and one of the founders of
Local No. 1 of the United Farmers of Alberta.

Dr. Rutherford was a member of the Ottawa Inter-Provincial Con-
ference in 1906, vice president of the Dominion Lord's Day Alliance in
1907 and also delegate to the Imperial Conference on Education in London,
England, in the latter year. He was presented to the late King Edward
and was specially invited to the Royal Garden Party at Windsor Castle
in 1907. His public career has been of a varied and highly important
character. He was elected to the legislative assembly of the Northwest
Territories for Strathcona constituency in 1902 and three years later was
elected to the legislative assembly of Alberta, to which he was reelected
in 1907. On the formation of the province he was selected its first
Premier by Lieutenant Governor Bulyea and was called to form a ministry
on the 2d of September, 1905. He served as Premier, minister of educa-
tion and provincial treasurer during the period between 1905 and 1910
and resigned the Premiership on the 26th of May, of the latter year,
owing to dissension in the ranks of Liberal members in the legislature.
Under his regime as premier of Alberta the Normal College and Pro-
vincial University were founded and all the institutions and machinery
of government were established as in other -provinces of Canada. The
Hon. Dr. Rutherford is an ardent supporter of high educational standards

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and is responsible more than any other man in Alberta for the found-
ing of a state-controlled University and for keeping degree-granting power
in the hands of the Provincial University. He was the first exponent of
railway expansion for Alberta by guarantee of bonds and he encouraged
agriculture, coal mining, judicious labor legislation, and state control of
telephones.

In 1888, in Ottawa, Ontario, the Hon. Dr. Rutherford was united
in marriage to Miss Mattie Birkett, daughter of the late William Birkett.
They are the parents of a son and a daughter, namely : Cecil, who served
with the artillery in France and is a member of his father's law firm;
and Hazel, the wife of Stanley H. McCuaig, of the firm of Rutherford,
Jamieson, Rutherford & McCuaig.

The Hon. Dr. Rutherford has been a Liberal-Conservative in politics
since 1911, prior to which time he was a Liberal. He is a Baptist in
religious faith. He is a fellow of the British Association for the Advance-
ment of Science and the Royal Colonial Institute of London, England,
honorary colonel of the One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Battalion of
the Canadian Expeditionary Forces and was director of National Service
for Alberta of the National Service Commission during the period of the
Great war. The Montreal Herald referred to him as "a man of fine
ability," while the Toronto Globe characterized him as "an honest, up
right figure in politics. A big man physically and mentally with a radiant
humor in his eyes, and lines of stubborn strength finely blended in his
genial face."

HERBERT GREENFIELD.

In the person of Hon. Herbert Greenfield, Premier of Alberta, are
combined the capacity for leadership and a knowledge of the agricultural
situation in western Canada which qualify him preeminently for the posi-
tion of official spokesman and political chief for the organized farmers*
movement of this province. Mr. Greenfield is what is known in news-
paper parlance as a "dirt" farmer. Nearly twenty years ago he came
west to Alberta to take up a homestead, on which he has made his home
ever since, developing it into one of the finest and most scientifically
operated farms in this region and accomplishing this result by his own
untiring efforts. Therefore he can speak of agricultural methods and
problems with the calm assurance of the man who has tested out the
former and employed ail of his mental and physical resources in the
solution of the latter. He knows what the farmer in western Canada
needs today, for he needs those very things himself. But the conscious-
ness of a situation that needs remedying is only the first step in social
and political reform. Once the diagnosis is properly made the remedy
must be accurately prescribed if the condition is to be permanently im-
proved. It is just here that Premier Greenfield stands out from the ranks
of other men who have made a marked success of agriculture in Alberta.

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An early business experience in England gave him an insight into mer-
chandising and marketing methods and practices possessed by few men
in the agricultural field, a knowledge that enables him to test out proposed
measures for the distribution of farm products and discard those that are
not practicable in the world of affairs as they are. Moreover, wide study
along these lines has familiarized him with every phase of the agricul-
tural situation and brought to his attention plans that have been tried
out in other countries to better the condition of this particular industry.
He is, therefore, one who can devise and put into successful operation
plans for advancing the interests of the industry he represents along lines
that will be helpful to everyone concerned, farmer, middle man and ulti-
mate consumer. As Alberta is as yet largely an agricultural region it is
but natural that the organized farmers' movement should be a dominant
force in the political life of the province, where in the high tide of its
success it has put one of its own leaders into the office of premier. The
Hon. Herbert Greenfield, a farmer of northern Alberta, was selected for
the post and sworn in on the 13th of August, 1921. His course in the
ensuing period has vindicated the position of the United Farmers As-
sociation that there were men within the ranks of that organization who
were entirely capable of assuming and effectively discharging the duties
of the highest political offices in the provincial government.

Premier Greenfield is an Englishman by birth. He was born in 1869
in Winchester, and as a youth moved to the great city of London, with
his parents, who took up their residence there. His early education,
obtained in the common schools, has been supplemented in later years
by extensive reading along general lines and serious study of those sub-
jects that are of especial interest to him. When still a boy, however, he
went to work in London in order to help his father and mother solve the
problem of the family budget in a household of growing children. This
early experience in office work was later to be invaluable to him. At
the age of twenty-three Herbert Greenfield left his native land and set
sail for Canada. In the Dominion he found employment at first with a
farmer in Middlesex county, Ontario, and later went on to a farm in
Lambton county in the same province, in this manner mastering the prac-
tical features of agricultural life in Canada.

It was in 1906 that Mr. Greenfield and his wife first came to Alberta.
Here he located on a homestead a few miles south of the present town of
Westlock that is still his home farm. While Mr. Greenfield was thus ad-
vancing his own fortunes, he was helping in the development of the region
with which he had cast his lot as a homesteader. All the public move-
ments for government, schools, and the other things that make a modern,
enlightened community had his support and cooperation. For years he
was secretary and treasurer of the local school board in his district. Be-
fore and since his election as premier he has taken a vigorous part in
municipal public health affairs, working with particular zeal to procure

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municipal hospitals for the province. He was a Liberal in political views
up to the time the farmers went into politics as an organized body and was
a leader in the local party organizations from the first of the Pembina con-
stituency. Meanwhile the agricultural societies were gaining in strength
and reaching out in the scope of their activities. For years Mr. Green-
field headed the Westlock Agricultural Society as president, while with
the organization of the United Farmers Association and United Farm
Women's Association he stepped into a place of political leadership as a
spokesman for his own industry. To his wise counsel and able guidance
this group owes much of its political success in the province. Cautious
and conservative, even in the first flush of victory, he pointed out to his
more enthusiastic associates the danger of assuming greater responsibili-
ties than the newly formed organizations could bear, thus shaking the
confidence of their own members as well as of the general public. As
the associations grew in strength and their leaders became more experi-
enced in political ways, he gave his support to the cause of the farmer in
politics without reserve, throwing the whole weight of his personal influ-
ence on that side of the contest in the political arena. The assistance he
rendered the party contributed enormously to its success in public life
in those early days of experimentation ; thus when the time came for one
of its men to be chosen candidate for the premiership of the province,
Herbert Greenfield had the solid backing of these two organizations. A
successful canvass resulted in the election of the agricultural ticket and
Mr. Greenfield was duly sworn in as premier.

As a speaker Premier Greenfield is very effective. His oratory, while
convincing, is not that of a political demagogue, but rather the forceful
and clear expression of the ideas and views of a man who has thought
his way through problems after looking at them from all sides and test-
ing them with a remarkably keen intellect. He has a good grasp of
politics, comprehends all phases of a situation quickly and acts with de-
cision. His methods are always fair and aboveboard, while his charac-
ter as a man is impeccable, a consideration not to be overlooked when
selecting public leaders.

In 1900 Mr. Greenfield was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth
Harris of Adelaide, Ontario, who accompanied her husband to Alberta
in 1906 and shared with him the fortunes and misfortunes of a home-
steader's life. A wedded life that had extended over a period of more
than twenty years was terminated by the death of Mrs. Greenfield, who
passed away on the 10th of January, 1922.

HON. ALEX ROSS.

When the present Premier of Alberta, the Hon. Herbert Greenfield,
formed his ministry on the 13th of August, 1921, the Hon. Alex Ross of
Calgary was asked to accept the portfolio of minister of public works. At
that time Mr. Ross had had a comparatively short career in the political

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arena of this province as member of the legislature from his district, to
which office he was first elected in 1917. He came to the front in public
life as a representative of labor and as its spokesman and leader defend-
ed its interests in the legislative halls with a loyalty and ability that won
him the whole-hearted approval of his constituents and the admiration
of the leaders of the labor and farmer movement elsewhere in the prov-
ince. It was, therefore, with general approbation that the news of his
inclusion in the Greenfield ministry was received by the public.

Alex Ross is a Scotchman by birth and spent his youth and early
manhood in his native land. The son of James and Jessie (Thompson)
Ross, he was born at Premnay, on the 15th of January, 1880. He was
educated at Oyne, Aberdeenshire, following which he learned the trade of
a stone mason. It was at the age of twenty-six that he set sail for
America in 1906, and chose Canada as his future home. Here he con-
tinued to work along the lines of stone masonry and in Calgary, which
is his home city, he rose to a place of leadership among the laboring men
that resulted in his entering politics on the labor ticket. He stood for
election to the Alberta legislature as labor candidate in the general elec-
tions of 1917 and was returned to that body for the first time. Four
years later he was reelected to the office by acclamation on the 9th of
December, 1921. As a member of the Greenfield ministry he has sup-
ported the policies of his chief consistently and loyally and has stood out
as one of the men whose interests were inseparably bound up in the labor
cause. The duties of his office have been discharged promptly and with
ability, the department of public works holding an excellent record for
effective and constructive work in its branch of the public administration.
The principles and platforms of Mr. Ross's party are too well known in
the province to need explanation. It is sufficient to point out that Mr.
Ross is one of those men whose public and personal career has been such
that he has served to inspire the general public with confidence in the
great industrial-political movement he represents.

HON. CHARLES WILSON CROSS.

Hon. Charles Wilson Cross, a member of the Edmonton bar and for a
number of years prominently connected with the political history of the
province, being still a member of the provincial legislature, was born at
Madoc, Hastings county, Ontario, on the 30th of November, 1872, and
comes of Scotch ancestry. His father, Thomas Cross, was a native of
Aberdeen, Scotland, while his mother, who in her maidenhood was Miss
Maria Mouncey, was born in Canada but of Scotch parentage. Thomas
Cross became a prominent merchant of Madoc and a leading man in the
life of that community.

Reared under the parental roof, Charles W. Cross acquired his more
advanced education in the Upper Canada College, in Toronto University

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and in Osgoode Hall, and after this thorough and complete equipment
for his professional career, he decided to put his knowledge to the test in
the west, as he felt that the opportunities in that section of the country
were superior to those of the more thickly settled east. In 1897, there-
fore, he made his way to Alberta and opened an office in Edmonton, where
he at once entered upon the practice of law. Before long he had become
a partner in the well known and prominent law firm of Short, Cross,
Biggar & Ewing and almost from the beginning of his professional career
he has enjoyed an extensive and growing practice, increasingly important
as the years have passed by. His analytical mind enables him readily to
understand the salient features of a case and his presentation of his cause
before the courts is always clear, logical and convincing.

From his arrival in the province he has taken an active interest in
politics and in the fall of 1905 was elected a member of the provincial
parliament in the Edmonton constituency. He was immediately appoint-
ed attorney-general in the cabinet under Hon. A. C. Rutherford — a most
distinguished honor for so young a man, but he proved adequate to the
demands made upon him and his party never regretted having trusted
the interests of the province in his hands. The public had the assurance
that the rights of all would be protected and his course justified the faith
that was reposed in him. He made a splendid record as attorney-general,
his course constituting a most creditable chapter in the history of legal
procedure in the province. Mr. Cross is still a member of the legislature
but is not as active in politics as formerly, preferring* to devote his at-
tention to the private practice of law.

JOSEPH H. ROSS.

Joseph H. Ross is well known in educational circles of Alberta, and as
acting principal of the Calgary Institute of Technology & Art he is
doing valuable and important work. He was born in Menstrie, Scotland.
October 30, 1887, of the marriage of James and Elizabeth (Lindsay)
Ross, who were also natives of that country. The father operated a mill
in Scotland and remained in his native land until 1890, when he migrated
to Canada. For a considerable period he was connected with the Ogilvie
Mills at Montreal in the capacity of millwright and later organized the
Laurentian Sand & Gravel Company at Melocheville, Quebec, successfully
conducting that business until called to his final rest. His demise oc-
curred in June, 1912, when he was fifty-four years of age. The mother
is now residing in Calgary.

Joseph H. Ross acquired his early education in the public schools of
Beauharnois, Quebec, and afterward became a student at Shortell Acade-
my at Montreal. After completing his course in that institution he became
connected with electrical engineering, engaging in general construction
work until 1911, when he came to Calgary as electrical inspector for

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the city which he had visited in 1906. For five years he filled that posi-
tion and in 1916 he became an instructor at the Institute of Technology,
being thus employed until 1918, when he enlisted for service in the World
war He joined the Flying Corps and was stationed at the Engine Repair
Park in Toronto, Ontario, until the close of the war. On his return to
this city he took charge of the Calgary Retraining Center, now the In-
stitute of Technology, which in 1920 was taken over by the provincial
government, and he is now acting principal of that institution. He has
been very successful as an instructor, imparting clearly and readily to
others the knowledge he has acquired, and he is actuated by a spirit of
progress that takes cognizance of all improved educational methods.

On the 10th of October, 1911, Mr. Ross was united in marriage to
Miss Grace Simpson and they have become the parents of two children:
Sarah H., who was born on Christmas day of 1913; and Joseph, Jr., born
April 9 1916 Mr. Ross reserves the right to vote independently, sup-
porting' all movements and projects which he believes will advance the
interests of good government. In religious faith he is a Presbyterian and
his fraternal relations are with the Masons and the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. He served as president of the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers of Alberta in 1912 and for three years was presi-
dent of the local branch of that organization. He is a member of the
National Association of Electrical Contractors & Dealers and an associ-
ate member of the Engineering Institute of Canada. He is much inter-
ested in the agricultural development of Alberta and owns and operates
a productive farm. He is conscientious and efficient in the discharge of
his professional duties and holds to high standards in his educational
work, in which connection he is doing effective public service.

HARRY AUSTIN DRIGGS.

Harry Austin Driggs has had an active, useful and eventful life,
making each moment count for the utmost, and as warden of the provin-
cial jail at Fort Saskatchewan he occupied a position of trust and re-
sponsibility, which he capably filled for the past nine years, or until July
1, 1923, when he was transferred to Lethbridge. Mr. Driggs is a native
of the United States. He was born in Adrian, Michigan, July 13, 1872,
a son of Edwin B. and Maggie (Hastings) Driggs, the former a native
of the state of South Carolina and the latter of Scotland. The father was
a farmer and stock raiser, following those pursuits in Michigan and Texas
and gaining a position of leadership in his chosen line of activity. He
specialized in pure bred stock and was the first breeder of Hereford cattle
in the Wolverine state, securing his stock in England.

Harry A. Driggs secured his education in Michigan, graduating from
the Palmyra high school in 1891, and he afterward became a student at
the Orchard Lake Military Academy, which he attended for two years.

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Subsequently he came to Canada, reaching Lethbridge, Alberta, in 1896,
and for the next two years he worked as a cow-puncher. In 1898 he re-
turned to the States and enlisted in the Thirty-first Michigan Volunteer
Infantry, for service in the Spanish-American war, being stationed in
the south until the cessation of hostilities. In 1899 he again made his way
to Alberta and in the fall of that year engaged in ranching near Grassy
Lake, in the Taber district. He held that property until 1908, when he
disposed of it in order that he might give his attention to his other in-
terests. In 1907 he had established a private bank at Grassy Lake and
continued its operation until 1913, also conducting a general store dur-
ing that period. In the spring of 1914 he was appointed warden of the
new provincial jail at Fort Saskatchewan, in the Victoria district, and
filled that position with efficiency and conscientiousness until he trans-
ferred from Fort Saskatchewan prison on July 1, 1923, to Lethbridge.
He has also done important work as a civil engineer, assisting in survey-
ing the townsites for Magrath, Sterling, and Grassy Lake, of which he
was first president, also first reeve of Eureka municipality, and he was
likewise engaged by the Lethbridge Irrigation Company in survey work on
their canal, remaining with them until the work was completed.

Mr. Driggs was married in Michigan, on the 21st of February, 1900,
to Miss Clara Anne Mitchell, a native of that state. He has attained the
thirty-second degree in Scottish Rite Masonry and is an exemplary rep-
resentative of the craft. He is faithful to the trust reposed in him and
thoroughness and devotion to duty are his outstanding characteristics.
He is regarded as a man of high moral character and substantial worth
and the respect which is accorded him is well deserved.

GEORGE WILLIAM KERBY, B. A., D. D.

There are certain men who, without self-seeking, by the vigor and sin-
cerity of their expressed convictions, draw to themselves an approving
public attention. When to this magnetic quality of sensible candor they
add a cheerful willingness to strive for the realization of their ideals, they
become a powerful force for good. Such a man is Dr. George W. Kerby,
author, minister, lecturer and educator, who for the past twelve years
has been president of Mount Royal College of Calgary. He was born in
Sombra township, in the province of Ontario, a son of Nelson and Hester
Ann Kerby, and after completing a course in the Sarnia high school, at-
tended the Cobourg Collegiate Institute. He is an honor graduate in arts,
of Victoria University, affiliated with the University of Toronto, and at
the convocation of 1911 received from the former institution the degree
of Doctor of Divinity. Following his ordination to the ministry of the
Methodist church he occupied prominent pulpits in Woodstock, Hamilton,
St. Catharines and Brantford, Ontario, and at Montreal, Quebec.

In July, 1903, Dr. Kerby came to Alberta and for twenty years he

GEORGE W. KERBY, D. D.

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has been a resident of Calgary, serving for eight years of that period as
pastor of Central church, which was built under his ministry and is one
of the largest institutional churches in the Dominion, with an overflowing
cosmopolitan congregation. In 1911 he became the founder of Mount
Royal College, of which he has been president since its beginning, and
through his untiring efforts a splendid coeducational institution, doing
vital work for the young people of western Canada, has been developed.
Dr. Kerby is the possessor of literary ability of a high order and is
the author of several publications and magazine articles, including
"The Broken Trail," a story of the west. It is filled with stirring inci-
dents, graphically related and dramatically presented. It is a book with
a mission, containing a message for the times, and should find a place in
the library of every home in western Canada. His other publications
are: "Keep a Grip on Harry"; "A Study in Faces"; "The Birds"; "The
Cavan Blazers" ; "Religion and Education — a New Rennaissance Needed" ;
"Difficulties in Western Education"; "The Boy and His Father"; "The
New Age and the Spirit of Unrest" ;"The New Canadianism" ; "Religion
and Business" ; "The Parting of the Ways" ; and a series of eleven articles
on schools, colleges and universities in the United States, published in
the Daily Albertan of Calgary. He is an eloquent and impressive speaker
and has become well known as a lecturer, appearing before chambers of
commerce in many cities and before young people's gatherings, being a
recognized leader in work for young men. An address on "International
Comradeship," which he delivered before the Chicago Association of Com-
merce, was published in full in the Chicago Journal of Commerce and
the British American of that city, as well as in several Canadian papers.
The late George Sutherland, editor of the British American, made the
following comment on the speech : "Dr. Kerby delivered the finest ad-
dress ever given before the Chicago Association of Commerce. The big
banquet hall of the La Salle Hotel was packed by Chicago leaders of in-
dustry. The audience cheered again and again through the delivery of
the speech and at its conclusion rose in a body, waving handkerchiefs
and cheering Dr. Kerby for fully five minutes. As the luncheon broke
up, hundreds rushed forward to the speaker to shake his hand and warmly
congratulate him." Dr. Kerby has traveled extensively in the British
Isles and on the European continent. On his return to Canada he deliv-
ered a series of addresses on his travels, in which connection the follow-
ing comments were made by the press of the city of Calgary: "Rarely
if ever in Canada has there been such absorbing interest in a series of
lectures. Every nook and corner of the big auditorium was filled, even
to the choir gallery. Large numbers of people with their money in their
hands had to be turned away." "He has certainly discovered the golden
secret of capturing and holding the ears and hearts of the people. Ter-
ribly in earnest himself and throwing into all his work and words a won-
derful electrical energy, he inspires his listeners to a degree excelled by
few living Canadian orators." Dr. Kerby has also written several poems
of merit, which have appeared in various publications, a partial list of

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his contributions being as follows: "They Blazed the Trail For Us";
"Brotherhood"; "Abraham Lincoln"; "A Reverie"; "The Master Mind";
"Friendship's Garden"; and "Pauline Johnson's Grave."

Dr. Kerby was largely instrumental in starting ten Methodist churches
in this city and has become known as "The Father of Methodism" in
Calgary. He was also the father and founder of the "Men's Own," and
was recently elected fraternal delegate from the Methodist church of
Canada to the Methodist Episcopal church, South, in the United States.
He is a member of the church union committee and in 1906-7 was presi-
dent of the Alberta Methodist conference, while from 1910 until 1917 he
was assistant secretary of the General Conference of the Methodist
church of Canada.

Dr. Kerby is still in the prime of life and is an enthusiastic Canadian,
with an international vision of world problems. He takes a great interest
in community and national affairs and from 1914 until 1917 was a trustee
of the Calgary public schools. He was chairman, of the local board of
education in 1915-16 and has also been a trustee of the Calgary General
Hospital, and is chairman of the local committee of the National Council
of Education. He is a member of the Calgary Board of Trade and has
been honored with the presidency of the Rotary Club. He is also con-
nected with the Canadian Club and the Independent Order of Odd Fel-
lows and is prominent in Masonry. He is a past master of Zetland Lodge,
No. 83, A. F. & A. M., and from 1915 until 1918 served as grand chaplain
of the Grand Lodge of Alberta. During the World war he was chief
recruiting officer in Military District, No. 13, and district representative
under the military service act. He holds the honorary titles of major
and chaplain and is also president of the local chapter of the Red Cross
Society. He is serving as vice president of the Canadian National Au-
thors Society and is chairman of the Calgary branch of that organization.

Dr. Kerby is a frequent speaker before the Provincial Teachers' and
Trustees' Association, of both eastern and western Canada.

Of his address at the Ontario Educational Association, and the Cana-
dian National Conference on Education and Citizenship, the Toronto
Globe says: "It is encouraging to have so broadly a Canadian deliverance
from an educational leader in the west, and so pronounced a repudiation
of local, religious and racial sectionalism." While the Mail and Empire
said: "Dr. Kerby of Calgary pronounced perhaps the greatest oration
that the association has heard in some years. His gibbeting of the rural
reactionary will contribute not a little to a forward movement."

The press in general speaks of Dr. Kerby's Chautauqua address on
"The Task of a Nation", given in the leading centers of Ontario and
the west, as a real contribution to our Canadian national life and ideals.
He is described as "The embodiment of the Canadian Spirit — a fervent
idealist who believes in education as the means of developing the Cana-
dian boy and girl, the greatest of all our resources."

On October 11, 1888, Dr. Kerby married Miss Emily Spencer, a daugh-
ter of the Rev. James Spencer, M. A., deceased. Dr. and Mrs. Kerby

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have become the parents of two children: Mrs, Arthur J, Cowan, B. A.,
of Vancouver, British Columbia; and H. Spencer Kerby, B. A., S. C, of
the Royal Air Service of Great Britain. Dr. Kerby has never been an idle
sentimentalist, but a worker, and the lofty ideals which he cherishes find
embodiment in practical effort for their adoption. Fine personal gifts
are his and he has spared no labor to make full use of his powers, which
have been unselfishly devoted to the service of others. He is a broad-
gauged man and every possible moment of his life has been given to ad-
vancing the interests of humanity along the line of charitable thought
and action, that there may be a recognition of the ties of brotherhood
and appreciation of each other.

COLONEL FREDERICK CHARLES JAMIESON.

High on the roll of the leading representatives of the Alberta bar
appears the name of Colonel Frederick Charles Jamieson of Edmonton,
nor is interest in his personal history confined to what he has accom-
plished as a representative of the legal profession, for there is also a
most interesting military chapter, while a public-spirited devotion to the
general good is one of his marked characteristics. A native of Carleton
county, Ontario, he was born May 18, 1875, and is a son of James and
Mary Ann (Craig) Jamieson. His mother is a native of the north of
Ireland but was brought to Canada in her infancy and is now living at
Edmonton with her son. Dr. A. E. Jamieson. The father, who has de-
parted this life, was born in Carleton county, Ontario, and for many
years devoted his life to the cultivation of the old homestead which his
father had taken up from the government in 1820, the family having
been one of the first to settle in that part of Canada, and with the pioneer
development of the region the representatives of the name were actively
and helpfully identified.

Frederick Charles Jamieson pursued his education in the schools near
his father's home and at Kemptville, Ontario, and then took up the pro-
fession of teaching, which he followed for two years in his native prov-
ince. It was in 1895, when twenty years of age, that he heard and heeded
the call of the west. Recognizing the opportunities that were offered
in this unsettled but rapidly developing section of the country, he came
to Alberta and secured a homestead at Lacombe, on which he remained
for two years. In January, 1896, he removed to Edmonton and began
the study of law under the direction and in the office of A. C. Rutherford,
while later his preceptor was S. S. Taylor, K. C. He also studied for a
time with Judge H. C. Taylor and thus his training was thorough and
comprehensive. On the 1st of August, 1899, he entered upon the active
practice of his profession in connection with Hon. A. C. Rutherford, with
whom he has been associated to the present time, the firm now being Ruth-
erford, Jamieson, Rutherford & McCraig. Mr. Jamieson has an extensive

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clientele both in Edmonton and the surrounding- country and is notably
successful in the handling of cases, being regarded as a most wise coun-
selor as well as an able advocate.

Early in his professional career interruption came in the shape of mili-
tary service, for Mr. Jamieson is one of the Canadian veterans of the
South African war. In 1900 he joined the Canadian Mounted Rifles
under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. D. B. Evans and spent a
year in military duty. He returned in 1901 and resumed practice with
Mr. Rutherford but throughout the intervening period has always mani-
fested active interest in the local militia and in 1906 organized a squadron
of Mounted Rifles at Strathcona, which organization is now included in
the Nineteenth Alberta Dragoons, which Colonel Jamieson commanded
for a term of five years. At the formation of the First Canadian Divi-
sion, Colonel Jamieson was given command of Divisional Mounted troops,
with which he served overseas until July, 1916, with the rank of lieuten-
ant colonel. During the remainder of the war he was on staff duty in
Canada and the United States. In September, 1918, he was appointed
to the command of the Two Hundred and Sixtieth Battalion which formed
part of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces to Siberia. He retains his in-
terest in military affairs as colonel of the Twenty-ninth Infantry Brigade,
Canadian Militia.

In the year following his return from military service in South Africa,
Colonel Jamieson was married to Miss Ann V. C. MacLeod of Edmonton
and they have one son, Kenneth. Fraternally Colonel Jamieson is a
Mason and is a member of the Loyal Orange Association. In politics he is
a Conservative. He has held few public offices but for a period of six
years was city solicitor for the city of Strathcona prior to its amalgama-
tion with Edmonton, his professional ability making his service in this
connection of marked value to the municipality.

PERCY W. ABBOTT.

Percy W. Abbott, senior partner of the firm of Abbott & McLaughlin,
barristers and solicitors of Edmonton, his highly developed capability
bringing him to a notable place in professional circles, was born in Lucan,
Ontario, on the 29th of April, 1882, his parents being Thomas and Alice
Maria (Powe) Abbott. His youthful days were largely devoted to the
acquirement of his preliminary education in the public and high schools
of Lucan, after which he attended the Regina Normal School and thus
laid a broad and substantial foundation upon which to build the super-
structure of professional knowledge. Having determined upon the prac-
tice of law as a life work, he began reading with the firm of Taylor &
Boyle and was admitted to the bar in 1909. Opening' an office in Edmon-
ton in the same year, he has continued in active and successful practice
here and he entered upon his present partnership relation in 1917, the

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firm of Abbott & McLaughlin holding enviable place at the Alberta bar,
as indicated in the court records in the many favorable verdicts which
they have won.

In 1908 Mr. Abbott was married to Miss Margaret Louise Pearl Mc-
Intyre of Edmonton and they have become parents of three daughters,
namely: Winifred Margaret, Doris Loraine and Madeline Claire.

Mr. Abbott is a leading member of the Edmonton Club, and he be-
longs also to the Edmonton Golf & Country Club. He likewise has mem-
bership with the Independent Order of Foresters and is past high chief
ranger. He is identified with the Ancient Order of United Workmen and
with the Masonic fraternity and the nature of his interests and the rules
that govern his conduct are further indicated in the fact that he has mem-
bership relation with the Young Men's Christian Association. In 1920-21
he served as alderman of his city, and in 1921-22 he was president of
the Edmonton Board of Trade, and at all times he manifests an active and
helpful interest in everything that pertains to the welfare and upbuilding
of the municipality or tends to advance its material, intellectual, social
and moral progress.

HON. P. EDMOND LESSARD.

Hon. P. Edmond Lessard, who has left the stamp of his genius and
ability upon the development of the Northwest and who is a citizen of
whom Edmonton has every reason to be proud, was born at Cranbourne,
in Dorchester county, Quebec, on the 3d of February, 1873, his parents
being Jean P. and Annie Campbell (Davidson) Lessard. The father is
a native of St. Joseph, Beauce county, Quebec, and his birth occurred
on the 4th of August, 1838. He is now living with his son in Edmonton,
at the advanced age of eighty-four years. In his early life he was a
contractor and later became a successful farmer. He was a son of Leger
Lessard, who was also born at St. Joseph and who passed away many
years ago but lived to celebrate his golden wedding anniversary some time
before his demise. The mother of P. Edmond Lessard was born in Quebec
and was left an orphan when but three years of age. She passed away
in Cranbourne, in the province of Quebec, in October, 1910, when she
had reached the age of seventy years.

At the usual age P. Edmond Lessard became a pupil in the public
schools of Cranbourne, passing through consecutive grades and thus
qualifying for entrance into Mount St. Louis College of Montreal, in which
he pursued a commercial and scientific course, being graduated with the
class of 1902. When his college days were over he turned to the business
world and secured a position as bookkeeper in a mercantile house, devot-
ing his attention to that line of activity in the east until 1898, which year
witnessed his arrival in Edmonton. Throughout the intervening period
he has been closely associated with the development and progress of this

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section of the country. Here he became a bookkeeper for the firm of
Gariepy & Chenier. After two years the junior partner sold his interest
in the business to Mr. Brosseau and at that time Mr. Lessard was made
manager for the firm, occupying the position for two years, when he pur-
chased the interest of Mr. Brosseau and thus entered into partnership
with Mr. Gariepy. The business was successfully conducted until 1910,
when they sold all of their interests save one store in the country and Mr.
Lessard turned his attention to real estate, insurance, loans and the under-
writing stock business. The same thoroughness and close application
which had characterized his work in former years now constituted a dis-
tinct source of success in this connection. He carefully systematized and
organized his interests and his wise management and thoroughly reliable
methods brought to him many clients, which made his business one of
substantial proportions and of gratifying profit. A man of broad business
vision, Mr. Lessard, however, did not confine his attention solely to one
line but became interested in various other enterprises which have been
contributing factors to the growth and upbuilding of this section. He
was sole proprietor of two stores in the country and he and his partner,
Mr. Gariepy, became extensively interested in Edmonton realty. Asso-
ciated with Senator Roy, Mr. Lessard established the weekly "Le Courier
de L'Ouest" and built up the business until there was a circulation of eight
thousand copies of this paper, with Mr. Lessard as the managing director
of the business. He also became interested in and was elected to the
directorate of the Western Garment Company, Limited, of Edmonton,
manufacturing shirts and overalls for the northern trade and enjoying an
extensive patronage almost from the beginning. These various activi-
ties of Mr. Lessard have constituted most important elements in the
steady business development and material growth of the province. At
all times he has readily discriminated between the essential and the non-
essential in business affairs and has manifested marked ability in co-
ordinating seemingly unrelated interests into a harmonious whole. He
enjoys an unassailable reputation for integrity as well as progressiveness
and his marked executive ability has enabled him to carry forward to
successful completion whatever he has undertaken. In addition to his
other interests he is president of the Imperial Agencies, which are doing
a general brokerage and loan business, and he is now devoting much of
his time to this undertaking, in association with M. A. Boileau and Leo
Savard. He is also president of St. Paul Mercantile, Limited, St. Paul,
Alberta.

In November, 1900, occurred the marriage of Mr. Lessard and l^Iiss
Helen Gariepy of Edmonton and they have become parents of five chil-
dren: Albertine, Arthur, Alice, Bertha, and Paul. The social position of
the family is an enviable one and Mr. Lessard has also figured promi-
nently in connection with church activities and public affairs. He was
president of St. Jean Baptist Society for one term and he is interested in
all that has to do with civic interests and activities. For two terms he
was a trustee of the separate schools and the cause of education has al-

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ways found in him a stalwart champion. He has been vice president of
the Board of Trade and was a member of the provincial leg:islature in

1909, while in October of that year he was made minister without port-
folio of the Rutherford cabinet, resigning his position, however, in May,

1910, at the time that Premier Rutherford resigned. Mr. Lessard is still
a member of the provincial parliament for the constituency of St. Paul
and his devotion to the public welfare, combined with the splendid quali-
ties that he has shown in other directions, make him a splendid repre-
sentative of Canadian manhood and chivalry.

JOSEPH J. DUGGAN.

Joseph J. Duggan is numbered among those who typify the spirit of
progress in Edmonton and during the period of his residence here he has
made his influence count as a forceful factor in advancing the interests
of the city along many lines. He was born in Radnorshire, Wales, in
1873, and his parents, Thomas and Frances (Williams) Duggan, were
also natives of that country. The father was the proprietor of a noted
summer resort frequented by many of Great Britain's most distinguished
men. ex-Premier Lloyd George often being entertained there. Mr. and
Mrs. Duggan were active and helpful members of the Baptist church and
in politics he was a Liberal. His public spirit found expression in effective
service for his community and he was a member of the city council and
also acted as chairman of the school board. He was the father of four-
teen children, seven sons and seven daughters, the subject of this review
being the eldest member of the family residing in Canada. H. O. Duggan
lives at Medicine Hat, Alberta, where he is engaged in the real estate
business, and D. M. Duggan is mayor of Edmonton. The seventh daugh-
ter married Gilbert Blackstock, a prominent representative of the legal
profession and also a resident of Medicine Hat.

Joseph J. Duggan acquired his education in the public schools of
Wales and on starting out in the business world he entered the field of
merchandising, successfully following that business in his native land
for fifteen years. In 1912 he arrived in Edmonton, where he opened a
real estate office, and in the intervening period of eleven years he has
negotiated many important realty transfers, conducting his operations on
a large scale. His judgment is rarely at fault concerning the value of
property and its possible rise or diminution in price and his investments
are proving a profitable source of income.

In 1904 Mr. Duggan was united in marriage to Miss Bessie Evans,
also a native of Wales, and a vocalist of unusual ability. At the Chicago
World's Fair in 1893 she won first prize as a contralto soloist and she also
sang at the White House before Mrs. McKinley. She likewise appeared
at Brooklyn Tabernacle and later made a three months' tour of the United
States, winning favor with the public and laudatory notices from mu-

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sical critics. After visiting the States, Mrs. Duggan had the honor of
singing before England's queen and she is now a successful teacher of
voice in Edmonton. She was a pupil of the noted vocal instructor. Madam
Clara Novello Davies, now a resident of New York city, and she is a
medalist of the Royal Academy of Music, London. In musical circles of
Edmonton she occupies a position of leadership, being president of the
Ladies' Musical Club. Mr. and Mrs. Duggan have a son, Kenneth, who
is a student at Alberta College.

Mr. Duggan is a member of the Presbyterian church and his political
views are in accord with the platform and principles of the Liberal party.
The cause of education finds in him a strong champion and he has served
as chairman of the finance committee of the Edmonton School Board,
while in 1921 he was vice chairman of the Edmonton Hospital Board.
He is a Master Mason and is also a member of the Edmonton Board of
Trade. He possesses the initiative, self-reliance and foresight which have
always characterized the men who have established important business
enterprises and is one of the best known and most reliable realtors in
Edmonton. His interests and activities have been directed along those
lines which have for their object public improvement and the advance-
ment of the general welfare and his course has at all times marked him
as a citizen of worth.

REV. JAMES MCCAFFREY.

Rev. James McCaffrey, a priest of the Catholic faith at Lethbridge,
was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, a son of James and Mary (Gallagher)
McCafi'rey, both of whom were natives of Ireland, in which country they
were reared and married. They crossed the Atlantic and took up their
abode in the United States in the '40s and there the father followed the
trade of wool sorting, to which business he devoted his life. He was a
son of James McCaffrey, who engaged in farming in Ireland. The mother
was a daughter of John Gallagher, who passed away on the old family
homestead in the Green Isle of Erin. To James and Mary McCaffrey were
born eleven children, five of whom are living. Father McCaffrey of this
review being the eighth in order of birth. The family adhered faithfully
to the Catholic church and the father was also identified with the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, while his political allegiance was given to the dem-
ocratic party.

His son and namesake, James McCaffrey, obtained his early educa-
tion in the parochial schools of Lowell, Massachusetts, and then attended
the Holy Angels College at Buft'alo, New York, where he studied in prep-
aration for the priesthood and was ordained in 1906. His ordination
took place in Saskatchewan and he was assigned to his first charge at
Prince Albert. There he remained for twelve years as assistant and as
priest and he also had charge of the orphanage before being appointed to

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the position of assistant priest. In 1916 he came to Lethbridge, where
he took charge of St. Patrick's church. The parish has three hundred
families and there are about five hundred pupils in the two schools, which
are connected with the parish.

Father McCaffrey belongs to the Knights of Columbus. He became a
naturalized citizen of Canada in 1904 and he has exerted considerable in-
fluence over public thought and action here. He is at the head of St.
Patrick's church, with three assistant priests under his direction, Father
Cazanet being the first assistant, with Father Hermes as missionary and
Father Bedeault also as missionary. The last named, however, is now
in France. Under the guidance of Father McCaffrey the work of the
church is steadily growing and it is his plan to erect a house of worship
for the parish.

ARTHUR H. RUSSELL, K. C.

Arthur H. Russell, King's Counsel, is one of the most prominent crimi-
nal lawyers in the province of Alberta, and is a resident of Red Deer,
where he has lived since 1911. He was born in' Dartmouth, Nova Scotia,
on the 27th of May, 1884, a son of Benjamin and Louise E. (Coleman)
Russell, likewise natives of Nova Scotia, the former well known in legal
circles. He was engaged in the practice of law on his own account until
he was appointed to the bench in Nova Scotia, and he is still serving on
the bench. He is an authority on contracts, bills, notes and cheques,
and he is associate editor of an important legal work published under the
name of the English and Empire Digest. Mr. Justice Russell until re-
cently lectured in the Dalhousie Law School. He received his early educa-
tion in Halifax and was graduated with the M. A. degree from Mount
Allison University, Nova Scotia. He immediately became prominent in
legal circles and later was a dominant factor in political circles. He was
a member of parliament from Halifax and Hants counties for eight years,
from 1896 to 1904. He has always been a stanch supporter of the Liberal
party.

In the acquirement of his early education Arthur H. Russell attended
the Mount Allison Academy and University and in 1908 was graduated
from the Dalhousie Law School. He immediately began practice, locating
in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, but he remained there only six months, at the
termination of which time he came to the province of Alberta and settled
in Vegreville. He was admitted to the bar in this province in 1910 and
in the same year became associated with F. A. Morrison, now judge of
the district court, for the practice of law. That partnership was main-
tained one year and in 1911 Mr. Russell came to Red Deer as crown prose-
cutor. He resigned that position some time later and since that time has
devoted most of his time and attention to criminal law. He has won well
merited success in this branch of the profession and is readily conceded

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to be one of the representative criminal lawyers in the province. On
the 4th of February, 1919, Mr. Russell was appointed King's Counsel.
He devotes his entire time and attention to his profession, of which he is
a constant student, and he has a fine library.

In 1911 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Russell to Miss Kathleen
Gertrude Roberts, a daughter of John and Jessie (Porter) Roberts of
Seaforth, Ontario. Mrs. Russell was educated in that community and
lived there until her marriage. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Russell
three children have been born: Frances Louise, Benjamin, and Kathleen.

In his political views Mr. Russell is a stanch Liberal and he maintains
an active interest in party affairs, being well informed on all important
questions and issues of the day. Fraternally he is identified with the In-
dependent Order of Odd Fellows.

SAMUEL H. ADAMS, B. A., K. C.

For thirteen years Samuel H. Adams has successfully practiced law
at Calgary and civic affairs have also occupied much of his attention.
He is now serving for the second term as mayor of his city and has also
filled other public offices of trust and responsibility, the duties of which
he has ably discharged. He was born at West Flamboro, Ontario, Sep-
tember 3, 1879, a son of Samuel and Mary J. (Loughery) Adams, natives
of County Tyrone, Ireland, the mother having been brought to Canada
by her parents when she was five years of age. The father emigrated to
the Dominion when a young man of nineteen years, locating at West
Flamboro, in the province of Ontario, where he acquired a farm, which
he continued to cultivate until his demise in 1909. The mother is still
living and has reached the advanced age of eighty-five years. They were
the parents of six sons and one daughter, five of whom survive.

In the acquirement of an education Samuel H. Adams attended the
public school of West Flamboro and the high school at Dundas, Ontario,
and during 1898 he was a student in the Normal School at Winnipeg,
Manitoba. The next three years were devoted to teaching school at Sper-
ling, Manitoba, and in 1902 he entered Manitoba University, from which
he was graduated in 1906, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. While
attending that institution of learning he taught for two summer ses-
sions at Russell and Strathclair, Manitoba, and in the fall of 1906 he
came to Calgary, Alberta, taking up the study of law in the offices of
Bernard & Bernard and Jones & Nichols. He completed his course in
1909 and then became a member of the firm of Jones, Rescod & Adams,
with which he was identified until 1917, when the partnership was dis-
solved. He practiced alone until 1920, when he became associated with
I. F. Fitch, and the firm of Adams & Fitch has been continued, a liberal
clientele being accorded them. Mr, Adams has been created a King's
Counsel and is a talented representative of his profession. Thorough-

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ness is one of his outstanding characteristics and it is manifest in the
preparation of his cases, while in his presentation of a cause he seems to
lose sight of no point that has a bearing upon the interest of his client.

On December 27, 1910, Mr. Adams was united in marriage to Miss
Margaret N. Ross, a daughter of David F. and Margaret Ross, natives of
Owen Sound, Ontario, The father was a pioneer missionary, working
for the spiritual uplift of the Indians. His demise occurred in 1921. Mr.
and Mrs. Adams have four children : Jesse V. M. M., Muriel, Fanny L.
and Ruth. Mr. Adams has always taken an active interest in political
matters and for five years was president of the Calgary Liberal Associa-
tion, while he has also served the East Calgary Federal Association and
the North Calgary Provincial Association in a similar capacity. He has
never been neglectful of the duties of citizenship and for five years was a
member of the board of aldermen of Calgary, while since 1921 he has
filled the office of mayor. The welfare of the city is his first concern and
he is exerting every effort to give to the municipality a good, clean gov-
ernment, standing at all times for progress, reform and improvement.
In this connection the following excerpt from one of the local papers will
no doubt prove of interest to the readers of this volume: "It will be
remembered that the present mayor of Calgary several years ago first
saw the city from the hurricane deck of his trusty bicycle. It was a
Whittington-like entrance for the twice mayor of this great city, but it
was not chronicled at that time, for bicycling was very common." Mr.
Adams is a member of the Presbyterian church and since 1911 has been
chairman of the board of managers of Hillhurst Presbyterian church.
He is identified with the Calgary Bar Association and his fraternal rela-
tions are with the Knights of Pythias, the Benevolent Protective Order
of Elks and the Loyal Orange Association, while the nature of his recrea-
tion is indicated by his connection with the St. Andrew's Golf Club. En-
dowed by nature with a keen intellect, he has used his powers not only
to further his individual interests but also to advance the general welfare,
and his is a well rounded development.

STEPHEN DILLINGHAM.

Since 1920 Stephen Dillingham has been editor of the Macleod Times
and Weekly News. He is one of the many business men of modern times
who base their success on special efficiency, and he is achieving well-
merited success. He was born near Lindsay, Ontario, on the 1st of June,
1872, a son of Sidney and Sarah Jane (Smith) Dillingham, the former a
native of Toronto and the latter of Belleville, Ontario. The father was
engaged in the lumber business for many years. He operated a mill in
Ontario for some time and later entered the retail lumber business in
Wawanesa, Manitoba. His demise occurred at the age of sixty-five years,
and his wife died at the age of sixty-two. She was a member of the

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Quaker church. To Mr. and Mrs. Dillingham four children were born,
one of whom died in infancy. The living children are : H. C, who is a
printer and publisher at Innisfail, Alberta ; Stephen, whose name intro-
duces this review; and Esther, who is the wife of Ernest Reeves of Win-
nipeg.

In the acquirement of his education Stephen Dillingham attended the
public schools of his birthplace and was graduated from the high school
at Minden, Ontario. In 1886 he removed to Manitoba and for four years
lived on and farmed the homestead of his father. In 1890 he began to learn
the printing trade, working on the Brandon Times at Brandon, Manitoba,
for three years. In 1898 he established the Brandon Independent and
published it for two years, at the termination of which time he sold it.
He then went to the United States and was foreman on various papers
throughout the country. He was manager of the Grand Forks Plaindealer
of Grand Forks, North Dakota, for one year, and in 1907 he returned
to Canada, locating in Saskatchewan. He was editor of the Langham
Times and published a paper at Aberdeen in 1909. He then established
the Biggar World, which he published for one and one-half years and for
a like period he was publisher of the Saskatchewan Herald. For some
time thereafter Mr. Dillingham worked at the mechanical end of the
trade. On the 9th of March, 1920, he established the Macleod Times and
Weekly News and is manager and editor of this sheet, which has a cir-
culation of twelve hundred. In connection with the printing of the paper
Mr. Dillingham handles much job printing. He is a man of high prin-
ciples and deserves the support of his fellow townsmen.

On September 22, 1898, Mr. Dillingham was married to Miss Clara
Jane Bayne, a native of the vicinity of Windsor, Ontario. To their union
eight children have been born, all of whom are living: Virginia, who is
the wife of P. A. McFarquahar, is residing near Macleod ; the others
are: John, Neil, Clara, Hope, Alice, Faith and Charity.

Mr. Dillingham follows an independent course in politics and his paper
is independent. He takes an active interest in local affairs and through
the Times has rendered Macleod substantial aid. His religious faith is
that of the Church of England.

JOHN DARLEY HARRISON, M. D.

For more than thirty years Dr. John Darley Harrison has engaged in
the practice of medicine and surgery in Edmonton. During the latter
part of this period he has largely specialized in surgery and has gained a
place of notable distinction and prominence in this field. Back of his
success lies comprehensive and thorough college training, supplemented
by later investigation, research and reading, whereby he has kept in touch
with the latest theories and discoveries of the profession. His life work
has indeed been of value and service to his fellowmen and his entire

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record reflects credit and honor upon the profession, of which he is a
representative. He was born in Horton Landing, Nova Scotia, on the
27th of August, 1866. Dr. Harrison's father was the chancellor bf the
University of New Brunswick and there the son pursued his advanced
education after completing his preliminary work in the public schools.
Following his graduation from that university he entered upon prepara-
tion for the practice of medicine in McGill University at Montreal and
completed his medical course as a member of the class of 1891. He was
then appointed house surgeon of the Montreal General Hospital, where
he continued until the spring of 1892, gaining that valuable knowledge
and experience which is never so quickly acquired in any other way as
in hospital practice.

In June of the latter year Dr. Harrison left the east and came to Al-
berta, settling at Edmonton, where he has remained. Here he continued
in general practice for an extended period but during the last few years
has concentrated his attention and efl'orts largely upon surgery. He took
postgraduate work in Europe in 1906 and has been a constant student of
the science of medicine. He belongs to the Academy of Medicine and
is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Harrison is likewise one of the board of governors of the Uni-
versity of Alberta. He belongs to the Rotary Club and to the Elks lodge,
and his activities and interests are broad and varied. He has ever been
actuated by a most generous spirit that has prompted his ready assist-
ance to individuals or causes that he deems worthy of help. No project
for the welfare or benefit of his adopted city seeks his aid in vain and
his influence has constituted an example that many have followed. Every-
where he is spoken of in terms of the highest respect and regard and with-
out invidious distinction he may well be classed as one of the most honored
and representative men of Edmonton.

H. SPENCER KERBY, D. S. C, A. F. C.

Canada may well be proud of the heroism and bravery exhibited by
her sons in the World war, and the nation of tomorrow will be composed
of stalwart men who have been forged in the fires of experience and have
come forth ready to bear the heaviest burden of citizenship. One of the
outstanding figures in that memorable conflict was Squadron Comman-
der H. Spencer Kerby, whose feats of courage and daring will live for-
ever in the history of the nation and have won for him an enduring place
in the hearts of his countrymen. He is a son of the Rev. Dr. George W.
Kerby, president of Mount Royal College of Calgary and a man of scholar-
ly attainments, whose biography is published elsewhere in this volume.

H. Spencer Kerby acquired his early education in the grammar and
high schools of this city and in 1914 was graduated in mechanical engi-
neering from Toronto University, soon afterward receiving the appoint-

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merit of hydrographer for the Dominion government in the North Calgary-
district. Feeling that the nation needed his assistance, he went to Eng-
land during the early stages of the World war, for the purpose of enlist-
ing in the Royal Naval Air Service and successfully passed the required
examination. He and his friend, John Turner-Bone, were the first Ca-
nadians accepted for that branch of service and were congratulated by
the British Admiralty on the fact. After six weeks of training at Hen-
don he received a commission as flight sub-lieutenant and upon obtaining
a pilot's license was sent to Chingford as one of the guard against Zep-
pelin raids, becoming a staff officer of the naval air station at that place.
About six weeks later he was ordered to the Dardanelles and served
under Commander Samson, for whose capture, dead or alive, the Germans
offered the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars. Lieutenant Kerby was
shot in an air attack during that campaign and fell into the sea, with his
machine in flames. He was picked up by a trawler after being in the
water for an hour and brought to the barren island on which the aero-
drome was located. As a result of exposure and climatic conditions he
developed enteric fever and was first taken to a Malta hospital, later
being sent to a hospital at Gosport, England. When partially recuperat-
ed he was honorably discharged and returned to Canada, in April, 1916.

In order to effect a sure recovery Lieutenant Kerby went to the Peace
River district of Alberta, where he spent about three months in survey-
ing, and in September of the same year he returned to England. He
was again accepted for service and was sent to the Cramwell Naval Air
Station in Lincolnshire, acting for a short time as pilot instructor at the
large aerodrome at Sleaford. Following this he was ordered to the west
front and for six and a half months fought on the Somme without respite,
accounting during that time for the destruction of many Hun machines.
The six surviving members of the squadron received special congratula-
tions from the officer in command and were granted a ten days' leave in
London. They were presented to the king, the prince of Wales and chief
of the admiralty on the war front.

Lieutenant Kerby was in Belgium and Flanders during the heavy
bombardment in the early part of the summer of 1917, and after spending
six months on this front, was transferred to the Royal Naval Air Station
at Walmer on the coast of Kent, where Hun raids were in progress. He
was made commanding officer and in the first raid encountered eight
enemy planes, driving one of them into the sea. The official admiralty's
report is as follows:

"The pilot who destroyed the Gotha and who was flying a land ma-
chine, reports that he first pursued an enemy aeroplane, flying twelve
thousand feet from the North Foreland to about fifteen miles off Zee-
brugge, where he lost the hostile aircraft. Returning to the mouth of the
Thames he observed anti-aircraft fire bursting in the vicinity of Southend,
and flew in that direction, climbing. He then observed eight Gotha aero-
planes followed by four British machines, steering northeast. The enemy
machines were about two thousand feet above him when he got beneath

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them. He pursued climbing to eighteen thousand feet and attacked with-
out result when about thirty miles out to seaward. At this moment he
saw a single hostile machine four thousand feet below the enemy forma-
tion, but flying with it. He attacked from the front, and drove the enemy
down into the water, where he observed him to turn over, and saw one
of the occupants hanging onto the tail. Thereupon he threw him his life
belt, and did two or three circuits around him before returning to Eng-
land. While returning he endeavored to communicate the position of the
hostile machine to British destroyers."

"The point of the whole story," says the London Sketch, "being that
this young man was flying a land machine. Had his engine failed him, of
course, or been driven down by enemy fire, he was done — except for his
life belt. This he threw to the Hun who was struggling in the water.
I don't know if that is war, but it is something a great deal finer than
war."

Lieutenant Kerby received a special wire from the admiralty congrat-
ulating him on this act of heroism, and later was summoned to Buck-
ingham Palace, where he was decorated with the Distinguished Service
Cross. The leading publications of Great Britain made prominent men-
tion of the feat, depicting Lieutenant Kerby in the act of saving his
enemy's life. Four days afterward, in a raid made by ten enemy ma-
chines, he brought down a large German Gotha, which contained three
men and fell within three hundred yards of the shore at Margate, the
battle being witnessed by thousands of spectators. The machine was
drawn out of the sea and was the first Gotha which the British had an
opportunity to photograph.

Lieutenant Kerby remained as officer in command at this station until
November, 1917, when he was given a month's leave in Canada. He re-
turned to London on New Year's day of 1918 and was made flight com-
mander, being ordered to report to the firing line in France within three
days. However, this order was rescinded and instead he was sent as
special instructor to the naval aerodrome at Cramwell. He had charge
of the work of training air men for the warships and Prince Henry, the
kings' son, was a member of the same staff. In April, 1918, he was ad-
vanced to the rank of squadron commander and placed in charge of the
aerodrome at Frieston, on the Lincolnshire coast. This is a special aero-
drome for training in aerial gunnery, and for the final preparation of air
men for the front. For exceptional service at this station he received
the Air Force Cross — all these achievements before he attained his
twenty-fourth year.

After the signing of the armistice he was given a commission in the
permanent air force and appointed commander of the aerodrome at
Halton Camp Bucks, where he had some four thousand young men under
him, in training as aeroplane mechanics, for the upkeep of His Majesty's
air fieet. In April, 1922, he was one of eighteen selected to form the
first Royal Air Force Staff College at Andover, completing his course in
April, 1923, when he was slated for the foreign service in the autumn.

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He exemplifies in his life the highest qualities of manhood and citizen-
ship, and judging by his past record the future holds for him great possi-
bilities.

He was married in London, England, on September 12, 1921, to Miss
Muriel Finch Roberts, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G. Roberts of "The
Gables," Lindslafe, Bucks.

WALTER HUCKVALE.

Among the prominent and progressive citizens of Medicine Hat is
Walter Huckvale, now filling the office of mayor. His public record is
characterized by marked devotion to duty and a progressiveness that
manifests itself in the discharge of all the duties that devolve upon him
in this connection. Mr. Huckvale is a native of England, his birth having
occurred in Oxfordshire in 1861, his parents being William and Ellen
(Evans) Huckvale, who were also natives of that country, where they
spent their lives. The father devoted his attention to farming from early
manhood until his life's labors were ended in death, thus following in the
business footsteps of the family, who for generations had been tillers of
the soil. The grandfather of Walter Huckvale in the maternal line was
John Evans, who operated one of the first steam flour mills in the middle
section of England. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. William Huckvale
were nine children, four of whom are living, Walter having been the
seventh in order of birth. The parents were members of the Baptist
church and politically Mr. Huckvale was a Liberal.

Walter Huckvale obtained his education in private schools of his
native country and there received his initial business training, spending
five years in a wholesale hardware office at Birmingham. In 1882 he
came to Canada and traveled over this country and the United States for
some time before settling down. In September, 1882, he made his way
to Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, and there worked in connection with the
construction of the telegraph line, for a time serving as foreman of the
work. He afterward went to Edmonton and to Calgary and was in Cal-
gary in 1883 when the first passenger train made a trip over the road.
Mr. Huckvale began ranching near Kipp and engaged in that business
for nine years, after which he removed to Manyberries creek, south of
Medicine Hat, He has gone through all of the experiences, hardships,
trials and privations of frontier life. His home was twenty miles from
his nearest neighbor but with resolute purpose and unfaltering industry
he continued his work and remained on the ranch until 1916. when he
sold out and removed to Medicine Hat, here taking up his permanent
home, having maintained a home for his family here since 1908. In the
meantime his labors had wrought a marvelous change in the district in
which he lived. The work of settlement had been carried steadily for-
ward and no longer was his residence an isolated home. Neighbors were

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near him and the countryside had been made to bloom and blossom as the
rose. Mr. Huckvale is now living retired, in the enjoyment of the fruits
of his former toil, his competence being sufficient to supply him with all
of the comforts and many of the luxuries of life.

In 1898 Mr. Huckvale was married to Miss Jane Evans, who was born
in Bolton, Ontario, a daughter of Robert Evans, who was quarantine
officer for western Canada for a number of years, after which he engaged
in the hotel business at Macleod in 1896. Later he retired and his last
days were spent in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Huckvale have become par-
ents of four children : Eleanor, who is case recorder in a hospital at
Medicine Hat; Evans, a law student at Calgary, who was graduated from
the Royal Military College at Kingston; Cuthbert, a rancher in Alberta;
and Sidney, who is in school at Toronto. Mrs. Huckvale and her children
are members of the Anglican church. He is an honorary member of the
Sons of England and belongs also to the Order of Moose. In politics he
is a Conservative and in 1921 was elected mayor of Medicine Hat, in which
position he is now serving for the second term, devoting his entire time
and attention to the duties and responsibilities of the office. Since 1916
he has been president of the local branch of the Canadian Red Cross
Society at Medicine Hat, which did more war work than any other branch
of the order per capita in Alberta. Mr. Huckvale was also at one time
president of the Western Stock Growers Association, a position which he
occupied for a number of years and he has been closely associated with the
irrigation activities of southern Alberta. His life work has been along
the line of ranching and farming and he has done much to promote agri-
cultural standards and to advance actual labor in the matter of reclaiming
the wild lands of the west for the purposes of civilization.

WILLIAM GRANT CARPENTER.

William Grant Carpenter, superintendent of the city schools of Ed-
monton and widely and prominently known in the educational circles of
Alberta, came to his present position thoroughly equipped by preliminary
training and previous experience. Through a period of ten years he has
labored to develop and promote the school system of Edmonton and his
efforts have been far-reaching and resultant. Mr. Carpenter was born
in Ontario, April 19, 1877, and is a son of Gideon B. and Catherine
(Errett) Carpenter, who spent their lives in Ontario, where the father
engaged in business as an agent in handling notions and other merchan-
dise. Like his son, he also devoted a considerable period to teaching in
the public schools and proved himself a capable educator, imparting
clearly and readily to others the knowledge that he had acquired. Both
he and his wife were active and consistent members of the Baptist church
and in his political views he was a Liberal.

William Grant Carpenter was educated in the public schools of Brock-

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ville, Ontario, where he completed a high school course and then entered
the Brockville Collegiate Institute, from which he was graduated with
the class of 1896. He afterward took up the profession of teaching,
which he followed for four years, and later attended a training school
of Ontario — the Normal College at Hamilton. He next matriculated in
McMaster University of Toronto, from which he was graduated with the
class of 1905, subsequent to which time he taught in Bowmanville, On-
tario, for three years, that period being devoted to high school work
there. He was also identified as a teacher with the Hamilton Collegiate
Institute for a year and, removing to the west, was for two years a
teacher in the high school at Calgary. He was then appointed principal
and later was transferred to the Calgary Normal School, with which he
was connected for a year. At the end of that time he was transferred to
the position of principal of the high school at Edmonton, in which ca-
pacity he continued for two years, and in 1914 was made superintendent
of the Edmonton city schools, which has been his relation with the educa-
tional system of the city since that time. He holds to high ideals in his
service to the public and is constantly studying to improve his methods
and render the work of the schools more effective in preparing the young
for the practical and responsible duties of life.

In 1906 Mr. Carpenter was united in marriage to Miss Mary Margaret
Webster, who was born in Ontario, and they have become parents of two
children, Margaret and John, aged, respectively, thirteen and twelve
years. Mr. Carpenter is identified with the Board of Trade in Edmonton,
is a member of the Rotary Club and of the Canadian Club and also be-
longs to the Baptist church. In these associations are found the nature
of his interests and the rules that govern his conduct, making him a
worthy representative of the high ideals of manhood and citizenship.

EDWIN A. McBAIN.

Edwin A. McBain, recognized as a strong business executive, forceful
and resourceful in all that he undertakes, is now president of the Lake-
side Coals, Limited, of Edmonton. Without special advantages at the
outset of his career, he has advanced steadily, step by step, until he
occupies a prominent position as a representative of corporation interests
in this section of the dominion. He was born in Conestogo, Ontario,
November 7, 1872, and spent the period of his boyhood and youth at
Palmerston and Chesley, Ontario, where he pursued his education in the
public schools and enjoyed only such advantages as most lads of the period
received. When twenty years of age he started out in the business world
in connection with the lumber trade and for ten years he was on the road
as a commercial salesman. He was ambitious to engage in business on
his own account, however, and afterward established a hardware and
lumber business at Reston, Manitoba, where he remained for nine years.

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On the expiration of that period he sold his interest there and for one
year thereafter was at British Columbia. In 1912 he came to Edmonton,
where he has since made his home and through the intervening period of
a decade he has won a place in the foremost ranks of the representative
business men of this city. Here he established a wholesale lumber busi-
ness, which he carried on most profitably until 1916. He then sold his
interest therein and took over the business of the Lakeside Coals, Limited,
which at that time practically had an undeveloped field. The firm's hold-
ings are situated fifty miles west of Edmonton, where it has approxi-
mately thirty million tons of coal and it is now mining three hundred tons
daily. This is domestic coal and the product finds a ready sale. The
business is steadily growing and developing under the wise guidance and
capable management of Mr. McBain, who is a man of broad vision and
sound judgment and whose commercial record has at all times measured
up to the highest business ethics and standards.

On the 5th of August, 1903, Mr. McBain was united in marriage to
Miss Jeannette H. Stark and they have four children: Pauline, Dorothy,
William Allen and Beatrice. The social position of Mr. and Mrs. McBain
is an enviable one and the hospitality of their home is greatly enjoyed by
an extensive circle of friends. Mr. McBain is well known as a member
of the Canadian Club, while his religious faith is that of the Methodist
church. He has a wide acquaintance and his course throughout his life
has ever been such as to make him a man whom to know is to esteem and
honor.

ERNEST W. COFFIN, B. A., PH. D.

Ernest W. Coffin, principal of the Provincial Normal School at Cal-
gary, is a man of high intellectual attainments, and broad experience as
an educator well qualifies him for the responsible duties which devolve
upon him. He was born in Prince Edward Island, in February, 1875, a
son of Edwin and Jessie (Stewart) Coffin, also natives of that island,
where the father still resides. He was a farmer and shipbuilder through-
out the period of his active connection with business aflfairs. He died in
March, 1923, at the age of eighty-nine years. The mother passed away in
1915, when seventy-seven years of age.

Reared in Prince Edward Island, Ernest W. Coflfin there attended the
public schools and later went to the States, continuing his studies in Con-
necticut. Returning to Prince Edward Island, he entered the Prince of
Wales College at Charlottetown and was graduated with the class of 1893.
He spent the next five years as a public school teacher and then enrolled
as a student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from which
he received the B. A. degree in 1902, winning a medal for high scholar-
ship in the classics. He was then sent by the Presbyterian mission to
the British West Indies, acting as high school instructor and teacher of
training work at San Fernando, on the island of Trinidad, from 1902

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until 1905. In the latter year he took up the study of psychology and
education at Clark University of Worcester, Massachusetts, his instruc-
tors being G. Stanley Hall, the noted educator, and Professors Burnham
and Sanford. He was teacher of psychology and education in the Normal
School at Winona Lake, Indiana, for a year and in 1909 became vice
principal of the Provincial Normal School at Calgary. He filled that
position until 1911, when he was made principal, and has since served
in that capacity. He keeps in touch with the most advanced thought of
the day along educational lines and his services have been very valuable
to the institution, which through his cooperation has acquired additional
prestige. During the summer of 1922 he was instructor in educational
psychology and educational principles at the University of Indiana and
is regarded as an authority on those subjects.

In June, 1912, Dr. Coffin married Miss Susie M. Baillie, a daughter of
A. C. and Jane (Wilson) Baillie. Her father was a prominent merchant
of Pictou, Nova Scotia, and there passed away in 1910. Mrs. Baillie is
still living. To Dr. and Mrs. Coffin have been born three children : Edwin
Lewis and Alexander Stewart, born in 1913 and 1917, respectively; and
Dorothy Jean, born in 1922. Dr. Coffin is a member of the Knox Presby-
terian church and for several years served on its board of managers. He
is an independent Liberal in politics and fraternally he is identified with
the Masonic order, belonging to Ashlar Lodge, A. F. & A. M. He is also
a member of the Young Men's Christian Association. He is a man of
scholarly attainments, deeply interested in those things which are of cul-
tural value, and his influence has become a potent force in promoting
the educational advancement of the province.

KENNETH A. McLEOD.

Kenneth A. McLeod has been a witness of the development of Ed-
monton from an early pioneer period to the present era of progress and
prosperity. He has seen it grow from a small trading post to a city of
large commercial importance, with its ramifying trade interests reach-
ing out to many sections of the Dominion, and at all times he has borne
his share in the work of general improvement and upbuilding. He is the
builder and owner of the McLeod building, the finest office structure in
the province and he is today one of the prosperous men of Edmonton.
His life story is a most interesting one, for he arrived here a penniless
young man at a day when the most farsighted could scarcely have dreamed
what the future would bring to the city.

Kenneth A. McLeod was born at Port Elgin, Bruce county, Ontario,
September 7, 1858. In the spring of 1870 the father, with the family,
removed to Kansas, casting in his lot with the pioneer settlers of that
state. There the father homesteaded land near Solomon City and the
family lived on the frontier for three years, meeting with all of the hard-

aijEiij .'

KENNETH A. McLEOD.

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ships and experiences of pioneer life. At the end of that time they re-
turned toward the Atlantic seaboard and settled on a farm in the vicinity
of Lynchburg, Virginia, where they remained until the fall of 1876. At
that date they returned to Ontario, and there the father operated a
sawmill.

Kenneth A. McLeod was a youth of about eighteen years at the time
of the family's return to his native province. He had acquired his educa-
tion in the frontier schools of the districts in which the family had lived
and he had been trained to business interests and activities by his father.
He worked in the sawmill until the fall of 1877 and then went into the
lumber camps of northern Michigan, where he spent one winter. In the
spring, however, he returned to Ontario, and soon afterward he took up
railroad work on the Credit Valley Railroad, which was being built from
Trenton to Picton, connecting with the Grand Trunk at Trenton. In the
following spring he went to Winnipeg, arriving there in March, 1879,
and later he proceeded to Rat Portage, where he was with a construction
gang engaged in building bridges for the Canadian Pacific. He continued
in that work for two years, or until 1881, after which, he followed his
trade of carpentry in Winnipeg for a time.

On the 5th of August, 1881, Mr. McLeod left that city in company
with a partner, James Gore, and two other young men. Mr. McLeod
and Mr. Gore, however, owned the outfit, consisting of three ox carts and
one cart drawn by a pony. These were heavily loaded with their camp
outfit, including a barrel of sugar, a barrel of dried apples, a barrel of
flour and a keg of nails. Mr. McLeod and his partner walked all the
way from Winnipeg to Edmonton, camping wherever night overtook
them and were ninety-three days in making the trip. Game was very
plentiful and their guns supplied them with meat, which thus supple-
mented what might otherwise have been a very meagre meal. On the
3d of November, 1881, Mr. McLeod arrived in Edmonton, which was then
a small village, with a population of about four hundred. Soon after
their arrival James Gore decided to return home and so the partners
divided their outfit, Mr. McLeod taking as a part of his share the oxen
and carts. He had no money at the time of his arrival, having paid out
his last thirty-five cents for crossing the outfit at Fort Saskatchewan
ferry before reaching the village. At that time the Hudson's Bay Com-
pany had just completed the survey of the original townsite west of
First street, and Mr. McLeod purchased two lots from the company, mak-
ing the first payment of eighteen dollars with money received from the
sale of a hundred pounds of sugar to Hon. Frank Oliver. This sugar he
packed on his back from his camp in a clump of willows, which stood
about where the Journal building is now standing. After securing his
lots he built a shack thereon, in which to spend the winter, obtaining
the lumber from the Hudson's Bay Company in exchange for his three
oxen. A little later he obtained carpenter work with the Hudson's Bay
Company. In the spring of 1882 there was quite a boom in Edmonton.
He then sold his lots and his little cabin for seven hundred dollars and

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began building and contract work on his own account. He continued in
that line of business here until 1888, when, because of dullness in building
operations at this point, he left for what is now the state of Washington.
There he continued to work at carpentry for two years, after which he
returned to Edmonton, where he again took up building and contracting.
Since that time he has been a prominent factor in the business circles of
the city and his building operations have constituted a most important
feature in the improvement of Edmonton. In 1893 he erected the first
sash, door and planing mill in the city and this he operated in connec-
tion with his building and contracting business, both lines proving very
successful. In 1900 he sold his mills to the W. H. Gushing Company.
Since then with the passing years he has made large investments in city
real estate and in farm lands. In the spring of 1913 he began the erection
of the McLeod building, the finest building in the Alberta province and
one that would be a credit to any city of any size. His knowledge as a
contractor now stood him in good stead. He was able to select the best
material and to see that the best workmanship went into the construc-
tion of the building, which, however, on account of war conditions was
not completed until the 1st of January, 1915. It is a nine-story structure,
one hundred and eighteen by one hundred feet, having steel frame and
tarrezo and marble floors throughout. The outside finish is white pressed
brick and terra cotta. No wood has been used in the construction of
the building except for doors, sash and window trim, all of white oak,
and the windows are all of plate glass. The entrance and the hallway are
of Italian marble of the finest quality and the corridors and staircases
throughout are also of marble. The McLeod building was completed at
a cost of about six hundred thousand dollars and this investment indi-
cates that the owner had faith in Edmonton and the province where he
has lived since the city was a mere trading post, and in the development
of which he has taken active part. There are about three hundred offices
in this building and he now gives much of his attention to the manage-
ment of the property, in connection with which he has operated farms
quite extensively. He also owns coal lands in the province, his holdings
in this particular being quite large. His business investments have been
most judiciously made, indicating his sound judgment and his unfaltering
enterprise.

Not only has Mr. McLeod been closely associated with the material
development and building operations of Edmonton but also with its gov-
ernment, for he was a member of the first city council, and several times
served as a trustee of schools, and for several terms as a member of the
Board of Trade council. Mr. McLeod belongs to the Masonic fraternity
and is a past master of his lodge, while in his life he fully exemplifies
the beneficent spirit and objects of the craft. The major part of his time
and attention, however, have been concentrated upon his business affairs.
In his vocabulary there is no such word as fail. He has always formu-
lated his plans carefully and has executed them promptly and in carry-
ing on his business interests he has never failed to reach his objective,

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while the methods that he has employed have ever been such as would
bear the closest investigation and scrutiny. Today Edmonton honors him
as one of her pioneer and foremost citizens.

Mr. McLeod was married on March 19, 1894, to Miss Amie Logan
Lauder, and there are nine children by this marriage, namely: John F.,
James Kenneth, Archibald Norman, Jean Katherine, Roderick Lauder,
Kenneth Nelson, Kathleen Mary, Margaret Hellen, Stuart Donald. John
was overseas with the Forty-ninth Battalion, and James K. and Archi-
bald N. were with the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Battalion. James
Kenneth was severely wounded and invalided home shortly before the
armistice was signed. Roderick, at the age of seventeen, joined the navy
as a cadet on the Patrol Boat Galliano and was lost when the vessel
foundered, about the 30th of October, 1918, off Cape St. James, on the
Pacific coast, with the entire crew — forty-seven in all.

HON. WILLIAM ASBURY BUCHANAN.

Hon. William Asbury Buchanan, journalist and statesman, now editor
and publisher of the Herald at Lethbridge, is a son of the Rev. William
and Mary (Pendrie) Buchanan, and was born at Fraserville, Ontario,
July 2, 1876. His education was acquired in the schools of Trenton,
Brighton and Norwood. He was a youth of seventeen years when he
entered upon the work that eventually led him into the field of journal-
ism, for in 1893 he secured a position on the Peterboro Examiner, with
which he was identified for three years. He was on the editorial staff
of the Peterboro Review from 1893 until 1898 and then became city editor
of the Toronto Telegram, occupying that position until 1903. In the lat-
ter year he became managing director of the journal published at St.
Thomas, there remaining until 1905, when he came to Alberta and estab-
lished the Lethbridge Herald. He continued the publication of the paper
as a weekly only until 1907, when he established a daily and has since
been editor and owner of the paper, which is regarded as one of the strong
and influential factors in molding public opinion in Alberta.

It was also Mr, Buchanan who organized the first Alberta legislative
library, opened in Edmonton in 1907 and it was after completing this im-
portant work that he returned to Lethbridge and established the daily
edition of his paper. Throughout the period of his residence in this sec-
tion of the Dominion he has been prominent in public affairs. He was
quartermaster of the Twenty-fifth Regiment at St. Thomas, Ontario, for
two years and thus wrote the military chapter into his life history. He
has likewise been a councilor of the local Board of Trade and has been
president of the Lethbridge Liberal Association. In 1909 he was elected
for Lethbridge to the Alberta legislative assembly and was appointed a
member of the provincial cabinet without portfolio. In December, 1909,
he resigned from the ministry, owing to differences with the govern-

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ment on the railway policy. In August, 1911, he was elected to the house
of commons for Medicine Hat and was reelected at the general election
in 1917. In 1912 he was made a member of the special committee on old
age pensions and was a member of the special redistribution committee
in 1913.

In 1904 Mr. Buchanan was married to Miss Alma Maude Freeman, a
daughter of E. B. Freeman, J. P., of Burlington, Ontario. They have
two sons: Donald, who is in school; and Hugh. Mrs. Buchanan was edu-
cated in the Hamilton Ladies' College of Ontario. She is a member of
the Imperial Daughters of the Empire and of the Ladies Golf Club and is
also identified with different church societies, both Mr. and Mrs. Bu-
chanan having membership in the Methodist church at Lethbridge. Mr.
Buchanan belongs to the Alberta and Eastern British Columbia Press
Association, of which he was on two occasions president, and he also oc-
cupied the presidency of the Canadian Club, while formerly he was chair-
man of the Alberta Amateur Association, and secretary of the Ontario
Hockey Association. He belongs to the Chinook and the Lethbridge Coun-
try Clubs, the Ontario Club of Toronto and the Laurentian, Club of Ot-
tawa, and finds his recreation largely in golf, turning to this when leisure
permits.

In 1921 Mr. Buchanan retired from parliament and is now concentra-
ting his efforts and attention upon journalistic affairs and is interested in
oil development work. Alert and enterprising, he keeps in touch with the
vital questions and problems of the day and has done much to mold public
thought and action.

MRS. EMILY FERGUSON MURPHY.

Mrs. Emily Ferguson Murphy, known throughout the literary world
by her pen name of Janey Canuck and acknowledged one of the twelve
greatest living Canadian women, holds the position of police magistrate
and judge of the juvenile court in and for the province of Alberta. "Of
all its women," said the Edmonton Journal, "Mrs. Murphy is the one
whom all Alberta and the west delight to honor and of whom they are
preeminently proud." She was born at Cookstown, Ontario, to Isaac and
Emily (Gowan) Ferguson and acquired her education in the Bishop
Strachan School. She is the wife of Arthur Murphy, M. A., and the
mother of two daughters. The year 1904 witnessed her arrival in west-
ern Canada. By His Majesty King George she was decorated a Lady of
Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. She has won wide and en-
during fame as the author of "Janey Canuck in the West," which was
published by Cassell & Company in 1910 and by J. M. Dent & Sons in
the Wayfarers Series of 1917 ; "Open Trails," published by Cassell &
Company in 1912 and by J. M. Dent & Sons in 1920; "Seeds of Pine,"
published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1914 and by the Musson Book Com-

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pany of Toronto in 1922; "The Black Candle," published by Thomas
Allen in 1922; and "Little Canadian Cousins of the Great North- West
Provinces," published by Page & Company of Boston in 1923. "The Black
Candle," a book on the narcotic drug traffic and its menace, has been
declared by the reviewers to be an epoch-making one and the first com-
prehensive study of the subject yet made. Mrs. Murphy is also a con-
tributor to Canadian, English and American magazines and since 1920
has been honorary president of the Canadian Women's Press Club, of
which she served as president from 1913 until 1920. She was honorary
secretary for Canada of the Society of Women Journalists of England
from 1913 until 1924, served as a member of the Imperial Press Confer-
ence in 1920, acted as councillor of the Canadian Authors Association
from 1921 until 1922, and as a member of the executive board from 1923
to 1924. She was chosen vice president of Edmonton branch of the
Canadian Author's Association for the years 1923 and 1924.

As police magistrate and judge of the juvenile court in and for the
province of Alberta, Mrs. Murphy is making a splendid record, being
particularly well fitted for this important and responsible position. She
has the honor of being the first woman in the British Empire to be ap-
pointed a police magistrate. She occupied the presidency of the Federated
Women's Institutes of Canada from 1919 until 1921 ; served as vice
president of the National Council of Women of Canada from 1918 until
1923 ; was vice president of the Canadian Association of Child Protection
Officers in 1921 and 1923; director of the Child Welfare Association of
Canada, 1923-24; vice president of the Social Service Council of Canada
from 1920 until 1924; vice president of the Canadian Committee of Social
Hygiene from 1918 until 1924; member of the board of directors of the
Canadian Committee of Mental Hygiene from 1918 until 1924; member
of the War Conference of Women held at the invitation of the War Com-
mittee of the Dominion Cabinet in 1918 ; member of the general commit-
tee of the Canadian Society of the League of Nations for the years 1923
and 1924; and member of the White Cross Association, executive com-
mittee, Seattle, United States of America, for the years 1923 and 1924.

B. B. Cooke, writing under the caption "Some Canadian Women,"
says of Mrs. Arthur Murphy : "Two women of peculiarly big calibre has
Canada given to literature. One was the late Agnes Dean Cameron of
Victoria, British Columbia ; the other is Mrs. Arthur Murphy of Edmon-
ton. There are other women writers in Canada, many of them distin-
guished and artists in their particular line of work, but Agnes Deans
Cameron and her friend, Emily Ferguson Murphy, are of a type by
themselves — women with great hearts and great minds, women who have
the mother instinct in writing which gives them a point of view and a
sympathy with the subjects they handle, such as others, not possessing
this instinct in such marked degree, cannot command. Agnes Deans
Cameron is dead ; her name remains a big and glorious memory to all
who knew her and to thousands who had met her only in the most casual
manner or heard her talking in her writings. Mrs. Arthur Murphy, per-

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haps a more humorous woman, is very much alive in her writing prime,
and bubbling- over with enthusiasm for Canada, for Alberta, for the
country she knows and loves. In her, as in Agnes Deans Cameron, is a
certain 'humanness' which makes her writings strike straight into the
heart of the person who reads them. It has made her friends in almost
every city or town in the Dominion, from Grouard to Toronto, Victoria,
Halifax and in some places that lie far outside Canada."

The Bookman of London, England, in its August number, has placed
Mrs. Arthur Murphy of Edmonton in its "Gallery" and has given three
pages to discuss her philosophy, which it describes as having "literally
sung its way through the Dominion." "Her work," says The Bookman,
"has the optimism of the true lyric ; the song of the open road. The
refrain of the windswept spaces was never set to a better tune . . .
It is not style that matters in the work of 'Janey Canuck' any more than
it matters in the work of Walt Whitman — a kindred philosopher. She
comes scattering seeds of gladness in our midst, and lo ! our gloom is
gone like a black cloud that breaks before the April sun. She is the
philosopher of gladness and content and common sense, a philosophy as
durable as Bergonism. The whole thing is a garland of gladness spark-
ling with the dews of a clean, fresh philosophy — a crown of rest for the
tired brows. What patron saint, we wonder, bends over 'Janey Canuck'
when she is weaving her bright fancies ... Of all 'Janey Canuck's'
books, commend me to 'Open Trails.' It is a rubric — a book that makes
you want to go and bury your face in the cool brooks, to hear blackbirds
and robins piping against the clear skies; to be the brother to the wind,
the lover of the stars; to breathe the freedom of the sun-washed spaces
and to follow the trail through the fragrant pine woods and 'winding
mossy ways.' It is as refreshing as a bunch of spring flowers . . .
What then is the charm of 'Janey Canuck' that has set all the critics
raving on the other side of the Atlantic and has taken us captive? We
cannot analyze it any more than could Emerson analyze the charm of
the Rhodora of the woods. When you hear the thrush singing his song
in the green tree you do not ask what makes it sing; you are content to
listen. So is it with the author of 'Open Trails'."

WILFRED B. BROWNE.

Wilfred B. Browne is one of the successful and representative busi-
ness men of Warner. He was born in Powasson, Ontario, on the 24th of
March, 1883, a son of Alonzo and Eliza Caroline (Patterson) Browne,
both natives of Ontario. The paternal grandfather, Daniel Browne, was
born in Belfast, Ireland, and came to the Dominion of Canada at the age
of five years. He took up the study of medicine in early life and practiced
for many years in the province of Ontario, passing away at the age of
seventy-two years. The maternal Grandfather Patterson spent the

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greater part of his life in Ontario. He served as sheriff of Atlanta dis-
trict for some years, and lived to be eighty-six years of age, Alonzo
Browne received his education in the public schools of Ontario and in
early life engaged in farming. He owned considerable land in Ontario
and followed agricultural pursuits there until 1891, when he came to
Alberta. He landed at Innisfail with fifty cents in his pockets and a
return trip ticket to his home in Ontario. He disposed of the ticket for
ten dollars and filed a claim on some land, which he later proved up on,
and brought it to a highly cultivated state and the following year he sent
for his family. Aside from farming he engaged in contracting and build-
ing for many years. Mr. Browne now owns a fine half section of land
and for the past few years has specialized ia the breeding of Holstein
cattle. He is one of the foremost men of the community in which he
resides, is a Liberal in politics, taking an active interest in all civic affairs,
and his religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church. To Mr. and
Mrs. Browne four children were born : Eliza, who is the wife of H. W.
Shaw of Victoria, British Columbia; Wilfred B., whose name introduces
this review; Lucy, who is living at Ottawa, Ontario; and Elmer, who is
living at home.

In the acquirement of his education Wilfred B. Browne attended the
common schools of Innisfail and later entered a business college in Leth-
bridge. After putting his textbooks aside he engaged in cow-punching
and riding the range for the Glenbo, Bow Chase, Bar N and R. G. Robin-
son ranches. Later he took up the study of steam engineering and was
given a certificate. For some time thereafter he was employed as an
engineer in the power house and machine shop of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad mines at Bankhead, also at Coleman. In 1913 he came to
Warner and entered the business world on his own account, establishing
an implement store here, the value of which was estimated at about forty-
five thousand dollars and he won success in this enterprise. He suffered
a loss in 1918, however, when much of his stock was destroyed by fire.
He purchased a garage here, which also was destroyed by fire in 1920, and
for some time he was associated in business with Walter Munday. Later
Mr. Browne rebuilt the garage and is now conducting it, together with
the implement store and a real estate and insurance business. In the
development of his various enterprises Mr. Browne has met with the
success won by well organized methods, intelligently and capably exe-
cuted, and he fully merits the esteem and respect accorded him by his
fellow townsmen.

Mr. Browne gives his political allegiance to the Liberal party and takes
an active interest in all local affairs. He was a member of the city coun-
cil in 1918 and 1919. His religious faith is that of the Presbyterian
church and fraternally he is identified with the Masons, holding member-
ship in Warner Lodge, No. 100, and he is a past master in the local lodge.
He is also affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having
been a member of the order for eighteen years. He has held all chairs
in that order up to the office of vice grand. Mr. Browne represents the

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type of citizen who is regarded as an acquisition to any community, for-
warding its development by his diligence and enterprise in matters of
business, and promoting its general progress by maintaining a high
standard of citizenship and cooperating in every commendable public
movement.

WILLIAM DUNCAN LIVINGSTON HARDIE.

William Duncan Livingston Hardie has occupied the position of mayor
of Lethbridge since 1913 and his entire administration of public affairs
has been marked by progressiveness that has been most resultant. His
efforts have been of great benefit to the city along many lines of improve-
ment and upbuilding and the record that he has made is highly satis-
factory to his fellow townsmen. A native of Scotland, he was born near
Edinburgh, on August 17, 1862, and is a son of William and Agnes (Liv-
ingston) Hardie, who are also natives of the land of hills and heather.
Coming to the new world about 1863 they made their way to Youngstown,
Ohio. The father was a son of William Hardie, a native of Scotland,
where he was a mine manager and where he spent his life. The grand-
father in the maternal line was Duncan Livingston, likewise a mining
man. After removing to the United States William Hardie was also a
mine manager, continuing to act in that responsible position to the time
of his retirement. Both he and his wife still survive, the former having
reached the venerable age of eighty-five years, while his wife is now
eighty years of age. They have long been consistent and faithful mem-
bers of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Hardie gives his political alle-
giance to the republican party, while fraternally he is a Mason.

William D. L. Hardie pursued his education in the public schools of
his native country and in an academy, while later he entered the Uni-
versity of Glasgow. His early business experience came to him through
a four years' apprenticeship at mining engineering and for a long period
he directed his labors in that field. The year 1889 witnessed his arrival
at Lethbridge, Alberta, and he secured the responsible and onerous posi-
tion of superintendent of the Alberta Railway & Coal Company, in which
capacity he continuously and acceptably served for twenty years. Since
his retirement from the business he has concentrated his efforts and
attention upon official duties. He was first elected mayor of Lethbridge
in 1912, to serve for the year 1913 and for one year he was on duty in
connection with the aldermanic government. In 1914 Lethbridge adopted
the commission form of government and Mr. Hardie has since been mayor,
continuously filling the position now for a decade. He has contributed
much to the development, upbuilding and improvement of the city and he
employs the most practical and resultant methods in the attainment of
high ideals of municipal service and progress.

In April, 1885, Mr. Hardie was married to Miss Margaret Jane

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Kirtley, who was born at Newcastle, England, a daughter of Thomas and
Sarah Kirtley. Her father was also a mining man and on coming to the
new world settled in Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Hardie have become
parents of five children : lanthe, now the wife of J. S. Jones, manager
of the Montreal Bank at Medicine Hat; Agnes, the wife of W. E. Murphy,
an electrician of Minneapolis, Minnesota; E. W. Gladson, who for nearly
five years was in service during the World war, being shot through the
shoulder and badly wounded in battle, after which he was invalided
home ; Jesse M. 0., who was also in the service and was twice gassed and
once wounded, being three times at the front during his service of four
years; and Inzola, who married J. Laird Thompson, a bond broker of
Toronto.

Mr. Hardie and his family attend the Presbyterian church and fra-
ternally he is a Mason, loyal to the teachings of the craft. He has served
as master of his lodge and is at all times actuated by the highest prin-
ciples in everything that he undertakes. In politics he maintains an
independent course. He is now commissioner of finance and public safety
and Lethbridge has benefited greatly by his devotion to the highest stand-
ards of citizenship and of municipal welfare.

JOSEPH E, GILLIS, B. A.

Joseph E. Gillis, formerly a successful educator, is now engaged in
the practice of law at Blairmore, and although devoted to his profession,
he has also found time to participate actively in civic affairs, his influence
being at all times on the side of progress, reform and improvement. He
was born in Prince Edward Island, February 23, 1881, and is a son of
Stephen and Catherine (McNeil) Gillis, also natives of that island. To
their union were born fourteen children, of whom eleven survive, and
the subject of this review was the only member of the family to come
to Alberta.

The public schools of his native island afforded Joseph E. Gillis his
early educational opportunities and when nineteen years of age he be-
came a teacher in the schools there, being thus occupied from 1900 until
1905. He spent the following year as an instructor in the normal depart-
ment of the Prince of Wales College and from 1906 until 1908 he attended
St. Dunstan's University, Charlottetown, of which he is an honor graduate,
receiving the Bachelor of Arts degree on the 30th of November of the
latter year. From 1908 until 1913 he was a student in the law office of
Chief Justice J. A. Mathieson and on the expiration of that period he
came to this province, opening an office in Blairmore, where he has since
followed his profession with ever-increasing success. In April, 1922, Mr.
Gillis formed a law partnership with Donald G. Mackenzie and their
clientele is a large and representative one.

Mr. Gillis married Miss Josephine McAree, also a native of Prince

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Edward Island, and they have become the parents of two sons: Donald
Edward and Allan Frederick. They are communicants of the Catholic
church and Mr. Gillis is also identified with the Knights of Columbus.
He is a stanch Liberal in his political views and in 1921 was the candidate
of that party for the house of commons for the riding of Macleod, but
failed to win the election. He has filled important municipal offices, serv-
ing on the school board, and for two years was councilman of his town.
He was also a member of the financial board of Blairmore for some time,
being connected therewith until 1921. He has a thorough understanding
of the principles of jurisprudence and correctly applies his knowledge to
the points in litigation. He wins a large percentage of his cases and
whatever he does is for the best interests of his clients and for the honor
of his profession.

ALEXANDER HANNAH.

Alexander Hannah is one of the talented members of the Calgary bar,
whose ability in the field of corporation law has placed him with the fore-
most barristers of the Dominion. He was born at Whithorn, Wigtown-
shire, Scotland, April 13, 1877, a son of Henry R. and Hannah Anderson
(Gibson) Hannah, also natives of that country. His father, who was
well known as an agriculturist, died in 1899. His mother is still living.

The subject of this article was educated privately in Scotland and
at an early age he was articled to John Campbell Maclullich, S. S, C. and
crown prosecutor for Argyllshire, afterward completing his articles with
George F. Bryce, W. S., Edinburgh, Scotland. Mr. Hannah became a
law student in the University of Edinburgh, being fully qualified in 1899.
In the following year he became identified with the firm of Mitchell &
Campbell, solicitors, Perth, Scotland, and in 1901 was admitted to prac-
tice before the courts of Scotland. In 1905 he commenced practice in
Glasgow, Scotland, and continued to do so until September, 1911, when
lured by the call of the west, he left his native land and came to Canada.
Believing that the western part of the Dominion would afford him better
opportunities for advancement, he made his way to Calgary, Alberta,
and became associated with the firm of Lougheed, Bennett & Company,
and while with them was admitted to the Alberta bar. In September,
1912, Mr. Hannah became a senior member of the firm of Hannah, Stir-
ton & Fisher, with which he was connected until the dissolution of the
firm in 1919. In 1920 he rejoined the firm of Lougheed, Bennett & Com-
pany, being thus connected until the formation of the present firai of
Bennett, Hannah & Sanford. The firm stands high in professional circles
and is conducting an extensive and lucrative practice. Mr. Hannah is
well versed in all branches of jurisprudence but has given particular at-
tention to corporation law, being regarded as an expert in this branch

ALEXANDER HANNAH.

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of the profession, and in addition to his practice he acts as lecturer on
this subject to the University of Alberta.

On the 27th of May, 1914, Mr. Hannah was united in marriage to
Helen Archibald, a daughter of the late A. R. Archibald of Aberfeldy,
Perthshire, Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Hannah have two children : Richard
Henry and Nancy Anderson, aged, respectively, seven and five years.

Mr. Hannah has not confined his activities to his professional work;
for some time he acted as secretary to the Liberal Unionist Association
of the Central Division of Glasgow. In Canada he is an adherent of the
Conservative party. In religious faith he is a Presbyterian. He is iden-
tified with the Masonic order and finds recreation in golf, fishing and
shooting. He has been honored with the presidency and vice presidency
of the Calgary Bar Association. Among other activities it may be
mentioned that Mr. Hannah has served with the Volunteer Regiments of
Princess Louise's Brigade of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, the
Royal Scots Brigade (Queen's, Edinburgh) and the Scottish Horse. He
is deeply interested in the Boy Scout movement — an epoch-making ad-
venture in character building and a strong power for civic righteousness,
and while in the old country was president of the western district of
Glasgow and in Alberta has served as provincial commissioner and as
assistant commissioner of the Alberta organization. He studies broadly
and thinks deeply and has always been a patient and diligent inquirer
after the truth. Whatever he does is for the best interests of his clients
and for the honor of his profession, and no man brings to either a more
unqualified allegiance nor riper ability.

CHARLES R. MORRISON.

It has been said that one who enters the newspaper field is never
content to leave it, for there is a fascination in thus keeping in touch
with the thought and activity of the world from which one cannot escape,
and this statement finds exemplification in the career of Charles R. Mor-
rison, managing editor of the Edmonton Journal, who has devoted his
life to work of this character. He was born in the city of Edinburgh,
Scotland, in 1872, a son of Charles and Effie (Sterhng) Morrison, also
natives of that country. In 1873 they went to New Zealand, where they
resided for a number of years, and then came to Canada, establishing
their home in Toronto, Ontario. The father was educated for the law
but journalism made a greater appeal to him and for a considerable
period he was connected with the Globe and Mail of Toronto. He was an
earnest and helpful member of the Presbyterian church, as was also his
wife, and in Masonry he attained the thirty-second degree, while he was
also an honorary member of the Caledonian Society. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Morrison passed away in San Francisco, California, in 1922. They had
a family of three children, two of whom survive: Charles R. and Albert

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J., the latter being a member of the theatrical profession and a resident
of New York city.

In the acquirement of an education Charles R. Morrison attended the
grammar and high schools of New Zealand and Otago University, after
which he came to Canada and took up the study of pharmacy. His initial
newspaper experience was obtained in the office of the Toronto Mail, later
the Mail and Empire, in which he worked for nine years, rising to the
position of city editor. On severing his connection with that paper he
went to New York city and for a time was employed by the publishers
of McClure's Magazine. He then went to the Pacific coast, becoming
identified with the San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner, and he was
also one of the staff of the Oakland Tribune. Leaving California, he
made his way to Spokane, Washington, where he assumed the duties of
managing editor of the Inland Herald. The year 1911 witnessed his
arrival in Edmonton and he assisted in the reorganization of the Evening
and Morning Journal, which was converted into an evening paper. He
is now the assistant general manager and managing editor of the Ed-
monton Journal, being also a member of the board of directors. The
Journal is conducted along the lines of modern newspaper education,
being well organized not only in the department of its management, but
also in the corps of its writers and in its mechanical department. It is
a daily of high standing, with a large circulation, and in his editorial
and managerial capacities Mr. Morrison has been instrumental in pro-
ducing a paper of much interest and value to the city and district.

In 1901 Mr. Morrison married Miss Lorena M. Smith, who was born
at Auburn, California, and there obtained her education. They have be-
come the parents of three daughters : Gwendolyn, Lorena and Muriel.
The first named has followed her father in the profession of journalism,
while the other two children are still in school. Mr. and Mrs. Morrison
are members of the Knox Presbyterian church of Edmonton. He has
been a director of the Edmonton Exhibition, is connected with the Ed-
monton Board of Trade, is a member of the Mayfair Golf & Country Club
and of the Rotary Club, being a former director of the last named organ-
ization. He is an able exponent of journalism and a man of broad views
and modern standards, whose interests have ever been of that uplifting
character which develops the citizenship and promotes the civilization of
a community.

ADAM H. ESCH.

Commercial enterprise at Edmonton finds a worthy and prominent
representative in Adam H. Esch, president of the Esch Company, Limited,
which also controls one of the finest stationery stores in Alberta. A
representative business man, Mr. Esch has steadily worked his way up-
ward from a humble position in commercial circles, and the business of

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which he is now the head would be a credit to a city of much larger size
than Edmonton.

Adam H. Esch was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, August 4, 1875, and
there spent the period of his boyhood and youth, acquiring his educatioa
in the public and high schools. He lived in St. Paul until 1902, when at
the age of twenty-seven years he removed to Kaslo, British Columbia,
where he conducted a stationery store for a year. He then went to Cal-
gary, Alberta, where for eight years he was identified with the stationery
store of D. J. Young. In 1911 he came to Edmonton, where he established
the present store, and has one of the finest stationery stores in Alberta,
carrying an extensive and well selected stock of commercial and fancy
stationery, together with ofl^ce desks, books, kodaks and photographic
supplies. Close application, indefatigable energy and business ability
have been the noncomitant elements in his success and he is regarded as
one of the representative young merchants of this city.

On the 18th of June, 1901, Mr. Esch was married to Miss Isabelle Mary
McDonald and they ha\e five children: Florence, Kathleen, Dorothy,
Hubert and Marion, aged, respectively, nineteen, seventeen, thirteen,
seven and three years. The religious faith of the family is that of the
Catholic church and Mr. Esch is identified with the Knights of Columbus.
He is also a member of the Rotary Club and stands stanchly in support
of that organization, which is looking ever to the benefit of the city in
its commercial relations and to its upbuilding along the lines of civic
virtue and civic pride.

JAMES HOSSACK WOODS.

James Hossack Woods, one of the representative newspaper men of
Canada, has devoted the greater part of his life to journalism and for the
past fifteen years has been editor and managing director of the Calgary
Daily Herald. He was born in the city of Quebec, Canada, July 12, 1867,
and his parents, Alexander and Elizabeth Woods, were representatives of
eld and prominent families of that place. For many years the father was
chairman of the finance committee of Quebec and he also held other pub-
lic offices of trust and responsibility. He was a member of the Dominion
Board of Trade and was the first commissioner sent by Canada to Aus-
tralia to promote trade relations between the two countries.

James Hossack Woods obtained his early education in private schools
of Quebec, where he also attended high school and he was a student at
Morrin College. Later he entered Manitoba University and also com-
pleted a course in McGill University at Montreal, which conferred upon
him the degree of Associate in Arts. As a young man he went to British
Columbia, where for a time he engaged in prospecting and mining, but
his attention has since been concentrated upon the profession of journal-
ism, and he has been very successful in this field of activity. He was

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city editor of the Toronto Mail & Empire and later become editor of the
Montreal Herald. He also acted as business manager of the Toronto
News and likewise established the Woods-Norris Advertising Agency of
that city. Since 1907 he has been editor and managing director of the
Calgary Daily Herald, which ranks with the leading newspapers of west-
ern Canada, and under his able management it has become both the
leader and mirror of public opinion. It is carefully edited and well or-
ganized not only in the department of business management but also in
its corps of writers and in its mechanical department. His standing in
newspaper circles of the Dominion is indicated in the fact that he has
been honored with the presidency of the Canadian Press Association and
he is now director for Alberta of the Canadian Press in its various
branches of activity. He was also chairman of the party of representa-
tive newspaper men of Canada who visited Great Britain and the front
in 1918, at the invitation of the British government.

Mr. Woods was married at Toronto, June 7, 1900, to Miss Leonora
Christine Eby, a daughter of J. F. Eby, the owner of one of the large
wholesale mercantile establishments of that city, and they have become
the parents of a daughter, Eleanor Carson. Mr. Woods is independent
in his political views, standing for principle and for clean politics rather
than for the blind following of party leaders, and he has never entered
public life except in connection with hospital work. He is a member of
the Knox Presbyterian church, in the work of which he is deeply inter-
ested, and he has been chairman of its board of managers, also filling
other offices in connection therewith. Fraternally he is identified with
the Masonic order and his appreciation of the social amenities of life
finds expression in his membership in the Ranchmen's Club of Calgary,
the Calgary Golf & Country Club, the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of
Toronto, the Edmonton Club of Edmonton and various other organiza-
tions of a similar nature. He takes an intelligent interest in public
affairs and never uses his influence to support an unworthy cause. He
bases his support of Calgary upon a comprehensive knowledge of its op-
portunities and resources and has made his paper the champion of every
movement calculated to upbuild the city and promote the development of
the surrounding district.

CLEMENS H. GRUNERT, V. S.

For seven years Dr. Clemens H. Grunert has engaged in the practice
of veterinary surgery at Fort Saskatchewan and his success is the reward
of conscientious effort and a thorough understanding of the scientific
principles underlying his profession. Dr. Grunert comes from Switzer-
land. He was born April 10, 1884, and is a son of Clemens and Marie
Grunert, of German descent, the father being a retired merchant.

Dr. Grunert completed a course in a veterinary school of Switzerland

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and afterward attended the universities at Leipzig and Dresden, Germany.
He remained in his native land until he reached the age of twenty-nine
years and in 1913 emigrated to Canada. Upon arriving in the Dominion
he entered the service of the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company,
with which he was identified until 1915, and in September of that year
he established himself in Fort Saskatchewan as a veterinarian. He has
a modern surgical hospital, supplied with complete equipment for veter-
inary work, and a well-merited reputation for professional skill has
brought to him a large and lucrative practice.

Dr. Grunert was married May 16, 1920, to Miss Bertha Giger, also
a native of Switzerland, and they have one child, Marlis. Dr. and Mrs.
Grunert attend the Presbyterian church, and fraternally he is identified
with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His clientele comes not only
from Fort Saskatchewan but also from the surrounding region, and dur-
ing the period of his residence in this community he has gained the esteem
and friendship of many.

FRANK W. RUSSELL.

Following in the professional footsteps of his father, Frank W. Rus-
sell has chosen the practice of law as his life work and has proven a
worthy son of a distinguished sire. He has been a resident of Vegreville
for the past twelve years and is the oldest practicing barrister in the
town. He was born near Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 16, 1873, and is
a son of Hon. Benjamin and Louise (Coleman) Russell, both natives of
that province. The father was graduated in law from Dalhousie Uni-
versity and has devoted his life to the legal profession, practicing in the
city of Halifax, in which he is widely and favorably known. He is an
eminent jurist, presiding over the supreme court of Nova Scotia, and in
governmental affairs he has also played an important part. In 1896 he
was elected a member of parliament from Halifax, serving until 1900,
and in that year was chosen to represent Hants, Nova Scotia, in that
legislative body, continuing in office until 1904. During his younger days
he was official reporter of the assembly and he was also reporter of the
supreme court of Nova Scotia. To Judge and Mrs. Russell were born
eight children, seven of whom survive. Of these four are living in this
province, namely: A. H., a barrister and solicitor of Red Deer; B. W.,
who resides in Calgary and is doing engineering work for the govern-
ment; Mrs. E. B. Roach of Calgary; and Frank W.

After completing his public school training Frank W. Russell became
a student in the law department of Dalhousie University, finishing his
course in 1894. He then went to the States and took postgraduate work
in law at Cornell University at Ithaca, New York, leaving that institution
in 1895, well equipped for his profession. Entering his father's office
in Halifax, he became a member of the firm of Russell & Ross, with

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which he was connected until 1902, when he went to Dartmouth, Nova
Scotia, and opened an office. He remained in practice there for eight
years and throughout that period acted as town magistrate, while for
a time he also served as assistant reporter of the supreme court of Nova
Scotia. In 1910 he came to this province, selecting Vegreville as the
scene of his professional activities, and he has had no reason to regret
his choice, for a liberal clientele has been accorded him. He is well
versed in all branches of jurisprudence and conducts his law business
with ability, carefully preparing his cases and presenting them with
clearness and force.

Mr. Russell married Miss Elvie R. Dillman, a native of Nova Scotia,
and they have become the parents of eight children, the firstborn being
Marjorie L., who is a graduate nurse. The others are: Norma, Mary,
William B., Hugh M., Barbara M., Bruce D. and Jean. Mr. Russell has
always taken a keen interest in civic affairs, being particularly- active in
promoting the cause of education, and from 1913 until 1922 was a mem-
ber of the Vegreville Board of Education. He is identified with the
Masonic order and exemplifies in his life the beneficent teachings of the
craft. He possesses a keen mentality and is fitted by natural ability and
by training for the legal profession, in which he has gained a gratifying
measure of success. However, his interests are not confined to the law
and he is recognized as a broad-minded, public-spirited citizen, whose in-
fluence is at all times on the side of progress, reform and improvement.

HON. JEREMIAH W. HEFFERNAN, K. C, M. P. P.

Possessing all of the requisites of an able barrister, Hon. Jeremiah W.
Heffernan has established his position among the leading representatives
of the Edmonton bar, and he also figures prominently in public affairs
as a member of the Alberta legislature. A native of Canada, he was
born at Picton, in the province of Ontario, January 4, 1884, and is a son
of John J. and Ellen (Naughton) Heffernan, both of whom are natives
of Ireland. The father was born in Limerick and the mother in Kilfinun
and they are now residents of Picton, Ontario.

In the public schools of his native town Jeremiah W. Heffernan mas-
tered the elementary branches of learning and afterward became a stu-
dent at Ottawa University, from which he was graduated in 1905. He
next entered Osgoode Hall at Toronto, Ontario, in which he received his
professional training, completing his course in 1910. He began the prac-
tice of law at Toronto, where he maintained an office for three years,
and since 1912 has successfully followed his profession in Edmonton. He
has a large clientele, which he conducts with ability, carefully preparing
his cases and presenting them with clearness and force. Recognition of
his legal acumen has led to his selection for public office and in 1914 he
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he served as crown prosecutor for Alberta, making a highly commendable
record in both offices. In 1921 he was created King's Counsel and in the
same year he was chosen to represent his district in the provincial par-
liament of Alberta, being elected for a term of five years. He discharges
his legislative duties with fidelity and ability and his attitude toward
any measure is determined by his belief in its efficacy as a factor in good
government. Mr. Heffernan has also become well known as a journalist,
being the editor of the Western Catholic, one of the leading religious
publications of Canada.

On the 8th of January, 1913, Mr. Heffernan was married in Toronto to
Miss Margaret McCormick. He is a communicant of the Catholic church
and is also affiliated with the Knights of Columbus, the Benevolent Pro-
tective Order of Elks, the Edmonton Club and the Edmonton Golf &
Country Club. He is a strong adherent of the Liberal party and served
for five years as president of the West Edmonton Liberal Association.
He is a broad-minded man, looking at significant questions from a ra-
tional standpoint and reaching his conclusions after hard and logical
thinking. In all the relations of life he has conformed his conduct to
high standards and his pronounced ability has won for him a position
of distinction in the ranks of his profession.

JAMES F. ADAMSON, M. D.

Dr. James F. Adamson has made the practice of medicine his life
work and experience and study have broadened his field of usefulness,
enabling him steadily to advance until he now ranks with Edmonton's
leading physicians. He was born in Ontario, in 1877, and his parents,
Alfred and Sarah (Blain) Adamson, were also natives of that province,
in which they spent their lives. The father was born in 1832 and his
attention was given to the cultivation and development of a well im-
proved farm in Ontario. Success attended his labors because his opera-
tions were intelligently conducted, for he was a well educated man of
broad and liberal views. He was a member of the Anglican church and
his political support was given to the Conservative party. His father,
Dr. Joseph Adamson, and his uncle. Dr. Peter Adamson, were physicians
of high standing and in 1820 they were sent to Canada by the British
government to minister to the physical welfare of their subjects in the
Dominion. Dr. Joseph Adamson was also active in military affairs,
serving throughout the Napoleonic wars with the rank of colonel. The
maternal grandfather, John Blain, was a native of Ireland and as a young
man migrated to Canada, where he became connected with milling opera-
tions. His daughter, Mrs. Adamson, was born in 1837, and passed away
in 1913, when seventy-six years of age, and Mr. Adamson died in 1910,
at the age of seventy-eight. They reared a family of eleven children, all
of whom are living.

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James F. Adamson, the ninth in order of birth, obtained his profes-
sional training in Trinity Medical College of Toronto, Ontario, from
which he was graduated with the class of 1904, and afterward went to
the northern part of the province, where he remained for about six
months. In 1906 he came to the west, locating in Edmonton, which has
since been his home, and the passing years have brought him a large
practice, for he has a thorough understanding of the principles of medical
science and correctly applies his knowledge to the needs of his patients.

Dr. Adamson is a veteran of the World war. He enlisted in the
Medical Corps of the Royal Army in August, 1915, and was commissioned
a lieutenant. In the same month he was sent overseas and won a cap-
taincy during the second year of the war. He was released from mili-
tary duty in 1919 and returned to Edmonton, where he has since followed
his profession uninterruptedly.

In April, 1908, Dr. Adamson was united in marriage to Miss Agnes
Mackerow, who was born, reared and educated in the city of Toronto,
and they have three children: Grace, Robert and Peter. Politically the
Doctor adheres to the Conservative party and his religious views are in
accord with the doctrines of the Anglican church. His fraternal connec-
tions are with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Foresters.
He has taken postgraduate work in New York city and has never lost the
attitude of a student toward his profession, in which he has made con-
tinuous progress, winning a well-merited reputation as an able and con-
scientious physician.

WILLIAM LAURIE.

William Laurie, a prominent barrister of Cardston, was born at Owen
Sound, Ontario, on the 28th of September, 1856, a son of Patrick Gammie
and Mary Eliza (Carney) Laurie, the former born in Scotland, in 1833,
and the latter born in Barrie, Ontario, in the same year. The paternal
grandfather William Laurie, was born in Scotland and emigrated to
Ontario in 1843. He was well educated for his day, being a graduate of
the Mareschal College in Aberdeen, Scotland, and he taught school and
engaged in farming until his demise in 1879. The maternal grandfather,
Richard Carney, who emigrated to Ontario in 1833, from London, Eng-
land, was sheriff of the Algoma district of Ontario for many years. His
death occurred in 1885. Patrick G. Laurie located in Ontario in 1843, at
the age of ten years. He learned the newspaper business in Toronto
and worked on various papers there, and later became manager and editor
of the Owen Sound Times, subsequently establishing and managing the
Essex Record, at Windsor, Ontario. In 1869 he went to Winnipeg as
an employe of the Nor'wester, then owned by Sir John Schultz, and he
was connected with various papers in Winnipeg until 1878. At that time
he located in Battleford, Saskatchewan, and established the Saskatchewan

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Herald, the first newspaper ever published west of Winnipeg. It is still
in existence and is now owned and managed by his son, Major R. C.
Laurie. Mr. Laurie devoted practically all of his life to newspaper
work and he was widely known in that connection. He was Queen's
Printer for the Northwest Territories from 1878 to 1883. He was an
inspector of schools in the early days and also served as a coroner for
some time. His political allegiance was given to the conservative party
and his religious faith was that of the Anglican church. His wife was
a member of the Methodist church. Mr. Laurie's demise occurred in
1903, and his widow died in 1912. To their union eleven children were
born, six of whom are living: William, whose name introduces this re-
view; Major Richard C. ; Mabel, the wife of John A. Reid, who served as
Alberta representative to England ; Minnie, the widow of P. V. Gauvreau,
first agent of the Dominion lands at Edmonton ; Effie, the widow of
Lieutenant J. H. Storer, who was killed in action in France in 1917. Mrs.
Storer is now a member of the staff of the Moose Jaw Times ; and Jessie,
the wife of J. C. DeGear of Battleford, Ontario.

In the acquirement of his education William Laurie attended Mani-
toba College at Winnipeg and later began the study of law in that city.
He was admitted to the territorial bar in 1895. He was engaged in civil
service work from 1884 to 1890 in Battleford, and from 1890 to 1897 in
Regina, Saskatchewan. He worked in a law office in Lethbridge for some
time, having located there in 1897, and in 1901 he came to Cardston and
established offices for the practice of law. In 1914 he went to Battleford,
Ontario, where he served as mayor for two and one-half years. He re-
turned to Cardston in 1918 and resumed his practice, and he is a promi-
nent and highly esteemed barrister and has an extensive clientele. Mr.
Laurie is a veteran of the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. He joined the
Royal Northwest Mounted Police as special constable and was active in
the battle of Duck Lake.

Mr. Laurie has been twice married. His first wife was Elizabeth
Herbert, a native of Warwick, Ontario. They were married in 1892 and
her death occurred in the same year. In 1894 he was married to Ilia
Humphries, a native of Strathroy, Ontario, and to them two children
have been born : William T. joined the Princess Pat Regiment for service
in the World war and went overseas. He was wounded at Vimy Ridge,
on the 9th of April, 1917, and upon recovery he was transferred into
the air service, and was flying in France when the armistice was signed.
He entered service in 1916 and was overseas almost three years. He is
now living at Tampa, Florida, where he is engaged in the banking busi-
ness; Douglas C. M. joined the Princess Pat Regiment in 1915 and was
wounded on the 8th of October, 1916. He was sent to England to con-
valesce and in June, 1917, returned to France, and was with the Old
Regiment at Mons when the signing of the armistice closed hostilities.
He is now a clerk in the Union Bank at Cardston.

Mr. Laurie is a consistent member of the Presbyterian church, while
his wife is a member of the Evangelical church. His political allegiance

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is given to the Conservative party and he was town solicitor for nine
years. He has also been school trustee. Fraternally Mr. Laurie is iden-
tified with the Knights of Pythias. He is a man of high intellectual
attainments and possesses a genial and pleasing personality, which has
won for him many friends.

NORMAN MONTAGUE PLUMMER.

Born and educated in England, Norman Montague Plummer, a bar-
rister of Calgary, came to Alberta at the age of twenty-seven to seek his
fortune in the Canadian Northwest. After a somewhat varied experi-
ence in the work of the Dominion government and a period of service in
the Great war, he took up the study of law and is now practicing inde-
pendently and successfully.

At Swindon, Wiltshire, Norman Montague Plummer was born on the
5th of September, 1882, his parents being Alfred and Caroline Elizabeth
(Brown) Plummer. The father was a merchant, dealing in wines and
spirits throughout his life, his death occurring in 1911. Norman M.
Plummer never knew the joys of a mother's care, for his mother died
when he was a baby. His education was acquired at All Saints' School
at Bloxham, which is affiliated with Magdalene College, Oxford, and is
one of the links in the Woodward system of public schools. In 1901 he
passed the necessary examinations to qualify to act as an auctioneer,
surveyor and valuer. Upon leaving school he was articled to Thomas
Lavington, an auctioneer, for four years and upon completing his ap-
prenticeship engaged in that business until 1907. In this line of activity,
however, he saw little chance of fulfilling his ambitions, so like many
another young Englishman, he turned to the colonies for a larger oppor-
tunity.

In 1907 he came out to Edmonton, where he took up the study of
accounting and later entered the government service at Grouard, Alberta.
In the organization of this village he took a leading part and was its first
secretary and treasurer. He stayed there with the Dominion Land de-
partment until trouble with his eyes made it impossible for him to carry
on his work. Edmonton, whence he had come, was far away to the
south and upper Alberta was locked fast in the grip of an Arctic winter,
but the young man set out on foot for his four hundred mile journey
southward and walked the entire distance on the ice. Happily he arrived
safely, suffering no ill effects from this adventuresome trip, and soon
obtained a transfer to the Land Titles office in Calgary, where he continued
in the government service for several years. In 1914 he passed his ex-
aminations for the office of deacon in the Anglican church, with the in-
tention of being ordained subsequently as one of the regular clergy, and
for some time following he was connected with the activities of this
church. On the 22d of June, 1918, he joined the Fifteenth Light Horse

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Regiment, but was transferred to the post of secretary to the assistant
director of chaplain services, which he held until he was honorably dis-
charged on the 31st of July, 1919.

Starting at the bottom again in civilian life, upon his return to Cal-
gary, Mr. Plummer entered a law office as a law student and having suc-
cessfully passed his examinations was called to the bar in May, 1922, and
during the same month he was granted the degree of Bachelor of Laws
by the University of Alberta. He was in partnership with Mr. C. F.
Adams until the end of February, 1923, when the firm was dissolved and
he is now practicing on his own account. Mr. Plummer is a man of
strong character, has a well trained mind and possesses marked initia-
tive. The public will do well to watch him, for he gives every promise
of making a brilliant record of his legal career.

Mr. Plummer was married to Miss Elizabeth Leard, on the 6th of
November, 1912. She was the daughter of Robert Leard, a native of
Prince Edward Island, as was her mother also. Both parents are now
deceased, and Mrs. Plummer died on March 2, 1923, at Calgary.

As a lover of outdoor sports Mr. Plummer is well known in Calgary.
He belongs to the Canadian Club, was secretary and treasurer of the Cal-
gary Cricket Club for nine years and of the Calgary District Cricket
League. He likewise is secretary-treasurer of the Calgary Lawn Bowling
Club and is a life member of the Newbury Guildhall Club, one of the
prominent clubs in the south of England. Politically he follows an inde-
pendent course and he is a member and an honorary lay reader of the
Anglican church. In connection with his legal interests he maintains
membership in the Alberta Law Society, the Calgary Bar Association and
the Canadian Bar Association.

THEODORE BRANDLEY.

The history of Stirling would be incomplete without the record of
Theodore Brandley, pioneer merchant and stock raiser. He was born in
Zurich, Switzerland, on the 7th of December, 1851, a son of Henry and
Anna (Meier) Brandley, likewise natives of Zurich. The father was a
machinist by trade, serving three years' apprenticeship, during which
time he received only his board. In 1872 he came to this country, bring-
ing with him his family, and he immediately located in Salt Lake City.
He followed his trade there for many years, building up a reputation as
an expert latheman. His demise occurred in 1893, at the age of sixty-four
years. Mrs. Brandley died in 1874, when forty-two years of age. To
their union four children were born: Theodore, whose name introduces
this review; Henry, who is living in Salt Lake City and is a deputy
sheriff of Salt Lake county; Carl, who died in 1920, at the age of fifty-
six years. He was a prominent solicitor of Salt Lake; and Anna, who
is the wife of Joseph Coullard, a retired mining engineer of Montreal.

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Throughout his life Mr. Brandley was a stanch supporter of the republi-
can party and for some years he was a consistent communicant of the
Protestant church. Later, however, he became a member of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and he was an elder in the church at
Salt Lake.

In the acquirement of his education Theodore Brandley attended the
public schools of Switzerland and after putting his textbooks aside he
became an apprentice in the baker's trade for two years. Upon the com-
pletion of his apprenticeship he worked in a bakery for another two years
and subsequently came to the United States with his parents. He located
with them in Salt Lake City and resided there until 1875, when he moved
to Richfield, Utah. He farmed there for four years, at the termination
of which time he entered the general mercantile business, his stock in-
cluding hardware and furniture. He achieved substantial success in the
conduct of that enterprise but he disposed of his interests in May, 1899,
and came to Alberta, locating at Stirling. He bought four hundred acres
of raw prairie land here, which he set about to bring to a high state of
improvement and he engaged in general farming and stock raising. He
likewise built a small store in Stirling and established a mercantile busi-
ness. The business grew to such extensive proportions that he was com-
pelled to build a larger store and he is now conducting the business under
the name of Theo. Brandley. He is well known in Stirling by reason of
his success in business affairs and he is accounted one of the active
workers and progressive farmers of this locality, having the unqualified
confidence and esteem of the entire community.

Mr. Brandley has been married three times. In 1872 he was married
to Miss Mary E. Nagely, a native of Switzerland. To their union the
following children were born : Mary, who died in infancy ; Theodore, who
was born in 1874, and died in January, 1922. He engaged in the meat
business in Stirling for a time, being a butcher by trade, and he also
worked in the mines in British Columbia; Joseph S., who is engaged in
farming near Stirling; Rulon, who was attending the University of Utah
at the time of his demise in 1892; Albert, who is engaged in farming
near Stirling; Anna, who is the wife of H. Ostlund, a well known barrister
of Lethbridge; and Reinhard, who died in infancy. Mr. Brandley was
married the second time to Miss Marguerite Keeler, a native of Utah.
Her demise occurred in 1910, when forty-five years of age. To them the
following children were born : Louis, who is a graduate of Brigham Young
University of Provo, Utah, is engaged in farming near Stirling; Myrtle
is the wife of E. Burgomaster, a salesman at Salt Lake; Wilford is en-
gaged in farming near Stirling; Harold, who is a graduate of the
Brigham Young University, is a resident of Salt Lake; Marie is the wife
of John Willardson, a successful lumberman of Elsinore, Utah; Emma is
the wife of Ben Peterson, who is farming near Raymond ; and Grace is
the wife of Paul Redd, who is in educational work in Raymond. Mr.
Brandley's third wife was Eliza Zaugg and to their union four children
have been born : Alma, Theodora, Noel and Delight, all living at home.

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Mr. Brandley is a communicant of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints and he is councilor to H. S. Allen, president of the
Taylor Stake. He was one of the organizers of the local church. In his
political views he is a Liberal and he is an active member of the party.
He is now serving his ninth year as a member of the school board. While
a resident of Utah he was a member of the constitutional convention of
that state in 1904 and he served three terms as mayor of Richfield, and
was chairman of the republican central committee in the county.

CHARLES W. LEONARD.

Charles W. Leonard, an alert and enterprising business man, who
has advanced steadily toward the goal of success, is now president of
the Western Transfer & Storage, Limited, at Edmonton. He was born
near Woodford, Ontario, on the 7th of January, 1872, and was reared on
a farm. He acquired his education in the public schools and at the Owen
Sound Collegiate Institute in Ontario, and at the age of sixteen years he
started out to provide for his own support. It was through his individual
labor that he gained the money that enabled him to pursue his college
course, after which he took up the profession of teaching, which he fol-
lowed for a few years. In 1899 he removed westward to Saddle Lake,
Alberta, where he became a teacher among the Cree Indians, thus con-
tinuing his labors for eight years. On the expiration of that period he
removed to Edmonton and was employed in the auditing department of
the Provincial government for three years.

Mr. Leonard next became identified with the company of which he is
now the president. It was a small concern at the time, having only two
teams and one single-horse wagon to take care of all its transfer busi-
ness of that period. The business was then carried on under the name
of the Western Cartage Company. Through the intervening years and
under the capable guidance of Mr. Leonard, the patronage has steadily
increased and the business constantly developed until this is now one of
the largest transfer companies in the province. In addition to conduct-
ing a general transfer business the company has had the contract since
1912 as carters' agent for the Canadian Pacific Railroad and secured a
similar contract with the Canadian Northern Railroad. In 1915 the
corporation name was changed to the Western Transfer & Storage, Lim-
ited. In 1920 the company became carters' agents for the Grand Trunk
Pacific Railroad, handling all business for the company in the way of
hauling and transfer work in the city of Edmonton. In fact the Western
Transfer & Storage, Limited, is today cartage agents .for all the railroads
entering the city, has several subsidiary companies operating in the city
and is also the owner of the "Chinook" Coal Mine, and of the Western
Warehouses, Limited, which is conducted as a subsidiary concern. The
business is indeed one of mammoth proportions and in the upbuilding of
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it Mr. Leonard has figured most prominently and successfully. He is like-
wise secretary and treasurer of Sturrochs', Limited, a dry goods com-
pany. His judgment is sound, his enterprise unfaltering and his pro-
gressiveness has long been accounted one of the most forceful factors in
his career.

Notwithstanding the extent and importance of his commercial inter-
ests Mr. Leonard has always found time for activity in other fields and
for the enjoyment of the social pleasures of home and of friendship. He
wedded Nettie Wilcox and they have three children : Howard, Marchmont
and Dorothy. Mr. Leonard is a member of the Council of the Board of
Trade, also of the Rotary Club and the Fifteen Hundred Club and thus
manifests an earnest and effective interest in the city's growth and prog-
ress and its civic development. He is also president of the Northern
Alberta Coal Operators' Association. Nor is he neglectful of the higher,
holier duties of life, but takes an active interest in the moral progress
of the community. He is president of the Young Men's Christian Asso-
ciation, of which he was treasurer, and he has been treasurer and chair-
man of the finance committee of the McDougall Methodist church, taking
an active interest in the various branches of the church work and doing
everything in his power to promote its growth and extend its influence.
He assisted in organizing and was the first president of the Canadian
Warehousemen's Association, the organization of which took place in his
office. This association has attained a national reputation and its name
has been changed to the Canadian Storage and Transfermen's Associa-
tion.

EPHRAM HARKER.

Farming in its most progressive and modern aspects finds a worthy
representative in Ephram Harker of Cardston. He was born in Salt
Lake, Utah, in 1854, a son of Joseph and Susanna (Sneath) Harker,
extended mention of whom is made in the sketch of Levi Harker, appear-
ing elsewhere in this work.

Ephram Harker had little opportunity for an education. He herded
sheep for his father as a boy of sixteen years and subsequently engaged
in sheep raising with his father on shares. Later he ran sheep on his
own account on an open range, and in 1876 he went with his sheep to
Wyoming and located near Evanston, on the Green river. He remained
there until the spring of 1889, when he came to Alberta and settled near
Cardston. He had traded his sheep in Wyoming for cattle here and he
made the trip overland with a team and covered wagon. When he came
to Cardston there was not a wire fence between Cardston and Leth-
bridge, very little ground was plowed, and Cardston had just a few log
cabins. In 1891 he trailed a band of sheep from Montana here and in
1893 trailed another band here. At one time he ran ten thousand sheep
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time. He was very successful until 1908, when he lost a great many-
sheep in the May blizzard. When the homesteaders began to come into
this section of the country Mr. Harker disposed of his land and invested
in land in the Cochrane country. At one time he owned three thousand
acres there, two thousand acres being located on the Milk river, and one
thousand acres were under cultivation. He ran his last band of sheep
at the Milk River Ranch and also engaged in cattle raising there. Subse-
quently he returned to the family home at Cardston and is now devoting
his entire time and attention to general farming. Mr. Harker was one
of the organizers and builders of the first flour mill here, which was
operated by water power. Floods washed out the mill and after they
moved the machinery and rebuilt in town Mr. Harker sold his interest.

Mr. Harker has been twice married. His first wife was Alice Ben-
nion, who was born in Salt Lake county, Utah, and to them six children
were born : Mary is teaching school at Mountain View ; Susan is the wife
of Rufus E. Pilling; Ralph is living in Boise, Idaho, where he is a suc-
cessful business man; Evelyn is the wife of James McMahon of Boise,
Idaho ; Edith, who is deceased, was the wife of Henry Walburger of Milk
River; and Samuel is living on the Cochrane ranch. These children are
consistent communicants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. In 1889 Mr. Harker married Miss Elizabeth Carter, who was
born in St. George, Utah, and to them eleven children have been born :
Rose, the eldest member of the family, is deceased ; Joseph, who is living
at Raymond, served on a two-year mission in the State of Oregon ; Winni-
fred is the wife of Seymour Smith of Mountain View; Irene is the wife
of 0. Berry of Cardston; and Elizabeth, Rex and Marjorie are living at
home. The other children died in infancy.

Mr. Harker is an active worker in the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints and he is a member of the high council, to which he
belonged when the temple was constructed here. Mr. Harker gives his
political allegiance to the Conservative party and he is active in the
furtherance of any movement for the benefit of the community. He has
always been a hard working man of earnest purpose and honest methods
and fully merits the success that has come to him. He is favorably
known in his community and numbers among his neighbors and fellow
townsmen many stanch friends.

REGINALD CUMBERLAY DAY, B. A.

Reginald CumlDerlay Day, engaged in law practice at Edmonton, is
recognized as an able advocate and a counselor whose judgment can be
relied upon, and studiousness, combined with the habit of thoroughness,
has brought him success and prominence in his profession. A native of
Canada, he was born at Bradford, in the province of Ontario, on the 10th
of May, 1886, and his parents were Isaac and Jeane (Caswell) Day, the

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former of whom was born at Creemore, Ontario. In 1910 Mr. Day was
graduated from Queen's University of Ontario, which bestowed upon
him the B. A. degree, and he was afterwards admitted to the bar at
Edmonton, becoming a member of the law firm of Mustard & Day in
1912. In 1921 John R. Boyle became senior member of the firm, which
is now known as Boyle, Mustard & Day, and the list of their clients is an
extensive and representative one. At the outset of his career Mr. Day
learned the necessity for thorough preparation and never enters the court-
room without being fully prepared to present his cause in the strong, clear
light of sound reasoning, based upon the law and the facts in the case.
He readily combats the opposing counsel in legal battle and his standing
before the court is an enviable one.

On the 12th of June, 1912, Mr. Day was united in marriage to Miss
Helen Frame and they have four children : Margaret Elizabeth, Fred-
erick George, Helen Jane and John Craig. Mr. Day is a Liberal in his
political views and in religious faith he is a Presbyterian. He is a mem-
ber of the Edmonton Club and his cooperation can be counted upon to
further any movement for the benefit of his city. His attention is con-
centrated upon his profession, in which he has made continuous progress,
and while devoted to the interests of his clients, he never forgets that
he owes a still higher allegiance to the majesty of the law.

BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN SMITH STEWART.

Brigadier General John Smith Stewart is now engaged in the practice
of dentistry at Lethbridge, having qualified for the profession in 1902.
He was born at Brampton, Ontario, May 18, 1878, and is a son of John
and Mary (Armstrong) Stewart, both of whom were of Canadian birth.
He acquired his early education in the schools of his native town, where
he passed through consecutive grades to his graduation from the high
school. He afterward attended the Royal College of Dental Surgeons at
Toronto, and is an honor graduate of Trinity University. In 1896 he
became a resident of Alberta, settling at Edmonton, and commenced to
study dentistry there, remaining at Edmonton until 1902, when he re-
moved to Lethbridge and for some years was associated with his brother-
in-law. Dr. McClure. He has since followed the practice of dentistry
here, save for the period when he was engaged in military service during
the World war. He was appointed officer in command (major) of the
Twenty-fifth (Militia) Battery in February, 1908, and he served as a
private of Strathcona's Horse in South Africa in 1900-1, winning the
Queen's medal with four clasps. He raised the Twentieth Battery, Ca-
nadian Field Artillery, for overseas service in November, 1914. He was
appointed officer in command of the Seventh Brigade, Canadian Field
Artillery, on the 10th of March, 1915, and in January, 1916, went to
France, where he was twice wounded. In March, 1917, he was trans-

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ferred to the command of the Fourth Brigade, C. F. A,, in France, and
won the D. S. O. and C. M. G. He was also twice mentioned in dispatches
and was awarded the French Croix de Guerre. In December, 1917, he
was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, C. R. A., of the Third
Canadian Division, which divisional artillery he commanded during the
anxious time in March, 1918, and the advances made from August, 1918,
onward.

General Stewart was married on the 25th of September, 1907, to Miss
Jean Chesney McClure, a daughter of Dr. William McClure of Hamilton,
Ontario. In politics he is a Conservative and in 1911 and again in 1913
he was elected to the legislative assembly for Lethbridge, while once
more he was chosen for legislative honors in 1917 and 1921. He dis-
charges his political duties with the same sense of fidelity that marked
his service on the battle fields of the World war and it is characteristic
of Dr. Stewart that he is loyal to any cause which he espouses.

HON. NICHOLAS DU BOIS DOMINIC BECK.

There are certain men who without self-seeking, by the strength of
their intellectual powers and the force of their personality, draw to them-
selves an approving public attention. Such an one is Hon. Nicholas D. D.
Beck of Edmonton, who for fifteen years has served as puisne judge of
the supreme court of Alberta, and while he has attained a position of
preeminence in his profession, he has also been a most important factor
in advancing the educational standards of his province. He was born
at Cobourg, Ontario, May 4, 1857, a son of Rev. J. W. R. and Georgina
(Boulton) Beck, the latter a daughter of Hon. G. S. Boulton, M. L., now
deceased. For many years the father was rector of the Anglican church
of Peterboro, Ontario.

In the acquirement of an education Nicholas Du Bois Dominic Beck
attended private schools and the Collegiate Institute of Peterboro, after-
ward becoming a student in the law department of the University of
Toronto, from which he won the LL. B. degree in 1881. He had been
called to the bar of Ontario in 1879 and began his professional career in
Peterboro, where he maintained an office until 1883. He then came to
the west, locating at Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he followed his profes-
sion for six years. While in that city he entered the field of journalism,
becoming editor of the Northwest Catholic Review, of which he was for
a time also the owner, and this publication is continued as a medium of
expression for the opinions of the English-speaking Catholics of western
Canada. On leaving Winnipeg he came to Alberta, choosing Calgary as
the scene of his professional activities, and from 1889 until 1891 he was
a member of the law firm of Lougheed, McCarthy & Beck. He then
removed to Edmonton, where he has since resided, taking a deep interest
in the larger aspects of the political, legal, moral and educational advance-

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ment of the Northwest Territories, now represented by the provinces of
Alberta and Saskatchewan. It was not long before his ability became
recognized and he was made crown prosecutor for the Edmonton district,
serving in that connection from 1891 until 1907. From 1892 until 1907
he was solicitor for the city of Edmonton and in 1893 he was created
Queen's Counsel. In 1907 still greater honors came to him in his appoint-
ment to high judicial office in the province, that of puisne judge of the
supreme court of Alberta, and in 1921 he was appointed a member of
the appellate division of that court. He brought to the office the judicial
temperament, the fine poise, the instinctive love of justice, the breadth of
mind, the integrity and the sympathy for mankind which constitute the
ideal jurist and his course upon the bench has received the highest en-
dorsement. In 1905 he was retained by the Dominion government as one
of its legal advisers upon the autonomy bills of Alberta and Saskatche-
wan. For a time he was editor of the Territorial and Alberta Law Re-
ports. He was a bencher of the Territorial Law Society from the time of
its organization and became its president, and on the organization of the
Alberta Law Society he continued as a bencher and as president of that
society until his appointment to the bench.

No man in Alberta has worked more earnestly and effectively to pro-
mote educational advancement in western Canada than has Mr. Justice
Beck. He was a member of the council of public instruction for the terri-
tory and Alberta and later a member of the senate of the University of
Alberta, of which he is now ex-officio member and vice chancellor. As
a result of the respective positions of the Conservative and Liberal parties
upon the educational clauses of the autonomy bills, the former opposing
any and the latter ready to accord some, though in his opinion a too
meager guarantee of the continuance of separate schools, Mr. Justice
Beck thenceforward, until his elevation to the bench, attached himself to
the Liberal party, both in provincial and dominion politics.

Mr. Justice Beck has been married twice. His first union was with
Miss Mary Ethel Lloyd, whom he wedded in 1886, and they became the
parents of four children. The two daughters are Mrs. H. Milton Martin
of Edmonton, and Mrs. John C. Landry, the wife of one of the leading
barristers of this city. The sons are Cyril L. and H. Austin Beck, The
former followed in the professional footsteps of his father. Soon after
the outbreak of the World war he enlisted for military duty, was com-
missioned a lieutenant, and was sent to France, where he was shell
shocked but remained in the service until the close of hostilities. The
other son also defended his country in its hour of need and was made a
sergeant. He was rendered unfit for further active service, but until the
armistice did excellent work in the United States for the United States
government. Both are now residents of Los Angeles, California. For
his second wife Judge Beck married Miss Louisa Teefy, in 1906.

The Judge became a Catholic in 1883 and he is one of the governors
of the Catholic Church Extension Society of Canada. He is a member of
the Edmonton Club but is not identified with any fraternal organizations.

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He is leaving the impress of his individuality in notable measure upon the
legal history of the province and the record of no public official of Alberta
has been more faultless in honor, fearless in conduct nor stainless in
reputation. For thirty-one years he has been a resident of Edmonton and
his record is one which reflects honor and distinction upon the city.

BARNEY W. COLLISON.

Barney W. Collison is a barrister and solicitor of Banff, commissioner
of the Dominion police and police magistrate, having jurisdiction in all
Dominion parks, and secretary of the Banff Winter Carnival. He was
born in Dundas district, Ontario, on the 27th of December, 1880, a son of
James and Katherine (McNulty) Collison, the former a native of On-
tario and the latter of Ireland. For many years the father followed agri-
cultural pursuits in this province but is now retired, residing in Iroquois.
Mrs. Collison's death occurred in August, 1885.

In the acquirement of his education Barney W. Collison attended the
public schools of Ontario and after graduating from high school took up
the study of law in Cornwall, under the preceptorship of R. A. Pringle
Kile, deceased. Later he enrolled in Osgoode Hall, Toronto, and he was
graduated from that institution with the LL. B. degree in the class of
1905. In September of that year he was called to the Ontario bar and in
the same year came west to Calgary and commenced the practice of his
chosen profession. He devoted his entire time and attention to his law
practice until October, 1916, when he received his appointment as com-
missioner of the Dominion police and police magistrate. Subsequently
he removed to Banff and since coming here he has been a dominant figure
in civic affairs. To him belongs the credit for the Banff Winter Carnival,
which was held for the first time in February, 1917, and which proved
such a success that it has continued to be a yearly event, and is usually
in full sway from the 24th of February to the 5th of March, Mr. Colli-
son is secretary of the carnival and James I. Brewster is president. Among
its many events and attractions are curling, art skating, figure skating,
skating races, swimming races, hockey matches, snowshoe races, ski
jumping, long distance ski races, toboggan races, dog races, snowshoe
tramps, tobogganing, trap shooting, swimming in hot sulphur springs,
the illuminated Ice Palace, skijoring, ladies' hockey matches, sleighing,
dancing, etc., and the buffalo barbecue. This Winter Carnival has been
widely advertised throughout the province and the attendance is increas-
ing each year.

In June, 1914, Mr. Collison was married to Miss Marie Payne, the
ceremony being performed in Calgary, and to their union four children
have been born: John Bennett, eight years of age; Helen P., seven years
of age; Katherine E., four years of age; and Ola E., who is three.

In his political views Mr. Collison is a Conservative and he is never

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too busy to lend his aid in the furtherance of any movement for the
benefit of the community at large. He has always been interested in
outdoor sports and for some time was manager of the lacrosse and
hockey teams of Calgary. He is a member of the Banff Golf Club and of
the Banff Curling Club. His religious faith is that of the Anglican
church. Fraternally he is identified with the Benevolent Protective Order
of Elks, having been instrumental in locating the lodge here. He was
made first exalted ruler of the lodge and still holds that position. He
retains his membership in the Dominion, Alberta and Calgary Bar As-
sociations.

ROBERT A. MAITLAND COOK, M. D.

With thorough professional training and constantly broadening ex-
perience, Dr. Robert A. Maitland Cook has won for himself a very envi-
able position as a representative of the medical fraternity in Calgary.
He specializes in surgery and keeps in close touch with the advancement
continually being made in the profession, being ever most careful to con-
form his practice to the highest standards of professional ethics. Dr.
Cook was born in Grey county, Ontario, on the 8th of February, 1880, a
son of Thomas and Margaret Marie (Maitland) Cook, the former a na-
tive of Quebec and the latter of Ontario. Their marriage was celebrated
in Ontario and Mr. Cook followed agricultural pursuits in the province
for many years, winning financial independence. He is living retired at
the present time in Markdale, where he and his wife are prominent and
highly esteemed citizens. They are active members of the Methodist
church and the father is identified with the Canadian Order of Foresters.
He gives his political allegiance to the Conservative party and maintains
an active interest in civic affairs. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Cook
three children were born : Ella, the wife of John Love, a farmer in Sas-
katchewan; Robert A. Maitland, whose name introduces this review; and
John, a retired farmer of Meaford, Ontario.

In the pursuit of his education Robert A. Maitland Cook attended the
country schools in the vicinity of the home farm and subsequently gradu-
ated from the high school at Owen Sound. In early life he developed a
great liking for the medical profession and therefore, upon the comple-
tion of his literary education, he entered Trinity Medical College at
Toronto, from which institution he was graduated in 1903. He began prac-
tice at Milestone, Saskatchewan, and remained there until 1914, when he
came to Calgary. In 1915 he entered the Canadian Army Medical Corps
as an officer for service in the World war, and went overseas in 1916,
returning to this country in 1917. Prior to entering active service Dr.
Cook was medical officer for the Eighty-ninth Battalion and after he
returned to Canada he was assistant deputy in the A. D. M. S. When
the government started conscription the Doctor was medical examiner for

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the province, Military District No. 13, and examined over forty thousand
men. In due time he received his honorable discharge from the army
and in May, 1919, resumed his practice here. He specializes in surgery
and has become widely known in that connection throughout the province.
He takes postgraduate work every two years in Chicago and Rochester,
Minnesota, and in that way keeps in close touch with the continual advance-
ment being made in the profession. Aside from his profession the Doc-
tor's hobby is raising chickens and he has produced a number of prize
winners.

In 1905 was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Cook to Miss Anna May
Glenn, a native of Owen Sound, Ontario. To their union one daughter
was born: Marguerite, who is a student in the local high school. Mrs.
Cook's death occurred on the 29th of October, 1922. She was a woman of
culture and refinement and for many years was prominent in the club and
social circles of this city. She was also a member of the Methodist church
and a zealous worker in its behalf. Her death came as a severe blow to
her family and many friends here and in the place of her nativity.

Dr. Cook and his daughter are consistent members of the Methodist
church. He is fraternally identified with the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows and socially is a member of the Regal Golf Club and president
of the organization. He finds his greatest recreation in outdoor sports
and he is an enthusiastic golfer.

J. A. CARSWELL.

J. A. Carswell, owner and editor of the News, is one of the enterpris-
ing citizens of Red Deer. He was born in Oshawa, Ontario, in September,
1856, a son of Henry and Hannah (Orr) Carswell, the former a native
of London, England, and the latter of Cornwall, England. They both
came to Canada as young people and were married in Ontario. For many
years the father was in the wholesale bakery and confectionery business.
The last few years of his life, however, he devoted his entire time and at-
tention to various city positions to which he had been called. He was a
consistent member of the Church of England, while his wife was a mem-
ber of the Methodist church. Both were zealous workers in the interests
of their respective churches. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Carswell ten
children were born, J. A., whose name introduces this review, being the
fourth in order of birth. Six sons are living, two of them in Alberta, J.
A. and L. J., the latter being a successful agriculturist.

In the acquirement of his education J. A. Carswell attended the public
schools of his birthplace and after graduating from high school went into
a newspaper office. He worked as an apprentice for some time, familiar-
izing himself with every phase of the printing trade and in 1881 he pur-
chased the Colburn Express, which he ran with great success for one
year. He then returned to Oshawa and purchased the Oshawa Vindica-

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tor, which he published for ten years. He disposed of that paper because
of poor health and in 1890 he moved to near Red Deer, where he took up
a homestead and resided thereon for some fifteen years. The out-of-doors
life afforded him on the farm soon brought back his health and in 1906
he moved into Red Deer and reentered the newspaper business. He
purchased the News, which had been established but one year, and he has
since published it. It is one of the most up-to-date papers in the district
and province and enjoys a circulation of over fifteen hundred. In addi-
tion to printing the paper Mr. Carswell conducts a large job printing
business. When he first came to Red Deer it was a very small community
and he has seen it develop into a thriving metropolis, being now the fifth
largest town in Alberta. He has contributed in a marked degree to this
development, for he has ever wielded a great influence for good in this
community.

In 1883 occurred the marriage of Mr. Carswell and Miss Augusta
Lemon, who was born in Lundy's Lane, Ontario. To their union six chil-
dren have been born, five of whom are living : The eldest daughter married
A. Wood, who is a prominent citizen and is in the mercantile business
in this province; J. Arthur graduated from the Alberta University with
the Bachelor of Science degree, and is now engaged in surveying in
the southern part of Alberta. He is a veteran of the World w^ar, having
served with the Princess Pat Regiment and later with the Flying Corps ;
Cecil Henry is employed in his father's printing office, having learned the
printer's trade upon the completion of his education and is now a linotype
operator. He is also a veteran of the World war, having enlisted in the
Eighty-ninth Infantry and volunteered for machine gun service. He
was twice wounded ; Charles F., a progressive and representative attor-
ney at Rimbey, received his education in the University of Alberta. He
was likewise overseas with the Princess Pat Regiment and was so seri-
ously wounded in the arm at the battle of Vimy Ridge that the arm will
be crippled for life ; and Kate is attending the University of Alberta, hav-
ing graduated from high school and taught for two years prior to enter-
ing the University.

In his political views Mr. Carswell is a Conservative. For thirty
years he has been a justice of the peace and he is one of the oldest holders
of that office in the province. For two years he was a member of the city
council and he was mayor of Red Deer during 1915 and 1916, giving to
this community a progressive and prosperous administration. For several
years he was a member of the local school board and was its chairman
for one year. He has taken an active part in all farmer's movements
and was prominent in the organization of an association in the early
days of his residence here, and also assisted in the organization of
a creamery association. He was chairman for over thirteen years of the
county school board in the early days. Mr. Carswell is a consistent mem-
ber of the Church of England and is a zealous worker in its interests. He
was a delegate to the synod and was minister's warden for a period of
from ten to twelve years. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons,

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holding membership in the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons and the
Royal Arch Masons, and was treasurer of the blue lodge for a time. Along
the lines of his business he is identified with various press associations
and he was formerly secretary of the Alberta Press Club. For recrea-
tion Mr. Carswell turns to outdoor sports, and for a number of years he
devoted a great deal of his spare time to curling and was president of the
Curling Club. Mr. Carswell has proven to be a business man of ability
and his genial and pleasing personality have won for him many friends.
He is readily conceded to be one of Red Deer's most essential and leading
citizens.

WILLIAM N. CONDELL, M. D.

Dr. William N. Condell is one of the pioneer medical practitioners of
Edmonton and the success which he now enjoys is well merited, for he is
a self-educated, self-made man, who has worked his way upward in his
profession through indomitable perseverance and the utilization of every
available opportunity for advancement. He was born at Ventnor, On-
tario, October 30, 1866, and his parents, William and Eliza (McFadden)
Condell, were also natives of that province. The father devoted his life
to the occupation of cabinetmaking, becoming a skilled artisan, and his
death occurred in Ontario. The mother is now residing at Brandon, in
that province. She is a member of the Methodist church and Mr. Condell
was a Baptist in religious faith. They had a family of three sons : Milton,
William N. and Angus, the last named being one of the leading physi-
cians of Brandon. The paternal grandfather, William Condell, was a
native of Ireland and as a young man he came to Canada, settling in the
province of Ontario, where he followed agricultural pursuits, also work-
ing as a cabinetmaker. The maternal grandfather, Benjamin McFadden,
was likewise a native of the Emerald isle and migrated to Canada, cast-
ing in his lot with the early settlers of Ontario, where he engaged in the
occupation of farming.

The public schools of his native province afforded William N. Condell
his early educational advantages, but his textbooks were soon laid aside
and he began learning the trade of a carriage maker and woodworker.
Impelled by the spirit of adventure, he started for California as a young
man and aided in building some of the first street cars operated in Sacra-
mento. For seven years he continued to follow his trade in that city,
carefully saving his earnings in order that he might continue his educa-
tion, and he then returned to Ontario, where he entered high school.
After completing his course he became a student in the medical depart-
ment of Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, and was graduated with
the M. D. degree with the class of 1899. He engaged in general practice
at Spencerville, Ontario, for five years and then went abroad for further
study, taking postgraduate work in Edinburgh, Scotland, and London,

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England. On returning to Canada he spent six months in Brockville,
Ontario, and in 1906 came west, locating in Edmonton, where he has
since successfully followed his profession. He concentrates his attention
upon diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, of which he has a thorough
knowledge, and has built up an extensive practice, owing to his expert
skill, being the first member of the profession in the city to devote his
time exclusively to those branches of medical science.

In 1900 Dr. Condell married Miss Abigail Edith Blow, a native of
South Mountain, Ontario, and a daughter of Robert H. Blow, a pioneer
carriage maker of the province. To this union was born a son, Arthur
Blow, who died in 1910, at the age of five. Dr. Condell is the owner of
an attractive home at No. 10009 One Hundred and Fifth street in Ed-
monton, in addition to which he has acquired other realty here, thus dem-
onstrating his faith in the future of the city. He stands for all that is
progressive in citizenship and is a strong champion of the good roads
movement, cooperating heartily in every project seeking the improvement
of his community and district. He attends the Presbyterian church and
fraternally is identified with the Masonic order, in which he has gained
high standing. He is a past master of the blue lodge and thrice puissant
master of the Scottish Rite Consistory, in which he has attained the thirty-
second degree. He is a member of the Edmonton Academy of Medicine
and the Alberta Medical Society and is also a Fellow of the American
College of Surgeons. He is a man of marked strength of character who
has fought life's battles unaided, never faltering in his purpose to reach
the goal for which he set out, and the years have brought him success and
prominence in his profession, while his sterling qualities of heart and
mind have won for him the respect, admiration and sincere regard of all
who have the honor of his acquaintance.

ALBERT W. ERASER.

Albert W. Eraser, mayor of Vegreville, is also a wide-awake, energetic
and progressive business man, dealing in real estate and insurance, and
in winning individual prosperity he has also contributed substantially to
the improvement and upbuilding of his community. He was born in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 7, 1876, and his parents, Robert and Jean-
nette (Munro) Eraser, were also natives of that province. Mr. Eraser
was a sea captain. He and his wife were parents of twelve children.

The only member of the family who came to Alberta was Albert W.
Eraser. He was graduated from the Halifax high school and remained
in his native province until he reached his majority. In 1897 he went to
Winnipeg, Manitoba, and entered the employ of the Hudson's Bay Com-
pany, with which he was connected for six years. In 1903 he came to this
province, entering business circles of Eort Saskatchewan, in the Victoria

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district, where he remained for three years. In 1906 he removed to
Vegreville and six years later embarked in the real estate and insurance
business, with which he has since been identified. In the conduct of his
interests he displays enterprise, foresight and sound judgment and as the
years have passed his business has enjoyed a continuous and healthful
growth, having now assumed profitable proportions.

Mr. Eraser was married at Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1901, to Miss
Georgia Johnson, a native of the province of Ontario, and they have be-
come the parents of three children : Margaret, Carroll and Robert Nich-
olas. Mrs. Eraser is affiliated with the Church of England and Mr. Eraser
is a Presbyterian in religious faith. He is a strong Conservative in his
political views and an active worker in the ranks of the party. He has
also taken a prominent part in municipal affairs and is now mayor of
the town. His standing in local business circles is indicated in the fact
that he has been chosen president of the Vegreville Board of Trade, which
office he is now filling. He is a member of the Community Club and the
Curling Club and is president of the latter organization. Fraternally he
is identified with the Masonic order and has been made grand master of
his lodge. His interests and activities are evenly distributed and his is a
well-rounded development. He has always been found thoroughly reliable
in business matters and his even-paced energy has carried him steadily
forward to the goal of success. He is deeply interested in the welfare
and advancement of his community and is prominent among those whose
enterprise and initiative typify the spirit of progress in Vegreville.

W. DIXON CRAIG.

W. Dixon Craig, of the Edmonton bar, is a man of versatile talents
who has won success in the field of mining engineering as well as in the
legal profession, and during the period of his residence in, this city he
has gained a wide and favorable acquaintance. He was born at Toronto,
Ontario, and his parents were Thomas Dixon and Annie (Girvin) Craig,
the former a native of London, England. The father was prominent in
public affairs, serving for several years as a member of parliament. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Craig are deceased.

W. Dixon Craig acquired his elementary training along educational
lines in the public schools of his native city and afterward became a
student at the University of Toronto, taking the B. A. degree and the
Cawthorne Medal. He also completed a course in mining engineering
and from 1899 until 1913 successfully followed that profession in eastern
Canada. Attracted by the legal profession, he came to Edmonton in
1913 to take up the study of law and since 1917 he has been a member
of the firm of Woods, Sherry, Macalister & Craig. They occupy a suite
of offices on the ninth floor of the McLeod building and conduct a large
and constantly increasing law practice. Mr. Craig is well read in the

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minutiae of the law, is able to base his argument upon a knowledge of and
familiarity with precedents and to present a case upon its merits, never
failing to recognize the main point at issue and never neglecting to give
a thorough preparation. He is also on the faculty of law at the Uni-
versity of Alberta.

In Ontario, Canada, on the 4th of June, 1902, Mr. Craig was married
to Miss Grace E. Redmond, a daughter of W. L. Redmond, deceased, and
they have become the parents of two children : Carmen Dixon and Doro-
thy Dixon. Mr. Craig is affiliated with the Anglican church and is deeply
and helpfully interested in its work, being a member of the vestry of
Holy Trinity church and also of the synod of the diocese of Edmonton.
He is a Conservative in his political views and his social nature finds ex-
pression in his identification with the Edmonton Club and the Mayfair
Golf & Country Club. He is serving on the board of governors of the
latter organization and is also a member of the Canadian Institute of
Mining & Metallurgy and the Association of Professional Engineers of
Alberta. He possesses a vigorous mentality and his marked ability has
won for him high standing in the legal profession and also in the profes-
sion of mining engineering. His interests and activites are evenly bal-
anced and he is recognized as a broad-minded, public-spirited citizen,
whose influence is at all times on the side of progress, reform and im-
provement.

JOHN F. FOWLER.

Unremitting energy, constantly applied toward the achievement of
success, has enrolled John F. Fowler among the substantial business men
of the Wetaskiwin district. He has been living retired in Wetaskiwin
since 1921. Mr. Fowler was born in New Brunswick in 1860, a son of
Stephen H. and Mary Jane (Miller) Fowler, the latter a native of Nova
Scotia, and the former a native of New Brunswick, where their marriage
was celebrated. For many years Mr. Fowler was in the lumber business
there and also in western Ontario, the Rainy River country. In 1902 he
and his family came to Wetaskiwin, some time prior to which date he
had retired from active business. He was well educated for his day and
took an active and prominent part in all civic affairs, and was a stanch
supporter of the Conservative party. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fowler were
members of the Methodist church. To their union eight children were
born, John F., whose name introduces this review, being the sixth in order
of birth, and the only one now living. Mr. and Mrs. Fowler were highly
respected and esteemed citizens of this community.

In the acquirement of his education John F. Fowler attended school
in Ontario and Quebec. He was graduated from the Collegiate Institute
in Ontario and his first position after putting his textbooks aside was as
bookkeeper in a lumberyard in New Ontario. He kept books and clerked

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for some twenty-three years, being thus employed in Winnipeg when he
determined to come west and start in business on his own account. He
arrived in Wetaskiwin in 1902 and with two other men, opened a general
store. They maintained the partnership for a number of years, building
up a prosperous business, and subsequently Mr. Fowler bought all inter-
ests and conducted the enterprise as sole owner until 1921, when he closed
out and retired from active business life. During the past year, however,
he built two store buildings in this city. His success is attributed to hard
work. Like all self-made men he has enjoyed the struggle for success
and without doubt, finds his greatest satisfaction in the thought that he
is indebted to no one for the position he occupies in the esteem of his
fellowmen or the prosperity he is enjoying.

In 1888 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Fowler to Miss Kate
Heavysege, a daughter of Charles Heavysege, the poet. She was born
in Montreal and there reared to young womanhood. Mr. and Mrs. Fowler
have a daughter, Edith, who attended the schools of Wetaskiwin from
kindergarten through high school and later taught school in Gwynne dis-
trict. She married, in May, 1923, Mr. C. F. Freeman of Gwynne district.

Mr. Fowler has always given his political support to the Conservative
party and he maintains an active interest in party aifairs. For eight
years he was chairman of the local school board and for three terms he
held the office of mayor of Wetaskiwin. During his administration he
inaugurated and brought to completion many movements for the benefit
of the community at large, and he is now a member of the education coun-
cil of the province of Alberta. He is an upright and honorable man,
interested in the advancement of the public welfare, and has won the
confidence and regard of his neighbors, both as a successful business man
and as a useful citizen.

JOSEPH WARD TURNER.

Joseph Ward Turner, since 1913 the efficient and valued superintend-
ent of the Edmonton waterworks, has had broad, valued and interesting
experiences throughout his life, being called to many sections of the world
and gaining that wide experience which extensive travel and foreign resi-
dence brings. He was born in Shropshire, England, August 10, 1872,
and when he was but twelve years of age his father sent him to Jamaica,
West Indies, for the benefit of his health, where he joined an older brother,
who was living on the island, engaged in missionary work. For four
years Joseph W. Turner remained in Jamaica, during which time he was
instructed by a private tutor. He then returned to his native country
and entered upon an apprenticeship in mechanical and steam engineering,
serving a four-year term of indenture. On the expiration of that period
he went to South Africa and for six months he was identified with the
Cape government, engaging in railroad work. He afterward went to the
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Transvaal, where he was active in the work of installing machinery in the
gold mines for four years and subsequently he spent a year in England,
after which he returned to Jamaica, where other members of the family
were living. In fact, the Turners had large interests on the island.

While it was not necessary for Mr. Turner to follow his profession
when he again went to Jamaica, he nevertheless accepted a government
position, largely equivalent to that of a magistrate in Canada. He con-
tinued to reside on the island until 1905, when he made his way northward
to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and there became identified with the city
government, continuing thus to serve from 1905 until 1907. In the latter
year he located at Strathcona and was there superintendent of water and
sewer, until the amalgamation of the city with the greater Edmonton,
at which time he became superintendent of the water system of the united
cities, the city waterworks in diiferent sections becoming united under
one management. Since 1913, therefore, Mr. Turner has been superin-
tendent of the Edmonton waterworks and has been the prime mover in
promoting the splendid system that the city now enjoys. His thorough
understanding of civil and mechanical engineering, his familiarity with
the scientific principles which underlie his work and his close application
and indefatigable energy are the dynamic forces which have made his
career a piosperous one and given him high position in connection with
the city interests of Edmonton.

Fraternally Mr. Turner is connected with the Masons and also is a
member of the Board of Trade, while his religious faith is that of the
Baptist church. His life has ever been actuated by high and honorable
principles and the sterling worth of his character is attested by all with
whom he has come into contact.

VINCENT I. STEWART.

One of the pioneer settlers of the Cardston district is Vincent I. Stew-
art of Cardston. He was born in Ogden, Utah, on the 3d of May, 1865,
a son of Isaiah L. and Elizabeth (Hatch) Stewart. He was born in Ala-
bama on the 15th of February, 1837, and she was born in Nauvoo, Illinois,
on the 2d of June, 1843. Their marriage was celebrated at Ogden, Utah,
on the 16th of December, 1862. Mr. Stewart went with his mother to
Ogden, Utah, in the early '50s. They had joined the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints in Alabama. Isaiah L. Stewart attended the
public schools in Ogden and in due time established a mercantile store
there and also took up some land near that place. Aside from farming
and merchandising he was engaged in mining and was considered an ex-
cellent judge of ore. In 1886 he removed to Rockland, Idaho, homestead-
ed and bought land there and specialized in raising live stock, horses and
cattle, being one of the most successful men of his day. His death at
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he received in a mine accident. Mrs. Stewart died in October, 1916.
They were both zealous workers in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints and Mr. Stewart was a Seventy in the church at the time of his
demise. To their union the following children were born: Vincent L,
whose name introduces this review; Evelyne and Eleomina, twins, both
of whom have passed away ; George L., who is engaged in farming near
Ogden, Utah ; Emma, who was born on the 3d of December, 1868, and died
on the 25th of September, 1879 ; Virgil A., who was born on the 26th of
February, 1872, and died on the 8th of June, 1892; Lawrence, who is a
railroad man and is located at Pocatello, Idaho; William W., who was
born on the 17th of August, 1876 and died on the 1st of September of that
year; Lydia A., who was born on the 22d of October, 1877, and died
on the 10th of September, 1878 ; Noah W., who was born on the 21st of
November, 1879, and is engaged in farming near Ogden, Utah; Nina B.,
who was born on the 21st of October, 1882, and is the wife of Andrew
Draper of American Falls, Idaho; John D., who was born on the 28th of
April, 1885, and who is engaged in the taxi business in Lethbridge; and
Maude R., who as born on the 9th of July, 1889, and died on the 21st
of September, 1891. Throughout his life the father was a stanch sup-
porter of the republican party.

In the acquirement of his education Vincent I. Stewart attended the
public schools of Ogden, Utah, and he worked on the home farm after
putting his textbooks aside. When his parents went to Idaho he went
with them and homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land, there en-
gaging in farming and stock raising. In November, 1892, he came to
Cardston and purchased land on which there was a log house, but which
was otherwise unimproved. The following summer he made a trip to
Idaho and trailed some cattle through to his new home, his wife driving
the wagon while he took care of the cattle. Later he homesteaded some
land near Mountain View, Alberta. At that time the land was raw prairie
and he helped put it under cultivation and assisted in laying out the pres-
ent town of Mountain View. He built a log house on the land and was
obliged to do his freighting from Lethbridge. From time to time he
added more land to his original farm and at one time owned three-
quarters of a section and also property in Mountain View. The first
house he built in Mountain View is still standing. He followed farming
and ranching with great success and was bishop of the Mountain View
ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for nineteen
years. Subsequently he was called by the church to the Glenwood ward
at Glenwood, Alberta, and he disposed of his interests in Mountain View.
He was bishop of the Glenwood ward for two years and during that time
bought property there and built a four thousand dollar home, and set out
many trees. At one time he owned two thousand acres of well improved
land near there, but now owns only seven hundred. In 1914 Mr. Stewart
came to Cardston and has since resided here, where he is a highly es-
teemed and respected citizen.

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Stewart to Miss Ann Mary Webb, a native of Gloucester, England. To
their union five children have been born : Lester C, who is engaged in
farming, served on a mission for the church for two and one-half years
in the central States ; Nellie M. is the wife of Eddie Savage of Lethbridge ;
George V. is a farmer; and Melba A. and Zina M. are living at home.

Mr. Stewart continues to devote a great deal of his spare time to the
church and is now holding the office of high council. He has served one
term on the Cardston Hospital board and while a resident of Glenwood
he was a member of the town council for three terms. He is interested
in all lines of progress and improvement and his cooperation can be
counted upon to further the material, intellectual and moral upbuilding
of the community.

JOHN WALTER.

John Walter could well be classed as one of Edmonton's builders and
promoters. He resided in the city for a half century and was a potent
force in promoting its growth and progress along many lines. He aided
in advancing the work of pioneer times and in the later period of progress
and improvement and the worth of his labors can scarcely be over-
estimated.

John Walter was born at Stenness, in the Orkney Islands, August 12,
1849, and in the year in which he attained his majority he joined the
service of the Hudson's Bay Company and sailed from his native town
in the Hebrides to York Factory on Hudson Bay. He traveled westward
by way of Norway House on Lake Winnipeg and the Saskatchewan river
to Edmonton, proceeding by York boat until, when the river was frozen
over, the journey had to be continued by dog train. Before leaving his
native country Mr. Walter had learned the boat builder's trade and it
was at Edmonton that a large number of the York boats from the Hud-
son's Bay Company were built. These had a cargo capacity of five tons
and the boats were sharp at both ends. These boats could carry sail
when circumstances permitted and for nearly a century they were used
by the company as a means of transportation on the rivers through
Canada. About the time of Mr. Walter's arrival there was a change in
the method of transportation from York boats to team and wagon across
the plains, while later steamers on the rivers were utilized and in the
'80s railways supplanted the earlier methods of transportation. Buffalo
robes constituted the principal source of trade of the Hudson's Bay post
when Mr. Walter came and buffalo meat largely supplied the larder. It
was not until four years later that the mounted police force established
the authority of Canada in the western country. Mr. Walter bore his
part in the work of early development and improvement and met unfalter-
ingly the hardships and privations of pioneer life. One of the local papers
at the time of his death said of him : "Mr. Walter fitted into the scheme

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of thing-s throughout all the changes that took place. Quiet, unobtrusive,
efficient, reliable, never assuming to lead but always well to the front
in the march of progress, he bore his part at all times in the work that
brought about the transformation of this country." Because of his light
hair he was known by the Indians as Wapstiquan, meaning whitehead.

For five years Mr. Walter remained in the service of the Hudson's
Bay Company and at the end of that time took up his abode on the river
flat on the south side opposite the Hudson's Bay fort, now known as
Walterdale, there continuing to reside until his death. He established
the first cable ferry across the Saskatchewan at that point and he was
also engaged in boat building at Edmonton and at Athabasca Landing.
For a time he was associated in the enterprise with John Irvine but later
the partnership was dissolved. When Mr. Walter removed to the west
he brought by cart from Wininpeg one of the first coal stoves ever used
in Edmonton and at that time it was an open question as to whether
Edmonton coal was useful for fuel. With the building of the railroad to
the south side of the river in 1891 Mr. Walter recognized his opportunity
for the development of his business and established a sawmill in Walter-
dale, being associated in this undertaking with William Humberstone of
the Humberstone coal mine. Mr. Walter also opened a coal mine on the
property in the rear of Walterdale and he made considerable investments
in real estate in what was then the town of Strathcona, now a part of
Edmonton, erecting there a number of dwellings and business houses.
He continued to develop and expand his lumber operations with the
growth and settlement of this section of the province, building a second
sawmill on Ross Point on the north side of the river. He likewise built
a steamboat on the Saskatchewan and he was actively interested in pros-
pecting for oil in the Pelican Rapids. His entire course was marked by
constructive business methods and his efforts constituted an important ele-
ment in the steady growth and progress of the city, as well as in the up-
building of his own fortune. He suffered considerably in the collapse of
the boom in 1912 but the hazardous financial blow came to him with the
flood of 1915, which carried away a large stock of sawn lumber piled at
the mill on Ross Point and in the flood the mill itself was destroyed.
Although he was no longer able to continue his lumber manufacturing
business he retained a valuable equity in his large interests and never was
his reputation for honest dealing, foresight and determination questioned.

On the 21st of October, 1886, Mr. Walter was united in marriage to
Miss Elizabeth Newby, who went to Morley, Canada, in 1884, as assistant
matron at the Indian Orphanage and afterward became a guest at the
Hardisty home at Edmonton, Mr. Hardisty being chief factor of the Hud-
son's Bay Company. In the big house of the chief factor the marriage
of Mr. Walter and Miss Newby was celebrated and they traveled life's
journey happily together for more than a third of a century, until death
separated them on the 25th of December, 1920, Mr. Walter passing away
at that date and leaving two sons: John William and Stanley, who are
engaged in farming. His life was indeed an active and useful one. He

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was a member of the first city council of Strathcona, thus serving for six
years and he declined to become mayor of the city. He ever stood for
progress and improvement in everything that pertained to the material,
intellectual, social and moral v^elfare of the community and his life record
constitutes an integral chapter in the annals of Edmonton. When he
passed away Harry W. Laughy, an old-time friend, under the caption of
"Rest in Peace," wrote the following poem to the memory of John Walter :

"Today we break the sacred sod
That grows above our old-time dead;
Another one would join the host
That long our early conquest led.
While herald angels sang on high
He laid aside his load of care
And faced the last, long, sunset trail,
To meet the others, waiting — there.

"Old friend — tried friend of back-flung years —
Whose hand was ever wont to give.
Thou 'rt dead today, they'd have me think,
But long thy kindly works shall live.
The settler's child, in years long past.
Oft knelt to bless thy hand that gave;
That settler's child — a way-worn man —
Shall kneel today beside thy grave.

"Thou 'rt passed, thy just reward to claim,
In realms beyond the set of sun;
Thy monument — already reared —
A thousand kindly deeds well done ;
Upon the stone that marks thy grave —
Oft blessed by friendship's un-shed tear —
May hands of Love inscribe the words :
'Here sleeps a whole-souled pioneer.' "

DAVID BURTON EMENO.

D. B. Emeno, assistant district superintendent of the Bank of Mon-
treal, in Alberta, has been identified with this well known financial insti-
tution for eighteen years. He was born at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia,
November 19, 1887, and his parents. Captain Alexander and Annette
Emeno, were also natives of that province. The father was a seafaring
man and followed maritime pursuits until he was about fifty years of
age, when he retired, making his home in Lunenburg during the re-
mainder of his life. At the time of the World war he acted as inspector

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on the American shipping board. In October, 1918, he was killed in an
automobile accident. He is survived by the mother, v^ho still lives in
Lunenburg.

After completing his public school training as a student in Lunen-
burg Academy, David Burton Emeno entered the employ of the Bank of
Montreal in the capacity of junior clerk, in 1904. In 1912 he became an
accountant in the branch at Edmonton, Alberta, and in the following
year was made manager of the Cardston establishment, remaining there
until 1919, when he was placed in charge of the Lethbridge branch. In
1921 he was appointed one of the western inspectors and in the following
year he was made manager of the Calgary branch, assuming his present
duties in January, 1923.

Mr. Emeno has been married twice. In September, 1916, he wedded
Miss Helen Harrington, who passed away in February, 1920, leaving two
sons, Lionel B. and William S. In August, 1922, he married Miss Frances
Pennefather. He is a member of the Anglican church, the Ranchmen's
Club, the Calgary Golf and Country Club and the Gyro Club, while fra-
ternally he is identified with the Masonic order.

GEORGE C. M. BOOTHE.

Although one of the younger members of the legal fraternity of Ed-
monton, George C. M. Boothe has made rapid progress in his profession,
readily mastering the intricacies of the law, and he has already attained
a clientele and a reputation that many an older practitioner might well
envy. He was born at Brandon, in the province of Manitoba, Canada, in
1890, of the marriage of George C. M. and Susannah (Welch) Boothe,
both natives of Ontario. The father died at Bagot, Manitoba, in 1908,
and the mother is now a resident of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

George C. M. Boothe obtained his high school and college education
at Portage la Prairie, where he also studied law, and in 1913 he was ad-
mitted to the bar at Winnipeg, Canada. In the same year he came to
Edmonton and in 1913 he joined William Morrow in a law partnership,
becoming senior member of the firm, which has since enjoyed a prosper-
ous existence, an extensive and representative clientele being accorded
them. Mr. Boothe believes in the maxim: "There is no excellence with-
out labor" and follows it closely. He has much natural ability but is
withal a hard student and is never content until he has mastered every
detail of his cases. He has a comprehensive understanding of legal prin-
ciples and correctly applies his knowledge to the points in litigation.

In Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, on August 3, 1913, Mr. Boothe was
united in marriage to Miss Grace D. Lyall, a daughter of William L.
Lyall. Mr. Boothe is a member of the First Presbyterian church and his
political views are in accord with the tenets of the Liberal party, while
through his connection with the Edmonton Golf & Country Club he ob-

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tains needed relaxation from professional cares. He also belongs to the
Kiwanis Club. He is a young man of marked energy and determination,
whose ambition, industry and ability are carrying him steadily forward
in his chosen vocation, and in his law practice whatever he does is for
the best interests of his clients and for the honor of his profession.

ALFRED J. N. TERRH^L.

Alfred J. N. Terrill, editor and owner of the Medicine Hat News, was
born at Hamilton, Ontario, December 3, 1869, a son of Joseph John Gur-
ney and Euphemia (McGann) Terrill, who were natives of Ontario and
of Ireland, respectively. They were married in Ontario, where the Ter-
rill family has long been represented. The grandfather was Esli Terrill,
who was born in Ontario and belonged to a family of Loyalists, his par-
ents having come from the United States to Canada during the Revolu-
tionary war. They were given property here by the British government
in recognition of their allegiance to the crown. The grandfather of
Alfred J. N. Terrill in the maternal line was John Barrett McGann, who
was born in Ireland and was a highly educated man, having received
liberal opportunities in Dublin. He was the pioneer educator for the deaf
and dumb of Canada and all of his sons and daughters became instruc-
tors of the same unfortunate class as did four of his grandchildren.

The death of Joseph J. G. Terrill occurred in Ontario. The mother
is now making her home at Whitby, Ontario. Joseph J. G. Terrill was
also a teacher in a school for the deaf and dumb. He was graduated from
Toronto University and taught to the time of his demise, becoming most
efficient in the matter of instructing those to whom speech and hearing
had been denied. He held membership in the Church of England, to
which Mrs. Terrill also belongs and his political allegiance was given to
the Liberal party. His death occurred in 1870, and his widow has con-
tinued her residence in Ontario throughout the intervening period. In
their family were two children : Edith, the wife of Dr. J. M, Forster, who
is superintendent of the Ontario Hospital at Whitby, Ontario ; and Alfred
J. N.

Alfred J. N. Terrill was educated at Belleville, Ontario, where after
attending the public and high schools he continued his education in On-
tario College. He started out in the business world in the employ of the
Grand Trunk Railroad Company, with which he remained for a year and
then went to the home of an uncle in Cumberland, Maryland, where he
began work on a newspaper. He remained with his uncle for two years,
largely acquainting himself with the business during that period and then
secured a position on the Baltimore (Md.) Herald, acting in a reportorial
capacity for two years. He next returned home and soon afterward ob-
tained a position on the Toronto World. Later he went to Woodstock
and was employed on the Sentinel Review of that city for two years,

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while for six or seven years thereafter he occupied a position on the
Peterboro Examiner. He also for a time was associated with the Barrie
Advance, spending one year as editor of that paper and later he pur-
chased an interest in the St. Catharines Journal. In 1904 he came to
Medicine Hat and here entered the employ of Fred Forster but later or-
ganized a company and purchased the paper and the plant. He then
began issuing a daily known as the Medicine Hat News and has since con-
ducted the paper with good success. It is an interesting journal devoted
to the dissemination of general and local news and to the discussion of
all questions vital to the community and to the province.

In December, 1908, Mr. Terrill was united in marriage to Miss Mary
Mitchell, who was born in Scotland but during her infancy was brought
to the west by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Mitchell, her father be-
coming a cattle rancher near Medicine Hat, in pioneer times. He con-
ducted his ranching interests on an extensive scale not only in Canada
but afterward in the Argentine. Mr. and Mrs. Terrill have a daughter,
Patricia, who entered high school at the age of eleven years and may
enter the university at the age of fourteen if her parents so desire.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Terrill are members of St. John's Presbyterian
church and he is well known in club and social circles. He has member-
ship in the Cypress Club, of which he was formerly president and he
also belongs to the Golf & Country Club. He is likewise the president
of the Byng Baseball Club and at one time was president of the Medicine
Hat-Redcliff Football League. He has always enjoyed athletics, in which
he has taken an active interest but he allows nothing to interfere with
the faithful performance of his duties in relation to his business and de-
votes the major part of his time to the newspaper, of which he is the man-
ager, editor, secretary and treasurer. The company built and owns a
splendid two-story building with fifteen foot basement and not only pub-
lishes the Medicine Hat News but also conducts an excellent job printing-
department in connection therewith. Mr. Terrill has devoted practically
his entire life to newspaper work and one of the strong elements of
his success is undoubtedly the fact that he has not dissipated his ener-
gies over a wide field but has concentrated his efforts along the line in
which he embarked as a young tradesman. Thus he has continually pro-
moted his knowledge of journalistic work and his efficiency, and he is
today one of the well known editors and newspaper publishers of this
section of the province.

W. W. GOULD.

W. W. Gould, an auditor of highly developed efl^ciency in his chosen
profession, has made his home in Edmonton since 1905. In the educa-
tional field he was previously active for a number of years and then,
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accountant and since 1912 has been well known in this section of the prov-
ince as an auditor. He was born in the village of Wooler, Ontario, June
4, 1870, and there spent the period of his boyhood and youth, supplement-
ing his early education by a high school course in the Colborne and Tren-
ton high schools. When a young man of nineteen years he took up the
profession of teaching, which he successfully followed for twelve years,
imparting readily and clearly to others the knowledge which he has ac-
quired and making for himself an enviable position in educational circles.
In 1905 he came to Edmonton, where he entered the employ of the de-
partment of education, becoming chief clerk, so serving for seven years.
He then qualified as a chartered accountant and has since been active in
this line of duty. In 1912 he opened offices in the Tegler building as an
auditor and his patrons are now many, for he has attained a high degree
of efficiency in this field. For two years he was lecturer on accountancy
in the university and here his early teaching experience served him in
good stead, enabling him to make most thorough the work of the depart-
ment under his guidance.

Mr. Gould is identified with the Kiwanis Club and is interested in all
of those forces which make for civic righteousness and progress in the
community. He belongs to the McDougall Methodist church, in which he
is recording steward and he does all in his power to further the work
of the church and extend its influence, while his standards of personal
conduct are high.

JAMES B. CORBET.

James B. Corbet, superintendent of the Alberta branches of the Cana-
dian Bank of Commerce, is well fitted by training and experience for a
position of this responsibility and the consensus of public opinion places
him with the leading financiers of Calgary and the province. He was
born in County Down, Ireland, in November, 1875, and is a son of James
and Margaret (Morrison) Corbet, also natives of the Emerald isle. They
are now residing in the States, making their home in Seattle, Wash-
ington.

James B. Corbet was reared and educated in Ireland, remaining in his
native land until 1889, when he started for the new world, being but
fourteen years of age when he came to Canada. After starting out in.
the business world he entered the employ of R. G. Dun & Company and
was with that agency for ten years, being connected with its offices at
Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, during that period. In 1901 he joined
the Canadian Bank of Commerce, with which he has since been identi-
fied, working his way steadily upward as he proved his worth and ability.
In 1908 he was made auditor of its Winnipeg bank, filling that position
for three years, and later he became assistant inspector, subsequently
winning promotion to the office of inspector. On the 1st of October, 1920,

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he was appointed superintendent of the Alberta branches, in which capac-
ity he is now serving, with headquarters in Calgary, and his ability is
proving a potent element in advancing the interests of his house in this
province.

On the 8th of June, 1910, Mr. Corbet was married to Nora Secord, a
daughter of Major Villers, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Corbet have four
children: Nancy, Campbell, James and Villers. Mr. Corbet is a Presby-
terian in religious faith but the family attend St. Stephen's Anglican
church, of which Mrs. Corbet is a member. Mr. Corbet is connected
with the Ranchmen's Club of this city, the Calgary Golf & Country Club
and the Manitoba Club of Winnipeg. With keen insight into business
affairs and situations and a thorough understanding of every phase of
banking, he is ably directing the interests entrusted to his charge, and
Calgary regards him as a valuable addition to its citizenship.

SIMPSON JAMES SHEPHERD, K. C.

Simpson James Shepherd, K. C, one of the leading barristers of the
province, now successfully engaged in law practice at Lethbridge, is the
third oldest barrister of the city in years of continuous connection- with
the bar here. He was born in Uttoxeter, Lambton district, Ontario, Feb-
ruary 6, 1877. His parents, James and Mary (Dowler) Shepherd, were
substantial farming people of that locality, but both are now deceased.

Simpson J. Shepherd obtained his early education in the public schools
of his native town and attended high school at Forest, Ontario. At the
age of twenty years, or in the spring of 1897, he removed to western
Canada and established his home at Saskatchewan, living principally at
Maple Creek until the fall of 1903. From there he entered McGill Uni-
versity, in preparation for a legal career and was there graduated with
the B. C. L. degree in 1906. His proficiency in his studies in the uni-
versity brought him a MacDonald scholarship and after his graduation
at Montreal he spent a year in France, perfecting himself for his chosen
career. He then devoted several months to travel through the west and
in January, 1908, located at Lethbridge, where today, with two exceptions,
he is the oldest member of the bar engaged in active practice. For a time
he was associated with Judge W. C. Simmons, first as a student for a little
more than a year, and following his admission to the bar of Alberta in
the spring of 1909 he became a partner of Judge Simmons. This relation-
ship was maintained until the appointment of Mr. Simmons to the supreme
court of Alberta in October, 1910, after which Mr. Shepherd practiced
alone until May, 1911, when he became associated with A. E. Dunlop
of the Nova Scotia bar. He enjoys a large and growing practice and
his experience and talent have gained him prestige among the repre-
sentatives of the legal profession in this part of Canada. He is a member
of the Alberta Law Society and also of the Lethbridge Bar Association.

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He is now senior partner in the firm of Shepherd, Dunlop & Rice, recog-
nized as one of the strongest combinations among the representatives of
the Lethbridge bar.

On the 7th of September, 1910, Mr. Shepherd was married to Miss
Ethel M. S. Dixon, a daughter of John Dixon, who was at the time of his
death a resident of Maple Creek. They have three daughters : Marjorie,
in school; Nancy; and Joan. Mrs. Shepherd was educated at Havergal
College in Toronto and she is an active member of the Daughters of the
Empire.

Mr. Shepherd was in charge of the first Victory Loan campaign in
Lethbridge and was president of the local board. A Liberal in politics, he
has been active in political circles for a considerable period and has held
the offices of president of the Liberal Association of Lethbridge and presi-
dent of the Liberal Association of the Federal Riding of Medicine Hat.
He regards nothing as foreign to himself which has to do with the prog-
ress and upbuilding of city or province and has been closely associated
with community affairs on the side of development and successful achieve-
ment. For some time he was a member of the Alberta Returned Soldier
Commission. Fraternally he is a Mason, being a member of North Star
Lodge, No. 4, A. F. & A. M., and religiously he is connected with the
Methodist church, while socially he has membership with the Chinook
Curling and Golf Clubs. He is fond of all outdoor sports, including shoot-
ing and golf and turns to these for recreation when leisure permits.

WILLIAM MONTGOMERY CHANDLER.

As superintendent of the Alberta branches of the Union Bank of
Canada, William M. Chandler is a forceful figure in financial circles of
Calgary and of the province and thirty-two years' experience have given
him an expert knowledge of this branch of business activity. He was
born in Toronto, Ontario, June 26, 1872, and is a son of John and Eleanor
(Montgomery) Chandler, the former a native of England and the latter
of Ireland. In 1862 the father emigrated to Canada, settling in Toronto,
where he has since resided, being numbered with the honored pioneers
of that city. He is still active in business affairs, although he has reached
the age of eighty-two years, acting as manufacturers' agent, and he also
owned and operated a factory. He is one of the best known cricketers in
Canada and has ^never lost interest in the sport. The mother is now
seventy-eight years of age, and they have many friends in the city which
has so long been their home.

William M. Chandler was reared and educated in Toronto, attending
the public schools and the Upper Canada College, from which he was
graduated in 1890. His initial experience along financial lines was gained
as junior clerk in the Canadian Bank of Commerce, with which he re-
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Empire Bank, which was afterward absorbed by the Union Bank. He
has since been identified with the latter organization, which he served
as bank manager at various points in the east, and later was made as-
sistant inspector of their eastern branches. In 1913 he was appointed
inspector of their establishments in Saskatchewan, afterward becoming
western inspector, with headquarters at Winnipeg, Manitoba, and while
stationed there was made superintendent of the Alberta branches. He
remained in Winnipeg until May, 1922, when he transferred his office to
Calgary, and the extent of his responsibilities is shown in the fact that
he has sixty-eight banks under his jurisdiction. He efficiently discharges
the duties of his office and his course has amply justified the trust re-
posed in his ability. His success in banking indicates that he has chosen
the field best suited to his talents and his activities therein have taken
him to every part of the Dominion, to the Yukon Territory and to the
cities of New York and Seattle, in the States.

Mr, Chandler was married June 12, 1902, in Paris, Ontario, to Miss
Jean Munn and they have become the parents of two children : Gordon
Montgomery, who was born October 27, 1904; and Frances Margaret,
born May 14, 1907. Mr. Chandler is aflfiliated with the Anglican church
and in Masonry he has taken the chapter degree. He is also a member
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Ranchmen's Club and the
Calgary Golf & Country Club. He is fond of all outdoor sports, being
especially interested in lacrosse, hockey and golf, which afford him need-
ed recreation and diversion. In his earlier years he was a member of the
Canadian Militia, serving as lieutenant of a company composed mostly of
Indians, who made him chief of their tribe. He has never dissipated
his energies over a broad field, but has devoted his life to the banking
business, gaining that specialized knowledge which makes him an author-
ity in matters pertaining thereto. Like all men who have achieved success
in the best sense of the term, he has been a tireless worker and what he
has accomplished represents the fit utilization of his innate powers and
talents.

CAVALLO W. RICKERD.

Cavallo W. Rickerd, a prominent business man and influential citizen
of Edmonton, is the possessor of that quality which has been termed the
commercial sense. He has energy, enterprise, initiative and administra-
tive ability and is thus successfully controlling the interests under his
guidance. He is a native of the state of Minnesota and completed his
education in a seminary at Eau Claire, Wisconsin. At an early age he
entered the business world, first serving an apprenticeship to the machin-
ist's trade, after which he turned his attention to the lumber industry,
with which he was identified for a period of thirty-five years, operating
in the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota. He would float the logs down
the river and cut them in his mills, having about six in operation, and his

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activities in the lumber business were attended by a substantial degree
of success. Hoping that a change of climate would prove beneficial to
his health, which had become somewhat impaired, Mr. Rickerd came to
western Canada, intending to take a much needed rest, and in 1912 he
arrived in Edmonton. However, the habit of industry was too strong
for him to resist and he at once became an important factor in the com-
mercial activity of the city, purchasing a transfer business, which he
conducted independently for a time. Subsequently he entered into a
partnership with Charles W. Leonard, who had managed to secure all of
the local transfer business from the railroads entering the city, and they
consolidated the Western Cartage Company and the Standard Express
Company. Later the business was incorporated under the present style of
the Western Transfer & Storage Company and Mr. Leonard assumed the
office of president, while Mr. Rickerd became secretary-treasurer, which
offices they are now filling. Their business has kept pace with the develop-
ment of the city and they are conducting their operations on a large scale,
occupying a position of leadership in this line. In 1917 they extended
their efforts into another field, acquiring the Chinook coal mine, which
has proven a very profitable investment, and their interests therein are
conducted under the name of the Edmonton Collieries, Ltd., of which
Mr. Rickerd is the president. Thirty-five thousand tons of coal are taken
from the mine annually and all of their output is sold in Edmonton.

Mr. Rickerd divides his time equally between the two industries, both
of which are in a very prosperous condition, and his business associ-
ates have the utmost confidence in his judgment, foresight and integrity.
He is a York Rite Mason and while residing in the States was master of
his lodge. He is a man of marked business ability who recognizes the
difficulties, the possibilities and the opportunities of a situation. Energy
and perseverance are brought to cope with the former and tact and re-
sourcefulness utilize the latter in the accomplishment of his well defined
purposes, and his efforts have ever been of a character that contributed to
public progress and prosperity, as well as to the attainment of individual
success.

EDWARD N. BARKER.

Edward N. Barker, provincial magistrate with headquarters at Leth-
bridge, has had an interesting career with varied experiences that have
called him to many sections of the North American continent. His entire
life has been one of activity and usefulness and at the present writing
he is devoting his entire attention to the faithful discharge of his official
duties. A native of England, he was born in Spilsbury, Oxfordshire, on
the 25th of August, 1859, his parents being T. C. and Margaret (Neal)
Barker. He traces his ancestry back through several generations. His
great-grandfather was at one time mayor of Wakefield, England, and his
grandfather, Thomas Barker, was a Yorkshire man. His father, the

EDWARD N. BARKER.

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Rev. T. C. Barker, was born near Leeds, Yorkshire, England, and was
head boy of the Shrewsbury school, winning the medal that was given
to the best scholar. He afterward attended Oxford and took his degree
at Christ's Church College. He became a clergyman of the Church of
England and was rector of Spilsbury for thirty-one years. In the winter
of 1874 he went to Rome to place the English church on a substantial
basis in that city. He started the first Protestant church within the walls
of Rome, after which he returned to England and in 1886 removed to his
old home in Yorkshire, remaining there until advanced age prevented
his further active work in the ministry. He then took up his abode in
Hampshire, where his last days were passed. He was a Conservative in
political views and was a deep student of all matters of vital interest as
well as of things strictly ecclesiastical in nature. He possessed splendid
oratorical ability and he was also widely known through his writings,
being the author of two works, one on Aryan civilization. He was also
examiner in religious knowledge for many years. His wife was born in
Norfolk, England, and they became the parents of seven children.

Edward N. Barker, the third in order of birth, was educated in King
Edwards School at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, and Kings School in
Canterbury and later he entered upon an apprenticeship to learn agri-
culture. He spent two years on the farm of Lord Chesham, who was a
leading agriculturist and later he went to Rossett in North Wales, being
employed on a farm five miles south of Chester. Still later he returned
home and then in 1882 crossed the Atlantic to the new world, making his
way to Sioux City, Iowa, where he remained until April, 1883, there work-
ing on a cow ranch. At that date he went to Billings, Montana, and
was there employed on a cow ranch for a year, at the end of which time
he and three companions started for Lethbridge, traveling on horseback
and by prairie schooner. Mr. Barker proceeded to the Cochran ranch,
where he put up h,ay during the first summer. In 1885 he enlisted in
the Rebellion as a member of the Rocky Mountain Rangers and for a
time was at Medicine Hat, receiving his discharge from the service in
August of that year.

When his military experience was over Mr. Barker returned to the
farm and in the fall of the year took up a claim near Cardston. There
he built a cabin, living upon his claim until May, 1891. In the year 1887
the Mormons settled in that locality and began farming, occasioning con-
siderable trouble in the district.

In October, 1889, Mr. Barker was united in marriage to Miss Clara
Dusenbury, who was born at Hannawa Falls on the Hudson, and they
went to the state of New York for the winter of 1891-2. In the latter
year they removed to Georgia and for two years afterward were on the
Shellstone farm. In 1894 Mr. Barker took up his abode at Newburgh
on the Hudson, where he had a farm and engaged in the breeding of
fancy chickens, there remaining until 1900, when because of illness he
went to England and spent a year in recuperating his health in his native
country. With his return to the new world he settled at Albany, New

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York, and in connection with a friend engaged in the publication of a
paper for a year, while subsequently he was employed on a paper in
New York city — "The Field and Fancy." He continued in the eastern
metropolis until the spring of 1905, when he returned to Cardston. He
owned a quarter section of land here but afterward sold it and for a time
engaged in the real estate, loans and insurance business at Cardston,
where he made his home until January, 1922.

It was in the year 1909 that Mr. Barker was called upon to mourn
the loss of his wife, after which he went to Edmonton and spent that
year in a newspaper office. In 1907 he was made justice of the peace and
served in the position for a number of years. He was first made police
magistrate at Cardston in 1917 and in 1920 was made traveling magis-
trate. He removed his headquarters to Lethbridge in January, 1922, and
now devotes his entire attention to the duties of the office, which he is
discharging with credit to himself and satisfaction to the general public.

Mr. Barker has always been deeply interested in agricultural progress
and about 1905 he assisted in organizing the Alberta Farmers Associa-
tion. He has many times served as judge of dogs, poultry and flowers
at various fairs and exhibits throughout North America and has written
largely upon such subjects. He likewise manifested considerable interest
in dry farming at an earlier day and his broad experience along agricul-
tural lines enables him to speak with authority upon questions relating
to the development and cultivation of the land.

Mr. Barker is a member of the Church of England and fraternally he
is a Mason, active and prominent in the order. He was district deputy
grand master of District No. 11 in 1919 and 1920 and has ever been a
loyal follower of the teachings and high principles of the craft. He is
also a member of the Red Cross and Patriotic Fund and was on the mili-
tary tribunal. He took active part in furthering the interests of the
government throughout the World war period and his aid and influence
have ever been on the side of progress and improvement. He has always
kept well informed on politics, too, and while living at Cardston he was
president and secretary of the Board of Trade. Anything that tends to
advance the interests of community or country receives his allegiance
and support and throughout his life he has been actuated by a most pro-
gressive spirit.

REV. DAVID G. McQUEEN, D. D., LL. D.

Rev. David G. McQueen, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of
Edmonton, has held this charge for thirty-six years and his religious in-
struction has proven a potent force for good in the city in which he has
so long resided. He was born at Kirkwell, in Wentworth county, On-
tario, on Christmas day, 1854, of the marriage of James and Catherine
Goldie (Hewitson) McQueen, both natives of Scotland. They resided

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in that country until 1833, when they emigrated to Canada, settling in
Ontario at an early period in the history of the province, and the father
hewed a farm out of the wilderness. He was well educated and was ac-
counted the best informed man in his district. Appreciative of the best
in literature, he became the possessor of a valuable library and on start-
ing for Canada he brought with him all of his books, regarding them as
his greatest treasures. He was an earnest and conscientious member of
the Presbyterian church and a Liberal in his political views. His fellow
townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, called him to public office
and for a number of years he served as justice of the peace. Both Mr.
and Mrs. McQueen passed away on their farm in Ontario and the prop-
erty is now owned by one of their grandchildren. The paternal grand-
father, Robert McQueen, was a native of Scotland and his entire life was
passed in the land of hills and heather. He pursued a course in theology
but never entered the ministry. The maternal grandfather, Thomas
Hewitson, was also one of Scotland's sons and his occupation was that
of a shepherd. To James McQueen and wife were born ten children,
six sons and four daughters, and six of the family have passed away.

David G. McQueen, the youngest of the family, attended the public
school of Kirkwell, Ontario, and the high school at Watertown and after
receiving a teacher's certificate he devoted a year to educational work. He
then matriculated in the University of Toronto and was graduated in
1884, winning honors in mathematics. He then took up the study of
theology in Knox College, completing his course in 1887, and in June
of that year he took charge of the First Presbyterian church of Edmon-
ton, of which he has since been pastor. In 1905 he received from Knox
College the degree of Doctor of Divinity and Alberta University has be-
stowed upon him the Doctor of Laws degree. His church is the largest
in the city, having a membership of a thousand, and his labors have been
effective and resultant factors in promoting the spiritual welfare of those
who have come under his guidance. He gives his whole heart to his chosen
life work and his sincere devotion to the cause of Christianity has won
for him the affection of the members of his congregation and the high
regard of those of other religious creeds. He stands high in the councils
of the church and served as moderator of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church in Canada in 1912.

On September 23, 1890, Dr. McQueen married Miss Catherine Robert-
son, a native of Strabane, Ontario, and a daughter of Alexander S. Robert-
son, an agriculturist of that province. His brother, William A. Robertson,
served throughout the period of the Civil war in the United States and is
now living in Victoria, British Columbia. Dr. and Mrs. McQueen have
become the parents of seven children, of whom James is the eldest. He
is an engineer for the local government at Hanna, in the Edmonton dis-
trict; Alexander enlisted in the Princess Patricia Canadian Artillery for
service in the World war, and was killed in action on the 4th of June,
1916, during the third battle of Ypres, having been wounded three times
on the day preceding his death; Marjorie Gordon, the next of the family,

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is teaching in the schools of this province ; Robert received from Alberta
University the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Arts, having taken a
postgraduate course in King's College, London, England. He is now
engaged as lecturer on economics in the University of Saskatchewan,
During the progress of the war with Germany he was in training in the
Flying Corps but was not sent overseas ; Christina Catherine and Jean are
both graduates of Alberta University and follow the profession of teach-
ing; Helen Agnes, the youngest of the children, has completed her fresh-
man year at the University of Alberta.

Dr. McQueen takes the interest of a progressive citizen in public af-
fairs and soon after coming to this city he was made school inspector for
the Edmonton district, capably discharging the duties of that position for
four years. A man of scholarly attainments, he gives to his church the
full service of a finely tempered mind and by example as well as precept
has pointed out to others the higher course in life.

EDWARD H. MAUNSELL.

For many years Edward H. Maunsell was the most extensive rancher
in the province of Alberta. He is now practically retired from active
life, although he continues to ranch on a small scale. He was born in
County Limerick, Ireland, on the 14th of October, 1854, a son of Fred-
erick and Louise (Herbert) Maunsell, the former a native of Limerick
county and the latter of Kerry county. The Maunsells are an old and
honored family and Mr. Maunsell has in his possession a history of the
family, dating back to 1066. Frederick Maunsell was engaged in agri-
cultural work throughout his active life and he achieved susbstantial
success in that connection. Both he and his wife died in Ireland. They
were consistent communicants of the Church of England. To their union
nine children were born, Edward being the fourth in order of birth.
The oldest son, George W., who was a member of the Royal Northwest
Mounted Police for some years and likewise engaged in farming near
Macleod, is deceased ; the second son, Henry, came to Alberta in 1881.
He is engaged in ranching at the present time, his ranch being known as
the "Ivy ranch."

In the acquirement of his education Edward Maunsell was under the
instruction of tutors in his early years and later attended a finishing
school in Limerick, Ireland. He came to Canada in 1874, locating in
the province of Manitoba, where he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted
Police and came to what is now Macleod. He was among the first troops
in this country at that time, serving under Colonel French, and they
patroled the country from the Swan river valley to Manitoba. In 1876
he was stationed at the barracks in Macleod and was with the Mounted
Police until 1877, when his term of service expired. During the time he
patroled the country buffaloes were running wild. After leaving the

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police force he went home to Ireland on a short visit. Upon his return
Mr. Maunsell took out squatter's rights, together with his brother, and
they started cattle ranching. They had one hundred cows to start with,
bringing the cattle through from Montana. After six months time the
Indians had killed half of the herd and the brothers trailed the remainder
of the cattle into the mountains, where they left them until 1881, when
the Indians were put on the reservations. Mr. Maunsell proved to be a
very successful rancher. From time to time he and his brother extended
their land holdings and at one time they leased from the government two
hundred thousand acres of land, which they operated in addition to their
original land holdings. At that time their herd numbered some seven-
teen thousand head of cattle. Another brother entered into partnership
and the three brothers, G. W., H. F., and Edward continued to operate
the ranch until 1887, when G. W. withdrew from the partnership. Ed-
ward and H. F. continued the partnership, however, and for years con-
ducted the Ivy Ranch, on which H. F. still resides. The Ivy Ranch was
named from their brand, the brand being the Roman numeral IV. As
settlers commenced to emigrate into this section of Alberta, the brothers
lost a good deal of their grazing land. In 1900 they leased the Piegan
Indian reservation of one hundred and fifteen thousand acres, an acreage
covering sixty-five miles, and they enclosed all of this land with fencing.
For many years the Maunsells were on friendly terms with the Indians
and Edward Maunsell was made a chief in the Piegan tribe and was
named "Sa-Sas-Ke." In 1906 the Maunsell brothers leased two hun-
dred thousand acres of land from the government, which they operated
in addition to their original land holding, and they also purchased the
herd belonging to the late Senator Cochrane. For some time the Maunsell
brothers were the largest ranchers in the province of Alberta. In 1897
they purchased a number of sheep but were unsuccessful in that venture,
the sheep becoming infected, so that a large number of them had to be
slaughtered and the remainder were sold. The names of Edward Maun-
sell and his brother appear frequently in a book written by a Mr. Kelly,
which is a book of information on ranchmen and ranches. Although Mr.
Maunsell is now practically retired from active life, he still engages in
ranching on a small scale.

On August 10, 1866, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Maunsell
and Miss Jeannette Ryan, a native of Tipperary. To their union three
children were born : The eldest child, Jeannette Louise Clair, is the wife
of E. L. Buckwell of Macleod; F. W. E. was a student at the University
of Alberta when war with Germany was declared and he at once put all
personal interests aside and took an intensive course in training at the
university. He was qualified for a commission, though he did not wait
for it, but enlisted in the Sixty-third Battalion, Canadian Infantry, and
landed in England in June, 1916. He was there drafted into the Tenth
Battalion, Canadian Infantry, and went to the front. He served on the
Somme and participated in many important engagements. He was killed
at the battle of Vimy Ridge on the 9th of April, 1917, and was buried

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where he fell ; the youngest member of the Maunsell family is Antoinette,
who is living at home.

The religious faith of Mr. Maunsell is that of the Episcopal church.
Politically he is a stanch Liberal and in 1919, at the request of his many
friends, he became a contestant in the election for the Macleod constitu-
ency in the provincial house, as a supporter of the Sifton government.
He was defeated, however, by a small majority. Mr. Maunsell belongs
to that class of substantial and representative citizens who constitute the
best portion of any community by reason of their business activity, their
loyalty in citizenship and their honor and integrity in private life.

THOMAS H. WHITELAW, B. A., M. B.

Dr. Thomas H. Whitelaw, who for fourteen years has been health offi-
cer of Edmonton, is well and favorably known to the residents of this
city, in which he has made his home for twenty-four years, and he has
therefore been a witness of practically the entire growth and development
of the municipality. He was born at Guelph, Ontario, September 23, 1867,
of the marriage of William and Isabella (Henderson) Whitelaw, both of
whom were natives of Scotland, whence they emigrated to Canada. The
father was an unusually well informed man and in the public life of the
province he took a prominent part, serving as warden of Wellington
county at the time the Prince of Wales — the late King Edward — visited
the Dominion. He was a stanch Liberal in his political views and a leader
in the ranks of his party. He was a progressive agriculturist and a self-
made man, whose success was the merited reward of industry, persever-
ance and ability. He was an earnest and consistent member of the Pres-
byterian church, with which his wife was also affiliated. They became
the parents of nine children, all of whom reside in the province of On-
tario except the subject of this review, who was the eighth in order of
birth. The paternal grandfather was George Whitelaw.

After completing the curriculum of the public schools Thomas H.
Whitelaw attended the Collegiate Listitute at Guelph, Ontario, and after-
ward became a student at the University of Toronto, from which he re-
ceived the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1890. while four years later that
educational institution conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of
Medicine. He began his professional career at Guelph and remained in
that vicinity until 1898, when he came to this province, opening an office
in Edmonton, where for ten years he engaged in the general practice of
medicine, winning a large clientele. In 1908 his ability led to his selec-
tion for the position of health officer, of which he is now the incumbent,
and his long retention therein is indisputable proof of his efficiency and
the quality of service which he is rendering the city. He is thoroughly
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connection and takes every precaution to safeguard the health of Edmon-
ton's citizens.

On the 6th of January, 1900, Dr. Whitelaw was married to Miss Mary
Laidlaw, a native of Toronto and a daughter of George Laidlaw, a citizen
of Toronto since its early days, when it was known as ''Muddy York."
Dr. and Mrs. Whitelaw have a son, Alexander Whitelaw, now twenty-one
years of age. He is a graduate of the Edmonton high school, after which
he attended the University of Alberta for a year, and he is now pursuing
a course in forestry at the University of Toronto, being in his junior
year. Dr. Whitelaw is a member of the Presbyterian church and his
political support is given to the Liberal party. His professional relations
are with the Alberta and Canadian Medical Associations and he is also
a member of the Canadian and American Public Health Associations. He
is a self-educated man and the strength of character which he displayed
in securing his medical training has been manifested throughout his
career, bringing him to a most desirable position in his profession, of
which he is an able exponent.

A. CLARK BURY.

Olds numbers among her foremost citizens A. Clark Bury, well known
barrister and solicitor. He was born in Lancashire, England, on the 5th
of December, 1882, a son of William and Esther (Clark) Bury, likewise
natives of that country. The father, who is deceased, was an architect
during the business part of his life and achieved substantial success, retir-
ing at the age of thirty-six years. Mrs. Bury is living and continues to
reside in England.

A. Clark Bury received his education in the public schools of England
and in early life took up the study of law. In 1903 he came to Canada and
for five years was a member of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. In
1908 he went into the north country, around the Peace and Yukon rivers
and remained there two years. In 1915 he returned to the province of
Alberta and in the fall of that year was admitted to the bar. In 1916
he came to Olds and has since engaged in practice, having built up an
extensive and lucrative clientele. He is assisted by his wife who studied
law in his office and was admitted to the bar in January, 1923. Mr. Bury
is a constant student of his profession and well merits the confidence and
esteem accorded him. Prior to locating in Olds he was magistrate of
Coronation and before 1911 he was townsite agent for the Canadian
Northern Railroad at Hanna. Aside from his private practice Mr. Bury
is solicitor for the Bank of Commerce and the Bank of Montreal, both
institutions located in Olds.

In 1911 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Bury to Miss Gertrude
Elizabeth Richardson of Collingwood, Ontario. To their union two chil-
dren have been born : William Haworth and Douglas C.

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In his political views Mr. Bury is a Liberal and he maintains an active
interest in party affairs. He was organizer of the Boy Scouts of Olds
and is now scoutmaster. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons
and his religious faith is that of the English church.

HON. JOHN A. JACKSON.

Hon. John A. Jackson of Lethbridge, judge of the district court, was
called to the bench in March, 1913, and his record as a jurist throughout
the intervening period of ten years is one which reflects credit and honor
upon the judicial history of the province. John A. Jackson was born in
Seaforth, Canada, March 25, 1875, his parents being George E. and Els-
peth (Waugh) Jackson. The former was a son of Alexander Jackson,
who was born in Ireland and in 1846 came to Canada, where he spent his
remaining days. The Jackson family assisted materially in the substan-
tial upbuilding of that city. One of the sons of Alexander Jackson was
Captain T. R. Jackson, lately of El Cajon, California, now at Seaforth,
Ontario. He was for a number of years instructor of the Northwest
Mounted Police, located at Macleod, where he assisted in establishing
the barracks. He is the oldest living officer of the original Northwest
Mounted Police. George E. Jackson, brother of Captain Jackson, was
born in Dublin, Ireland, and came to Canada with his parents in 1846,
devoting the greater part of his life to merchandising in Seaforth. He
was born July 19, 1834, and passed away in 1919. His wife, who was
born near London, Ontario, in 1842, died in 1893. They were married
in London, Ontario, and Mrs. Jackson was a daughter of Robert Waugh,
who was of Scotch descent and on coming to the new world settled in the
vicinity of London, Ontario, many years ago. There he engaged in busi-
ness as a farmer and miller. He was a man of most friendly disposition,
always keeping open house and when j)eople would come to his mill to
have their grain ground he would entertain them in his own home. It
was his daughter, Elspeth, who became the wife of George E. Jackson and
to them were born seven children : Margaret, living at Seaforth, Ontario ;
George Alexander, a railway contractor, residing at Montreal ; Robert
Edward, a hide merchant of Calgary ; Henry M., a broker of Toronto ;
John A,, of this review ; Thomas T., a merchant of Seaforth ; and Franklin
C, who was a member of the Canadian Railway Troops during the World
war and went overseas, serving for three years and winning the M. C.
The religious faith of the parents was that of the Episcopal church and
in politics Mr. Jackson was a Conservative. On one occasion he was a
candidate for member of parliament but met defeat. Throughout Canada
he was widely known as chess champion of the country.

John A. Jackson was largely educated in his native city, where he
attended the public schools and received collegiate training. Later he
entered Toronto University, from which he was graduated with the Bache-

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lor of Arts degree in 1897. He prepared for law practice at Osgoode Hall,
Toronto, and entered upon the active work of the profession in Blyth,
Ontario, where he continued in active practice until 1903. He then re-
moved to Ponoka, Alberta, where he practiced for a decade and in March,
1913, he was appointed to the bench and removed to Lethbridge, since
which time he has been numbered among the jurists of this province.
While practicing before the court his preparation of his cases was always
thorough and comprehensive and since going upon the bench his rulings
have been strictly fair and impartial, "winning him golden opinions from
all sorts of people."

In 1904 Judge Jackson was married to Miss Sarah J. Emigh, who
was born in Blyth, Ontario, and there pursued her education. She is a
daughter of John Emigh, who was a merchant of Blyth. By her marriage
she has become the mother of two children : Ethel Lillian, who is attend-
ing the Brankson Hall School of Toronto; and James T., also in school.
The Judge and his wife are members of the Episcopal church and fra-
ternally he is a Scottish Rite Mason. He has served as junior deacon and
junior warden in his lodge, also as grand junior deacon and grand senior
warden, as well as grand master in the Grand lodge. He has ever
loyally upheld the teachings and purposes of the craft, exemplifying in his
life the beneficent spirit which underlies the order. His political endorse-
ment was given to the Conservative party and in early manhood he filled
the position of town clerk of Ponoka. He was also a candidate for parlia-
ment in 1905 but was defeated by a small majority. His recreation is
largely found in golf and athletics and he belongs to the Golf Club of
Lethbridge and is also a member of the Chinook Club and the Amateur
Athletic Union of Canada, of which he is the president. While the social,
fraternal and political activities of his career are sufficient to make his a
well-rounded character the major part of his time and attention is given
to his professional interests. He never lightly regards the duties nor re-
sponsibilities of his office and the fairness and impartiality of his rulings
have ranked him with the ablest jurists who have sat upon the district
bench.

FRANK G. STANLEY.

Financial interests of Calgary find an able representative in Frank G.
Stanley, who is supervisor for the Alberta and Saskatchewan branches
of the Standard Bank of Canada, and has been identified with this large
financial institution for a period of sixteen years, rising to his present
office through tenacity of purpose, untiring industry and the strength of
his mental endowments. He was born at Lucan, Ontario, November 6,
1889, and his parents, James and Marie (Fox) Stanley, were also natives
of that province. The father successfully engaged in the insurance busi-
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and operating several farms in Ontario. He passed away in January,
1919, and is survived by the mother, who still resides at Lucan.

In the acquirement of an education Frank G. Stanley attended the
grammar and high schools of his native town and also completed a course
in the Lucan Collegiate Institute. When seventeen years of age he en-
tered the service of the Standard Bank of Canada at Lucan and for five
years was connected with its branch in that locality. On the expiration
of that period he was sent to its Edmonton establishment as accountant
and his excellent work in that connection led to his promotion to the posi-
tion of manager of the bank's interests at Leader, Saskatchewan. Later
he returned to Edmonton as manager and was next advanced to the posi-
tion of inspector of the Saskatchewan and Alberta branches. He was thus
occupied until 1921, when he was made supervisor of the branches in the
provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, in which capacity he is now
serving. He thus has jurisdiction over forty-four banks, twenty-four of
which are located in this province and the remainder in Saskatchewan.
Close study and broad experience have made him thoroughly familiar
with the complex problems of modern finance and he is regarded as one
of the most capable and valuable representatives of the large banking
institution with which he is connected.

In December, 1919, Mr. Stanley was married to Miss Florence Eleanor
Elliott and they have two daughters, Marion Eleanor and Martha Joan
Elliott. Mr. Stanley is a member of St. Stephen's Anglican church.

JOHN WILLIAM HUGILL, K. C, D. C. L., LL. B.

In no profession does advancement depend more entirely upon individ-
ual merit and ability than in the law. Close application, keen analysis,
clear mental perception and most careful preparation are indispensable
elements in the life of every man who attempts to gain prominence in
this arduous calling. That John W. Hugill is lacking in none of these
requisites is indicated in the fact that he is numbered among the leading
barristers of Calgary, and throughout his career he has maintained the
highest standards of professional ethics.

A native of England, John William Hugill was born at West Hartle-
pool, County Durham, October 3, 1881, and his parents were John Henry
and Hannah (Plebron) Hugill. He was a day boarder at the City of
London School at London, England, and came to Halifax, Nova Scotia,
in 1896, completing his matriculation studies at King's Collegiate School
of Windsor, Nova Scotia, and was entered as a matriculant of the old
University of King's College at the end of the summer term in 1898.
The ensuing five years were spent in the offices of Furness-Withy & Com-
pany, Limited, at Halifax, Montreal and London, England, learning the
steamship business. From 1904 until 1907 he was a political agent in
London and from 1907 until 1910 he read law with Hon. J. S. Hall, K. C,

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and R. B. Bennett, K. C. In 1910 he was called to the Alberta and Sas-
katchewan bars and until 1911 was identified with the law firm of
Lougheed, Bennett, Allison & McLaws, well known barristers of Calgary.
In 1911 he was an assistant solicitor in the law department of the Cana-
dian Pacific Railroad Company and in 1912 was appointed the assistant
solicitor on the Alberta division of that corporation. Since April, 1920,
he has engaged in a general law practice and is vice consul for The Neth-
erlands. He is now senior member of the firm of Hugill & O'Keefe and
in July, 1921, was created a King's Counsel. He holds the degree of
LL. B. from Manitoba University and B. C. L. from the University of
King's College, subsequently receiving the degree of D. C. L, (in course).
His is a natural discrimination as to legal ethics and he is so well read in
the minutiae of the law that he is able to base his arguments upon a
thorough knowledge of and familiarity with statute and precedent and
to present a case upon its merits, never failing to recognize the main
point at issue and never neglecting to give a thorough preparation.

On July 10, 1913, Mr. Hugill was united in marriage to Miss Eelen
Cameron Templeton, daughter of Allan Templeton of Smith's Falls, On-
tario, and Ayr, Scotland, and they have three children : John T., Eelen
T. and Jean. Mr. Hugill is a Conservative in his political views and served
a two-year term as alderman in the city of Calgary, while he has twice
served as acting mayor. He is a member of the Anglican church and
fraternally is identified with the Masonic order. He is also a member
of the Calgary Board of Trade, the Ranchmen's Club and Polo Club of
this city, the Calgary Golf & Country Club, the Edmonton Club and the
British Empire Club of London, England. He holds the rank of major
in the First Calgary Highlanders. He is also the possessor' of literary
talent, writing under the nom, de plume of John Harker, and is a past hon-
orary treasurer of the Calgary branch of Canadian Authors. He is a
member of the law societies of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatche-
wan and finds recreation in golf, polo and in hunting big game. His
activities and interests have covered a wide range and he is recognized
as a broad-minded, public-spirited citizen, whose influence is at all times
on the side of progress, reform and improvement, and as an exponent of
all that is highest and best in his profession.

JOHN MACKENZIE.

A representative citizen of Strathmore is John Mackenzie, who is edi-
tor and proprietor of the Strathmore Bow Valley Standard, He was
born in Rothesay, Scotland, on the 1st of February, 1887, a son of Mur-
doch and Mary Mackenzie, also natives of Scotland. The father is a news-
paper man, spending the greater part of his life in that work, and now
owns and edits a newspaper at Rothesay. To Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie
five children were born: John, whose name introduces this review; Mur-

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doch, who served in the inteHigence department during the World war
and died in 1918; Donald A., who served with the British Balkan Ex-
peditionary Forces for two years and met his death on active service ;
and Marian and Jessie, who are living at home. Mr. and Mrs, Mackenzie
were consistent communicants of the Presbyterian church and generous
contributors to its support.

In the acquirement of his education John Mackenzie attended the
Rothesay Academy and after leaving school he worked in his father's
newspaper office. He learned the business from the ground up and in
1909 came to Canada and located in Calgary, accepting a position on the
staff of the Albertan. He reported on that paper for three months, at
the termination of which time he came to Strathmore and assisted in the
establishment of the Strathmore Bow Valley Standard, which he man-
aged for one year. He then bought out the others interested in the sheet
and has since been sole publisher. He has installed modern machinery,
intertype, cylinder press, etc. Aside from the publication of the paper
Mr. Mackenzie does much commercial printing, and he devotes his entire
time and attention to the paper and wields a great influence for good in
this community. The value of the local newspaper in the upbuilding of
the best interests of any community is universally conceded. The rule is
that good papers are found in good towns, inferior journals in towns of
stunted growth and uncertain future. It is not so much a matter of size
as of excellence and adaptability to the needs of its locality. These condi-
tions given, in an appreciative and progressive community, the size of the
paper will take care of itself in a way mutually satisfactory to publishers
and patrons. The Strathmore Bow Valley Standard, being located in
a progressive community, enjoys a large and ever-increasing circulation
and Mr. Mackenzie well merits the confidence and esteem in which he is
held by his fellow citizens.

Mr. Mackenzie is a veteran of the World war, having enlisted in the
Eighty-ninth Battalion in 1915, and received his training at Red Deer.
In May, 1916, he went overseas to England, and was sent to France in
November of that year as a member of the Tenth Battalion. He was
severely wounded at Vimy Ridge on the 9th of April, 1917, receiving a
bullet wound in the leg, and head injuries. He was invalided to England,
where he remained in a hospital for some time. In January, 1919, he
returned to Alberta and received his honorable discharge, with the rank
of lieutenant.

In 1912 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Mackenzie to Miss Helen
McKinnon Donaldson, a native of Scotland, To their union one child has
been born : Mary Helen, who is living at home. Mrs. Mackenzie is a
woman of culture and refinement and she is prominent in the club and
social circles of Strathmore.

The family are consistent members of the Presbyterian church. Fra-
ternally Mr. Mackenzie is identified with the Masons and he is a past
master of Lodge No. 53, at Strathmore. He is a member of the local
school board and a stanch advocate of education. Along newspaper lines

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he is identified with the Alberta Press Association, of which he is presi-
dent and he was the first president of Strathmore G. W. V. A. Mr.
Mackenzie is justly accorded a place among the prominent and repre-
sentative citizens of Strathmore, for he belongs to that class of men
whose enterprising spirit is used not alone for their own benefit — he
also advances the general good and promotes public prosperity by his ably
managed individual interests.

THOMAS P. GREENTREE.

The history of Drumheller would be incomplete without the record
of Thomas P. Greentree, who from the earliest founding of the town has
been a prominent factor in its substantial growth and improvement. For
some time he was a ranchman, but he now devotes his entire time and
attention to the implement, insurance and real estate business. He was
born in England, a descendant of an old and honored family, on the 26th
of May, 1870, a son of Doveton D. and Mary (Craigie) Greentree. On
the maternal side he is of Scotch descent, his mother having been a native
of that country. The father was born in Gloucester, England, and served
in the English army during the Prussian and Chinese wars, having had
the distinction of serving as secretary to the Duke of Cambridge when
that nobleman was in command of the British army. Mr. Greentree's
demise occurred in his native country in 1876. To Mr. and Mrs. Green-
tree four children were born, Thomas P. being the eldest member of the
family.

Thomas P- Greentree received his early education in the public schools
of his native country and in 1884, at the age of fourteen years, he came
to Canada and located at Hamilton, Ontario. He worked out on farms
near there for some time and subsequently engaged in farming on his
own account. In 1896 he went to Calgary, where he was a cow-
puncher and worked on railroads for a time. He then became a ranch-
man and was active in that connection in the vicinity of Calgary until
1902, when he came to where Drumheller now stands. He brought his
cattle with him to this country, arriving here a long time before the
country was even surveyed. Braving all the trials and hardships of
pioneer life Mr. Greentree homesteaded a large tract of land and set
about to bring it to a highly cultivated state. Most of his trading he was
forced to do at Calgary. In 1907 he homesteaded the original site of
Drumheller, filing his claim on the land the day it was surveyed. In
1911, when Drumheller was being organized, he disposed of a part of his
land, assisted in laying out the town, and had his original holdings divided
into town lots. He retired from cattle ranching in 1910 and since that
time has been in the implement, real estate and insurance business. In
the years which have passed since he first located in the district of Drum-
heller, Mr. Greentree has not only witnessed a most wonderful trans-
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formation but has largely aided in the labors which have transformed
the wild tract into a splendid commonwealth. He mined the first coal in
the valley, where the Newcastle mine is now located. He was one of the
original applicants for the first school district and served on the first
school board and he has always been a stanch advocate of education. The
school was started with an enrollment of seven children, five of whom
were his. He was one of the charter members of Carbon municipality,
No. 278, and served as councilor of that body until the incorporation of
the town of Drumheller.

Mr. Greentree married Miss Clara Louise Roberts, a native of Lan-
caster, Ontario. To their union ten children have been born : Beryl is
the wife of Charles N. Paris of Drumheller; George D. was killed in
Ypres, France, on his birthday, the 26th of September, 1916, while in
the service of his country. He enlisted in the army at Drumheller the
first day of the war and was sent to Calgary for training as a member of
the Tenth Battalion. His loss to the community is keenly felt, for he
was a most popular young man ; Henry H. is living in Drumheller ; Thomas
died in an accident, at the age of eleven years ; and William J., Charles
E., Gladys, Reta, Richard and Reginald are all living at home.

The family are consistent communicants of the Church of England
and Mr. Greentree was a dominant factor in establishing the church in
Drumheller, and has served on the church board since organization, being
now rector's warden. The success Mr. Greentree has achieved in life
may be attributed to honest toil and perseverance, guided by sound judg-
ment. Laudable ambition has led the way and as the years have passed
he has advanced until success in a large measure is his and his example
should serve to inspire and encourage others who must start out in life
practically empty-handed.

J. A. BLEZARD, M. D., C. M.

Dr. J. A. Blezard, physician and surgeon of Edmonton, with offices in
the Empire building, was born in Warkworth, Ontario, on the 17th of
May, 1888. His boyhood and youth were spent on his father's farm to
the age of seventeen years and he supplemented his early educational
training by a high school course. He then entered business college, in
which he studied for a year, after which he made his initial step into the
commercial world by becoming identified with a mercantile enterprise at
Maganatawan, Ontario. There he remained from 1907 until 1913, but
in the meantime, or in 1910, he took up the study of medicine, becoming
a student in Queen's University. He pursued the regular four-year
course and was graduated with the class of 1914. He likewise spent one
year in postgraduate work in New York city. In the summer of 1915 he
became surgeon for the Edmonton, Dunvegan & B. C. Railroad at Ed-
monton, after which he practiced at Warkworth, Ontario, for a number

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of months. In October, 1916, he entered the army with a captain's com-
mission and was in overseas service until August, 1919, being connected
with base and stationary hospitals and field ambulance. In the fall of
the latter year he came to Edmonton, where he opened an office, and in
the practice of his profession he has specialized in anaesthesia and ob-
stetrics. He displays highly developed skill and efficiency along these
lines and has been a close and constant student of the profession, keenly
interested in everything that tends to bring to man the key to the complex
mystery which we call life. He is a member of both the Alberta and
Canadian Medical Societies and through the proceedings of these bodies
keeps in touch with the trend of modern professional thought and prog-
ress. He is a Licentiate of the Medical College of Canada and at all times
has earnestly striven to uphold the highest standards and ethics of the
profession. Fraternally he is a Mason and in his life exemplifies the
beneficent spirit of the craft. His sterling worth is acknowledged by
all who know him and his colleagues and contemporaries in the profes-
sion attest his power and ability in the performance of the onerous and
responsible duties that devolve upon him through his daily practice.

CHARLES LAVELLE WILLIS.

Charles Lavelle Willis is well known in journalistic circles of Alberta
as the publisher of the Stettler Independent, which he has edited continu-
ously during the past fifteen years or since he took charge in June, 1908.
His birth occurred at Seaforth, Ontario, on the 10th of June, 1882, his
parents being Robert and Luanna Willis, both of English lineage. In the
acquirement of an education he attended the public schools and the Col-
legiate Institute of his native city, while subsequently he matriculated in
Toronto University, where he studied mathematics and physics, English
and history, and was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Before turning his attention to newspaper work he taught school for a
period of three years, in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. As above stated,
he has published the Stettler Independent since June, 1908, building up
a large subscription as well as advertising patronage. The paper is de-
voted to the dissemination of local and general news and has been a factor
in moulding public thought and action in the community.

On the 27th of January, 1913, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Mr. Willis
was united in marriage to Miss Mary McPheeters, a lady of Scotch and
Irish descent, and they have become the parents of three children.

Mr. Willis has Liberal political views, never allowing partisan preju-
dice to enter into his consideration of the qualifications and capability of
a candidate for office. He has served as school trustee for ten years and
the cause of education has ever found in him a stanch champion. Fra-
ternally he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, while
his religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church. He is in all re-

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spects a loyal and public-spirited citizen and brings to his various duties
in life a keen mind and a broad intelligence, which are the basis of his
success.

HON. ANDREW ROBERT McLENNAN, M. P. P.

Hon. Andrew R. McLennan, one of Edmonton's substantial business
men, has also made his influence felt in civic, political and governmental
affairs and is now serving as a member of the Alberta legislature. He
was born at Walkerton, Ontario, in 1871, and his parents, Thomas and
Barbara (Little) McLennan, were both natives of Scotland. In early life
they came to Canada, settling in the province of Ontario, where the father
acquired a farm and aided in developing the agricultural resources of
that section of the Dominion. He had received an excellent education
and through judicious reading was constantly increasing his store of
knowledge. He was an influential factor in political affairs, serving as
president of the Liberal Association, and his religious views embraced the
teachings of the Presbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs. McLennan both
passed away in Bruce county, Ontario. They had a family of twelve
children, ten of whom survive, the subject of this review being the
eleventh in order of birth.

Andrew Robert McLennan attended the public schools and later com-
pleted a course in a business college and on starting out in life he took up
the occupation of farming but soon afterward embarked in the lumber
business at Kenora, Ontario, where he engaged in the manufacture of
lumber from 1897 until 1905. He next made his way to the province of
Saskatchewan, locating at Abernathy, where he remained until 1912,
when he came to Alberta and opened a lumberyard in Edmonton. He has
since conducted a general retail business as a member of the firm of
Pray & McLennan, Ltd., of which he is manager.

In June, 1903, Mr. McLennan married Miss Annette L. Pray, a daugh-
ter of his business associate, William H. Pray, who was born in the state
of New York and has now reached the age of eighty-two years. Mr. and
Mrs. McLennan have two daughters : Harriet Little, a high school pupil ;
and Mary H., who is attending grammar school.

Mr. McLennan has always taken a deep interest in political matters
and formerly served as president of the Liberal Association. As a candi-
date of that party he was chosen to represent his district in the Alberta
legislature at the last general election and he is recognized as one of the
able members of that body. For three years he was an alderman of Ed-
monton, in which capacity he rendered effective service to the city, and
he has also been honored with the presidency of the Edmonton Exhibition
Association, having filled that office for two terms, while in 1920 he w^as
president of the Curling Club. He is a Royal Arch Mason and a Presby-
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bright, but he has never allowed obstacles and difficulties to discourage
him, realizing the fact that advancement goes hand in hand with energy,
enterprise and determination, and success has crowned his efforts. He is
imbued with the spirit of progress along all lines which lead to municipal
and provincial development and combines in his character all of the quali-
ties of a useful and desirable citizen.

JOHN THOMAS BATEMAN.

In the passing of John Thomas Bateman, Cardston lost a prominent
and substantial citizen. He was one of the most successful ranchmen of
his day and was a self-made man in the truest sense of the word. He
was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the 19th of July, 1866, and his
demise occurred at Cardston on the 11th of December, 1910. He was a
son of Thomas and Mary (Bateman) Bateman. His father was born
in England and went to Utah with his parents. The Batemans settled in
Salt Lake Valley about 1850. The grandfather returned to England after
two years and his death occurred at sea. His widow spent the remainder
of her life in Utah, and died in her eightieth year.

In the acquireme»nt of his education John Thomas Bateman attended
the public schools of his birthplace and subsequently enrolled in the
Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah. His parents died when he
was a mere lad and he was thrown upon his own resources at an early
age. He worked out for wages until he reached the age of nineteen, when
he engaged in the sheep business for himself. He went into Wyoming and
ran sheep there with good success. When he sold out his interests he
owned some four thousand head of sheep. In 1897 he came to Cardston,
making the journey as far as Lethbridge by train, and the remainder of
the trip was by stage. He homesteaded some land at Hight river, which
was at that time raw prairie, and he immediately set about to break it
and bring it to a highly cultivated state. He had to trade at Hight River
City, a distance of forty miles. Mr. Bateman specialized in stock raising
and he had great success with his Durham cattle. At the time of his death
he owned and controlled nine hundred and sixty acres of land, in addi-
tion to the original homestead. His early life was filled with hardships
and reverses which were faced with confidence and borne with courage.
Step by step he made his way in the world until he attained a position
among Cardston's substantial farmers and most highly respected citizens.

In Salt Lake City, on the 11th of October, 1898, was celebrated the
marriage of Mr. Bateman and Miss Marguerite (Bateman), who was born
in Salt Lake and was a daughter of Joseph and Mary E. (Allen) Bate-
man. Her parents were natives of Salt Lake City and the father en-
gaged in farming in Salt Lake Valley for many years, and was a membei*
of the police force in Salt Lake City for ten years. His demise occurred
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in Salt Lake at the age of seventy-nine years. The paternal grandparents
of Mrs. John Thomas Bateman, were Thomas and Mary (Street) Bate-
man, natives of England. They emigrated to the United States at an
early day and went across the plains to Salt Lake Valley in 1850. They
were pioneers in that country and resided there until death. To the union
of Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Bateman five children were born : Mary,
the wife of Samuel Walburger of Mountain View, was a school teacher
previous to her marriage; John T., Ephram A., Graydon B. and Zelda,
are living at home with their mother.

Mr. Bateman was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints and he was a teacher in the church. He was a man
of great generosity of heart, contributing liberally and cheerfully of his
means toward the relief of suffering, where he beheld it. The record of
his well spent and useful life is one to which his descendants should refer
with pride.

RALPH VICTOR BELLAMY, M. A.

Although advancement at the bar is proverbially slow, Ralph V. Bel-
lamy has made rapid progress since entering upon his professional career,
and the consensus of public opinion names him with the leading bar-
risters of Edmonton, where he has resided since he was twelve years of
age. A native of Canada, he was born at Port Hope, in the province of
Ontario, August 26, 1880, a son of Thomas and Lora (Davis) Bellamy,
also natives of Ontario. The father was born at Newcastle in 1852 and
in 1892 he came with his family to Edmonton.

After completing his public school course Ralph V. Bellamy entered
McMaster University at Toronto, from which he received the B. A. de-
gree, and later went to Oxford University as the first Rhodes scholar
from Alberta. He was admitted to the bar in 1917 and has since prac-
ticed in this city.

At Aylmer, Ontario, on the 6th of October, 1908, Mr. Bellamy married
Miss Mabel Clark and they have four children : Eleanor, Dorothy, Thomas
and Elizabeth. Mr. Clark is a Unitarian in religious faith and his politi-
cal support is given to the Liberal party. He has the enthusiasm for Ed-
monton characteristic of its citizens and his loyalty and public spirit have
found expression in effective efforts for the good of his city. He is now
serving as school trustee of Edmonton, having been elected to that office
in December, 1921, for a term of two years. Fraternally he is identified
with the Masonic order, having membership in Jasper Lodge, No. 14, A.
F. & A. M., of which he is a past master. He is widely and favourably
known in Edmonton, in which he has spent practically his entire life,
and has ever been deeply and helpfully interested in those projects which
are basic elements in the growth and development of his city. Early
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elements in the attainment of success, along those lines he has sought
advancement, and wisely and conscientiously utilizing the talents with
which nature has endowed him, he has won an enviable position in the
field in which he has directed his efforts.

SAMUEL B. FERRIS.

Through sheer force of merit and ability Samuel B. Ferris has worked
his way steadily upward, winning new honors and assuming larger re-
sponsibilities, until he is now superintendent of the Edmonton land de-
partment and recognized as one of the representative residents of that
city. A native of Ontario, he was born in Shelburne, on the 18th of De-
cember, 1885, and his youthful days were spent on a farm, where he early
became familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil, his time being
divided between the duties of the schoolroom, the pleasures of the play-
ground and the work of the fields. He pursued his education in the public
and high schools and in a business college and for five years thereafter he
was active along mercantile lines in his home town.

In the year 1906 Mr. Ferris left Ontario and made his way westward
to Manitoba. Proceeding to Daysland, Alberta, he there went into the
mercantile business. On the 18th of September, 1906, however, he ar-
rived in Edmonton and entered the employ of the city on the 27th of the
same month. Here he has since put forth his efforts in connection with
the city government, save for one year. He started in a clerical position
in the electric light department and later was identified with the water
department. Subsequently he was transferred to the treasurer's depart-
ment as cashier and so continued from 1909 until 1912, when he engaged
in the real estate business. He was assistant assessor and tax collector
from July, 1913, until 1918, at which time Edmonton collected its first in-
come tax. A new department was established to handle this work and
Mr. Ferris was placed at the head, so continuing until 1920. The city
had become owner of so much property through tax sales that in 1921
it was found necessary to open a new department, called the land depart-
ment, to inspect and place a valuation upon this land in order to make
disposition thereof through sale or lease. Today in the land department
there is carried on a business as extensive in the handling of property as
that of any three real estate firms in the city and Mr. Ferris in control is
displaying splendid business and executive ability and farsightedness in
connection with property valuation. In 1920 the province of Alberta
formed an assessment equalization board of five members and Mr. Ferris
became one of that number. He has become very conversant with the
value of property and land throughout the province and can speak with
authority upon any question relative thereto.

In 1912 Mr. Ferris was united in marriage to Miss Bessie E. Hosford
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religious faith of the family is that of the Methodist church and their
social position is an enviable one. They have many friends throughout
this section of the province and Mr. Ferris occupies a prominent position
by reason of the high place which he has attained in the government
service, as well as through his personal qualities and attributes.

DAVID HORTON ELTON.

David Horton Elton, a prominent and successful representative of
the bar at Lethbridge, was born in Worcester, England, January 12,
1877, and is a son of John and Isabelle Amelia (Horton) Elton, who were
also natives of that country and both representatives of prominent old
Anglo-Saxon families. The grandfather in the maternal line was Richard
Horton, whose people figured prominently in England for many years.
Both Mr. and Mrs. John Elton were members of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. The father died in England, after which
the mother came to the new world, making her way to Salt Lake City,
Utah, in 1890. Mr. Elton had been in the service of the Great Western
Railroad and had thus provided for the support of his family of twelve
children, of whom six sons and two daughters are living. The eldest
son, John, M^as for fifteen years in the British military service and was
with Lord Roberts in the Afghan war. He is now a resident of Los
Angeles, California.

David H. Elton, who was the tenth child and seventh son in his par-
ents' family of twelve children, was educated in the schools of Worcester,
England, and in the high school of Salt Lake after the arrival of the
family in the new world. He won his professional degree — that of Bach-
elor of Laws — in the Alberta School of Law, being a graduate of its
first class. Before preparing for a professional career, however, he had
served five years' apprenticeship at the stonecutter's trade in Salt Lake
and for three years had been on a mission of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints without pay, in the southern states. He edited the
Southern Star at Chattanooga, Tennessee, a religious paper, and with
the completion of his mission work he returned to Salt Lake City in 1901.
There he resumed work at the stonecutter's trade, but later in the same
year he came to Alberta, settling at Cardston, where he edited the Alberta
Star for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and also served
on the executive staff of the Alberta Press Association. In company
with Colonel C. G. Porter and Bob Edwards, J. J. Young and Fred Simp-
son, he organized the Alberta and Eastern British Columbia Press As-
sociation and was prominently known as a representative of journalistic
interests in this part of the country. He remained in Cardston from
1901 until 1908, when he removed to Lethbridge and entered upon the
study of law under the direction of W. C. Ives, with whom he continued
his reading until 1913, when he was admitted to the bar. Since that

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time he has engaged in practice and has been commissioned K. C. His
knowledge of the law is comprehensive and exact and in the preparation
of his cases he is most thorough and painstaking, while in his presenta-
tion of a cause he is always clear, cogent and logical in his reasoning.
He belongs to both the Lethbridge and Canadian Bar Associations and
devotes the major part of his time to his professional duties, his allegiance
to his clients' interests being proverbial.

In 1901 Mr. Elton was married, in the Temple at Salt Lake, to Miss
Afton Hauser, who was born in Ogden, Utah, but was educated in Chat-
tanooga, Tennessee, where she lived until her marriage. She is a daugh-
ter of Charles M. Hauser, who was educated for the Methodist ministry
at Trinity College, in North Carolina, but afterward became identified with
the Baptist church and preached the gospel according to its teachings
for a number of years. Later, however, he was converted to the faith of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To Mr. and Mrs. Elton
five children have been born : Viva, a musician, was educated in Salt Lake
City and in New York, studying under Friedheim, who was one of the
pupils of Franz Liszt ; Ursula, Hauser and Earl Kitchener are all in school ;
John Dalton, two years of age, completes the family.

Mr. and Mrs. Elton are consistent members of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints and he presides over the Young Men's Mutual
Association of the Lethbridge Stake of Zion. He is an active worker of
the stake organization covering twelve wards, and their slogan for the
current year is: "We stand for a pure life through clean thought and
action." Mr. Elton belongs to the Chinook Club and also to the Authors'
Club of London, England, being the composer of considerable patriotic
verse. He served as city police magistrate of Lethbridge for six years
and was sub-agent of Dominion lands while at Cardston. In politics he
is a Liberal and he takes an active part in all political and public interests,
his aid and influence ever being strongly felt on the side of progress, re-
form and improvement. He possesses splendid oratorical ability and is
frequently heard on the public platform, addressing audiences on many
vital questions. Mr. Elton deserves much credit for what he has accom-
plished. He was but three years of age when his father died, leaving the
mother with a family of twelve children and in straitened financial cir-
cumstances. With the utmost care, however, she reared her family and,
though they lacked many of the so-called comforts of life, they were
thoroughly trained in habits of industry, integrity and honor and were
taught the basic principles of Christianity. Thus it was that Mr. Elton
came to have firm faith in Christ and His teachings and has devoted his
life to the work of the Savior. He is largely indebted to his own efforts
for the educational opportunities which he enjoyed. He attended high
school when it was too cold to work at his trade and throughout the
intervening years he has improved every chance to broaden his knowledge
and thus promote his eflficiency as a factor in the world's work. He won
his degree of LL. B. while studying in the oflflce of a barrister and v^hen
he located for practice in Lethbridge he was without capital. Laudable

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ambition and indefatigable energy, however, constituted the foundation
of his success, and while he has steadily advanced along professional
lines, being now recognized as one of the ablest members of the Leth-
bridge bar, he has at the same time been fully cognizant of his duties
and obligations in other connections and has done much to uphold the
civic and moral standards of his community.

ROBERT BENJAMIN BURLAND.

Among those who have aided in establishing Calgary's financial pres-
tige is numbered Robert B. Burland, who for eight years has been local
manager for the Home Bank of Canada, and in business circles of the
city he occupies an enviable position. He was born in Rapid City, Mani-
toba, the oldest town west of the Great Lakes, April 29, 1881, and is a
son of James R. and Setma (Basler) Burland, the former a native of
Quebec and the latter of the province of Ontario. In 1878 or thereabouts
the father came to Manitoba, settling at Rapid City, where he still resides.
For a number of years he engaged in pioneer farming but latterly moved
to town and went into the furniture business, which he still conducts. He
ranks with the leading merchants of the town and for many years has
been president of the Rapid City Lacrosse Team, becoming widely known
in this connection. In 1922 he took his team to Winnipeg, Manitoba, to
compete for the national championship and although sixty-eight years of
age he is still actively interested in Canada's national game. The mother
has reached the age of fifty-eight years. Her father passed away at
Rapid City when eighty-four years of age, while her mother is still living
and has reached the advanced age of eighty-nine years. To Mr. and Mrs.
Burland five children were born : Robert Benjamin ; Gertrude, who mar-
ried Dr. J. T. Mulvey of Rapid City ; Russell James, who resides at Re-
gina, Saskatchewan, and is connected with the Canadian Pacific Railroad
Company; George Stanley, who died January 7, 1920, when twenty-nine
years of age; and William Frederick, who is employed as an accountant
in the Home Bank of Canada at Vancouver, British Columbia.

Robert B. Burland was reared on a farm near Rapid City and the
nearest school was three miles distant from his home. Later the family
moved into the town and he completed his education in the Rapid City
school, afterward teaching school for a term. He then entered the private
bank of D. A. Hopper of Rapid City, offering to work for a year without
compensation in order to gain experience in financial affairs, but was paid
a salary and remained with that institution until it was absorbed by the
Union Bank of Canada three years later. He was with the latter organ-
ization for a number of years and acted as manager of one of its branches,
resigning to enter the furniture business with his father, but he did not
find merchandising a congenial occupation, and a year later he resumed
his connection with financial interests. In March, 1908, he became an as-

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sistant accountant in the Winnipeg establishment of the Home Bank of
Canada and in March, 1911, was placed in charge of its branch at Nee-
pawa, Manitoba. He remained there until September 7, 1914, when he
was sent to Calgary to open a bank, and has since been its manager. He
is well versed in the details of modern finance and has promoted the suc-
cess of the institution by able, systematic work, tempering aggressiveness
with a safe conservatism.

On December 24, 1910, Mr. Burland was married to Miss Mary Essie
Porter, a daughter of David and Elizabeth (Chambers) Porter, both of
whom are deceased. The father was a prominent lumberman and was
also active in legislative affairs, serving as a member of parliament from
Bruce county, Ontario. Mr. and Mrs, Burland have two children : James
Porter and Mary Elizabeth, aged, respectively, ten and four years. Mr.
Burland was reared in the faith of the Anglican church but is now a
member of the Presbyterian church. His fraternal connections are with
the Masons and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of Newfound-
land and the Dominion of Canada and he is also a member of the Cana-
dian Club. Like his father, Mr. Burland is much interested in the game
of lacrosse and is an expert player. In 1907 he trained a team of boys
at Rapid City, Manitoba, all being natives of the town, and won the la-
crosse championship of that province. His career has been marked by
continuous advancement and his success is attributable to his tireless
industry, his close attention to detail, his probity and courage. He stands
high in the regard of those with whom business or social relations have
brought him into contact and exemplifies in his life the spirit of progress
characteristic of the west.

T. GILBERT ONSUM.

One of the most enterprising and progressive citizens of Innisfail is
T. Gilbert Onsum, who is manager of the Sunny Alberta Land Company
and also handles insurance. He was born in Minnesota, about one hun-
dred and sixty miles northwest of Minneapolis, on the 7th of February,
1887. His parents, who are deceased, were natives of that state and the
father engaged in agricultural pursuits there and in Montana.

T. Gilbert Onsum was reared on a farm in Minnesota and received his
education in the public schools there. On reaching man's estate he went
to Montana, where he worked on a farm for some time. Later he located
in Great Falls, Montana, being there employed by a milling and packing
company for a few years. Subsequently he determined to enter business
life on his own account and in looking for a suitable location for the ven-
ture, decided upon Alberta. On the 11th of May, 1903, he arrived in Cal-
gary and then came immediately to Innisfail, where he has since resided.
He established his present real estate and insurance business here on a
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community. The Sunny Alberta Land Company enjoys an extensive busi-
ness which is due to the ability and management of Mr. Onsum.

Mr. Onsum married Miss Rose M. Schilling and to their union one
child was born, who is deceased.

Although the greater part of Mr. Onsum's time and attention has
been devoted to the furtherance of his business interests, he is public-
spirited and has always maintained an active interest in civic affairs. He
was a member of the town council for one term, from 1909 to 1910, and
he was formerly secretary and treasurer of the Rink Association. Fra-
ternally he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
the Woodmen of the World. For some time he was secretary and treas-
urer of the local fire brigade, which won two cups in competition at Cal-
gary. Mr. and Mrs. Onsum are consistent members of the Presbyterian
church. In both public and private life Mr. Onsum has manifested the
general business sagacity and foresight which have brought him such
notable success in the direction of his interests and have served to number
him among the representative citizens of his community.

JOHN KEITH.

For seventeen years John Keith has been identified with Edmonton's
growth and development and as superintendent of the Revillon-Freres
Fur Company he occupies a position of large responsibility, to which he
has risen through merit and ability. He was born in Aberdeenshire, Scot-
land, June 29, 1879, and was reared on a farm, attending the public
schools in the vicinity of his home. He was connected with agricultural
pursuits until he reached the age of twenty-one, when he took up the
study of commercial bookkeeping at Aberdeen, remaining in that city for
four and a half years. Believing that better opportunities for advance-
ment could be secured in a newer country, he came to Canada, arriving
in Edmonton in 1905. He secured a position in the fur department of the
Revillon-Freres Company and the efficiency with which he discharged
the tasks allotted to him led to his advancement to the office of post man-
ager, which he capably discharged for two years. In December, 1912, he
was promoted to the position of superintendent, in which capacity he is
now serving, having charge of the western district. He combines a de-
tailed knowledge of the business with initiative and executive ability and
under his able supervision the interests of the firm in this section of the
Dominion have been materially advanced.

On November 11, 1908, Mr. Keith was united in marriage to Miss
Elvira McKernan and they have become the parents of two daughters:
Mary and Jessie. Fraternally Mr. Keith is identified with the Masonic
order and in religious faith he is a Presbyterian, while his deep interest
in the business development of the city is evinced by his membership in
the Edmonton Board of Trade. However, he subordinates all other mat-

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ters to the demands of his business and brings to his duties in that con-
nection a broad mind and a keen intelligence, which are the basis of his
success.

JAMES RAE, SR.

James Rae, Sr., of Medicine Hat, who is filling the office of police mag-
istrate and is identified with agricultural interests in that locality, was
born in Lannert county, Ontario, August 28, 1852, and comes of Scotch
ancestry. He is a grandson of John and Mary (McKenzie) Rae, the latter
dying in Scotland, after which the grandfather brought his family to
Canada, making his way to Ontario in 1821. He had been a very promi-
nent citizen in Glasgow and at one time was well-to-do. He had the first
steam sawmill in the city and built up a business of substantial propor-
tions but afterward formed a partnership with a man who completely
disorganized and ruined the business. Accordingly, he was in limited
financial circumstances when with his family he crossed the Atlantic and
took up his abode in Ontario. There his splendid business ability and en-
terprise, however, asserted itself and again he won prosperity. His son,
James McKenzie Rae, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and when he accom-
panied his father and the family to the new world he was a youth of
fourteen years. He assisted his father in the arduous task of clearing
the land and building the first house and performed other such work as
was incidental to the development of a new farm on the frontier. After
reaching manhood he wedded Mary Bremner, who was born in Dundee,
Scotland, and was a daughter of Charles Bremner, who was also a native
of the land of hills and heather and came to the new world about 1821,
settling in Ontario, where he hewed out a farm in the midst of the forest,
converting a wild tract of land into rich and productive fields. He con-
tinued to occupy the old homestead throughout his remaining days. His
daughter, Mary, by her marriage to James McKenzie Rae, became the
mother of nine children, eight of whom are living, the following being
residents of Alberta: John Knox and William, who are farmers near
Veteran; and James of this review. The parents were members of the
Presbyterian church and Mr. Rae gave his political support to the Liberal
party.

James Rae, Sr., whose name introduces this record, was the third in
order of birth in his father's family. He pursued his education at Bennie
Corners, Ontario, but was obliged to quit school when only eleven years
of age and start out to provide for his own support. His father was
crippled in 1912 and unable to do any more work, so that he could not
support the family. This burden largely devolved upon his young son and
thus from early life James Rae has been forced to face life's duties and
its responsibilities. In 1881 he came to Manitoba, where he took up a
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to the town of Boissevain, Manitoba. He was there clerk of the court
and was also engaged in the implement business. He likewise filled the
office of municipal clerk and treasurer and was reeve of the municipality
of Morden in 1896. He also successfully conducted an implement store
from 1890 until 1896 and in the following year he moved to Medicine Hat.
Here he turned his attention to ranching, obtaining a tract of land and
stocking it with cattle. He was on that ranch for two years and then
sold out, after which he returned to Medicine Hat and purchased a hard-
ware business and continued in the hardware trade until 1910, when he
disposed of his store. In the meantime he had invested in property until
he became the owner of a thousand acres of land, to which he gave his
supervision and thereon engaged in raising cattle and horses. He has
continued active in connection with ranch life and his sound business
judgment is manifest in all that he undertakes. In 1913 he was appointed
police magistrate and has since filled that position, covering a period of a
decade, his official record being one over which there falls no shadow of
wrong nor suspicion of evil. His ranch property is one of the beautiful
farms near Medicine Hat and on this he runs a large bunch of horses.
His farm is splendidly irrigated and he rents one hundred and eighty-
seven acres of it for two thousand dollars per annum.

On the 28th of September, 1875, Mr. Rae was united in marriage to
Miss Ellen Henderson, a native of Ontario and a daughter of Robert Hen-
derson, who was a woolen manufacturer at Appleton and at Blakeney,
Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Rae became the parents of seven children : Janet
Mcintosh, who is now the wife of William Nelson Kelly, a railroad man,
living at Medicine Hat ; James, who is in the hardware business at Medi-
cine Hat; Ellen Henderson, who married Kenneth Dunphy, an engineer
on the Canadian Pacific Railroad, residing at Souris, Manitoba; Mary
Bremner, the wife of William Hay, superintendent of schools at Medi-
cine Hat; Catherine Elizabeth, the wife of Mervin Brown, formerly
mayor of Medicine Hat and now at the head of the irrigation department
of government service at Winnipeg; Margaret Evaline, a music teacher
of Medicine Hat; and Marjorie Winnifred, a trained nurse now in Ed-
monton. The wife and mother passed away August 30, 1910. On the
11th of October, 1916, Mr. Rae was again married, his second union being
with Catherine Weatherhead Wilson, who was born in Brandon, Mani-
toba, a daughter of James Wilson, formerly recorder of Edmonton, and
Agnes (Wilson) Wilson. To this union two children have been born:
William Wilson and Robert John.

Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Rae has been
a supporter of the Liberal party but is not active in politics as an oflice
seeker. He belongs to the Presbyterian church, in which his wife also
has membership and he is prominently known in Masonic circles, having
attained the Knight Templar degree in the York Rite and the thirty-
second degree of the Scottish Rite. He served as master of the blue lodge
in Boissevain, Manitoba, in 1891, and has also held office in the Royal Arch
chapter. In fact, he was grand superintendent of the chapter in 1907 and

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during his incumbency in the office visited every chapter in Alberta. He
does all in his power to promote the cause of Masonry and is in hearty
sympathy with the high purposes and beneficent spirit upon which this
order rests.

SAMUEL ARCHIBALD DICKSON.

Samuel Archibald Dickson has broad experience as a legal practitioner
and during the period of his residence in Edmonton he has gained a wide
and favorable acquaintance. While he has won substantial success in his
chosen profession, his interests are not confined to the law and he is rec-
ognized as a broad-minded man and public-spirited citizen, whose influ-
ence is at all times on the side of progress, reform and improvement. He
was born at Seaforth, Ontario, February 19, 1876. His father, Samuel
Dickson, also a native of that province, was born in 1841, and when
twenty-six years of age, in 1867, he was married in Ontario to Nancy
Anna Hannah. He passed away in Seaforth, Ontario, in 1916. The
mother is now residing at Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

The public schools of his native town afforded Samuel A. Dickson his
early educational advantages and his academic training was received at
Toronto University, from which he was graduated in 1899. He next took
up the study of law at Osgoode Hall in that city, completing his course
in 1902, and in November of that year he located for practice in Edmon-
ton. Soon afterward he went to Fort Saskatchewan, where he remained
for two years, returning to Edmonton in 1905, and he has since made his
home in this city. He is now senior member of the firm of Dickson &
Paterson and they have built up a large clientele, being recognized as able
advocates and wise counselors. Mr. Dickson possesses a comprehensive
understanding of the law and displays marked skill in its exposition. In
a discussion he has the gift of seizing the gist of the matter and the
knack of setting it in correct perspective and has won the victory in many
a notable forensic combat.

In 1908, in Hamilton, Ontario, Mr. Dickson was married to Miss Eve-
lyn Hannah Ward, a daughter of Alfred and Margaret Jane (Hadley)
Ward. Her father is deceased. Her mother still lives in Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. Dickson have three children: Archibald Hadley; and Mar-
garet Evelyn and Anna Elizabeth, twins.

Mr. Dickson gives his political support to the Conservative party and
in religious faith he is a Presbyterian. He has been chairman of the
board of managers of the First Presbyterian church of Edmonton and
contributes liberally of his time and means toward its support, doing all
in his power to promote its influence. In 1916 he organized the Edmon-
ton Rotary Club, of which he was made director, filling that position for
four years, and he has served in a similar capacity with the Young Men's
Christian Association. He is a Master Mason and also belongs to the
Mayfair Golf & Country Club. His life has never been a self -centered one
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and his interests have reached out broadly to his fellowmen. He early-
recognized the fact that advancement at the bar is won only through
individual effort and merit and that there is no profession more open to
talent. He therefore closely applied himself to the mastery of legal prin-
ciples and has steadily advanced until he now ranks with Edmonton's
leading barristers.

THOMAS C. MILNES.

A farmer, rancher and real estate dealer of Claresholm, Alberta, Can-
ada, is Thomas C. Milnes, who was born near Columbus, Indiana, on the
31st of March, 1870, a son of Thomas and Louisa (Hamblen) Milnes, the
former a native of near Halifax, Yorkshire, England, and the latter of
near Nashville, Indiana. The father emigrated to the United States as a
small boy with his parents and they located in Indiana. Upon attaining
man's estate he engaged in farming in Brown county, Indiana, where he
was one of the pioneer settlers. He was a stanch supporter of the demo-
cratic party and was treasurer of the county for some time. Later he
removed to Bartholomew county, near Columbus, Indiana, and on retir-
ing from active life he moved to near Fowler, Indiana, where he was
living at the time of his demise in 1900, at the age of sixty-nine years.
Mrs. Milnes died in 1889. To their union four children were born : John,
whose death occurred at the age of five years; William, who is living at
Swayzee, Indiana ; George W., whose death occurred at the age of twenty-
one years; and Thomas C, whose name introduces this review. Mr. and
Mrs. Milnes were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church
and highly respected citizens of the communities in which they resided.

The public schools of Bartholomew county afforded Thomas C. Milnes
his early education and after putting his textbooks aside he engaged in
farming rented land, near Fowler, Indiana, where he also conducted a
grocery business. Later he entered the real estate business in Fowler
and sold land throughout the Yazoo and Mississippi valley, in which ven-
ture he won success. In 1905 he came to Claresholm, Alberta, Canada,
arriving here on the 5th of March, and he immediately rented office space
and resumed his real estate business- He also bought a homestead right
and lived first in a shack, later in a tent and a granary, while he was
bringing the land to a highly improved state. From time to time he in-
creased his land holdings until he now has two thousand four hundred
acres under cultivation in one body of land and a seven thousand acre
well improved stock ranch. He has between twenty-five and thirty thou-
sand dollars worth of improvements on the land. He engages in general
farming and ranching, raising Aberdeen Angus cattle and Berkshire hogs,
and he also conducts his real estate and insurance business, and his dili-
gence and enterprise have won for him the confidence and respect of all
who know him.

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On the 23d of October, 1890, Mr. Milnes was united in marriage to
Miss Maud E. Newby, who died January 4, 1892. To this union one son
was born, Carl L., who attended a business college of Edmonton, and is
now engaged in farming in association with his father. On August 9,
1893, Mr. Milnes was married the second time, Miss Jeanette Burnette
becoming his wife. She died September 4, 1895, leaving a daughter,
Blanche L., who attended Okenagan College at Summerland, British
Columbia, and is now the wife of W. LeRoy Stebbins of Claresholm, who
is in the garage business.

On the 8th of June, 1898, Mr. Milnes married Miss Emma McCleary,
and to this union two children have been born: Maude, who is the wife
of Harold S. Kendrick of Los Angeles, California, is a graduate of the
University of Southern California, and she has the distinction of being
the first woman to graduate with the Civil Engineering degree from that
university; Marian is living at home and attends the Claresholm high
school.

Mr. Milnes gives his political allegiance to the Liberal party and for
some time he was mayor of Claresholm, giving to this community a pro-
gressive and businesslike administration. For the past two years he has
been the member for the legislative assembly in the province of Alberta,
representing the Claresholm constituency. He has attained the third de-
gree in the Masonic order and is likewise a member of the Knights of
Pythias. Mr. Milnes represents the type of citizen who is regarded as
an acquisition to any community, forwarding its development by his dili-
gence and enterprise in matters of business, and promoting its general
progress by maintaining a high standard of citizenship and cooperating
in every commendable public movement.

ALEXANDER GILLESPIE, M. D.

Thorough training well qualified Dr. Alexander Gillespie for the oner-
ous duties and responsibilities that devolve upon members of the medical
profession and he is now successfully practicing in Edmonton, his ability
being widely recognized, particularly in the field of surgery, in which he
specializes. Dr. Gillespie is a native of Ontario, his birth having occurred
on the 5th of February, 1854. There his boyhood and youth were spent
on a farm with the usual experiences of the farm bred, boy and at the reg-
ular age he entered the country schools, completing the work of various
grades until he became a high school pupil. When his course there was
completed he reviewed the broad field of business with the purpose to
select a life work and in 1880 he entered the Trinity Medical College, in
which he pursued the regular four years' course, being graduated with
honors as a member of the class of 1884. He then left for Edinburgh,
Scotland, where he took postgraduate work, receiving the degree of L. R.
C. P. Later he settled at Manilla, Ontario, where he practiced success-

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fully for eleven years, and in 1895 he removed to Lindsay, there residing
for eleven years, or until 1906, and then came to Edmonton, and has here
since followed his profession, with the exception of a period of one year
which he again spent in Scotland, taking postgraduate work. He has
given the major part of his time and attention to surgical practice since
taking up his abode in Edmonton and is recognized as one of the most
skillful and eminent surgeons in this part of the Dominion, He is a con-
stant student of his profession, keeping in touch with the onward trend
of thought and investigation, and his methods are thoroughly modern
and scientific in every particular. He belongs to both the Alberta and the
Canadian Medical Associations.

On the 6th of October, 1885, Dr. Gillespie was married to Miss Sarah
Campbell and they have become the parents of three children : Allister
Campbell ; William Fulton, who is a physician now doing postgraduate
work in Toronto; and Annie, the wife of C. I. Grierson, who is in the
employ of the Imperial Oil Company of Toronto.

Fraternally Dr. Gillespie is connected with the Masons and the In-
dependent Order of Odd Fellows and is a most loyal follower of the teach-
ings and high purposes of these organizations. He also belongs to the
Presbyterian church. In politics he maintains an independent attitude,
nor has he ever been an aspirant for public office, preferring to devote his
entire time and attention to his professional duties and in that field,
through merit and ability, he has risen to distinction.

ALPHONSUS LANNAN, B. A., LL. B.

In a profession demanding keen mental perception and more than
ordinary ability Alphonsus Lannan has made exceptionally rapid prog-
ress, readily mastering the principles of jurisprudence, and within a com-
paratively short period he has gained a well established position among
the leading members of the Alberta bar. His ancestors formerly came
from the south of Ireland, but his great-grandfather was a native-born
Canadian and one of the first white settlers in Prince Edward Island,
then called the Isle of St. John. It was there that the subject of this
sketch was born, on the 14th day of July, 1883, and his parents were
Andrew and Annie (Keoughan) Lannan, the former of whom followed
the occupation of farming. He was the second son in a family of seven
children, all of whom graduated from the Provincial University and for a
time followed the profession of public school teachers.

Alphonsus Lannan received his early education at St. Dunstan's Col-
lege, Prince Edward Island, and later attended Laval University at Mon-
treal, Quebec, from which he was graduated in 1903, with the B. A.
degree. In 1904 he came to what was then known as the Northwest Terri-
tories and in that year passed through the Territorial Normal School at
Regina, Saskatchewan. Taking up educational work, he taught in the

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public schools of various places throughout the Northwest and in the
newly formed provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan until 1914, when
he became a law student in the office of Reilly & Lunney, barristers at
Calgary. He completed the arduous law course in a period slightly over
two years and won the Carswell prize by taking the second highest stand-
ing in the province of Alberta in the final law examinations. At the same
time Mr. Lannan graduated from the University of Alberta, with the de-
gree of Bachelor of Laws, and was admitted to the bar in 1917. He then
became a member of the firm of Lunney & Lannan, with which he has
since been associated, and a liberal and representative clientele has been
accorded them.

In 1906 Mr. Lannan married Miss Kathleen Brown, a daughter of
John H. Brown, who formerly resided in the States and removed from
Minnesota to western Canada, becoming one of the pioneer ranchers of
northern Alberta. To this union have been born five children, three sons
and two daughters, all of whom are at home with their parents. Politi-
cally Mr. Lannan was always a follower of Sir Wilfred Laurier and still
adheres to the old liberal standard. He is a member of the Catholic
church and of the Calgary Council of the Knights of Columbus. He has
a thorough knowledge of legal principles, which he correctly applies to
the points in litigation. He is an earnest and conscientious student,
deeply interested in his profession, and judging from what he has already
accomplished, his future career will be well worth the watching.

JOSEPH ANDREW CLARKE.

For fourteen years Joseph Andrew Clarke has resided in Edmonton,
during which period he has established his position among the successful
and representative members of the legal fraternity of the city, and in
municipal affairs he has also taken an active and prominent part, being
recognized as a man of sound and well balanced judgment, who has
worked earnestly and effectively to promote the public welfare. He was
born at Osnabruck Center, in the province of Ontario, Canada, Septem-
ber 20, 1869, a son of Captain James Clarke, a native of Beragh, Ireland.
The father was born in 1828 and when thirty-seven years of age, in 1865,
he emigrated to Canada. He was married in Ontario to Miss Margaret
Adams. Both have passed away.

Joseph A. Clarke pursued his education in the schools of Prescott and
Brockville, Ontario, and afterward completed a course in law at Osgoode
Hall in Toronto. He was admitted to the bar in 1906 and two years later
located for practice in Edmonton, where he has since successfully fol-
lowed his profession. As the years have passed his clientele has steadily
increased and he conducts his law business with strict regard for the
highest standards of professional ethics.

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Miss Gwendolen Asbury, whose father was an English minister. Mr.
and Mrs. Clarke have become the parents of three children: Gwendolen
Mary, Muriel Asbury and Bennett Winthrop. Mr. Clarke is a Protestant
in religious faith and politically he is a Liberal with radical views. He
is an active and influential worker in the ranks of the party and has
been called to public offices of trust and responsibility. During 1903
and 1904 he served on th'e Yukon council of Yukon Territory and from
1912 until 1915 he was a member of the city council of Edmonton. His
excellent record as councilman led to his election to the mayoralty in
1919 and he was reelected after filling the office for one term, giving to
the municipality a most active and progressive administration. Frater-
nally he is identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He
has always found time for participation in matters relating to the general
welfare and has ever I'ecognized and fully met the duties and obligations
of citizenship. Possessing an analytical, well trained mind, he is thor-
oughly alive to the important duties of his profession and is deserving
of the high esteem in which he is held by his fellowmen.

CRAMMOND R. MORTON.

Crammond R. Morton, an enterprising hardware merchant of Vegre-
ville, possesses that quality which has been termed the commercial sense,
for he has energy, initiative and business acumen and he has therefore
won a gratifying measure of success. He was born in the province of
Manitoba, April 11, 1882, of the marriage of Edward and Jeannette
(Watson) Morton, natives of the province of Ontario. The father arrived
in Vegreville in 1912 and has since assisted the subject of this review in
the conduct of his store. The mother is deceased.

In 1905 Crammond R. Morton came to this province, reaching here
before the Canadian Northern Railroad Company extended its line from
Manitoba to Alberta. He came to Vegreville as manager of the Merchants
Bank and held that position for one and a half years, when he embarked
in business on his own account, opening the Morton hardware store in
1906. He has since conducted the establishment, which now ranks with
the leading mercantile enterprises of the town. His stock is complete
and of high grade, and his reasonable prices, unfailing courtesy to patrons
and thorough reliability have drawn to him a large trade. He is also
interested in agricultural pursuits, owning a valuable ranch three miles
north of Vegreville, on which he raises thoroughbred cattle.

Mr. Morton married Miss Effie Doran, a native of the province of
Ontario, and they have become the parents of a son, John. They are
members of the Union church and Mr. Morton is an adherent of the
Liberal party. He takes an active interest in civic affairs and has served
for a year as a member of the town council. Fraternally he is identified
with the Knights of Pythias and he is also a member of the Community

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Club. For seventeen years he has been a resident of Vegreville and has
thoroughly identified his interests with those of his community, whose
welfare and advancement are to him matters of deep concern. To the
work of development and upbuilding he has contributed his full share
and his fellow townsmen entertain for him high regard.

WILLIAM C. MacKAY.

The progressive spirit of the west finds exemplification in the career
of William C. MacKay, to whom the recognition of opportunity has ever
been equivalent to the accomplishment of a task, and his name now figures
prominently in business circles of Edmonton in connection with the coal
industry. He was born and reared in Prince Edward Island, there at-
tending the public schools and also completing a course in a business
college. His first position was that of clerk in a mercantile establishment
of Charlottetown, and in 1907 he came to the west, selecting Edmonton
as his place of residence. He secured employment in a coal office and sub-
sequently became manager for the Standard Coal Company, filling that
office for several years. Ambitious to have a business of his own, he or-
ganized the MacKay Coal Company, Ltd., in 1915, and his success in that
venture led him to expand the scope of his activities. In 1917 he formed
the Fraser-MacKay Collieries, Ltd., which took over a group of mines,
and their output now amounts to five hundred tons of coal per day. Each
enterprise has enjoyed a continuous and healthful growth since its in-
ception and the business has become one of large and profitable propor-
tions. Broad experience and careful study have given Mr. MacKay a
comprehensive knowledge of the coal industry and his business methods
have commended him to the confidence and support of the public.

Mr. MacKay was united in marriage to Miss Blanche Down and they
have become the parents of two children : Gordon and Eleanor. He serves
as president and manager of the organizations with which he is connected
and two of the leading coal firms in the city stand as monuments to his
initiative spirit and his powers of organization and administration. He
has constructed his own success and in winning prosperity has also gained
the esteem and goodwill of all with whom he has been associated.

CHARLES E. K. COX.

With public activities and official duties at Edmonton, Charles E. K.
Cox has been closely associated for a number of years, much to the benefit
of the city. He is now filling the position of city clerk and in many lines
his labors have been of direct benefit and value to the community. He
was born in London, England, August 25, 1861, and was educated in

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the national schools of his country. There in young manhood he served
as a member of one of the legislative bodies. As a vestryman for the
borough of Camberwell in the London district, a municipal body equiva-
lent to our city councils, governing a population of two hundred and
seventy thousand. He served on the finance committee of this body and
there he received his training for municipal official duties. In 1907 he
came direct from England to Edmonton and soon afterward was ap-
pointed city auditor of Strathcona, filling that position until the 1st of
January, 1910, when he was called to the oflfice of secretary and treasurer.
He continued to act in that capacity until the amalgamation of the two
cities, which occurred in February, 1912. Since then he has been city
clerk and secretary of various committees, also returning officer for the
city of Edmonton. He is most conscientious in the performance of all of
his public duties, his mental alertness, his recognition of public needs and
his devotion to the general welfare combining to make him most efficient
in the discharge of his duties.

Mr. Cox is a member of the English church and he is also prominently
known in musical circles. He has done much to stimulate a love of
music and promote musical progress in Edmonton and has been a mem-
ber of the Albert Festival Committee since 1908, serving as its president
in 1914 and 1915. He was the founder of the Strathcona Choral Society,
of which he acted as conductor from 1908 until 1915, and he has been
choirmaster of the Metropolitan Methodist church, the First Presbyterian
church and Holy Trinity church. While thus active in musical circles
he won three shields in competition. His interest has largely centered
in things of cultural value to the community, as well as those affairs
which promote material progress and he is today accounted one of the
substantial and valued residents of his adopted city.

WALTER STUART GALBRAITH, M. D., C. M.

Dr. Walter Stuart Galbraith, who has attained to eminent rank as a
physician at Lethbridge and is also well known in financial circles as a
director of the British Canadian Trust Company, was born in Guelph, On-
tario, August 1, 1866, and is a son of Francis William and Jane Elizabeth
Galbraith. He is indebted to the public school system of the country for
his preliminary educational opportunities and he later attended the Col-
legiate Institute at Guelph. From 1881 until 1895 he was a pharmacist,
coming to Alberta in 1891, after which he entered upon preparation for
his professional career as a student in McGill University, there winning
the M. D. and C. M. degrees in 1899. He has practiced continuously in
Lethbridge since 1899 and was a member of the firm of Mewburn & Gal-
braith from 1902 until 1907. Since the latter year he has followed his
profession independently and has made steady advance, being recognized
as one of the leading physicians and surgeons of the province. By broad

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reading and study he has kept in constant touch with the trend of profes-
sional thought and scientific investigation and his ability is widely recog-
nized. He was senator of the University of Alberta from its incorporation
until 1921 and in the latter year accepted the presidency of the Alberta
Medical Association. He was also president of the council of the College
of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta in 1917 and again in 1923,
and has left unimproved no opportunity to promote the standing of the
profession.

In 1901 Dr. Galbraith was married to Miss Matilda Gallinger and they
have become parents of three children : Ruth Eleanor, who has completed
her education ; Francis 0., and Jean Alexandra, both in school.

Fraternally Dr. Galbraith is connected with the Masons and with the
Canadian Order of Foresters, while his religious faith is that of the Meth-
odist church. He has ever manifested a deep and helpful interest in
public affairs and in 1912 was chairman of the Lethbridge school board,
and was a member of the board of trustees for nine years. He also served
as mayor of the city in 1907, giving to Lethbridge a public-spirited and
progressive administration, characterized by needed reforms and im-
provements. His entire career has been marked by the spirit of advance-
ment, whether in his professional efforts or in public connection and his
labors have at all times been of signal service and benefit to his fellow-
men.

REGINALD HARRY BRETT, M. D.

Dr. Reginald Harry Brett, prominent physician and surgeon of Can-
ada and medical superintendent of the Brett Hospital at Banff, was born
at Arkona, Ontario, on the 5th of May, 1879, a son of Lieutenant Governor
Robert G. and Louise (Hungerford) Brett, extended mention of whom is
made in the sketch of them to be found on another page of this work.

In the pursuit of his education Reginald Harry Brett attended the
schools of Banff and was a student in the Winnipeg and Calgary high
schools. Subsequently he enrolled in St. John's College, Winnipeg, and
was graduated from that institution with the B. A. degree in 1898. His
earliest ambition was to enter the medical profession and he enrolled in
the Manitoba Medical College, which conferred the M. D. degree upon him
in 1902. He went to Vienna, Austria, and London, England, for post-
graduate work, remaining abroad during 1906 and 1907, and he also
took postgraduate work in New York and at the Mayo Brothers' Sani-
tarium in Rochester, Minnesota. He commenced the practice of his chosen
profession in Banff, where he has remained, and he ranks among the fore-
most physicians and surgeons of the province. He is medical health offi-
cer for Rocky Mountain Park, coroner, a member of the council of the
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, and was president of the
council in 1920. For some years he has been surgeon for the Canadian
Pacific Railroad in this district, including the Banff Springs Hotel in

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Banff, and until the closing of the mines at Bankhead he acted as physi-
cian and surgeon there. Dr. Brett is now medical superintendent of the
Brett Hospital in Banff, which institution was erected in November of
the year 1911, and which is one of the foremost institutions of its kind
in the Dominion.

For the past thirty-six years Banff has been a haven for countless
sufferers from rheumatism and gout, for which the curative properties
of the mineral water here are well established. The water has also
proven efficacious in the treatment of sciatica, neuritis, kidney and blad-
der troubles, torpidity of the liver, and functional digestive disorders,
skin diseases, neurasthenia and alcoholism. The Brett Hospital, while
accepting cases of any kind except tuberculosis, is especially well equipped
to take care of the above-mentioned conditions; the building is three
stories high and has accommodations for sixty patients, mostly in private
wards, several of which have private bath and toilet, though there are a
few two-bedded rooms. Four large sun rooms afford ample space for
recreation. The institution is steam-heated and thoroughly modern in
every respect and a sufficient staff of nurses is always maintained to insure
every attention that may be required. On one corner of the main build-
ing is an up-to-date bathing establishment, which is supplied with water
from the main mineral spring on Sulphur Mountain, by a special pipe-
line. Plunge, tub, shower and sitz baths are given, together with dry
heat and steam room treatments, according to what each case requires.
The men's baths, which are on the ground floor, are presided over by a
competent masseur, and the ladies' baths, which are on the second floor,
are given a specially trained masseuse. The electrical room in the insti-
tution is equipped with all the necessary apparatus for giving treatments
and also has an X-ray plant, both for treatments and pictures. The
hospital pays special attention to the matter of diet, which is such an im-
portant one in the treatment of the conditions mentioned, and this depart-
ment is in charge of a trained and most efficient dietitian. The climate of
Banff is unexcelled — in summer the days are warm and the nights cool,
and in winter extreme cold is rare and the days are mostly clear and
bright. At all times the air is dry and very exhilarating, and the moun-
tain scenery is unsurpassed in any part of the world. While patients can-
not go out of doors as freely in the winter as in the summer, a course of
baths is quite as efficacious. A great many of the guests at the hospital
have really nothing wrong with them but come here for a rest and change
and while here avail themselves of the opportunity to take a course of
baths. For the more robust cases during the summer there is golf, ten-
nis, boating, swimming and horseback riding; while in the winter there
is curling, skating, snowshoeing, tobogganning and skiing. Dr. Brett
devotes the greater part of his time and attention to the hospital and has
won widespread prominence in this connection. Dr. Brett is owner of
the Banff Pharmacy & National Park Drug Company and the Brett fam-
ily owns considerable property in and around Banff.

On the 24th of February, 1912, was celebrated the marriage of Dr.

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Brett to Miss Helen M. Fleming-. She is a woman of charming person-
ality and is prominent in the club and social circles of Banff.

Since attaining his majority Dr. Brett has given his political allegiance
to the Conservative party and the principles for which it stands. He has
never sought nor desired political preferment but he is essentially public-
spirited and is never too busy to give his aid in the furtherance of any
movement for the benefit of the community at large. His religious faith
is that of the Anglican church. Fraternally he is identified with the In-
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
and the Masons. Along strictly professional lines he holds membership
in the Alberta Medical Association. Socially he is identified with the
Banff Golf & Curhng Clubs.

CURT P. M. SMITH.

There is no doubt as to the popularity of Curt P. M. Smith in Wetas-
kiwin. For many years engaged in the hotel business, he has been a
vital and forceful element in bringing about the present progress and
prosperity of Wetaskiwin, and his two hostelries, the Driard and the
Criterion, are second to none. Curt P. M. Smith was born in Saxony, on
the 29th of November, 1882, and is a naturalized British subject. His
sister Frieda is married to Mr. Guest, druggist at Prince George, British
Columbia; his brother Alfred is connected with the Dairy Supply Com-
pany of Edmonton.

In the acquirement of his education Curt P. M. Smith attended school
in Leipzig and spent four years in a commercial college. In early life
he determined to enter the hotel business and subsequently became an
apprentice and attended the Hotel University for two years. He was
associated with his father thereafter and then traveled throughout Ger-
many, Russia, Austria, Switzerland, France, Brussels, Holland and the
Isles of North Germany. In 1902 he arrived in London, England, and
for two years was identified with some of the largest hotels in that city.
He then associated with the North British Railroad Company, with whom
he remained six years in Glasgow, after which he became manager of the
Glasgow Garden Club. His business brought him into association with
many prominent men.

Mr. Smith came to Edmonton in 1912. Although he was an experi-
enced hotel man in the old country, he was unfamiliar with the methods
used in the conduct of hotels in Canada, but soon gained the requisite
knowledge. In 1913 he came to Wetaskiwin to take over the Driard Hotel
and manage it for a company. In 1916 he went to live on his farm. After
prohibition came in Alberta he bought the Criterion and Driard Hotels
and concentrated his attention upon their improvement. The Driard
Hotel is used mainly for the traveling tra»nsient public and the Criterion
has suites for steady residence, and both hotels are up-to-date in every

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respect. He has won more than local repute for the quality of the food
served in his restaurant.

In 1913 the marriage of Mr. Smith and Miss Mary Masterson was
celebrated in Edmonton. Mrs. Smith was born in Glasgow and educated
there. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith on the 22nd of August,

1917.

Mr. Smith is a member of the United Farmers' Association, is president
of the Good Roads Association and a director in the Hotel Association
of Alberta, and he is president of the local Hockey Club and chairman
of the Hospital Board.

REV. HENRY GOUTIER.

Father Henry Goutier wields a great influence for good in the city
of Vermilion, where he has been in charge of the Catholic church since
1909. He was born in France, on the 17th of April, 1880, a son of Jules
and Marie (Vanhoucke) Goutier, likewise natives of that country. In
1907 they came to Canada and the father farmed and ranched near Innis-
fail for a time. When their son was transferred to Vermilion they ac-
companied him and are now following agricultural pursuits in this
vicinity.

Henry Goutier received his education in Calais, France, where he was
born, and in the schools of Lille and Amiens. His first charge was at
Corbie, France, when he was but twenty-four years of age. He remained
there three years and in 1907 came to Canada with his parents. His
first charge in the Dominion was at Innisfail, Alberta, from 1907 to 1909,
in which latter year he was sent to Vermilion, and for the last fourteen
years he has been in charge of the Catholic church here and under his
guidance the church has enjoyed substantial growth. He has found it
necessary to rebuild the church three times in order to accommodate the
increased congregation.

Father Goutier is a kindly man, with a genial and pleasing person-
ality. He is unselfish in his devotion to his church and is never too busy
to give his cooperation in the furtherance of any movement for the de-
velopment and improvement of the community.

A. BLAIR PATERSON, LL. B.

Although not yet thirty years of age, A. Blair Paterson has already
won a well established position at the Edmonton bar, and industry, ability
and tenacity of purpose are carrying him rapidly to the front in his pro-
fession. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, May 8, 1893, a son of Adam
Paterson, whose birth occurred in Innerleithen, Scotland, in 1852. He

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married Margaret Robinson, a daughter of Captain James Robinson of
the British navy, and in 1910 they established their home at Edmonton.

In the public schools of his native country A. Blair Paterson acquired
his early education and his professional training was obtained in Alberta
University, which conferred upon him the LL. B. degree. He also studied
law in the office of Samuel A. Dickson, with whom he is now associated in
practice as a member of the firm of Dickson & Paterson, and their pro-
fessional standing is indicated by the large and representative clientele
accorded them. Mr. Paterson has proven his ability to cope with the in-
tricacies of the law and to arrive at clear deductions from the facts at
hand. His mind is analytical and logical in its trend and in his presenta-
tion of a case he is always fortified by a comprehensive understanding of
the legal principles applicable thereto.

In Edmonton, on the 23d of September, 1918, Mr. Paterson was united
in marriage to Miss E. Jean Skinner, a daughter of Alexander Skinner,
a native of Scotland, who was killed in the Boer war. Mr. Paterson is
much interested in amateur sports and is a familiar figure on the links
of the Mayfair Golf & Country Club, of which he is secretary, while he
is also serving on its board of governors. He is a member of the Liberal
party and his religious views are in accord with the doctrines of the
Presbyterian church. He exemplifies in his life the sterling qualities of
the Scotch race and his professional associates and the general public
unite in bearing testimony as to his high character and substantial worth.

G. L. WILLIAMSON, M. D.

Dr. G. L. Williamson, physician and surgeon of Edmonton, comes to
Alberta from the province of Ontario, his birth having occurred in Peter-
boro, on the 17th of March, 1884. There the days of his boyhood and
youth were passed and he completed his public school education by a
course in the high school at Port Hope, Ontario. He initiated his business
career when twenty years of age by securing employment in a drug store
and it was this that awakened his interest in the practice of medicine and
led him eventually — in 1906 — to enter the University of Toronto as a
medical student. There he pursued the regular four years' course and
was graduated with the class of 1910. He afterward spent a year in hos-
pital and general work, being identified with Browning Hospital in 1911-
12 and gaining that valuable training and experience which can never be
so quickly acquired in any other way as in hospital practice. In the fall
of 1912 he decided to seek a location westward and came to Edmonton,
where he has been engaged in general practice throughout the interven-
ing period. He is a member of the Alberta Medical Society and is serving
on the executive committee of the Edmonton Academy of Medicine. He
puts forth every effort to advance his knowledge and promote his effi-

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ciency in his chosen calling and his course has been marked by a steady
progress that has brought him continuously to the front.

In his fraternal relations Dr. Williamson is known as a Mason, loyally
following the teachings and purposes of the craft, and he attends the
Presbyterian church. His fellow townsmen speak of him in terms of
high regard as a man, as a citizen and as a physician.

JOHN CALLAGHAN.

John Callaghan, a construction engineer of notable ability, has devoted
his life to railroad work and the nature of the projects with which he
has been connected indicates most clearly his high professional standing.
He is now serving as general manager of the Alberta & Great Western
and the Lacombe & Northwestern Railways, while he also acts as deputy
minister of railways and telephones, with offices at Edmonton. A native
of Iowa, he was born May 4, 1868, a son of Michael and Elizabeth (Mc-
Gee) Callaghan, and acquired his education in that state. After com-
pleting an engineering course he entered upon the work of his profession
and from 1889 until 1894 he was connected with the work of locating
various projected railways in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia,
including the location and construction of the Seattle Terminal Railway
& Elevator Company, the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad and the
Everett & Monte Cristo Railway. In 1895 he was employed in a profes-
sional capacity by the Canadian Pacific and the Kaslo & Slocan Railroad
Companies in connection with the building of their lines in British Co-
lumbia and during 1896 and 1897 he was engaged in locating and con-
structing the Columbia & Western Railway from Robson to Trail and
Rossland, British Columbia. In the following year he was engaged on
the location and construction of the Canadian Pacific Railroad from Rob-
son to Midway and on the location of the line from Midway to Spence's
Bridge, British Columbia. In 1900 he was on location and construction
for the Canadian Pacific in the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and
in 1901-02 was employed by the Crows Nest Southern Railway, a branch
of the Great Northern, to locate and construct a line from Jennings, Mon-
tana, to Morrissey Junction, British Columbia. He spent the year 1903
in similar work for the Great Northern at Vancouver, British Columbia,
and vicinity and in 1904 was engaged on reconnaissance and location
work for the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Pacific Railroads. From
1905 until 1909 he had charge of location and construction for the western
lines of the Canadian Pacific west of Winnipeg and in 1910 was with
the firm of Foley, Welch & Stewart, directing the execution of their con-
tracts with the Canadian Pacific and Canadian Northern Railway Com-
panies. In 1911 he had charge of the location and construction of the
Mountain division of the Grand Trunk Pacific from Edmonton to Fort
George and from 1912 until 1918 he was chief engineer of the P. G. E.

JOHN CALLAGHAN.

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Railway. In June, 1918, he became chief engineer for the Calgary &
South Western Railway and a year later accepted the position of super-
intendent of the firm of Stewart & Welch, railway contractors, with offices
at Calgary, Alberta, remaining with them until August, 1921. In Sep-
tember of that year he was appointed deputy minister of railways and
telephones for the province of Alberta and general manager of the Al-
berta & Great Waterways and the Lacombe & North Western Railways,
with headquarters at Edmonton. He brought to his responsible duties
ripe experience, technical skill of a high order and marked executive
force and has clearly demonstrated his ability to direct important public
utilities.

Mr. Callaghan is a communicant of the Roman Catholic church and
finds diversion in hunting game. He is a member of the Vancouver,
Terminal City and Manitoba Clubs and his professional connections are
with the American and Canadian Societies of Civil Engineers. He has
attempted important things and completed what he has undertaken.
Holding to high ideals, he has made his work a dynamic force in accom-
plishing results which have been factors in an advancing civilization, and
his name is inseparably associated with the development and upbuilding
of the Canadian Northwest.

WILLIAM HENDERSON.

A prominent and popular official of Cardston is William Henderson,
police magistrate. He was born in Scotland, on the 11th of February,
1851, a son of Robert and Mary (Ross) Henderson, likewise natives of
Scotland. The paternal great-grandfather was twice married. His first
wife was Jeanette Lumsden and his second wife was Elizabeth Weir; the
maternal great-grandfather, William Hogg, married Catherine Wilson;
the paternal grandfather, James Henderson, was born in Leadhills, Scot-
land, and he married Christina Dalzell, and both died in the land of their
birth ; the maternal grandfather, Peter Ross, married Marion Hogg. All
of these ancestors were natives of Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson,
the parents of William Henderson, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in 1852 and came to America in 1863. They came direct
to Logan, Utah, by ox-team, the journey taking eight weeks. They se-
cured land and engaged in general farming and stock raising near Logan.
Later he disposed of his land and devoted his entire time and attention to
work in the church. He was active in the Temple at Logan and was
holding the office of high priest at the time of his demise, at the age of
sixty-five years. When he first joined the church he did some mission
work in Scotland and he was president of the branch church in his birth-
place. Mrs. Henderson died in her sixty-eighth year. To them nine chil-
dren were born, two of whom are living: William, of this review; and
Jeanette, the wife of Andrew Anderson. The following have passed

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away: James; Catherine, who was the wife of William Ellis; Christina,
who was the wife of Andrew Nyman ; Mary, who was the wife of Anthony
Anderson; Eliza, who died in girlhood; Thomas; and Robert, who died on
board ship.

In the acquirement of his education William Henderson attended the
Free Church School at Tranent, Scotland, and came to the United States
with his parents in 1863. He crossed the plains with them, driving an
ox team, and after locating near Logan he attended the schools in that
community for a short time. Subsequently he homesteaded some land
near Robin, Idaho. Previous to this he worked in the mountains, getting
timber. He arrived in Idaho in 1875 and farmed and raised stock for
some time, achieving substantial success from the start. He was one of
the organizers of the Cooperative Company at Arimo, Idaho, and he man-
aged the store for some two years. In 1885 he was called on a mission by
the church and he went to Scotland, where he remained two years. At
the termination of that time he returned to Idaho and resumed farming
until he came to Alberta in 1898, and located at Mountain View. He
made the trip with horses and a covered wagon and he homesteaded some
one hundred and sixty acres of raw prairie land near Mountain View.
He hauled logs from the mountains to make his home and he made trips
to Lethbridge and Macleod for supplies. He broke part of his land and
specialized in raising cattle and horses, of which he had as many as two
hundred head. He was one of the founders of the Mountain View Trading
Company and managed the store successfully for some time. From 1915
to 1917 he served as Park ranger near Mountain View and in the winter
of 1917 he was called to California on missionary work. He remained
there until 1918, when he returned to Alberta and located at Cardston,
where he built a home and has since resided. He has been police magis-
trate for two years, in which position he is satisfactorily discharging the
many duties devolving upon him.

Mr. Henderson has been married three times. His first wife was
Martha Pearson, who was born in Farmington, Utah, and to their union
eight children were born : Mary, the wife of George Allen of Ogden,
Utah ; Catherine, who is deceased ; Josephine, the wife of Joseph Tippets
of Ogden, Utah; Janett, whose demise occurred in infancy; William,
who is living in Ashton, Idaho ; Robert, who is living in Idaho ; Christina,
who is the wife of Abel Larsen of Ashton, Idaho ; and Albert G., who is
a resident of Mountain View. Mr. Henderson's second wife, Keziah Ca-
pell, was born in Lancashire, England, in 1882. To their union five chil-
dren were born : Orsen E., who is living in Idaho ; Jane, whose demise
occurred in infancy; Clara, who is deceased, was the wife of Ben Hudson;
Thomas Joseph is a resident of Salt Lake City, and served on a mission
in the southern states, most of the time in Georgia, from 1916 to 1917.
He is a veteran of the World war, having served with the United States
Marines ; and Ross, who is living at Robin, Idaho. Mr. Henderson's third
wife was Eliza Easthope, a native of Bountiful, Utah.

Mr. Henderson gives his political allegiance to the Conservative party

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and is quite active in local affairs. He is essentially public-spirited and is
never too busy to give his aid in the furtherance of any movement for
the benefit of the community at large. He devotes a great deal of his
spare time to the church and is clerk of the second ward of Cardston,
secretary of the High Priest Quorum of the Alberta Stake representative
of the Genealogical Society,

CARLETON G. SHELDON.

Actuated by a most enterprising and progressive spirit, Carleton G.
Sheldon has steadily advanced in the business world and the steps in his
orderly progression are easily discernible. He is today the district man-
ager of the Coal Sellers Company, Limited, of Edmonton, the main office
of the company being at Calgary. Mr. Sheldon was born across the
border, his birth having occurred near Springboro, Pennsylvania, on the
14th of April, 1880. His early experiences were those of the farm bred
boy. He supplemented his early educational training by a high school
course and later entered the State Normal School at Edinboro, Penn-
sylvania, while subsequently he became a student in Bucknell University
of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. In young manhood he began teaching and
imparted readily and clearly to others the knowledge that he had ac-
quired. In this profession he made continuous progress, teaching school
at Springboro, Pennsylvania, and later he was school superintendent at
Trumbull, Ohio. On the expiration of that period he entered commercial
life by becoming an employe of the National Cash Register Company of
Dayton, Ohio, with which he was there connected from 1903 until 1906.
In the latter year he went to Toronto, Canada, as representative of the
company, being made office manager in the purchasing and stock depart-
ment. There he remained until September, 1913, when he came to Ed-
monton and took charge of the "Western Foundry & Machine Company as
general manager. During the World war period this company engaged
in the manufacture of eighteen-pound high explosive shells for the Do-
minion government. Mr. Sheldon remained with the company until
March, 1916, when he became secretary and commercial manager of the
Humberstone Coal Company, Limited. He has proven himself well quali-
fied to fill positions of administrative direction and executive control and
under his guidance the business of the company was the largest in its
history. He is now district manager of the Coal Sellers Company,
Limited.

Mr. Sheldon finds time for cooperation in many public interests of
benefit to the community, is a member of the Board of Trade and is
interested in all those agencies which are looking to the upbuilding of
the city and the benefit of the province at large. He belongs to the Ki-
wanis Club, is a member of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, has
membership in the Masonic fraternity and is a member of the Interna-

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tional Fuel Association. His religious faith is that of the Baptist church.
While ever advancing toward high ideals, he employs the most practical
methods and thus he achieves his purposes and reaches his objective.

PETER M. CAMPBELL, M. D.

For more than a quarter of a century Dr. Peter M. Campbell of Leth-
bridge has been engaged in the practice of medicine, and the record of
his efforts is written in terms of success. He is recognized as one of the
most able physicians and surgeons of this part of the country and today
enjoys an extensive practice of a distinctively representative character.
Dr. Campbell is a native of Admaston, Ontario, born on the 9th of Febru-
ary, 1872. His parents, John and Jane (Connery) Campbell, were also
of Canadian birth but the Campbell family is of Scotch lineage, the grand-
father, Peter Campbell, having been born in the land of hills and heather,
whence he came to the new world with his parents when a lad of seven
years, the family home being established in this country. He devoted his
entire life to farming. The grandfather in the maternal line was a native
of Ireland and also arrived in Canada in early life. John Campbell de-
voted his life to agricultural pursuits and lived for many years on one
place, there passing away in 1921. His widow is seventy-eight years of
age and is still a resident of Ontario. They were the parents of eight
children, six of whom are living. Mrs. Campbell's religious faith is that
of the Presbyterian church, to which Mr. Campbell also belonged, and
his political views were in accord with the principles of the Conservative
party.

Peter M. Campbell, the eldest of the family of eight children, pursued
his education in the Renfreff high school and afterward took an art
course in Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, and then in prepara-
tion for his chosen profession he matriculated as a medical student at
Queen's and was graduated with the M. D. degree in 1896. Immediately
afterward he began practice in Beachburg, Ontario, where he remained
until 1900, when he made his way westward, with Cardston as his desti-
nation. For six years he was a representative of the profession in that
place and in 1906 he removed to Lethbridge, where he has since made
his home. Here he at once opened an office and through the intei-vening
period of seventeen years he has steadily advanced in his profession and
has rendered most valuable aid to his fellow townsmen, by reason of his
highly developed skill and his comprehensive understanding of the scien-
tific principles of medicine and surgery-

In 1904 Dr. Campbell was united in marriage to Miss Esther Scott,
who was born in Paisley, Ontario, and there pursued her education.
They have one child, Jean, who was born in 1908 and is now in school.
The parents hold membership in the Presbyterian church and Dr. Camp-
bell is also a member of the Masonic fraternity, loyally following the teach-

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ings of the order as he goes in and out among his fellowmen. His real
recreation comes from mountain climbing and he gets the greatest enjoy-
ment out of making the difficult ascent of the Rocky mountains. The
major part of his time and energy, however, is given to his profession.
He has taken postgraduate w^ork in New York and in Rochester, Minne-
sota, and further keeps in touch with advanced professional thought and
progress through his membership in the Alberta Medical Society and the
Canadian Medical Association. Thoroughness has ever characterized his
study and he is keenly interested in everything that tends to bring to
man the key to the complex mystery which we call life.

CAPTAIN FREDERICK L. SHOULDICE.

In reviewing the prominent members of the Calgary bar mention
should be made of Captain Frederick L. Shouldice, M. C, who began his
professional career in this city in 1913, and experience, study and ability
have brought him to the front in his chosen calling. He was born at
Chesley, Ontario, in April, 1883, and is a son of James and Mary Mar-
garet (Perdue) Shouldice, who are represented elsewhere in this volume.
He attended the grammar and high schools of Chesley and completed his
high school training at Regina, Saskatchewan, being also a student in
the normal school of the latter city. He afterward devoted two years to
teaching and then followed ranching for a similar period. In 1901 he
came to the west with his parents and for two years taught school near
Calgary, Alberta. In the fall of 1907 he began studying law in the office
of Walsh & McCarthy and was admitted to the bar in January, 1913, at
which time he became a partner in the law firm of Clark, McCarthy,
Carson, Macleod & Company, with offices in the Canada Life building in
Calgary. This connection was maintained until January, 1921, when he
joined Leonard W. Brockington, now city solicitor of Calgary, and later
John Boyd was admitted to the firm, which has since been conducted
under the style of Shouldice, Brockington & Boyd. The partners are all
men of high professional standing and theirs is one of the strongest law
firms in the city. Of a family conspicuous for strong intelligence and in-
domitable energy, Mr. Shouldice entered upon the practice of law and
success has come to him because of his close reasoning, his keen and logi-
cal argument and his ability to present his contention in the strongest
possible light. Like his father, he is deeply interested in agricultural
pursuits and has operated two farms.

Captain Shouldice is a veteran of the World war. In May, 1916, he
enlisted for military duty and was commissioned captain of the Eighty-
ninth Battalion. Later he reverted to the rank of lieutenant and was sent
overseas, joining the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry in
France. He participated in the operations at Vimy in April, 1917, where
he was wounded. In December, 1917, he returned to Canada on leave of

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absence, going back to England in April, 1918, and in September of that
year he rejoined his company. He took part in the Cambrai offensive and
won the Military Cross at the capture of Tilloy. After an attack which
continued for four days Captain Shouldice and twenty-six other men
were the only remaining members of their unit who escaped without being
wounded, with the exception of the headquarters staff. He was released
from active service in March 1919, but is still on the officers' reserve
list and is subject to call at any time.

In December, 1915, Captain Shouldice was united in marriage to Miss
Jessie B. Riddell, a native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and a graduate
of Saskatoon University. Her parents were Robert H. and Jessie B.
(McDougall) Riddell, natives of the province of Ontario. Her father
devoted his life to the occupation of farming and became one of the
pioneers of the Moose Jaw district of Saskatchewan. Captain and Mrs.
Shouldice have two children : James Robert and Joan Patricia.

Captain Shouldice is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church
and politically he is an adherent of the Conservative party and is at pres-
ent president of the Calgary Conservative Association. He is public-
spirited and progressive in matters of citizenship and during 1920 and
1921 served as alderman of Calgary. He belongs to the Zetland Lodge
of the Masonic order and is also a member of the Calgary Board of Trade,
the Rotary Club of this city, of which he is president for the years 1923-
1924, the Calgary Golf & Country Club and St. Andrew's Golf Club. He
supports all worthy public enterprises and high ideals have actuated him
at all points in his career, bringing him to an enviable place in the regard
of his fellowmen, as well as in professional service.

E. N. HALLOCK.

Among the important business enterprises which have featured in the
commercial upbuilding of Edmonton is that of Hallock & Son, wholesale
lumber dealers, of which organization E. N. Hallock is the senior member.
Opportunity has ever been to him a call to action and one to which he has
made ready response. He was born in Crawford county, Pennsylvania,
August 29, 1852, and was reared in the little town in which his birth
occurred, enjoying the advantages offered by its public school system and
thus qualifying for life's responsibilities and duties. In 1873 he went into
the oil fields of Pennsylvania and afterward became identified with the
lumber trade in his native state. He continued his activities there in
connection with the lumber business until 1910, when he made his way
to the far Northwest, settling at Three Valley, British Columbia, where
he was manager for a lumber company until October of that year. He
then came to Edmonton and accepted the position of manager of the Globe
Company, having charge of its retail yards until January 1, 1912, when
he embarked in the wholesale lumber business. In January, 1913, he

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formed a partnership relation under the style of Hallock & Smith, of which
he was the senior partner, and which continued until December 1, 1922,
when Mr. Smith withdrew and Charles S, Hallock, Mr. E. N. Hallock's son,
took Mr. Smith's place, and the firm name became Hallock & Son. They
conduct a general lumber business, selling entirely to the wholesale trade,
and the growth of the enterprise has been continuous through the past
decade, making theirs one of the large and important lumber concerns of
Edmonton, The development of the business is attributable in consider-
able measure to the close application, the indefatigable energy and the
keen business judgment of Mr. Hallock, whose powers have developed
through the exercise of effort and whose diligence and determination have
brought him to the front in commercial circles.

Mr. Hallock is a member of the Board of Trade and he contributes to
and attends St. Paul's church. His interest centers in those activities
which make for the material, intellectual, social and moral progress of the
community and Edmonton regards him as a valuable asset in her
citizenship.

WALTER RAMSAY.

Among the energetic and progressive business men of Edmonton is
numbered Walter Ramsay, a well known florist here. His trade has as-
sumed extensive proportions under his capable guidance and management
and the business is today a very substantial one. Mr. Ramsay came to
Alberta from the province of Ontario, his birth having occurred near Ham-
ilton, in 1870. His parents were John and Helen (Mackay) Ramsay, the
former a native of Scotland, while the latter was born in the state of
New York, where their marriage was celebrated. Mr, Ramsay, who has
passed away, was a farmer by occupation and he was also active in pub-
lic affairs, serving for several years as a member of the town council.
His political endorsement was given to the Conservative party and his
religious faith was that of the Presbyterian church. The mother is still
living in Ontario, at the advanced age of eighty-five years. Their family
numbered eight children, six of whom are living.

Walter Ramsay, who was the sixth in order of birth, obtained a high'
school education in St. Mary's, Ontario, and afterward took up the pro-
fession of teaching, which he followed successfully for thirteen years,
proving most capable in imparting to others the knowledge he had ac-
quired. In 1898 he came to Alberta and taught for seven years in the
west after having had six year's previous experience in Ontario. Li
1906, however, he entered commercial circles by turning his attention to
the florist business, opening a small establishment. As his trade has in-
creased he has developed his business plant until he now utilizes an en-
tire acre of ground, with a store in the down-town district, while his
shipments are sent throughout central Alberta. He devotes practically

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his entire time to his business and produces large quantities of rare and
beautiful flowers. His business methods have at all times been prog-
ressive and thoroughly reliable and these qualities have brought him
substantial success.

In 1901 Mr. Ramsay was united in marriage to Miss Lucy McRae,
who was born in Belleville, Ontario, a daughter of Walter McRae, a mer-
chant. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay have become parents of two children:
Donald, a student in the Alberta University ; and Helen, attending the
public school. Mr. Ramsay has always been a stalwart champion of the
cause of education and served as a member of the school board for a
number of years. He is also a member of the Board of Trade and mani-
fests a keen and helpful interest in many progressive public measures.
In politics he is a Conservative. He belongs to the Rotary Club and his
interest in civic affairs has been manifest in many tangible ways. He
finds his recreation largely in curling and motoring, but allows no out-
side interests to interfere with business or his duties along other lines.
Fraternally he is a Mason, and the religious faith of Mr. and Mrs. Ram-
say is that of the Presbyterian church, in the work of which they take
active and helpful interest, Mr. Ramsay now serving as clerk of the
session. His sterling worth commands for him the respect and high
esteem of all with whom he has been brought into contact.

JAMES SHOULDICE.

James Shouldice, one of the pioneer agriculturists of Alberta, is liv-
ing in the Bow Valley about five miles west of Calgary, and owns a large
farm on the Blackfoot Reservation, where he is conducting his operations
on an extensive scale, and he has also found time for active participation
in public affairs. He was born near Ottawa, Ontario, in November, 1850,
and when three years of age was taken by his parents to Bruce county,
Ontario. There he acquired his education and on starting out in life for
himself he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, which he followed
in that locality for thirty-five years. He always took an active part in
politics and in 1897 he was elected warden of Bruce county. In 1901 he
came to the west, leasing a tract of fifteen thousand acres at Namaka,
Alberta, which he operated for five years. He then purchased a farm six
miles west of Calgary and in 1906, in cooperation with a neighbor, A. S.
McKay, he donated one hundred acres of land to the city for park pur-
poses, also giving a fifty-acre tract to Mount Royal College. At the pres-
ent time he owns and operates three sections of land on the Blackfoot
Reservation, south of Cluny, Alberta, and has one of the finest farms in
this part of the province. He carries on his labors scientifically and brings
to his occupation a true sense of agricultural economics. His land is rich
and productive, owing to the care and labor which he bestows upon it,
and he has equipped his farm with the most improved labor-saving ma-

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chinery. He was one of the first men in Alberta to breed Hereford cattle
and from 1901 until 1905 exhibited his stock at most of the western fairs.
He brings to his pursuits an intelligent, open and liberal mind and as agri-
culture progresses as a science he advances with it.

In 1880 Mr. Shouldice married Mary Margaret Perdue, a native of the
province of Ontario, and they became the parents of ten childre»n, nine
of whom survive. All were accorded a liberal education and one of the
sons, Dr. E. E. Shouldice, is one of Toronto's leading surgeons, and an-
other, Captain F. L. Shouldice, is practicing law in Calgary. Four of Mr.
Shouldice's sons served in the World war and a daughter also served over-
seas. Mr. Shouldice is a strong Conservative in his political views and his
public spirit has prompted him to put forth earnest and effective effort
for the general good. For the past six years he has been counselor for
the Marquis district and for fifteen years he served Bruce county in a
similar capacity. In 1906 he received the nomination for the Alberta
legislature, but met defeat at the polls, and was also an unsuccessful can-
didate for the Ontario legislature. He is a member of the Methodist
church and has been a liberal contributor to all worthy public projects and
institutions, exemplifying in his fife the true spirit of Christianity. His
labors have been beneficially resultant and although seventy-two years of
age he is still an active factor in the world's work. His activities have
been directed along those lines which have for their object public improve-
ment and the advancement of the general welfare and he has contributed
in notable measure to the agricultural development of one of Canada's
greatest provinces. His life has been an exemplary one in all respects and
commands for him the unqualified esteem of all with whom he has been
associated.

WILLIAM ALEXANDER WELLS, B. A.

William A. Wells is recognized as a prominent and able member of
the Edmonton bar and his success has its root in untiring application
and a thorough understanding of legal principles. He was born at White
Haven, in the province of Nova Scotia, November 10, 1884, and his father,
John Shelley Wells, was also a native of that section of the Dominion, his
birth occurring in 1856. In 1880 he was married at Gloucester, Massa-
chusetts, to Miss Mary Ann Munroe, who passed away August 26th, 1917,
while his demise occurred on March 3, 1921.

After completing his course in the high school at Guysborough, Nova
Scotia, Mr. Wells entered the St. Francis Xavier College at Antigonishe,
from which he was graduated in 1906, with the B. A. degree. He spent
the ensuing year as a teacher in the schools of Nova Scotia and then
went to Boston, Massachusetts, securing a position with a building con-
tractor, in whose service he remained for a year. In May, 1908, he ar-
rived in Edmonton, and taking up the study of law, he was admitted to

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the bar in October, 1913. In 1919 he formed a partnership with J. C.
McDonald and A. G. McKay, the latter of whom passed away in 1920, but
the firm is still conducted under the style of McKay, McDonald & Wells
and has been accorded a liberal clientele. Mr. Wells is careful in analysis,
clear in his reasoning and logical in his deductions and is well qualified
to take care of important litigated interests.

Mr. Wells is a veteran of the World war. In March, 1916, he enlisted
at Edmonton as a private in the Two Hundred and Eighteenth Battalion
and in May of the same year received a commission as lieutenant of No.
2 Company of that battalion, of which he was appointed adjutant in the
following July. In February, 1917, he was sent overseas and became a
member of the Eighth Battalion of Canadian troops, formed by uniting
the Two Hundred and Eighteenth and Two Hundred and Eleventh Battal-
ions. In April, 1917, he left England and served in France as adjutant
of the Eighth Battalion until February, 1919. He was often exposed to
the enemy's fire, but fortunately escaped injury and in May, 1919, re-
turned to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he was demobilized. On the 2d
of June, 1919, he reached Edmonton and has since followed his profession
uninterruptedly in this city.

Mr. Wells is a Conservative in his political views and in religious faith
he is a Catholic. He is identified with the Knights of Columbus and also
has membership relations with the Canadian Club. Devotion to duty is
one of his outstanding characteristics and his life has been an exemplary
one in all respects, winning for him the unqualified esteem of those with
whom he has been associated. He is an earnest and diligent student of
his profession and thoroughness characterizes all of his efforts. To his
chosen life work he gives his undivided attention and concentrated eff"ort.
Persistency of purpose and laudable ambition have enabled him to make
continuous progress in a most exacting profession.

P. F. SMITH, M. D.

Dr. P. F. Smith, who has been identified with the medical fraternity
of Camrose since 1910, is a native of Prince Edward Island, where his
birth occurred on the 25th of March, 1873. He was reared on the home
farm and received his early education in the public and high schools in
that vicinity. As a lad his earliest ambition was to enter the medical
profession and subsequently he enrolled in the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, graduating with the class of 1906. Immediately after receiv-
ing his degree he located in Birmingham, Alabama, where he practiced
until June, 1910, when he came to Alberta. In August of that year he
took up residence at Camrose and has since resided here, enjoying an ex-
tensive and important practice. Dr. Smith has met with more than an
average degree of success and for some years has occupied a position of
prominence among the representative physicians of the district. His

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medical preparation was thorough and as he keeps in close touch with
the progress of medical science through the medium of the various jour-
nals and periodicals issued for the benefit of the profession, he has
continued to advance. Although he is progressive, he is not given to experi-
menting on his own responsibility and never lays aside an old, well tried
method of treatment for a new one until assured beyond all question, of
its superior efficacy. As he is most conscientious in his devotion to his
patients, and closely observes the ethics of the profession, he is held in
high respect by his fellow practitioners and the community at large. Dr.
Smith has been a member of the school board and of the health board and
he was one of the organizers and president of the Horticultural Society.
For some time he has been coroner of the Camrose district and is now
medical inspector of the Camrose school, which has enrolled some one
thousand students.

In 1910 was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Smith to Miss Blanche
Johnson of Memphis, Tennessee. To their union three children have been
born : Franklin, Margaret and Christopher.

Fraternally the Doctor is a Mason and along strictly professional lines
he holds membership in the Alberta Medical Society and the Canadian
Medical Society. Dr. and Mrs. Smith are both widely known in this dis-
trict, where they have many friends, and they are popular in local social
circles. The Doctor's hobby is horticulture and flowers, and his reputa-
tion in this art is far-reaching. This year he took first prize for the best
exhibit of flowers at Edmonton during the Horticultural Exhibition, his
exhibit being composed of dahlias and gladioli.

HEBER S. ALLEN.

Heber S. Allen is one of the leading men of Raymond and his promin-
ence has come to him by virtue of his identification with important enter-
prises. He was born in Hyrum, Utah, on the 26th of December, 1864, a
son of Simeon F. and Boletta M. (Johnson) Allen, the former a native of
Lansing, Michigan, and the latter of Norway. The father received his
education in the public schools of his birthplace and in 1855 emigrated
to Utah, going overland with oxen. He homesteaded some land in Cache
county, Utah, and farmed for some time. He was also active in railroad
construction work, being a contractor for the Southern Pacific, Utah &
Northern and North Pacific Railroads, between Helena and Butte. In
1883 he assisted in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railroad in
the province of Alberta, also the Great Northern during 1886 and 1887.
Simeon F. Allen and his brother, Joseph S. Allen, founded a mercantile
business in Hyrum, Utah, which was conducted under the name of Allen
Brothers, in which enterprise they achieved success, and the business is
still in the hands of the family. In 1888 Mr. Allen came to Alberta and
located at Cardston. Subsequently he homesteaded land near Mountain

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View, which he brought to a highly cultivated state, and also raised live
stock. He was likewise active in mercantile circles in Cardston, and lived
in this district for some years, but later disposed of his interests and
returned to his old home in Utah. His death occurred as the result of an
accident at the age of sixty years. Mrs. Allen made the trip to the United
States with her parents when but a child and came with them to Cache
county, Utah. She is living on the old home place, at the age of seventy-
eight years. To them eight children were born, seven of whom are living;
Heber S., whose name introduces this review; George W., who is farming
near Hyrum, Utah ; Reuben, who is in the real estate business at Logan,
Utah ; Alvin, who is teaching school at Hyrum, Utah, and is also a fruit
grower; Luella, the wife of Warren Wright of Hyrum, Utah; Lavina,
the wife of Joseph Rose of Malad, Idaho; and Jennie, the wife of Irsen
Israelson, professor in the Agricultural College in Utah. The family was
reared in the faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
the father devoted a great deal of his spare time to church work. He
was an elder in the church for many years and was likewise superin-
tendent of the Sunday school.

In the acquirement of his education Heber S. Allen attended the com-
mon schools of his birthplace and subsequently entered the Brigham
Young College and later the Brigham Young University and the Univer-
sity of Utah. After putting his texbooks aside he engaged in railroad
construction work with his father, acting as bookkeeper accountant and
manager of the commissary department. Mr. Allen had been granted
a teacher's license upon graduating from school and in 1888-1889 he
taught school during the daytime, and taught a bookkeeping class at night.
He received twenty dollars per month for his labors, being partly paid in
wheat, and out of that he had to board himself. Later he entered the
employ of the Cardston Mercantile Company, working directly under the
employ of Charles O. Card, founder of Cardston and there he acquired
valuable business training and for four years managed the store. Later
he associated with his father in the mercantile business, carrying a com-
plete line of general merchandising, and operating under the name of H.
S. Allen & Company, and at the end of five years he became sole owner.
In 1911 Mr. Allen closed out, selling the building to W. H. Steed, but he
moved the goods to Raymond, where he had formerly purchased a con-
trolling interest in the Raymond Mercantile Company. He now owns
practically all of the stock in the company, which is one of the largest
mercantile companies in southern Alberta, and carries a complete line of
building material and everything required on the ranch or farm. In 1903
the company was incorporated. In 1899 Mr. Allen built the Cardston
Roller Mills, which were located fifty miles from the railroad and were
operated by water power, the capacity being one hundred and fifty barrels.
In 1902 the buildings were damaged by a flood and again in 1906, at which
time the mills were transferred to Cardston and rebuilt on the railroad.
They later incorporated the enterprise as the Cardston Milling Company.
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Company and Mr. Allen is now vice president of and a director in this
company at Lethbridge. He is still president of H. S. Allen & Company,
which has been transformed from a mercantile enterprise into a company
for the promotion of agricultural interests in the province of Alberta.
The company owns a beautiful ranch, known as the Grandview Farm,
where it engages in mixed farming, raising hogs, cattle, pure-blooded
Percheron horses and sheep and also wheat and oats.

On the 2d of April, 1889, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Allen to
Miss Amy Leonard, a native of Utah, To them seven children have been
born. The eldest daughter, Maralda M., is the wife of William M. McKay,
who is concluding a course in medicine at the University of Chicago. Mrs.
McKay received her education in the schools of Raymond and later
attended the Latter-day Saints University at Salt Lake City ; Viola is the
'widow of Guy B. Alexander, who was one of the first three American sold-
iers to be killed in the World war. Mrs. Alexander is a woman of culture,
having received her education in the schools of Raymond and likewise
attended the Latter-day Saints University and the Agricultural College
in Utah and received a degree in general arts and sciences in July, 1923.
She is the mother of one child; Heber F., the third member of the Allen
family, was educated in the Raymond public schools and attended the
Latter-day Saints University in Salt Lake, the Chicago University and
the Columbia University at New York. He was in line to receive the
degree of Bachelor of Commercial Science at Columbia University, but
withdrew from the university before the completion of his course; Hazel
L. Allen, who is living at home, is a graduate of the Raymond high school,
the Latter-day Saints University at Salt Lake and she received the B. S.
degree from the State Agricultural College. She holds a first-class
teacher's certificate in Alberta and is teaching domestic science in the
Raymond high school ; Lucile is a graduate of the Raymond high school
and graduated from the Utah Agricultural College with the class of 1923 ;
John L. is a graduate of the Raymond public schools and is now on a mis-
sion for the church in New York and throughout the eastern states ;
Irving LeRoy died in infancy.

Mr. Allen gives his political allegiance to the Conservative party and
he is active in party affairs. He was the first postmaster of Cardston,
holding that position for several years. Mr. Allen was president of the
Knight Academy, which was erected at Raymond at a cost of fifty thous-
and dollars, and which for ten years was supported by the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Later it became the Raymond high
school. Mr, Allen is a prominent figure in church circles and is now presi-
dent of the Taylor stake, succeeding Charles 0. Card in 1902. In 1903
the Alberta stake was divided into two stakes, the Taylor and Alberta
stakes. Mr. Allen was asked to come to Raymond to assist in the coloniza-
tion of this stake and has since been president. He is public-spirited and
is never too busy to give aid in the furtherance of any movement for the
benefit of the community at large. He was school trustee and a member
of the town council of Cardston for a number of years and' has also served
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as a member of the Raymond council for many years. He is trustee of the
Southern Irrigation district, of which he was one of the organizers, and
he also assisted in the organization of the Raymond Opera House Com-
pany, of which he is a director. Preeminently an organizer and promoter,
he has been successful in the handling of large affairs and has proven his
power to coordinate and develop the various phases of modern industrial
life. An unusual prosperity has resulted from unusual ability and has
made the name of Heber S. Allen synonymous with activity and accom-
plishment.

LEVI WEBSTER.

Levi Webster is conducting a blacksmith shop in Cardston. He was
born in Lestershire, England, on the 14th of September, 1876, a son of
Samuel and Eliza (Smith) Webster, both natives of England. The pa-
ternal grandfather, John Webster, was born and died in England. He
married Sarah Ann Southwell and after his demise she came to the
United States and located in Utah, one year after Levi Webster had
come to Canada. Her demise occurred in Utah, in 1904, in her seventieth
year. The rr\aternal grandfather, James Smith, was likewise a native
of England, where he died. Mr. and Mrs. Webster arrived in the United
States in 1882 and made their way immediately to Utah, locating at
Coalville. The father had followed mining in his native country and
worked in the mines at Coalville for a time. Later he took up land in
Star Valley, Wyoming, and resided there until 1893, when he settled at
Mountain View, Alberta. He homesteaded some land near Mountain
View and constructed his first home of logs, which he hauled from the
mountains. He still resides on this homestead and with his sons owns
a section and a half of well improved land, whereon graded live stock is
raised. He devotes the greater part of his time to his duties on the
ranch and is enjoying the best of health, at the age of sixty-eight years.
Mrs. Webster is sixty-six years of age. Mr. Webster was among the
first to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England
and he devotes a great deal of his spare time to the church. He served
in England on a mission of two years and is now a Seventy in the church.
He has been very active in public life and while a resident of Mountain
View held the office of justice of the peace for a number of years and
was likewise a member of the school board. To Mr. and Mrs. Webster
ten children have been born: Levi, whose name introduces this review;
Alice, who is the wife of Fred Neville of Mountain View; J. W., who is
engaged in ranching near Mountain View; Sarah, who is the wife of
Thomas Burr, a barber of Lethbridge; Eliza, who is the wife of Bert
Kelly of Mountain View; James, who is engaged in ranching in Moun-
tain View; Burton, who is an inspector in an aeroplane factory at Salt
Lake, having also held that position during the World war; Neoma, Who

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is the wife of John West of Mountain View; Mattie, who is the wife of
Carl Praker of Mountain View ; and Samuel, whose death occurred at the
age of four years. Mr. and Mrs. Praker expect to leave soon on a mis-
sion for the church to the Samoa Islands.

In the acquirement of his education Levi Webster attended the
schools of Utah and Wyoming- and remained with his parents until he
was married. He then learned the carpenter's trade and in 1893 came
to Cardston and followed that trade in Cardston, Ferney, Morrisey and
Bankhead, for some time, having assisted in erecting some of the first
buildings in the latter community. Subsequently he learned the trade
of a blacksmith and made his initial step in that capacity in Mountain
View, where he built a shop and conducted business until 1909. In that
year he went to Glenwood, Alberta, and operated a shop there until 1915,
when he came to Cardston, and purchased a blacksmith shop and has
conducted a general blacksmith and auto and wagon shop since that
time. He is a man of practical methods, good judgment and general
business sagacity and he is held in high confidence and esteem by all
who know him.

In 1900 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Webster to Miss Mary
Ann Nelson, who was born in western Idaho. To their union ten chil-
dren have been born: Edith M. is the wife of Leech Thompson of Cards-
ton ; Alice A, is the wife of Merritt Dondle of Cardston ; Ethel E., Samuel
N. and Myrtle L. are living at home; Ruth I. died at the age of one and
one-half years ; and Neoma, Imogene, Gerald and Cora are living at home.

While a resident of Mountain View Mr. Webster served on the town
council and since coming to Cardston has contributed in a great degree
to the development and improvement of this community. He devotes a
great deal of his spare time to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints and is now a Seventy in the church.

A. GLADSTONE VIRTUE.

A. Gladstone Virtue, member of the bar at Lethbridge, trying all kinds
of cases and trying them well, was born at Beachburg, Ontario, on the
14th of November, 1891, and is a son of William and Annie Louise
(Mitchell) Virtue. He is descended in the paternal line from Irish an-
cestry, his grandfather being James Virtue, who was bom in County Fer-
managh, Ireland, whence, coming to the new world, he cast in his lot with
the pioneer settlers of Ontario, where he followed the occupation of farm-
ing. His son, William Virtue, was born at Smith's Falls, Ontario, in 1847,
and in early Hfe learned the builder's trade, which he followed in the em-
ploy of others for a number of years and then began contracting and
building on his own account. About 1901 he removed with his family to
Lethbridge, where he is still living. Here he continued to engage in
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now spending his days in the enjoyment of a well-earned rest. He mar-
ried Annie Louise Mitchell, who was born in Pembroke, Ontario, in 1860,
and who passed away in 1917, She was a daughter of Henry Mitchell, a
native of Canada. To Mr. and Mrs. William Virtue were born eight chil-
dren, six of whom are living, A Gladstone being the sixth child. Mr.
Virtue is a member of the Baptist Church and his political allegiance has
long been given to the Liberal party, with progressive leanings.

A. Gladstone Virtue obtained his early education in the public schools
of Ontario and of Lethbridge, having been a lad of ten years when the
family home was established in this city, where he was graduated from
the high school with the class of 1908. He then initiated his business
career by entering the office of W. C. Simmons, under whose preceptor-
ship he pursued the study of law. He afterward continued his studies in
Osgoode Hall at Toronto, later returning to Alberta and was graduated in
law in 1913, leading his class each year and becoming a gold medalist of
the Law Society- He gained his LL. B. degree upon graduation from the
University of Alberta in 1913, and in the fall of that year he located for
practice in Lethbridge, where he devoted his attention to professional in-
terests until the fall of 1915. The world having become involved in the
great international strife, he then trained for his commission at the Royal
School of Artillery at Kingston, and enlisted in April, 1916, in the Sixty-
first Battery. With his command he went to France and was for fifteen
months in front line service. He had the rank of lieutenant and was
awarded the military cross. With his return to Canada, in June, 1919, he
resumed the private practice of law, in which he is now engaged and has
made for himself a most creditable position in the ranks of the legal pro-
fession. He displays marked ability in the trial of his cases, which he
prepares with great thoroughness and care, and his presentation of a
cause before the courts is always clear and logical.

On the 25th of June, 1919, Mr. Virtue was married to Miss Edith Tor-
rance, who was born in Clinton, Ontario, and was educated in the Clinton
Collegiate School. She is a daughter of John and Joanna Torrance, also
natives of Ontario, where they still reside, the father having retired from
active work some years since. Mr. and Mrs. Virtue became parents of
two daughters, Joan and Edith. The wife and mother passed away on
the 8th of February, 1922, in the faith of the Presbyterian church, of
which she was an active and consistent member. Her many good quali-
ties of heart and mind endeared her to all who knew her, so that her
death was deeply regretted by many friends, as well as by her immediate
family.

Mr. Virtue has membership in the Baptist church and is an earnest
worker in all branches of church service, being superintendent of the Sun-
day school and vice president of the Alberta conference of his denomina-
tion. He is an earnest and active supporter of the Young Men's Christian
Association, of which he is serving as a director, and is chairman of the
boys' work committee. He also belongs to the Lethbridge Bar Associa-
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duties and his labors for the benefit of his fellowmen and of the city at
large. In politics he is a Progressive and he stands at all times for those
interests which mean advancement for the individual and for the province.
He is an ardent prohibitionist.

ARTHUR W. CHALLAND.

Arthur W. Challand, manager for the J. J. McLaughlin Company,
bottlers of mineral water at Edmonton, is an alert, energetic and repre-
sentative business man, whose course has ever been marked by a steady
progress that has brought him to his present place of responsibility and
importance in commercial circles. Mr. Challand was born in Yorkshire,
England in 1862, and is a son of William and Hannah (Winterbottom)
Challand, who were also natives of England, where they spent their lives,
the father conducting business as a grain merchant there and winning a
substantial measure of success. He and his wife were members of the
Congregational church and his political endorsement was given to the
Liberal party.

Arthur W. Challand was the second in order of birth in a family of
three children. He enjoyed the educational advantages offered in a pri-
vate school and when his textbooks were put aside he received his initial
business training under the direction of his father, working in connection
with the grain trade for two years. On the expiration of that period he
bade adieu to friends and native land and sailed for the new world, making
his way to Hamilton, Ontario, in 1896. He was there associated with the
Hamilton Steam Rolling Mills Company for a period of two years, after
which he entered the employ of the Diamond Park Mineral Water Com-
pany near Hamilton, filling the responsible position of manager. He next
became associated with the McLaughlin Company in Toronto and con-
tinued in the office at that point for a period of ten years. Later he
established a branch for the J. J. McLaughlin Company in Edmonton and
here is in control of the business, which is that of bottling all kinds of
mineral water. At the same time, for a period of six years, he was in
control of the business of the McLaughlin Motor Company in Edmonton,
but is now devoting his entire time and attention to the management of
the bottling plant. He is thorough and systematic in everything that he
undertakes and his capability has brought him to a responsible position in
business circles.

Mr. Challand was married in England, in 1892, to Miss Edith Mary
Payne, who was born in that country and there pursued her education.
They are members of Christ church (Anglican) and Mr. Challand is a
Mason and also a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters. In these
associations are indicated the rules which govern his conduct and shape
all the relations of his life. He holds to high ideals in public service and
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president of St. George's Society for a year. He is an active member of
the Board of Trade and a supporter of all those measures and activities
which are a matter of civic virtue and civic pride. He enjoys all forms of
manly outdoor sport, especially a game on the links, and is a member of
the Golf and Country Club. Cheer and friendliness are among his marked
characteristics and he is familiarly known as "Pop" Challand, a name in-
dicative of the warm regard and friendship entertained for him by all who
know him. He is classed today with the most popular men in Edmonton.

RICHARD A. PILLING.

Richard A. Pilling, a successful rancher of the Cardston district, is one
of Cardston's most progressive citizens. He was born in Kaysville, Davis
county, Utah, on the 14th of September, 1857, a son of Richard and Cath-
erine (Adams) Pilling, the former a native of England and the latter of
Illinois. The paternal grandfather, John Pilling, was born in England and
was the first member of his family to join the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. After coming to the United States he located in Utah,
in 1853, and engaged in farming and there his death occurred. He mar-
ried Peggy Bank. The maternal grandfather was Elias Adams, who
joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United
States and at an early day emigrated to Utah, where he also followed
agricultural pursuits. He fought in the War of 1812, between England
and the United States. Richard Pilling, the father of Richard A. Pilling,
joined the church in England and removed to America with his parents
about 1850. They lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, until 1853, when they crossed
the plains with their oxen and located at Salt Lake. He had received his
early education in England and when a young man he took up land near
Salt Lake and engaged in farming. He worked for a man one day in order
to pay for the use of a yoke of cattle for one day with which to work his
land. He achieved success as a farmer but during the period when the
crickets infested the country, he lost most of his crops. Misfortune did
not weaken his determination, however, and he later acquired more land
and continued farming and stock raising until he emigrated to Cardston
in 1889. He made the trip overland and trailed some stock through with
him. He homesteaded some raw prairie land on the St. Mary's river and
he was the first to take water from that river for irrigation purposes.
He built a house of logs hauled from the mountains and was a stock
raiser and general farmer until his death in 1903, at the age of seventy-
three years. His widow is eighty-four years of age. To Mr. and Mrs.
Pilling ten children were born: Richard A., whose name introduces this
review; John, who is a resident of Cardston; Joseph, who is residing in
Kimball ; Mary, who is the wife of Edward Morgan of Layton, Utah ;
Elias, who is living at Leavitt, Alberta; George E., who is deceased;
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E., who are residents of Cardston; and Elizabeth C, the wife of Charles
T. Marsden of Cardston. Mr. Pilling devoted a great deal of his spare
time to the church and he was the first bishop of Etna, and was ^ mem-
ber of the high council at the time of his death. His political allegiance
was given to the Liberal party.

Richard A. Pilling received his education in the public schools of
Kaysville, Utah, and he lived with his parents until he became of age.
He then started farming near his native town, proving up on some land,
and resided thereon until he came to Cardston in 1892. He homesteaded
land on the St. Mary's river and broke part of it. This he sold and later
bought other land, which he brought to a highly improved state and on
which he, raised live stock. For the past few years he has bought and
sold live stock and is making a success in this connection. In 1913 he
moved into Cardston, where he is held in high confidence and esteem by
all who know him.

On the 31st of December, 1879, occurred the marriage of Mr. Pilling
to Miss Amanda Penrod, who was boruiiin Cedar county, Utah. To them
eleven children were born: Richard W. is engaged in the oil business;
Elijah L. is living in Long Beach, California; Amanda died at the age
of seventeen years ; Laura is the wife of Joseph J. Marsden of Cardston ;
Elias and John L. died ii^' childhood ; Frank L. is living in Poison, Mon-
tana ; Valentine, Ivan H. and Lyle are^ living in Cardston ; and Morris
died in infancy. '

Mr. Pilling is a citizen of Cardston who stands for progress along
all lines of activity and the success he has achieved may be attributed
to honest toil and perseverance guided by sound judgment. He spends a
great deal of time in the interests of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints and he is ^now holding the important position of high priest.
He served on a mission in Connecticut and New York from 1911 to 1913.

' PHILIP QUESNEL, M. D.>

Dr; Philip Quesnel, engaged successfully in the practice of medicine
and surgery at Edmonton, was born in the province of Quebec, on the
10th of December, 1879. He was but five years of age when left an
orphan, after which he was reared by his guardian. He supplemented his
early education by a commercial course and later entered Montreal Uni-
versity, where he began the study of medicine in 1899. He completed
the regular course and was graduated in 1903, opening an office in the
province of Quebec, where he remained until 1906. In that year he lo-
cated at Morinville, and there resided until 1908, engaged in the private
practice of medicine, but in the latter year he took up hospital work, thus
continuing until. 1912. He came to Edmonton, which place offered an
open field, and entered into active association with Dr. A. Blais for the
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obstetrics. He has particularly qualified himself for professional work
of that character and his ability is recognized by the profession through-
out this section of the province. During the World war Dr. Quesnel
was in overseas service from 1915 until 1917, holding a captain's commis-
sion, and was attached to a regiment.

It is characteristic of Dr. Quesnel that he loyally supports any plan
or project for the general good. He is a member of the Catholic church
and along strictly professional lines has membership in the Alberta Med-
ical Society and the Canadian Medical Association. In this way he keeps
in touch with the trend of modern professional thought and progress
and also by wide reading and study adds to his knowledge and ability,
so that he is steadily advancing to a place in the front rank of the mem-
bers of the medical profession in this section of the province.

JOHN MONTGOMERIE-BELL.

Studiousness, combined with the habit of thoroughness, has brought
John Montgomerie-Bell to a position of prominence at the Calgary bar
and he conducts his law practice with strict regard for the highest ethical
standards of the profession. He was born in the city of Edinburgh, Scot-
land, June 18, 1879, and his parents, Mathew and Jane (Cockburn) Mont-
gomerie-Bell, were also natives of that country. The father was one of
the leading barristers of Edinburgh, where he successfully followed his
profession for many years. His death occurred in that city in February,
1917, while the mother passed away in September, 1897.

The public schools of his native city afforded John Montgomerie-Bell
his early educational advantages and he afterward became a student at
Edinburgh Academy and Edinburgh University, graduating from the
latter institution on the completion of a course in law, it being his desire
to follow in the professional footsteps of his father. In 1904, when a
young man of twenty-five, he severed home ties and started for the
States, making his way to the Pacific Northwest. For two years he op-
erated a fruit ranch in the celebrated Yakima valley of Washington and
in 1906 crossed the border into Canada, locating in Calgary, Alberta.
In the following year he returned to Edinburgh and entered a law office
of that city, in which he remained until 1911, when the lure of the new
world brought him back to Canada. He spent a short time in Vancouver,
British Columbia, and in September, 1912, returned to Calgary, entering
the law offices of Lougheed & Bennett. He continued with that firm until
1916, when he enlisted for service in the World war, and was later com-
missioned a lieutenant. He went overseas with the Fiftieth Battalion
and participated in several major operations on the western front. He
was wounded on January 18, 1918, and returned to Canada in October,
receiving his discharge in December, 1918. For two years thereafter he
had charge of the information and service branches of the Soldiers' Civil

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Reestablishment bureau and on the expiration of that period he devoted
a year to agency work. In November, 1921, he resumed the practice of
law, remaining alone until July, 1922, when he was joined by C. W. Coole,
who received the LL. B. degree from Cambridge University of England
and is now a member of the firm, which has taken its place with the
foremost in the city.

In April, 1913, Mr. Montgomerie-Bell married Miss Jean Macleod,
the youngest daughter of Colonel James F. and Mary (Drever) Macleod,
the former of whom died in 1894. The mother survives and is now a resi-
dent of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Two daughters have been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Montgomerie-Bell : Helen Rothnie, whose birth occurred in Decem-
ber, 1914; and Roma Macleod, born in June, 1920. Mr. Montgomerie-Bell
adheres to the teachings of the Anglican church and is one of the vestry-
men of Christ church of that denomination at Elbow Park, a suburb of
Calgary. His political support is given to the Conservative party, and
while he has never sought nor held public office, he is deeply interested in
all that pertains to the welfare and progress of his adopted city. He is
a member of the Calgary Golf & Country Club and during his student
days took an active part in athletic sports, in which he excelled, being
particularly well known for his prowess as a football player. At the out-
set of his professional career he learned the necessity for thorough prepa-
ration and never enters a courtroom without being fully prepared to
present his case in the strong, clear light of sound reasoning, based upon
the fact and the law. He is thoroughly alive to the dignity and responsi-
bility of his profession and has gained the respect and esteem of his fellow
practitioners and the confidence of the general public.

WALTER G. ROSS.

No resident of the Victoria district of Alberta is better known nor
more highly esteemed than Walter G. Ross, who for over forty years has
been intimately connected with the development and upbuilding of Fort
Saskatchewan, enduring all of the hardships and dangers of pioneer life
and sharing in many of its exciting episodes. He was born in Ottawa,
Ontario, June 5, 1853, a son of Patrick and Elizabeth (Gordon) Ross, both
of whom are deceased. The mother was a native of Scotland and the
father was born in India, being of Scotch parentage. They had a family
of seven children, of whom six survive, Anna being the firstborn. Frances
married John Forbes and they reside in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The others are: Walter G., of this review; William, a native of the capital
city of the Dominion; John B., whose home is in Vancouver, British
Columbia; and George, who is Hving in Prince Rupert, in that province.

William Ross, brother of Walter G. Ross, was born June 1, 1855, and
when twenty years of age he came west to Alberta. In 1877 he entered
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general farming for six years, when he also took up stock raising, being
thus occupied until 1900. He then turned his attention to mercantile
pursuits, opening a general store at Star, near the town of Lamont, in
the Victoria district, which he conducted for five years, being associated
with his brother Walter. He has since been a reside^nt of Fort Saskatche-
wan, although he has made frequent business trips to the other provinces
of the Dominion, and makes his home with the subject of this review,
with whom he is still associated in business, their attention now being
devoted to real estate operations. He is numbered among the substantial
business men and leading citizens of his community and is highly re-
spected by all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance.

It was in 1873 that Walter G. Ross came to Alberta, at which time
he was a member of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, and was sta-
tioned at the old Hudson's Bay fort at Edmonton until the expiration of
his three-year term of service. In 1877 he located at Fort Saskatchewan,
being one of the earliest settlers in this locality, and the country was at
that time inhabited chiefly by the redskins. For about sixteen years he
engaged in trading with the Indians, with whom he always maintained
friendly relations, acquiring a valuable fund of knowledge in regard to
their language and customs. From 1884 until 1896 he served as post-
master of the town and in 1880 he had taken up a government claim.
On his withdrawal from public office he joined his brother William in
the conduct of a general store at Star, Alberta, of which they remained
the owners until 1900. They then entered the real estate and insurance
business in Fort Saskatchewan and for twenty-two years have continued
therein, gradually increasing the scope of their operations. The pros-
perity which they now enjoy is well merited, for it has been gained
through hard work and fair dealing, and their labors have also been of
material advantage to the locality in which they reside.

Mr. Ross' public spirit finds expression in his service as a member
of the town council, in which capacity he is doing everything in his power
to promote the welfare of his town, standing at all times for constructive
measures and progressive methods. He is a member of the Presbyterian
church, with which his brother is also affiliated, and both participated in
the work of quelling the rebellion of 1885. They have manifested in
their lives the sterling qualities of the Scotch race — thrift, integrity and
steadfastness of purpose — and have made the name of Ross an honored
one in the district in which they have so long resided.

W. J. BARTLETT.

W. J. Bartlett, who conducts the best equipped printing office in the
pass, is well and favorably known in journalistic circles of Alberta as
the owner and publisher of the Blairmore Enterprise, a weekly of high
standing. A native of Newfoundland, he was born May 15, 1880, of the

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marriage of Isaac William and Elizabeth Anne (Bishop) Bartlett, who
are still living on that island. The father was formerly a member of the
Newfoundland Imperial Police and is now living retired on a pension,
having reached the age of seventy-two years. Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett
reared a family of seven children, all of whom are residing in Newfound-
land except the subject of this review.

The public schools of his native island afforded W. J. Bartlett his
educational privileges and in 1909, when twenty-nine years of age, he
came to this province, entering the newspaper field at Blairmore, in the
Rocky Mountain district. At that time two papers were being published
here and Mr. Bartlett purchased both plants, which he suppHed with
the most modern presses and other equipment necessary for the conduct
of a first-class printing establishment. He has since issued the Blairmore
Enterprise and is producing a paper of much interest and value to the
district which it serves. Its news is authentic and its pages are filled
with good reading matter, attractively set forth. The Enterprise now
has a large circulation and owing to the high quality of his work Mr.
Bartlett is also conducting a profitable business in job printing.

Aside from the power which he exercises in his editorial capacity
Mr. Bartlett has done effective public service along educational lines,
serving on the school board from 1912 until 1920, and from 1913 until
1920 he was a member of the town council. Fraternally he is connected
with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and he is also a member of
the S. 0. E. and the K. of P. He is of the progressive type, both as a
journalist and as a citizen, and through the columns of his paper en-
courages every movement looking to the upbuilding and prosperity of
his community, district and province.

DAVID RITCHIE.

David Ritchie, chief of police of Calgary, has devoted practically his
entire life to this branch of municipal service and has risen to his present
office through proven ability. He was born in Cumberland, England,
February 12, 1882, and his parents were James and Fanny (Graham)
Ritchie, the former a native of Scotland, while the latter was also born
in Cumberland. The father devoted his life to the occupation of farming
and has always resided in his native land. The mother passed away in
1887.

Reared on his father's farm, David Ritchie acquired his education in
the pubhc schools of Annen, Scotland, and when not busy with his studies
he assisted in the cultivation of the land. For a short time he followed
railroading and when eighteen years of age became a member of the
Dumfriesshire Constabulary of Scotland, with which he was connected
for twelve years. Attracted by the lure of a new country, he came to
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22 of that year he joined the Calgary police force in the capacity of con-
stable and was appointed a detective on November 24, 1911, He contin-
ued to fill that position until December 1, 1915, when he enlisted for
service in the World war, and was commissioned a lieutenant in the One
Hundred and Thirty-seventh Battalion. In February, 1916, he won pro-
motion to the rank of captain and on August 12, 1916, was ordered
overseas. His battalion was broken up in January, 1917, and he was trans-
ferred to the One Hundred and Sixteenth Battalion from central Ontario,
then commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Sharp, deceased. On
February 11, 1917, they landed in France, Captain Ritchie being at that
time second in command of a company, and in July of the same year he
was placed at its head. He was with the One Hundred and Sixteenth
Battalion until the battle of Amiens, on August 8, 1918, when he was
wounded and was sent back to England for hospital treatment. He
remained in the mother country until November, being on sick leave at
the time the armistice was signed, and returned to Calgary, December
24, 1918. He received his discharge on the 7th of January, 1919, and
then resumed his duties as detective, acting in that capacit^^ until Sep-
tember 15 of that year, when he was made chief of police of Calgary to
succeed Alfred Cuddy, who had tendered his resignation to accept a posi-
tion with the provincial police at Edmonton, Alberta, This is a memor-
able date in Captain Ritchie's history, for on the day of his appointment
to his present office he was decorated by the Prince of Wales with the
Mihtary Cross, which he had won on the battle fields of France, receiving
the following citation: "Near Domart, during the attack on August 8,
Captain Ritchie was in charge of the leading company. He handled his
company with great skill and daring and his actions were a great in-
spiration to men under his command. He was wounded in the jumping-
off trench and again on the objective, but still continued to carry on until
again wounded. He set a fine example to all ranks during the active en-
gagement." Broad experience has well qualified him for the responsi-
bilities which devolve upon him and he has thoroughly systematized the
department, bringing it up to a high standard of efficiency. He is bend-
ing every effort to maintain law and order and under liis regime the
criminal element has found Calgary a most undesirable place of resi-
dence. He is also a poultry fancier and specializes in the raising of pure
bred White Wyandotte chickens.

On September 27, 1901, Mr. Ritchie was married to Miss Margaret
Hutton, a daughter of David and Mary (Tait) Hutton, natives of Scot-
land. The mother is still living but the father met an accidental death.
Mr. Ritchie is a member of the Hillhurst Presbyterian church and his
social nature finds expression in his connection with the Canadian and
Rotary Clubs of this city. He is a strong advocate of clean amateur
athletics, in which he has taken an active part as a wrestler and boxer,
also playing soccer and handball. He is now serving for the second year
as president of the Alberta branch of the Amateur Union and also as
head of the Caledonian Games Society. He has the courage of his con-

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victions and exemplifies in his life the sterling qualities of the Scotch
and English races, being recognized as a man of strict integrity whom
neither fear nor favor can swerve from the course which he believes
to be right'. He is loyal to the trust reposed in him and is discharging
his duties as a public oflScial in such a manner as to win high encomiums
from Calgary's citizens.

DONALD C. McEACHERN.

Donald C. McEachern, who for an extended period has been identified
with educational interests and is now attendance oflficer for the province
of Alberta, making his home in Edmonton, was born in Ontario, April
12, 1875, and is a son of Neil and Ann (Campbell) McEachern, the former
a native of Argyleshire, Scotland, while the latter was born in North
Carolina, where her parents resided for a short time. The marriage of
Mr. and Mrs. Neil McEachern, however, was celebrated in Ontario and
both passed away in that province, where the father had for many years
engaged in farming. They were consistent and loyal members of the
Presbyterian church and in politics Mr. McEachern was a Liberal. To
him and his wife were born fourteen children, eleven of whom are living,
Donald C. being the twelfth in order of birth.

Spending his youthful days under the parental roof, Donald C. Mc-
Eachern obtained his education in the Owen Sound Collegiate Institute,
from which he was graduated with the class of 1897. He then took up
the profession of teaching, which he followed for eighteen months in
Ontario, and in December, 1898, he arrived in Strathcona, Alberta, where
the following year he again became actively identified with pedagogic
work. He taught for ten years at Strathcona and Leduc, being principal
of the schools at the latter place for four and a half years. From the
beginning he displayed marked ability in educational work and his own
zeal and enthusiasm inspired teachers and pupils under him. After re-
tiring from the position of principal at Leduc he filled the position of
accountant in the Dominion land office for about seven years, at the end
of which time he became identified with the educational department of
the province and is now chief attendance officer of Alberta. He has occu-
pied this position since 1916 and his six years of service have been highly
satisfactory to the general public and especially to all who are keenly
interested in the welfare and progress of the schools.

In 1904 Mr. McEachern was united in marriage to Miss Grace Martin,
who was born in North Dakota, and they have become the parents of a
son, Donald* Stewart, who was born in 1908 and is now attending the
pubhc schools. Mr. McEachern is a member of the Canadian Order of
Foresters and his political support is given to the Liberty party. He and
his wife have membership in the Presbyterian church and they are highly
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character. Mr. McEachern has done most effective work along educa-
tional lines and has ever labored to introduce the highest standards and
to make his service of the utmost value in promoting the interests of the
schools.

MICHAEL HOGAN.

Michael Hogan, mayor of St. Albert, is giving to this community a
progressive and businesslike administration and he enjoys the confidence
and esteem of all who know him. He is also engaged in the real estate
and insurance business, in which he has achieved substantial success.
He was born in Park Hill, Ontario, on the 16th of August, 1872, a son
of Michael and Bridgett (Heenan) Hogan, natives of Ireland. They came
to Canada at an early date and the father engaged in farming in Ontario
province, where they resided the remainder of their days.

In the acquirement of his education Michael Hogan attended the public
schools of Ontario and in due time was graduated from high school. He
engaged in teaching and in farming until 1900, when he came to Alberta.
He located in Strathcona and taught there for a time. Subsequently he
came to St. Albert and followed his career as an educator until 1910,
when he entered the real estate and the insurance business. He was suc-
cessful from the start, conducting his business on the highest and most
honorable principles. In 1919 he was elected mayor, and has since been
active in this office, having inaugurated and brought to completion many
movements for the development and improvement of St. Albert. He
was police magistrate from 1917 to 1921 and served on the town council
a number of years. Mr. Hogan has always been a stanch supporter of
the Liberal party and has wielded much influence in party affairs.

Mr. Hogan is a consistent communicant of the Catholic church and
has membership with the Knights of Columbus.

WILLIAM SHORT.

William Short, a member of the prominent law firm of Short, Cross,
McLean & McBride of Edmonton, has been King's Counsel since 1907.
He was born in the province of Ontario, in 1866, a son of William and
Mary (Faulkner) Short, the former a native of England and the latter
of Ireland.

In the acquirement of his education William Short attended the pub-
lic high schools of Ontario and subsequently enrolled in Toronto Uni-
versity. His boyhood ambition was to study law and he studied for that
profession in Calgary, Alberta. He was admitted to the provincial bar
in 1894 and immediately started into practice. He brought to the pro-

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fession thorough training and innate ability and achieved success from
the start and in 1907 he was made King's Counsel. He is a member of
the prominent firm of Short, Cross, McLean & McBride and enjoys an
extensive and important clientele, handling much important litigation
before the courts. Mr. Short is actively interested in many enterprises
and is one of Edmonton's most substantial citizens.

On the 7th of February, 1900, in Milton, Ontario, was celebrated the
marriage of Mr. Short to Miss Henrietta McMaster, a daughter of the
late James McMaster. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Short two children
have been born: William Allan, whose birth occurred on the 15th of De-
cember, 1900; and Ruth, who is hving at home.

In his political views Mr. Short is a Conservative and he maintains
an active interest in civic affairs. He has served four terms as mayor
of Edmonton and one term as president of the Board of Trade of this
city. Fraternally Mr. Short is identified with the Masons, being a Knights
Templar, and socially he holds membership in the Edmonton Golf &
Country Club. His religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church.
One of Mr. Short's favorite forms of recreation is traveling and he has
traveled extensively throughout North America and Europe.

JOHN HERRON.

John Herron is now living retired at Pincher Creek, after years of
earnest, persistent labor, which brought to him a handsome competencii.
He engaged in ranching for many years and still retains some of his
land. He was born in Ontario, on the 15th of November, 1853, a son of
John and Marguerite (Crane) Herron, the former a native of Ireland and
the latter of Scotland. The father was a farmer and came to Ontario at
the age of twenty-one years. He owned much land in that province ar.rl
lived retired for some time prior to his death, which occurred when he
was ninety years of age. Mrs. Herron died in her sixtieth year. To Mr.
and Mrs. Herron twelve children were born, John being the third in order
of birth. One son, Peter, came to Alberta in the latter part of the '80s
and homesteaded some land near Pincher Creek, on which he resided
until his death. John Herron, Sr., was a consistent member of the Pres-
byterian church throughout his life and was an Orangeman. .

John Herron attended the common schools of Ashton, Ontario, until
he was twelve years of age, at which time he hired out, working in the
woods of Ontario and Quebec for six dollars per month. At the age of
sixteen years he began to leara the trade of a blacksmith and in 1874
he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, as blacksmith for the
police at Winnipeg. The following spring he came to Alberta with the
Northwest Mounted Police, as escort of Major General Snipe. From
Calgary they moved on to Macleod and thence into Montana. Subse-
quently he returned to Calgary with the same party. Later he went

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through the mountains to Walla Walla, Washington, and finding it too
late to make his way back through the passes Mr. Herron went on to
Salt Lake City, where he bought a pack horse and made the journey to
Calgary by way of Macleod, arriving there at Christmas time. He was
stationed at Calgary until he received his honorable discharge from the
Royal Northwest Mounted Police, in May, 1878. He then returned to
Ottawa, Ontario, by the way of Fort Walsh and there embarked in the
grocery and liquor business. Later he entered the firm of Bate & Herron,
which association was maintained until 1881, when he withdrew and came
back to Pincher Creek. He organized a cattle company in this district,
which was known as the Stewart Ranch Cattle Company and he ob-
tained a lease of about forty thousand acres between Pincher Creek and
South Fork. He became local manager of the ranch and he deserves great
credit for what was accomplished. He engaged in breeding Clydesdale
horses and imported several stallions. At one time he put one thousand
head of horses, which he had brought from Idaho, in the Crowsnest Pass
for the winter and he never lost a horse. When Mr. Herron determined
to dispose of his interests and retire he held a large sale and averaged
better than one hundred and eighty dollars per head. Aside from ranch-
ing he has done some experimental farming, and he owns a half section
of land. He retired from active life in 1908.

Mr. Herron married Miss Ida Lake of Lindsay, Ontario. To their
union three children have been born: The eldest child, Georgia C, is
the wife of E. G. Ambrose, a successful farmer; Kate is the wife of J. L.
Jenison, superintendent of the Canadian Pacific Railroad at Edmonton;
the youngest member of the family is Edith Maude, who is the wife of
George Hunter, manager of the Union Bank at Lethbridge.

Mr. Herron gives his political allegiance to the Conservative party and
he was elected to parliament at Ottawa in 1904 and again in 1908. Fra-
ternally he is identified with the Masons, being past master of the Royal
Arch Masons, and he is also an Orangeman. Mr. Herron deserves great
credit for what he has accomplished, for he started out in life empty-
handed, met difficulties cheerfully and bravely, overcame obstacles, and
by energy and perseverance worked his way upward to success. His
friends throughout Macleod district are legion and he is held in high con-
fidence and esteem.

HENRY AUSTIN CHADWICK.

Henry A. Chadwick has chosen the practice of law as his life work,
and holding to high ideals, he has steadily advanced in the field of pro-
fessional service until he now occupies a position of prominence at the
Calgary bar. He was born at Guelph, Ontario, April 15, 1883, and his
parents, Austin Cooper and Caroline C. (Nicholson) Chadwick, were also
natives of that province. The father was a distinguished jurist and for

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almost half a century presided over the county court of Wellington
county, Ontario, holding- ofRce for a longer period than any other judge
in the province, and it is doubtful if this record has been surpassed in
the Dominion. The mother is living but the father passed away in June,
1921.

Henry A. Chadwick attended Upper Canada College at Toronto and
prepared for his profession at Osgoode Hall in that city, graduating in
law with the class of 1907. He first located for practice at Perth, On-
tario, forming a partnership with the late the Hon. J. A. Stewart, and
remained at that place until 1914, when he came west to Alberta, estab-
lishing his home in Calgary. He entered the law office of Lougheed, Ben-
nett & McLaws, in which he spent fifteen months, and then became a
member of the firm of Savary, Fenerty & Chadwick, with which he has
since been connected.

In September, 1907, Mr. Chadwick married Miss Mary Helena Sandi-
lands, a daughter of George Sandilands, who was one of the leading
bankers of Guelph, Ontario, but is now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick
have one child, Caroline Isabella, born in June, 1909, Mr. Chadwick is a
member of the Anglican church and his political support is given to the
Conservative party, while fraternally he is identified with the Canadian
Order of Foresters.

JAMES MAY.

One of the pioneer citizens of Cardston who for many years was close-
ly associated with the agricultural and stock raising interests of this
district, was James May, whose death occurred on the 28th of March,
1910, a son of George and Hannah (Hobbs) May, both natives of Eng-
land. Mr. and Mrs. George May joined the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in England and subsequently left their native country
for the United States. On the way across the plains Mr. May's demise
occurred, and his widow and children continued the journey.

James May, with his mother and the other members of the family,
made the trip overland to Utah in the early '50s, it taking several weeks
to make the journey. For some time he located at Bountiful, Davis
county, where he engaged in farming and subsequently he removed to
near Calls Fort, and there secured some land. He farmed with great
success in Utah until 1888, when he came to Alberta and located at what
is now Cardston, there being at that time but seven log houses here. He
homesteaded some land five miles south of Cardston and, hauling wood
from the mountains, a trip covering two days, he erected a log house with
a dirt roof. He had to do his freighting of supplies from Lethbridge.
After much hard work Mr. May got his land broken and under cultiva-
tion, and from time to time he purchased more land until he had three
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self-made man. Earnest and persistent work was the source of his suc-
cess and he well-merited the confidence and esteem in which he was held
by all who knew him. His friends in this district were legion and his
demise in 1910 was deeply regretted.

In 1877 Mr. May married Miss Rhoda A. Lang, a native of Salt Lake
and a daughter of William and Mary (Pugsley) Lang. Her parents were
both born in England, where they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, and after coming to the United States, emigrated to
Salt Lake in 1852. They made the trip overland with oxen, experiencing
the many trials and tribulations of that early day and they located near
Salt Lake, where the father followed agricultural pursuits. Later they
were called by the church to assist in the colonization of St. George and
both Mr. and Mrs. Lang died there. To Mr. and Mrs. May eleven chil-
dren were born: The eldest son, William L., died when he was seven
years of age; Mary A. is the wife of William Cleveland of Twin Falls,
Idaho ; Jane died in infancy ; Artamissia is the widow of Fred Best of
Cardston ; Ben H. is a veteran of the World war, having enlisted at Card-
ston with the Thirteenth Mounted Rifles and received his training at
Medicine Hat and Calgary. Subsequently he was sent to France, where
he remained eight months. He participated in several engagements in-
cluding that at Vimy Ridge, and later received a lieutenant's commission
and was transferred to the Cavalry; Agnes is the wife of James McLain
and they are living in Missouri ; Eunice is married to Claude A. Fergu-
son of Cardston. Zina died at the age of four years and Alice died at the
age of six; Sterling I. is now living in Cardston. He was on a mission
for the church five years in Tonga, one of the group of islands known as
the Friendly Islands; Ross R. is an accountant in the Bank of Montreal
at Calgary. Since 1920 Mrs. Fred Best and Mrs. C. A. Ferguson have
successfully conducted the Model Millinery Store in Cardston. The May
family are consistent members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints.

Although Mr. May devoted the greater part of his time and attention
to farming and stock raising he was an active worker in the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was holding the office of high priest
at the time of his demise. He served as bishop's councilor at Calls Fort,
Utah, and also filled a mission in the eastern states.

SALTON McGIBBON, M. D.

As a specialist in diseases pertaining to the eye, ear, nose and throat
Dr. Salton McGibbon has built up an enviable reputation and during the
period of his residence in Edmonton he has gained a large practice in
recognition of his professional ability. He was born in Arkona, Ontario,
in 1878, and is of Scotch lineage in both the paternal and maternal lines.
His father, Donald McGibbon, was born in the town of Killin, Perthshire,

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Scotland, in 1832 and when he was but fourteen months old was taken by
his parents to Canada. He was married in Ontario to Isabella Cameron,
of Scotch parentage. Her death occurred in 1908, while he passed away
in 1921, when he had reached the advanced age of eighty-nine years.

Salton McGibbon acquired his medical training in McGill University
at Montreal, Quebec, from which he was graduated in 1902. He spent
the years 1912 and 1913 abroad in perfecting his professional knowledge,
studying diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. He was in Vienna,
Austria, the greater part of the time, and the balance of it was spent in
London, England, and Berlin, Germany. Previous to that time he was
engaged in hospital work in Mexico. He returned to Canada on Decem-
ber 25, 1913, locating in Edmonton, where he has since limited his prac-
tice to those branches of medical science in which he specializes, and
his professional activities have been rewarded by well merited success,
for he is very skillful and conscientious in his work.

While pursuing his studies in Vienna, Dr. McGibbon was married, in
1913, to Miss Berta Gottlieb and they have become the parents of a
son, Ralph Wilfred, whose birth occurred in 1914. Dr. McGibbon is an
adherent of the Presbyterian church and in politics he reserves the right
to vote independently, standing for all that is most progressive in mat-
ters of citizenship. Fraternally he is identified with the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and the Manchester Unity Order of Odd Fellows
and his professional connections are with the Edmonton Academy of
Medicine and the Alberta Medical Association, He is constantly promot-
ing his efficiency through study and investigation and his pronounced
ability and high standards of personal honor have won him the respect
of his professional associates and the confidence of the laity.

GEORGE BLIGH O'CONNOR, K. C.

George B. O'Connor has gained a position of distinction at the Edmon-
ton bar and he enjoys in large measure the confidence and respect of
his professional colleagues and associates. He was born at Walkerton,
Ontario, in 1883, and his parents were Frederick S. and Maria I. (Ham-
ilton) O'Connor, also natives of that province. Both are deceased, the
former, passing away in 1901 and the latter in 1911.

Reared in Walkerton, George Bligh O'Connor there attended the pub-
lic high schools and afterward became a student at Osgoode Hall in To-
ronto, Ontario, from which he was graduated in 1905, on the completion
of a law course. In the same year he came to Edmonton, where he en-
tered upon his professional career, becoming a member of the firm of
Griesbach, O'Connor & Company, with which he has since been identified.
In 1913 he was created King's Counsel, and in 1920 he was honored with
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year. He also has business interests, being one of the directors of the
Sterhng Coal Company.

At Kingston, Ontario, on the 26th of October, 1913, Mr. O'Connor
was married to Miss Hannah Margaret Fairlie, a daughter of Rev. John
and Hannah Fairlie, the former a native of Scotland and now deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor are the parents of a daughter, Margaret Isabel,
who was born September 12, 1915. Mr. O'Connor is a member of the
Anglican church and is serving as one of the vestrymen of Christ church.
He is a Master Mason and the nature of his recreation is indicated by
his connection with the Edmonton Golf & Country Club, while his politi-
cal support is given to the Liberal party.

EUGENE E. CHANDLER.

Eugene E. Chandler, clerk of the district court, is one of the leading
citizens of Wetaskiwin. He was born in Vermont, on the 30th of October,
1866, a son of Roswell Henry and Mary (Leland) Chandler, likewise
natives of Vermont. Mr. Chandler, who was one of the most successful
business men of his day, was a commission merchant and farmer in
Vermont for some time and in 1879 removed to Kansas, where both he
and his wife resided until death. Throughout his life the father was a
stanch supporter of the republican party and the principles for which
it stands, and he was a member of the Kansas legislature from 1892 to
1896. Mr. and Mrs. Chandler were consistent members of the Methodist
Episcopal church. To their union six children were born, four of whom
are living, Eugene E. whose name introduces this review, being the third
in order of birth. One sister, Mamie, who is a music teacher and dress-
maker, lives with Eugene E.

In the acquirement of his education Eugene E. Chandler attended
the public schools of Kansas and was graduated from high school in
Janesville, Wisconsin, and also took a commercial course there. Later he
learned telegraphy and he was active in that connection for the Santa
Fe Railroad in Kansas until 1893, when he came to Wetaskiwin. After
coming here he homesteaded and proved up on considerable land in this
district and lived on it three years, at the end of which time he moved
into Wetaskiwin, where he clerked in stores and did other odd jobs in
order to make ends meet, until 1902, when he became farm instructor
on the Hobbema Indian Reservation. In 1905 he accepted a clerkship
in an implement house and after resigning that position he became a
clerk in the Dominion Land Office, so serving until December, 1906. In
1907 he was made assistant clerk of the supreme court, in 1912 he became
acting district clerk, and clerk of the district court in 1917. He has
since held this important office and is creditably discharging the many
duties devolving upon him. When Mr. Chandler came to Wetaskiwin
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efforts is the more creditable to him by reason of the fact that he started
out in hfe empty-handed and by indomitable industry and unfaltering
energy, worked his way upward to the position he now occupies among
the prosperous and enterprising citizens of Wetaskiwin.

In 1888 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Chandler to Miss Lydia
Kolb, a native of Ontario. To their union nine children have been born,
eight of whom are living: Edwin is a newspaper man in Albany, Oregon;
Roswell Herbert is clerking in a store in Wetaskiwin; Mildred is the wife
of James A. Horn, who is in the milk business at Rocky Mountain House ;
Levi is teaching school ; Richard is clerking in the Imperial Bank ; How-
ard is clerking; and Victor and Stanley are students in the local schools.

In his political views Mr. Chandler is a Liberal. He has always main-
tained an active interest in party affairs and is well informed on all im-
portant questions and issues of the day. Mr. Chandler was overseer of
the village of Wetaskiwin from 1899 to 1902 and he was a member of the
town council from 1905 to 1908. He is now serving as pohce magistrate.
His religious faith is evidenced in his membership in the Methodist
church and fraternally he is identified with the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. He has passed through all of the chairs in the local lodge
and has likewise held all chairs in the grand encampment. Mr. Chandler
is a man of strong individuality and marked character and these qualities
have been developed in him by his independent and self-reliant life.

R. G. DOUGLAS, M. D.

Through the past decade Dr. Roy G. Douglas has been engaged in
the practice of medicine and surgery in Edmonton and has made steady
advancement along the line of his chosen profession as he has demon-
strated his skill and ability to cope with the intricate and involved prob-
lems that are continually confronting the physician. He was born in
Ontario, on the 2d of December, 1884, and his youthful experiences were
those of the farm bred boy who divides his time between the work of
the schoolroom, the pleasures of the playground and the duties assigned
him by parental authority. A high school course supplemented his early
training in the common branches of study, and after reviewing the broad
field of business, with its limitless opportunities along the lines of agri-
cultural, commercial, industrial and professional life, he determined to
devote his attention to the practice of medicine. With this end in view
he matriculated in Toronto University as a medical student and was
graduated with the class of 1911. He afterward did postgraduate work
and obtained valuable practical experience in Toronto hospitals for two
years.

The opportunities of the growing west attracted Dr. Douglas and in
1913 he made his way to Edmonton, where he opened an office and has
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his capability in the Hne of his chosen profession, and as the years have
passed he has enjoyed a large and growing practice.

Dr. Douglas belongs to the Presbyterian church and he is interested
in many forces which make for the moral progress of the community
and for the advancement of those activities which are a matter of civic
virtue and of civic pride. He has little time for public work, however, and
confines his attention to his profession. He belongs to both the Alberta
and Canadian Medical Associations and thus keeps abreast with the trend
of modern professional thought and progress.

REV. R. LORNE McTAVISH.

Rev. R. Lome McTavish, pastor of the McDougall Methodist church
at Edmonton, accepted the call to his present charge in 1918 and has here
since Hved and labored, doing splendid work in the further upbuilding
of what was the first Protestant church of the city. A native of Ontario,
he was born in Perth district, August 29, 1879, and is a son of Douglas
and Annie (McGregor) McTavish, the latter a native of Scotland, while
the father was born in Perth district, where their marriage was cele-
brated. He was educated in the public schools of Perth district and in
Toronto and became a successful teacher. He and his wife were members
of the Presbyterian church in early life but after the death of his wife
Mr. McTavish united with the Methodist church. He was also a member
of the Home Circle and of the Royal Templars and in these associations
were indicated the rules that governed his conduct and shaped his re-
lations with his fellowmen. In politics he was a Liberal. His family num-
bered eight children, six of whom are living.

R. Lome McTavish, the youngest of five sons, acquired his early edu-
cation in the public schools near his father's home and afterward attended
Victory College at Toronto and also the Wesleyan College at Win-
nipeg. In the latter institution he qualified for the work of the ministry
and was ordained in 1905. Since that time he has devoted his attention
to this holy calling and his labors have been far-reaching and resultant.
Following his ordination he was appointed pastor of the Methodist church
at Fort Frances, Ontario, where he continued his labors for a year and
then accepted a call to St. John's Methodist Episcopal church at Norwood.
He also served seven years as pastor of the Young church at Winnipeg
and afterward filled the pastorate of Zion church at Moose Jaw, Sas-
katchewan, where he remained for three years. On the expiration of
that period he was assigned to the pastorate of the United church at
Wolseley, Saskatchewan, there serving for a year and then filled the
pulpit of the Fifth Avenue church at Medicine Hat, Alberta, for two
years. He next came to Edmonton, arriving in 1918 and through the
intervening period of five years he has been identified with the McDougall
church, which was the first Protestant church established in Edmonton.

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The original house of worship was built in 1871 and since that time two
other church edifices have been built, the congregation now having a
most attractive church home. Under the guidance of Rev. Mr. McTavish
the work of the church has been splendidly organized and is being car-
ried steadily forward. There is a membership of between seven and
eight hundred people and the church building has the largest seating
capacity in the city. The auditorium is well filled at the various church
services and Mr. McTavish is regarded as a most earnest, fluent and
convincing speaker. He is also chairman of the western Edmonton dis-
trict for the Methodist church and his work in that connection claims a
considerable portion of his time, while his specific duties in his home
church are many, making his life a very busy and useful one. He is re-
garded as a strong factor in the moral progress and development of Ed-
monton and the cause of Protestantism is making steady advancement
under his leadership.

In 1908 Mr. McTavish was married to Miss Eva Houston, who was
born in Stratford, Ontario, and they have become parents of three
daughters: Grace, Edith and Isabel, all now in school. In politics Mr.
McTavish is an independent voter, supporting men and measures rather
than party. He became a charter member of the Rotary Club at Medi-
cine Hat and was elected vice president at its organization. He attended
the national meeting of Rotarians as a delegate from his club at Kansas
City and he is ever interested in projects promoted for the uplift of
mankind and the benefit of the community at large. His indefatigable
energy declines no call to labor or to service and his eff'orts have been
highly resultant as an influential factor for moral progress in the lives
of many.

NORMAN R. BLUE.

Although his connection with the Vegreville bar covers a compara-
tively brief period, Norman R. Blue has already won a liberal clientele
and his business in the courts is constantly increasing in volume and in
importance. He was born in Chesley, Ontario, September 7, 1889, and
more extended mention of his family is made in the biographical record
of his brother, John Blue, which is published elsewhere in this work.
He attended Owen Sound College and completed his professional training
in the university at Edmonton, and in 1912 he began as a student of law
at North Battleford, Saskatchewan, being at that time twenty-two years
of age. He remained at that place for one and a half years and then
came to this province, with the late A. G. Mackay, locating in Edmonton,
where he resided from 1914 until 1918. The next ten months were spent
in Mundare, Alberta, and in 1919 he removed to Vegreville, where he
has since successfully followed his profession. He has been entrusted
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clients. He has a comprehensive knowledge of the principles of juris-
prudence, which he correctly applies to the points in litigation, and his
logical deductions constitute forceful elements in winning favorable ver-
dicts.

In 1919 Mr. Blue married Miss Anna B. MacLennan, a native of the
province of Quebec. He has always been an indefatigable worker and
an earnest student and is never content until he has mastered every
detail of his cases. He has won an enviable degree of success, although
he has not yet reached the zenith of his powers, and his ability and en-
terprise will undoubtedly carry him steadily forward in his profession.

JOHN M. MILLER.

On the list of Calgary's public officials appears the name of John M.
Miller, who for eleven years has served as city clerk, his long retention
in the office being proof of his ability and the trust reposed in him by
his fellow citizens. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 3,
1887, and is a son of Robert and Mary (Morton) Miller, natives of Scot-
land. In 1886 they emigrated to Canada, establishing their home in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the father entered the employ of the gas com-
pany in the capacity of blacksmith, having followed that trade in Scot-
land. He also served as engineer and recognition of his ability and fidelity
came in his promotion to the position of manager. He remained with
that corporation for several years but is now retired and he and his wife
are living in Winnipeg.

John M. Miller was reared and educated in his native city, attending
the grammar and high schools and the Winnipeg Business College. After
completing his course he became stenographer and bookkeeper in the
office of the city clerk of Winnipeg, where he was employed from 1902
until 1907, when he was appointed private secretary to the mayor. He
ably discharged the duties of that position for four years and in Decem-
ber, 1911, became city clerk of Calgary, in which capacity he has since
been retained. His work is performed in an efficient and systematic man-
ner and his services are very valuable to the public.

In April, 1912, Mr. Miller was united in marriage to Miss Edna Thomp-
son Buchan, a daughter of Alexander and Margaret (Smith) Buchan,
natives of Scotland. In 1883 the father came to Canada, settling in Win-
nipeg, Manitoba, where he has since resided, and for many years he has
filled the office of district fire chief. Mr. Miller is a member of the Knox
Presbyterian church and through his connection with the Calgary Curl-
ing Club and the Municipal Golf Club he obtains needed recreation and
diversion. Fraternally he is identified with Elks Lodge, No. 4, at Calgary,
the Canadian Order of Foresters, and the Masonic order, belonging to
Ashlar Lodge, No. 28, A. F. & A. M. He has always endeavored to dis-
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ment has been won through industry and merit. He stands for progress,
reform and improvement in municipal affairs and has made a highly
creditable record as a city official, exemplifying in his life the sterling
characteristics of the Scotch race.

WILLIAM E. BRYANS, M. D.

Numbered among the alumni of Trinity Medical College of Toronto
and further qualified for onerous and important professional duties by
wide reading and scientific investigation, Dr. William E. Bryans is now
successfully practicing as a member of the firm of Campbell, Roy, Bryans
& Shillington at Lethbridge. The duties that devolve upon him he most
conscientiously discharges and at all times he has held to the highest
professional standards and ethics.

William E. Bryans was born in Ontario, in 1878, and is a son of Ed-
ward and Mary (Gallaher) Bryans. His grandfather in the paternal life
was Edward Bryans, who came from County Fermanagh, Ireland, to
the new world, settling in Ontario, where he followed the occupation of
farming and reared his family. His son, Edward Bryans, was born
in Fermanagh, in 1842, and he, too, turned to agricultural pursuits as a
life work, retaining his residence in Ontario from the time of his arrival
in the new world until his demise. He was there married in 1873 to
Miss Mary Gallaher, who was born in Huron county, Ontario, in 1855,
and is a daughter of John Gallaher, a native of Ireland, who settled in
Ontario in pioneer times and there devoted his attention to the work of
tilling the soil. Mrs. Bryans is still making her home in Ontario, but
Mr. Bryans passed away in the year 1914, at the age of seventy-two. He
was a member of the Anglican church and in politics was a Conservative,
holding some local political offices. He served as a councilor for a number
of years and at one time was a director of a fire insurance company for
a considerable period. To him and his wife were born seven children.

Dr. Bryans, the third in order of birth, pursued his education in the
Listowel high school, from which he was graduated about 1897. He
then took up the profession of teaching, which he followed for three
years, but regarded this merely as an initial step to other professional
labor, using teaching as a means of earning the money that would enable
him to pursue his medical education. He entered Trinity Medical College
at Toronto in 1902, and was graduated therefrom in 1906. He spent two
years as interne in the Western Hospital at Toronto and thus gained
that broad and valuable experience which can never be so quickly acquired
in any other way as in hospital practice. Later he removed westward,
taking up his abode in southern Alberta. He practiced at Carmangay
for nine years and in 1918 came to Lethbridge, where he joined the
firm of DeVeber, Campbell, Roy & Cragg. Following the retirement of
the last named the firm became Campbell, Roy, Bryans & Shillington

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and in this connection Dr. Bryans continues in active practice, his service
being of marked value and benefit to his fellowmen, by reason of his
highly developed skill in his chosen calling. He has pursued three post-
graduate courses, two in the Post Graduate School of New York and one
in the Northwestern University at Chicago. He also studied for three
months under Dr. J. B. Murphy, eminent surgeon of that city. He de-
votes practically his entire time to his profession and his ability is pro-
nounced.

In 1913 Dr. Bryans was married to Miss Mabelle Shouldice, who was
born at Owen Sound, Ontario, and they have become parents of one son,
Manley, eight years of age, now in school. Dr. Bryans and his wife are
members of the Methodist church and fraternally he is a Mason. He
has filled all of the chairs in the lodge and is a past master and he also
belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In politics he is a
Conservative and while residing at Carmangay served as mayor. He
belongs to the Chinook Club and is appreciative of the social amenities
of life but concentrates his efforts and attention upon his professional
interests and duties and his membership along strictly professional lines
is with the Alberta Medical Association and the Canadian Medical Asso-
ciation. He thus keeps abreast with the advanced thought and purposes
of the profession and his colleagues and contemporaries in the practice of
medicine and surgery, as well as the general public, attest his ability and
his high standing as a physician and surgeon.

FRANCIS STACY McCALL.

Among the forces which are proving most effective in the intellectual
and moral progress of Edmonton is the Alberta College North, of which
Francis Stacy McCall is the principal. His equipment for the high service
to which he has dedicated his life is most thorough and comprehensive
and since his college days were over he has done most effective work in
behalf of the uplift of his fellowmen through his teaching in both the
schoolroom and the pulpit, bringing to those who have come under his
influence a wider vision of effective service in the world's work. Mr. Mc-
Call was iDorn at St. Williams, Ontario, May 10, 1881, and is a son of F.
A. and Elizabeth (Killmaster) McCall, both of whom were natives of
Ontario and the father is still living at St. Williams. He was a merchant
and fruit man in early life. He is descended from Scotch ancestry, while
his wife was of Pennsylvania Dutch lineage. He belongs to the United
Empire Loyalist stock and his political allegiance has always been given
to the Conservative party. He is an Orangeman and has long been a
devoted member of the Methodist church. For a time he resided in the
United States and during that period served as deputy clerk of Douglas
county, Oregon. His business position for a time was that of fruit in-
spector while a resident of Oregon.

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Francis Stacy McCall was the seventh in order of birth in a family
of eight children, four of whom are living. He obtained his education
in the public schools of St. Williams and also the high school at Port
Rowan, while later he became a student in the Simcoe Model School for
Teachers. He then took up the profession of teaching, which he followed
for three years as principal of his home school and for two years he was
a student in the Normal College at Ottawa. On the expiration of that
period he secured the position of principal of the Port Rowan schools,
where he remained for two years, after which he volunteered for mission
work in northwestern Canada. He was stationed in southern Alberta
at Macleod for a time, where he did real pioneer work. The country was
then but sparsely settled, railroads were comparatively few and even
wagon roads had not been developed to any great extent. He rode ten
thousand miles on horseback through the territory, in which he con-
tinued his missionary labors and his teachings were recognized as a
strongly effective force for good in this frontier country. Later he re-
turned east, going to Toronto, where he pursued a theological course in
Victoria University. He then again came to the west as a teacher and
was offered a position in the college at Edmonton. For a time he taught
in Alberta College, attending college as a student in the morning sessions,
while teaching through the afternoon period. He was the first student
to register in the University of Alberta and was graduated with first class
honors in English in the first class that completed the work of that in-
stitution— the class of 1912, receiving the summa cum laude. He also
won other honors during his university days in making a splendid record
by his high scholarship. He afterward pursued a theological course,
which he completed by graduation in 1913, winning the gold medal for
his efficiency in the school work. He was then appointed principal of
Alberta College North, in 1913, and has remained in this position con-
tinuously, covering a full decade. The college has trebled in registration
during this period and today there are thirty-five teachers under his
leadership, while instruction is given in both public and high school
courses, also in commercial courses and in music. High standards are
being maintained in connection with the work of the school and Rev. Mr.
McCall is actuated by advanced ideals in all of his work concerning the
instruction of the young in preparation for life's practical and responsible
duties.

In 1914 Mr. McCall was married to Miss Olive Steele Todd, who was
born in Meaford, Ontario, and there pursued her education in the public
schools and in the Toronto Conservatory, while later she attended the
Currie School of Expression at Boston, U. S. A., and became a teacher
of expression in St. Hilda's College at Calgary. She is a lady of innate
refinement and culture and has been of much assistance to her husband
in his work. They have become parents of three children : Elsie, who is
in school ; Hugh ; and Francis.

Both parents are members of the Methodist church, in which Mr.
McCall is now an ordained minister and throughout his educational work

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it has been his high purpose to train pupils not only along the lines of
intellectual development but in those moral concepts which make for the
growth of character as well. Fraternally he is a thirty-second degree
Mason and also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He
was the first worthy patron of the Eastern Star in Edmonton chapter
and belongs to the Edmonton Kiwanis Club, in connection with which he
has served as lieutenant governor of the Western Canada district for two
years. He was also a member of the library board for a year and presi-
dent of the social service council for two years. His interest has always
centered in those channels through which flow the greatest and most
permanent good to the greatest number. He has sought every oppor-
tunity to promote intellectual, cultural and moral progress and he has
traveled quite extensively over the province in the interest of the college
which he represents. He spent one summer at Crowsnest and there as-
sisted in organizing Knox Methodist church, the first church of this name
in the province of Alberta. A man of broad vision, actuated by high
purposes, his labors have indeed been an eff'ective force in promoting
intellectual and moral progress. What he has done represents the fit
utilization of his innate powers and talents, wisely directed by high ideals.

FATHER LOUIS C. WALRAVENS.

One of the most popular and highly esteemed citizens of Wetaskiwin
is Father Louis C. Walravens, who has had charge of the Sacred Heart
church here since 1904. He was born in Antwerp, Belgium, on the 2d
of February, 1870, a son of Francis and Phillipina (De Keersmaecker)
Walravens, both natives of Belgium. The father was a commissioner and
a leading and influential citizen of the community in which he resided.
He achieved substantial success in life and retired in 1889. He passed
away in 1905, and Mrs. Walravens is making her home in Antwerp. To
their union five children were born, Louis C. Walravens of this review
being the only member of the family living in Canada.

The schools of Antwerp afforded Louis C. Walravens his early edu-
cation and later he entered Notre Dame Jesuit College there. Upon the
completion of a scientific course he enrolled in the theological department
of Louvain University, from which institution he was graduated in 1895,
having been ordained on the 28th of September, 1894. His first charge
was the abbey of Grimberghen, Belgium, near Brussels, and for five years
he remained there as lecturer on theology and philosophy. At the termina-
tion of that time he became parish priest at Pont Brule, where he served
from 1900 until July, 1904, when he came to Canada and on the 6th of
August, 1904, he arrived in Wetaskiwin, and since that time has been in
charge of the Sacred Heart church. He has a congregation consisting
of seventy families and he is dearly beloved by them. He has a separate
school, taught by sisters who came to Wetaskiwin in 1910, the school hav-

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ing seven grades and an enrollment of some seventy pupils. Father Wal-
ravens is probably the oldest priest, in point of service, in the province of
Alberta. In 1911 he built a fine brick church in this city, and he still lec-
tures from time to time in various cities in the province and is widely
and prominently known.

During the World war Father Walravens took an active part in the
furtherance of all worthy causes. He is a man of high intellectual attain-
ments and he takes a leading part in the musical circles of Wetaskiwin.
He has attained the fourth degree in the Knights of Columbus.

THOMAS LONGWORTH.

Thomas Longworth is one of the leading and prosperous business men
of Lethbridge. He was born in Chorley, Lancashire, England, on the
20th of September, 1883, a son of Robert and Marguerite Alice (Morris)
Longworth, also natives of England. The father has followed mining
for many years in his native country. He is a consistent communicant
of the Church of England and a member of the R. A. 0. B., L. 0. L., and
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. To Mr. and Mrs. Longworth the
following children were born : Thomas, the eldest of the family, is the
subject of this review; Elijah L. is living in Montreal ; Flora is the wife of
John Rothwell, who is connected with the Montreal shipyards; John is
engaged in mining in Lethbridge. He is a veteran of the World war,
having served with the Second Tunneling Company of Engineers. He
was a prisoner of war from the 2d of June, 1916, until after the signing
of the armistice; James served as a member of the Fourth and Fifth
Battalions, Royal North Lancashires and was killed at Amiens, in Feb-
ruary, 1918. He enlisted in England and served as a corporal; Robert
enlisted in the Tenth Battalion, Royal North Lancashires in 1916. He
was wounded in 1917 and confined in a hospital until the armistice was
signed and he received his honorable discharge in 1920; Bella; and Lilly,
who is living with her parents in England.

Thomas Longworth attended school in his native community and like-
wise became a student at the Exton Grammar school. After putting his
textbooks aside he engaged in mining, which he followed until he left
his native home in 1908, and went to Coal Creek, British Columbia. Soon
after arriving in British Columbia he resumed mining and in 1910 started
work at the Royal Collieries. Subsequently he removed to Commerce and
was driver boss from 1912 to 1913. In the latter year he removed to
Frank, Alberta, and in December, 1914, joined the Canadian Expedition-
ary Forces. He was stationed at Medicine Hat until June, 1915, and then
went overseas, remaining at Shorncliffe, England, until September, 1915,
when he left for France. He was with the Second Battalion at Ypres in
1916 and was gassed during that engagement, after which he was sent
to England to a hospital and subsequently returned to Canada. In Jan-

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uary, 1917, he became superintendent of Mine Rescue Station, No. 1, at
Lethbridge and he was active in that connection until 1919. At that time
he was transferred to the employment department, where he is now
serving. Since 1917 he has been president of the G. W. V. A. of Leth-
bridge. In April, 1922, he was elected one of the advisory commissicciers
of the city of Lethbridge, his term of service to expire in 1925.

In 1907 Mr. Longworth was married to Miss Ellizebeth Alice Thral-
fall, a native of Farrington, England. To their union one child has been
born: Jack, whose birth occurred at the Royal Collieries, on the 18th of
February, 1912. He is a student in the local schools.

The family are consistent communicants of St. Mary's Parish at Leth-
bridge. Mr. Longworth is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, holding membership in Mizpah Lodge, No. 72; Lodge No. 1616,
L. 0. L. of Lethbridge; and Moose Lodge, No. 379, of Lethbridge. Mr.
Longworth is an intelligent and capable business man, of broad views
and practical ideas, and is well informed on all current subjects.

WILLIAM C. WOOD.

William C. Wood, one of the well known and highly respected public
officials of Calgary, is ably discharging the duties of city comptroller and
for fourteen years has been the incumbent in that office. He is a native
of the United States, his birth having occurred in Denver, Hancock
county, Illinois, on the 10th of April, 1874, and his parents. Dr. Ezra B.
and Martha Elizabeth (Thompson) Wood, were also natives of that state.
The father was a successful physician and devoted his life to the practice
of medicine. His death occurred at Carthage, Illinois, in 1877, and was
caused by a kick from a horse. He is survived by the mother, who is now
residing in Alberta.

At the time of his father's death William C. Wood was but three years
old and in 1880 his mother re-married, her second union being with Adam
Simonton, an agriculturist. William C. Wood attended the public schools
of Nebraska until he was eleven years of age and in 1885 went to western
Kansas, where his stepfather operated a large ranch. After spending
some time there he went to live with his uncle, Levi 0. Dodge, who w'as
then serving as postmaster of Shickley, Nebraska, and attended high
school at that place. He completed his high school course at Lawrence,
Kansas, teaching school during vacation periods, and afterward entered
the State University in that city, where he completed his course in 1896.
In the same year he came to western Canada, joining his mother and
stepfather, who were residing at Leduc, in central Alberta. There he
taught school for two years, during 1897 and 1898, and he attended the
normal school at Edmonton in 1898. He embarked in the grocery and
drug business at Leduc but at the end of two years disposed of his in-
terests in that town and opened a dry goods store in Edmonton, conduct-

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ing that enterprise for two years. He next removed to Strathcona, in
the Stony Plain district of Alberta, and established a men's furnishing
store, which he operated for two years. He then went to Fernie, British
Columbia, and became the owner of a general store, which was destroyed
by fire a year and a half later, and in 1903 he returned to Alberta. The
next three years he spent as a traveling salesman, representing a cloth-
ing house of Montreal, and from 1906 until 1909 he engaged in the real
estate business in Calgary, also doing auditing. On July 1, 1909, he be-
came assistant city assessor and on the 1st of July of the following year
he was appointed city comptroller, which office he has since filled. In
December, 1921, he became a chartered accountant and his ability in this
line has been of great assistance to him in his work, which is promptly,
systematically and accurately done.

In 1898 Mr. Wood was united in marriage to Miss Victoria S. Douglas
and they have three children: Ruby Youla, who is attending the Univer-
sity of Alberta; Terence Douglas, a machinist; and Earl Wayne, who is
engaged in teaching. Since February, 1922, Mr. Wood has been a member
Ox the Alberta Society of Chartered Accountants. He is an adherent of
the Knox Presbyterian church and his political support is given to the
Liberal party. He is in the best sense of the word a self-made man. Self-
reliance, a hopeful disposition, intelligence and ambition were his youth-
ful patrimony and with these he has worked and won. Thoroughness,
conscientiousness and devotion to duty are his outstanding characteristics
and he is giving to the city efficient and faithful service. He regards a
public office as a pubhc trust and no trust reposed in William C. Wood
has ever been betrayed in the slightest degree.

JOHN COLLISON, M. D.

Dr. John CoUison, a leading representative of the medical fraternity
at Red Deer, has here practiced his profession continuously for the past
two decades and during the latter half of this period has specialized in
ophthalmology, otology, rhinology and laryngology. He is also serving
for the third term as mayor of the town, which under his leadership has
made substantial progress along civic lines. His birth occurred at Dixon's
Corners, Ontario, on the 2d of January, 1873, his parents being James
and Katherine (McNulty) Collison, who were likewise natives of that
province. John Collison, the paternal grandfather of Dr. Collison of this
review, was of New England Loyalist stock and spent his life in Ontario,
there taking up land in pioneer times. The maternal grandfather, a
native of Ireland, also became a resident of Ontario at an early period
in the development of that province. James Collison, the father of the
Doctor, became a pioneer agriculturist of Ontario, where he still makes
his home, being numbered among the prominent and influential citizens
of his locahty. He served as president of the Board of Trade for thirty

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years and has also been reeve of the township of Matilda. His political
support has always been given to the Conservative party, while his re-
ligious faith is indicated by his membership in the Methodist church. His
wife belonged to the Catholic church. They became the parents of five
children, four of whom survive, namely: John, whose name introduces
this review; H. M., a medical practitioner of Rugby, North Dakota; B.
W., a practicing attorney of Banff, Alberta, who served as police magis-
trate for some time ; and Nellie, who makes her home with her father.

Dr. John Collison supplemented his preliminary education by a course
of study in the high school at Iroquois, Ontario, and afterward followed
the profession of teaching for three years, imparting readily and clearly
to others the knowledge that he had acquired. He regarded this, how-
ever, merely as an initial step to other professional labor and entered
upon preparation for medical practice as a student in McGill University,
which institution conferred upon him the degree of M. D. in 1901. Dur-
ing the two succeeding years he was engaged in hospital work and in
1903 he came west to Alberta, locating for practice at Red Deer, where
he has remained throughout the intervening period of twenty years.
After devoting his attention to the general practice of medicine and
surgery for a decade he went abroad for postgraduate work in Vienna
and London in 1913 and 1914, and since his return to Alberta has special-
ized in the treatment of diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, in
which branch of the profession he has displayed particular skill, as is
attested by his extensive and gratifying patronage.

In 1903 Dr. Collison was united in marriage to Miss Ella Beatty, who
was born, reared and educated in Parry Sound, Ontario, and studied music
and art in Toronto. They have become parents of a son, David Beatty,
who is now a high school pupil.

Dr. Collison is a Conservative in his political views and has been an
active factor in affairs of local government. He has been a member of
the city council for eight years and is now serving for the third term
as mayor of Red Deer, giving to the city a most progressive and business-
like administration that has brought about many needed reforms and
improvements. In religious faith he is a Presbyterian and fraternally
is a Scottish Rite Mason, being past master of his lodge. His life has
been actuated by high principles in every relation and he enjoys the un-
qualified confidence, respect and esteem of his professional brethren, as
well as of the general public.

JAMES STANLEY KIRKHAM.

James Stanley Kirkham of Lethbridge, well known representative of
the bar, was born July 21, 1888, in the city which is still his home, his
parents being Thomas F. and Martha (Lougheed) Kirkham, both of
whom were natives of Ontario. The father was a son of Thomas Kirk-

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ham, a native of England, whence he came to the new world and secured
a homestead in Lanark county, Ontario, whereon he spent his remaining
days. His father was also named Thomas Kirkham. The grandfather
had a family of nine children, all of whom secured land in the neighbor-
hood of the old homestead. The maternal grandfather of James S. Kirk-
ham was James Lougheed, a native of Ireland, who on coming to the new
world settled in Ontario and thence moved west to Manitoba, where he
met death in a street car accident.

Thomas F. Kirkham on leaving Ontario, journeyed by steamboat and
ox cart to Manitoba, casting in his lot with the early settlers of that
section of the country. He was a tinsmith by trade and at the age of
twenty years was in charge of twenty men. He married Martha Loug-
heed, at Winnipeg. In 1885 he took up his abode in Lethbridge, where
he established a hardware store, occupying the first frame building that
was erected on Third avenue. South. He worked for some time for other
firms before he began business on his own account and he continued
actively in the hardware trade until 1902, when he retired from business.
He was one of the first men to buy irrigated land, making his first pur-
chase of eighty acres at ten dollars per acre and later selling it for one
hundred dollars per acre. He was very progressive in all that he under-
took and won substantial success in the conduct of his business affairs
and in the placing of his investments. There were but few white women
in this district when Mrs. Kirkman arrived here and the family in the
early days met all of the experiences and hardships of pioneer life. They
lived to witness remarkable changes as the years passed by and at all
times contributed their full share to the material, intellectual and moral
growth of the community. Both parents were members of the Presby-
terian church and Mrs. Kirkham still takes a very active part in its work.
Mr. Kirkham was a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Inde-
pendent Order of Foresters and his entire life was actuated by high
and honorable principles that made him a man whom to know was to
respect and esteem. He served as a member of the school board and
withheld his support from no plan or project which he believed would
prove beneficial to the community at large. His death occurred in the
year 1905. To him and his wife were born three children: Thomas Earl,
who is assistant weights and measures inspector at Calgary ; J. Stanley
and Norman Phillip. The last named was in the Canadian service as a
member of the Eighty-second Regiment, was transferred to the One
Hundred and Thirteenth and was afterward drafted for the One Hundred
and Sixteenth. He was wounded at Vimy Ridge and lost the use of his
right arm. He left the service with the rank of lieutenant and is now
traveling for the Imperial Oil Company, making his home at Medicine
Hat.

Reared under the parental roof, J. Stanley Kirkham attended the
public schools of Lethbridge and after putting aside his textbooks became
a stenographer for the Bentley Company, with which he remained for
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to the bar in 1920, after which he remained with his former preceptor
as a partner until September, 1921, when he opened an office independ-
ently. He has made an excellent record during the comparatively brief
period of his association with the bar and the thoroughness with which
he undertakes every task promises well for the future. Already he has
gained a good clientage and is making steady progress in his chosen call-
ing.

In 1911 Mr. Kirkham was married to Miss Jessie Florence Walton,
who was born in Belleville, Ontario, a daughter of George A. and Hannah
(Huffman) Walton, the former owner of a planing mill in Ontario. Mrs.
Kirkham was educated in Belleville and by her marriage has become the
mother of six children: Thomas Walton, James Stanley, Ruby Margaret,
George Phillip, Donald Ewen and Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkham are
members of the Presbyterian church and he also has membership with
the Masonic fraternity and with the Lethbridge Golf Club and the Leth-
bridge Curling Club. Of both of these clubs he has served as secretary
for several years and president of the Golf Club in 1923, and he has
always taken an active interest in manly outdoor sports. He allows
nothing, however, to interfere with the faithful performance of his pro-
fessional duties, and his close application, his thorough understanding of
the principles of jurisprudence and his developing ability are gaining for
him an enviable place among the younger representatives of the Leth-
bridge bar.

HARRY HAVELOCK ROBERTSON, K. C.

For more than a quarter of a century Harry H. Robertson has en-
gaged in the practice of law at Edmonton and his legal acumen and
allegiance to high standards of personal honor have firmly established
his position in professional circles of the city. A »native of Seaforth,
Ontario, he was born in 1868, of the marriage of Walter S. and Harriett
Rebecca (Doty) Robertson, the former of whom was born at Grand Lake,
in the province of New Brunswick. They removed to Edmonton in 1883,
and the mother is still residing here. The father's demise occurred in
this city in 1915.

In the acquirement of an education Harry H. Robertson attended the
public schools of Edmonton and afterward took up the study of law in
the offices of S. S. and H. C. Taylor, being admitted to the bar in 1895.
He has since followed his profession in this city with gratifying success
and in 1918 was made King's Counsel. He has a thorough knowledge of
statute and precedent and is noted for the precision of his briefs, the logic
of his arguments and his ability to cope with intricate and involved legal
problems. His assiduous and unrelaxing attention to all the details of
his cases and the careful regard evinced for the interests of his clients,
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conduct. He also has important business connections and is interested in
many of the city's leading commercial enterprises.

At Gretna, Manitoba, in July, 1901, Mr. Robertson was married to
Miss Margaret Helen Winkler and they have become the parents of six
children: Margaret Harriett, Scott, Jean Alice, MacRobertson, Harry H.,
Jr., and Nell May. Mr. Robertson is a member of the Presbyterian church
and in politics he is independent, reserving the right to vote according to
the dictates of his judgment. He spends much of his leisure in the open
and is keenly interested in all sports. He is a Mason and is also identified
with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Edmonton Club.
He has never been content with mediocrity, but holding to high ideals, he
has steadily worked his way upward to a position of prominence in a
profession which calls for superior ability and requires constant applica-
tion, good judgment and an ever widening comprehension of the relations
and responsibilities which go to make up civilized society.

WILLIAM GEORGE NIBLOCK.

William George Niblock, collector of customs at Medicine Hat, was
born in York county, province of Ontario, March 16, 1860, and is a son
of James and Hannah (Webster) Niblock. The father, who was born in
Ireland, in 1815, passed away in 1912, while the mother, whose birth oc-
curred in Ontario county, province of Ontario, in 1816, died in the year
1889. They were married in Ontario, where Mr. Niblock followed the oc-
cupation of farming and they were still residents of that province when
Mrs. Niblock passed away. The father afterward removed to Medicine
Hat and later took up his abode at Fort William but subsequently returned
to Medicine Hat, where his last days were passed. He was a member of
the Presbyterian church and was an Orangeman, while his wife was a
member of the Church of England. In politics he was a Conservative. In
the family of Mr. and Mrs. Niblock were four children, two of whom are
living: Lydia, now the wife of R. T. Herd, who is in the coal business at
Aurora, Illinois ; and William George of this review. One son, John Nib-
lock, came to Medicine Hat in 1887, and was superintendent with the
Canadian Pacific Railroad here for a number of years. He left Medicine
Hat, however, in 1899, and resided in Calgary until 1910. His death oc-
curred in Victoria, in 1914.

Spending his youthful days under the parental roof William G. Nib-
lock pursued his education in the schools of Park Hill, Ontario, and started
out in life as a farmer. In 1881 he took up his abode in Winnipeg and was
there employed in connection with construction work, driving a team for
a year. He became a brakeman on the Canadian Pacific Railroad in 1882
and thus spent ten months, at the end of which time he was promoted to
the position of conductor and was thus employed until 1914. He was very
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became collector of customs at Medicine Hat and through the intervening
period has occupied this position, to which he devotes his entire time and
attention, so that the duties of the office are most faithfully, efficiently,
promptly and capably performed.

On the 16th of September, 1891, Mr, Niblock was married to Miss
Sibyl Burns, who was born in Bowmanville, Durham county, province of
Ontario, a daughter of William Burns, w'ho was a miller by occupation,
and in 1880 removed to Manitoba, where he located on a farm, spending
his remaining days there. Mr. and Mrs. Niblock have become parents of
four children: Nora, at home; Webster, a barrister of Medicine Hat, who
is practicing as a member of the firm of Laidlaw, Blanchard, Delf &
Niblock, and who is also a veteran of the World war; Dorothy, who is
engaged in teaching music; and Marjorie, a teacher in the public schools.

The religious faith of the family is that of the Church of England and
fraternally Mr. Niblock is a Knights Templar Mason. He has passed
through all of the chairs of the chapter and of the commandery and is a
most loyal and exemplary follower of the teachings of the craft. He like-
wise belongs to the Orangemen and to the Railway Conductors and he was
very active in the ranks of the Conservative party before accepting public
office. For several years he was president of the Conservative Club and
served on the city council and as a member of the school board. He has
at all times discharged his public duty with marked capability and fidelity
and his record as an official is most commendable.

AMBROSE B. SINGLETON, M. D.

No history of the medical fraternity in the Calgary district would be
complete without mention of Dr. Ambrose B. Singleton, who in the eleven
years of his practice in Calgary has proven effectively his unusual skill
in his profession by the excellent results which have attended his labor.
Dr. Singleton is also an agriculturist and stockman. He was born in
Leeds district, Ontario, in 1870, a son of Thomas and Sarah (Henderson)
Singleton, both natives of Ontario. The father died in 1913 and his widow
survived him until the 1st of January, 1922. In early life the father en-
gaged in the cheese business and was president of the cheese board at
Brockville for a number of years. He was a man of splendid business
ability and achieved substantial success in life. In his political views he
was a Conservative and was very active in party aff'airs, being a dominant
factor in the promotion of every movement for the benefit of the com-
munity. Fraternally he was identified with the Masons and his religious
faith was that of the Methodist church, of which Mrs. Singleton was also
a consistent member. To them five children were born, three of whom
are living, Ambrose B., whose name introduces this review, being the
fourth in order of birth.

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attended the public schools at Belleville and upon the completion of his
literary education enrolled in the Medical College of Toronto, from which
institution he was graduated in 1893. He immediately began practice in
Leeds district and was located at Westport for some time. In 1912 he
came to Calgary and he is enjoying an extensive and lucrative patronage.
He has accomplished many excellent results and has become widely known
as a skillful and able physician and surgeon. The Doctor is prominent
in agricultural and stock raising circles. He bought a stock farm near
Ogden, Alberta, a number of years ago and one of the main reasons for
his removal to Calgary was that he might better superintend his interests
there. The Doctor also owns a fourth interest in the Penn Mine at Ed-
monton.

On the 25th of March, 1895, Dr. Singleton was married to Miss Minnie
Tabor, a native of Leeds district. To them two children have been born :
Howard, who is working in the Penn Mine at Edmonton; and Fred, a
student in the local schools.

The religious faith of the family is that of the Methodist church.
Fraternally the Doctor is identified with the Royal Arch Masons and in
his political views he is a Conservative. Although he has never sought
nor desired political preferment, he is essentially public-spirited and his
aid can always be counted upon in the furtherance of any movement for
the benefit of the community.

FRED A. KEILLOR, M. D.

Dr. Fred A. Keillor, a veteran of the World war, now practicing medi-
cine and surgery in Edmonton, was born in Elgin district, Ontario, in
1883, and is a son of Albro and Ada (Green) Keillor, who were also na-
tives of Ontario, where they still reside. The father was for many years
engaged in the manufacture of cheese and butter but is now living re-
tired, enjoying in well earned rest the fruits of his former toil. The
family numbered six sons and two daughters and with one exception all
are living. A son, Sidney, was killed during the World war in the spring
of 1918, while serving as a corporal on the western front. The parents
are consistent members of the Methodist church and in politics Mr. Keil-
lor has ever maintained an independent course, voting for men and meas-
ures rather than for party.

Fred A. Keillor, who was the second in order of birth in his father's
family, pursued his education in the Dutton high school and in the West-
ern University at London, Canada, from which he was graduated with the
class of 1908. He then began the practice of his profession in Raymond,
Alberta, and there remained for five years, proving his capability in find-
ing correct solution for the intricate and involved problems which con-
tinually confront the physician. He located in South Edmonton in 1913
and devoted his attention to a growing practice here until June, 1915,

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when he went overseas as a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps.
He was sent to the Dardanelles, but contracted typhoid fever and was in
a hospital in Egypt for four months. In liilG he went to France, being
on active duty there until 1917, when he returned home. He then served
with the Canadian Army Medical Corps until after the signing of the
armistice. His rank was that of captain and his military experiences were
indeed varied and if extremely arduous were also interesting, taking
him into various sections of the world.

In 1909 Dr. Keillor was married to Miss Lillian Lyons, who was born
in Ontario and pursued a high school education there. They have become
parents of three children: Kathleen, twelve years of age, now in school;
Lois, aged eight years, also in school; and Margaret, a little maiden of
three summers. The religious faith of the parents is that of the Metho-
dist church, both being consistent followers of its teachings and interested
in its growth. Dr. Keillor is also a member of Acacia Lodge, A. F. & A.
M., of South Edmonton and he is a past Noble Grand of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. He is a loyal follower of the high purposes of the
organization and is popular with his brethren of these fraternities. The
only public office he has held is that of coroner of the Edmonton district.
The major part of his time and attention has been given to his profes-
sional interests and his efficiency has been promoted through his wise
use of every opportunity to increase his knowledge. He has taken post-
graduate work in New York, Chicago and in London, England, and he is
a member of the local medical society, the Alberta Medical Association
and the Canadian Medical Association. He continues in general practice,
not confining his attention to any particular line, and does excellent work
in all branches of the profession, for he is most careful in the diagnosis
of his cases and seldom at fault in his judgment concerning the outcome
of disease.

GEORGE M. GIBSON, M. D.

Since 1918 Dr. George M. Gibson has practiced medicine in Drum-
heller and he enjoys an extensive and lucrative patronage. He was born
in Perth, Ontario, on the 23d of November, 1874, a fon of William and
Jeanette (Miller) Gibson, both natives of Ontario. The father engaged
in farming for many years but is now retired, and he and his wife are
now living at Lacombe, Alberta, on land which he purchased in 1899.
To their union nine children have been born : Helen, who is deceased, was
the wife of Dr. Gibson of North Dakota ; John, who is a machinist of
Saskatchewan ; Dr. Gibson, whose name introduces this review ; Murray ;
Marguerite, who is living at home ; Robert, who is farming near Lacombe ;
Harold, who is prosecutor for the Crown at Fort Saskatchewan ; Jeanette,
the wife of Dr. Robert Little, Vv^ho is practicing at Veteran, Alberta;
and Bertram, who served three years with the Canadian troops in Europe

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during the World war and is now with the Soldiers' Civil Reestablishment
of Edmonton. Murray enlisted at Calgary upon the outbreak of the
World war and trained in England with the One Hundred and Ninety-
fourth Battalion. He was active in the second attack on Vimy Ridge and
met his death at Passchendaele. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson are consistent
communicants of the Presbyterian church and are held in high confidence
and esteem by all who know them.

George M. Gibson received his education in the public schools of
Perth, Ontario, and spent some time in the Collegiate Institutes at Perth
and Renfrew. After putting his textbooks aside he established five fac-
tories in Renfrew district for the manufacture of cheese and operated
them with substantial success for a time. His earliest ambition, however,
was to enter the medical profession and subsequently he enrolled in Queen's
University of Medicine and was graduated in 1910, with the M. D. degree.
He immediately came to Alberta and located at Munson, where he opened
an office and practiced until 1918, when he came to Drumheller, and has
since here engaged in general practice and minor surgery, enjoying an
extensive and representative patronage. He ranks high among the fore-
most physicians and surgeons of this province. Dr. Gibson was one of
the organizers of the Gibson Collieries and he has other interests of an
important nature.

On September 17, 1902, was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Gibson to
Miss Ida Marjorie McNab, a native of Glengarry, Ontario, the ceremony
being performed in Douglas, Ontario. To their union four children have
been born : Alexander Murray, Donald Campbell, Marjorie Elizabeth,
and George Gordon.

Although Dr. Gibson has had little time to devote to political affairs,
he is essentially public-spirited and is never too busy to give his aid in
the furtherance of any movement for the development of the community.
Fraternally he is identified with the Masons, holding membership in the
lodge of Perfection at Calgary and in the local blue lodge and he has
attained the fourteenth degree in the Scottish Rite. He is also affiliated
with the Knights of Pythias, holding membership in its local lodge. His
religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church. For some time Dr.
Gibson served on the board of management of Drumheller and he is now
coroner. He has the genius for making and keeping friends and his
sterling character and true personal worth have won for him the con-
fidence and esteem of all with whom he associates.

W. J. HUNTINGFORD.

One of the most successful and prominently known newspaper men in
the province of Alberta is W. J. Huntingford, editor and publisher of the
Wainwright Star. He was born i»n North Wales, on the 24th of March,
1874. His parents are deceased.

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For some thirty-two years Mr. Huntingford has engaged in newspaper
work in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. He founded the
Biggar (Saskatchewan) Independent in 1913 and sold it the latter part of
the same year, realizing substantial profit on the transaction. In 1913 he
also established the Lloydminster Review, in Alberta, and disposed of that
sheet in August, 1914. After his discharge from the army in 1916 he
located in Wainwright and was manager of the Wainwright Star until he
purchased it in 1920. He has been very successful in the conduct of this
sheet, which was founded in 1907 by a Mr. Cummer. The circulation of
the paper was then some four hundred copies a week. It now covers a
home territory of some forty by sixty miles, and the average circulation
of the paper is close to eighteen hundred copies. Mr. Hunting-ford also
does an extensive book, job and commercial printing business, acid is one
of the best known publishers in this province. Aside from his newspaper
connection he is secretary and treasurer of the Alberta Royalty Holding
Company.

Mr. Huntingford has had an enviable war record. Originally a reserve
officer in the British army, he served with distinction throughout the
South African war and he was in active service during the World w^ar
from 1914 to 1916.

On the 23d of August, 1913, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Hunt-
ingford to Miss Nellie May Isteed and to their union a son has been born.
Mr. Huntingford has always given his political allegiance to the Liberal
party and he maintains an active interest in party affairs. He is chairman
of the finance commission of the town council and has been a dominant
factor in the promotion of many movements for the benefit of the com-
munity at large. The religious faith of Mr. Huntingford is manifest in his
membership in St. Andrew's Presbyterian church, where he is con-
ductor of the choir. Fraternally he is identified with the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, being an officer of the Grand Lodge of that order
in Alberta. Along strictly business lines he is identified with the Alberta
Press Association and was for three years president of that organization.
He is a director in the C. W. N. A. Both as a business man and as a
private citizen Mr. Huntingford is held in high regard by his neighbors
and fellow townsmen.

RIGHT REV. CLEMENT HOYLER.

Right Rev. Clement Hoyler, bishop of the Moravian church in western
Canada, has lived in Edmonton since 1914, but for more than twenty
years previous had devoted his labors to upbuilding the cause of Christian-
ity among men, having been ordained to the ministry in 1892. He was
then a young man of twenty years, his birth having occurred in Laketown,
Carver county, Minnesota, on the 12th of May, 1872, his parents being
Jacob and Emily (Ruepprecht) Hoyler, both of whom were natives of

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Germany, but crossed the Atlantic to the United States in young manhood
and womanhood. They became residents of New Jersey, in which state
they were married and in 1868 they removed westward to Minnesota.
The father was a missionary in the east, laboring for a time as city mis-
sionary in Philadelphia and after his removal to the west he took charge
of the Moravian church, first as an unordained minister, while in 1873
he was ordained. He devoted his remaining days to the work of the min-
istry, passing away in 1890, near Watertown, Wisconsin. He had taught
school for two years during the early period of his residence in Minnesota
and thus he was closely associated with the intellectual and moral progress
of that state. His political allegiance was given to the republican party.
To him and his wife, who died in 1923, near Philadelphia, at the age of
eighty-eight years, were born four children, three of whom are living,
Bishop Hoyler being the youngest; Emanuel G., the eldest, is now a busi-
'ness man of Philadelphia and is also interested in the operation of a stone
quarry at Ferkasie, Pennsylvania; Elizabeth, the second of the family,
is the wife of the Rev. WiUiam Strohmeier, a retired minister of the
Moravian church, living at Coopersburg, Pennsylvania.

Clement Hoyler pursued his early education in the public schools of
Watertown, Wisconsin, where his father was stationed as a preacher of the
gospel for twelve years. Later he attended the Lutheran College at Water-
town, Wisconsin, for a year and on the expiration of that period entered
the Moravian College at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1886. He completed
a course in the Theological Seminary at Bethlehem as a graduate of the
class of 1892 and was ordained to the ministry when but twenty years of
age. For three years he occupied the pastorate of the Moravian church
at Elizabeth, New Jersey, and was then called to Canada to take charge
of the mission near Edmonton. This was in January, 1896. He remained
in the country until the summer of 1909 and then went to Dundurn,
Saskatchewan, where he continued his pastoral labors for five years. He
was next sent as a delegate to Herrnhut, Saxony, Germany, to represent
his church in the synod, which is held ccily every ten j^ears, it being the
general synod of the Moravian church of the world. The meeting was
held in 1914 and following its conclusion Bishop Hoyler came to South
Edmonton, where he arrived in the month of August. He had been con-
secrated a bishop in Lititz, Pennsylvania, on the 13th of September, 1908,
and he assumed charge of the bishopric of the Moravian church in Alberta
and Saskatchewan, at the same time acting as pastor of the local church
at South Edmonton. With unfaltering zeal and courage he is laboring
for the upbuilding of the cause and m all lines of church work has taken a
most helpful and effective interest. He is now on the executive board
of the Bible Society in Edmonton and the North Alberta Auxiliary.

In August, 1902, Bishop Hoyler was united in marriage to Miss Mary
C. Gersden, who was born in Laketown, Minnesota, a daughter of Henry
Gerdsen, one of the pioneer settlers of that section, where he followed
farming and fruit growing. He became prominently known as an apple
raiser of that district, in which he located in 1858. He lived there through
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the period of Indian trouble and aided in reclaiming the region for the
purposes of civilization. To Bishop Hoyler and his wife have been born
two children: Cyril N., eighteen years of age, is a graduate of the Ed-
monton Normal School and now a teacher; and Mabel, who is in school.

Bishop Hoyler is a Liberal in his political views but has had no time
nor inclination to take active part in politics, his church work making
full demand upon his attention and his energy. Earnest and forceful, his
utterances ofttimes carry conviction to the mind of his hearers and his
teaching has been a far-reaching influence in the moral growth of the
province. During the earlier years of his residence in Canada he fre-
quently was called on to assist the Moravian colonists in Alberta in select-
ing their homesteads, establishing new settlements and post offices,
organizing school districts and congregations, building churches and par-
sonages and in a general way acting as their counselor and adviser in
secular as well as spiritual matters. At the same time he found oppor-
tunity to devote some time to the study of the natural history of Alberta
and has made interesting and valuable collections of the plants and insects
of the Edmonton district.

HAROLD HARGREAVES.

Harold Hargreaves, the efficient postmaster of Calgary, has been con-
nected with this department of the Canadian government fo^ two decades,
and starting at the bottom of the ladder, he has climbed steadily upward
through hard work and faithful service. He was born at Bacup, Lanca-
shire, England, in 1880, a son of George and Elizabeth (Ashworth) Har-
greaves, also natives of the mother country. George Hargreaves was
manager of a mill at Bacup, devoting his life to that line of activity, and
his father was an expert weaver, operating four hand looms at the same
time.

Harold Hargreaves was reared in Bacup, England, and when ten years
of age began working in a cotton mill, in which he spent the morning
hours, attending school in the afternoon. His time was thus occupied
until he reached the age of thirteen, when he became a pupil in a technical
school, in which he applied himself to learning cotton spinning and weaving
and also shorthand, typewriting and bookkeeping. He was an earnest
and industrious student and spent many hours with his books, often con-
tinuing his efforts until three o'clock in the morning. He obtained a
position as stenographer with Hampton Brothers, accountants with offices
at Buxton, and six months later severed his connection with that firm to
became bookkeeper at the Regent mill in Rochdale, Lancashire, England,
where he remained for a year. He next entered the employ of Bentham
Brothers, wholesale grocers of Bacup, and later migrated to the States,
arriving in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in December, 1901. For a year
he worked in a cotton mill in that city and then crossed the border into

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Canada, going first to Valley Field, Quebec, but left there at the end of
two months. In 1902 he joined the postal service at Vancouver, British
Columbia, as relief letter carrier, the lowest position in the department.
He soon proved his worth and ability and as his experience increased he
was entrusted with more important duties, at length becoming supervisor
of city mail delivery and subsequently supervisor of mails despatch. He
was retained in that capacity until November, 1919, when he was trans-
ferred to Calgary as assistant postmaster, and on April 1, 1921, he received
his present appointment. He obtained his training under F. E. Harrison,
who was Calgary's first postmaster and is now at the head of the Van-
couver office. He also worked under R. G. Macpherson, late postmaster of
Vancouver, and has been connected with almost every department in the
post office since he entered the service, being therefore thoroughly familiar
with its functions. He has two hundred and forty employes under his jur-
isdiction and since assuming office he has thoroughly reorganized the post
office, instituting new systems in the city delivery and also in the dispatch
and registration departments, which have greatly facilitated the handling
of the mails in this city. He is a very capable executive and has secured
splendid results within a short space of time, bringing his office up to a
standard of efficiency equalled by few and unsurpassed by any in the
Dominion.

On August 4, 1900, Mr. Hargreaves was united in marriage to Miss
Elizabeth Gregory and they have four children: Harold Frederick, who
is eighteen years of age and is employed as clerk in the Calgary Ba»nk of
Commerce ; Alice May and George, aged, respectively, twelve and six years ;
and Florence Elizabeth, who is but a few months old. Mr. Hargreaves
possesses musical talent and is a violinist in the orchestra of the local
branch of the Young Men's Christian Association. His religious views
are in accord with the doctrines and teachings of the Baptist church, of
which he is an earnest and sincere member. From his earliest boyhood
he has given evidence of the possession of those sterling traits of industry
and perseverance which in the long run spell success and is recognized
as a man of substantial worth, honor and integrity being the keynote of
his character. He is making a notable record in the field of public service
and the worth of his work is widely acknowledged.

GEORGE E. HAYWARD.

There is perhaps no record in this volume that more clearly typifies
the spirit of the west and exemplifies the growth and progress of this
section of the Dominion, than does that of George E. Hayward, the presi-
dent and general manager of the Hayward Lumber Company, which is
operating plants throughout Alberta and has extended its operations as
far west as the Pacific coast, but makes its headquarters at Edmonton.
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twenty-three years, his birth having occurred at Fredericton, New Bruns-
wick, April 26, 1882. He was reared on a farm in that vicinity and there
completed his education in the public schools. When a youth of eighteen
he left his native place and made his way westward to Manitoba, where he
was associated with the Hanbury Manufacturing Company. Later he was
transferred to a branch business in British Columbia, where he remained
until 1905, and then came to Edmonton and established his present busi-
ness, which has grown steadily from a small beginning to one of mammoth
proportions. The enterprise was founded in 1905, when at Vermilion,
Alberta, Mr. Hayward began selling lumber from a tent. Thus he con-
tinued his sales for eight months, at the end of which time he had so
prospered as to be financially able to erect a frame structure. With the
growth and settlement of the west he advanced his business in keeping
with the spirit of the times, studying the needs and demands of the pub-
lic and so arranging, directing and managing at all times that he was able
to meet these demands and give to his patrons the kind and amount of
lumber and building material which they desired. Steadily the business
grew and developed, until today the company is operating branch yards
throughout Alberta. The parent plant is at Edmonton, and it is one of
the most modern and best equipped lumber manufacturing plants of the
west.

Back of the success of the undertaking stand the indefatigable
efforts, the close application, the determined purpose and the broad busi-
ness vision of Mr. Hayward and his associates. From the beginning he
recognized the fact that satisfied patrons are the best advertisement and
he put forth every effort to please his customers through prompt service
and thorough reliability. The name of Hayward has been a guaranty of
an adequate return for money invested and at all times the company
methods have measured up to the highest commercial ethics. Quality
and service became the slogan of the company and upon this foundation
the success of the undertaking has been built. With the steady trend of
emigration westward and the continuous growth of the towns and the
provinces the Hayward Lumber Company has been able to meet the pub-
lic demand for building material by extending its branches and keeping
in advance of the growing settlement. In 1915 what was known as the
old plant at Edmonton was purchased from the oflficial assignee of the
Northern Lumber Company, which concern was in liquidation. Following
this in the spring of 1916 the head office was removed from Vermilion to
Edmonton, where better facilities were offered for the development and
extension of the business. Due to a tremendous increase in trade, it was
found, in 1919, that with the facilities at hand it was impossible to meet
the demands and the company decided to erect a larger plant. With this
idea in view an entire block adjoining the old property was purchased and
additional siding accommodations were arranged for with the railroad
company. Early in May, 1920, a fine new pressed brick building was be-
gun, the main structure being two stories in height and one hundred and
sixty-two by sixty-six feet in dimensions. It is of pressed brick with steel
sash, wired window glass and fireproof doors. The building is steam-

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heated, supplied with the most modern plumbing and all facilities to pro-
mote sanitation and to render the structure as fireproof as possible, thus
creating a large saving in the way of the insurance premium. The equip-
ment of the plant is strictly modern in every particular and all of the
drive is overhead, which makes for the convenience and safety of the
workers. The entire plant is operated by electricity, with individual
motors supplying energy for each machine and a suction system is con-
nected with each unit. This is operated by a sixty horsepower motor
and is effective in keeping the machines and the building clear of sawdust
and shavings, which are later elevated to the top of the building, the air
extracted and the material fed to the boilers, which supply the necessary
heat for the drying kilns. A noteworthy feature of the factory is that
it is flooded with light from windows on all sides, making much better
working conditions, resulting in the highest standard in the production
of the company's product. There is a complete saw-filing and machine
room, in which all necessary repairs and alterations are made on the
numerous machines and the saws are filed and kept in excellent condi-
tion. There are also large rooms devoted to the manufacture of wooden-
ware of various kinds turned out by the Hayward Lumber Company,
and there are separate departments for glazing, glueing and erecting,
as well as the glass and packing rooms. Sash, doors and all interior fin-
ish are being turned out in large quantities and the business is steadily
growing, its sales extending throughout the northern portions of the
province. The plant is equipped for making all class of mill work, store
fixtures and office equipment, including special house and office cabinets.
In addition, building suppHes are also handled and every requisite for a
building can be obtained from the Hayward Company, from the interior
finish to the paint for the exterior. A patron could say, "Send me every-
thing for a house", and the order could be filled. The hum of industry is
constantly heard in this great plant, where the work is carried on unin-
terruptedly through every week-day. The saws, framing machines, plan-
ers, stickers, boring machines and lathes occupy most of the main floor,
the machines being footed in concrete. On the same floor there is also a
modern lunch room for the accommodation of employes. On the second
floor, which is especially constructed for strength, with laminated floor-
ing, are saws, shapers, tenoners, stickers, panel raisers, band saws,
clamps, triple drums, sanders, planters, ripsaws, trimming saws and
joiners. There are specially fitted benches on this floor, on which a flood
of daylight falls, so that the most intricate fitting can be accomplished
under natural conditions. An electric elevator is operated between the
two floors, this being of sufficient capacity to handle loads of lumber in
full length. The power house is constructed of solid brick and concrete,
fitted with a fireproof shavings vault, sixteen by thirty feet, with a depth
of twenty-six feet. By the utilization of the shavings for fuel the com-
pany is able to operate large drying kilns at a low cost. These kilns are
of the most modern construction of any west of Winnipeg, being known as
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guarantee any special order to be free from shrinkage, checking, etc. It
also enables the company to turn out showcases, store fixtures, etc., which
are equal to any imported from eastern manufacturers. The old factory
building is now being used for storage and warehouse purposes, the lum-
ber being there kept out of the weather and ready for immediate use.

In addition to the city business and the trade handled by the different
yards of the company in various parts of the province, an extensive whole-
sale business has been built up and from this modern manufacturing plant
are shipped orders as far west as British Columbia and as far east as the
Saskatchewan border, while to the south the company's trade extends to
Calgary and to the north as far as settlement has been made. The com-
pany issues a large catalog and also a series of illustrated plan books, out-
lining desigTis for dwellings and farm buildings. In addition to furnishing
plans for city and farm homes the Hayward Lumber Company studies
the needs of the dairy industry and the opportunities for development
along that line, and is now handling a new form of silo, which insures
soft food for the milk producers the year around. This silo is built par-
ticularly to meet the requirements of the northern climate. Thus through
the efforts, enterprise and ambition of George E, Hayward and his asso-
ciates has been built up one of the largest productive industries of Al-
berta, constituting a forceful factor in the development of Edmonton, as
well as a source of gratifying profit to the stockholders.

While his business interests make heavy demands upon his time and
energy Mr. Hayward has always found opportunity to cooperate in public
affairs that are of vital importance to the community and his aid and in-
fluence are always on the side of progress and improvement. He is a
Knights Templar Mason and member of the Mystic Shrine, having long
consistently followed the teachings and purposes of the craft. He is also
a member of the Board of Trade council. He belongs to the Baptist
church, in which he is serving as chairman of the finance board. He is
likewise a member of the Kiwanis Club and is a director of the Y. M. C. A,
and chairman of its finance board. He is also a member of the Edmon-
ton Golf and Country Club. The interests and activities of his life are well
balanced and have brought him prominently to the front, not only as a
leader in business circles but as a supporter of all those forces which
make for advancement and improvement in his city and province.

WILLIAM J. JACKSON.

Industrial activity at Edmonton finds a substantial and prominent rep-
resentative in William J. Jackson of the firm of Jackson Brothers, pro-
prietors of the Edmonton Foundry. A life of activity and enterprise has
brought him steadily forward a»nd his business record is now written
in the tenns of success. A native of Ontario, he was born at Lucan, in
the district of Middlesex, in 1867, his parents being John and Sarah Jack-

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son, both of whom were natives of Ireland, where they were reared and
married. Soon afterward they crossed the Atlantic to Canada, settling in
Exeter, Ontario, where the father engaged in the foundry business, and
was active along that line in Ontario throughout his remaining days. To
him and his wife were born seven children, five of whom are living
three being residents of South Edmonton. One of these is John Jackson,
a partner in the firm of Jackson Brothers, foundrymen. He was born
August 17, 1862, in Exeter, Ontario, was educated at Lucan and was
married in Trenton, Ontario, December 21, 1893, to Loula Genevieve Lock-
lin, by whom he has three children : John, who operates a filling station at
Strathcona, was one of the first Canadian troopers to go to France and
one of the last to be returned, serving with the Nineteenth Dragoons ;
Watson, who is city traveler for the Motor Car Supply Company of Cana-
da, Limited, was also in the overseas service as a member of the Two
Hundred and Second Battalion, his duties demanding his stay in England
throughout the period in which he was on European soil; and Genevieve,
who is connected with the library of the Alberta University, has the
Bachelor of Arts degree from that institution. John Jackson, the father
of the three children above named, is a member of the Presbyterian
church and is an Orangeman, while his political allegiance is given to the
Conservative party.

Anna, the second member of the family of John and Sarah Jackson,
is now the wife of Harry Wilson, who was formerly a merchant and
broker but is now living retired from business at South Edmonton; the
third member of the family is William J., of this review. The parents
were loyal and active members of the Presbyterian church and the father
was also an exemplary follower of the teachings of Masonry. His political
support was given to the Conservative party.

William J. Jackson pursued his education in the schools of Lucan and
started out in the business world as an employe in a store, in which he
remained for a short time. He then entered his father's foundry and
there learned the business in which he has since been engaged. He came
to South Edmonton in 1894 and the same year established a foundry
here that is today one of the oldest foundries in the province. Li this
business he was associated with his brother, John Jackson, and the part-
nership has continuously been maintained. They do all kinds of foundry
work, having a splendidly equipped plant, and their patronage is today one
of gratifying proportions.

On the 9th of December, 1892, William J. Jackson was married to Miss
Daisy Summerfield, of Toronto, and their family now numbers four chil-
dren: Willie entered the service as a member of the One Hundred and
Fifty-first Regiment and afterward served with the Seventy-eighth of
Winnipeg. He was killed only a short time before the amiistice, meeting
death in August, 1918. He had been very active in many engagements
prior to the time when he was called upon to make the supreme sacrifice ;
Annie is the wife of A. C. Tidsbury, a resident of Edmonton; and Mar-
jorie is the wife of Ed Aseltine, also of Edmonton ; Joe is in school.

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Mr. Jackson greatly enjoys hunting and frequently goes on a trip into
the forest for game. Since attaining his majority he has given his
political support to the Conservative party. Fraternally he is a Mason
and his religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church. His interest
has always centered in those agencies which make for uplift and progress
and in business he has directed his efforts along the lines of honor and in-
defatigable energy to a point where prosperity in substantial measure is
now his. Both brothers are widely known in South Edmonton, where
their factory is located, and both are highly respected.

GEORGE B. MACKAY.

George B. Mackay is a capitalist of Lethbridge and many and varied
are the business interests which at different times have claimed his atten-
tion and energies. His plans have always been carefully formulated and
promptly executed and he has carried forward to successful completion
whatever he has undertaken. Moreover, his course has been guided by
a laudable ambition and the intelligent direction of his labors has brought
him to the goal of success. Born in Montreal, on the 9th of July, 1874,
he is a son of Senator Robert and Janet (Baptist) Mackay. The father
was a native of Wick, Scotland, born in 1839, and his death occurred in
1916. He was a son of Robert Mackay, a native of Scotland, in which
country he spent his life, following the occupation of farming. It was
at Three Rivers, Quebec, that Janet Baptist was born in 1850, her father
being George Baptist, who was a millwright by trade and who established
a lumber business at Three Rivers. He operated lumber mills all over
that section of the country and by reason of his capably controlled busi-
ness affairs had become very wealthy ere his demise. It was his daughter
Janet who in Three Rivers became the wife of Senator Robert Mackay.
She was educated in Montreal and it was in that city that she met her
future husband, Mr. Mackay there engaging in the wholesale dry goods
business. He followed that trade for an extended period and his sound
judgment and progressive methods were at all times manifest in the
success that attended his undertakings. His wife died in the year 1912,
while his death occurred in 1916. He had always been a Liberal in politics
and he served as a member of the senate. He belonged to the Presbyterian
church, as did his wife, and they had a family of nine children, five of
whom are living.

George B. Mackay was the third in order of birth and is the eldest
among the survivors. He obtained his education through attendance at
the John Williamsons School, a private institution of learning, and
through two years' study in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
at Boston, Massachusetts. When his textbooks were put aside he secured
employment in the Quebec Bank, where he remained for six years and
was afterward associated with the firm of James W. Pyke & Company,.

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GEORGE B. MACKAY.

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dealers in railway supplies, for a period of two years. In 1901 he en-
tered the South African war and through that and the following year
served with the army, holding the rank of lieutenant of the Second Ca-
nadian Mounted Rifles. He participated in several engagements and was
three times wounded.

In January, 1903, Mr. Mackay arrived in Lethbridge and through the
intervening period to the present time, covering two decades, has resided
in this section of the Dominion. He spent one year on a ranch and then
entered the employ of the Alberta Coal & Irrigation Company, with
which he remained for seven years. He next bought an interest in the
Western Canada Agency, now the Western Canada Hardware Company.
This was in 1910 and he soon worked his way upward until he became the
active head of the business and built up one of the largest wholesale
hardware enterprises in western Canada and the south. He owns valu-
able land and city property and also has property and business interests
in Montreal. His judgment has been notably sound and his discrimina-
tion keen and throughout his life he has displayed marked ability in co-
ordinating seemingly diverse interests into a unified and harmonious
whole.

In 1906 Mr. Mackay was united in marriage to Miss Laura Higin-
botham, who was born in Guelph, Ontario, a sister of J. D. Higinbotham,
mentioned elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Mackay have become
parents of four children: Allan Oliver, now in school; Margaret Jean,
Robert George and Helen Mary, who are also attending school.

Mr. Mackay and his family are members of the Presbyterian church
and he belongs to the Chinook Club and to the Montreal Hunt of Montreal.
He likewise has membership with the United Commercial Travelers. In
politics he is a Liberal and was president of the Liberal organization in
Lethbridge for a time. He served on the school board for two years and
the cause of education has ever found in him a stalwart champion. In
many ways he has proven his loyalty to those interests which are vital to
the community and its welfare and at the same time he has most wisely
and carefully managed his business affairs and his investments until he
stands today among the men qf affluence at Lethbridge. His life record
should serve to inspire and encourage others, showing what can be ac-
complished through individual effort when there is a will to dare and to do.

ERNEST VICTOR ROBERTSON.

The public and the profession accord Ernest V. Robertson a position
of prominence in the ranks of the legal fraternity of Calgary and by close
study and earnest effort he is constantly enlarging his field of usefulness.
He was born at Saline, Fifeshire, Scotland, November 23, 1887, and his
parents, Robert and Helen (Hoey) Robertson, were also natives of that
country. The father was a successful educator and his life was devoted

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to the profession of teaching. His death occurred in December, 1918.
The mother is now a resident of Calgary.

After his graduation from the DunfermHne high school Ernest V.
Robertson entered Edinburgh University and in 1911 completed a course
in law in that noted educational institution. Believing that a newer coun-
try would offer greater opportunities for advancement, he migrated to
Canada and in 1911 arrived in the city of Toronto. For eighteen months
he was identified with the firm of Beaty, Snow & Nasmith and then came
to this province, choosing Calgary as the scene of his professional activ-
ities. For six months he was associated with P. J. Nolan, K. C, now
deceased, and has since practiced alone, opening an oflfice in the Herald
building in February, 1913. He is thoroughly familiar with the principles
of jurisprudence and a liberal clientele has been accorded him in recogni-
tion of his legal acumen. He conducts his law practice with ability,
carefully preparing his cases and presenting them with clearness and
force.

On October 23, 1918, Mr. Robertson was united in marriage to Miss
Minnie J. Iredale and they have a son, John Maxwell, born January 1, 1920.
In religious faith Mr. Robertson is a Presbyterian and his political views
are in accord with the platform and principles of the Conservative party.
He is a member of the Calgary and Canadian Bar Associations and the
nature of his recreation is indicated by his connection with the Victoria
Curling Club and the Calgary & Country Club. He has proven him-
self an able advocate in the temple of justice, and while devoted to the
interests of his clients, he never forgets that he owes a still higher alle-
giance to the majesty of the law.

WILLIAM G. WAY.

William G. Way, secretary of the municipality, is engaged in ranching
near Strathmore, in association with his son. He was born in Portland,
England, on the 18th of February, 1865, a son of George B. and Emma
(Power) Way, likewise natives of England. The father learaed contract-
ing and building in young manhood and followed that line of work in
England until 1871, when he came to Canada and located in Mitchell,
Ontario. He engaged in contracting and building there until 1881, when
he removed to Cartwright, Manitoba, and homesteaded some land. He has
brought the land to a highly cultivated state and is now living there, at
the age of eighty-four years. Mrs. Way died in 1875, when thirty-four
years of age. To their union five children were born, William G. being the
eldest. Mr. Way is a consistent member of the Methodist church and in
politics he is a Liberal. He is a highly esteemed and respected citizen in
the community in which he resides.

In the acquirement of his education William G. Way attended the
public schools of Mitchell, Ontario, and after putting his textbooks aside

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engaged in farming, later following the same occupation in Manitoba and
for some time he served as justice of the peace at Cartwright. In 1905
he went to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, continuing in agricultural
pursuits, and specializing in dairying. In 1909 he came to Strathmore,
Alberta, and purchased some barren prairie land in this vicinity, and also
homesteaded a quarter section which he brought to a highly improved
state. He owns today, in partnership with his son, seven hundred acres
of fine land. They specialize in dairying, do general farming and raise
Aberdeen and Angus cattle. Soon after coming to Strathmore Mr. Way
identified himself with the pubhc life of the community and his genial and
pleasing personality won for him many friends. Subsequently he was
elected councilor of the local improvement district and upon the formation
of the municipality in 1912, he was appointed secretary. He has since
held this position and he is satisfactorily discharging the many duties
devolving upcci him.

Mr. Way has been twice married. His first wife was Ellen McKelvey,
a native of Stratford, Ontario. Their marriage was celebrated in Cart-
wright and to their union three children were born : Emma, wife of W. J.
Welch, who is farming in British Columbia; Mabel, the wife of A. J.
Newman, a farmer residing near Auburndale; and Clifford E., who is
farming near Stratmore. Mrs. Way's demise occurred in 1902, when
thirty-four years of age. She was a member of the Methodist church.
Mr. Way's second marriage was to Miss Amelia Pratt, a native of Strat-
ford, Ontario. To their union one son has been born, Percy, who is living
at home.

Mr. Way follows an independent course in politics, giving his support
to the man he thinks best fitted for the office without regard to party
principles. Fraternally he is identified with the Caciadian Order of For-
esters and has held all chairs in that order. Thoroughness is one of the
marked characteristics of Mr. Way and it has been a dominant factor in
his continued success. He has seen the work of progress and development
carried steadily forward and at all times has borne his part, especially
alcng the line of agricultural improvement. His worth as a man and
a citizen is widely acknowledged, for he measures up to high standards
in both connections.

JOHN D. HIGINBOTHAM, J. P.

John D. Higinbotham enjoys the distinction of being the oldest mer-
chant in Lethbridge in years of continuous connection with the business
interests of the city. Moreover, he has always maintained his place in
the front rank of representative business men, by reason of his progres-
siveness and enterprise. His name is also inseparably interwoven with
the history of the city because of the many important public positions
which he has filled and the active part which he has taken in furthering

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every plan and project for the general good. He comes of ancestry that
has long been connected with public interests. His father, Lieutenant
Colonel Nathaniel Higinbotham, was at one time a member for North
Wellington, Ontario, in the house of commons and after his retirement
from politics he became registrar of Wellington county. His mother was
in her maidenhood Margaret Allan, a daughter of David Allan, Esquire,
a prominent citizen of Guelph, Ontario.

John D. Higinbotham was born at Guelph, Ontario, November 23, 1864,
and acquired his early education in the Guelph Academy, while later he
attended the Guelph Collegiate Institute and Dr. Tassie's famous school
at Gait, Ontario. He next entered the Ontario College of Pharmacy at
Toronto and after the completion of a thorough course, which well quali-
fied him for a business career, he came to Lethbridge in 1884 and here
established business as a druggist and chemist, being today the oldest
merchant of the city. He opened both a wholesale and retail house, which
is still conducted under his name and with the passing years the business
has grown to substantial and gratifying proportions. Not only has he
contributed to the material development of Lethbridge but with the
growth of the city and province he has been called upon to fill many im-
portant offices, the duties of which he has discharged with marked fidelity
and ability. He was postmaster of Lethbridge from 1886 until 1910, or
for almost a quarter of a century. He is now a juvenile commissioner of
Alberta, a senator of Alberta University, a ^governor of the Alberta
Ladies' College and has likewise been chairman of the Lethbridge school
board. He was also vice-president of the Board of Trade, is president of
the Citizens' League, -and along commercial lines his executive power has
been called forth in his election to the presidency of the Alberta Phar-
macal Association. He is a supporter of the union government and is a
Liberal in politics. While active and prominent along these various lines
Mr. Higinbotham has never neglected the higher, holier duties of life. He
belongs to the Presbyterian church and in all branches of the church
work has taken a deep and helpful interest, being now president of the
Alberta Sunday School Association and a director of the Young Men's
Christian Association. In 1885, when but twenty-one years of age, he
organized the Knox church Sunday school in Lethbridge and has been
continuously its superintendent from that time to the present. He is a
man of scholarly tastes and habits and has written many articles for dif-
ferent publications, including "The Week," which was founded by Gold-
win Smith, "Grip," the once famous comic weekly, and the "Westminster
Magazine."

In the year 1889 Mr. Higinbotham was married to Miss Anna Tor-
rance, a daughter of the Rev. R. Torrance, D. D., of Guelph, Ontario, who
was moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly. The children of
Mr. and Mrs. Higinbotham are as follows: Lieutenant Harold Torrance
Higinbotham, born in 1894, a member of the Thirteenth Battalion; Nor-
man Lindsay, born in 1900, a student in McGill University of Montreal ;
Helen Phyllis, born in 1890, who won the Bachelor of Arts degree from

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Toronto University, the degree of Registered Nurse from Johns Hopkins
University Training School at Baltimore, and the Master of Arts degree
from Columbia University, New York; Marjorie, who was born in 1899
and was a student in Havergal Ladies' College at Toronto ; and Mary Mew-
burn and Muriel Dryden, twins, born in 1904.

Mr. Higinbotham has always found delight in travel and is well known
as an antiquarian and art connoisseur. His outdoor recreation includes
lawn tennis, golf and cricket and he is the president of the Lethbridge
Lawn Tennis Club and a member of the Aquatic Country Club. He also
belongs to North Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and was district deputy grand
master in 1897. He has recently been appointed one of the three lay mem-
bers for Alberta of the Lord Strathcona Trust. He is interested in all
those forces which make for the uplift of manki»nd and in his relations
with the public has ever displayed a most progressive spirit, his labors at
all times being highly resultant and beneficial.

• J. D. AND H. N. STEPHENS.

J. D. and H. N. Stephens, owners of the Stephens Department Store,
are pioneer merchants of Vermilion. They were both born at Glencairn,
in the province of Ontario, sons of Marshall N. and Margaret (Frame)
Stephens. The father was a native of Ontario, while the mother was born
in Scotland. Both parents are deceased. For many years Mr. M. N.
Stephens engaged in the lumber business in his native province. He was
a successful business man and enjoyed well-merited success.

J. D. Stephens was born on the 18th of March, 1857, and received his
early education in private schools and later enrolled in the Upper Canada
College. In 1899 he went to Manitoba and engaged in the conduct of a
general mercantile business at Swan River until 1909. In the meantime
his brother, H. N. Stephens, had established a mercantile business in
Vermilion, in which he had an interest. After disposing of his store in-
terests at Swan River in 1909 he moved to Vermilion and has since been
active in the conduct of the Stephens Department Store in that town.
Mr. Stephens married Miss Grace M. Rioch, of Hamilton, Ontario. He
was for five years chairman of the local school board and is a zealous sup-
porter of the Church of Christ.

H. N. Stephens was born on the 7th of September, 1863, and received
his early education in the public schools of the province of Ontario and
was graduated from the Upper Canada College. He married Miss Jean
R. Wilson, a native of Ontario, and they are parents of several children,
the oldest son being lecturer in chemistry at the State University of
Minnesota. Mr. Stephens held the office of mayor of Vermilion for a
two-year term and during his administration gave to this community
efficient and businesslike service, inaugurating and bringing to completion
many movements for the development and improvement of the com-

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munity at large. He and his family are likewise members of the Church
of Christ and active workers in its support.

The Stephens brothers are held in high confidence and esteem by all
who know them. They devote their entire time and attention to the
store, which was established here in 1904 on a very small scale. They
located here some time before the railroad was extended to this place,
traveling by rail as far as possible, then by water on the Saskatchewan
river as far as Lea Park, Alberta, and thence by team to Vermilion. They
brought with them enough supplies for the establishment of their store
and this was the first enterprise of its kind in Vermilion. For some time
they were located in a frame building but that was burned to the ground
in the fire which destroyed the Vermilion district in 1918. Today they
occupy quarters in a handsome brick building which has all up-to-date
improvements, etc. They handle a complete and high-grade line of stock,
covering every department of general merchandise and they enjoy an ex-
tensive and important patronage. The Stephens brothers represent that
type of citizen who is regarded as an acquisition to any community, for-
warding its development by their diligence and enterprise in matters of
business, and promoting its general progress by maintaining a high stand-
ard of citizenship and cooperating in every commendable public move-
ment.

JOSEPH HARE MERCER.

Calgary takes justifiable pride in its public officials, who have proven
themselves to be men of ability, integrity and marked civic loyalty. Of
this number is Joseph H. Mercer, who for the past nine years has filled
the office of city treasurer, and throughout the period of his service he has
been actuated by an unselfish spirit of devotion to the general good. He
wai born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, June 7, 1872, and his par-
ents were James Duncan and Elizabeth (Rogers) Mercer, the former a
native of Glasgow, Scotland, and the latter of England. For many years
the father was identified with educational interests in England, residing
in the mother country until about 1900, when he came to Canada, Making
his way to the west, he took up a homestead claim in the province of
Saskatchewan and continued to make his home on that property until his
death, which occurred in the fall of 1918, when he was eighty-three years
of age. He is survived by the mother, who is now living in Victoria, Brit-
ish Columbia.

The public schools of Worcester and Winchester, England, afforded
Joseph H. Mercer his educational privileges and his initial experience
along financial lines was gained in the London County Bank of London,
England. On reaching Canada he joined the British Bank of North
America, now known as the Bank of Montreal, and remained in the ser-
vice of that institution for five years, during which he was employed in
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next became connected with Tilden, Gurney & Company, Limited, of
Winnipeg-, Manitoba, in the capacity of manager and afterward left that
firm to take charge of the office and financial affairs of the Hanbury Hard-
ware Company, Limited, wholesale dealers at Brandon, Manitoba. P.
Burns & Company, Limited, of Calgary, later secured his services as office
and credit manager and he continued with that firm until 1914, when he
was called to public office. He has since been city treasurer of Calgary
and broad experience in financial affairs has made him exceptionally well
qualified for the responsibilities which devolve upon him. He has proven
a faithful custodian of the public funds and the work of his department
is characterized by a high standard of efficiency. For a number of years
he took an active part in the proceedings of the Credit Men's Associa-
tions of Calgary and Winnipeg and is a fellow of the Institute of Municipal
Treasurers and Accountants.

In March, 1904, Mr. Mercer married Miss Annie Mabel Scott, a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Easton Scott, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, the latter of
whom is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Mercer became the parents of two chil-
dren, both of whom died in infancy. Mr. Mercer is a member of the An-
glican church and is also identified with the Knights of Pythias and the
Gyro Club. He utilizes every available opportunity to promote the wel-
fare of his city and exploit its resources and advantages, being enthusi-
astic in his support of western Canada, which he regards as a country of
great possibilities. He stands as a high type of manhood and Calgary has
greatly benefited by his citizenship.

LEIGHTON C. CONN, M. B., C. M., F. A. C. S.

Dr. Leighton C. Conn enjoys a well-merited reputation as an able phy-
sician and skillful surgeon and since coming to Edmonton he has won
the respect and esteem of his professional associates and the confidence
and support of the general public. He was born in Ontario in 1886 and
is a son of Hugh J. Conn. His early education was obtained in the public
schools of St. Catharines, Ontario, and he afterward became a student
at McGill College in Montreal, from which he was graduated in 1909, win-
ning- the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Master in Surgery. He
then spent four years as an interne at the Royal Victoria Hospital in
Montreal, thus gaining valuable practical experience, and in 1913 he came
to Edmonton, where he has since made his home. Exceptionally thorough
preparation well qualified him for his professional duties and his practice
has steadily grown as he has had opportunity to demonstrate his ability
and skill in the treatment of disease. He devotes the greater part of his
attention to surgical work and is instructor in surgery at the University
of Alberta. He is deeply interested in the scientific and humanitarian
phases of his profession and utilizes every possible opportunity to broaden
his knowledg-e and promote his efficiency. He is a fellow of the American
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College of Surgeons and his professional standing is indicated in the fact
that he has been called to the presidency of the Edmonton Academy of
Medicine. He is also a member of the Alberta and Dominion Medical
Associations.

On the 19th of September, 1914, Dr. Conn was married to Miss
Marjorie Gilmore and they have two children: William G. and Marjorie S.
He is an active and earnest member of the Anglican church. He has a
thorough knowledge of anatomy and the component parts of the human
body and his comprehensive technical training, combined with the sure-
ness and precision of his work in surgical cases, has gained him recogni-
tion as one of the foremost exponents of the medical profession in this
city.

BENJAMIN F. OLSEN.

Among the progressive and enterprising agriculturists of Cardston
district must be mentioned Benjamin F. Olsen, who is living in Cards-
ton and is operating a section of land near here. He was bom in St.
Louis, Missouri, in 1862, a son of Bank Benson and Wilhelmina (Wilhem-
beck) Olsen, the former a native of Sweden and the latter of Denmark.
The father emigrated from his native country to the United States and
located at St. Louis, where he lived for a few years and where he was
married. In 1862 he crossed the plains to Utah, making the journey in an
old prairie schooner, and he located at Salt Lake. He took up some land
near there and engaged in farming for many years. Mr. Olsen was an
active worker in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which
he joined in Sweden and was the first of his family to become affiliated
with it. He devoted a great deal of his spare time to the church and was
holding the office of high priest at the time of his demise. Mrs. Olsen
was twice married. Her first husband was Mr. Hansen and they were
parents of two children: Charlie, who is living in Plain City, Utah; and
one whose demise occurred in infancy. To her marriage to Mr. Olsen
three children were bom: Benjamin F., whose name introduces this re-
view; Joseph, who is living at Brigham City, Utah, and who has served on
a mission to Sweden; and Margaret, who is the wife of William Cowley
of Layton, Utah.

Benjamin F. Olsen acquired his education in the public schools of Salt
Lake and after putting his textbooks aside engaged in the ranging of
cattle in Idaho and later in Tooele county, Utah. He operated but a
small ranch and ran graded cattle. In 1895 he came to Alberta and home-
steaded some land in Cardston district, on the St. Mary's river. The land
was barren prairie and he erected a log house on it, hauling the timber
from the mountains, a distance of sixteen miles. He made the trip over-
land from Utah and trailed through with him one hundred sixty-five head
of cattle, taking just two and one-half months to make the trip from
Helena, Montana. Mr. Olsen's diligence, united with constant application,

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finally resulted in bringing his tract of prairie land under cultivation and
from time to time he increased his holdings and specialized in stock rais-
raising. Subsequently he disposed of the homestead. He now owns one
section of land, whereon he engages in general farming and stock raising.

On the second of April, 1889, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. 01-
sen and Miss Emily Clark, who was born in Grantsville, Utah. To their
union nine children have been born: The eldest daughter, Vere, is the
wife of Ralph Garner of Hill Springs, Alberta; Florence is the wife of
Orsen Anderson, a successful farmer of Cardston ; Fra-nk is farming near
Glenwood, Alberta ; Clarke is a farmer residing near Glenwood ; Vivian is
now Mrs. Jesse Woolf ; Walter has been secretary of the Glenwood munici-
pality and served on a mission in Denver, Colorado, for two years, for the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Ray, Edith and Jesse are
living at home.

The family are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints and Mr. Olsen devotes a great deal of his spare time to the church,
in which he is an elder. In 1909 Mr. Olsen built a beautiful home in
Cardston and has resided there since. He is public-spirited and although
he does not seek to figure prominently in public life, he performs his daily
duties faithfully and efficiently, is considerate of the rights of others and
never neglects his obligations to his fellowmen nor to the community in
which he lives.

EDWIN H. JONES.

Edwin H. Jones of the firm of Jones, Scott & Carswell, is the oldest
barrister in Lacombe in point of years of active practice. He is a native
of England, his birth having occurred at Manchester, England, in 1871.
His parents were Edwin and Elizabeth (Ambrose) Jones, likewise natives
of England, in which country they died. The father was one of the lead-
ing barristers of his day and was judge of the county court for ten years.
To Mr. and Mrs. Jones three children were born, Edwin H. being the only
one now living. A brother, William Ambrose Jones, was a prominent bar-
rister in England. Throughout his life the father gave his political sup-
port to the Conservative party and he was a member of the Anglican
church.

In the acquirement of his early education Edwin H. Jones attended the
Manchester grammar school and subsequently enrolled in Victoria Uni-
versity. In February of 1895 he was admitted as a member of the In-
corporated Law Society of England and he practiced at Bury, England,
for eighteen years. In 1912 he came to Alberta and on the 29th of August
of that year he was admitted to the Alberta bar. On the 14th of Febru-
ary, 1919, Mr. Jones was made King's Counsel, and for a few years he
was Crown Prosecutor at Stettler, Alberta. He has two partners in the
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B. A. The firm name is Jones, Scott & Carswell, and they are known
throughout the district and province for their success in handUng all
kinds of litigation

Fraternally Mr. Jones is identified with the Ancient Free & Accepted
Masons. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the An-
glican church. For recreation Mr. Jones turns to yachting and motoring
and aside from his profession that is his principal hobby.

ALFRED FLETCHER CARROTHERS.

Alert, energetic and determined, Alfred F. Carrothers has made good
use of his time, talents and opportunities and the years have marked his
progress along lines which lead to success. For eleven years he has been
identified wtih the business development of Edmonton and is now num-
bered among the leading investment bankers of the city, while he is also
prominently connected with the coal industry. He was born in Strathroy,
Ontario, in 1887, and comes of English lineage in the maternal line, while
his paternal ancestors were natives of Ireland. His father, John Car-
rothers, was born in London, Ontario, in 1836, and passed awa}' at Regina,
Saskatchewan, in 1918, when eighty-two years of age. He was married
in his native city, in 1858, to Harriet Bratt, who was also born in London,
Ontario, and her death occurred at Regina in 1907.

Alfred F. Carrothers was graduated from the high school at Strath-
roy, Ontario, in 1904, and afterward enrolled as a student at the Colle-
giate Institute at that place, which he attended for a year. In 1905 he
came west, first locating at Winnipeg, Manitoba, but soon afterward went
to Regina, Saskatchewan, where he secured a position as traveling sales-
man, continuing to act in that capacity until 1908, He then entered the
general supply business in partnership with H. W. Laird, now a member
of the Dominion senate, and this association was maintained until 1911,
when Mr. Carrothers came to Edmonton, where he has since engaged in
the general investment and bond business with gratifying success. He
is well informed on all matters pertaining thereto and has so directed
his efforts as to gain the confidence and support of the public, which has
ever found him thoroughly reliable in all business matters. He has also
extended his eflforts into other fields and is secretary-treasurer of the
Brookdale Collieries, Ltd., being a stockholder in the company, which
specializes in steam coal, while he is likewise a director and stockholder
of the Kingsdale Mining Corporation of British Columbia.

Mr. Carrothers was married at Regina, in the province of Saskatche-
wan, on July 1, 1908, to Edith Avarne-Walkeden of Birmingham, Eng-
land, and they have become the parents of three sons : Alfred T., whose
birth occurred at Birmingham in 1910; Elmer B., who was born in Ed-
monton in 1913; and Ronald Cavell, whose birth occurred in this city in
1916. Mr. Carrothers is a strong Conservative in his political views and

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in religious faith he is a Methodist. He is essentially a member of the
class of doers, gifted with initiative and quick resolve, and his success is
the result of unabating industry, self-confidence and a readiness to assume
responsibility. He is highly regarded in business circles of Edmonton and
has many friends, whose esteem he has won and retained by reason of
his high principles and fine personal qualities.

GROVER CLEVELAND DUNCAN.

Grover Cleveland Duncan, editor and manager of the Drumheller Mail,
is one of this community's most substantial business men. He was born in
Holt, Clay county, Missouri, on the 6th of January, 1885, a son of John W.
and Mary E. (Nance) Duncan, both natives of Missouri. The father has
farmed for the greater part of his life and he and his vdfe are now resid-
ing on the home place near Holt. To their union eleven children have
been born, Grover Cleveland being the fourth in order of birth. All of the
children with the exception of four are living in Missouri. Mr. and Mrs.
Duncan are consistent communicants of the Christian church. Mr. Duncan
has been a member of the local school board for years and is one of the
representative citizens of the community in which he resides.

The public schools of his native county afforded Grover Cleveland Dun-
can his early education and at the age of twenty years he left the parental
roof and went to North Dakota, making his initial step into newspaper
circles. He was an apprentice of the Sherwood Journal of Sherwood, North
Dakota, for one and one-half years and in 1907 came to Alberta and
acquired a position on the advertising staflf of the Edmonton Journal
He likewise followed the occupation of farming, having homesteaded some
raw prairie land nine miles south of Halkirk. For a time he worked for
the Canadian Pacific Railroad as assistant agent at the Pincher Station
and subsequently he removed to Castor, where he worked on the Advance
for two and one-half years, or until September, 1911. He was manager
of the News Review at Coronation until January, 1912, when he went to
Munson and worked on the Munson Mail. That paper was established in
January, 1912, and Mr. Duncan purchased an interest in it a short time
afterward. In 1914 he bought out his partner and edited and managed
the sheet until April, 1918. In that year he moved the plant to Drum-
heller. He has a most up-to-date plant here, equipped with the latest
machinery and he was the first to install typesetting machines. He is
editor and manager of the Drumheller Mail and enjoys the confidence and
esteem of his fellow citizens. Aside from publishing the newspaper he
carries on an extensive commercial printing business.

In July, 1917, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Duncan to Miss Seeta
Florence Douglas, a native of Winnipeg. She is a woman of culture and
refinement and is a consistent member of the Presbyterian church, in the
interests of which she is a zealous worker.

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Fraternally Mr. Duncan is identified with the Knights of Pythias, be-
longing to Coal City Lodge, No. 54, and he is past chancellor commander
in the order. He is likewise affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, being past grand of Drumheller Lodge, No. Ill ; and he is a mem-
ber of Drumheller Lodge, No. 34, Be»nevolent Protective Order of Elks and
has attained the Black Knight's degree in the Orangemen. Along strictly
business lines he is afl^liated with the Canadian and Albert Press Asso-
ciations and he attended the meeting of the Canadian Press Associa-
tion at Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1920. Alert and determined, he
quickly recognizes an opportunity and in its utilization has promoted
public interests as well as individual prosperity.

JOHN McGregor campbell.

John M. Campbell is manager at Calgary of the Royal Bank of Canada —
Third Street, West, branch — one of the substantial moneyed institutions
of the city, and he is well qualified for this responsible office, for his atten-
tion has been concentrated upon financial matters from the age of sixteen
years. He was born in Manitou, Manitoba, October 11, 1883, and is a son
of Donald D. and Christina (McGregor) Campbell, natives of the province
of Ontario. Coming to the west, the father entered a homestead in Mani-
toba and proved up on his land, which he converted into a productive farm.
For a number of years he continued to cultivate his property and then
removed to Manitou, accepting a position with the firm of Gordon & Iron-
side, dealers in live stock and grain. Subsequently he took over the busi-
ness, which he operated under his own name for a number of years. He
is now acting as claim agent for the Winnipeg Grain Exchange, to which
position he was first appointed by the government, but of late years has
operated independently. Although seventy-three years of age, he is still
an active factor in the world's work, and Mrs. Campbell has reached the
age of seventy-one.

Their son, John M. Campbell, acquired his education in the rural schools
near his father's farm in Manitoba and the public schools of Manitou,
and in August, 1899, he made his entry into the financial world, becoming
junior clerk in the Bank of Hamilton in that city. He readily mastered
the duties assigned him, winning promotion to the position of accountant,
and later was transferred to the Grain Exchange branch at Winnipeg,
where he acted in that capacity from 1903 until 1906. In the latter year
he was assigned the task of opening a branch at Francis, Saskatchewan,
this being one of the earliest banks established i^n that part of the country,
and for six months he was its manager. He then severed his connection
with that financial institution and joined the Northern Crown Bank at
Winnipeg. Soon afterward he was made manager of its interests at Long-
ham, Saskatchewan, and a few months later was placed in charge of its
bank at Balcarres, in the same province, where he remained for a year.

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In December, 1908, he was transferred to High River, Alberta, and was
there stationed for three years, on the expiration of which period he was
sent to Red Deer, acting as manager of that branch from 1911 until !Feb-
ruary, 1920. In 1918 the holdings of the Northern Crown Bank were
acquired by the Royal Bank of Canada, with which he has since been
identified, and in 1920 Mr. Campbell was appointed manager of its Calgary
Third Street, West, branch, in which capacity he is now serving. Broad
practical experience has given him a detailed knowledge of the complex
problems of modern finance and in controlling the institution he manifests
keen sagacity and marked executive force. It has greatly prospered under
his able administration and his employers have the utmost confidence in his
judgment, foresight and honesty.

On October 15, 1907, Mr. Campbell was united in marriage to Miss
Isabelle V. Dynes, a daughter of William and Sarah M. (Wilson) Dynes,
natives of Ontario. For many years the father operated a farm near
Orangeville, in that province, and in 1906 he came to the west, settling in
Saskatchewan, where he and his wife now reside and where he is following
agricultural pursuits. He has one of the best improved and most pro-
ductive farms in his district. Mr. a»nd Mrs, Campbell have three children :
Donald Dynes, who was born February 11, 1909 ; Wilson McGregor, whose
birth occurred on the 31st of January, 1911; and Jean Margaret, born
November 22, 1913.

Mr. Campbell is a member of the Presbyterian church and in his polit-
ical views he is an independent Liberal. He has never been neglectful of
the duties of citizenship and while residing at Red Deer, Alberta, he
served for three terms on the town council. He is identified with the
Masonic order, belonging to Kenilworth Lodge, No. 29, A. F. & A. M., at
Red Deer, of which he is a past master, and also to Keystone Chapter,
No. 12, R. A. M., at that place. He is fond of hunting and takes a deep
interest in all kinds of athletic sports, maintaining an even balance between
work and play. He is president of the St. Andrew's Golf Club and a
member of the Calgary Curling Club and probably no man in the province
is better known in connection with the latter sport. He has found that
the field of opportunity is open to all who have the courage to persevere
therein and industry and ability have brought him to the front in his chosen
line of activity. His opinions carry weight in financial circles of the city
and he is recognized as a man of integrity, whose word is always to be
relied upon.

TILLEY STRANG TUPPER, M. D.

Conspicuous among the ranchers of the Claresholm district. Alberta, is
Dr. Tilley Strang Tupper, who engaged in the active practice of his profes-
sion for some years and is now a consulting physician, devoting the greater
part of his time and attention to the ranch. He was born near Fredericton,

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New Brunswick, a son of Charles Austin and Emeline (Cliff) Tupper, the
former a native of Nova Scotia and the latter of New Brunswick. The
father engaged in farming and at the same time conducted a contracting
business for lumber supplies and bridge work. He spent most of his life
in New Brunswick, where his death occurred in 1907, at the age of sixty-
one years. Thoughout his life Mr. Tupper was a stanch supporter of the
Conservative party. Mrs. Tupper is still living in Fredericton, at the age
of seventy-four years. To them three children were born : Tilley Strang,
whose name intoduces this review ; Lalia, who is the wife of George Hazen,
of the Hazen, Twiss Company, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ; and Ada, who
is the wife of Charles McVey, a civil engineer in the employ of the govern-
ment at New Brunswick. Mrs. McVey taught cwie of the first schools in
Claresholm, and later served as principal here.

Upon attaining school age Tilley Strang Tupper entered the public
schools of Fredericton and in due time was graduated from the Collegiate
Institute. His earliest ambition was to enter the medical profession and
upon the completion of his literary education he enrolled in the medical
department of McGill University at Montreal, from which institution he
was graduated with the M. D., C. M. degrees in 1896. He immediately
returned to Fredericton and established offices for the practice of his pro-
fession, where he remained for a time and then removed to Amherst, later
going to Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. He made his initial step as a
rancher after arriving at Medicine Hat, buying some cattle which he
ranged on Bow river and working for various ranchmen in the vicinity as a
cow-puncher. In 1902 he homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of
barren prairie land on Willow creek, near Claresholm, and ranched until
1904, when he moved into Claresholm and concentrated on his profession
for four years. At the termination of that time he heeded the call of the
ranch and returned to it, and he is now raising pure-blooded Holstein cattle
and also operates a small dairy. He continues active in his profession
only as a consulting physician. In 1906 Dr. Tupper established the Clares-
holm Pharmacy, conducting that enterprise until 1907, when he disposed
of it.

In New Brunswick was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Tupper to Miss
Mabel Moore, a native of that territory. To their union five children
have been born, all of whom are living at home : Neil, Marian, Anna,
Charles and Hibbert.

Dr. Tupper is a Progressive in politics and he is active in party affairs.
He was the first overseer of Claresholm and a member of the first town
council. He is now a member of the Provincial Medical Association. Upon
the outbreak of the World war Dr. Tupper answered his country's call
and during the early part of the war he was a medical officer on the Blood
Indian reservation. Subsequently he received a captain's commission and
went overseas with the C. E. F., being in active service there for two
years, and he spent some time on hospital ships, crossing the Atlantic
ocean fourteen times. He occupies a prominent place among the foremost
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he has won distinction. As a rancher he has also won success and his
general personal worth, his active life and his high principles have com-
mended him to the goodwill, trust and respect of all with whom he has
been associated.

CLYDE A. HOOK.

Well known in the business circles of Edmonton, is Clyde A. Hook, the
president of the Hook Signs, Limited. Actuated by a progressive spirit,
he has steadily developed his business along this line and today enjoys
an extensive patronage that makes his undertaking one of substantial
profit. Born in the United States, he is a native of Gladerun, Warren
county, Pennsylvania, and his natal day was November 24, 1881. He re-
mained at the place of his birth until about seven years of age, when his
parents moved with the family to Great Falls, Montana, and there on the
western frontier he was reared to manhood, pursuing his education in the
pubhc and high schools. In young manhood he started in business, be-
coming identified with sign painting at Spokane, Washington, where he
resided until 1907. In that year he removed to Edmonton and established
a business of similar character in this city, organizing a company known
as the Hook Sign Company, in which he had as partners George L. Bor-
ton and E. L. Crumm. The present business was organized in 1913 by
Mr. Hook and M. L. Brown and they own in connection therewith a two-
story brick building. They confine their attention exclusively to signs
used in outdoor advertising and their business has now assumed large and
gratifying proportions. They employ a number of sign painters and their
initiative and originality enables them to produce most attractive work
that claims the attention of every passer-by. In upbuilding his organiza-
tion, too, Mr. Hook has shown marked executive ability and is widely ac-
counted one of the forceful and resourceful business men of his adopted
city.

Fraternally Mr. Hook is identified with the Benevolent Protective Or-
der of Elks and he belongs to the Kiwanis Club, being in hearty sympathy
with the purposes of that organization in upholding high standards of citi-
zenship, as well as in promoting business enterprises and improving busi-
ness conditions.

FATHER THOMAS P. MURPHY.

Father Thomas P. Murphy, a priest of the Catholic church and teacher
in St. John's College at Edmonton, was born in Ontario, March 14, 1867.
His parents, Timothy and Ann (Meagher) Murphy, were natives of Ireland
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in Ontario. They had a family of eleven children, eight of whom are
living, the Rev. Thomas P. Murphy being the eldest. Another son. Rev.
Michael Murphy, is a priest of Lethbridge, and a third son, Stephen, is a
representative of the priesthood at Cranbrook, British Columbia. The
father devoted his life to farming and became the owner of considerable
real estate, having made judicious investments in property. He was in
the United States during the Civil war period and helped do Christian work
for the northern soldiers.

Thomas P. Murphy was educated in St. Michael's College at Toronto,
which he attended for four years, and in Ottawa University, where he won
his Bachelor of Arts degree at his graduation with the class of 1888. He
then entered Montreal Seminary, in which he further prepared for the
priesthood, and was ordained in Ottawa in 1893, Throughout the inter-
vening period he has devoted his attention to the work of the church
and to educational labor. His first charge was in Ottawa University as a
teacher and after two years there, he went to Buffalo, New York, and
there taught in a college for four years. Later he was assigned to duty
at Lowell, Massachusetts, where he acted as pastor of the Sacred Heart
church for four years. He then returned to St. Joseph's church at Ottawa,
and continued in charge of the parish for eight years, and in 1911 he came
to Edmonton. He began teaching in St. John's College and has been
identified with the school throughout the intervening period. Through
his educational work and as parish priest he has done an effective service
in the upbuilding of the cause and is today recognized as one of the able
educators of the province.

Father Murphy is a member of the Knights of Columbus and served
as chaplain of the local council for a year. From early boyhood he has
been actuated by the high purpose of upbuilding the cause of Catholicism
in various localities to which he has been assigned. He was assisted to
gain an education by his great-uncle, Rev. Michael Mackay, who was an
uncle of his mother and who for many years was parish priest at Marys-
ville, Ontario. The influence of this good man was a potent force in the
life of Father Murphy and in his decision to enter the priesthood, and
both in the educational world and in the direct work of the church his
labors have been a far-reaching force.

ROBERT TAYLOR TELFORD.

Robert Taylor Telford, who is living retired in Leduc, has been a
prominent factor in the substantial growth and improvement of this dis-
trict. He was born in Shawville, Quebec, on the 19th of June, 1860, a son
of Robert and Anne (Pratt) Telford. His parents were born in Ireland
and came to Canada, locating in Quebec, at an early date. The father
secured a homestead near Shawville, where he farmed until his demise.
Mrs. Telford is also deceased. To their union seven children were born,

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three daughters and four sons, Robert Taylor, whose name introduces
this review, is the only member of the family who located in Alberta.

Robert Taylor Telford received his education in the public schools of
his birthplace and came to Alberta during the Rebellion of 1885. He
arrived in Calgary in May of that year and worked as a carpenter there
until the following July, when he enlisted in the Royal Northwest Mounted
Pohce, remaining in that service for four years. In 1889 he homesteaded
some land, on a portion of which the business section of the town of Leduc
now stands. Mr. Telford was among the earliest settlers here and he ran
the first stopping place before the railroad came through. For about four
years he was also engaged in the conduct of a general store and subse-
quently he started a lumberyard, which he operated for some twenty-five
years, selling out in 1919, and he is now living practically retired. Mr.
Telford has attained a position of affluence in the province and as a self-
made man is accorded the confidence and esteem of his fellow townsmen.
His early years in Alberta brought him many unusual experiences, involv-
ing innumerable hardships and privations. He was not easily discouraged,
however, and he clung to his purpose with the tenacity and determination
which invariably means ultimate victory.

In the spring of 1890 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Telford and
Miss Belle Howard, who was born in the state of Wisconsin, Mr. and
Mrs. Telford adopted two children: Raymond and Lome. Raymond
enlisted in Edmonton at the beginning of the World war and went over-
seas in the early part of 1916, He was a member of the Fifty-first Bat-
talion and was killed in active service in June, 1916.

Mr. Telford has always been a stanch supporter of the Liberal party
and has wielded a great influence in party affairs in this district. He was
the first member of the Alberta legislature in 1905 and has held the offices
of mayor and alderman. He is now a member of the school board and has
the distinction of being the first to hold the office of justice of the peace
in Leduc, so serving for some thirteen years. Fraternally he is identified
with the Masons. During the World war Mr. Telford was active in all
drives and gave generously of his time and money in the furtherance of
the government's interests. He owns a number of business buildings in
Leduc and has considerable real estate, which brings him in a substantial
income, so that he is practically retired from active business life.

JAMES P. Mccormick, m. d.

Dr. James P, McConiiick, a representative of the medical profession
at Edmonton and prominently known as a urologist, was born in Ottawa,
Ontario, on the 31st of March, 1881, There he spent the period of his
boyhood and youth, pursuing his early education in the public schools
and passing through consecutive grades to his graduation from the high
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upon the medical course, and was there graduated with the class of 1906,
at which time his professional degi'ee was conferred upon him. He after-
ward pursued postgraduate work in Hahnemann Medical College at Chicago
for a year, and later was in the employ of the Dominion government as
medical inspector of the Hudson Bay and James Bay Indians for a year and
a half. In 1908 he came to Edmonton, where he opened an office and
through the intervening period has been engaged in practice here, specializ-
ing in urology, although he is well informed on all branches of the medical
science and continues in general practice to a considerable extent. His
skill and efficiency are widely acknowledged and he is making steady prog-
ress along professional lines. He was medical examiner of the American
army during the World war and he belongs to the Alberta and Quebec
Medical Societies and also to the Canadian Medical Association.

Dr. McCormick was united in marriage to Miss Margery D. Moth, and
they have two children: James P. and Alan. Dr. McCormick is a mem-
ber of the Masonic fraternity. He has always taken a great interest in
athletics and during his college days was a leader in the college games and
sports and the various athletic events. He always enjoyed boxing, hockey
and football and developed considerable skill along those lines. He has
ever recog-nized the value of outdoor exercise as a means of keeping phys-
ically fit and through that avenue has further qualified for the onerous
and responsible duties of his profession.

MALCOLM CAMPBELL McCANNEL, C. A.

Malcolm Campbell McCannel is known in business circles of Edmonton
and throughout the province of Alberta as a chartered accountant, and in
his chosen field of activity he has gained that position of leadership which
follows superior ability and concentrated efl'ort. He was born at Port
Elgin, in the province of Ontario, March 16, 1883, and is a son of Alexan-
der McCannel, a native of Scotland. The father came to Canada as a boy
and in 1870 he was married in Ontario to Miss Sarah Campbell, also a
native of that province, in which they are still living. The McCannel
family is one of the oldest in Scotland, the ancestral line being traced back
for many generations.

The public schools of Port Elgin afforded Malcolm C. McCannel his
early educational opportunities and he afterward became a student at
the Owen Sound Collegiate Institute, from which he was graduated in
1901. The ensuing year was spent in teaching school and on the expira-
tion of that period he took a course in a business college of Toronto. He
devoted three years to bookkeeping and then secured a position in the
office of a chartered accountant of Toronto, remaining in his employ for
two years. He next went to Detroit, Michigan, and for two years was
with a chartered accountant of that city. He then returned to Toronto
and two years later received the degree of C. A. In 1912 he formed a

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partnership with his brother, Donald A., also a well known chartered
accountant, and this association has been continued, under the name of
McCannel Brothers & Company. In July, 1913, Malcolm C. McCannel
came to Edmonton and took charge of this ofRce, which he is now success-
fully conducting-, being recognized as an expert in the line in which he
specializes. The firm has ever borne an unassailable reputation for integ-
rity, reliability and efficiency and its services are in constant demand,
owing to the high character of its work.

In Edmonton, on the 8th of May, 1918, Mr. McCannel was united in
marriage to Miss Eileen Campbell and they have become the parents of
two sons, Malcolm Gordon, who was born May 9, 1920 ; and Donald Gilbert
Alexander, born July 7, 1923. Mr. McCannel's deep interest in the welfare
and advancement of his adopted city finds expression in his identification
with the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade and his cooperation
is regarded as a valuable asset in promoting the activities of those organi-
zations. He is a Liberal in politics and his religious views are in accord
with the doctrines of the Baptist church. In matters of citizenship he has
always been loyal, patrotic and public-spirited. His high standing in his
chosen vocation in life is indicated in the fact that he has been honored
with the presidency of the Alberta Institute of Chartered Accountants,
his term of oflSce expiring in May, 1923, and he was also a member of
the senate of the University of Alberta, during that period. His aim is
high, his purpose unfaltering and his determination of the quality that
never recognizes defeat. As a result each year has marked an advance in
his career and he ranks today with the foremost chartered accountants of
Western Canada.

FREDERICK M. OLDHAM.

One of the most popular public officials of Innisfail is Frederick M. Old-
ham, mayor, who is also a barrister and solicitor. He was born in England,
on the 29th of March, 1863, a son of Frederick J. and Esther (Mountfort)
Oldham, likewise natives of England. Mr. Oldham was one of the repre-
sentative barristers of his day and both he and his wife lived in England
all of their lives. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Oldham eight children
were born, six of whom are living.

In the acquirement of his education Frederick M. Oldham attended
the public schools of his native country and in early life took up the study
of law. He practiced in England for a short time and then came to
Canada and located in the southern part of of the province of Alberta, and
worked on a cattle ranch, remaining in the south for about five years. In
1896 he came to Innisfail and resumed the practice of his profession. He
handles much important litigation before the courts, and although he is
sincerely devoted to his profession he does not allow it to take all of his
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as mayor. He is giving to this community a businesslike and progressive
administration and has inaugurated and brought to completion many move-
ments for the benefit of the community at large. For many years he has
been a member of the local school board and has also been town solicitor.
Fraternally he is identified with the Masons and is readily conceded to be
an exemplary member of the craft. A man of high principles, a genial
nature and pleasing personality, Mr. Oldham is very popular in business,
professional, and social circles in Innisfail.

GILBERT M. ATKIN, M. D.

A prominent physician and surgeon of Banff is Dr. Gilbert M. Atkin,
who was born in Perth county, Ontario, on the 11th of July, 1877, a son
of John and Janet (Drummond) Atkin, the former a native of England
and the latter of Scotland, The father was born in 1835 and came to
Canada with his parents, who located at Toronto when it was called Muddy
York. Upon attaining man's estate he followed agricultural pursuits, suc-
cessfully operating a farm in Queen's Bush, Perth county, for many years.
His death occurred in March, 1919, at the age of eighty-four years. Mrs.
Atkin is making her home at Milverton.

In the acquirement of his education Gilbert M. Atkin attended the pub-
lic schools of Milverton and the high schools at Newcastle and Stratford,
Ontario, after which he taught school from 1897 to 1899 at Brocksden.
In 1898 he determined to take up the study of medicine and enrolled in
the medical department of the University of Toronto, graduating from
that institution with the class of 1902. From that year until 1905 he
was an interne and took postgraduate work in the Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, New York. In 1905 he came to the province of Alberta and
located at Calgary, where he practiced three or four months before locat-
ing in Banff, in which city he has since resided. He brought to the pro-
fession thorough training and innate ability and has built up an extensive
and important patronage in Banff, ranking among the foremost phy-
sicians and surgeons in the province. Dr. Atkin is a veteran of the World
war, having in 1916 enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps and
received a captain's commission. He served overseas one and one-half
years and received his honorable discharge in the fall of 1918.

In October, 1911, Dr. Atkin was married to Miss Eva Maude Henning,
and they have the following children : Ethel Evelyn, born in September
of the year 1912; Janet Drummond, born in February, 1914; and Gladys
Mcintosh, born in October, 1915. Mrs. Atkin is a woman of culture and
refinement and she is prominent in the club and social circles of Banff.

In his political views Dr. Atkin is a Liberal and he is a firm believer
in the principles of that party as factors in good government. His re-
ligious faith is that of the Presbyterian church. Fraternally he is a
Mason, a Knight Templar and a Shriner, and he is also a member of the

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Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks. Along strictly professional lines he holds membership in the Al-
berta Medical and Dominion Medical Associations, and he also belongs to
the Great War Veterans and the Banff Golf Club.

WILLIAM H. RIPLEY.

William H. Ripley, of the Western Transfer Company of Lethbridge,
is thus identified with one of the important business enterprises of the
city, the corporation not only handling an immense transfer business, but
also owning the ice business of the town. Alert and enterprising, Mr.
Ripley is ready for any emergency and for any opportunity and his inde-
fatigable energy declines no call to labor or to service. A native of Nova
Scotia, he was born at Oxford, March 14, 1877, and is of English lineage,
his grandfather, William Ripley, having been a native of England, whence
he crossed the Atlantic to Nova Scotia at an early day, there following
the occupation of farming. His son, Robert Ripley, was born in Nova
Scotia, in June, 1846, and was married there to Miss Nancy Angus, who
was born in 1856, a daughter of William Angus, who was born in Nova
Scotia but was of Scotch descent. In 1855 Robert Ripley came to Leth-
bridge, where he remained for two and a half years and then returned to
Nova Scotia for the purpose of bringing his family out. He was home-
stead inspector at Lethbridge for four or five years and he worked for
the Canadian Pacific Railroad for a number of years. Before its line was
extended here he hauled supplies to Lethbridge and thus early became
identified with the pioneer development of this region. He was also weigh-
man for the mines for a number of years and for some time was connected
with an immigration company. His last position was that of homestead
inspector and he is now living retired, enjoying in well earned rest the
fruits of his former toil. His wife passed away in 1919. They were the
parents of five children, namely: William H., of this review; Angus B., who
died of influenza in 1918 ; Blair, who was overseas with the first railway
construction unit, organized the company at Toronto and remained with
the army until after the close of the war, when he was mustered out with
the rank of lieutenant colonel ; Leland, who is city salesman for the Lin-
coln Woods Company at Edmonton ; and Alvin, who was a captain of the
Twentieth Battery and went overseas in the fall of 1915, being killed in
action on the 2d of May, 1917. The parents were both members of the
Presbyterian church and Mr. Ripley was identified with the Independent
Order of Foresters for a number of years. His political support has al-
ways been given to the Conservative party.

William H. Ripley pursued his education in the schools of Lethbridge,
being a young lad at the time of the removal of the family to this city
and after completing his high school work he started out in the business
world as weigher at the mines and later acted as outside foreman at the

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mines for eight years. He afterward turned his attention to ranching- in
connection with his brothers and success attended their efforts. Mr. Rip-
ley later engaged in the transfer business and in addition thereto owns
a farm and gives some of his time and attention to agricultural pursuits.
He is identified with the Western Transfer Company, in which he is asso-
ciated with Thomas and Oliver T. Long. They conduct the transfer
business at Lethbridge, handling all the freight for the Canadian Pacific
Railroad Company and they also cultivate a section of irrigated land and
are owners of the ice business in Lethbridge, putting up sixty-five hundred
tons of ice annually. The business, owing to capable management and
wise control, has steadily grown and developed and is now one of the
important commercial interests of this section of the province.

In 1912 Mr. Ripley was married to Miss Edith Pearl Lloyd, who was
born in Calgary, a daughter of Cyrus Lloyd, who removed from Ontario
to Calgary, later took up his abode at Edmonton, and still later returned
to Ontario, while at the present he is in New York State. He was a manu-
facturer of baby carriages. To Mr. and Mrs. Ripley were born four chil-
dren: Margaret Benson, now in school; Herbert Angus, also in school;
Blair Lloyd; and Charles Farrar, The parents are members of the Pres-
byterian church and fraternally Mr. Ripley is connected with the Masons.
He has never been active in politics, preferring to devote his time to his
business affairs, which, wisely and capably managed, have brought to
him a gratifying measure of success.

H. G. HOARE, D. D. S.

Dentistry may be said to be almost unique among other occupations,
as it is at once a profession, a trade and a business. Such being the case,
it follows that in order to attain the highest success in it one must be
thoroughly conversant with the theory of the art, must be expert with
the many tools and appliances incidental to the practice of modern den-
tistry and must possess business qualifications adequate to dealing with
the financial side of the profession- In all of these particulars Dr. H. G.
Hoare is well qualified and therefore has attained prestige among the
able representatives of dentistry in Wetaskiwin, where he has followed his
profession during the past two decades.

H. G. Hoare was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1877, his parents being
John and Annie (Bagust) Hoare, who were natives of England but estab-
lished their home in Ontario, Canada, in 1872. The father, who was ac-
tively identified with business interests as the secretary of an oil and soap
concern, passed away in the province of Ontario, where his widow still
resides. He gave his political support to the Liberal party, while his re-
ligious faith was indicated by his membership in the Anglican church, to
which Mrs. Hoare also belongs. They became the parents of four chil-
dren, three of whom are living.

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H. G. Hoare, the youngest member of his father's household, began
his education in the schools of Toronto and continued his studies in a high
school in the state of Kansas, while his professional training was received
as a student in the dental department of the Northwestern University of
Chicago, from which he was graduated in 1898. The following year he
was graduated from the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Toronto and
he then began practice in Ontario, where he remained until 1903, when he
came west to Alberta. Through the intervening period of twenty years
he has resided at Wetaskiwin and has been accorded an extensive and
gratifying practice in recognition of his superior skill and ability in the
line of his chosen calling. He has done considerable postgraduate work
to keep abreast with the most modern methods of dental surgery, pursu-
ing a course in Columbia University of New York in the year 1919. His
high standing in professional circles is indicated in the fact that he was
chosen to the presidency of the Alberta Dental Association in the years
1912 and 1913. He spent nearly two years in World war service in Eng-
land.

In politics Dr. Hoare is a Conservative and he has served as a member
of the school board, the cause of education ever finding in him a stalwart
champion. In religious belief he is a Methodist, belonging to the church
of that denomination at Wetaskiwin, while fraternally he is identified with
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and with the Masons. He has
served as master of his lodge and is also a member of the Royal Arch
chapter and the Knights Templar commandery. His chief sources of recre-
ation are golf and shooting. He has gained many warm friends during
the period of his residence in Wetaskiwin, his salient characteristics being
such as have made for popularity in both professional and social circles.

FATHER HENRY GRANDIN. 0. M. I.

Father Henry Grandin, who labored uninterruptedly in the cause of
the Catholic church in Edmonton from 1875 until the time of his death,
was born in France, May 19, 1853, and was a son of Florend and Modest
(Morin) Grandin, both of whom spent their lives in France. The father
was a butcher by trade and followed that business throughout his active
life. His family numbered seven children, three of whom are living.
Father Henry Grandin was the eldest. Three of the sons entered the
priesthood, the others being Father Vital of France, who has been in one
parish for thirty-three years, and Father Augustin Grandin, who is also
a priest of France and who served as a chaplain in the army during the
World war.

Henry Grandin acquired his early education in the local schools of his
native country and afterward attended the seminary at LeMans. He
completed his studies in Lachine at Montreal, where he pursued his course
for a year, and was then ordained in St. Albert, in 1875, by his uncle.

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Bishop Grandin. He was first assigned to duty at Edmonton, where he
arrived in 1875. From that date he had charge of the whole Order of
Oblates in Alberta and northern Saskatchewan, traveling most of the time
in the performance of his churchly duties. He devoted his life to the
cause to which he dedicated himself in young manhood and at the time of
his death he had supervision over one hundred priests and had leadership
over forty-eight missions. He was one of the oldest priests in the prov-
ince, there being few active teachers of the Christian religion in Alberta
when he arrived here, the number being altogether about five. There
are but four priests living who have been in the province for a longer
period than was Father Grandin. He never held a pastorate but always
had charge of the missions for the Oblates Order and went back and forth
throughout the country, directing the development of the work of the
church and organizing its forces to reach out along constantly broadening
lines for the upbuilding of the Catholic cause.

OWEN WILLIAMS.

A man of high intellectual attainments is Owen Williams, inspector of
schools and a representative citizen of Cardston. He was born near Castle
Harlech, Wales, on the 23rd of February, 1886, a son of Hugh and Mar-
guerite (Jones) WilHams, both natives of Wales. The father has en-
gaged in mining for many years and is now living at Blaenau Festiniog,
Wales, at the age of fifty-nine years. Mrs. Williams died in 1892.

In the acquirement of his education Owen Williams attended the com-
mon schools of his birthplace and subsequently entered the University of
North Wales at Bangor. He received the degree of B. A. from that in-
stitution in 1908 and immediately engaged in educational work. For one
year he taught in the schools at Trawsfynydd, Wales. In 1919 he came
to the United States and toured the country with the Moelwyn Royal
Male Choir. While in England Mr. Williams and other members of the
choir had the honor of appearing before King Edward VII. Prior to leav-
ing his native land Mr. Williams had corresponded with the Alberta de-
partment of education and upon the completion of his tour he accepted
a position as a teacher in the Willard school district near Gleason, Alberta,
and he remained there for three months. Then for one year he taught
the Magic school near Ponoka and subsequently he became vice-principal
of the Ponoka town schools, which position he held a year and a half,
when he was made principal of the schools, serving in that important
capacity for four years. For two years he was principal of the schools at
Claresholm and in 1919 he came to Cardston. He was appointed inspector
of schools in that year and has since discharged the duties of this office
to the complete satisfaction of all concerned. In his territory there are
eighty-seven schools, one hundred and thirty-five public school depart-

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merits and fifteen high school departments, each of which he attempts to
visit at least twice a year. He has three distinct divisions under his con-
trol, the western, central and eastern, and also has seven Mennonite
schools. Since coming to Cardston, Mr. Williams has devoted his entire
time and attention to educational work and is readily conceded to be one
of the most progressive educators in the province of Alberta.

On the 22d of April, 1916, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Wil-
liams to Miss Lillian Albright, a native of Nebraska, and a daughter of
George A. Albright, who is conducting a marble business in Edmonton. To
Mr. and Mrs. Williams two children have been born: Gwendolen and
Douglas.

Mr. Williams is a very public-spirited man, manifesting an active and
helpful interest in all that tends to develop the community and promote
its progress along lines leading to permanent advancement. Fraternally
he is identified with the Masons and he holds membership in the blue
lodge and in the Chief Mountain Lodge of Cardston, in which he is a
junior warden. Being a man of fine education and of high intellectual
attainments, Mr. Williams finds his greatest recreation in his library and
he has two volumes of Welch manuscript, one dated 1346 and the other
1148, among his many rare editions.

MAURICE L. BROWN.

One of the substantial men of Edmonton is Maurice L. Brown, who has
worked his way steadily upward in the business world until he is now
secretary and treasurer of the Hook Signs, Limited, and judged by the
past his future career will be well worth watching. He was born at Wind-
sor, Berkshire, England, May 22, 1895, a son of Stephen and Fannie (Ex-
cell) Brown, who were also natives of that country and are now residents
of Vancouver. They came to Canada about 1880 and the father was for
many years engaged in the grocery business, but is now living retired, en-
joying in well earned rest the fruits of his former toil. He and his wife
are members of the Church of England. They became parents of six chil-
dren, four of whom are living: Harold P., who is visual instructor at
the University of Alberta ; Elsie, the wife of E. F. Peacock, a contractor of
Los Angeles, California; Kathleen, the wife of A. J. Keel, an accountant
of Vancouver; and Maurice L.

Maurice L. Brown pursued his education in the schools of Windsor
and of eastern Canada and became a newsboy in Kingston, Ontario, at a
very early age, since which time he has provided for his own support.
He arrived in Edmonton in 1912, when a youth of seventeen and here
studied accounting, after which he followed the business for a short time.
He then became connected with the Hook Signs, Limited, and working
his way upward with the corporation was eventually elected secretary
and treasurer of the company, which does a very large sign painting busi-

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ness. The excellence of its work and the probity of its business methods
have secured for the firm an extensive patronage and its work is found
in various parts of the province. The firm belongs to the Outdoor Ad-
vertising Association of Canada and the United States and has widely dis-
tributed outdoor painting displays for Edmonton.

In 1916 Mr. Brown was married to Miss Luella Catherine Clyde, who
was born in Valleyfield, Quebec, They have one child, Phyllis Luella, who
is three years of age. The parents are members of the Presbyterian
church and take an active and helpful interest in its work. Mr. Brown
belongs to the Edmonton Beard of Trade and to the Edmonton Rotary
Club and of the latter he is now a director, while for two years previous
he was chairman of the entertainment committee. He finds recreation in
golf and tennis but the major part of his time and attention is devoted to
his business, which is steadily growing in volume and importance. His
course has ever been a forward one since he started out to earn his living
as a newsboy and as the years have passed he has advanced step by step
until his position in commercial circles is a most creditable one.

HUGH B. BROWN.

Hugh B. Brown, one of the rising young barristers of the Lethbridge
bar, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 24, 1883, and is a son of
Homer M. and Lydia (Brown) Brown, who are also natives of that city.
The former is a son of Homer Brown, who was of that band of followers of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who settled Salt Lake
City and in that locality he followed the occupation of farming. The
mother is a daughter of James S. Brown, who was born in the New Eng-
land states and removed to Salt Lake City many years ago, making the
long and arduous trip across the hot, sandy plains to his destination in the
year of 1847, traveling with one of the Mormon companies that sought to
plant the faith in Utah. He made the first test of gold found in Cali-
fornia. He spent seventeen years of his life in mission work among the
Indians and the natives of the South Sea Islands. He was a very fluent
speaker and accomplished much good for the cause which he represented.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer M. Brown continued residents of Salt Lake City
until 1900, when they removed to Cardston, Alberta, where the father
followed the occupation of farming for a number of years. He is now liv-
ing retired, however, and has returned to Salt Lake City, where he and
his wife make their home. They had a family of fourteen children, seven
sons and seven daughters.

Hugh B. Brown, who was the fifth child and second son of the family,
pursued his education in the public schools of his native city and in the
high school at Logan, Utah, while later he pursued a course of study in
the University of Utah, completing his work there in 1912. He after-
ward came to Lethbridge, where he entered upon the study of law, to

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which he devoted five years, and in 1921 he was admitted to the bar.
Here he began practice in connection with Hjalderman Ostlund, under the
firm style of Ostlund & Brown, and although one of the younger repre-
sentatives of the bar he has a nice practice and is regarded as one of the
leading young solicitors of the city. He was married and had a family of
three children when he began preparation for the profession, neverthe-
less he managed to pursue his course of study and has steadily advanced
in his chosen life work, his capability being now widely recognized.

In 1908 Mr. Brown was united in marriage to Miss Zina Young Card,
a daughter of Charles 0. Card, who was the founder of the town of Cards-
ton. Her mother, Zina (Young) Card, is still living and is a daughter of
Brigham Young, long leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have become parents of six children: Zina,
Zola and LaJune, all in school; and Mary, Hugh and Charles M., who have
not yet reached school age. The parents are members of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Mr. Brown is president of the Stake
of Zion at Lethbridge. The stake includes the territory north of the city
of Lethbridge with nine wards and four organized branches, and Mr.
Brown has entire supervision over the stake. There are two councilors
and twelve men to act in the council and under his guidance the work of
the church is steadily growing and developing. Politically he is a repre-
sentative of the union party. During the World war he volunteered for
service in October, 1915, and organized a squadron of Mounted Rifles at
Cardston, which formed part of the Thirteenth Overseas Mounted Rifles.
With this command he went overseas in 1916 and was advanced to the
rank of major, serving for three and a half years. After the close of his
military experience he returned to Lethbridge and resumed the practice
of law, to which he is now giving the major part of his time and attention.
He has always been active in church work, however, and spent the years
1904 and 1905 on a mission in England. He has done considerable public
speaking, possessing excellent oratorical power, and he ever presents his
cause in a clear and convincing way, whether it be a matter for the benefit
of the church or the support of a client's interests before the court.

WILLIAM PEARCE.

William Pearce is a civil engineer of broad experience and superior
ability who has been a most important factor in securing the develop-
ment and utilization of the great resources of the Canadian Northwest.
He is now in the service of the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company and
for the past six years has been statistician to the department of coloniza-
tion and development, with headquarters in Calgary, Alberta. He was
born in Dunwich township, Elgin county, Ontario, February 1, 1848, and
his parents were John and Elizabeth (Moorehouse) Pearce. He attended
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a student at Toronto University, in which he completed a course in civil
engineering. He was engaged on private and railway surveys until 1873
and from 1874 until 1881 had charge of the work of surveying standard
meridians and parallels in Manitoba and the Northwest. In 1882 he was
appointed Inspector of agencies and served on the Dominion Lands Board
until 1884, when he was made superintendent of mines. In this connec-
tion it was his duty to investigate, report and make recommendations on
all claims to land, of which the greater part were made by half-breeds, in
the district extending from the Red river to the Rocky mountains, and
from the forty-ninth to the fifty-sixth parallel of latitude ; also all con-
flicting claims to land by settlers or arising out of the confliction of vari-
ous large interests. Ninety-nine per cent of these claims were settled
in accordance with Mr. Pearce's recommendations and from 1898 until
1901 he was largely occupied in adjusting railway land grants. For the
next three years he was chief inspector of surveys and in 1904 he volun-
tarily left the service of the government. He has since been connected
with the administration of irrigated and other lands, and the lands in
British Columbia for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He has also been
largely engaged in reporting on the probable resources of many districts
in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, particularly the
drainage of the Athabasca and Peace rivers, and was the first person to
direct attention to irrigation in Canada east of the Rocky mountains.
Since October, 1916, he has been statistician to the department of coloni-
zation and development of the Canadian Pacific Railway and his services
are valued highly by that corporation. His work represents the highest
degree of efficiency in his line and the nature of the projects with which
he has been connected indicates most clearly his high professional
standing.

In September, 1881, Mr. Pearce was united in marriage to Miss Mar-
garet A. Meyer, a daughter of L. G. Meyer, deceased, who was num-
bered among the prominent residents of Seaforth, Ontario. Mr. Pearce
is a member of the Anglican church and his political allegiance is given
to the Conservative party. He is a member of the Manitoba Club of Win-
nipeg and the Ranchmen's Club of Calgary and travel affords him his
chief source of recreation. His contribution to the world's work has been
one of great value and importance and entitles him to classification with
the empire builders of the Canadian Northwest. That work, however, is
not completed ; it is going on and on. It is said that every man has a
hobby, and Mr. Pearce's hobby is a centralized board of research. His
wide study, his broad experience, his comprehensive understanding of
conditions in western Canada, have made him a firm believer in its future,
its possibilities and its resources. To the end that all resources may be
used wisely and well, he believes in the organization of a centralized
board of research that shall carve out plans and institute methods for
the wise use of the great natural resources of this section of the country,
which he has studied from the period of its early settlement and de-
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however, that western Canada is yet in its infancy in comparison with
what the future has in store for it if vision, judgment and intelhgently
directed labor are allowed to play a part in the work of future growth.

H. MILTON MARTIN.

H. Milton Martin, insurance and financial agent and Belgian consul
at Edmonton, is a man of varied talents and in the many fields in which
he has operated his broad mind and strong personality have placed him
in the vanguard, while his actions have at all times been characterized by
a fidelity of purpose born of the desire to have every duty well done. He
was born in Clintonville, New York, June 6, 1872. His parents, Francois
Xavier and Azilda (Lafontaine) Martin, are both deceased. In the ac-
quirement of an education H. Milton Martin attended Plateau Academy
of Montreal and the College of Joliette at Joliette and entered business
life at Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1887, filling clerical positions in
that city until 1890. He then assumed the duties of assistant paymaster
for the Columbia & Kootenay Railway during its construction, and in
1891 he was made accountant and manager for the firm of Lowenberg-
Harris & Company of New Westminster. He remained with that house
until 1893 and then engaged in mining in the Kootenay district, being thus
occupied until 1897. From 1898 until 1906 he was in the service of the
government and during that period he filled various positions, the last
being justice of the peace and Crown timber and land agent for the Yukon
territory, in which he spent eight years. In 1906 he established his pres-
ent business as an insurance and financial broker and he is now serving
as president of the Mance Farming Company, Limited, while he is also the
chief executive officer of St. Leonard's, Limited. He displays keen sagac-
ity and marked administrative ability in the control of his business
affairs and is now at the head of important interests. He also acts as
consul for Belgium and is ably serving the interests entrusted to him,
discharging his duties with efficiency, conscientiousness and tact.

Mr. Martin's activities have touched the general interests of society
to their betterment and he is a dominant force in any movement with
which he is associated. From 1909 until 1914 he was a trustee of the
separate schools and in 1912 he was chosen president of the Edmonton
Board of Trade and was chairman of the civic interest committee of that
organization from 1913 until 1918. He was chairman of the relief com-
mittee of the North Alberta branch of the Canadian Patriotic Fund, from
its organization meeting to the termination of its activity and is public
administrator and official guardian for the North West Territories and
commissioner of the Alberta subdivided properties act. From 1914 until
1918 he was president of the Edmonton Insurance Agents Association and
in 1917 and 1918 he served as president of the Canadian Club of this city.
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leader in the local councils of his party. In 1911-12 he was president of
the Edmonton Association of Liberals and he has also served as alderman
of the city during three years, completing his term of office in 1920. Dur-
ing the World war he served as captain of the One Hundred and First
Regiment of Edmonton Fusiliers and is now on the "Reserve of Officers".
In 1908 Mr. Martin married Miss Beatrice Beck, a daughter of Hon.
Mr. Justice N. D. Beck, and they have become the parents of four chil-
dren, a son and three daughters. Mr. Martin is a Roman Catholic and
also is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Edmonton Club, the
Kiwanis Club and the Edmonton Golf and Country Club, of which latter
he was elected president for 1924; also vice president of the Alberta Golf
Association for 1924-1925. He is imbued with the spirit of progress and
has become widely known because of his public service, which has been of
a most helpful character. Strong and purposeful, his efforts have been di-
rected along constantly broadening lines of greater usefulness, and Ed-
monton numbers him among its foremost citizens.

DAVID JOHNSON GRIER.

David Johnson Grier is one of the leading men of Macleod and his
prominence has come to him by virtue of his identification with important
enterprises and his activity in political life. He was born in Griersville,
Ontario, on the 15th of January, 1857, a son of James and Mary (John-
son) Grier, the former a native of Ireland and the latter born in the
province of Ontario. The father came to this country in early life and
emigrated to Ontario when eighteen years of age. He purchased land
in St. Vincent township and engaged in farming there for twenty-five
years. Subsequently he moved to Wireton, Ontario, where he was engaged
in farming. In 1883 he came to Macleod and he followed agricultural
pursuits here until his death on the 4th of July, 1918, at the age of ninety-
four years. His wife died in February, 1918, when eighty-seven years of
age. To their union seven children were born, six of whom are living:
Jennie is the widow of John Steinhoff of Macleod; Mary Charlotte is the
widow of Solan W. Cross of Ontario; Lillie J. is the widow of D. W. Davis,
who was the first federal member of Alberta. Mrs. Davis resides in Mac-
leod ; Marguerite L. is the wife of William Dunbar of Vancouver, British
Columbia; David Johnson is the subject of this sketch; James P. was
engaged in farming near Macleod, but he passed away in 1918, in his
fifty-sixth year; and Curan is engaged in farming near Macleod. The
father was an Orangeman and his political allegiance was given to the
Conservative party. His religious faith was that of the Church of England.

David Johnson Grier received his education in the public schools of
his birthplace and after putting his textbooks aside entered the service of
the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. He came to Macleod for three
years and for one year was in the Indian department of the government.

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Subsequently Mr. Grier homesteaded some land and ran cattle from Mon-
tana to his ranch. He now owns two sections of well improved land
near Macleod. In 1912 he assisted in the organization of The Spec-
tator and in 1915 he bought the paper, becoming sole owner, and con-
ducting it for some time. Later he leased it, and it is now known as the
Macleod Times & Weekly News. He built the Empire Hotel in Macleod
and still owns a half interest in the enterprise, and he also built the Union
Bank building, which he sold. The upbuilding of Macleod has received
a valuable impetus through his constructive activities.

Mr. Grier has been twice married. His first wife was Laura Jones, a
native of Ontario. She died in 1905, leaving four children : Roy V. is an
employe in the freight department of the Canadian Pacific Railroad at
Calgary, and is a veteran of the World war. He enlisted in the British
army, was assigned to the motor transport service and saw active service
overseas; Norman J. is engaged in farming near Macleod; James F. en-
listed in the British army at Calgary and served overseas ; and William
F., who was likewise in the service during the World war, but did not
get overseas. Mr. Grier was married to Miss Clara C. Bingham, a native
of England, in 1910 and they have four children : May C, David J., Mary
Mona and Nina, all at home.

Mr. Grier is a consistent communicant of the Church of England. Po-
litically he is a stanch Conservative and for ten years he served as mayor
of Macleod. In 1905 Mr. Grier was the Conservative candidate for the
legislature for the Macleod constituency but was defeated by a small
majority. He bears an unsullied reputation for honesty and ability in
office and he enjoys the confidence and esteem of all who know him.

ALEXANDER H. GOODWIN, D. D. S.

Entering upon the practice of dentistry thirty-three years ago, Dr.
Alexander H. Goodwin has acquired that skill which is the result of broad
experience and conscientious effort and during the period of his residence
in Vegreville he has gained a well established position in local professional
circles, while his reputation also extends to the surrounding district. He
was born in the province of New Brunswick, February 18, 1868, of the
marriage of Cyrus N. and Elizabeth (Wells) Goodwin, also natives of that
region. The father is deceased but the mother still resides in New Bruns-
wick and has reached the venerable age of ninety-three years. To their
union were born six children, five of whom are living, the subject of this
review being the only member of the family to come to Alberta, except
his brother, Rev. H. A. Goodwin.

Alexander H. Goodwin obtained his early education in the public
schools of New Brunswick and secured his professional training in the
States, being graduated in 1889 from the College of Dental Surgery at
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an office in Edmonton, where he successfully followed his profession until
1903. In that year he removed to Vegreville, entering a homestead claim,
and proved up on that property. In 1906 he organized the Vegreville
Land Company and conducted that business until 1916, since which time
he has engaged in the practice of dentistry. His thorough knowledge of
the underlying principles of his profession is supplemented by marked
mechanical skill and ingenuity and his services are in constant demand,
leaving him little time for outside interests.

Dr. Goodwin married Miss Selena Taylor, a native of the province of
Ontario, and they have become the parents of four children, but the
youngest, Jean, is deceased. Those who survive are: Elinor B., Lillian
A. and William T. Dr. and Mrs. Goodwin attend the Union church and
he is an adherent of the Liberal party. He has served as mayor of Vegre-
ville, making a highly creditable record in that office, and fraternally he
is identified with the Masonic order. He has the enthusiasm for Vegre-
ville characteristic of its citizens and has witnessed much of the growth
and development of the town, to which he has contributed his full quota.
His professional activities have brought him a wide acquaintance and he
is accorded the esteem of his fellow practitioners and also of the general
public.

REV. ALEXANDER McTAGGART.

Rev. Alexander McTaggart, pastor of the Presbyterian church of St.
Andrews, has the distinction of being the only minister who has ever been
a member of the city council of Calgary. He was born at Burgoyne, Bruce
district, Ontario, and comes of sturdy Scotch-Canadian stock.

In the acquirement of his early education Alexander McTaggart at-
tended the public schools of his birthplace and subsequently entered the
University of Toronto, where natural ability was supported and supple-
mented by a long course of training, followed by a theological course at
Knox College, Toronto, which latter institution of learning has had the
honor of being the Alma Mater of many famous divines. In 1903 he com-
pleted his training and was ordained. A short time afterward he started
west and Carnduff, Saskatchewan, was the first town of his ministry. For
three years he remained there and in August, 1907, he located in Winni-
peg as pastor of the Robertson Memorial church. During the seven years
of his ministry there Mr. McTaggart not only built up a church, but he
accomplished the harder task of making that church stand for unselfish
service to the community. He did not regard the community about him
as simply existing for his church, but he had the larger vision of his
church existing for the community. Therefore he more readily gained
the community for his church and notwithstanding the difficulties of the
neighborhood, succeeded in building up a church with a membership of
about three hundred and fifty and a Sunday evening attendance of about
the same number. To some such a record may not seem particularly am-

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bitious, but when one considers the district that Hes around the Robertson
Memorial church, the mass of varied and genuinely serviceable work car-
ried on in connection with the institute is exceedingly creditable. The
activities of the institute were not designed to bring glory to the church.
Directly their aim was the good of the people and there they succeeded.
Mr. McTaggart has always been enthusiastic about his work. The one
activity that has always aroused his greatest interest, however, is the
work among children. While pastor of the Robertson Memorial he set
aside one Sunday of each month for a children's service. On that day the
children chose the text of the sermon and there was a children's choir and
child soloists. Mr. McTaggart was held in high confidence and esteem by
all of his fellowmen and Winnipeg lost one of her most enterprising citi-
zens when he resigned as pastor of the Robertson Memorial and came to
Calgary, where the past nine years he has been pastor of the St. Andrew's
Presbyterian church.

Although Mr. McTaggart has devoted much of his time to his min-
isterial duties, he has been active in public life and for six years served the
city of Calgary as an alderman, during which time he made a very careful
study of all civic problems and acquired a mass of very valuable informa-
tion from his years of experience. A man of literary ability, he con-
tributed a series of articles on municipal affairs to the Morning Albertan,
which were of very great value. In welfare matters he is an authority
perhaps unexcelled in the province. Mr. McTaggart has another distinc-
tion in that he belongs to neither of the dominant parties. He is neither
A. C. G. A. nor A. D. L. P. The fact that he broke through two such
strong combinations is evidence of his strong personality and strength of
character. Because of this unusual position he occupied a dominating
place in the council. He was responsible neither to labor nor to the C.
G. A. He was a representative of all the people all the time and when he
believed a thing to be right, he did it, asking leave of no one.

NORMAN T. BEEMAN, M. D.

Dr. Norman T. Beeman has made the practice of medicine his life work
and as owner of the Bellevue Hospital he is operating one of the most
modern and complete institutions of the kind in southern Alberta. He was
born in Essex county, Ontario, July 29, 1882, and his parents, Sebia and
Emma (Fox) Beeman, were also natives of that province, in which the
father spent his life, concentrating his attention upon the occupation of
farming. The mother is still living in Ontario.

Dr. Beeman first came to Alberta in 1890, when eight years of age,
but soon afterward returned to Ontario, and in the public schools of that
province he obtained his preliminary education. In 1910 he was graduated
from the medical department of the University of Toronto and then started
for the west, beginning his professional career at Diamond City, in the
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Lethbridge City district of Alberta, where he remained until 1912, when
he removed to Mag-rath. He maintained an office there until the outbreak
of the World war in 1914 and then enlisted in the government medical
service. In the following year he was sent overseas, remaining abroad
until 1919, in which year he located at Bellevue, in the Rocky Mountain
district of Alberta, where he has since made his home. He purchased
Bellevue Hospital, which at that time was operated under very inefficient
management, and at once set about the task of converting it into a modern
institution. He has supplied it with the most complete surgical equip-
ment and installed other needed improvements, expending about sixty
thousand dollars upon the building. He acts as superintendent of the
hospital, which ranks with the best in this part of the province and is a
credit to Bellevue and the surrounding district, standing as a monument
to his enterprising spirit and progressive management.

Dr. Beeman married Miss Nellie Rusk, who is a graduate nurse, and
her parents were natives of the province of Ontario. To this union has
been born a son, John S. Before locating in Bellevue, Dr. Beeman was
connected for a time with the mounted police in northern Alberta in a
professional capacity and the success which he now enjoys is the reward
of untiring effort and that ability which is acquired through broad experi-
ence and close study. He stands high in his profession and Bellevue has
greatly benefited by his citizenship.

REV. E. PIERCE GOULDING.

Rev. E. Pierce Goulding, rector of All Saints church at Edmonton and
a well known divine of the Anglican faith in Alberta, was born in Dublin,
Ireland, in 1883, his parents being Walter and Elizabeth (Pierce) Gould-
ing, both of whom were natives of Wexford county, Ireland. They were
married in Dublin and the father engaged in business in his native country
as a timber merchant. There he passed away in 1912. He is survived by
his widow, who still makes her home in Dublin. They were members of
the Church of England and Mr. Goulding belonged to the Order of For-
esters and to the Masonic fraternity. In politics he was a unionist.

E. Pierce Goulding was the eldest in a family of six children, five of
whom are living. He acquired his education in St. Patrick's grammar
school of Dublin and in Trinity University of that city, while his theolog-
ical studies were pursued in Emmanuel University at Saskatoon, Saskatch-
ewan, where he was graduated with the class of 1910. In the same year
he was ordained to the ministry and was appointed assistant to Christ
church at Saskatoon. He afterward became rector of St. Paul's church
at Fort Williams, Ontario, and was called to All Saints cathedral at Edmon-
ton, in 1918, when he became rector and in 1922 was made canon residen-
tiary. He is a fluent, earnest and convincing speaker and his public
addresses carry conviction to the minds of his hearers. Mr. Pierce Gould-

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ing had considerable business experience before he entered upon prepara-
tion for the ministry, being in his father's office in Dublin for a number
of years. He also taught in St. George's College for one year and in 1907
he came to Canada under Bishop Lloyd, making his way to Saskatchewan
to do missionary work. Since that time he has given his service to the
church and he is a member of both the provincial and general synod of the
Church of England in Canada. He inspires his parishioners with much of
his own zeal and interest in the cause and his labors have been far-
reaching and resultant.

In 1912 Mr. Pierce Goulding was married to Miss Ina Smith of Dublin,
Ireland, where she was reared and educated. They have two children:
Enid and Terence, aged seven and four years, respectively. He is well
known in Masonic circles, was chaplain of Royal Lodge, A. F. & A. M.
at Fort Williams, and is now serving as the chaplain of the Irish Protestant
Association at Edmonton. He belongs to the Rotary Club at Fort Williams
and is now a member of the Gyro Club of Edmonton. He also sei"ved for
two years as a member of the school board at Fort Williams and as vice
president of the British Empire Alliance. His cooperatio»n is given to all
projects and causes which he believes will prove of public benefit, or which
act as uplift agencies and he is now a member of the boys work board
of Alberta, in which he is closely studying the problem of the young with
the purpose of safeguarding the youth of the land in every possible way,
in order to develop the highest standards of manhood and citizenship. His
labors are indeed an effective force in the moral uplift of the province.

LESLIE C. COX.

Leslie C. Cox, barrister and solicitor, is a man of high intellectual
attainments and is prominently known in both educational and professional
circles in this province. He was born in Bowmanville, Ontario, on the
26th of April, 1890, a son of Christopher and Lillian (Hill) Cox, both of
whom are living in Bowmanville, where the father is a successful agricul-
turist. Mr. and Mrs. Cox are the parents of five children, Leslie C, whose
name introduces this review, being the eldest. Leslie C. and a sister,
Mrs. C. C. Hartman of Olds, are the only members of the family living in
the province of Alberta. Mrs. Hartman's husband is a physician and
surgeon of Olds.

In the acquirement of his education Leslie C. Cox attended the public
schools of his native community and in due time was graduated from the
Bowmanville high school. He graduated from the University of Toronto
in 1913, with the B. A. degree and subsequently entered Johns Hopkins
University, where he was a student from 1914 to 1917, and that institution
conferred the Ph. D. degree upon him in the latter year. He was a holder
of the Rogers Fellowship while at Johns Hopkins. From 1917 to 1918
he acted as assistant professor of Latin at Hamline University, St. Paul,

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Minnesota, and from 1918 to 1919 he was professor of Latin at that school.
In 1919 he determined to take up the study of law and entered the offices
of MacKay, McDonald & Wells at Edmonton, one of the best law firms in
the province. Later he was associated with Friedman & Lieberman, and
on the 25th of September, 1922, he was admitted to the Alberta bar, and
he is now a member of the firm of Mackenzie & Cox, Mr. Cox takes care
of the practice in Wainwright, while his partner looks after the clientele
at Chauvin and they enjoy an extensive patronage in both towns. Although
he has engaged in active practice but a short time Mr. Cox has won a
position for himself among the members of the Alberta bar and a suc-
cessful career is predicted for him by his many friends.

Mr. Cox was married to Helen M., eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Smith of Edmonton, on the 11th of August, 1923.

JOHN McNeill.

A forceful and resourceful business man is John McNeill, who is con-
ducting his interests under the name of the Twin City Transfer Company.
In this connection he has built up a business of large and gratifying pro-
portions that stands as a visible evidence of his enterprise, determina-
tion, close application and progressiveness. Mr. McNeill was born in
Glasgow, Scotland, on the 27th of January, 1871, and is a son of William
and Elizabeth (Bryce) McNeill, who were also natives of the land of hills
and heather, where they spent their lives. The mother passed away in
1892, while the father, surviving for five years, was called to his final
rest in 1897. He was a wholesale provision merchant and met with sub-
stantial success in the conduct of his business affairs. Both were mem-
bers of the Presbyterian church and Mr. McNeill was a Conservative in
his political views. To him and his wife were born six children, five of
whom, all sons, are living.

John McNeill, the third child in order of birth, pursued his education
in the schools of his native city and following his father's death assumed
the management of the provision business, which he carried on for about
twenty years, taking charge thereof when a youth of but eighteen. He
prospered in his undertaking, building up a very substantial trade but
with the desire to come to Canada he sold the business to his brother in
1910. It was his intention to engage in farming here, having come with
a Canadian Pacific Railroad colony of about one hundred people, including
Scotch, English and Irish. The people from Scotland traveled together
and first made their way to Strathmore, where some of the number set-
tled, while others went to look over the Canadian Pacific Railroad land
twenty-four miles south of Sedgewick and there took up their abode. Mr.
McNeill purchased a thousand acres of land at thirteen dollars per acre
on the ten-year payment plan. He built thereon a house and barn and
fenced a portion of his tract. In connection with a neighbor he purchased

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a big gasoline engine to furnish motor power for the farm work. Up to
this time he had never seen a gasoline engine, but he took charge thereof
and broke two hundred acres of land for himself and an equal amount
for his partner, after which he broke land for other Scotchmen, plowing
altogether twelve hundred acres in the summer of 1910. In September
of that year two men drove to his house late at night and asked to be
directed to Caster. He put them on their way but two hours later
these same men returned and again asked the way to Caster. Mr. Mc-
Neill took them in, keeping them all night. He showed them over his
farm and they seemed so well pleased with it that they offered to pay
him fifteen dollars per acre and also pay him for the breaking and im-
provement that he had placed thereon. Thus it was that he came into
possession of his first Canadian money. He was given a week in which
to make arrangements to move and he went to Sedgewick but found that
there was nothing to be rented there save a small two-room shack. He
then took an option on a half section of land south of Sedgewick, for
which he was to pay twenty-three dollars per acre and to hold it he paid
fifty dollars for the option. He then tried to get the sale papers ready
but solicitors could not do the work then and because of the illness of
his baby and the fact that the local doctor could not tell the trouble Mr.
McNeill brought his family to Edmonton in order to get medical aid here.
The hospitals being full, he rented a house on Ross street and arranged
for a doctor to care for the little one. Pleased with Edmonton and its
prospects he decided to remain here. He had a team and wagon left
from the sale of his farm, so with these he brought to Edmonton the
little furniture that he had and has since made his home in this city.
Everything argued well for the future. His baby improved at once
on getting to Edmonton and Mr. McNeill found immediate employment
by answering an advertisement in a window for a man to haul coal. He
hauled two loads and quit but this opened up to him a line of business,
for on the 1st of November, 1910, he purchased the Twin City Transfer
business, which then consisted of two horses and a little shack, ten by
sixteen feet. His business grew very rapidly and in 1912 he built half
of his present building, twenty-five by seventy feet, and increased the
number of his horses to twenty. In 1914 he doubled the capacity of his
barns and increased his horses to thirty. Today he is utilizing in his
business thirty head of horses, eight auto trucks, fifteen McLaughlin
automobiles and has a storage warehouse on One Hundred and Third
street, while six months ago he took over the old Marshall Wells build-
ing for a storehouse. Both warehouses have trackage and his equipment
is thoroughly modern in every particular. In 1918 he purchased a large
building on Fourteenth street, thus securing a brick garage and in Octo-
ber, 1922, he rented a large garage, one hundred by one hundred and
fifty feet. He employs fifty-three men, being today the largest individual
employer of labor in Edmonton. The Twin City Transfer Company has
exclusive privileges with all railway companies entering the city, so far
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National Railroad, the Grand Trunk Pacific and the Alberta & Great
Waterways Railroad. It also has the contracts for moving all the scenery
for the local theatres and does a large business in packing and crating
furniture, while pool cars are made up for all points east and west of
Edmonton. The business is today one of the largest of the kind in west-
ern Canada and stands as a visible evidence of the indefatigable enter-
prise and progressive spirit of Mr. McNeill, who is sole proprietor. He
handles all the business for the MacDonald Hotel and several other of the
hotels of the city and he makes a specialty of piano moving, having the
patronage of all the piano houses of Edmonton and keeping a crew of
men for this particular work. The company has handled one hundred
and forty-five pianos in two weeks. There is also a crew of men for
crating and hauling furniture. Many interesting and some weird ex-
periences have come to Mr. McNeill in the course of his business. In
1911 three strangers came to his office and each stored two trunks. On
Mr. McNeill's arrival at his office early one morning one of these men was
waiting to get in and said he wished to open one of his trunks. Mr. Mc-
Neill admitted him and was then called into the front office. When he
finished his business there he returned to the back and saw the fellow
lying on the floor. Examining him he found that he had taken a revolver
from the trunk and had blown his head off. The fellow had a letter in
his pocket saying that he had come there for the purpose of suicide and
told whom to notify. On another occasion a young fellow, twenty years
of age, visited Mr. McNeill and said he was broke and wished to borrow
ten dollars on his trunk. Mr. McNeill told him to open the trunk that he
might see what was in it. And he did so. On top was a Bible and a
photograph of the boy's parents. Mr. McNeill recognized the parents as
old friends of his in Scotland and asked the boy why he was here. The
answer was that he had run away from home two years before and Mr.
McNeill told him to sit down and write a letter to his mother, w^hich
he did, whereupon Mr. McNeill gave him twenty dollars and a job. The
boy continued in his employ for some time and is now a substantial busi-
ness man of Edmonton. Throughout his life Mr. McNeill has extended
a helping hand to those in need. On one occasion his wife advertised
for a servant and three girls applied, one of whom was Scotch and she
was given the preference. She did not come, however, after being en-
gaged and the following week Mr. McNeill met her on the street and
asked her why she didn't come. She said that she had a better job but
the following week he was called to the hospital and found the girl there
dead. He had known her parents in Scotland also and he buried the girl
and notified her father and mother. These are but a few of the many
incidents where he has extended assistance and aid in an hour of need.
On two occasions Sir Harry Lauder visited Edmonton and on both visits
has been entertained by Mr. McNeill. He also drove the Prince of Wales
in one of his taxis in his visit to Edmonton in 1921. The Prince left his
hat in the taxi and Mr. McNeill has it as a souvenir of the visit of His
Royal Highness to this city.

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On the 27th of June, 1893, Mr. McNeill was married to Miss Jennie
Cuthbert McKenzie of Glasgow, Scotland, and to them have been born
five sons and a daughter: Mary, who is the wife of Donald Moore, who
conducts a store of ladies' ready-to-wear goods in Edmonton; William,
who is at the head of his father's taxi business ; John, who conducts the
Lines garage at Edmonton; Hugh, who is operating the garage on Four-
teenth street in Edmonton; Alexander, who is employed in the transfer
office; and Guy, in school. Mr. and Mrs. McNeill are members of the
Presbyterian church and he belongs to the Masonic fraternity. In these
associations are found the rules which govern his conduct and shape
his relations with his fellowmen. He is also a member of the Kiwanis
Club. He is not interested in politics and takes no active part therein
but devotes all of his time to his business and to the good work that he
can do in the world, for the spirit of brotherhood is strong within him.

ALBERT L. WOOD.

Albert L. Wood, one of the enterprising merchants and highly re-
spected citizens of Taber, is a member of a family which for nearly thirty
years has been closely and prominently identified with the upbuilding
of Southern Alberta, experiencing all of the hardships and privations
of life on the frontier and rejoicing in the transformation that has been
effected as the work of development has been carried forward. A native
of the United States, Albert L. Wood was born at Salt Lake City, Utah,
June 21, 1880, a son of William Wood, who came to Canada in 1893. He
settled near Cardston, Alberta, during the formative period in the history
of that district and engaged in the raising of cattle. He opened the first
meat market in Cardston and his success in that venture led him to es-
tablish similar enterprises at Raymond and Macleod. He thus became
the owner of three of the leading meat markets in this part of the prov-
ince and was also extensively interested in the coal industry, being a
most important factor in securing the development of the mines in this
section of Alberta. He was a man of broad vision and aided in laying
the foundation upon which has been built the present prosperity and
greatness of western Canada. Since her husband's death Mrs. Wood has
made her home in Salt Lake City, Utah.

In 1893, when thirteen years of age, Albert L. Wood accompanied his
parents on their journey to Canada and after completing his education
he joined his father in the meat business, assisting him in its operation
until 1904. He then entered the field of general merchandising and was
associated with his father-in-law for a time. In 1906 he formed a part-
nership with his brother-in-law, Byard Smith, and the firm of Wood &
Smith has been successfully continued. They carry a large stock of gen-
eral merchandise, handling the best the market affords, and have ever
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Consequently their business has enjoyed a continuous and healthful growth
and theirs is the pioneer establishment of Taber. They occupy an enviable
position in business circles of the district and their store is modern and
up-to-date in every particular and a credit to the community.

In 1904 Mr. Wood was united in marriage to Miss Evelyn Probert, a
daughter of William Probert, who was one of the early settlers of this
district and owned and operated the first mercantile establishment in
Taber. He was born in Yorkshire, England, and his wife was also a
native of that locality. Mr. and Mrs. Wood have become the parents of
six children but the second in order of birth died in infancy. Those who
survive are: Holly, Fay, Dell, Isabelle and Evelyn. Mr. Wood is well
known as an alert, energetic and capable business man whose word can
always be relied upon, and his public spirit has prompted his earnest co-
operation in every movement seeking the welfare and improvement of
the community in which he has so long resided.

HJALDERMAR OSTLUND, K. C.

Hjaldermar Ostlund, member of the Lethbridge bar, was born in Elsi-
nore, Utah, December 14, 1878, and is a son of Jonas and Bertha (An-
strum) Ostlund, both of whom were natives of Sweden. The father, who
was born in March, 1840, is still living, but the mother, whose birth oc-
curred in 1837, passed away in November, 1915. They were married in
Minnesota, having crossed the Atlantic to the United States in 1860. After
living for some time in Minnesota they removed to Utah and there the
father was engaged in merchandising at Elsinore, conducting his store
with success at that place for about a quarter of a century. He has now
retired from business and is spending the evening of his days in the
enjoyment of well-earned rest. He is a member of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints and his political support has long been given
to the republican party. To him and his wife were born nine children,
five of whom are living: Albin, who is a farmer of Wrentham, Alberta;
Hjaldermar ; Daniel, who follows farming at New Dayton, Alberta ; Hulda,
the wife of Lonzo Nelson, a farmer of Stirling, Alberta; and Clarence, a
school teacher at Barnwell.

In his youthful days Hjaldermar Ostlund was a pupil in the public
schools of Elsinore, Utah, and afterward attended the Brigham Young
University at Provo, that state. He was graduated there with the Bach-
elor of Arts degree and later took up the study of law at Osgoode Hall in
Toronto, where he completed his course in 1911. He was admitted to the
bar in Alberta in February, 1914, and began practice at Lethbridge,
where he has continued. He entered upon the work of the profession
independently but is now associated with Hugh B. Brown. He was the
first representative of the Mormon faith to be made King's Counsel in

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the British empire. His ability has brought him prominently to the front
as a member of the bar and his entire career reflects credit and honor
upon the profession which he has chosen as his life work.

On the 16th of November, 1902, Mr. Ostlund was married to Miss
Anna M. Brandley, who was born in Richfield, Utah, and was educated
in her native state. She is a daughter of Theodore Brandley, a merchant
of Richfield. Mr. and Mrs. Ostlund have become parents of five chil-
dren : Mary, Anna, Theodora and Dow, all in school ; and Raymond, who
is but two years of age.

Mr. Ostlund has always been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints and has served as second councilor to George W.
Green for seven years. He is now a member of the state high council.
Politically he is a Liberal but finds little time for activity along political
lines, preferring to devote his entire attention to his professional interests
and duties. He now has a large clientage and his devotion to his clients'
interests has become proverbial.

LEVERETT GEORGE DeVEBER, M. D.

Dr. Leverett George DeVeber is numbered among the pioneer physi-
cians of Alberta. He makes his home in Lethbridge and for many years
was extensively and successfully engaged in the active practice of medicine
and surgery in this part of the province but at the present time has largely
put aside all business cares, although he is still sei-ving as health officer
of this city. He is also giving much attention and valuable aid to govern-
ment affairs and is recognized as one of the political leaders of this section.
His life has ever been actuated by motives leading to constructive work,
whether in relation to civic and government interests or his profession,
and he is today one of the most valued and honored residents of Lethbridge.

Leverett George DeVeber was born in St. John, New Brunswick, on the
10th of February, 1849, and is a representative of one of the old and
honored families of that section of the country. His great-grandfather
was Colonel Gabriel DeVeber, who won his rank while serving in the
British army at the time the American colonies gained their independence.
After the war was over he was given a large grant of land in New Bruns-
wick, on which he settled and there spent his remaining days. His son,
L. H. DeVeber, born in New Brunswick, devoted his life to the wholesale
dry goods, hardware and grocery business, which he established and
conducted to the time of his demise and which was then taken over by
his son, Richard S. DeVeber. The latter was born in St. John, in 1820,
and for years was at the head of the largest wholesale business of that
kind in the province, the interests being conducted under the firm style
of L. H. DeVeber & Son. He was married in St. John to Miss Caroline
Beer, who was born in England, a daughter of Thomas Beer, who was also
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a Miss Leonard and subsequently purchased a splendid farm at Sussex,
New Brunswick, there spending- the remainder of his days. R. S. DeVeber
was a relative of Mrs. Sarah Boies Penrose, mother of United States
Senator Penrose, who died recently. To Richard S. and Caroline (Beer)
DeVeber were born five children, three of whom are living-, the Doctor
being the eldest. Mrs. Creighton, a sister, lives in Brantford, Ontario,
and a brother, Lebaron B., is manager of the Bank of Montreal at Nelson,
British Columbia. The parents were members of the Church of E»ngland,
and in politics the father was a Liberal. He passed away in 1892, being
then seventy-two years of age.

Leverett George DeVeber pursued his education in the schools of Kings-
ton, New Brunswick, and of St. John and later attended the Collegiate
Institute and also King's College at Windsor, Nova Scotia. He began
preparation for his professional career as a student at Hai'vard College,
where he studied for a year and then went to England, where he entered
Bartholomew Hospital of London, being graduated in medicine there with
the class of 1870. Subsequently he pursued further study for a year in
Philadelphia, where he was graduated from the University of Pennsyl-
vania. With his return to St. John he entered upon the practice of medi-
cine, remaining there for six years, after which he removed to the west and
joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, being associated therewith for
a number of years and being made staff surgeon. He then entered upon
the practice of his profession at Macleod, Alberta, remaining there until
1890. In that year he removed to Lethbridge, where he has since made his
home. There were few physicians in the province at the time of his
arrival and he is therefore classed with the pioneer representatives of the
profession. He continued in the active practice of medicine and surgery
from 1882 until 1915, when he retired. In the meantime his practice had
reached extensive proportions, as the public recognized his superior ability
in coping with the ravages of disease. For a number of years he has been
health officer of Lethbridge and still fills the position.

In 1887 Dr. DeVeber was married to Miss Rachael Ann Ryan, who
was born in Melbourne, Victoria, a daughter of John and Ann Ryan, then
living in Australia. The father was in the British army for a number
of years and served all through the Indian mutiny. To Dr. and Mrs.
DeVeber two children were born : Marion Frances, now the wife of Fran-
cis Dunn, who is engaged in shipbuilding in the north of England ; and
Leverett Sandys, who is in the Bank of Montreal at Toronto.

Dr. DeVeber belongs to the Episcopal church, while his wife is of the
Roman Catholic faith. He also has membership in the Canadian Order
of Foresters. In politics he is a Liberal and was appointed to the house
of Regina in 1898 by acclamation, remaining a member of that body for
fifteen years, entering upon his third term at the foundation of the prov-
ince. He became a member of the first cabinet and in 1905 was chosen
for senatorial honors. Since that time he has been a member of the
senate and throughout the intervening years he has given his aid and
influence on the side of development, progress and constructive legisla-

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tion. He has been greatly interested in health affairs and has exercised
his official prerogatives to support wise and just laws in regard to every-
thing that in any way influences health. He still belongs to the Provincial
and to the Canadian Medical Associations and while he does not engage
in active practice at the present time he is interested in all that has to
do with the advance work of the profession. In young manhood he took
active part in all kinds of sports, especially rowing, and was very promi-
nent in this connection in New Brunswick. He also played cricket and
baseball and participated in shooting, fishing and hunting events. His
life has ever been one of normal development, actuated by high purposes
and lofty ideals, and at all times in his career he has been the exponent of
the most advanced standards of manhood and of service to his fellowmen.

WILLIAM E. HAY.

Ranking high in the educational circles of the province of Alberta is
William E. Hay, superintendent of the city schools of Medicine Hat. He
has devoted his life to the profession and his progress has been continuous,
his developing powers enabling him to solve more and more accurately
the problems that continually confront the teacher. Mr. Hay is of Scotch
descent, although born in Ontario, his birth having occurred in Listowel,
on the 27th of August, 1880. His grandfather, William Hay, was born
in Scotland, and crossing the Atlantic, he became a pioneer settler of
Fergus, Ontario, where, in the midst of the forest, he cleared a tract of
land and developed a farm, bringing his field under a high state of cultiva-
tion and improvement. His son, Andrew Hay, was born at Fergus, Ontario,
and became a contractor and builder. In 1910 he removed to Calgary,
where he is still at the head of a large and substantial business, although
seventy-five years of age, for he is a man of great physical strength and
endurance. His religious faith in that of the Presbyterian church and
fraternally he is connected with the Canadian Order of Foresters. In
politics he is a Liberal and keeps well informed on the vital questions and
issues of the day, being also a well informed man on many general topics
outside of politics. He wedded Mary McMillan, also a native of Ontario,
in which province their marriage was celebrated. She is a daughter of
Walter McMillan, who was a native of Scotland and was a sailor in early
life, becoming first mate on vessels that sailed the Great Lakes. He also
farmed for a time in Ontario, To Mr, and Mrs, Andrew Hay one child
was born, William E. Hay of this review.

In the public schools of his native province William E. Hay pursued
his education until graduated from the high school at Listowel, with the
class of 1899. He obtained his first professional certificate at Elora,
Ontario, and he also attended the Normal School at London, Ontario, in
1903. At intervals before completing his education he taught school,
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pleting his Normal School training he came to Alberta, settling at Strath-
cona, where he received an appointment under D. S. McKenzie. He taught
at Strathcona until 1906, and then went to Medicine Hat and was principal
of the Montreal Street school until September, 1908, when he became
principal of the Practice school of the new Normal School opened in Cal-
gary, being the first to fill the position of principal there. He remained
there until 1911, and then accepted the position of principal of the high
school and supervisor of schools at Medicine Hat. A little later he was
advanced to the position of superintendent of schools in this city. He was
made the first school superintendent here and under his administration the
educational system of the city has been steadily developed. There is now
a staff of seventy-five teachers, with twenty-six hundred pupils, who are
housed in eight substantial school buildings. Under his guidance, too, the
methods of instruction have been advanced and improved and the school
system of the city is one of which his fellow townsmen have every reason
to be proud. He holds to high ideals in all of his work and throughout his
life has embraced every opportunity for personal advancement in his
chosen calling. He has taken two degrees from Queen's University at
Kingston, Ontario, that of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Pedagogy, and
he is now filling the position of member of the board of governors of the
University of Alberta. His ideals are high and he constantly endeavors to
reach their level.

In 1908 Mr. Hay was united in marriage to Miss Mary Rae, who was
born in Boissevain, Manitoba, a daughter of James Rae, mentioned else-
where in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Hay have become the parents of four
children: Robert, Gordon, Stewart and Cameron, aged, respectively,
twelve, ten, eight and seven years. The religious faith of the family is
that of the Presbyterian church, in which both parents are active. Mr.
Hay is a member of the session or elders of the church and is acting clerk
of the session. He has also been superintendent of the Sunday school
since 1913 and every branch of church work finds in him a generous and
loyal supporter. He is likewise a member of the Rotary Club and co-
operates in all plans and measures of that organization for the benefit and
upbuilding of the city, the extension of its trade relations and the adoption
of high standards of civic service. He is a Liberal in politics but is not an
aspirant for office, prefering to concentrate his entire time and attention
upon his professional interests and duties.

HOWARD HAVELOCK HEPBURN, M. D., C. M.

Dr. Howard H. Hepburn, physician and surgeon of Edmonton, pos-
sesses those qualities through which success comes as a natural se-
quence, and deep and continued interest in his profession has led to the
acquirement of broad knowledge and skill. He was born at Hillview, in
the province of Manitoba, in 1885, and is a son of William Hepburn, a

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native of Morewood, Ontario, born in 1857, and married in Rapid City,
Manitoba, in 1881, to Miss Margaret McLean, and they now reside in
Edmonton.

Howard Havelock Hepburn acquired his early education in the public
schools of Manitoba and later attended the Collegiate Institute at Bran-
don, after which he obtained a teacher's license. He then completed
a course in the Regina Normal School, and taking up educational work,
he spent two years as a teacher in the public schools of Assiniboia. In
the latter part of 1905 he came to Edmonton and soon afterward filed
on a homestead forty miles north of the city, intending to teach school
in that locality. But the schoolhouse was not erected, and abandoning
his claim. Dr. Hepburn returned to Edmonton. In the fall of 1906 he
went to Montreal and became a medical student at McGill University,
from which he was graduated in 1910, with the degrees of M. D. and C. M.
He was then made interne at the Montreal General Hospital and acted
in that capacity for nearly three years, when he received an appointment
from the Siamese government. He remained in the medical service of
that country for about one and a half years, when ill health compelled
him to abandon his duties, and while recuperating he visited Egypt, later
going to Germany. He took postgraduate courses in Berlin and Hei-
delberg, specializing in surgery and in the study of the brain and nervous
system, and was in Germany's capital when war was declared between
that country and the triple entente. He was under police supervision,
with other foreigners, for two weeks, when with a companion he escaped
to Holland and soon afterward secured passage to England. He was
placed in the English secret service, with which he was connected until
August 22, 1914, when he was commissioned a lieutenant in the Medical
Corps of the Royal Army. He was assigned to Stationary Hospital, No.
12, at Chatham, England, and went with that unit to France, landing at
Havre, August 25, 1914. For five years he was in active service and
during that period acted in practically every capacity possible to a medi-
cal officer in the field. Fbr three years he had charge of the surgical di-
vision of a field hospital and in 1917, on the inauguration of the drive for
Passchendaele, Dr. Hepburn was wounded and was confined in a hospital
in England for about three months. On recovering he returned to France
and was detailed to General Hospital No. 4 at Camiers, which was sup-
plied with eighteen hundred beds, and he was later placed in command
of the hospital. In 1918 he moved this hospital unit to Dunkirk, France,
close to the Belgian front, there remaining until August, 1919, when he
received his papers of repatriation and went to England. On September
15, 1919, he sailed from Liverpool for Montreal on the Megantic and came
to Edmonton to visit relatives. In the latter part of that month he was
demobilized and has since followed his profession uninterruptedly in this
city.

Dr. Hepburn has been in many parts of the world, and being a keen
observer and the possessor of a retentive memory, he has gained a wide
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Japan, China, Assan, the Straits Settlements, S:am, Ceylon, Egypt, Italy,
Monte Carlo, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, England, Scotland
and Wales. He is a member of the Edmonton Club and the Mayfair Golf
and Country Club and in religious faith he is a Presbyterian, while his
political support is given to the Liberal party. In 1919 he received a fellow-
ship in the Royal College of Surgery at Edinburgh, Scotland, and in the
following year he was made a fellow in the American College of Surgeons.
He is secretary of the Alberta Medical Association and is also treasurer of
the Edmonton Academy of Medicine, of which he served as secretary in
1921. In July, 1917, Dr. Hepburn received the Military Cross in recogni-
tion of his gallant service on the field of battle and loyalty, patriotism and
devotion to duty are his outstanding characteristics. Life has brought
to him varied experiences, from which he has derived valuable lessons,
and wisely utilizing the talents with which nature has endowed him, he
has reached a position of distinction in his profession, while his genuine
personal worth has won for him the unqualified esteem of all with whom
he has been associated. ,

JOHN A. REID, M. D.

Dr. John A. Reid is recognized as one of the representative physicians
in Calgary, engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery and he en-
joys an extensive and important patronage. He was born in Chesley,
Ontario, in 1885, a son of Adam and Effie (Macmillan) Reid, the former
a native of Ontario and the latter of Scotland. They were married in
Ontario and are now living in Pinkerton. The father has followed agri-
cultural pursuits all of his life and won success in that connection. His
father, John Reid, came to Ontario in the early '50s from Belfast, Ireland.
To Mr. and Mrs. Reid five children have been born: John A., whose name
introduces this review ; Angus, who is conducting a shoe business in Sas-
katoon ; Ernest, who was a lieutenant in the Fifty-fourth Battalion and
was killed in active service in the World war, on the 16th of September,
1916, when twenty-two years of age; Melville, who is teaching school and
lives at home; and Alma, who is a nurse in the Grace Hospital. The
family were reared in the faith of the Presbyterian church, and Mr.
Reid is a member of the Canadian order of Foresters. In his political
views he is a Conservative and maintains an active interest in party af-
fairs.

In the acquirement of his education John A. Reid attended the public
schools of his birthplace and was graduated from the Paisley high school
in 1902. His earliest ambition was to enter the medical profession and
upon graduation from high school he taught for four years, thereby earn-
ing enough to defray the expenses of his medical education. In 1906 he
enrolled in the Toronto College of Medicine and was graduated in 1911,
with the M. D. degree. He immediately began active practice, locating

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north of Edmonton. In 1912 he came to Calgary and practiced his profes-
sion in association with Dr. Mackid. In 1915 Dr. Reid put all personal
interests aside and enlisted for service in the World war. He became a
captain in the Eighth Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps,
and went into active service in France in March, 1916. He served with
that unit and with the Princess Pat Regiment and received his honorable
discharge in May, 1919. He was in the employ of the Department of Sol-
diers' Civil Reestablishment for some three years and in June, 1922, he
entered private practice in Calgary and is winning well-merited success.
His ability as a physician and surgeon is effectively proved by the results
he has obtained and he has gained an enviable position among the leading
representatives of the medical profession in Calgary and the district.

In 1913 Dr. Reid was married to Miss Barbara G. McCrea, who was
born in Macleod, a daughter of Samuel McCrea. Her father was a mem-
ber of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police for many years and is now
retired. Mrs. Reid received her education in the public schools of Macleod
and she is a woman of culture and refinement, and is prominent in the
club and social circles of this city.

In his political views Dr. Reid is a Conservative although he has
had little time for political affairs, he is actively interested in every move-
ment for the benefit of the community and his cooperation in promoting
any enterprise for the good of the people can always be counted upon.
Fraternally he is a Scottish Rite Mason and is also affiliated with the In-
dependent Order of Odd Fellows and the Canadian Order of Foresters.
Although Dr. Reid's preparation was thorough he keeps in close touch
with the progress of medical science through the medium of the various
journals and periodicals issued for the benefit of the profession and he has
continued to advance. He is sincerely devoted to his work, holding to the
highest ethics of the profession at all times, and he well merits the respect
and esteem accorded him by his fellow practitioners and the community
at large.

FRANK BROWN.

One of the popular and efficient public officials of Cardston is Frank
Brown, who since 1919 has been active in the office of bailiff. He was
born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the 26th of November, 1870, a son of
Homer and Sarah Ann (Woolf ) Brown. The father was born in New York
state on August 9, 1830, and the mother was born in New York city, on
the 2d of July, 1834. The paternal grandfather, Benjamin Brown, emi-
grated from New York state to Utah and engaged in farming and garden-
ing. He was the first member of his family to join the Church of Jesus,
Christ of Latter-day Saints, and devoted much time to the church, being
bishop of the fourth ward of Salt Lake at one time. His demise occurred
in that city. The maternal grandfather was John Anthony Woolf, who
was born in New York city, on the 31st day of July, 1805, and died on
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the 7th of November, 1881. He was one of the pioneer settlers of Utah
and he farmed at Hyde Park, Cache county, Utah. Homer Brown w^ent
to Jackson county, Missouri, with his parents and thence to Illinois, where
they resided for a short time before emigrating to Salt Lake. He was a
young man when he reached that city, arriving there in 1847, and he im-
mediately started freighting from the Missouri river to Salt Lake, later
going into Montana and freighting for the mines. He was one of the set-
tlement at Fort Bridges. Later he took up land in Salt Lake valley and
followed general farming, stock raising and gardening, marketing all of
his products in Salt Lake valley. To Mr. and Mrs. Brown ten children
were born: Homer M., who is living in Salt Lake; Cordelia S., deceased,
who was the wife of Frank Lutz; Walter H., who is living in Salt Lake;
Mary E., who is the wife of a Mr. Hall of Salt Lake; Sarah F., whose
demise occurred at the age of one year; Harriett, whose death occurred
when eight years of age; Phoebe, who is the wife of Louis Bringhurst of
Taylorville, Utah; Andrew, whose death occurred at the age of ten years;
Frank, whose name introduces this review; and Charles S., who is living
in Tucson, Arizona. Mrs. Brown passed away October 14, 1911. Some
time later Mr. Brown married Miss Hannah E. Woolf, a sister of his first
wife, and a native of New York, who is now living in Idaho. To their
union the following children were born: Orsen; Solon, who is deceased;
Arthur, Byron, William, Claude, Lydia, Ethel and Josephine.

In the acquirement of his education Frank Brown attended the public
schools of Salt Lake City and subsequently entered the Brigham Young
College. He started to work on the home farm at the age of sixteen years
and later bought some land near Taylorville, where he engaged in general
farming on his own account until the 15th of June, 1897, when he came
to Cardston, making the trip overland with a covered wagon and taking
six weeks to make the journey. He homesteaded some barren prairie land
about seven miles south of Cardston and after much labor broke a portion
of it and erected a two-room log house thereon, with a shingle roof. He
was obliged to do his trading at Lethbridge, fifty miles distant. For
seven years Mr. Brown specialized in raising and ranging cattle and in
dairying, and at the termination of that time, in 1904, he rented his place
and moved into Cardston. He worked in the Cardston Implement Store
for a time, and eventually purchased an interest in the company and man-
aged the store for four years. Later he was associated with the Cardston
Mercantile Establishment and subsequently he bought an interest in the
Cardston Coal & Oil Company, which retails coal and flour. He disposed
of his interests in that enterprise and in January, 1919, was elected bailiff
of Cardston. He is discharging the many duties of this ofl^ice with justice
and efficiency and is readily conceded to be one of Cardston's most popular
public officials. Mr. Brown has always been a Liberal in politics and for
some time he served as justice of the peace and was a member of the
town council.

On the 4th of March, 1891, occurred the marriage of Mr. Brown to
Miss Harriett Amelia Little, a native of Salt Lake, where her birth oc-

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curred on the 31st of March, 1869. To their union twelve children have
been born : Frank died at the age of four years ; Newell S., whose home is
in Salt Lake, and who has taught school for about seven years, is filling
a mission for the church in New Zealand ; Hattie L. was formerly a school
teacher but is now the wife of Cleveland Nelson, a successful farmer of
Woolford; Nora L. is now the wife of Guy Neilson, a farmer living near
Cardston; Ethel taught school for two years and is now attending the
Normal School at Calgary; Walter E. has been teaching school for five
years in Cardston ; Clara V. is attending the local high school ; Alma, Lisa-
dore and Heber J. are attending the Cardston high school ; Eva is a student
in the public schools; and Hattie died in infancy.

Mr. Brown devotes a great deal of his spare time to the church and
is now senior president of the Seventies Quorum. He has been closely
identified with Cardston in its upbuilding and its prosperity for a number
of years and is justly accounted one of its most representative citizens.
He is a man of genial and pleasing personality and his friends are legion.

REV. CHRISTOPHER CARRUTHERS.

Rev. Christopher Carruthers, rector of Holy Trinity Anglican church
at Edmonton, was born in Quebec in 1876, a son of Atchison and Elizabeth
(Molyneux) Carruthers, who were natives of Canada and of Ireland, re-
spectively, their marriage being celebrated on this side of the Atlantic.
The father was a lumberman, who won a substantial measure of success
in the conduct of his business. He always gave his political allegiance
to the Conservative party and both he and his wife were loyal and helpful
members of the Anglican church. Their family numbered fourteen chil-
dren, eleven of whom are living.

Christopher Carruthers, the second son, was educated in the Normal
and high schools at Montreal and then entered McGill University of that
city, from which he was graduated on the completion of a classical course
in 1901, at which time the Bachelor of Arts degree was conferred upon
him. He also pursued his theological course in Montreal and there won
the L. T. H. degree in 1905. The same year he was ordained and was
made curate at St. Stevens church, Montreal, while later he was for a year
at Lacolle, Quebec. In 1906 he came west, making his way to Lloydminster
and for six years was chaplain of the All British Colony. In 1912 he
established his home at Edmonton and took charge of the Holy Trinity
Anglican church, which has three hundred famihes in the parish with a
membership of about twelve hundred. Under his guidance the work of
the church has steadily developed and Mr. Carruthers is regarded as one
of the strong and forceful religious teachers of the province. His untiring
zeal and indefatigable efforts are manifest in the splendid results which
have attended his labors and the church under his direction is recognized

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as one of the potent forces in Edmonton for the moral upbuilding of the
city.

In 1906 Mr. Carruthers was married to Miss Louisa Cunningham, who
was born in Montreal, and they have become parents of two daughters:
Olive and Ruth, both of whom are in high school.

In his fraternal relations Mr. Carruthers is connected with the Masons,
as a member of Acacia Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Edmonton, and with the
Canadian Order of Foresters. In 1916 he became chaplain of the One
Hundred and Fifty-first Battalion and was with the milftary forces of
the Dominion for three years. He was transferred to the position of
chaplain of a corps in England and was in the head office for a time. Later
he was sent to the Ontario Military Hospital at Orpington, England, and
in the spring of 1917 was sent to France, where he was chaplain of the
Canadian Cavalry Brigade. He was invalided out and afterward was at-
tached to the Eye and Ear Hospital at Folkestone, England, w^hence he
was sent to the Granville General Hospital at Buxton. While with the
army he was under fire for twelve months and he witnessed all of the
phases of modern warfare, passing through many thrilling and dangerous
experiences and carrying comfort at all times to the troops through his
cheeriness, while his words of moral wisdom brought courage and strength
to many of the boys on the western front. In June, 1919, he returned to
Canada and resumed his duties at Edmonton. He is now a member of
the executive staff of the diocese of Edmonton and is also canon of the
diocese. His church work makes heavy demands upon his time and energy.
His sympathetic nature and the earnest purpose that actuates him prompt
him to put forth untiring effort for the benefit of his fellowmen and the
upbuilding of the cause of the church in this community. He is a man
of broad vision as well as of lofty ideals and his experiences have enabled
him readily to understand human nature, so that his labors are of real
practical benefit in the uplift of his fellowmen.

GEOFFREY G. LAFFERTY.

Geoffrey G. Lafferty, barrister and solicitor of Calgary and a partner
in the firm of Lafferty & Gillespie, is a native of Ontario, as were his
parents. He was born in Pembroke, July 14, 1882, the son of Dr. James
D. and Jessie P. (Grant) Lafferty. Dr. Lafferty was a man of unusual
attainments and made a remarkable success both in his profession and
in the banking business which was a sort of avocation with him. After
practicing medicine in Ontario for some time he moved in 1881 to Winni-
peg, where he practiced until 1885, when he came to Calgary. Here he
practiced until his death in August, 1921, at the age of sixty-eight years.
As a physician he was widely known throughout the Canadian west, as
he was long the chief surgeon for the Canadian Pacific Railway, and also
the president of the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons. In addi-

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tion to his large practice Dr. Lafferty established and operated a system
of private banks that extended from Winnipeg to the Pacific coast, which
was a very successful financial enterprise. At one time he held the office
of mayor in Calgary, and at all times proved himself a citizen of true
public spirit.

Geoffrey G. Laflferty was reared and educated in Toronto and Calgary.
When he completed his school work he secured a position in the Canadian
Bank of Commerce and had several years' experience in the banking busi-
ness. He was not entirely satisfied with the opportunities he saw before
him, however, and decided to take up the study of law. Accordingly, he
returned to Calgary in 1905 and entered the offices of James Short to read
law and prepare for his examinations. He was called to the bar in 1910,
but continued to work with Mr. Short until 1914, when he broke this asso-
ciation to enter the army. For a year after receiving his discharge from
the army in 1920, Mr. Lafferty practiced by himself, then formed a part-
nership with Thomas Gillespie. This new firm has made a particularly
auspicious beginning and Mr. Lafferty's friends are expecting of him a
distinguished career in his chosen profession.

Mr. Lafferty is modest about his war record, which is a most creditable
one. Enlisting in 1914, soon after the outbreak of the Great war, he was
given a commission as first lieutenant and went overseas very shortly.
He was abroad in the military service for nearly six years, not returning
to the Dominion until August, 1920, when he received an honorable dis-
charge. When he was released from the service he was holding the rank
of captain.

While he was overseas, in July, 1918, Mr. Lafferty was married to
Miss Ethel Roome. They are the parents of a son, James D., born in
May, 1919. Mr. Lafferty is a member of Knox Presbyterian church and his
political affiliations are with the Liberal party. He also belongs to the
Army and Navy Veterans Association, the Calgary Golf & Country Club
and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. In connection with his pro-
fessional interests he holds membership in the Alberta Bar Society and
the Calgary Bar Association. From his father's estate Mr. Lafferty inher-
ited a large amount of real estate in Calgary, the management of which
consumes no inconsiderable share of his time and attention.

SAMUEL AUGUSTUS GORDON BARNES.

For twenty years Samuel Augustus Gordon Barnes has been a well
known and prominent figure in insurance circles, now occupying the posi-
tion of provincial manager for The Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York. While his business career has ever been directed along the
line of success, indicative of his earnest purpose and close application, he
has at the same time found opportunity for cooperation in public affairs

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and few have been more deeply interested in or manifested a more helpful
relation toward education in the province than he.

Samuel Augustus Barnes was born in the county of Lambton, Ontario,
in 1875. His father, Samuel David Barnes, was a native of the county of
Brant, Ontario, born in 1843, and he was married in that province in 1870,
to Miss Lois Hagle, whose birth occurred in Oxford county, Ontario, in
1848. She was a descendant of one of the United Empire Loyalist families
that fought for the king in all the English wars for two hundred years,
thus manifesting a most patriotic devotion to the crown. Her death oc-
curred in 1895, while Mr. Barnes survived until 1910.

S. A. Gordon Barnes was reared in Lambton county, where he re-
ceived his primary education, while later he attended Strathroy Collegiate
Institute in the adjoining- county of Middlesex. In 1893 he secured honor
matriculation standing and entered the teaching profession. He attended
the Forest Model School and later the Toronto Normal School, and in 1897
he secured a first-class teachers' license and followed the profession for
about seven years, making a most creditable record in his ability to impart
clearly and readily to others the knowledge that he had acquired. To fur-
ther equip himself in the teaching profession he took an art course in
Manitoba University and graduated in 1903. He was also a first-class
honor man and medalist of the university and in his liberal educational
training laid the foundation for his success. The major part of his life
has been devoted to the insurance business. For nearly twenty years he
has been active in this field, his course marked by a steady progress that
is indicative of his persistency of purpose, his thoroughness and inde-
fatigable energy. He has been associated with The Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company of New York for five years and is now provincial manager
at Edmonton, in which connection he has thoroughly organized and sys-
tematized the work, carefully directing the activities of the various agents
under his control, so that the business has been one of steady expansion.

On the 17th of September, 1904, in Woodstock, Ontario, Mr. Barnes
was married to Miss Florence Shaver, a graduate with specialist standing,
of the University of Manitoba, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Their
children are: Fred Shaver; Edith Lois Lavinia; Herbert Gordon, who was
born October 14, 1913, and died May 4, 1914; Albert Charles; and Isabel
Florence Betty.

Mr. Barnes is a member of the Quarter Million Club of the Mutual
Life of New York, an organization of insurance men. In politics he has
always been affiliated with the Liberal and Labor parties and in 1921 was
president of the Labor party of Edmonton. He has long been deeply and
helpfully interested in the cause of public education and is now serving
for the tenth year as a member of the Edmonton school board, in which
connection he closely studies the possibilities for the development of the
schools of the city and utilizes the most practical methods in the attain-
ment of ideals. He is also a member of the official board of the McDougall
Methodist church and a member of the General Conference of the Meth-
odist church of Canada, and is appointed by that body as one of the six

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members to represent Alberta in the first general council of the proposed
united church. In a word, his activities have always been directed along
lines which make for the intellectual and moral progress of the individual
and the community, as well as for its material development, and the
interests and activities of his life are well balanced, making him a potent
force for good in the community in which he makes his home.

DICK A. TAYLOR, M. D.

For twenty-two years Dr. Dick A. Taylor has been a representative of
the medical profession and in recent years has specialized in the treatment
of diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. To this end he has thor-
oughly qualified by extensive and comprehensive courses of study and his
ability is widely recognized. Lethbridge therefore numbers him among
the valued representatives of the profession practicing within her borders.

Dick A. Taylor was born in Kings county. New Brunswick, in 1876,
and is a son of Robert and Mary (Wilmot) Taylor, the former a son of
John Taylor, a pioneer resident of New Brunswick, while the mother is a
daughter of Samuel Wilmot, who was born in New Brunswick and for a
long period was in the employ of the government, acting as crown land
surveyor for many years. Robert Taylor was a contractor and builder,
following that business for a number of years, but passed away in 1887,
at the age of sixty-eight. He is survived by his wife, who still makes her
home in New Brunswick. He was a Conservative in his political belief and
his religious faith was that of the Methodist church. To Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Taylor four children were born, of whom two are living, the elder
being William Burt, a farmer of New Brunswick.

Dick A. Taylor pursued his early education in the Pictou Academy of
Nova Scotia and later attended the Mount Allison College of New Bruns-
wick, subsequent to which time he entered McGill University at Montreal
and was there graduated on the completion of a course in medicine, with
the class of 1901. He afterward located for practice in Londonderry, Nova
Scotia, where he remained for a period of six years, and later he took
postgraduate work in Boston and in New York. He came to Lethbridge
in December, 1908, and has since specialized on the treatment of diseases
of the eye, ear, nose and throat. His postgraduate studies were along
that line during the period which he spent in New York in 1907 and he
also did further postgraduate work in Montreal in 1921. He has thus kept
thoroughly informed concerning the advancement made in his chosen pro-
fession and at all times is abreast of the latest scientific researches and
discoveries. He employs the most modern methods in his practice and in
his chosen profession has made steady and substantial advance. For nine
years he was physician to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Leth-
bridge and for a number of years he has served as medical instructor of

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schools. He belongs to both the Alberta Medical Society and the Canadian
Medical Society.

Dr. Taylor has been married twice. He first wedded Miss Edna Louise
Price of New Brunswick, who passed away leaving two children, Mary
Elizabeth and Robert Burt, who are now eleven and seven years of age
respectively, and are attending school. Dr. Taylor's second marriage was
to Mary Ethel Dawson of Peterboro, Ontario. They are devoted and con-
sistent members of the Episcopal church, in the work of which the Doctor
takes an active and helpful part. Fraternally he is a Knight Templar
Mason and a Mystic Shriner and is a past master and past first principal.
Politically he is a Conservative. Golf and curling afford him his chief
sources of recreation and he belongs to the Chinook Club and also to the
Rotary Club.

CHARLES EDWARD SHAW.

For fifteen years Charles E. Shaw has been closely and prominently
identified with the business development of Vegreville, concentrating his
attention upon the drug trade, and throughout the period he has enjoyed
an unassailable reputation for integrity, enterprise and reliability. He
was born in Toronto, Ontario, October 31, 1869, and his parents were Dun-
can Robertson and Sarah (Martin) Shaw, the former a native of Scotland
and the latter of England. They emigrated to Canada and the father
became one of the prominent lumbermen of Toronto, continuing in that
business until his death. He is survived by the mother, who still resides
in that city. To their union three children were born, the subject of this
review being the only member of the family to come to this province.

The public schools of his native city afforded Charles E. Shaw his edu-
cational opportunities and in 1907 he came to Alberta, locating first at
Mundare, where he engaged in the drug business for a short time. In
the fall of 1907 he removed to Vegreville, where he opened a drug store,
which he has since conducted. He carries a large stock of drugs and drug-
gists' sundries, which he displays to good advantage, and his trade has
enjoyed a steady growth, keeping pace with the development of the com-
munity. He has a thorough understanding of the business and his store
is a credit to the town, being conducted along the most modern and pro-
gressive lines. He is also the owner of a highly productive farm in this
vicinity, which is managed by his son.

Mr. Shaw married Miss Mary Elizabeth Jago and they have become
the parents of eight children : Mrs. T. A. Morton of Vegreville ; W. Floyd,
who operates his father's farm; Herbert, deceased; A. W., an accountant;
Mrs. J. F. Leach of Vegreville; and Helen, Elizabeth and Catherine, who
are at home. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw are members of the Union church and
he is a Conservative in his political views. Fraternally he is identified with
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and during the World war he was

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active in supporting- the various measures promulgated by the govern-
ment. He is broad-minded and pubUc-spirited, standing for all those things
which count for most in the upbuilding of his community. He is highly
regarded in business circles of Vegreville and has many friends, whose
esteem he has won and retained by reason of his fine personal qualities.

JOSEPH MONTALBETTI.

Coming to Alberta in pioneer times, Joseph Montalbetti has resided
within the borders of the province for nearly a quarter of a century and
for about half of that period he has been an influential factor in business
circles of Blairmore, in connection with the hardware trade. He is one of
Italy's sons, his birth having occurred near Switzerland, in Italy, on the
1st of October, 1866, and his parents, Charles and Giavanina (Cunati)
Montalbetti, spent their lives in that country.

In company with his brother Felix, Joseph Montalbetti emigrated to
Canada in 1888, making his way to the province of Ontario, in the eastern
part of the Dominion. He secured employment with the Canadian Pacific
Railroad Company, working at a point two hundred miles east of Winni-
peg, Manitoba, and for five years he was a member of the section gang,
at the end of which time his ability won him promotion to the position
of foreman of that crew of men. After acting in that capacity for five
years he came to this province, and in 1898 assisted in constructing the
Canadian Pacific line through Crowsnest pass, continuing in the service of
that corporation until 1901. In October, 1909, he opened a furniture
establishment at Blairmore and in the intervening period he has built
up a large trade through careful management, earnest effort and honest,
straightforward dealing, being accounted one of the leading merchants of
the town.

Mr. Montalbetti is married and has two children. He is a faithful com-
municant of the Catholic church and his identification with public affairs
covers service on the town council. He does all in his power to further
the interests of his community along the lines of normal and healthful
development and in the improvement of civic conditions, and Blairmore
numbers him among its progressive business men and useful citizens.

REV. JOSEPH LeBRIS.

Rev. Joseph LeBris, father superior of St. John's Oblates College at
Edmonton, was born in Brittany, France, April 16, 1885, a son of John
and Marianna (LeNours) LeBris, who are still residents of France, where
they have spent their lives. The father was a railroad man but is now
living retired. They are the parents of seven children, five of whom sur-

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vive, but none are residents of Canada save Rev. Joseph LeBris of this
review.

Joseph LeBris was educated in the schools of Brittany, attending the
Litte Seminary and he pursued his course in philosophy at Nantes, France.
He then went to Belgium, where he joined the Oblates order, pursuing a
course in theology at Liege, that country. He was ordained in February,
1908, and in the following year came to Edmonton. He next was in a sem-
inary at St. Albert and in 1911 became connected with St. John's College
at Edmonton, with which institution he has since been associated and in
1920 was advanced to the position of father superior.

In September, 1914, Father LeBris went overseas and was with the
armed troops, being connected with the ambulance bearers for the first
twenty months. He then entered the infantry and took part in the first
battle at Ypres. He was also in the Vosges campaign and other impor-
tant engagements on the western front, remaining with the military forces
until after the signing of the armistice. In June, 1919, he returned to
Canada and resumed his duties at St. John's College, where he is now
laboring, his high standards being manifest in the work of the institution.

ANDREW MICHELSEN.

Unremitting energy, intelligently and constantly applied toward the
achievement of success, has enrolled Andrew Michelsen among the sub-
stantial and prosperous agriculturists of the Taber district. He was born
in Sleth, Denmark, on the 20th of September, 1857, a son of Rasmus and
Carrie Maria (Michelsen) Michelsen, likewise natives of Denmark. The
mother came to the United States with the family in 1882 and settled in
Salt Lake, and Mr. Michelsen came to this country the following year.
He was a farmer by occupation and was successful in that connection
while living in his native country. He lived retired in Salt Lake until
1901, when he returned to Denmark, where his demise occurred in 1904,
at the age of seventy-eight years. His wife died in Salt Lake in 1886,
when sixty-two years of age. To their union nine children were born:
Lena, whose death occurred in Denmark; Mary, who died in Salt Lake;
Christina M., who is the widow of C. P. Renow and lives in Monroe, Utah;
Nels Michael, whose death occurred in Chicago; Andrew, whose name in-
troduces this review; Nels, a resident of Monroe, Utah, who is a millwright
by trade but is now operating a hardware store; Carrie, who was wife
of Kanude Rasmussen, now deceased; Rasmussen, who is a traveling sales-
man with headquarters in Salt Lake ; and Anna, who is the widow of Henry
Jensen of Raymond. Mr. Michelsen was throughout his life a consistent
communicant of the Lutheran church, while his wife was a member of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

In the acquirement of his education Andrew Michelsen attended the
public schools of his native country and after putting his textbooks aside

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engaged in farming for several years. Subsequently he enlisted as a private
in the Danish army and served for three years in the Field Artillery. After
receiving his honorable discharge he worked in the harbors of his native
city, loading ships, for two years. In 1882 he came to Salt Lake with his
mother and later removed to Monroe, Utah. There he engaged in farm-
ing on shares for two or three years and then bought a small piece of
land and engaged in farming on his own account. He likewise worked in
the woods and freighted for mines. In 1893 he took a contract for an
irrigation canal on the Utah and Wyoming line and also built several moun-
tain roads in Utah. In 1900 he came to Stirling, Alberta, and the first
summer worked on irrigation canals and railroads. He then purchased
eighty acres of raw prairie land at three dollars per acre, broke it and
brought it to a highly cultivated state. In 1903 he homesteaded one hun-
dred and sixty acres east of Stirling and still owns that land. Altogether
he owns six hundred and forty acres of well improved farm land, and
devotes his entire time and attention to farming and is enjoying well earned
success.

In October, 1879, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Michelsen and
Miss Marie Knudson, likewise a native of Denmark. To them eight chil-
dren have been born : Lena is the wife of James Austin, a resident of Kahle,
Montana ; Andrew is residing on the home farm ; Anna is the wife of Ervin
Young, a prominent stockman near Stirling; Carrie is the wife of Alvin
Hirschi, a well known farmer of Stirling; Hulda died in Utah; Nels is re-
siding on the home farm ; Rasmus D. is a veteran of the World war, having
enlisted in Lethbridge in the Canadian Infantry, and served overseas one
year, being in England at the time of the signing of the armistice ; Soaran
is living at home and is engaged in farming.

The Michelsens are consistent communicants of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints and Mr. Michelsen has been an elder in the
church since coming here. He is accorded the esteem and respect of a
large circle of acquaintances, having manifested in every relation in life
those qualities which have won for him the regard and confidence of those
with whom he has had either social or business relations.

HENRY GEORGE MORRIS.

Henry G. Morris, engaged in the real estate and insurance business in
Edmonton, is a man of determined puriDose whose plans are well defined
and carefully executed, and he has built his success upon the foundation
of industry, abihty and integrity. He was born at Rodney, Ontario, in
1883, and his parents, Samuel B. and Kate (Bannard) Morris, were also
natives of that province, the birth of the father occurring in 1852. They
were married in Ontario. The mother passed away in April, 1922.

In the public schools of Rodney, Ontario, Henry G. Morris obtained
his early education and afterward became a student at the St. Thomas

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Collegiate Institute, leaving- that institution in 1900. He then went to
Detroit, Michigan, and entered the employ of the Michigan Malleable Iron
Company in the capacity of accountant, remaining with that concern for
three years. On the expiration of that period he returned to Canada, and
making his way to the province of Alberta, he established his home in
Edmonton, where he has since engaged in the real estate and insurance
business as a member of the firm of Morris, Legge & Newman, of which
he is president. He is also the chief executive officer of Locators, Ltd.,
and both enterprises have prospered under his capable administration. He
displays keen sagacity in placing his investments and has negotiated many
important real estate transfers, while he also writes a large amount of
insurance annually.

At Lashburn, in the province of Saskatchewan, Mr. Morris was mar-
ried on April 7, 1907, to Miss Edyth Jane Brandon, a daughter of John-
ston Brandon, a leading merchant of that place, and they have become
the parents of four sons: Gordon Brandon, wiiose birth occurred in 1913;
Harold Johnston, who was born in 1916; Harry Rodney, born in 1919; and
Fred Samuel, born in 1922.

Mr. Morris is a member of the Conservative party and in religious faith
he is an Episcopalian. He is a member of the Edmonton Club and fra-
ternally is identified with the Masonic order, in which he has filled several
offices, being an exemplary representative of the craft. In 1921 he acted
as junior warden of Edmonton Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., and he is now
serving as first principal of Norwood Chapter, R. A. M. He is also con-
stable of the Edmonton Preceptory of Knight Templars and is likewise a
member of the Scottish Rite Consistory and the Mystic Shrine. He is an
astute business man whose spirit of initiative has constituted an import-
ant feature in the city's development and improvement, and among those
with whom commercial or social relations have brought him into contact
he is held in the highest regard, for he has never deviated from the course
sanctioned by his conscience and good judgment.

HARRY CLINTON YUILL.

Harry Clinton Yuill, prominently identified with the manufacturing
and commercial interests of Medicine Hat, is now president of the Alberta
Clay Products Company and is thus active in control of one of the large
productive enterprises of this section of the country. He deserves much
credit for what he has accomplished, as his success is the direct result
of earnest purpose intelligently directed and his business, too, has ever
been of a character that has contributed to public progress and prosperity,
as well as to individual success. He has long resided in this province and
has been closely associated with the growth and improvement of Medicine
Hat and this section of the country. He was a young man of twenty-two
years when he came to the Northwest and here he eagerly embraced the

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opportunities which were offered in a new and growing section of the coun-
try. A contemporary writer has said of him: "Mr. Yuill came to the
Northwest when a young man and has steadily worked his way upward
until he has few peers in the business circles of the province. What he
has accomplished in the world of commerce and industry cannot be told
in words. It is certainly not asserting too much to say of one who can
direct and control such a variety of interests as those with which he is
connected that his must be a master mind, that he must possess aside
from commercial foresight and sagacity the happy faculty of reading and
judging men, combined with unusual powers of executive ability, and yet
if one will seek in his career the causes of his success he will find them
due to the same old reasons of honesty, fair dealing, promptness and per-
severance." Mr. Yuill is a native of Nova Scotia, his birth having occurred
in Truro, on the 16th day of July, 1863, his parents being Joseph M. and
Charlotte Amelia (Corbett) Yuill, both of whom were born in Nova Scotia,
Canada, and afterward resided in Great Village, near Truro, where the
father followed the occupation of farming. Both have passed away.

Harry C. Yuill obtained his education in the public schools of Nova
Scotia and afterward learned the carpenter's trade, serving a period of
apprenticeship prior to the spring of 1885, when he removed to Alberta,
establishing his home in Medicine Hat, at that time a new but growing
town on the western frontier. He worked for the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road Company for three months and then took up contracting on his own
account. This he followed until 1904, since which time various business
enterprises claimed his attention and energy. In 1900 he built a flour
mill in Medicine Hat, which he operated under the name of the Medicine
Hat Mill Company and of which he was the president until it was sold to
the Lake of the Woods Milling Company. He is the president of the
Alberta Clay Products Company, was a director of the Alberta Linseed
Oil Company, Limited, until sold, and was half owner and president of
the Alberta Foundry & Machine Company, Limited, until it also was sold.
He occupies the presidency of the Medicine Hat Land & Improvement Com-
pany, Limited, and is the owner of ten thousand acres of farm lands,
together with much town property. Whatever he undertakes he carries
forward to successful completion, for in his vocabulary there is no such
word as fail.

In 1892 Mr. Yuill was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth M. Price, a
daughter of John Price of St. John, New Brunswick. Mr. and Mrs. Yuill
have become the parents of four children : John Woodman, the eldest, was
in military service from the States for a short time during the World war,
but never went across. He is a chemist of Chicago and during the war
period, in his professional capacity, was engaged in making nitro-glycerin ;
Joseph Harlan, the second son, now in his father's office, was connected
with the Aviation Corps during the war, but he, too, was denied the op-
portunity of going overseas; Willard Clinton works in his father's plant;
and Marjorie Amelia, the youngest, is at home.

Mr. Yuill is well known in Masonic circles, having membership in Medi-

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cine Hat Lodge, No. 2, A. F. & A. M., of which he was worshipful master
in 1898. He is also a member of Keith Chapter, R. A. M,, of Truro, Nova
Scotia, and of Malta Preceptory of Truro and of Luxor Temple, A. A. 0.
N. M. S., of St. John, New Brunswick. He likewise belongs to the Inde-
pendent Order of Foresters and is a loyal follower of the high teachings
and purposes of these organizations. In politics he is a Liberal and he
served as a member of the first city council of Medicine Hat, continuing
in the office for several terms, during which he exercised his prerogatives
in support of all plans and measures which he deemed beneficial to the city.
He attends the Presbyterian church and his entire life has been actuated
by high and honorable principles, which have made him a man whom to
know is to respect and esteem. In his business career he has reached out
along lines which have been of direct and substantial benefit to the com-
munity, ncr has he at any time neglected his duties and obligations in
other relations but has made his life count for good to the community,
proving a dynamic force in all that makes for general welfare and progress.

AUSTIN DE B. WINTER.

The prominent position of Austin de B. Winter, barrister and solici-
tor in the Calgary legal profession is indicated by his membership in the
well known firm of Macleod, Robertson, Smith & Company. He has
been associated with Calgary court and legal work for twenty years and
for the last fifteen has been a successful practicing barrister and solicitor.
In addition to his professional work Mr. Winter is an enthusiastic sports-
man and has more than a local reputation as an exponent of game preser-
vation and propagation.

Mr. Winter may fairly be said to have inherited his profession, for he
is the son of a successful and well known jurist of Calgary, Judge W,
Roland Winter. Judge Winter was born and educated in England, where
he was admitted to the bar and practiced until 1892, when he came to this
city. After practicing law in Alberta for some time he became police
magistrate and later registrar of land titles. In 1906 he was appointed
judge of the district court of Calgary. W. Roland Winter and Miss Lydia
M. Case were married in England, where, on the 28th of February,
1882, their son Austin de B. Winter was born. The boy spent his child-
hood in his native country and was educated in the public schools. He
started his study of law in London, but in 1903 came to Calgary, where
he was made deputy clerk in the supreme court, an office he continued to
hold until 1910. At the same time he reported court proceedings for
the Alberta Law Reports, his duties in this connection extending from
1905 to 1909. Meanwhile he had been continuing his reading of law and
passed his examinations, gaining admittance to the bar in 1909.

The next year, in 1910, he went into partnership with W. P. Taylor.
Three years later he severed this connection to join the old law firm of

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Clarke & McCarthy, with whom he was associated for eight years. In
1921 he became a member of his present firm, Macleod, Robertson, Smith
& Company. During these years Mr. Winter has been favorably known
for his thorough and painstaking work in connection with the prepara-
tion of his cases. Entirely familiar with the principles of law, he pos-
sesses a real grasp of economic and business methods as well, that enables
him to arrive quickly at the true source of the difficulty in most civil
disputes.

In the month of September, 1911, Mr. Winter was married to Miss
Grace Leavenworth Jaynes, daughter of J. R. and Frances Jaynes, na-
tives of Ontario. Mr. Jaynes makes his home in this city. He is a
widower, his wife having been killed in an automobile accident in 1914.
Mr. and Mrs. Winter are the parents of two little children : A son,
Laurence A., born December 11, 1918; and Grace, born July 22, 1921.

Mr. Winter's religious faith is that of the Anglican church, and in
politics he pursues an independent course, not being affiliated with any
of the great parties. In connection with his professional work he main-
tains a membership in the Alberta Law Socety and the Calgary, Sas-
katchewan and Dominion Bar Associations. An ardent advocate of all
outdoor sports, Mr. Winter personally devotes much time to golf, cricket,
shooting and fishing. Shooting and fishing are his favorite recreations
and he has done a great deal to promote these sports in the province.
With Fred J. Green he was instrumental in introducing into Alberta the
Hungarian partridge and European pheasant. He is also a fancier of
bird dogs and keeps English setters, formerly breeding them with great
success. Like all true sportsmen Mr. Winter is deeply interested in the
preservation and propagation of game, working chiefly through the
agency of the Alberta Fish and Game Protective Association, of which
he is secretary and treasurer. He also writes for the press on sporting
and game subjects and has become a sort of sporting consultant, a widely
recognized authority on these subjects. Recently he was invited by the
American Game and Protective and Propagation Association to read a
paper on the Hungarian partridge, with which he has had so much ex-
perience in Alberta.

HOWARD B. MACDONALD.

Howard B. Macdonald, one of Calgary's enterprising business men and
public-spirited citizens, has made insurance the ladder by which he has
climbed to success and his influence is one of broadening activity and
strength in the field in which he is operating. He was born in Nova Scotia,
in July, 1885, and his parents, Samuel and Elizabeth (Crockett) Macdonald,
were also natives of that province. The father passed away in October,
1921, but the mother's demise occurred in December, 1920.

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the public schools of Nova Scotia, also completing a course in a business
college, and his initial experience along commercial lines was obtained as
clerk in a general store. He remained in his native province until 1910,
when he came to Alberta, locating in Calgary, where he has since resided.
He entered the real estate and insurance office of Geddes & Sheffield and
three years later took over their insurance business, organizing the United
Assurance Company, of which he is president and managing director. The
company writes hail and fire insurance in the provinces of Alberta and
Saskatchewan and the subject of this review also conducts a general in-
surance business, operating under the name of H. B. Macdonald, Limited.
He combines a detailed knowledge of the business with energy and initia-
tive and through untiring effort and capable management has succeeded in
building up a profitable undertaking, writing a large amount of insurance
annually. He has also made investments in farm lands, which he leases,
likewise deriving a good income from this source.

In October, 1919, Mr. Macdonald was united in marriage to Miss Ella
Webster and they reside in an attractive home at No. 4236 Sixth street.
West. Mr. Macdonald is a member of the Knox Presbyterian church and
has served as its treasurer since 1916. He is independent in his political
views, supporting the candidate whom he considers best qualified for of-
fice, regardless of party affiliations. He is a member of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and St. Andrew's Golf Club and his deep interest
in the welfare and progress of his city is indicated by his connection with
the Calgary Board of Trade. Opportunity has ever been to him the call
to action and what he has undertaken he has accomplished, for he pos-
sesses the spirit of self-reliance, combined with sound judgment and execu-
tive ability. His business methods have always balanced up with the
principles of truth and honesty and his fellow citizens entertain for
him high regard.

RICHARD WALLACE.

Richard Wallace, city assessor and tax collector for the city of Calgary,
is one of this community's most substantial citizens and popular public
officials. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the 3d of April, 1882, a
son of Richard and Janet (Gibson) Wallace, natives of Scotland. For the
greater part of her life the father has engaged in contracting and build-
ing in Edinburgh and has won widespread prominence in that connection.
He is now living retired in that city. Mrs. Wallace died on the 3d of April,
1920.

Richard Wallace received his education in the public schools of Edin-
burgh and after graduating from high school he engaged in quantity
surveying for four years. At the termination of that time he was in the
contracting and building business in association with his father and that
connection was maintained until 1904. In that year Mr. Wallace came to
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on the 6th of January, 1905, he went to work for the city as clerk in the
assessor's department. In the spring of 1909 he was appointed city as-
sessor and has since been active in that position. In 1915 he was made
tax collector and he is now active in both offices. He devotes his entire
time and attention to the many duties devolving upon him, discharging
them with an efficiency that commands the respect of all, and he is readily
conceded to be one of the most popular public officials in Calgary.

In September, 1905, occurred the marriage of Mr. Wallace and Miss
Edith Maude Hann, a daughter of Captain Henry and Emma (Brann)
Hann, natives of England. Mrs. Wallace's father was in the service of
England for forty-two years and she was born while he was stationed in
Rangoon, India, on the 25th of March, 1884. Captain Hann died on the
22d of February, 1909. His widow resides in Portsmouth, England. To
the union of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace three children have been born : Richard,
Jr., was born on the 29th of January, 1907 ; Harry Valentine was born on
the 14th of February, 1909 ; and Eva Muriel was born on the 25th of Feb-
ruary, 1912. Mrs. Wallace is a woman of culture and refinement and she
is active in the club and social aff"airs of Calgary.

Fraternally Mr. Wallace is identified with the Masons and he holds
membership in Perfection Lodge, No. 9, of Calgary. His religious faith is
that of the Anglican church. For recreation he turns to outdoor sports
and is particularly fond of golfing and fishing.

MICHAEL JOSEPH GALLAGHER.

One of the retired ranchers of Macleod is Michael Joseph Gallagher,
who was born in County Mayo, Ireland, on the 7th of December, 1850, a
son of Bartholomew and Mary (Gallagher) Gallagher, both natives of
Ireland, where the father was a weaver by trade and likewise engaged
in farming. Mr. Gallagher died in Ireland. They were consistent com-
municants of the Roman Catholic church. To their union six children
were born, Michael Joseph being the youngest member of the family.

In the acquirement of his education Michael Joseph Gallagher attended
the public schools of his birthplace and at the age of twenty-two years
came to Canada. In July, 1875, he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted
Police at Ottawa, Ontario, and was sent to old Fort Macleod, arriving there
in September, and serving for three years. In 1881 he homesteaded some
land, which he brought to a highly cultivated state and he engaged in
farming and cattle raising. He ran several hundred head of cattle and was
quite successful until the blizzards of 1886 and 1887, at which time he
lost seventy-five per cent of the herd. After that he turned his attention
to wheat raising, and later homesteaded some two and one-half sections
more of land and bought a half section of railroad land. His farms were
among the finest in this section of Alberta and he disposed of them at a
substantial profit. He retired from active life in 1910. All that he

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possesses has been won through his energy and perseverance and he is
today one of the most deservedly successful men of this community.

In 1872 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Gallagher and Miss Helen
Macdonald, who was born in County Cork, Ireland, and died in 1918, at
the age of seventy-four years. To their union six children were born:
Mary, who married Robert Gunn, died in her fortieth year, leaving three
children ; Kate is the widow of Frank Levaseur of Pincher Creek, Alberta ;
Anne is the wife of Alfred Robbins of Blairmore ; Nellie is the wife of Dr.
George S. Mills of Macleod ; Joe died at the age of thirty-two years ; and
Bartholomew died in infancy.

The religious faith of Mr. Gallagher is that of the Roman Catholic
church. Politically he is a stanch supporter of the Liberal party. He is
well known in the Macleod district as one of the substantial citizens and
prosperous farmers who owes his advancement in life entirely to his own
perseverance and well-directed labor. His many friends hold him in high
confidence and esteem by reason of his many trustworthy characteristics,
his integrity in business and his loyalty in all matters of citizenship.

AUBREY S. TUTTLE, D. D.

Dr. Aubrey S. Tuttle, principal of the Alberta College, South, at Ed-
monton, devoting his life to educational work as a teacher and preacher,
was born in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, October 2, 1874, and is a son of Mill-
edge and Julia (Fulton) Tuttle, who spent their hves in Nova Scotia, the
father having followed the occupation of farming as his life work. He
was a son of Elijah Tuttle, who was born in New England but came to
Canada. He was a member of a Loyalist family and was not in sympathy
with the attitude of the American colonies toward Great Britain at that
period. The grandfather in the maternal line was Stephen Fulton, who
was born in the north of Ireland and came to Canada in early life. He
was a running mate of the Hon. Joe Howe, when they were opposing can-
didates to Charles Tupper and Hon. Mr. McFarland, who was later a sena-
tor and continued active as a political leader to the time of his demise.
Milledge Tuttle gave his political support to the Liberal party and he filled
the office of school trustee but had no ambition for political service. He
belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and both he and his
wife were consistent members of the Methodist church. Mrs. Tuttle was a
woman of marked literary taste and read broadly and discriminatingly.
Their family numbered ten children, seven of whom are living.

Aubrey S. Tuttle was the fourth in order of birth in the family and
pursued his early education in the village schools, while later he attended
a boys' school — Acacia Villa — at Horton Landing. He next became a stu-
dent in Mount Allison University at Sackville, New Brunswick, where he
was graduated in 1905, with the Bachelor of Arts degree, while in 1907
the Master of Arts degree was conferred upon him and in 1919 his Alma

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Mater bestowed upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. Long before
he had completed his education, however, he had entered upon the active
work of the Methodist ministry. He entered upon this holy calling in 1897
and served for three years on probation before taking up his college course.
In 1905 he came to Edmonton and for four years was pastor of Grace Meth-
odist church of this city. Later he accepted the pastorate of the Wesley
Methodist church at Calgary, where he labored for four years and then
went to Medicine Hat, in which place he spent a similar period in preaching
the gospel. With his return to Edmonton he was pastor at McDougall's
church for two years and then became connected with Alberta College,
South, as principal, in the year 1919. This is a theological institution
affiliated with the university and also cooperates with the Robertson Pres-
byterian College. There are four teachers in the department of theology
and eight in the other department. There is also maintained a young
ladies' college in connection with the school under a most prominent and
competent lady principal.

In 1910 Dr. Tuttle was united in marriage to Miss Mary Anna Johnson,
who was born in Barton, Nova Scotia, and supplemented her high school
training by a course of study in Arcadia University of Nova Scotia, from
which she was graduated in 1905. She afterwards taught for two years
in the Mount Allison Ladies' College. By her marriage she has become
the mother of five children: Morley, Julia, Aubrey, George and Ruth, de-
ceased.

In politics Dr. Tuttle maintains an independent course, voting for men
and measures rather than party. His entire time and attention is devoted
to his work as principal of the school and as a minister of the gospel. He
spends about three-fourths of his time out in the province, preaching in
different places and he also does missionary work in the interest of the
college. He was president of the Methodist conference in 1918 and during
the past twelve years has been a member of each General Conference.
He was also elected recently to the general council of the Proposed United
Church of Canada. In 1921 he was appointed representative from the
Alberta Methodist conference to the Ecumenical Conference at London,
England, where he delivered an address on "The Future, Its Great Tasks."
He is a strong and forceful speaker, possessed of splendid oratorical power,
and he is making every effort to translate the teachings of the Bible con-
cerning the brotherhood of man and the love of the Creator into the com-
mon terms of daily life.

RICHARD PARSONS, M. D.

Dr. Richard Parsons, whose skill and ability as a surgeon entitles him
to representation among the prominent members of the medical profes-
si<in in the province of Alberta, is accorded an extensive and gratifying
patronage in Red Deer and vicinity where he has practiced since 1903,

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with the exception of time spent overseas in the service of his country.
Dr. Parsons was born near Toronto, Ontario, in June, 1875, a son of Richard
and Isabella (McGregor) Parsons, the former a native of Canada and the
latter of Scotland. Their marriage was celebrated in Ontario, where the
father engaged in farming for many years and he and his wife resided
on the home farm until death. To their union five children were born,
four of whom are living, Dr. Parsons being the youngest of the family.
Throughout his life Mr, Parsons gave his political support to the Liberal
party and both he and his wife were consistent members of the Methodist
church and active workers in its interest.

Richard Parsons received his early education in the public schools near
the home farm and in due time was graduated from the Weston high
school. His earliest ambition was to enter the medical profession and
subsequently he enrolled in the Trinity Medical College at Toronto, from
which institution he was graduated in 1901. He spent one year in work
under Dr. Ball at Singhampton, Ontario, and for one year he was a mem-
ber of the staff of the General Hospital at Toronto. In 1903 he came to
Red Deer and opened offices for the practice of his profession, having an
extensive and lucrative patronage when the World war broke out. In
April, 1916, he put all personal interests aside and enrolled in the Canadian
Medical Corps, and in the same year was sent overseas, arriving in Lon-
don in June. For some time he was stationed at a hospital in Shornecliff,
England, and later he was with the Eighty-ninth Battalion, being attached
to No. 1, General Canadian Hospital, in France. Dr. Parsons received his
honorable discharge in June, 1918, and immediately returned to Red Deer
and resumed his practice. He has taken postgraduate work in New York,
Edinburgh, Scotland, London and Chicago. He specializes in surgery and
is widely known for his surgical work throughout the province. He is a
fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of England and he
is likewise a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. In addition to
his private practice the Doctor is a member of the staff of the local hos-
pital.

On the 11th of October, 1905, Dr. Parsons was married to Miss Marcia
Ella Bull, a native of Brampton, and a daughter of V. H. Bull, who was
one of the big Jersey breeders in the province of Ontario. Mrs. Parsons
died on the 18th of November, 1918, leaving four children: Richard Mc-
Gregor, sixteen years of age; William Bull, thirteen years of age; Ella
Duncan, ten years of age ; and Margaret Isabelle. Mrs. Parsons was a
consistent member of the Methodist church, and was very popular in this
community, where her death caused profound sorrow. On the 13th of
September, 1920, Dr. Parsons was married to Annie Nelson Forbes, who
was at that time matron of the hospital at Red Deer. She is a native of
Nova Scotia and a woman of culture and refinement. Both Dr. and Mrs.
Parsons are active members of the Methodist church in Red Deer.

Although Dr. Parsons is inclined to be independent in politics, he gives
his support for the most part to the Liberal party and maintains an active
interest in party affairs, being well versed on all important questions and

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issues of the day. He has been trustee on the pubhc school board. Fra-
ternally he is identified with the Royal Arch Masons and along- strictly
professional lines he holds membership in the Canadian Medical Associa-
tion and the Alberta Medical Association. The Doctor devotes his entire
time and attention to his profession and well merits the position he has
attained among the foremost physicians and surgeons in the province.

ARTHUR CHARLES LEWIS ADAMS, LL. B.

Although advancement at the bar is proverbially slow, Arthur Charles
L. Adams has already gained an enviable reputation for ability in his
chosen profession, notwithstanding the fact that he has just reached his
thirtieth milestone on life's journey, and in legal circles of Edmonton he
occupies a well established position. He was born at Toronto, Ontario, in
1893, and is a son of Arthur A. and Kate (Daw) Adams, the latter a
native of England. The father was born in Toronto, in which city his
marriage occurred, and he and his wife are now residents of Edmonton.

In the acquirement of an education Arthur C. L. Adams attended the
grammar schools of Toronto and the high school at Kenora, Ontario, after
which he turned his attention to the real estate and insurance business,
operating along those lines in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1911 he came to
Alberta, locating at Edmonton, where he entered the same field of activity,
and also engaged in merchandising. In 1915 he took up the study of law
and five years later he was graduated from the University of Alberta,
winning the LL. B. degree. He at once began the practice of his profes-
sion in this city, first under the firm name of McCullough & Adams and
since the summer of 1922 by himself. His list of clients is constantly in-
creasing, as he is aff'orded an opportunity to demonstrate his ability to
cope with the intricacies of the law. Mr. Adams is an earnest and dis-
criminating student, thoroughly familiar with the principles of jurispru-
dence, and in the preparation of his cases he is careful and painstaking.
He has never feared that laborious effort which must precede ascendency
in any line of endeavor and has always borne in mind the maxim: "The
harder the conflict, the greater the triumph," which has served to
strengthen his courage, enabling him to overcome all difficulties and ob-
stacles in his path.

Mr. Adams is a veteran of the World war. In February, 1916, he en-
listed as a private in the Alberta Company of the Western Universities
Battalion, with which he was sent overseas, and after reaching France he
was attached to the Forty-sixth Battalion. He was wounded in the battle
of Vimy Ridge and was invalided to England. He was recommended for
and was given a commission and after being gazetted was sent to India.
As a member of the Indian Army he saw service in the rebellion of 1919
and later in that year took part in the war with Afghanistan, being sta-
tioned on the Afghan frontier. He was discharged from the service in

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England, in December, 1919, after a most creditable military record, and
returned to Edmonton in January, 1920. He is a member of the Anglican
church and gives his political support to the Liberal party. Professionally
he is identified with the Edmonton and Canadian Bar Associations and
he is also a member of the Edmonton Automobile Club, the Edmonton
Saddle Club, and the Canadian Club of this city, he being elected secretary
of the latter club in 1923. He is also an associate member of the Royal
Colonial Institute of London, England. He gives his best efforts to any
task that he undertakes and exemplifies in his life the highest standards of
manhood and citizenship. His time and attention are chiefly given to his
law business and in a profession demanding mental alertness and untiring
application he is steadily coming to the front.

ERNEST A. SHARMAN.

Ernest A. Sharman is closely connected with business interests of
Lethbridge as owner of the E. A. Sharman Company, a well known imple-
ment concern. He was born in Northamptonshire, England, on the 14th of
September, 1876, a son of Thomas S. and Amelia (Colpman) Sharman,
both natives of Northamptonshire. The father was an extensive farmer
and sheep raiser and his death occurred in England in 1901, at the age
of seventy-three, while Mrs. Sharman died in 1883, at the age of forty-
five years. Mr. Sharman was twice married. His living children are:
Percy George is engaged in farming in Pierson, Manitoba ; Arthur E. S. is
a successful general farmer in Bradwardine, Manitoba, having located
there in 1880 and homesteaded quite an extensive acreage; Thomas Wil-
liam is living at Croft, where he is associated with John Martin Sons, in
the conduct of a brewery; and Ernest. Mr. Sharman was a consistent
communicant of the Church of England.

In the acquirement of his education Ernest A. Sharman attended the
common schools of his birthplace and was graduated from Harborough
College. After putting his textbooks aside he went into the ofiice of a
building contractor in Leicester, and in 1892 came to Canada, locating in
Manitoba. He worked on a farm there for a year, at the termination of
which time he came to Lethbridge, where he conducted a dray and express
line for three years and was connected with the Northwest Jobbing & Com-
mission Company of Lethbridge for eleven years. Later Mr. Sharman
opened a real estate and insurance business, handling land throughout Al-
berta, and all kinds of insurance. This enterprise he is still conducting,
under the style of the E. A. Sharman Agency. In 1916 he entered the im-
plement business under the name of the E. A. Sharman Company and he
has been successful in this venture. He carries a complete and high grade
stock of heavy and light farm implements, ditching and grading machin-
ery, twine, and sacks.

In October, 1898, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Sharman and

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Miss Charlotte Mary McNaughton, a native of Ontario, Canada. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Sharman are members of the Church of England and for two
years he was a warden in the church. Fraternally he is identified with the
Masons and the United Commercial Travelers, and has served as chap-
lain of the former body. He is also a member of the U. F. A. at Leth-
bridge. His political endorsement is given to the Conservative party, and
in matters of citizenship he is public-spirited and can be depended upon to
cooperate in forwarding all worthy enterprises. As a citizen and business
man he enjoys the confidence and esteem of his fellowmen and he is readily
conceded to be one of the representative business men of Lethbridge.

JOHN STANLEY WRAY, M. D.

Dr. John Stanley Wray, a World war veteran who since June, 1919, has
engaged in the practice of medicine at Lethbridge, was born in Linwood,
Ontario, October 28, 1882, a son of George and Ann (Allingham) Wray,
both of whom were natives of Ireland. The grandfather, James Wray, was
commissioner in the Royal Irish Constabulary. The Wray family is of
English origin, representatives of the name removing from England to
Ireland in 1600, coming from Lincolnshire. Representatives of the family
remained in Ireland until the grandfather of Dr. Wray emigrated to
Canada. His grandfather in the maternal line was also born in Ireland
and was of Scotch descent. Both families were founded in Ontario at
an early day and there was celebrated the marriage of George Wray and
Ann Allingham. The father devoted his life to the occupation of farming
for many years and passed away in 1906, at the age of seventy-two. The
mother survives and is now living in Millbank. They were members of
the Methodist church and in politics Mr. Wray voted with the Conserva-
tive party.

John Stanley Wray is the youngest of a family of six children. He was
educated in Public School No. 21 in Wellesley township, Waterloo district,
Ontario, and later he attended the Kitchener high school and the Edmon-
ton high school. He there acquired a license to teach and devoted about
three years to the profession of teaching in and near Edmonton but re-
garded this merely as an initial step to other professional labor. He then
entered the medical school of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada,
in 1905, and by reason of the steady progress that he made in his studies
was there graduated in 1909. He then located for practice at Raymond,
Alberta, where he continued for six years, when the need for aid in con-
nection with the World war led him to join the army as a member of the
Canadian Army Medical Corps, with the rank of captain. He served in
Calgary until March, 1917, when he was attached to the One Hundred and
Ninety-first Battalion in the medical department and went overseas. He
served in England with reserve battalions and in hospitals and was for a
time a member of a traveling medical board, thus continuing in active

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duty until May, 1918, when he went to France and was attached to the
Third Canadian Ambulance Corps. Later he was identified with the First
Canadian Field Artillery and was in the battle of Amiens in August, 1918.
Later he returned to England with a broken arm and was discharged
from the Canadian army on the 27th of April, 1919. At the breaking of
the Hindenburg line on the 1st and 2nd of September, 1918, he was
on duty with the Third Field Ambulance. Following his return home
he located at Lethbridge for the practice of medicine in June, 1919, and
has here remained.

On the 15th day of July, 1913, Dr. Wray was married to Miss Marion
Neilson, B. A., who was born in Proton, Ontario, and was educated in the
University of Toronto, being graduated in 1911. She is a daughter of
R. A. Neilson, who was a farmer and lumberman of Ontario throughout
his life. By her marriage she has become the mother of two children:
Margaret Alice and Phyllis Neilson. Dr. and Mrs. Wray are members of
the Presbyterian church and he belongs to the Veterans Club and to the
Masonic fraternity. In politics he follows an independent course, voting
for men and measures rather than party. He belongs to the Rotary Club
and is one of the active supporters of all those plans and projects which
are looking to the public good. He is now serving as one of the managers
of Knox church and is a director of the Young Men's Christian Association.
Naturally the major part of his time and attention is given to professional
interests and he is now a member of the Lethbridge Medical Society, of
which he is serving as secretary. He has made steady advance in his pro-
fession and his ability has placed him in the front rank among the younger
physicians and surgeons of his adopted city.

RT. REV. HENRY ALLEN GRAY, D. D.

Right Rev. Henry Allen Gray, first bishop of Edmonton, is one of the
pioneer ministers of the province and for twenty-seven years he has
worked earnestly, untiringly and effectively to promote the success of
the Anglican church and broaden its influence. His undoubted sincerity,
his marked public spirit and his scholarly attainments have gained him
the esteem of his fellow citizens, irrespective of their religious affiliations,
and his personal friends, who are found in all walks of life, hold him in
the highest regard. He was born in London, England, in July, 1863, a
son of Henry and Fanny (Clark) Gray, the latter also a native of that
city. The father was likewise of English birth and his education was
acquired in the Christ Church school, London, commonly known as the
"Bluecoat School." He became an officer in the Royal Navy, with which
he was connected throughout his life, and served on the flotilla that
escorted Great Britain's first ambassador to China in 1858. His father
was also a naval officer and for three hundred years members of the fam-
ily have contributed their quota toward making England the greatest
naval power in the world. The ancestral record is traced to Sir Walter

RT. REV. HENRY ALLEN GRAY, D. D.

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Raleigh, whose crest is now borne by Bishop Gray. Henry Gray was a
Royal Arch Mason and a member of the Anglican church. His death
occurred at Shanghai, China, in 1864. The mother has reached the age
of eighty-two years and is residing with the subject of this review.

Henry Allen Gray was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gray.
He attended several preparatory schools and the Chatham House private
boarding school and afterward spent two years in Germany, returning
to England in 1881. He then entered the office of a relative, in which
he was employed for five years, and then came to Canada with his mother,
arriving in Calgary, Alberta, on the 2d of June, 1886. A friend of the
family had started a small cattle ranch at Elbow River, in the Calgary
Center district of Alberta, and the Bishop there spent six years in riding
the range, thus becoming intimately acquainted with the adventurous life
of a cowboy and also experiencing the hardships and privations of pioneer
times. Owing to impaired health his mother returned to England in
1892 and in that year he took up the study of theology in St. John's Col-
lege at Winnipeg, Manitoba, from which he was graduated in 1895, hav-
ing been a lay reader under the bishop of Calgary for three years previous
to entering that institution of learning. In June, 1895, he was ordained
by the bishop of Calgary and appointed the incumbent of Holy Trinity
church in South Edmonton, as it was then known. In July, 1896, he was
admitted to the priesthood and in March of the following year was chosen
by the congregation of All Saints church of Edmonton as its priest, re-
taining that charge until 1914, when he was elected first bishop of the
Edmonton diocese, in which connection he has ninety congregations under
his control. He was also appointed rural dean, filling that office for a
year, and in 1907 was made archdeacon. He is devoting every effort
toward strengthening and developing the important ecclesiastical inter-
ests entrusted to his care and his efforts have been beneficially resultant.

Bishop Gray is a representative of that class of modern thinkers who
recognize the fact that religion has to do with the every day things of life
and is not merely a matter of pulpit teaching. His activities have there-
fore reached out to the general interests of society. He is head of the
Edmonton Boy Scouts and each year holds a badge as a newsboy and
bootblack. He was the first commissioner of the juvenile court and still
holds that position. His work in that connection has been productive of
much good and he has also been chaplain of the Nineteenth Alberta Dra-
goons, while for three terms he served as a member of the Edmonton
School Board.

In December, 1918, Bishop Gray was united in marriage to Miss
Georgina Wibby, a daughter of William Williams Wibby, one of the
pioneer settlers of Toronto. She was ordained a deaconess in 1914 and
came west to take her first charge, which was in Edmonton. She was
married in Winnipeg and has a daughter, Frances Marion, now three
years of age. For thirty-six years Bishop Gray has resided in Alberta,
during which period a marvelous transformation has been wrought as
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he is the second oldest minister in Edmonton. He is a broad-gauged man
who possesses the true spirit of Christianity, and his powers and talents
have been a leavening force in making high ideals a tangible asset in
the affairs of daily life.

CECIL ETHELBERT RACE.

Cecil Ethelbert Race, registrar of the University of Alberta, was born
at Port Hope, Ontario, in 1876, the oldest son of George Robert and Emma
(Davis) Race. The father was born in Durham county, England, and the
mother in Castleton, Ontario. The father was a dairyman in Ontario, but
in 1908 removed to the west, where he and his youngest son took up the
building business, erecting several residences in Edmonton, thus contribut-
ing to the growth and development of the city. His family numbered three
children : Cecil E. ; Clarence, engaged in the hardware business ; and For-
rest, of the Hamly Printing Press, all of whom, with their father, are resi-
dents of Edmonton. The mother's death occurred in 1918.

Cecil E. Race, having completed the work of the public and high schools
schools of Port Hope, entered the University of Toronto, where he pursued
a mathematical course, winning the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1897. He
then attended the Normal College in Hamilton, Ontario, obtaining in 1898
his license to teach in the high schools of Ontario as a specialist in mathe-
matics. Out of a class of three hundred he was one of four to receive
honors in practice teaching. The next five years were spent in high school
work in Ontario, where he won his high school principal's certificate and
also his commercial specialist's certificate in 1900.

From Cobourg Collegiate Institute Mr. Race was appointed in 1903 to
join Dr. Riddell in Edmonton, in the opening of Alberta College. Here
he remained as first assistant and head of the commercial and mathema-
tical departments until 1909. Meantime he studied higher accounting, and
in 1907 passed his final examinations as a chartered accountant for the
province of Manitoba. He practised then as a chartered accountant for
about three years, but during the last year of that period gave a part of his
time to the University of Alberta, which had been organized in 1908. In
1911 he came into the university, devoting all of his time thereto as regis-
trar and bursar, and has since occupied that position, doing most efficient
work for the institution.

In 1903 Mr. Race was married to Miss Annie Ashwell, a native of
Strathroy, Ontario, and a graduate of the University of Toronto. They
have two children : Marjorie Ashwell, who is now a sophomore in the
University of Alberta ; and Winfield Davis, attending high school. The
family are Methodists, being members and ofiice bearers in McDougall
church. Mr. Race is also a Mason, has served as senior warden in his
lodge, and belongs to the lodge quartet. He is a member and past presi-
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as secretary thereof since 1912. He was also secretary of the Dominion
Association of Chartered Accountants in 1917. He lectures in the uni-
versity on business administration and accounting', and has done post-
graduate work in Chicag-o and Alberta leading to the degree of M.A.,
which was conferred upon him by the latter university in May, 1923.

Mr. Race has always taken a prominent part in athletics and is presi-
dent of the Alberta Provincial Basket Ball Association, a member of the
board of governors of the Alberta Amateur Union, and the first president
of the Canadian Basket Ball Association. He assisted largely in starting
the work of erecting a building- for the Young Men's Christian Association
in Edmonton, having been chairman of the committee which collected the
first funds and purchased the site, and he has always been a strong sup-
porter of that institution. He also manifests a keen interest in civic
afi'airs and is an active member of the Board of Trade. There is no pro-
ject nor cause instituted for the benefit and upbuilding of the city along
material, intellectual, civic and moral lines that does not receive his sup-
port and cooperation.

SAMUEL S. DUNHAM.

Samuel S. Dunham, clerk of the supreme and district courts at Leth-
bridge and actively identified with agricultural interests in this province,
was born in Macon county, Missouri, April 14, 1867, and is a son of James
and Nannie (Hughes) Dunham. The grandfather, Samuel Dunham, was
a native of New Brunswick and devoted his life to farming and milling.
The grandfather in the maternal line was Wilburn Hughes, a native of
Virginia, who removed to Kentucky and thence to Missouri, where he
followed agricultural pursuits. James Dunham, the father of Samuel S.
Dunham, was born at Moores Mills, New Brunswick, and in 1858 went to
Missouri, where he married Nannie Hughes, who was a native of that
state. There they resided, and there Samuel S. Dunham, the subject of
this sketch, was reared and educated. James Dunham followed the occu-
pation of farming and was also at one time mine inspector for the state.
The family attended the Congregational church, there being no Presby-
terian church at the place of their residence. There were five children:
Samuel S., the subject of this review; Thomas B., a farmer living at Leth-
bridge. Alberta; Albert and Charles 0., who follow farming in Macon
county, Missouri; and Mrs. J. J, Leffler, residing at Coaldale, Alberta.

In the public schools of his native county Samuel S. Dunham pur-
sued his early education and afterward attended the State Normal School
at Kirksville, Missouri. He was superintendent of the public school at
Bevier, Missouri, for six years, after which he entered the University of
Missouri, from which he was graduated with the LL. B. degree in 1898.
He practiced law in his native county and was state's attorney for two
terms. Coming to Alberta in 1905, he purchased irrigated land near Coal-
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dale, Alberta, which he still owns. In 1909 he removed his family to
Lethbridge. From the first he gave his attention to the management of
his farm Mid also was loan manager for the Imperial Life Insurance Com-
pany. The farm interests still claim his attention and in much that he
has undertaken he has won success. Mr. Dunham joined the United
Farmers of Alberta as far back as 1912 and is a life member. He was
elected provincial vice president in 1915 and reelected in 1916 and 1917.
He was the first man to call attention to the matter of organizing for
wheat marketing and in 1917 secured Sanford Evans to address the con-
vention at Edmonton on the question. He was one of the first practical
farmers to institute the movement for wider irrigation in southern Al-
berta and was the first to suggest the sale of bonds for that purpose. He
still owns two good irrigated farms — one of four hundred and twenty-
six acres and the other of one hundred and sixty acres — of which he enjoys
the management. But farming is but one of Mr. Dunham's occupations.
He was not satisfied out of his profession and was admitted to the bar
of Alberta in 1914 and practiced law at Lethbridge until January, 1922,
when he accepted the position of clerk of the district and supreme courts.

Mrs. Dunham, to whom Mr. Dunham was married in 1894, w^as Miss
Frances Walker, daughter of W. G. Walker, one of the pioneer residents
of Macon county, Missouri, farmer and civil engineer. Mr. and Mrs.
Dunham became parents of three children : Aileen, who graduated with
honors from the University of Alberta, with first rank in history, in
1920, won her Master of Arts degree on the McKenzie fellowship and
graduated from the University of Toronto at Toronto, Ontario, in 1921.
In the fall of the same year she entered the University of London, Eng-
land, as a postgraduate student and is specializing in colonial and con-
stitutional history. She will secure the degree of Ph. D. during 1923 ;
Walker Dunham, the second of the family, was graduated from the high
school at Lethbridge and won a scholarship to Queen's College. He was
graduated from the University of Alberta in 1920 and was appointed to
the Rhodes scholarship the same year, entering Oxford University on
the 1st of January, 1921 ; Lloyd, the youngest of the family, is in high
school. The wife and mother passed away February 17, 1922, while
Aileen and Walker were both at school in Europe.

Mr. Dunham has ever stood for those progressive movements which
have been most forceful in the material, intellectual and moral progress
of the community. He was instrumental in bringing the Chautauqua
to Canada and was the first man in Canada to sign a Chautauqua con-
tract. This was in 1916 and the Chautauqua has had a wonderful growth
in the Dominion since that time. At the present writing he is the vice
president of the Lethbridge Constituency, U. F. A. Mr. Dunham was
opposed to the U. F. A. going into politics as an organization, but when
the organization did decide to go into politics he remained loyal. In
politics a free trader, he might best be described as an Independent Lib-
eral. In religious faith he is an unorthodox Presbyterian. He is a lover of

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shooting, and he likes to curl — curling, shooting, gardening and farming
affording him his recreation. His entire life has been actuated by a
most progressive spirit that has resulted in constant advancement along
lines not only for the upbuilding of his own fortunes but for the benefit
of the community as well, and Lethbridge has ever regarded him as a
most valuable asset in her citizenship.

JOHN M. MILLAR.

In educational circles the name of John M. Millar is well known.
Principal of Robertson College, he is bending every energy and effort to
the upbuilding of the institution and under his guidance the work has
steadily developed and standards have been constantly advanced. Prin-
cipal Millar is a native of Ontario, his birth having occurred in Kin-
cardine, in 1865. His parents were William and Barbara (McLeod)
Millar, natives of Scotland and of Goderich, Ontario, respectively. They
were married in Ontario. The mother passed away in 1907 and his
father died in 1923, in his ninetieth year. He had made farming his life
work and was a self-educated and self-made man, whose life was crowned
with a substantial measure of success because of the wise and timely
use he made of his opportunities. His political endorsement was given
to the Liberal party. Fraternally he was a Mason and he belonged to the
Presbyterian church, of which his wife was also an active member. In
the work of the church he had taken a most helpful interest and was
serving as one of the elders at the time of his death.

John M. Millar is the second in order of birth in a family of nine
children, six of whom are living. He enjoyed liberal educational ad-
vantages, attending the Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, from
which he was graduated with the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1890, while
in 1891 his Alma Mater conferred upon him the Master of Arts degree
and in 1905 that of Bachelor of Divinity. He was made Doctor of Di-
vinity at Westminster Hall at Vancouver in 1913, in recognition of the
superior service which he had rendered to the cause of education and
religion.

Mr. Millar was ordained to the ministry of the Presbyterian church in
1895 and his first pastorate was at Norwich, Ontario, where he remained
for six years. He then went to British Columbia and accepted the
pastorate of the church at Phoenix and also was pastor at Nanaimo on
Vancouver island. His connection with British Columbia covered a resi-
dence of nine years and during his last year of residence there he was
moderator of the Presbyterian synod of that province. In 1909 he
arrived in Strathcona, Alberta, where he took charge of the Knox Pres-
byterian church, remaining as minister at that place for two and a half
years. He then became identified with Robertson College, a Presbyterian
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in 1919 became principal and has continued at the head of the institu-
tion through the intervening period, his labors constituting a potent force
in its development. Throughout his life he has put forth every effort
to make his service of the greatest possible benefit to his fellowTnen. To
this end he did postgraduate work at Halle, Germany, in 1899, and he
also attended the Hartford School of Religious Pedagogy at Hartford,
Connecticut, and the University of Chicago, Wide reading and study
have constantly broadened his knowledge in addition to his training in
the schools and universities of this and other countries, and he has ever
been actuated by the highest standards in his work, while at all times
his enthusiasm is contagious. In 1923 Dr. Millar was elected moderator
of the Synod of Alberta.

In December, 1901, Dr. Millar was married to Miss Belle Malcolm,
who was born near London, Ontario, and educated in Norwich. They
have one child, Jean, who is now a student in the University of Alberta.
Dr. Millar is well known in Masonic circles and has served as senior
warden and also as chaplain of his lodge. He is a Liberal in his political
views and is conversant with the vital questions and issues of the day
but without political ambition. He has always been interested in manly
outdoor sports and belongs to the Granite Curling Club, of which he is
chaplain. He withholds his aid from no civic project which he deems
vital to the community and during the election of 1917 he spoke fre-
quently on behalf of the proposed union government as the best means
of meeting the crisis of the hour. His indefatigable energy has declined
no call to labor or to service and his scholarly attainments have enabled
him to translate high ideals into practical efforts for his fellowmen.

ARTHUR MELVILLE SCOTT, B. A., Ph. D.

Arthur M. Scott, a self-educated man of scholarly attainments, is recog-
nized as one of the foremost educators of western Canada and for the .
past sixteen years he has been superintendent of schools at Calgary. He
was bom at Caistorville, Ontario, in April, 1869, a son of Michael G. and
Lucretia M. (Horning) Scott, the former a native of Ireland but of Scotch
descent, while the latter was born in the province of Ontario. In 1857
the father came to Canada, settling at Caistorville, Ontario, and for some
time he there followed the profession of teaching. He was one of the
foremost men of his community, serving for many years as postmaster of
Caistorville, while he also filled the office of township clerk. He died in
May, 1870, at the comparatively early age of forty years. The mother
long survived him, passing away in February, 1918, when eighty-one years
of age.

The public schools of Caistorville afforded Arthur M. Scott his early
educational opportunities and when but fifteen years of age he was granted
a teacher's certificate. He attended the Model school at Hamilton, Ontario,

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and when a young man of seventeen began his career as an educator, spend-
ing three years as a teacher in the pubhc schools of London and vicinity.
In 1890 he entered the Toronto Normal School, from which he received a
gold medal at the age of twenty-one, and in 1892 he graduated from the
Parkdale Collegiate Institute of that city, winning the Edward Blake
scholarship in Mathematics and Classics. He then entered the University
of Toronto, having but twenty dollars capital, and worked his way through
that institution, from which he was graduated in 1896, with the B. A.
degree. He was awarded the McDonald and Aberdeen gold medals for pro-
ficiency in his studies and also received the 1851 exhibition scholarship,
which credited him with one hundred and fifty pounds a year for two
years. Being desirous of still further increasing his knowledge, he at-
tended the University of Goettingen, Germany, for two years and in 1898
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy was conferred upon him. Returning
to Toronto, he acted for a year as substitute for Professor J. C. McLennan,
and among his pupils who graduated at that time was Dr. J. S. Plaskett,
who has since gained distinction as an astronomer. In 1899 Dr. Scott was
called to the University of New Brunswick at Fredericton as professor
of physics and electricity and for seven years was connected with that
institution, during which period he was secretary of the faculty, and for
a portion of the time he also acted as secretary of the University Senate.
In March, 1906, he received the appointment of superintendent of the pub-
lic schools of Calgary, on the recommendation of Dr. D. Mclntyre, the office
coming to him unsolicited, and his long retention therein is proof of his
ability as an educator and the esteem in which he is held by Calgary's citi-
zens. He has ever been actuated by a spirit of progress that takes cog-
nizance of all improved educational methods and under his guidance the
schools of the city have attained a high standard of excellence, ranking
with the best in the Dominion. His education was acquired by hard work
and the exercise of self-denial and the strength of puiijose thus early dis-
played has been manifest throughout his career, constituting a most im-
portant factor in the attainment of his present success in the educational
field. The number of pupils now attending high school exceeds the total
enrollment of Calgary's public schools in 1906, thus indicating the rapid
growth of the city in the past sixteen years.

In July, 1900, Dr. Scott married Miss E. Bertha Howson, B. A., a daugh-
ter of Dr. Joseph and Rebecca A. (Jeff"ers) Howson, the latter a native of
the province of Ontario and of Irish descent. The father was born in
Barnard Castle, England, and as a young man emigrated to Canada, be-
coming one of the pioneer physicians of Toronto. He continued to engage
in the practice of medicine in that city until his death, which occurred in
1873, and the mother passed away in 1912. Dr. and Mrs. Scott have be-
come the parents of two children: Arthur Wycliffe, born in June, 1901, and
now a student at the University of Toronto; and Juliet Jeffers, who was
born in November, 1902, and is attending a school for librarians at Toronto.

Dr. Scott is an earnest, conscientious and helpful member of the Metho-
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and for an extended period he has been a member of the official board. He
has thrice been chosen to attend the General Conference of the church and
for thirteen years was superintendent of the local Sunday school. He is
independent in his political views and fraternally is identified with the In-
dependent Order of Foresters. He is also a member of the Rotary Club and
his interest in the commercial development of the city is indicated by his
connection with the Calgary Board of Trade. He is chairman of the library
board, on which he has served for ten years, and is a member of the Cana-
dian and Alberta Educational Associations, being a past president of the
last named organization. He belongs to that class of men whose every
faculty must be excited to achieve distinction through the stimulating fric-
tion of battling with difficulties, and his career is proof of the fact that it is
under the pressure of necessity that the best and strongest in the indi-
vidual are brought out and developed. Life has been to him purposeful and
resultant and his work has been a potent and beneficial factor for good.

JOHN JAMES DUNN.

As chief sanitary and food inspector for Calgary, John J. Dunn holds a
most important public office, the duties of which he has ably discharged
for the past twelve years, and the worth of his work is widely acknowl-
edged. He was born in Durham county, England, in September, 1875, and
his parents, John and Margaret (Davis) Dunn, were also natives of the
mother country. The father was a steel puddler, devoting his hfe to that
work. His demise occurred in 1907, and the mother passed away two years
later.

Reared in his native county, John J. Dunn there attended the public
schools and afterward completed a course in marine engineering. For two
and a half years he was connected with a marine engine works in England
and in 1905 he received a diploma from the Royal Sanitary Institute of
London. Four years later he left England for Canada, making his way to
the western part of the Dominion. He arrived in Calgary in 1909 and in
the following year was appointed chief sanitary and food inspector for the
city, in which capacity he has since served. Thorough preparation and
practical expesience well qualified him for the responsibilities of the office
and he has always taken the utmost precaution to safeguard the health
of Calgary's citizens, never overlooking the slightest detail which would
tend to endanger the welfare of the public.

In November, 1898, Mr. Dunn was united in marriage to Miss Helen
Pearson and they have become the parents of four children: Rita and
Lillian, who are employed as stenographers by law firms of the city; and
Winnie and Raymond, who are attending school. During the World war
Mr. Dunn joined the Canadian Engineers, organized for home defense, and
served with that organization for three years. He is a member of the
Anglican church and his professional connections are with the Engineering

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Institute of Canada and the Sanitary Association of Canada, and of the
latter society he sei-ved as president for two years. He has attained a
position of distinction in his profession and in all matters of citizenship he
is loyal, progressive and public-spirited. His course as a public official has
won for him high commendation and the service which he is rendering- to
the city is one of great value.

JAMES H. HADFIELD.

One of the most successful ranchers of Cardston is James H. Hadfield,
who was born in Smithfield, Cache county, Utah, on the 21st of Novem-
ber, 1871, a son of James B. and Marguerite (Gardner) Hadfield, both
natives of England. The paternal grandfather, John Hadfield, was born
in England, as was the maternal grandfather, John Gardner. The ma-
ternal grandfather emigrated to the United States from England and in
the middle part of the '60s made the trip overland to Utah. He was a
weaver by trade and followed that trade in Smithfield, Utah, for many
years. He married Martha Dunlap and they resided in Smithfield until
their demise. James B. Hatfield served his apprenticeship at the weaver's
trade in England, and after coming to the United States located in
Philadelphia, where he followed the same occupation for a time. In
1867 he went by trail overland to Salt Lake City and for some time he
was employed in the construction of the Utah Northern Railroad. Subse-
quently he obtained some land in the Cache valley and followed agricul-
tural pursuits. He burned lime in Smithfield, being among the first, to
construct kilns there, and later he homesteaded some additional land in
Malad Valley, spending the greater part of his life in farming, in which
he won success. He was justice of the peace while a resident of Smith-
field. His demise occurred in 1914, at the age of seventy-seven years.
His widow, who was born May 30, 1844, is living in Smithfield, at the age
of seventy-nine years. Mr. Hadfield joined the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints while living in England, and served as an elder in
the church for several years. To Mr. and Mrs. Hadfield eight children
were born : Sarah, the wife of H. P. Mack, a resident of Pleasant Grove,
Utah ; James H., whose name introduces this review ; Martha F., the wife
of Frank Pratt of Preston, Idaho; John G., a resident of Smithfield,
Utah ; William J., who is living in Malad City, Utah ; Maggie, the widow
of George Bingham of Smithfield, Utah; Violet M., the wife of John
Pilgrim of Malad Valley, Utah; and Joseph E. of Malad Valley, Utah.

In the acquirement of his education James H. Hadfield attended the
district schools of Smithfield and subsequently entered the Utah Agricul-
tural College at Logan, Utah. After putting his textbooks aside he re-
mained with his parents on the home farm and learned how to burn
lime. Later he was sent to Holland on a mission for the church and he
resided in that country for two and one-half years, returning in 1895.

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In 1899 he arrived in Cardston, coming by train as far as Lethbridge, and
he homesteaded some one hundred and sixty acres of raw prairie land
near Taylorville. He built a granary on the land and lived in that for
a short time, until he built a frame house, sixteen by tv^enty feet. From
time to time he increased his holdings until today he ovi^ns eleven hundred
and twenty acres of fine farm land, and he engages in general farming
and stock raising, making a specialty of pure-blooded Berkshire hogs. In
April, 1918, Mr. Hadfield was one of the organizers of the Cardston
Farming Company, Incorporated, of which he is manager. The company
owns eighteen hundred and ten acres, with seventeen hundred and ten
of them under cultivation. Mr. Hadfield devotes his entire time and
attention to his farming interests and well merits the success he has
achieved and the esteem and confidence in which he is held by all who
know him.

On the 4th of January, 1899, was celebrated the marriage of Mr.
Hadfield to Miss Mary J. Moorehead, who was born in Smithfield, Febru-
ary 17, 1872. To their union six children have been born : Bernice is
living at home with her parents ; Harold is engaged in ranching and lives
at home ; Gerald is living in Montana ; and Koven, Lorraine and Thelma
are living at home.

Mr. Hadfield is an active worker in the interests of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and he is a Seventy of the One Hun-
dred and Twenty-first Quorum of the church. He has resided in the
Cardston district for over twenty-four years and during that time has
witnessed many changes as the work of advancement and improvement
has been carried on. He has made good use of his time and opportunities
and as the years have gone by has gained prosperity, while his friends in
this community are legion.

LORING HARRISON PUTNAM.

Loring H. Putnam of Blairmore, Alberta, the oldest practitioner in
that town, having resided there since July, 1911, has displayed marked
skill in the solution of intricate legal problems, especially in criminal
law. During his ten years' practice he has acted in the defense in all
of the leading criminal cases in the district, and he enjoys in a large
measure the confidence and respect of his professional colleagues.

A native of Maitland, Hants county, Nova Scotia, the home village
of the highly esteemed Joseph Howe, premier of Nova Scotia prior to
confederation, Mr. Putnam was born June 14, 1886, of the marriage of
Capt. William and Elizabeth (Carr) Putnam. The father and mother
are now deceased, his father having died in December, 1896, and his
mother in October, 1922. His father will be remembered by the old-
timers as being the master of the ship "Sovereign," which was lost in
the Bristol Channel in 1882, the vessel being one which was built by

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himself and making the quickest voyage from New York to Liverpool.
His father will also be remembered as being adrift in the Atlantic ocean
on a plank and ladder and having been picked up by fishermen off the
Lahave islands, and on account of no telephone or telegraphic communi-
cation at that time he was given up for dead, as no word was received
from him for over eight years. At that time he lost his wife, Margaret
MacAulay, from Cow Bay, Cape Breton. Surviving them is a half-sister,
Margaret. The father subsequently married Elizabeth Carr of the place
now known as Mount Rose, Colchester county, Novia Scotia, and they
became the parents of seven children, three of whom are living, the
subject of this review being the only member of the family to come to
Alberta and also the first person by the name of Putnam to reside in this
province.

Mr. Putnam is a direct descendant of the famous General Israel Put-
nam of the United States, and he has in his possession the silver slippers
which General Israel Putnam's sister wore at the time of her marriage,
which he treasures very highly. He also has in his possession a grant
which was given to his forefathers for the lease occupied by them at
Maitland, Hants county, which was then known as the township of
Douglas.

Mr. Putnam is one of the direct descendants of the United Empire
Loyalists. He is a Protestant in religion and an ardent Conservative,
although the Liberal member for Colchester county is a descendant from
the same branch. This was on account of confederation when in Hants
county when one branch of the family settled on one side of the Shube-
nacadie river known as Maitland, and the other branch settled on the
other side known as Onslow.

In the year 1902 Mr. Putnam entered Horton Academy, known as
Acadia Collegiate School, being the academic training school for Acadia
University. After three years' training in the Collegiate School Mr.
Putnam entered Acadia University, where he took his arts course. Then
he entered Dalhousie University in the class of 1910, and subsequently
passed the law examination of the Nova Scotia bar, and was admitted as
a barrister and solicitor on April 1, 1911.

During his student days he maintained a high standing in his classes
and also displayed athletic prowess, being commonly known as "straight-
armed Putnam." On account of his athletic activities he now carries a
sprained thumb. He participated in all college sports and played with
the All-Canadian Football Team as a representative of his Alma Mater
in 1907. He also played in the Eastern Canada Championship Team.

He was articled to James A. MacLean, K. C, of Bridgewater, Nova
Scotia, where he received his training as a criminal lawyer. After he
was admitted to the bar he was associated with William Lormier Hall,
K. C, who is at present leader of the Conservative party in Nova Scotia.
In 1911 he came to the province of Alberta, opening an office at Blair-
more on July 7th of that year, and there remained until the outbreak of
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three years, and then returned to his practice at Blairmore. As time
has passed his practice has continuously increased, as he has had oppor-
tunity to demonstrate his legal knowledge.

He has also been called to public office, having served as town councilor
and member of the school board after the village was incorporated and
received a charter as a town. He subsequently resigned from those posi-
tions to accept a position of town solicitor, which he has retained ever
since.

Mr. Putnam, as before mentioned, is a veteran of the World war, hav-
ing enlisted in 1916 as a private in the One Hundred Ninety-first Bat-
talion, commanded by Col. W. C. Bryan, now commissioner for the
Provincial Police of the province of Alberta. On the 23d of May he
received a commission as lieutenant and was sent overseas. He remained
in service until the close of the war, was released from military duties on
February 1, 1919, then returned to Blairmore, where he has since followed
his profession.

Mr. Putnam was married on May 3, 1911, to Inez Morse, who was
born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, her parents being natives of that
province and descendants of the Empire Loyalists. She being a Metho-
dist and Mr. Putnam a Baptist, they now attend the Union church.

Mr. Putnam is a Royal Arch Mason, a Black Knight of the Loyal
Orange lodge and an independent Odd Fellow, and he has held prominent
positions in the different orders. He has steadily advanced and his in-
dustry and ability have won for him a position of prominence in a most
exacting profession.

In recognition of Mr. Putnam's services the provincial government
has seen fit to appoint him a K. C, and now he is entitled to wear a
silk gown.

REV. MICHAEL J. O'GORMAN.

Rev. Michael J. O'Gorman, representative of the Catholic priesthood,
who on the 2d of December, 1921, was appointed to take charge of Sacred
Heart church in Edmonton, was born in Renfrew, Ontario, in 1891, his
parents being John K. and Mary (Dixon) O'Gorman, who were also
natives of Ontario. There the father passed away in 1896. The mother
is still living in that province. John K. O'Gorman was a school teacher
in early life and afterward turned his attention to merchandising, which
he followed to the time of his demise. The family has always adhered
to the teachings of the Catholic church and in his political views Mr.
O'Gorman was a Liberal. The family numbered nine children, seven sons
and two daughters, of whom eight are living. Of these John Robert is
the eldest of the family and he is parish priest at Cobalt, Ontario.

Michael J. O'Gorman, the eighth in order of birth in the family, was
educated at Renfrew, Ontario, where he attended the high school, or
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entered the Ottawa University, in which he completed his classical studies
with the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911. In the following year he
entered Grand Seminary in Montreal and at the conclusion of a three
years' period of study was ordained to the priesthood there in August,
1915. His first charge was at Douglas, Ontario, where he was curate
and later he went to Fort Coulonge, Quebec, and afterward to Mattawa,
Ontario, where he remained for four months. In December, 1917, he
went overseas. He was unattached and joined the artillery in England.
He also did hospital work in that country and in France he was chaplain
of the railway troops and also of the Fourth Brigade of Engineers.

In September, 1919, Father O'Gorman returned home and was assist-
ant priest at Renfrew for a time, after which he became locum tenens of
a priest of Calabogie, Ontario, who was then in Europe. Father O'Gor-
man served there for four months and was then given a parish at Wylie,
Ontario, where he continued until 1921. On the 2d of December of that
year he arrived in Edmonton, where he has continued as priest of the
Sacred Heart church at No. 10821 Ninety-sixth street. The parish has
three hundred families and a large school is maintained in connection
with the church. In fact, there are three schools in the parish, over which
Father O'Gorman has supervision. He is a member of the Knights of
Columbus and is infinitely interested in all that pertains to the welfare of
his people and the advancement of his church.

WALTER EDWARD PITCHER.

Among the farmers and ranchers who have won notable success in
the Cardston district is Walter Edward Pitcher, who is now operating
seven quarter sections of land near Cardston, and has lived in his present
home for eighteen years. He was born in Farmington, Cache county,
Utah, on the 13th of July, 1871, a son of Edward and Susan (Everett)
Pitcher, both natives of England, where they were married. The pa-
ternal grandfather, John Pitcher, an Englishman by birth, left his native
land at an early age and went to the United States. In 1870 he crossed
the plains to Utah and homesteaded some land in Cache valley. He
married Miss Rebecca Ladle, also a native of England, and they were the
first members of the Pitcher family to join the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints. The grandfather followed farming until his demise
in 1898, at the age of eighty-two years. Mrs. Pitcher died in 1893, in
her seventy-third year. Edward Pitcher joined the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints in England, and after emigrating to the
United States he went immediately to Utah and homesteaded land in the
Cache valley, engaging in general farming and in buying and selling
live stock. About 1908 he came to Cardston and bought land here, con-
tinuing his former occupations. He farmed a section of land here at
one time but has now turned it over to his sons. He has achieved sub-

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stantial success in life and is living in Cardston, at the age of eighty-three
years. Mrs. Pitcher died in 1877. To them four children were born:
Clara, who is the wife of William Toleman ; Walter Edward, whose name
introduces this review; Arthur, who is engaged in farming and stock
raising, specializing in the breeding of pure blooded Belgian horses, at
Woolford; and Mae, who is deceased. She was the wife of William
Blackner and the mother of three children : Allen, Lorane and Kenneth,
and she died in 1907, at the age of thirty years. Mr. Pitcher's second
marriage was to Mary Ann Olsen, a native of Cache valley, Utah, and
to the second union nine children were bom : Rilla, the wife of Joseph
Hammond ; David, who is farming in Woolford, Alberta ; Pearl, the wife
of Jack Hall of Salt Lake; Hazel, the wife of David Howland; Ira, who
is farming at Cardston; Inus, the wife of Andrew Stratton, a farmer
located near Cardston; Ruby, the wife of Eugene Williams, a farmer of
Cardston; Neoma, who is living in Cardston; and Wanda, a resident of
Cardston. Mr. Pitcher is an elder in the church.

In the acquirement of his education Walter Edward Pitcher attended
the public schools of Cache valley. He was reared by his grandfather,
John Pitcher, and remained with him until he was twenty-three years
of age. He took charge of his grandfather's farms in Cache valley until
1895, when he came to Cardston, making the trip overland with a cov-
ered wagon, and taking one month to make the journey. He homesteaded
one hundred and sixty acres of barren prairie land in township 3,
range 4, section 22. There was no fencing in this section of the country,
all of the land being open as far as Lethbridge. His first work was to
build a log cabin out of timber hauled from the mountains, a distance of
twenty-six miles. He then set about to break his land and put it under
cultivation and from time to time he increased his holdings. Today he
owns seven quarter sections of land, whereon he specializes in raising
Clydesdale horses. He has imported a number of horses and now has
about forty head, mostly pure blooded, on the land. He likewise has some
pure-blooded Durham cattle and keeps from two to three hundred head of
cattle on the ranch the year around. Aside from stock raising he is
engaged in general farming, and out of seven hundred acres he has two
hundred in crops. Mr. Pitcher established a meat market, in association
with R. W. Reeder, known as the Reeder & Pitcher Meat Market and
they conducted that enterprise for ten years, during that time buying
and shipping live stock. He was one of the founders of the Central
Garage Company, Incorporated, which was organized in 1918 and he is
president of the company. He is now active as vice president of the
Cardston Creamery Company, of which he was likewise one of the or-
ganizers. Mr. Pitcher organized the Cardston Farming Company to
operate the Indian reserve just north of Cardston. This comprises
eighteen hundred acres, all in one block and all sowti to wheat. The com-
pany is incorporated for twenty thousand dollars and Mr. Pitcher owns
two-fifths of the stock. This is perhaps one of the largest farm com-
panies in the province.

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On the 29th of October, 1894, Mr. Pitcher was married to Miss Nellie
Hinman, who was born in Farmington, Davis county, Utah, a daughter
of Morgan and Rhoda (Chase) Hinman, natives of New York state.
The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Pitcher, Lyman Hinman, was born in
New York and was the first member of the family to join the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having emigrated to Utah in early
life, where his death occurred. The maternal grandfather, Isaac Chase,
was a native of New England. He married Phoebe Ogden, who was also
a native of the New England states, and they emigrated to Utah and
built the first grist mill in Salt Lake City, where their death occurred
some years afterward. The parents of Mrs. Pitcher joined the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while residents of New York state
and in 1849 they crossed the plains to Utah with oxen. They were mem-
bers of the same prairie train and they were married in Farmington,
Utah. Mr, Hinman was a carpenter by trade, and followed that trade
in Utah until the latter part of the '80s, when he came to Cardston, and
homesteaded some land here. His death occurred in 1890, at the age of
seventy-one years. Mrs. Hinman drove a team from Utah to Cardston
two different times. She passed away in 1919, at the age of ninety-one
years. To Mr. and Mrs. Hinman four children were born : Clara M. and
Rhoda, whose deaths occurred in infancy; Frank, who was born in 1872
and died in 1892; and Mrs. Pitcher, who was born in 1877. To Mr. and
Mrs. Pitcher eleven children have been born : Susan H. is the wife of
Warren L. Smith, a farmer of Levett, Alberta; Rhoda H. is the wife of
Henry Smith of Champion, Alberta, a successful farmer; Morgan H, is
now serving on a mission of two years in Manitoba ; Frank H. and Nellie
H. are living at home ; Everett H. died in 1920, at the age of twelve years ;
and June H., Walter H., Callis H., Kate H., and Ruth H. are living at
home.

Mr. Pitcher is public-spirited and his aid can always be counted upon
in the furtherance of any movement for the benefit of the community.
He was a member of the city council for nine years and served as mayor
of Cardston three terms. He devotes his spare time to working in the
interest of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and he is a
high priest and first councilor in the bishopric.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL DANIEL LEE REDMAN, LL, B.

Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Lee Redman, one of Calgary's young bar-
risters, has successfully followed his profession in this city for nine
years, and legislative affairs have also occupied his attention. He was
born in Oil City, Ontario, October 14, 1889, of the marriage of D. B. and
Annie M. Redman, and his high school training was received at Petrolia.
He received the LL. B. degree from Manitoba University and also was a
student at King's College and Inns of Court in London, England. Com-

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ing to Calgary in 1906, he read law with Messrs. Lougheed, Bennett,
McLaws & Company and was called to the Alberta bar in 1913. He was
admitted to a partnership in the firm, this association being maintained
until 1922, when the present style of Lougheed, McLaws, Sinclair &
Redman was adopted. They have been connected with a number of im-
portant law cases and their clientele is a large and representative one.
Since 1910 Lieutenant Colonel Redman has been a member of the One
Hundred and Third Regiment of Calgary Rifles. On the 7th of August,
1914, he enlisted for overseas service and was commissioned a lieutenant.
He was wounded in April, 1915, and received his discharge in 1916. He
is a Conservative in his political views and at the general election of
1917 was elected to represent East Calgary in the Dominion parliament.
He is a member of the Ranchmen's Club.

ISAIAH WILLIS McARDLE.

Choosing the practice of law for the exercise of his powers, Isaiah W.
McArdle has made continuous progress in his profession and his ability
has placed him with Calgary's representative barristers. A native of Hope-
ville. Grey county, Ontario, he was born October 15, 1867, of the marriage
of Joseph and Nancy (Kerr) McArdle, the latter of whom was also born in
that province. The father was a native of Ireland and during his boyhood
came to Canada with his parents, who established their home near the
city of Toronto. During his remaining years Joseph McArdle followed
the occupation of farming in the province of Ontario and his demise oc-
curred on December 23, 1920, when he had reached the venerable age of
ninety-four years. The mother passed away May 20, 1904, when seventy
years of age.

Isaiah Willis McArdle obtained his early education in the grammar
school at Hopeville, Ontario, and his high school training was received at
Mount Forest and Orangeville, in that province. After devoting three
years to teaching he became a law student at Osgoode Hall of Toronto and
was graduated with the class of 1898. He was admitted to the bar at Mark-
dale, Ontario, and served his professional novitiate with Hon. I. B. Lucas,
former attorney-general of Ontario, with whom he was associated until
April, 1910. Coming to the west he opened an office in Calgary, Alberta,
and for two years practiced independently. He then formed a partnership
with W. S. Davidson, now police magistrate of the city and the firm of
McArdle & Davidson has since been continued. They control a large and
representative clientele and their business in the courts is constantly in-
creasing in volume and importance.

Mr. McArdle is an adherent of the Conservative party and in religious
faith he is a Presbyterian. He is grand master of the Alberta Associa-
tion of Orangemen and also has membership with the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows. He has a thorough knowledge of the principles of juris-

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prudence and is recognized as a wise counselor and an able advocate. For
twelve years he has been identified with the Calgary bar and in a pro-
fession which requires thorough preparation, constant effort and clear
mental perception, he has won an enviable degree of success.

FATHER IVOR J. E. DANIEL.

As priest and as missionary Father Ivor J. E. Daniel has labored earn-
estly in behalf of the Catholic church in Edmonton and in the western part
of the Dominion and at the present writing he is in Aberystwyth, Wales,
where he is engaged in collegiate work. Born in London, England, in 1883,
he is a son of William and Hannah (Hughes) Daniel, the former a native
of London, while the latter was born in Liverpool. They were both of
Welsh descent but were married in London. The father was solicitors
managing clerk, occupying a position of that character for a long period.
He held membership in the Wesleyan Methodist church, while his wife
was a Congregationalist and in his political views the father was a Liberal.
Both have passed away. They had a family of four children. The others
are: Glynne, who is now an insurance manager at Calcutta, India; Emyrs,
a banker of Liverpool ; and Hubert, a paper merchant of Manchester,
England.

Ivor J. E. Daniel cf this review is the eldest of the family. He at-
tended the Kent grammar school and afterward was a student in Landover
College in South Wales, from which he was graduated in 1898. He at-
tended the Ottawa University in 1906 but his education was not continu-
ous. Removing to the west, he spent one year in the Edmonton district,
where he homesteaded, followed merchandising and engaged in other lines
of business. At length, having qualified for the priesthood, he was or-
dained at Ottawa, in 1913, and was assigned to duty as assistant priest
at St. Joachim's church on Tenth street in Edmonton. There he continued
his labors until August, 1915, after which he became chaplain of the Fifty-
first Battalion and so continued to serve until August, 1916. He was then
transferred to the Eleventh Brigade, with which he remained until April,
1917, after which he was connected with the Canadian engineers until No-
vember of that year. He was then in charge of a London area until No-
vember, 1918, when he was sent to the Buxton discharge depot and there
continued his labors until January, 1919, when he became senior chaplain
at Rhyl, there remaining until July.

Father Daniel returned to Edmonton in September, 1919, and was
assistant at St. Joseph's church until October, 1921, when he was assigned
to missionary duty along the Grand Trunk Line between Entwistle and
Lucerne, British Columbia, there continuing his labors until he returned to
Wales for collegiate work. He has filled the office of justice of the peace
since 1914 and has acted as juvenile court judge. He is the translator of
the "Appendix to the Roman Ritual," a work ordered by the plenary coun-
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cil of Quebec in 1921. He also is the author of a volume entitled "Travel-
ing for Christ," and a series of missionary sketches, which appeared in
the Catholic Register in 1922.

CLIVE A. STAPLES, M. D.

Dr. Clive A. Staples is one of the foremost physicians and surgeons in
Stettler. He was born in Collingwood, Ontario, on the 9th of June, 1870, a
son of Charles and Frances (Wilcox) Staples.

In the acquirement of his education Clive A. Staples attended the public
schools of Stillwater, Minnesota, and later Carleton College, Northfield,
Minnesota, obtaining the degree of B. Sc. He subsequently became a
student in McGill University at Montreal, and received the M. D. C. M.
degree from that institution in 1896. Following his graduation he was
attached to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal and later removed to
British Columbia and practiced in Cumberland until 1906. In the fall of
that year he came to Stettler and has since practiced here. He enjoys
an extensive and important patronage and is readily conceded a place
among the foremost members of the profession in the district. Upon the
outbreak of the World war the Doctor was quick to put all personal inter-
ests aside and enlist in the army. From 1916 to 1919 he was stationed at
Calgary as officer commanding the Army Medical Corps No. 13. In 1919
he went overseas and was appointed private commissioner in Jugo Slavia,
for the Allied Welfare Missions of America and was active in that ca-
pacity until 1920, when he returned to Stettler and resumed his practice.

In 1912 was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Staples and Miss Duglas
Taylor. To their union two children have been born : Clive M. and Frances
Wilcox. Dr. Staples devotes the greater part of his time and attention to
his professional interests, although he is public-spirited and his aid can
always be counted upon in the furtherance of any movement for the bene-
fit of the community at large. He is now active as president of the local
Board of Trade and a member of the school board. Fraternally he is iden-
tified with the Masons.

WALTER F. MONKMAN, D. D. S.

Dr. Walter F. Monkman, engaged in the practice of dentistry at Vegre-
ville, has chosen a field of great usefulness and his efi'orts have been pro-
ductive of much good to his fellowmen, as well as a source of individual
prosperity. He is a native of the province of Ontario and a son of John
and Catherine (Foster) Monkman, also natives of that part of Canada.
For several years the father successfully engaged in the making of car-
riages at Watford, Ontario, and he is now living retired in Vegreville,

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Alberta. The mother also survives and they have a large circle of friends
in that city.

Walter F. Monkman acquired his preliminary education in Ontario and
after completing a course in the Watford high school he went to the
States, taking up the study of dentistry in the University of Michigan, at
Ann Arbor, from which he was graduated in 1901. He began his profes-
sional career at Vermontville, Michigan, remaining there until 1907, when
he returned to Canada, and in the same year opened an office at Vegreville,
Alberta. Thorough preparation well qualified him for his profession, and
that he is progressive and enterprising is manifest by the modern methods
which he employs and his well appointed office, supplied with every ap-
pliance necessary for the successful practice of dental surgery. He is deft
and skillful and his work has always given satisfaction ; hence his practice
has steadily grown and his clientele is a large one.

Dr. Monkman was united in marriage to Miss Jean Batty, also a native
of the province of Ontario, and they have become the parents of four chil-
dren: Eileen, Dorothy, Clover and Herbert. They are members of the
Union church and the Doctor is also identified with the local Community
Club and is serving on the Vegreville School Board. He stands high in
Masonry, being connected with Edmonton Consistory and the Shrine at
Calgary, Alberta, and he is also a Forester. Natural talent, broad experi-
ence and continued study have enabled him to win success in his profes-
sion and his public spirit has found expression in effective work in behalf
of his community, in which he is well known and highly esteemed.

WILLIAM MATHER.

William Mather, proprietor of the Bow River Boat House & Skating
Rink of Banff, is one of its substantial citizens. He was born in Eagles-
ham, Scotland, in October, 1867, a son of John and Janet (Picken) Mather,
natives of Scotland. In 1880 the Mather family came to Canada and lo-
cated in Ontario, and the father has since engaged in farming in that
province. He is now eighty-six years of age and is enjoying the best of
health. Mrs. Mather died in March, 1920.

In the acquirement of his education William Mather attended the pub-
lic schools of his native land and was thirteen years of age when his par-
ents came to this country. For the first two or three years he worked in
the lumber camps and in 1887 went to Calgary, where he continued in the
lumber business for four years. In 1891 Mr. Mather came to Banff and
for three or four years worked for the owner of the business of which he
is now the proprietor, eventually purchasing the enterprise. This is his
twenty-seventh year as proprietor of the boathouse, which is the best and
largest in the Northwest country. His boathouse equipment includes
launches, motor boats, row boats and canoes.

In July, 1896, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Mather to Miss Mar-

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garet Curren and they have the following children : Jennie, born on the
4th of May, 1897; Leslie, born in June, 1898; Allan, born in November,
1899 ; and Plazel, whose birth occurred in March, 1908.

In his political views Mr. Mather is a Conservative. For fifteen years
he has been secretary and treasurer of the school district and he is an
active member of the Citizens Council. His religious faith is that of the
Presbyterian church. For recreation he turns to boating and curling and
he has been a member of the Banff Curling Club for twenty years.

THE MOST REV. HENRY JOSEPH O'LEARY, D. D., J. C. D.,

Ph. D., LL. D.

The Most Rev. Henry Joseph O'Leary, who is the second archbishop of
Edmonton, was born in Richibucto, New Brunswick, March 13, 1879,
being the only son of Henry and Mary O'Leary of that place. After com-
pleting his early education in the grammar schools of his native town
he entered the University of St. Joseph at Memramcook. There he made
a brilliant record in the classics and was graduated with the degree of
Bachelor of Arts in 1897. After a year of special study at the Seminary
of Philosophy in Montreal he entered the Grand Seminary of that city,
to begin his study in theology. He made a very brilliant record, being
easily leader of his class and some of his professors remarked, even at
that time, that the young seminarian had all the qualities necessary to
become a distinguished prelate of the church.

Having completed the ordinary curriculum of ecclesiastical studies
Henry Joseph O'Leary was ordained to the holy priesthood in the parish
church of his native town, on September 21, 1901. He was then sent to
Rome to take postgraduate work in various branches and in one year's
study at the University of the Propaganda he completed the usual two
years' postgraduate course in philosophy, and obtained his doctorate in
that science. Later he spent some months in France, taking a special
course in the French language at the Sorbonne. Returning to Rome he
completed the postgraduate course in theology, receiving after two years'
study the degree of Doctor of Divinity. He spent still another year in
the Eternal City at this time, completing his course of canon law and
receiving his doctorate in that subject from the University of the Ap-
polonaris. Thus in four years Dr. O'Leary not only followed most suc-
cessfully those postgraduate courses which usually require six years of
study but also found time to spend some months in the study of French.

Upon his return to the diocese of Chatham, for which he was ordained,
his Grace was sent as assistant and later as pastor to the parish of
Bathurst. He also had at various times charge of the parishes of Bathurst
village and Jaquet river. In 1908 he was sent to Rome as vicar general
of the diocese of Chatham and procurator of the archbishop and bishops
of the ecclesiastical province of Halifax. On his return he resumed his
duties as pastor of Bathurst, from which post he was called to the

RT. REV. HENRY JOSEPH O'LEARY

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bishopric of Charlottetown. He was consecrated on the 22d of May, 1913,
at Bathurst, by the Most Rev. Francis P. Stagni, D. D., then apostolic
delegate to Canada and Newfoundland.

During the interval between his nomination and consecration the
bishop-elect received word of the disastrous fire in his episcopal city, by
which not only was the Cathedral totally destroyed but the bishop's resi-
dence so badly damaged that it required almost complete renovation.
Installed in his Episcopal See on May 26, the new bishop at once set to
work with wise direction and indomitable energy to restore both build-
ings. Within a short time the bishop's house was rebuilt, enlarged and
remodeled. In 1919 the new St. Dunstan's cathedral was completed and
now stands, a gem of architectural beauty, unsurpassed by any church
of its size in Canada. During his episcopate in Charlottetown a new and
spacious orphanage was built and a new residential building, Dalton Hall,
was added to the diocesan institution of learning, St. Dunstan's, which
he found a college and left a university. After seven years of fruitful
labor in Prince Edward Island, on September 7, 1920, Bishop O'Leary
was promoted by Pope Benedict XV to the Archepiscopal See of Edmonton,
left vacant by the death of Archbishop Legal.

On December 7, 1920, his Grace arrived in the capital city of Alberta
and on the following day, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, was
duly installed as archbishop of the ecclesiastical province of Edmonton.
Citizens of all classes and creeds joined in welcoming the new metropoli-
tan, a civic address of welcome having been tendered him by Mayor
Joseph Clark. During the two years of his stay in Alberta he has won
the affection and loyalty of his own subjects and the respect and admira-
tion of all classes of his fellow citizens. Not only is he a brilliant pulpit
orator but also a most capable platform speaker, ever ready to raise his
voice in the interest of better citizenship or of any cause beneficial to
the province or community. His deep interest in education was recog-
nized by the University of Alberta, when, at the commencement exercises
of 1922, he was invited to deliver the convocation address and received
the degree of Doctor of Laws from that institution.

JOHN CRAIG BROKOVSKI, LL. B., K. C.

John Craig Brokovski, member of one of the pioneer families of
Canada, has had broad experience along professional lines and his legal
acumen has won for him recognition as one of the talented representatives
of the Calgary bar. He was born at Coldwater, Ontario, June 18, 1867, a
son of Edwin F. T. and Elizabeth (Craig) Brokovski, the latter a native of
Craighurst, Ontario, which was named in honor of her grandfather.
Edwin F. T. Brokovski was born in London, England, October 1, 1838,
and received his education in that city and also at Newcastle-on-Tyne.
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several years was a teacher in the pubHc schools of Ontario, being the
founder of the Public School Cadets. In 1870 he removed to the west,
making his way to Fort Garry and for about six years conducted a news-
paper known as the Manitoba Gazette. He returned to Ontario as public-
ity agent for the Manitoba government, serving in that capacity until
1881, when he again came to the west, and for some time followed the
profession of civil engineering. He was the first acting sheriff of the
Northwest Territories and filled that office for a considerable period.
Later he was employed by the government to settle land claims and in
1886 was appointed Dominion land agent at Battleford, Saskatchewan,
and for twelve years held that position. He continued to make his home
at Battleford until his death, which occurred in December, 1916, and for
many years had survived the mother, who passed away in 1868. The
maternal granduncle of the subject of this review erected the courthouse
at Craighurst, Ontario, in the '30s and there the official business has
since been transacted by members of the family, who for three successive
generations have served as court clerks.

Reared in the atmosphere of that courthouse, John C. Brokovski
attended the public school at Craighurst and the high schools at Oakville
and Weston, Ontario. He was also a student at the Barrie Collegiate
Institute. Being articled with the late H. H. Strathy, K. C, he completed
a course in law at Osgoode Hall, Toronto. 1897 he was called to the
Ontario bar and began his professional career at Coldwater, being retained
as local counsel by the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company in the construc-
tion of the Toronto-Sudbury and the Georgian Bay & Seaboard branches.
For thirteen years he remained in Coldwater and during the mining boom
went to northern Ontario, purchasing the townsite of Gowganda. On dis-
posing of his holdings there he came to Alberta, practising in Macleod,
where he resided for three years. In 1913 he established his home in Cal-
gary and in the following year received from Alberta University the
degree of LL. B. He became a member of the law firm of Lougheed, Ben-
nett & Company, with which he was identified until that firm was broken
up in 1922. His office is in the Royal Bank Chambers, where he carries
on his professional partnership with Mr. V. H. Green. He is noted for
the precision of his briefs and the logic of his arguments and a liberal
clientele has been accorded him. He is an able exponent of his profession
and was created King's Counsel in 1919. While not seeking but avoiding
publicity, he has been engaged from time to time in both civil and criminal
cases of the most complicated and serious nature, and his career has been
marked by the small number of cases allowed to be brought to trial in
which he has not achieved complete success.

On November 11, 1903, at Trinity church, New York city, Mr. Brok-
ovski was united in marriage to Miss Anne Noble, a Canadian and a
daughter of David and Margaret (Williams) Noble. In the maternal
line Mrs. Brokovski is a descendant of Roger Williams, the founder of
Rhode Island and one of the outstanding figures in early American history,
and her forefathers were New England Loyalists. Mr. Brokovski is

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independent in his political views and his religious faith is indicated by his
membership in the Anglican church, of which he is a vestryman and
warden. He has been honored with the presidency of the Calgary Bar
Association. Fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order. As
a young man he took an active part in athletic sports, Association Football
especially, and has never lost his interest therein. While devoted to his
profession he has never allowed it to monopolize his attention and is
ever ready to give his support to measures for the promotion of the pub-
lic welfare. In 1886 he made his first public speech advocating the
reforestation of the cut-over lands of the province of Ontario, taking
the initiative in this project, and recently the government has followed
his advice in taking steps toward the reforestation of the province. A man
of well balanced intellect, possessed of comprehensive general information,
he undertakes only those things which are of significance in the world's
work, and his eflforts have been beneficially resultant.

HUGH CALAIS MACDONALD, K. C, LL. B.

Hugh C. Macdonald, a member of one of the honored pioneer families
of Canada and a worthy scion of his race, has chosen the practice of law
as his life work, and that his choice was a wise one is indicated by the suc-
cess which has marked his eff'orts, for he now ranks with Edmonton's most
talented barristers. He was born at Parry Sound, Ontario, October 19,
1881, and is of pure Highland Scotch ancestry in both the paternal and
maternal lines, his parents being Duncan Fraser and Isabella (George)
Macdonald. Immediately after the battle of Culloden Moor in 1745 repre-
sentatives of the Macdonald family came to Canada, settling in Wellington
county, in the province of Ontario. The name figures prominently in con-
nection with the military history of Canada, Captain Macdonald of the
Fraser Highlanders, an ancestor of the subject of this review, being the
first British officer to scale the Heights of Abraham at the time of Wolfe's
historic night attack upon Montcalm.

Hugh Calais Macdonald attended the grammar and high schools of
Parry Sound and the Guelph Collegiate Institute and was articled as a law
student to the Hon. Hugh Guthrie, K. C, M. P., from 1902 until 1905. In
the latter year he became a law student at Osgoode Hall of Toronto, win-
ning his LL. B. degree in 1908, and he at once entered upon the active
work of his profession in that city as a partner of James Walter Curry,
K. C, with whom he was associated until 1914. Three years later he came
to this province, locating at Edmonton, and was identified with the firm
of Short, Cross, McLean & Macdonald as counsel from 1917 until October,
1919, when he became a member of the firm of Robertson, Winkler, Mac-
donald & Howe, with which he continued until July 1, 1922. He was ap-
pointed King's Counsel in 1921 and is recognized as an able minister in the
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many favorable verdicts, his success coming' to him because of his close
reasoning, his logical argument, his correct application of legal principles
and his ability to present his contention in the strongest possible light. He
possesses marked oratorical ability and since 1904 has been in great de-
mand as a platform speaker, delivering addresses at public gatherings in
the provinces of Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

At Guelph, Ontario, on the 2d day of August, 1910, Mr. Macdonald was
married to Miss Mary Pringle, a daughter of George D. Pringle, Mr. and
Mrs. Macdonald have three children: Eraser Pringle, who was born in
Toronto and has reached the age of ten years; and Hugh Patrick and
Allisther Keith, both natives of Edmonton, the former three years of age,
while the latter is but a year and a half old. Mr. Macdonald is a member
of the Presbyterian church and his political allegiance is given to the Lib-
eral party. He is connected with the Masonic order, Delta Chi, a legal
fraternity, the Edmonton Club, the Edmonton Golf and Country Club, the
Scarborough Club of Toronto and the Ontario Club of that city, being a
charter member of the last named organization. He is loyal to all those
interests which make for honorable manhood and progressive citizenship
and exemplifies in his life the sterling characteristics of the Scotch race.
Merit has gained him advancement and his fellow practitioners and the
general public accord him, a position of distinction in his profession.

OLIVER BOYD, M. D.

Dr. Oliver Boyd, a physician and surgeon of Medicine Hat, was born in
Russell, Ontario, in 1873, his parents being Robert and Ann (Carscadden)
Boyd, both of whom were natives of Ireland but came to the new world in
early life and were married in Ontario, The father crossed the Atlantic
in 1844 and was a son of Robert Boyd, who brought his family to Canada
in that year, spending the remainder of his life in the province of On-
tario. The maternal grandfather of Dr. Boyd was Thomas Carscadden,
who was also a pioneer settler of Ontario, having emigrated from Ire-
land to the new world in early life. Robert Boyd, the father of Dr. Boyd,
followed the occupation of farming as a life work in the province of
Ontario, where both he and his wife spent their remaining days. They
were members of the Presbyterian church and Mr. Boyd was a Liberal
in his political views. In their family were eleven children, seven of
whom are living.

Oliver Boyd, who was the tenth in order of birth in this large family,
received his early education in the Felton public school at Russell, On-
tario, and was graduated from the Collegiate Institute at Morrisburg,
Ontario, with the class of 1894. He then took up the profession of
teaching, which he followed for four years, but regarded this merely as
an initial step to other professional labor. It was a means that he utilized
to earn the money that would enable him to pay his way through medical

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school and after four years of teaching he entered McGill University at
Montreal in 1899 and was graduated in 1903. He afterward engaged in
active practice at Lumsden, Saskatchewan, for two years and on the
expiration of that period came to Medicine Hat in 1906. Here he opened
an office and has since followed his profession. He was successful from
the first and has succeeded in building up a large and lucrative practice.
He has never confined his attention to a specialty but engages in general
practice and is the family physician in many of the best households of
Medicine Hat. He is also serving on the medical staff of the hospital
and devotes all of his time to his professional duties, which he discharges
with a marked sense of conscientious obligation. He belongs to the local
medical society, of which he has served as president, and he also has
membership in the Alberta Medical Society.

In 1905 Dr. Boyd was united in marriage to Miss Jennie A. Wallace,
who was born at Carleton Place, Ontario, a daughter of a pioneer farmer
of that province. They have three children : Wallace and Doris, who are
in high school ; and Norma, who is still in the grades. The religious faith
of the family is that of the Presbyterian church and in the social circles
of the city they occupy an enviable position. Dr. Boyd is a Mason and in
his political views is a Liberal. He takes an active part in politics and
was Dominion candidate for the legislature in 1917. He was also the
Liberal Dominion candidate at the last provincial election but, like many
other representatives of his party, was defeated. He is now serving on
the school board and for two years he filled the office of alderman, exer-
cising his official prerogatives in support of all plans and measures that
he believes to be for the public good. The major part of his attention,
however, is concentrated upon the practice of medicine and in his chosen
calling he has made steady progress, now ranking with the representative
physicians and surgeons of the province.

REV. CANON W. G. JAMES.

Rev. Canon James, rector of St. Stephen's Anglican church in Calgary,
is one of this city's most representative and substantial citizens. He
was born in Nova Scotia, in 1877, a son of Horatio and Nancy (Denni-
son) James, both natives of Nova Scotia, where they are living at the
present time. For many years the father was engaged in the mercantile
business and he is now postmaster of Lawrencetown. Mr. and Mrs. James
are consistent members of the Anglican church and the father gives his
political allegiance to the Conservative party. To Mr. and Mrs. James
five children have been born, four of whom are living. Canon James being
the third in order of birth.

In the acquirement of his early education Canon James attended the
public schools of his birthplace and later enrolled in the University of
Toronto, from which institution he was graduated in 1904, with the B. A.

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degree. In that same year he was graduated in theology from WycHffe
College, Toronto, His first charge was at Millarville, Alberta, and after-
ward he was located at Pincher Creek for three and one-half years. For
one and one-half years he was curate at St. Andrew's church at Prince
Rupert, British Columbia, and in December, 1911, he came to Calgary and
took charge of St, Stephen's Anglican church in this city. He was made
canon on the 14th of June, 1914, Canon James is a man of high intellec-
tual attainments and genial and pleasing personality and he is held in high
confidence and esteem by all who know him. His congregation numbers
one thousand people and he has a large and progressive Sunday school.

In 1908 was celebrated the marriage of Canon James and Miss Frances
Esther How, a native of Toronto. She received her education in the
public schools of that city and was a student in the Jarvis Street Col-
legiate Institute. To their union one daughter has been born, Helen
Denison, who is a student in St. Hilda's College, Calgary.

Fraternally Canon James is identified with the Ancient Free & Ac-
cepted Masons. He has been diocesan secretary for Sunday schools for
several years and is a member of the board of St. Hilda's Ladies College
and also of the Emmanuel College of Saskatoon. Although Rev. Canon
James devotes the greater part of his time and attention to his church,
he is essentially public-spirited and his aid can always be counted upon
in the furtherance of any movement for the benefit of the community at
large.

HON. GEORGE HEDLEY VICARS BULYEA, B. A., LL D.

Hon. George H. V. Bulyea, one of the foremost men in public affairs
in western Canada, has filled many public offices of trust and responsibility
and is now serving as chairman of the board of public utilities com-
missioners for the province of Alberta, in which capacity he has been
retained for the past seven years, with residence in Edmonton. He was
born at Gagetown, New Brunswick, February 17, 1859, and his parents
were Albert R. and Jane (Blizzard) Bulyea. The father was also a native
of that province. The mother's demise occurred in 1910.

George Hedley Vicars Bulyea attended the public schools of Queen's
county, in his native province, and in 1878 was graduated from the Uni-
versity of New Brunswick, with the B. A. degree, winning scholarships in
mathematics and in French. In 1908 his Alma Mater conferred upon him
the honorary degree of LL. D. and in the same year he also received that
degree from Alberta University. Following his graduation he took up the
profession of teaching and from 1878 until 1882 was principal of Sheffield
Academy, in Sunbury county, New Brunswick. In 1882 he went to the
province of Manitoba, locating at Winnipeg, where he spent a year, and
in 1883 he removed to Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, where he engaged in
business until 1907. In 1892 he was an unsuccessful candidate to the
Northwest assembly for South Qu'Appelle, winning the election in 1894,

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and in 1898 and in 1902 he was reelected. In 1896 he became a member
of the first Executive Council of the Northwest Territory, which admin-
istered the affairs of the territory comprising Yukon, Alberta and Sas-
katchewan, and in 1898 he was appointed special commissioner to the
territory, serving in that capacity until it was separated into provinces.
He was made commissioner of agriculture and territorial secretary in
1898, under the Haultain government, and in the following year was
chosen commissioner of public works. He was the first lieutenant governor
of Alberta, entering upon the duties of that office on the 1st of September,
1905, and on October 10, 1910, he was sworn in for a second term, which
terminated in 1915. On November 20, 1915, he was appointed to his
present position as chairman of the board of public utilities commissioners
for Alberta and in his official service he displays integrity, single-minded-
ness of purpose and executive force. In handling public problems he
looks beyond the exigencies of the moment to the opportunities and pos-
sibilities of the future and his course has received wide commendation
throughout the province.

Mr. Bulyea was married at Gagetown, New Brunswick, in January,
1885, to Miss Annie Blanche Babbitt, a daughter of Robert C. Babbitt,
who served as registrar of deeds for Queen's county, with office at Gage-
town. Mr. Bulyea is a member of the Edmonton Club and the Edmonton
Golf & Country Club, and in religious faith he is a Baptist, while driving
and traveling are his chief sources of recreation. His identification with
public affairs forms the chief interest of his life and he has always been
faithful to every trust reposed in him. Long a leader of public thought
and action, he has left the impress of his individuality in notable measure
upon the history of the province and his work has been of far-reaching
importance and most beneficial in its effects.

JOHN W. EVANS.

Agricultural interests and business interests in the district around
Raymond find a worthy representative in John W. Evans, who was born
in Lajrton, Utah, on the 15th of August, 1875, a son of Hyrum and Annie
(King) Evans, the former a native of Wales and the latter born in Eng-
land. The paternal grandfather, Thomas Evans, was born in Wales and
joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in that country.
After coming to the United States he emigrated straight to Utah and his
demise occurred some two years later. While residing in his native
country Mr. Evans worked in the shipyards. The maternal grandfather,
James King, was born in England and never came to this country. His
widow did, however, and her death occurred soon after she took up her
home in Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Hyrum Evans came to this country with
their parents when children, the former being six years of age at the
time and the latter, two years old. Their parents went overland to Utah

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as members of a hand cart company and located in Salt Lake valley.
Hyrum Evans received his education in the common schools near the home
farm but he put his textbooks aside at an early age. He lived near Kays-
ville for a number of years and later homesteaded some land in Salt Lake
valley. He brought this raw prairie land to a highly cultivated state and
devoted many years to farming and stock raising. He retains his original
land holdings and is still living there. His wife died in 1910, at the age
of fifty-four years. To them twelve children were born, seven of whom
are living: Eliza, the wife of T. W. Harris of Taber, Alberta; John W.,
whose name introduces this review; F. R. and George A., who are residing
at Layton; Alvin K., engaged in farming near Thatcher, Utah; Iva, the
wife of L. A. Watts of Stirling, Idaho ; and Glen, who is living at Layton.
Five of the children died in early life. Mr. Evans is seventy-two years of
age and has been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints for many years, having been reared in that faith, and he has served
as an elder in the church. His political allegiance is given to the dem-
ocratic party and the principles for which it stands.

In the acquirement of his education John W. Evans attended the public
schools of Davis county, Utah, the University of Utah and the Utah
Agricultural College. After putting his textbooks aside he engaged in
teaching school for four years in Davis county and for two years he filled
a mission in California. Subsequently he returned to Utah, where he
again taught school for two years and in May, 1903, he came to Alberta,
locating in Raymond. For some time he worked for the Knight Sugar
Company as farm foreman. At the termination of that time he entered
the sugar factory as foreman. His innate ability and close application to
the thing at hand won for him constant promotion and in due time he
became office manager of the company, and held that important position for
seven years. In 1915 he entered the mercantile business with the Hub
Company of Raymond and on the 16th of July, 1921, he ventured into the
implement business, becoming associated with the Massey-Harris Imple-
ment Company, handling a complete line of farm implements, twine and
flour. Mr. Evans owns over half a section of fine improved land and
engages in general farming. When he took over this land it was raw
prairie and now it is partially irrigated and is considered one of the finest
pieces of land in this section of Alberta.

On the 7th of June, 1899, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Evans
and Miss Phoebe Longstroth, a native of Mendon, Utah. To their union
nine children have been born : Charlotte Anna and Phoebe are attending
the Normal School ; Alice is a student in the Raymond high school ;
George W., John L. and Ruth are attending the public schools ; and Alma
Gill, Paul H. and Garth D. are not yet of school age.

Mr. Evans is a prominent member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. He is bishop of the Raymond second ward of the
Taylor Stake and has held all minor offices, devoting a great deal of his
spare time to the church. He is public-spirited and for two terms served
as mayor of Raymond, during his administration inaugurating and bring-

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ing to completion many movements for the benefit of the community at
large. He was a member of the city council for several years and is now
chairman of the local school board. He is president of the Raymond Opera
House Company, of which he was one of the organizers, and is secretary
of the Southern Irrigation District. He is vice president of the Raymond
Cooperative Credit Society, a director in the local body of the United
Grain Growers Association and is a member of the Board of Trade. In
the development of his interests he has met with such success as is usually
won by the man of persistent effort and diligent methods. Honest in his
transactions, upright in his principles and thoroughly reliable in every
respect, Mr. Evans is accorded the esteem and respect of his fellow citi-
zens, among whom he numbers many friends.

JOHN PILLING.

One of the progressive and prosperous ranchers of Cardston is John
Pilling, who was born in Layton, Davis county, Utah, on the 5th of Jan-
uary, 1860, a son of Richard and Catherine (Adams) Pilling, extended
mention of whom is made in the sketch of a brother, Richard Pilling, to
be found on another page of this review.

John Pilling attended the public schools of Davis county in the winter
months and during the summers worked on the home farm. He remained
on the parental homestead until 1889, when he came to Cardston, making
the trip overland with a horse team and covered wagon. He likewise
trailed some cattle through and it took him some three months to make
the trip. He first located on St, Mary's river, where he homesteaded one
hundred and sixty acres and took a preemption claim of one hundred and
sixty acres. At that time the land was barren prairie and Mr. Pilling
built a log house, hauling the timber from the mountains, and doing his
trading at Lethbridge. After much labor he succeeded in breaking his
land and specialized in raising wheat and cattle. For some five years
prior to starting into the business on his own account he had worked on
a ranch for the church. He was successful from the start and from time
to time increased his land holdings, owning at one time fifteen hundred
acres, on which he ran two hundred head of cattle. In 1910 Mr. Pilhng
rented his land and came to Cardston, and is now practically retired from
active life.

In October, 1883, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Pilling and Miss
Harriet E. Higgs, who was born in Davis county, Utah, a daughter of
David and Eliza (Dodwell) Higgs, natives of England. Mr. and Mrs.
Higgs joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England
and after emigrating to the United States, crossed the plains to Salt
Lake, being among the pioneer settlers there. Mr. Higgs took up farming
near Kaysville and prospered as an agriculturist. He was the first member
of the Higgs family to become identified with the Church of Jesus Christ

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of Latter-day Saints and he devoted a great deal of his spare time to the
church. His demise occurred on his old homestead.

Mr. Pilling gives his political allegiance to the Liberal party and
although he has never sought nor desired political preferment he is
public-spirited and his aid can be counted upon in the furtherance of any
movement for the benefit of the community at large. He is a consistent
and active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
served as bishop at Etna. He is now holding the important position of
high priest. Mr. Pilling's efforts along agricultural lines have been
crowned with a gratifying measure of success, which is the direct result
of his progressive methods and his unremitting work. His life has been
active, useful and honorable and his genuine personal worth has gained
for him the high place which he occupies in the regard of those who know
him.

HAROLD GRANT MAVESYN NYBLETT, M. D.

A representative member of the medical profession in Calgary is Dr.
Harold Grant Mavesyn Nyblett, a specialist in orthopedic surgery and in
electric methods of diagnosis and treatment. He was born in London,
England, on the 10th of February, 1871, a son of Dr. Alfred Newson, M. A.
F. R. G. S. & F. S. L. The mother was Isabelle (Grant) Nyblett. Dr. A.
N. Nyblett was born in England, while his wife was a native of Scotland.
He was one of the foremost educators of his day and was for many years
headmaster of schools in London. His death occurred in December, 1871,
and Mrs. Nyblett died in November of the year 1877.

Harold Grant Mavesyn Nyblett was born in London and received his
early education in the private schools of his native country. On the 17th
of May, 1888, he came to Canada and entered the Trinity Medical Col-
lege in 1892, graduating from that institution with the M. D., C. M., F. T.
M. C, degrees in 1896. Prior to entering Trinity Medical College the
Doctor taught school and worked at other jobs, teaching near Brandon
for some time. After receiving his M. D. degree he went to Michigan and
practiced in that state one year. At the termination of that time he re-
turned to Canada and located in Manitoba, where he enjoyed an extensive
practice from 1897 to 1901. From 1901 to 1908 he practiced in Saskatch-
ewan and in the latter year moved to Macleod, Alberta, where he was
residing at the time of the outbreak of the World war. He was one of the
first to put all personal interests aside and enlist in the service of his
country. He came to Calgary and recruited the Seventeenth Cavalry
Field Ambulance, taking them to Quebec, where they were disbanded.
Dr. Nyblett, however, went overseas as a captain in the First Contingent.
Subsequently he was promoted to the rank of major and was given com-
mand of No. 1, Advanced Depot of Medical Stores. During November
and December, 1915, he was on convoy duty at sea with the wounded and
in January, 1916, he went to France with the Third Division and served

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on the Ypres, Somme and Arras fronts. In 1917 he returned to England,
being appointed officer in charge of the school of Instruction in Remedial
Gymnastics. He had charge of certain phases of the work and was twice
recommended to the lieutenant colonel for his aptitude and success in this
work, of which he made a complete and thorough study. In the summer of
1918 he returned to Canada and held various positions in Military Dis-
trict, No. 13, until demobilized on the 31st of January, 1919. In that year
he began practice in Calgary and has since resided here. He specializes
in orthopedic surgery and is a convert to Dr. Abram's electric methods
of diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Nyblett has taken postgraduate courses
in London, England, and San Francisco. During 1910, while a resident
of Macleod, the Doctor was medical health officer of the city. In 1903,
1904, 1905 and 1906 he was examiner of obstetrics in the College of Phy-
sicians and Surgeons of the Northwest Territories.

In November, 1905, Dr. Nyblett was married to Miss Janie Clinton
of Wellington, Ontario. To their union three children have been born :
Ronald L. C. was born on the 12th of August, 1906 ; Margaret Ella's birth
occurred on the 16th of March, 1908; and Eileen Isabelle was born on the
28th of August, 1912.

Since attaining his majority Dr. Nyblett has followed an independent
course in politics, giving his support to the man he thinks best fitted for
the office without regard to party principles. Although the greater part
of his time is devoted to his profession he is public-spirited to a degree,
giving his cooperation to every movement which tends to promote the
moral, intellectual and material welfare of the community. The religious
faith of the Doctor is that of the Anglican church and he is a zealous
worker in its behalf. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons and
along strictly professional lines he is affiliated with the Alberta Medical
Association and the Calgary Medical Association. He has gained recog-
nition as one of the able and successful specialists in the province and by
his labors, his high professional attainments and his sterling character-
istics has justified the respect and confidence in which he is held by the
medical fraternity and the local public.

RIGHT REV. THOMAS MARIE.

Right Rev. Thomas Marie, a priest of the Franciscan monastery at
Edmonton, was born in Quebec, on the 18th of June, 1879, and his parents,
Alphonse and Mary (Vigeant) Marie, were also born there. The father
was a director of newspapers throughout his life, save for the period of
his military service, when he was a lieutenant colonel in the Canadian
militia, as a member of the Eighty-fourth Regiment, participating in
the Fenian war. A man of liberal education and well informed at all
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influence over public thought and action. He passed away in 1910 and
is survived by his wife, who still makes her home in Quebec.

Thomas Marie was the second in order of birth in a family of four
children, and, accorded liberal educational privileges, he attended St.
Hyacinth's College in the province of Quebec, where he won his Bachelor
of Arts degree in 1902. He joined the Franciscan order in the same year
and entered the Franciscan College at Montreal, where he pursued his
studies for three years. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1907 and
r.fterward engaged in preaching in missions in the province of Quebec.
His first charge was as superior at Three Rivers in 1911 and there he
remained for four years. He then went to Dorchester College at Montreal
as assistant in the monastery, and there labored for two years, or until
1917, when he was appointed superior in the city of Montreal monastery.
In May, 1920, he came to Edmonton and took charge of St. Francis church
at North Edmonton, having a membership of one hundred and eighty
families. A separate school is maintained with an enrollment of one
hundred and fifty pupils, this being under the direction of the Franciscan
Sisters. It is a French and English mission, in which both languages are
used. Father Marie is superior of the church and has charge of both the
church and the school.

EDWARD AINSLIE BRAITHWAITE, M. D., L. M., C. C.

Dr. Edward A. Braithwaite, honorary surgeon for the Royal North
West Mounted Police at Edmonton, has been a resident of Edmonton
for thirty years and has become widely recognized as a man of high
professional attainments and substantial worth. He was born in York-
shire, England, February 16, 1862, and his parents were Rev. William
B. and Laura Elizabeth (Pipou) Braithwaite. The father was an Epis-
copal minister. His death occurred in Yorkshire in 1873. The mother
passed away at Winchester, England, in 1916.

In the acquirement of an education Edward Ainslie Braithwaite at-
tended King's school at Bruton, Somerset, Victoria College of Jersey,
the United Service College at Westward Ho and completed his profes-
sional training at King's College Hospital in London, England, receiving
the M. D. degree in Manitoba, 1890. Coming to Canada in 1884, he
joined the Royal North West Mounted Police, of which he was made
hospital surgeon, and for eight years acted in that capacity. In 1892 he
came to Edmonton, where he has since made his home, although he re-
tains his connection with the Mounted Police, and was acting assistant
surgeon until 1911, when he was made honorary surgeon, which permits
him to conduct a private practice. He has been local surgeon for the
Canadian National Railway since the first sod was turned for the con-
struction of the Edmonton, Yukon & Pacific Railroad and was formerly
health officer of Edmonton. He is coroner for Alberta and no other

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member of the profession in the province has held the office for so long
a period. His high professional standing is indicated in the fact that
he has been chosen to represent the province of Alberta in the Dominion
Medical Council.

Dr. Braithwaite has been married twice. On November 30, 1892,
he wedded Miss Jennie E. Anderson, a daughter of T. A. Anderson. Her
death occurred in 1914. On the 2d of June, 1915, Dr. Braithwaite was
married to Miss Ruth Somersall, at Viking, Alberta. Dr. Braithwaite
is a member of the Anglican church and he exercises his right of fran-
chise in support of the men and measures of the Conservative party. He
is a member of the Edmonton Club and a Mason in high standing, the
honorary thirty-third degree having been conferred upon him in 1911
and the active thirty-third degree in 1918, in recognition of his services
in behalf of the order. He is deputy of the supreme council for the
province of Alberta, and in 1903 was grand master of Manitoba, which
then comprised Manitoba, Alberta, Assiniboia and Yukon. He is also
a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. His studies have been thorough, bringing
him a comprehensive knowledge of the most advanced methods, dis-
coveries and theories of the science of medicine and surgery, and through
broad practical experience he has gained the skill that brings to his work
the utmost possibility of accuracy in results. He has won that position
of leadership in his profession, which results from untiring application
and ability of a high order and no member of the medical fraternity in
western Canada is better known nor more highly respected.

LOUIS A. ROY, M. D.

Dr. Louis A. Roy, a veteran of the World war, now engaged in the
practice of medicine and surgery in Lethbridge, was born in Moosomin,
Saskatchewan, January 30, 1888, his parents being David and Annie
(Morrison) Roy, both of whom were born near Guelph, Ontario, and were
married in that province. The former was a son of James Roy, of Scotch
descent, one of the early settlers of Ontario. In the year 1882 David Roy
removed westward to Saskatchewan and purchased land, casting in his
lot with the pioneer settlers of the region. He now makes his home in
the town of Moosomin, having put aside the active cares of farm life.
In politics he is a Liberal and his religious faith is that of the Presbyterian
church.

Louis A. Roy was educated in the public schools, attending the Hill-
burn country school and the high school at Moosomin. He afterward
pursued both the arts and medical courses in the University of Toronto,
winning his B. A. degree in 1909 and his professional degree in 1911.
His training was thus thorough and comprehensive, well qualifying him
for the important, onerous and responsible duties of the profession. He
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at Montreal, thus gaining that broad and valuable experience which can
never be so quickly acquired in any other way as in hospital practice.
In June, 1913, he came to Lethbridge to assist Dr. DeVeber and Dr. P.
M. Campbell and in 1915 was admitted to a partnership. Through the
intervening years he has continued to practice successfully here, save
for the period of his service in the World war. He enlisted in July, 1918,
as a member of the Canadian Army Medical Corps and was placed in
charge of the laboratory at Orington, England, there remaining through-
out the period of his enlistment. He returned in January, 1919, and
resumed practice here. He keeps abreast of the trend of modern profes-
sional thought and scientific investigation and is thoroughly alert to the
opportunities of the profession and the responsibilities that devolve upon
the physician. He has made steady progress in his chosen life work and
is regarded as one of the capable young physicians of southern Alberta.
Dr. Roy married Miss Therese de Grosbois and they became parents
of a son, Douglas, who is four years of age. The wife and mother passed
away February 6, 1920, and Dr. Roy has since married Blanche Prieur
and there is one child of this union, Donald, who is in his first year. Mrs.
Roy is a member of the Roman Catholic church. Dr. Roy has never been
a club man, but devotes his entire time and attention to his professional
interests and duties, which he discharges with a sense of conscientious
obligation. He belongs to both the Alberta and the Canadian Medical
Associations.

A. BLAIS, M. D.

Dr. A. Blais of Edmonton, who has attained to eminence as a surgeon,
being one of the most skilled representatives of that branch of the medi-
cal profession in Alberta, comes to the west from the province of Quebec,
where his birth occurred on the 16th of October, 1875. He was reared
to farm life, and all the experiences of tilling the soil and caring for the
crops early became familiar to him. At the usual age he entered the
country schools, thus pursuing his education until he reached the age of
ten years, when he entered the Catholic College of Quebec and in due
time was graduated therefrom. During his college days he took a very
active interest in athletics and was a member of the college football team
and also excelled at handball. At length he determined upon the practice
of medicine as a life work and in preparation therefor entered the
medical department of the Laval University of Quebec, in which he com-
pleted his course as a member of the graduating class of 1899. He after-
wards pursued special work in surgery in Paris, France, for two years,
and there are few men who equal him in knowledge of the component
parts of the human body, the onslaughts made upon it by disease, or in
the ability which he displays when in case of emergency it is necessary
to resort to surgery for cure. In August, 1901, he arrived in Edmonton,
where he has been engaged in practice to the present time, although in

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1911 he again went abroad for further postgraduate work in surgery in
Paris. His broad study and wide experience have developed his skill to
a point of efficiency that ranks him with the eminent surgeons of the
country, and when his aid was needed for the military forces engaged in
the World war he responded to the call to the colors in 1916 and enlisted,
being commissioned captain. He was in overseas service, stationed at the
Duchess of Connaught Hospital on the Cliveden estate, England, for a
few months, while afterward he was sent to the Eleventh Field Am-
bulance and attached to the Fourth Divisional Train. His next assign-
ment was to No. 8 Base Hospital at St. Cloud, where he continued to the
end of the war. In the meantime he was advanced to the rank of major
and was thus discharged. With his return to Edmonton at the close of
the war Dr. Blais resumed the private practice of medicine and by rea-
son of his pronounced ability his practice is now most extensive. He is
serving on the staff of the General Hospital and also holds clinics before
the Alberta University students. He is a fellow of the American Col-
lege of Surgeons and he belongs to both the Alberta Medical Society and
the Canadian Medical Association. His religious faith is that of the
Catholic church.

HENRY A. MEREDITH.

Henry A. Meredith, one of Vegreville's leading merchants, has had a
life of varied experiences and the success which he now enjoys has been
won through hard work and the utilization of every legitimate oppor-
tunity for advancement. A native of England, he was born June 17,
1880, and is a son of William Thomas and Georgina (Hellsten) Mere-
dith, who have always resided in that country, the father being employed
in the manufacture of organs.

The only member of the family to emigrate to Canada was Henry
A. Meredith and in the spring of 1901 he arrived in Edmonton, Alberta.
In 1902 he took up a homestead near the city and in the same year entered
the military service of his country, enlisting in the Canadian Rifles. He
saw service in the South African war and in 1904 returned to Canada,
making the journey by way of England. He proved up on his home-
stead and later accepted a clerical position with the Vermilion Trading
Company. He removed to Vegreville during the formative period in its
history, first living on the original site of the town and removing to its
present location with the advent of the railroad. For a year he was
employed as clerk in the general store owned by the firm of McKenzie &
Eraser, pioneer merchants of Vegreville, and then went to Crowsnest
Pass, Alberta, being in the service of the Trites Wood Company. In the
following spring he returned to Vegreville and with H. L, Cunningham,
organized the Globe Land Company, and later sold his interest to Mr.
Cunningham. He next entered the general store operated by Clements,

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Limited, and was with that firm until July, 1917, when he established a
small grocery store. From this modest beginning he has developed a
large general store and is now at the head of one of the mercantile
establishments in the town. He is very careful in the selection of his
stock and closely studies the needs and wishes of the public, so that he
is always ready to supply their demands. He has adopted the most
modern methods of merchandising and through capable methods and
strict integrity has won a large patronage.

In 1908 Mr. Meredith married Miss Mabel Adams, also a native of
England, and they have two daughters: Lillian Mabel, the older, is eleven
years of age. For three years she has been a pupil in the primary depart-
ment of the University of Toronto and has won first class honors as a
piano student; Verna L., the younger daughter is six years old. Mr. and
Mrs. Meredith are members of the Anglican church and he is identified
with the Masonic fraternity and has occupied all of the chairs in St.
John's Lodge No. 25 at Vegreville. He is broad-minded, progressive and
public-spirited, ready at all times to support those movements promoted
for the benefit of Vegreville and its citizens, and for a number of years
he served on the board of health and also the town council. He had no
advantages to aid him at the outset of his career but realized that energy,
determination and honest dealing are indispensable concomitants in the
attainment of success and through the employment of these agencies he
has pressed steadily forward to the goal of his ambition.

HARRY G. TAYLOR, M. D.

Many progressive features in the life of Calgary have felt the stimulus
of the cooperation of Dr. Harry G. Taylor, who is one of the foremost
physicians and surgeons of this district and province. He was born in
Toronto, Ontario, on the 7th of February, 1876, a son of Alfred and
Caroline (Hodson) Taylor, both natives of Toronto. The paternal grand-
father, Watson Taylor, was born in Nova Scotia, located in Ontario at
an early age, and was one of the first merchants in Toronto, following
that line of business for many years. The maternal grandfather, Joseph
Hodson, was born in Canada, and he also was a merchant. Alfred Taylor
followed in his father's footsteps in business circles of Toronto, as a
merchant for many years. In politics he was a Conservative and al-
though he was active in party aff'airs he never sought nor desired political
preferment. His religious faith was that of the Methodist church. Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor both died in London, Ontario. To their union seven
children were born, six of whom are living, Harry G., whose name intro-
duces this review, being the sixth in order of birth.

Harry G. Taylor received his early education in the public schools
of his birthplace and upon the completion of his literary training ap-
prenticed himself to the lithographing trade. He worked at that trade

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six years, during that time saving enough money to enable him to pur-
sue a medical course, his earliest ambition having been to become a
physician and surgeon. Subsequently he enrolled in the Western Medical
University and was graduated in 1904, with the M. D. degree. He imme-
diately began practice at Brunswick, Michigan, and remained there two
years, achieving success from the start. In the fall of 1906 he located in
Bankhead, Alberta, and he was associated in practice with Dr. R. G.
Brett of that city for five years. In 1911 he came to Calgary and opened
offices for the practice of his profession, and has since resided here,
occupying a prominent position among the foremost physicians and sur-
geons of the city, district and province. Although the Doctor enjoys a
large general practice he specializes in surgery and stands high among
the representative members of that particular branch of medical science.

In October, 1905, was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Taylor to Miss
Josephine McGarvey, a native of Alliston, Ontario, who received her
education in the public schools of her birthplace and is a graduate nurse,
having completed a course in the Western Hospital at Toronto. To the
union of Dr. and Mrs. Taylor four children have been born : Barney is
a student in the local high school ; Mary Josephine, Caroline Alberta and
Robert are all students in the grammar schools.

Since attaining his majority Dr. Taylor has followed an independent
course in politics, giving his support to the man he thinks best fitted for
the office without regard to party principles. Although the greater part
of his time and attention is devoted to his profession, he is essentially
public-spirited and is never too busy to give his aid in the furtherance
of any movement for the development and improvement of the com-
munity at large. The religious faith of the family is that of the Metho-
dist church. Although well grounded in the rudiments of his profession
when receiving his degree, the Doctor has done much postgraduate work
and has attended several of the Mayo Brothers Clinics at Rochester,
Minnesota. He is a member of various medical societies in the district
and province and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. For
recreation from his many duties the Doctor turns to the great outdoors
and he is a stanch advocate of athletics in all forms. He goes on hunt-
ing trips each year and in that way gains the mental and physical rest
required to fit him for his many strenuous professional duties during the
remainder of the year. The success Dr. Taylor has achieved is the
result of his own intelligently directed efforts and laudable ambition.

ALFRED L. BESSEY.

Alfred L. Bessey, a well known real estate man, conducting business as
senior partner in the firm of Bessey & Bagley at Edmonton, began
operations in this field in 1911 and through the intervening period has
built up a business of substantial and gratifying proportions, the firm

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now having many clients. Mr. Bessey is a native of Ontario, his birth
having occurred in St. Catharines, on the 19th of September, 1882, his
parents being Leonard S. and Catherine (Secord) Bessey, both of whom
were born in Ontario, where the mother passed away. The father
was a son of James H. Bessey, also a native of Ontario, where he died in
1907, at the advanced age of eighty-five years. The maternal grand-
father was Orson Secord, who was likewise born in Ontario and who
devoted his life to agricultural pursuits. Leonard S. Bessey was a farmer
in young manhood but afterward sold his farm property. He has been
clerk and treasurer of the township of Grantham, Ontario, for forty
years and his long continuance in the office stands in incontrovertible
proof of his capability and fidelity to duty. Politically he was a Conserva-
tive and religiously he is connected with the Church of England, in the
work of which he has taken active and helpful part. He now makes his
home at the place where his father was born, being a representative of
one of the old, substantial and honored pioneer families of that section.
To him and his wife were born four children: Henry 0., who is engaged
in farming at Gadsby, Alberta ; Alfred L. of this review ; Mrs. James
Watson, whose husband is a merchant tailor of St. Catharines, Ontario ;
and Mrs. Russell Hawke, whose husband is engaged in the grocery busi-
ness in St. Catharines.

Alfred L. Bessey was educated in St. Catharines, where he attended
the public schools and the Collegiate Institute. His youthful days were
spent on the home farm and he came to the west in 1903, when a young
man of twenty years. He made Edmonton his destination and soon
afterward he homesteaded at Gadsby, Alberta, seventy-five miles from
the railroad. In the early days he accepted a position with the North-
west Territorial government and later was with the provincial govern-
ment until the spring of 1911. At that date he established a real estate
and insurance business in Edmonton and through the intervening period
has continued active along this line. He handles both farm lands and
city property and has negotiated many important realty transfers. In
1913 he admitted J. E. Bagley to a partnership, under the firm style of
Bessey & Bagley and as senior partner in this firm he continues his
operations, having won a prominent place among the realtors of Ed-
monton.

In February, 1911, Mr. Bessey was married to Miss Laura E. Trumm,
who was born in Grantham, Ontario, a daughter of William H. Trumm,
a seed merchant who is still living at Grantham. Mr. and Mrs Bessey
are members of the Church of England and fraternally he is connected
with the Masons and with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In
these associations are indicated the nature of his interest and the rules
which govern his conduct. In an earlier period he took active part in
athletics and outdoor sports and was a member of the Rugby football
team that won the championship of the province of Alberta in 1913, Mr.
Bessey being at that time thirty-one years of age. He is now concen-
trating the greater part of his time and attention upon business affairs

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and as a real estate dealer has thoroughly informed himself concerning
values in both city and farm property, while the number of his clients is
constantly increasing because of his recognized progressiveness, ability
and trustworthiness.

CECIL STANLEY MAHOOD, M. D.

Dr. Cecil S. Mahood, an able physician, has devoted his professional
skill to public service and for eleven years has occupied the position of
medical officer of health of Calgary. He was born in Huron county, On-
tario, in July, 1882, and his parents were Joseph and Elizabeth (Damm)
Mahood, the latter also a native of that province. The father was of
Irish birth and when seven years of age accompanied his parents on their
journey to Canada. The family home was established in Ontario and in
the schools of that province Joseph Mahood obtained his education. On
starting out in life for himself he chose the occupation of an agricultur-
ist and operated a productive farm in Huron county, Ontario, until he
reached the age of seventy. His remaining years were spent in the en-
joyment of a well-earned rest and his death occurred in July, 1914, at the
age of eighty-three. He had long survived the mother, who passed away
in 1891, when fifty-three years of age.

The public schools of his native county afforded Cecil Stanley Mahood
his early educational privileges and this was followed by a two years'
collegiate course in the University of Toronto. He then began the study
of medicine and in 1908 received from that institution the M. D. degree,
afterward devoting a year to postgraduate work in Chicago, Illinois.
Going to Denver, Colorado, he was connected with the public health
department of that city for two years and returned to Canada on the expi-
ration of that period, opening the Queen Alexandra Sanatorium in Lon-
don, Ontario. He was superintendent of the institution until the spring
of 1911, when he came to the west, locating in Calgary, where he has
since resided. After practicing for a few months he was appointed medi-
cal officer of health for the city, in which capacity he is now serving, and
his efforts have been productive of much good. He is deeply interested in
the scientific and humanitarian phases of his profession and conscien-
tiously utilizes his knowledge to preserve the health of Calgary's citizens.

On the 20th of May, 1911, Dr. Mahood was married to Miss Ina Hodg-
ins of London, Ontario, a daughter of I. G. and Henrietta Hodgins, who
were natives of Ireland and emigrated to Canada in early life. Her
father has passed away, but Mrs. Hodgins survives and is now a resident
of Vancouver, British Columbia. Mrs. Mahood died August 25, 1922,
after an attack of influenza which resulted in pneumonia. By her mar-
riage she had become the mother of two children, Alan and Gwendolyn,
aged, respectively, seven and three years. The Doctor is identified with
the Masonic fraternity and the Rotary Club and he adheres to the teach-

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ings and doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a
member, while his professional relations are with the Calgary Medical
Association and the College of Physicians & Surgeons. He has devoted
much time to study and investigation and utilizes every opportunity to
broaden his knowledge and promote his ability. Actuated by the spirit
of progress, he has gained high standing in his profession and his work
as a public official is deserving of strong commendation.

JOHN PERRIE.

John Perrie of Edmonton, deputy minister of municipal affairs for
Alberta, who passed away in December, 1919, had been in the govern-
ment service since 1902. There are few men in the province who have
rendered such efficient aid in public affairs, or have been actuated by a
more devoted spirit of loyalty and fidelity. He w^as actuated at all times
by the highest sense of honor and by the utmost devotion to the welfare
and progress of the province. He had, too, those personal qualities which
strongly endeared him to all with whom he came into contact, and thus
his passing was a matter of deepest regret to a legion of friends.

John Perrie was born in the Grey township, Huron district, Ontario,
in 1873, and partially acquired his education at Brussels but completed his
high school course at Calgary. He then took up the profession of teach-
ing, which he followed at Canmore and in 1902 entered the government
service of the Northwest Territory. His first position was that of clerk in
charge of the local improvement branch of the public works at Regina
and with the organization of the province in 1905 he received appoint-
ment to a similar position under the Alberta government at Edmonton.
The year 1908 brought him appointment to the position of tax commis-
sioner of the local improvement branch for this province and on the for-
mation of the department of municipal affairs in 1911 he was appointed
deputy minister. In this position he continued to serve until called to his
final rest. His superior in the department said : "Mr. Perrie was an
ideal deputy minister, absolutely accurate, thoroughly reliable, courteous
at all times to everybody. He was of inestimable value to this depart-
ment. Historically he understood every phase of municipal work and all
changes as to legislation and the reasons for such changes. He enjoyed
the complete confidence of all municipal ollicials throughout the province
and of the members of a somewhat large departmental staff. Having
exercised a guiding hand in the evolution of Alberta's municipal system,
having an accurate knowledge of its every detail it will be easily under-
stood how difficult it will be to fill his place. He was a most reliable man,
thoroughly conscientious and painstaking with reference to every detail
of his work. His passing is a distinct loss to the community and to the
province generally."

On August 15, 1905, Mr. Perrie was united in marriage to Miss Minna

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Armstrong at Regina, a daughter of the late Thomas Armstrong of
Guelph township, Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Perrie had three children : Alex,
Donald and Jean. In 1905 Mr. Perrie proceeded to Edmonton, where
he afterward made his home. About one month prior to his demise he
made his way to the Pacific coast because of ill health and then returned
to St. Paul with the intention of going on to Rochester, Minnesota, and
having an operation performed by the Mayo Brothers. An acute condi-
tion of peritonitis and appendicitis, produced by gastric ulcer which per-
forated the stomach, caused him to be operated on in St. Paul and he there
passed away, being only forty-six years of age. He was a very active,
prominent and valuable member of the First Presbyterian church, was a
member of the session and was superintendent of the east side Sunday
school. His endorsement and cooperation could at all times be counted
upon to further every plan or project for the material, intellectual, social
and moral progress of the community. When he was laid to rest the
funeral services were attended by many men of distinction throughout the
province and by hundreds of friends in Edmonton and in other cities.
His government service brought him a very wide acquaintance and wher-
ever he was known expressions of deepest regret were heard at his pass-
ing. His record of government service is indeed well worthy of emulation
and he stood as a most splendid example of manhood and chivalry.

JOSEPH LITTLE.

Joseph Little, one of the honored pioneers of the Rocky Mountain dis-
trict of Alberta, has devoted practically his entire life to prospecting and
no man in the province has done more to develop and exploit its rich and
valuable coal deposits. He was born in the province of Ontario, April
25, 1852, a son of Benjamin and Jane Little, both of whom are deceased.
The father was married twice, having five children by the first union
and four by the second.

After laying aside his textbooks Joseph Little started out in life for
himself and in 1878 he made his way to the west, with Manitoba as his
destination. After prospecting in that section of the Dominion for a time
he went to the States, operating in Washingon and Montana, and later
returned to Canada, reaching Alberta in 1890. He ran the first train
over the railroad into Lethbridge, the line being at that time privately
owned. He also aided in constructing the Canadian Pacific line from
Great Falls, Montana, to the Northwest and remained in the employ of
that road for about five years. From Lethbridge he traveled by the
Dougney trail to what is now Blairmore, coming to the Rocky Mountain
district for the purpose of prospecting in the coal fields, and was the first
man to locate in this section of Alberta. He has held every coal mining
claim in this region with the exception of the Frank mine, which is not
in operation at the present time, and sold mining claims which are now

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known as the Green Hill, Belleview, Hill Crest, McGillivray and Interna-
tional mines. He is active in the management and operation of the last
named property and is also a stockholder in the McGillivray Creek mine.
He resides on a homestead just outside of the corporation limits of Blair-
more and is regarded as an authority on matters pertaining to coal min-
ing, occupying a position of leadership in this field.

Mr. Little was united in marriage to Miss Mary Durkin, who passed
away in 1894. He is a member of the Church of England, but is not
identified with any fraternal or social organizations, subordinating all
other interests to the demands of his business. He has endured all of the
dangers, privations and hardships of frontier life and none can grudge
him the success which he now enjoys, for it has been worthily won. He
has witnessed many changes in this section as the work of development
and improvement has been carried forward and his memory forms a
connecting link between the primitive past and the progressive present.
His labors have been crowned by the successful accomplishment of valu-
able results and the nature and importance of his work entitles him to
classification with the empire builders of the Canadian Northwest.

CHARLES EGAN.

Charles Egan is conducting a hardware business in Warner and is
likewise a member of the real estate firm of Leffingwell & Egan. He was
born in Henderson, Minnesota, on the 11th of February, 1864, a son of
James and Mary (Foley) Egan, both natives of Ireland. The paternal
grandfather, Dominick Egan, lived and died in Ireland. The maternal
grandfather, Charles Foley, left Ireland in later life and emigrated to
the United States. His wife, who was Alice Mulligan, was also a native
of Ireland. She lived in Minnesota until her death, which occurred at
the age of one hundred years. James Egan came to the United States
when twenty years of age and first located at Monticello, New York,
securing work on a railroad. He remained there until 1856, when he
removed to Henderson, Minnesota, and bought railroad land, on which
stood much timber. He had to clear this land and put it under cultivation
and after much hard work he was ready to engage in general farming.
He was a man of unremitting zeal and although he met with the obstacles
and apparently insurmountable difficulties that confront the pioneer, he
met with success in every undertaking and for many years farmed two
hundred acres of the finest land in Minnesota. He lived retired for some
time prior to his demise, which occurred in 1914, when ninety-three years
of age. Mrs. Egan died in 1916, at the age of seventy-five years. To
them the following children were born: John, who is deceased; Ellen;
Sarah; Charles, whose name introduces this review; Anna; Elizabeth;
Mary; James; Thomas; Belinda; and Bridget, who is deceased. Through-
out his life Mr. Egan was a stanch supporter of the democratic party.

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He served for one year in the Union army, belonging to a Minnesota
regiment, during the Civil war. The religious faith of Mr. and Mrs. Egan
was that of the Catholic church.

The public schools of Minnesota afforded Charles Egan his early edu-
cation and at an early age he started out into the business world. For
some years he worked for wages and then entered the livery business at
Foley, Minnesota, in the conduct of which he was successful for ten years.
In September, 1906, he came to Warner, Alberta, and fifteen minutes after
arriving here bought a half section of barren railroad land. He soon dis-
posed of that land, realizing a substantial and fair profit on the deal and
since that time he has been active in buying and selling land. Subse-
quently he formed a partnership with Frank S. Leffingwell, extended men-
tion of whom is made on another page of this work, in the conduct of a
real estate business and the firm is known as Leffingwell & Egan. Mr.
Egan farms one section of land near Milk river on his own account and
he has been very successful in raising live stock. He was one of the or-
ganizers of the Farmers Elevator Company and for three years was chair-
man of that organization. In 1907 he established a hardware business
in Warner, erecting a fine building, and he has since conducted that enter-
prise. Mr. Egan's career and achievements should be an inspiration to
every enterprising and ambitious youth, as it is additional proof that suc-
cess is a matter of capably directed energy and well-defined purpose rather
than a fortunate combination of favorable circumstances.

Politically Mr. Egan supports the Liberal party and he has the distinc-
tion of being the first mayor of Warner. He was one of the organizers of
and assisted in laying out the town, and he was one of the men who organ-
ized the first consolidated school in Alberta and for ten years was a mem-
ber of the school board. During the World war he served as a member
of the local exemption board. Although the greater part of Mr. Egan's
time and attention is taken up by his extensive business interests, he is
thoroughly appreciative of the social amenities of life and is an active
member of the Knights of Columbus Lodge at Lethbridge. He is also a
consistent communicant of the Catholic church. Mr. Egan is unmarried.

JOHN WALTER McDONALD, K. C.

A successful member of the Macleod bar is John Walter McDonald,
who is serving as King's Counsel, to which position he was appointed in
1919, and he is also mayor of Macleod. He was born near Toronto, On-
tario, on the 21st of May, 1879, a son of Donald and Flora (McDonald)
McDonald, who were natives of the community in which their son was
born. The father was a successful farmer and construction carpenter.
His death occurred in 1919, at the age of eighty-nine years, and Mrs,
McDonald died in 1921, when seventy-four years of age. To them four
children were born, John Walter being the second in order of birth. The
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eldest son, William, is living in Toronto, retired; Anna, the third member
of the family, is the wife of Edward Hall of Toronto ; and Norman is
employed in the post office in that city. The family were reared in the
faith of the Presbyterian church.

In the acquirement of his education John Walter McDonald attended
the schools of his birthplace and subsequently was graduated from the
Richmond Hill high school. In 1905 he was graduated from the Univer-
sity of Toronto with the LL.B. degree, and in that same year the B. C. L.
degree was conferred upon him by the Osgoode Hall Law School. He
practiced in Toronto until 1907, having an extensive general clientele and
he then came to Macleod, associating with the late Malcolm McKenzie for
three years, after which he formed a partnership with D. G. McKenzie
and they later took into the firm, T. B. Martin, and are now practicing
under the style of McDonald, Martin & McKenzie. In 1919 Mr. McDonald
was appointed King's Counsel and he was made Crown prosecutor in the
same year. He was prosecuting attorney for the Basoff murder case in
1920 and for the Zitto murder case in 1921, and he has won widespread
recognition for the success he has achieved in handling criminal cases.
In 1923 he was elected mayor of Macleod, by acclamation and well merits
the honor thus conferred upon him.

In 1907 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. McDonald to Miss Mar-
garet Somerville, a native of Ontario, and a daughter of Dr. Somerville.
To their union two children have been born : Jack and Audrey, both liv-
ing at home.

The religious faith of Mr. McDonald is that of the Presbyterian church.
In politics he maintains an independent course, giving his support to the
man he thinks best fitted for the olfice without regard to party princi-
ples. Along the lines of his profession he is a member of the Dominion
and Macleod Bar Associations and he is president of the latter body and
president of the Macleod Board of Trade. Both as a representative of
his profession and as mayor Mr. McDonald is held in high regard in Mac-
leod, as in all of the relations of life he has manifested qualities which
entitle him to the respect and esteem of his fellow townsmen.

PATRICK HARCOURT-O'REILLY, B. A.

Patrick Harcourt-O'Reilly is a well known and highly respected bar-
rister and solicitor of Calgary. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, in De-
cember, 1879, and is a son of Phillip O'Reilly, J. P., and Mary (Barnes)
O'Reilly, who are still residents of Dublin. In the acquirement of an
education he attended Belvidere and University colleges in his native
city, taking his degree B. A., in mental and moral science at the Univer-
sity of Ireland, and also studied in Paris and Berlin. He then spent sev-
eral years in the teaching profession, and in 1911, when a young man of
thirty-two, emigrated to Canada, locating first at Brandon, Manitoba.

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Three months later he came to Alberta and began the study of law in
the offices of Walsh, McCarthy & Carson, leading barristers of Calgary.
He was called to the bar of the province in 1914 and throughout the in-
tervening decade has successfully followed his profession here.

In October, 1911, Mr. Harcourt-O'Reilly married Miss Lillian Crosby
Harcourt, daughter of Dr. William Lyon and Fanny (Crosby) Harcourt.
Her father, who died in May, 1921, long represented the Hamilton Provi-
dent & Loan Society as general manager for Manitoba and Saskatche-
wan. He was born in York, Haldimand county, Ontario, September 26,
1846, a son of Michael Harcourt, M. P., for Haldimand, and Ellen (Weir)
Harcourt. Following his graduation from the University of Michigan
he entered Rush Medical College for professional training and from 1871
until 1886 was a physician and surgeon of Chicago, Illinois, while during
the succeeding nine years he practiced in Hamilton, Ontario. In 1895
he made his way westward to Brandon, Manitoba, where he spent the
remainder of his life. He served as vice president of the board of gov-
ernors of the Brandon General Hospital and likewise took a prominent
part in public affairs, being made president of the Liberal Association
of Brandon in 1906. He also acted as alderman of the city and as a
member of the school board. For gallant service with the York Rifles
during the Fenian raid he was awarded a medal. He held membership in
the Brandon Club and also belonged to the Masonic fraternity, while his
religious faith was that of the Anglican church. His widow is now a
resident of Los Angeles, California. Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt-O'Reilly are
the parents of three children : Margaret Elizabeth, who was born No-
vember 12, 1912 ; William Brefni, whose birth occurred in July, 1915 ; and
Patricia, born August 20, 1920.

Politically Mr. Harcourt-O'Reilly maintains an independent attitude.
At present he is serving as chairman of the Separate school board. In
religious faith he is a Catholic and fraternally is identified with the
Knights of Columbus.

JOHN H. FLEETWOOD.

John H. Fleetwood, secretary and treasurer of the Lethbridge schools,
and maintaining the highest standards in his service to the educational
system of the city, is a native of Lincoln, England, born in 1859, his
parents being James and Elizabeth (Griffith) Fleetwood, who were also
natives of England. The mother died in that country and the father after-
ward crossed the Atlantic to live with his son, John H., in Lethbridge.
He arrived in 1914 and here passed away in 1918, at the very venerable
age of ninety-one years. They were both members of the Church of
England and politically Mr. Fleetwood was a conservative. During his
active business life he followed the machinist's trade. To him and his
wife were born nine children, four of whom are living : John H. ; Fred,

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a machinist of Lincoln, England ; Thomas, a brushmaker, also of Lincoln,
and Lucy, the wife of William T. Oldershaw, who is engaged in the paint-
ing business at Lincoln.

John H. Fleetwood pursued his education in the schools of his native
city, attending the Wesleyan school and then made his initial step in the
business world in connection with the bookbinding trade. He entered
the army as a member of the Thirteenth Hussars and with that command
went to India, where he served with the military forces of the country for
four years, the greater part of that time being spent in the Far East.
With his return home he resumed work at the bookbinding trade but in
1885 determined to try his fortune in the new world, and crossed the
Atlantic to Winnipeg, where he was employed in various ways for about
three months. He then obtained a position on the Bell farm at Indian
Head, acting as teamster there for about six months. Later he was sec-
tion foreman for the Canadian Pacific Railroad, remaining in the employ
of that corporation from 1886 until 1889. On the 15th of November of the
latter year he came to Lethbridge and worked in the mines at No. 1 shaft
for the Northwest Coal & Irrigation Company. Later he was connected
wuth the railway department until 1896, when he entered the employ of the
city as superintendent of the waterworks and was thus engaged until
1912, or for a period of eighteen years. He then became secretary of
the schools and has since occupied this position. His long incumbency in
the office indicates both his capability and his reliability, the cause of
education ever finding in him a stalwart champion. He has served on the
school board since 1900 and was chairman thereof from 1906 until the
close of the year 1911. He is now secretary and treasurer of the Leth-
bridge school district No. 51. He has also filled other public offices, having
been elected to the city council in 1900 and serving until 1906. He has
ever discharged his duties with marked fidelity, working for the best
interests of the public, and his course has at all times been commendable.

In 1891 Mr. Fleetwood was married to Miss Jane M. Cagill, who was
born in Suffolk, England, and they have become parents of eight children,
six of whom are living: William, who is in the post office at Edmonton;
Thomas, secretary and treasurer of the city of Lethbridge ; Elizabeth, the
wife of W. J. Glass, a farmer of Calgary ; Lucy, the wife of G. M. McLean,
engaged in the transfer business at Lethbridge ; Maisie, who married
James Donnald, an expressman of Lethbridge ; and Ernest, who is engaged
in the plumbing business at Lethbridge.

Mr. and Mrs. Fleetwood hold membership in the Church of England
and fraternally he is connected with the Masons. He has served as master
of his lodge and also as district deputy grand master. He likewise belongs
to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Independent Order of
Foresters and is ever loyal to the teachings and high purposes which under-
lie these organizations. In politics he maintains an independent course,
with leanings toward the Conservative side. His interest always centered
in those channels through which flow the greatest and most permanent
good to the greatest number. No one has been connected with the schools

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of Lethbridge for so long a period as Mr. Fleetwood and no one has been
more untiring in efforts to advance the welfare of the schools and make the
educational system of the greatest possible service in preparing the young
for the duties of citizenship and the responsibilities of life.

JONATHAN E. BAGLEY.

Jonathan E. Bagley, engaged in the real estate and insurance business
in Edmonton as a partner in the firm of Bessey & Bagley, entered into
this connection in 1913 and through the intervening period of ten years
has concentrated his efi'orts and attention upon the duties of a rapidly
growing business. He comes to Alberta from the province of Quebec,
where he was born, in 1878, his parents being William and Esther (Free)
Bagley, also natives of Quebec, where they were reared and married and
still make their home. The father has always devoted his attention to
the occupation of farming and still resides on the old home place, his
energies being yet given to the task of tilling the soil and caring for the
crops. Both he and his wife are members of the Church of England, in
which they have taken active and helpful part. In politics he is a Liberal
and was councillor for his district for a number of years. He has been
very active in support of his friends who have sought political honors
and emoluments and assisted to elect Sir Wilfrid Laurier as Premier of
Canada. To Mr. and Mrs. William Bagley were born five children, all of
whom are living: May, the wife of Leonard Gale, a general merchant of
Quebec ; Jonathan E. ; William Sidney, who is engaged in drilling for the
Imperial Oil Company at Nanton, Alberta ; Walter, who is a farmer at
the old home in Quebec ; and Howard, floor manager for the Universal
Motors Company at Calgary, Alberta.

Jonathan E. Bagley pursued his early education in the country schools
near his father's farm, but deciding that he did not care to follow agri-
cultural pursuits as a life work, he began learning the carpenter's trade.
He was afterward employed in a pulp mill and his ability and fidelity en-
abled him to win promotion to the position of mill superintendent. In
April, 1905, he removed to Edmonton for the benefit of his health and
here he turned his attention to the wholesale grocery and produce busi-
ness, in which he continued for six years, or until 1911. At that date he
became interested in the real estate business and soon afterward entered
the firm of Bessey & Bagley, with which he has since been identified.
Success has attended their efforts and they now have a large clientage,
making their business one of a distinctively representative character.
They handle both farm and city property and have intimate and accu-
rate knowledge of realty values throughout this section of the Dominion.

In February, 1910, Mr. Bagley was united in marriage to Miss Clare
E. Seward, who was born in Lincolnshire, England, a daughter of Fran-
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for some time but is now devoting his attention to farming. Mr. and
Mrs. Bagley are well known in Edmonton, where they have many warm
friends. They hold membership in the Church of England and Mr. Bag-
ley is a valued representative of the Masonic fraternity and of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, having filled all of the chairs in the local
lodge of the latter. He votes with the Liberal party on many occasions,
yet is inclined to an independent course in politics. He is interested in
the Board of Trade, also has membership in the Young Men's Christian
Association and in the Kiwanis Club. He has long been interested in
athletics and manly sports and in 1912 he won the all-round champion-
ship of the province for throwing weights. The following year he was
on the Rugby football team which won the championship of Alberta and
he took active part in gaining the victory, although he was thirty-five
years of age at the time. There is no phase of public life which is of
concern to the law-abiding and the progressive citizen that does not claim
his interest and cooperation, as he stands at all times for those projects
which are looking to the public good. He has also made for himself a
creditable position in business circles and his progress toward the goal
of success has resulted from close application, indefatigable energy and
firm purpose.

DR. A. T. TURNER.
DR. G. C. WAGNER.

For some time Dr. Alfied T. Turner and Dr. George C. Wagner have
engaged in the practice of medicine, in partnership, and they are among
the prominent physicians and surgeons of Innisfail.

Alfred T. Turner was born in Carlingford, Ontario, on the 25th of
August, 1887, a son of Luther F. W. and Elizabeth (Thompson) Turner,
the former a native of Cornwall, England, and the latter of Ontario.
They were married in the province of Ontario, where Mr. Turner engaged
in agricultural pursuits with gratifying success.

In the acquirement of his education Alfred T, Turner attended the
public schools of Ontario and was graduated from Western University at
London in May, 1913, with the M. D. degree. While attending college he
played professional baseball dui-ing the summer months at Red Deer.
Upon the completion of his medical training he immediately began prac-
tice and located in Bowden, Alberta, where he remained for about three
months. At the termination of that time he went to Toronto and obtained
his dominion council, and then returned to Alberta and located in Innis-
fail. He began practice here on the 3rd of November, 1913, and has built
up an extensive patronage. He practices in association with Dr. Wagner
and aside from his private practice is director of the General Hospital
here.

Dr. A. T. Turner married Miss Agnes Pattei^son and to their union

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one child has been born: Audrey Patricia. Fraternally the Doctor is
identified with the Masons, belonging to the Royal Arch Keystone Chapter
in Red Deer; and with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

George Cleveland Wagner was born in Delaware, Ontario, oii the
16th of November, 1884, a son of George and Emma (Parse) Wagner,
both deceased. The father was a painter, decorator and contractor in
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, until his demise.

In the acquirement of his education George Cleveland Wagner attended
the public schools of his birthplace and in 1912 was graduated from
Western University, with the M. D. degree. The following year he took
postgraduate work at the German Hospital in Buffialo, New York, and
then came west and worked on railroad construction, extending the
Grand Trunk out of Edmonton. In the spring of 1915 he determined to
practice his profession and located in Innisfail. He was enjoying well-
merited success upon the outbreak of the World war and in the spring of
1918 he enlisted for service. He was sent overseas at once and was sta-
tioned in a hospital in Cooden Beach, remaining in active service until
the 25th of September, 1919. After receiving his honorable discharge
he returned to Canada and resumed his practice in Innisfail. He and
Dr. Turner have an extensive patronage and rank among the foremost
physicians and surgeons in the district and province. In April, 1920,
Dr. Wagner married Miss Margaret Blizard and to their union one child
has been born, Margaret Mary. Dr. Wagner is town medical officer,
in which position he is giving satisfactory service. Fraternally the Doc-
tor is a Royal Arch Mason and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine.

Both Dr. Turner and Dr. Wagner have continued constant students of
their calling and they hold membership in many professional organiza-
tions, in that way keeping in touch with the advance being made by promi-
nent physicians and surgeons throughout the country. They are essentially
public-spirited and no movement for the development and improvement
of the general welfare seeks their aid in vain.

PETER J. BREEN.

Possessing a strong, self-reliant nature, Peter J. Breen became self-
supporting at an early age and in the school of life he has learned many
valuable lessons which have broadened his knowledge and promoted his
efficiency. He has "roughed it" as a miner in various parts of the country,
but for nearly two decades has been a resident of Calgary, coming here in
1891, and is one of its best known public officials, having held the position
of superintendent of the city water department for the past twelve years.
A native of Ireland, he was born in May, 1865, and his parents, Peter and
Frances (Roche) Breen, were also natives of the Emerald isle. When he
was but a year old they emigrated to the United States, establishing their
home in Virginia, and both passed away in that state in 1876. Their son,

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Peter J. Breen, was reared in the Old Dominion and attended the public
schools of that state until he reached the age of fourteen, when he became
a wage earner. In 1880 he went to Colorado and was employed in the
mines of that state until 1887. He then crossed the Canadian border and
worked as a miner near Vancouver, British Columbia, for some time. In
1898 he went to the Yukon Territory and engaged in mining near Dawson
and in other localities until 1904, when he came to Alberta. For a short
time he followed farming in the vicinity of Calgary and in 1905 he became a
city employe. He readily mastered the tasks assigned him and was rapidly
advanced to positions of greater importance and responsibility. In 1910
he was appointed superintendent of the city water department and has
since been retained in that office, discharging his duties with efficiency and
fidelity.

In June, 1895, Mr. Breen was united in marriage to Miss Victoria E.
Moore and they have three children: Margaret Francis, Peter J., Jr.,
and James Victor. Mr. Breen is a member of the Catholic church and its
teachings guide him in his daily life. He is a man of strong purpose and
indefatigable energy, who has proven his ability to meet and master situa-
tions, and he combines in his character all the qualities of a useful and
desirable citizen.

ASA H. GIBSON.

For many years Asa H. Gibson was actively identified with banking
in Canada. He is now, however, a prominent figure in mining circles,
being president, manager and director of the Gibson Collieries. He was
born in Newcastle, Ontario, on the 6th of August, 1892, a son of Hugh
and Mina (Samis) Gibson, likewise natives of Ontario. The father was
a successful farmer.

Asa H. Gibson received his education in the public schools of New-
castle and in due time was graduated from the local high school. He then
entered banking circles, becoming a clerk in the Standard Bank in New-
tonville, Ontario. In 1912 he came to the province of Alberta and located
at Calgary, where he took over the management of the Standard Bank
at the Crescent Heights branch, filling that position for four years. On
the 4th of March, 1915, he came to Drumheller as manager of the Stand-
ard Bank, which was the first bank established in this community. Mr.
Gibson served as manager of that bank until 1920, and during that time
he had acquired an interest in the Premier Coal Company, of which he
is now president. In 1921 he determined to enter the mining business
and he assisted in the organization of the Gibson Collieries, Limited. He
is president, manager and director of the collieries, which have holdings
of about four thousand acres, all of which are under development. The
mines are equipped with the latest in machinery and are operated on an
efficient and profitable basis.

ASA H. GIBSON

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The religious faith of Mr. Gibson is manifest in his membership in
the Church of England. Fraternally he is identified with the Ancient
Free & Accepted Masons, in which order he has attained the fourteenth
degree in the Scottish Rite and he holds the highest degree in the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows. Mr. Gibson devotes his entire time and
attention to his business. In the development of his interests he has met
with success won by well organized methods, intelligently and capably
executed, and he fully merits the esteem and respect accorded him by his
fellow townsmen, as his career has been pursued in an honorable and up-
right manner.

EDWARD WINDHAM BURLEY.

Gifted with practical ability, keen business insight and a broad grasp
of affairs, Edward W. Burley is well qualified for the important duties of
provincial auditor of Alberta, which he has capably discharged for the
past seventeen years, and despising all unworthy or questionable methods
to secure advancement, he has arisen to his present high office through the
force of his personality and the strength of his mental endowments. He
was born in Prince Edward county, Ontario, in 1856 and his father,
Joseph Burley, was also a native of that county, born in 1830. In 1855
the father was married in Ontario to Miss Christina Powers, a native of
that province, and there his demise occurred in 1908. The mother was
born May 26, 1833, and still resides in the old home in Ontario, having
reached the advanced age of eighty-nine years.

The public schools of Prince Edward county afforded Edward Wind-
ham Burley his educational opportunities and in 1885 he went to the
state of Colorado, where he spent two years, finding the climate of that
section of the country very beneficial in the restoration of his health. He
returned to Canada and in 1891 came to Alberta, settling in Calgary,
where he engaged in the real estate and insurance business, with which
he was connected until 1900. Meanwhile, in 1896, he had been appointed
chief clerk in the land office at Calgary and in 1900 he was transferred
to the land office at Regina, Saskatchewan, holding that position until
November, 1901. He next became identified with the treasury depart-
ment of the Northwest Territory, remaining in Regina until 1905, and
when the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were formed Mr. Burley
was appointed provincial auditor for Alberta. He has since served in that
capacity and his long retention in the office is conclusive proof that his
services are thoroughly appreciated. He is thorough, systematic and
efficient in the discharge of his important duties and his work has been
highly commended.

On the 15th of June, 1880, in Prince Edward county, Ontario, Mr.
Burley was married to Miss Antoinette Wright, a daughter of Edward W.
Wright, who followed agricultural pursuits and also served as justice of

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the peace, passing away in 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Burley have two sons:
Ralph Joseph, the elder, was born July 29, 1881, and completed his educa-
tion in the University of Toronto, from which he was graduated in 1904.
He became assistant director of the reclamation service and chief engineer
of the drainage division of the department of the interior and was holding
those positions at the time of his death, on the 14th of April, 1921 ; Arnold
.Edward was born September 30, 1883, and in 1921 was graduated from
the University of Alberta with the degree of LL. B. He was admitted
to the bar at Edmonton in the same year and is now following his pro-
fession in this city. He was married in Edmonton in March, 1913, to
Miss Martha Haviland, whose father is a retired farmer residing at
Chatham, Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Burley have a son and a daughter,
Mary Antoinette and Edward Haviland.

Mr. E. W. Burley is a member of the McDougall Methodist church and
is serving on its official board. He is a Liberal in his political views and
fraternally is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He
early came to a realization of the fact that the sources of our power lie
within ourselves and that upon his own ability and effort must depend
his success. His well developed capacities and powers have brought him
prominently before the public, and in the bright light, which all that is of
good repute ever invites, his name and character stand revealed and secure.

JOSEPH E. HODGSON.

Joseph E. Hodgson, well known in educational circles as superinten-
dent of schools at Lethbridge, was born near Caledonia, Ontario, on the
25th of April, 1875, and is of English lineage. His grandfather, John
Hodgson, a native of England, crossed the Atlantic to Ontario about 1849
and spent his remaining days there. In his native country he had fol-
lowed mining but in the new world he turned his attention to farming.
His son, Thomas Hodgson was but seven years of age when the family
home was established in Ontario. He was reared to the occupation of
farming, which he made his life work. At all times he took an interest in
the welfare and progress of his community and served as a member of
the school board. His political endorsement was given to the Liberal
party and his religious faith was manifest in his membership in the Meth-
odist church. He wedded Mary Elder, who was born near Caledonia,
Ontario, a daughter of Peter Elder, a native of Scotland, who took up his
abode in Ontario in early life. He was a stone mason in his native country
but after coming to the new world turned his attention to agricultural pur-
suits. To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hodgson seven children were born, six
of whom are living.

Joseph E. Hodgson, the third in order of birth, is indebted to the
public school system of Ontario for the educational opportunities which
he enjoyed. After mastering the work of the grades he attended the

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high school at Caledonia and later entered the Toronto University, from
which he was graduated in 1896. He was a student in the School of
Pedagogy and afterward began teaching in Ontario. In 1911 he came to
Lethbridge and was appointed principal of the high school. On August 1,
1915, he was with the government as inspector for Macleod, occupying
the position until December 31, 1917. He was then with the Medicine
Hat inspectorate from January, 1918, until November of that year, after
which he removed to Edmonton and was in the government service as
supervisor of consolidated schools for the province of Alberta, there con-
tinuing until August 31, 1920. At that date he came to Lethbridge as
superintendent of schools and principal of the high school. The city has
four school buildings for the grades and one high school, and there are
forty-nine public school teachers under his supervision and nine assistant
high school teachers. There is a total enrollment of 2,300 pupils and under
the guidance of Superintendent Hodgson the schools are making steady
progress. He inspires both teachers and pupils under him with much of
his own zeal and interest in the work and he has ever held to the highest
professional standards, while his initiative has enabled him to introduce
various improved methods into the school.

On the 21st of August, 1899, Mr. Hodgson was married to Miss Maude
Beatrice Whitside, who was born in Delhi, Ontario, and there pursued her
early education, while later she attended the Simcoe high school at Simcoe,
Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson have two children : John, who is now in
school ; and Douglas, not yet of school age. The religious faith of the
parents is that of the Presbyterian church and fraternally Mr. Hodgson is
connected with the Masons, having taken the degrees of both lodge and
chapter. He is a member of the Rotary Club and is the treasurer of the
Children's Aid Society. He is interested in all those problems which
affect the political, sociological and economic history of the Dominion and
his aid and influence are ever on the side of right and progress. He
devotes the major part of his time to his school work and in the educational
field has made a creditable name and place for himself.

PERCY L. SANFORD.

Although one of the younger members of the Calgary bar, Percy L.
Sanford has already gained an enviable reputation for legal acumen and
has won a measure of success which many an older practitioner might
well envy. He was born at Berwick, Nova Scotia, April 25, 1891, and his
parents, Fred and Mary (Illsley) Sanford, were also natives of that prov-
ince, in which they always resided. The father concentrated his atten-
tion upon the cultivation of the soil and his death occurred in 1905, while
the mother passed away in 1903.

Reared in his native province, Percy L. Sanford there attended the
public schools and afterward matriculated at Queen's University of Kings-

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ton, Ontario, from which he was graduated in 1914, with the B. A. de-
gree, winning class honors. He then entered upon educational work, teach-
ing in the schools of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and in 1915 he became a
law student in the offices of Dunn & Spotton at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
He next became connected with the firm of Lougheed, Bennett & Company
at Calgary and completed his studies in 1917, passing the final examination
in the following year. He won second place in the province and was
awarded the Carswell prize. Soon after his admission to the bar he be-
came a partner in the firm of Lougheed, Bennett & Company, with which
he was connected until its dissolution, and has since been a member of the
firm of Bennett, Hannah & Sanford, which ranks with the leading law-
organizations of the city, numbering among its clients many of Calgary's
prominent business men.

In August, 1919, Mr. Sanford was united in marriage to Miss Mary Min-
shull and they have a daughter, Margaret Joan, born April 29, 1921. He
is a member of the Anglican church and his political support is given to the
men and measures of the Conservative party. His professional connections
are with the Calgary Bar Association and the Alberta Law Society and the
nature of his recreation is indicated by his identification with the Calgary
Golf & Country Club. He is a loyal supporter of his city because of his
belief in its opportunities and is an earnest and valued member of the Cal-
gary Board of Trade. He has much natural ability but is withal a hard
student and is never content until he has mastered every detail of his cases,
while in their presentation he is logical, forceful and convincing. His up-
right policy has gained for him the confidence and respect of his fellow
practitioners and his ability, enterprise and determination will undoubtedly
carry him far in his profession.

CHARLES BROUGHTON BOWMAN.

In the progress and upbuilding of the city of Lethbridge during the past
two decades no citizen has taken a more active and helpful part than
Charles Broughton Bowman. With the history of this period his name is
inseparably interwoven, associated through connection with many affairs
that have been conspicuous features in the development and substantial
improvement of this region. A native of Nova Scotia, he was born in
Windsor, on the 14th of August, 1867, and is a son of Maynard and Ann
E. (Eraser) Bowman, who are now residing in Halifax. The son was
reared and educated in the east, there remaining to the age of twenty-two
years, when in 1889 he made his way westward to Alberta, settling in
Lethbridge in August of that year. For a year or more thereafter he en-
gaged in various lines of work but in 1891 established a real estate and in-
surance office, which was the first enterprise of the kind in the city, save
that of the Alberta Railway & Irrigation Company. Since that time Mr.
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all that has meant progress and improvement for Lethbridge. In 1909 in
connection with L. M. Johnstone he erected the big Acadia building, in
which his offices are located. As the years have passed his business has
steadily increased in volume and importance. He is thoroughly familiar
with realty values and has negotiated many important property transfers.
At the same time the insurance department of his business has reached
most gratifying proportions and the story of his efforts may well be writ-
ten in the terms of success.

From 1897 until 1907 inclusive Mr. Bowman was secretary and treas-
urer of the city, making a most creditable record by his prompt and capable
discharge of the duties that devolve upon him. In the latter year,
however, he resigned the position in order to give his entire attention to
his large and growing business. At other periods he has rendered valu-
able service to the city, having been a member of the council from 1907
until 1912, with the exception of the year 1908 and in 1909 he was acting
mayor of Lethbridge. He also filled the position of city assessor from
1897 until 1907 and for ten years he was secretary of the Board of Trade,
while from 1896 until 1901 he was secretary of the Agricultural Society.
In the succeeding year he became president of the society and under his
wise direction steady progress was made. Since 1903 he has been one of
the managers of the Gait Hospital and for a number of years he was secre-
tary of the school board. The extent and variety of his public activities
show his deep interest in the general welfare and to all who know Mr.
Bowman it is a recognized fact that his business and executive ability have
been made to play an important part in the general advancement of the
community.

In June, 1899, Mr. Bowman was married to Miss Florence Miller and
they have become parents of the following named : Catherine May, Ronald
Eraser and Gwendoline Marguerite. Mr. Bowman and his family are mem-
bers of the Church of England and politically he is independent. Fra-
ternally he is identified with North Star Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. M., and
with Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M. He is one of the best known citizens of
the province and his personal qualities make for popularity wherever he is
known. It would be difficult to determine just how far-reaching have been
his efforts and his influence in public affairs but all who know aught of the
history of Lethbridge attest the value of his labors in this connection.

MILES KENNEDY.

Miles Kennedy, extensive landowner and successful farmer, whose
progressive spirit is manifest in the excellent condition of his property in
the St. Albert district, is now living retired in St. Albert, while his sons
look after his extensive farming interests. He was born in the province
of Ontario, on the 18th of May, 1850, a son of John and Christine (Mil-
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for many years and won success as an agriculturist. Mr. and Mrs. Ken-
nedy are deceased.

Miles Kennedy received his education in the public schools of his
birthplace and in 1894 came to Alberta and located in the St. Albert dis-
trict, purchasing fine farm land. Since that time he has devoted his
entire time and attention to its improvement and development, his spe-
cialties being mixed farming and cattle raising, and he has become one
of the most successful and affluent agriculturists in the district.

At St. Raphael's, in 1882, was celebrated the marriage of Miles Ken-
nedy to Catherine McDonald, both of Glengarry. To their union twelve
children have been born : Alexander is on his own farm in Killam district,
Alberta; Angus is looking after his fathers' interests; Marguerite served
as nurse for three years overseas during the World war, and is now
married and living at Winnipeg; Hughie is married and is working in a
large department store at St. Albert; Christine is married and now liv-
ing in the States ; John, who was a sergeant in the World war, was killed
in action at the battle of Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917. He enlisted July 4,
1915, with the Sixty-sixth but served in the Forty-ninth; Donald died of
wounds in the battle of the Somme, December 26, 1916. He enlisted
November 8, 1915, with the Sixty-sixth but served in a unit overseas.
Both brothers were decorated for bravery and extreme heroism ; Belle is
at home ; Albert enlisted in the World war but did not see active service,
getting only as far as England on his way to the front. He is now work-
ing on his father's farm ; Elizabeth is nursing at the University Hos-
pital ; Andrew is at home ; and Catherine is telephone operator in town.
The Kennedy children are consistent members of the Catholic church and
Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy are zealous workers in its behalf.

HENRY DICKIE, M. A., D. D.

Dr. Henry Dickie, pastor of the Robertson Presbyterian church at Ed-
monton, was born near Truro, Nova Scotia, November 15, 1862, and is a
son of James Edward and Harriett (Tupper) Dickie, who were also natives
of Nova Scotia. The family has been represented in Canada for more than
a century and a half, the first of the name in this country arriving in 1765,
settling in that section made famous as the scene of Longfellow's beautiful
poem "Evangeline." The Dickie family is related to the late Senator Barrie
Dickie of Amherst and the late Hon. Arthur Dickie, minister of Canada,
also to Hon. John B. Dickie, who was speaker of the house of Nova Scotia.
The father, James Edward Dickie, was a leading merchant at Upper Ste-
wiacke. Nova Scotia, being located in a big timber country, making large
sales to the timbermen of that region. He was very successful in the man-
agement of his business and ranked with the representative merchants of
that section of the Dominion. His political allegiance was given to the Lib-

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eral party and his religious faith was that of the Presbyterian church, in
the work of which he took active and helpful part, serving for twenty-five
years as one of the elders. To him and his wife were born eight children,
six of whom are living : Alfred, a resident of Halifax who is now chairman
of the board of education, was formerly a prominent lumber merchant and
in fact occupied a commanding position among the lumber dealers of
Canada at one time ; the second of the family is Mrs. R. F. Carter, whose
husband is a minister of the gospel and is now at the head of the Play-
grounds Association in the state of Washington ; Dr. Henry Dickie, of this
review, is the third in order of birth ; the fourth is Mrs. H. V. Kent, whose
husband is a practicing physician of Truro, Nova Scotia; Edwin Dickie is
a commission merchant of Vancouver; and Laura, the youngest of the
family, is the wife of Dr. D. M. MacKay, a practicing physician of Van-
couver.

Having mastered the branches of learning taught in the public schools
of Ontario, Dr. Henry Dickie continued his education in the Dalhousie Uni-
versity at Halifax, there winning his Bachelor of Arts degree with the
class of 1883. He afterward studied theology at Princeton, New Jersey,
from 1883 until 1886, and then went to Edinburgh, Scotland, where he
took postgraduate work at the New College, specializing in the Old Testa-
ment, after which he studied for a year at Heidelberg, Germany, and again
specialized in Old Testament study. He was also for a year a student in
the Berlin University and spent a summer session in the College de France
in Paris. On the expiration of that period he returned to Canada and took
charge of the church at Summerside, Prince Edward Island. He was or-
dained to the ministry on the 7th of November, 1888, and for five years re-
mained in his first charge. He then went to Chicago, where he won his
Master of Arts degree upon graduation from the University of Chicago in
1894. In that year he was called to St. John's church at Windsor, Nova
Scotia, where he labored for ten years, and during that period the house of
worship was destroyed by fire and he was instrumental in erecting a beau-
tiful new church there, of which Mrs. Dickie was chosen to lay the corner-
stone. Ever desirous of gaining knowledge that would promote his effi-
ciency in his holy task of advancing the salvation of the world. Dr. Dickie
has improved every opportunity for study and on leaving St. John's
church he attended the University of Cambridge in England in order to
qualify for the Doctor's degree. However, changing his plans, he re-
turned to Canada and took his Doctor's degree at Montreal, for which he
had to write a thesis on "Idolatry in Israel in the eighth century, B. C."
He took his ten examinations and received the Doctor's degree in 1906.
He was then called to Chalmers church at Woodstock, Ontario, where he
remained for four years and then accepted a call to the First Presbyterian
church at Chatham, in September, 1909, laboring zealously and untiringly
for the upbuilding of the cause in that locality for a period of eleven years.
On the 1st of August, 1920, he came to Edmonton, taking charge of the
Robertson Presbyterian church, which has a membership of six hundred.
Here he has since labored and his efforts are far-reaching and resultant,
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Under his guidance the work of the church has been thoroughly organ-
ized and its different societies are making steady progress.

On the 2d of June, 1897, Dr. Dickie was married to Miss Helen Q.
Gordon, a daughter of the Rev. D. S. Gordon, formerly a prominent divine
of Canada. She was educated in Truro and in Halifax and taught school
in Nova Scotia for a number of years prior to her marriage. Her father
was pastor at Bridgetown and Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, and her
home training qualified her for the duties which she assumed on becom-
ing the wife of a minister. Four children have been born to Dr. and Mrs.
Dickie: Edward Gordon, the eldest, trained for artillery service during
the World war but changed to the aviation branch of the army, being
with the last force that went to England for training. He was a lieuten-
ant in the artillery and later served with the same rank in the Flying
Squadron. He had been just a month in France when he was killed at
the battle of Cambrai, on the 30th of November, 1917, — one of that great
army of noble young men who made the supreme sacrifice in order to
protect the high ideals of democracy; Wilfrid Chipman, also a member
of the Flying Corps, was in training at Beamsville, Ontario, when the
armistice was signed. He was ready for college and entered the Uni-
versity of Toronto, from which he received his Bachelor of Arts degree
on the completion of a course in political science. He was an honor man
each year and is now a law student in the oflSce of his uncle, Alfred Whit-
man, at Halifax, Nova Scotia; Margaret Crompton is a student in the
Alberta University; and George Henry, the youngest, is attending the
public schools.

Dr. Dickie is not only known as a minister but is also a popular
lecturer. He has lectured a number of times on the Passion Play and on
other subjects of wide interest, but the major part of his attention is
given to his pastoral duties and he attacks each task with an enthusiasm
that is contagious. While a man of broad scholarly attainments, he pos-
sesses, too, that keen human sympathy that enables him to translate for
his hearers the truths of divine love and spiritual vision into the terms
of practical life.

J. E. LAMBERT.

J. E. Lambert has engaged in the general mercantile business in St.
Albert since 1921 and is one of this community's foremost business men.
He was born on the 31st of August, 1880, in New Glasgow, Quebec prov-
ince, a son of L. J. A. Lambert and Theresa (Carey) Lambert, who were
natives of that province. The father died in 1910. Mrs. Lambert is
making her home in St. Albert.

In the acquirement of his education J. E. Lambert attended the public
schools of his birthplace. He came to Alberta in 1899, and moved into
Edmonton in 1907, where he engaged in the conduct of a horse emporium

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until 1917. He has been a member of the Horse Breeders' Association
since 1915 and has won more than local repute for the success he has
achieved as a breeder of horses. In 1917 he purchased a farm in the
Vicking district. Between 1917 and 1921 he was on the road and was in
several small undertakings. In 1921 he came to St. Albert, and has
here conducted a general store since that time. He carries a complete
and high grade line of goods and enjoys an extensive and ever-increasing
patronage. Mr. Lambert's success is the result of his innate ability, close
application to the thing at hand and laudable ambition.

In 1919 Mr. Lambert was married to Miss M. Kiwit and to their
union two children have been born: Marcel and Lucien.

Mr. Lambert is public-spirited and is ever ready to cooperate in the
furtherance of any movement for the development and improvement of
the community. He is a consistent member of the Catholic church.

ALEXANDER SCOTT DAWSON, B. A. Sc.

A. S. Dawson, a man of high professional attainments, is chief engi-
neer for the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, in charge of the Depart-
ment of Natural Resources, with headquarters at Calgary, and for twenty-
five years has been in the service of this corporation. He was born at
Pictou, Nova Scotia, September 6, 1871, a son of Robert Smith and Jane
Dawson, and there acquired his academic education. He afterward en-
tered McGill University at Montreal and was graduated with the class of
1894, winning the degree of Bachelor of Applied Science. He began his
professional career in the United States, devoting three years to hydraulic
work in Massachusetts, and in 1898 he joined the maintenance-of-way
staff of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
He was connected with that departnient until 1903, rising to the position
of chief engineer of the western division, and then transferred his activi-
ties to irrigation work. He has since been chief engineer of the Depart-
ment of Natural Resources, in which connection he has had charge of the
construction of all of the company's irrigation systems in Alberta, and
his labors have been a most important factor in promoting the agricul-
tural development of this great province. He has made a broad study of
irrigation development and is regarded as an authority on matters per-
taining thereto.

On February 17, 1898, Mr. Dawson was married at Baltimore, Mary-
land, to Miss Martha Elenora Bonn, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. R.
Bonn of Richmond, Virginia, and to this union has been born a son,
Gerald Stewart, who is studying in applied science at the University of
Alberta. Mr. Dawson has recently been elected to the senate of that
institution as representative of the Association of Professional Engineers
of Alberta. Since 1895 he has been a member of the Engineering Insti-
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Engineers dates from 1912. He also takes an active interest in educa-
tional and civic affairs, and at various times has served on the Calgary-
school board. He was likewise a member of the executive board of West-
ern Canada College, the Calgary Automobile Club and the Alberta Good
Roads Association, in addition to which he served on the council of the
Calgary Board of Trade, and as a member of the board of directors of
the Young Men's Christian Association. He is also a member of the
Ranchmen's Club and the Calgary Golf & Country Club, and belongs to
the Anglican church. His interests have reached out broadly to his fel-
lowmen and he ranks with the foremost representatives of his profession
for his work has been of far-reaching effect and importance and most
beneficial in its results.

EVERETT HOBART REED, M. D.

Dr. Everett Hobart Reed has an extensive surgical practice in Calgary.
He was born in Whitman, Massachusetts, on the 23d of December, 1879,
a son of Calvin and Cora M. (Beal) Reed, natives of Massachusetts. The
father was an industrial engineer, following that line of work with great
success throughout his life. His death occurred in September, 1918. Mrs.
Reed is residing at Whitman.

In the acquirement of his early education Everett Hobart Reed at-
tended the public schools of Whitman and was graduated from the high
school there, with the class of 1895. He then enrolled in the Burdette
Business College at Boston in 1896 and upon the completion of his course
entered business circles. He was out in the business world for about
seven years and then entered a private preparatory school, subsquently
enrolling in the medical department of McGill University at Montreal,
and graduating therefrom in 1910, with the M. D. and C. M. degrees. For
the following year and a half he was house surgeon at the Royal Victoria
Hospital, Montreal, but in 1912 resigned that position and came to Cal-
gary, where he has since practiced, with the exception of the years 1918
and 1919, when he served overseas with the American army. He was
commissioned a captain and was stationed at Base Hospital, No. 91 at
Commercy, France. He had charge of most of the brain and plastic sur-
gery work. Prior to that he was in the Canadian army, being in charge
of the Ogden Home one year and in command of the Seventeenth Cavalry.
He was chief of recruiting work in Calgary for the Seventeenth Canadian
Field Artillery and held the rank of major in the Canadian army. He
received his honorable discharge from the American army in 1919, and
immediately returned to Calgary and resumed his practice. He is a con-
stant student of his profession and is held in high confidence and esteem
by all of the eminent physicians and surgeons in the district and province.
Aside from his profession the Doctor is interested in agriculture and has
extensive land interests in this province.

EVERETT H. REED, M. D.

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In November, 1907, in Quebec, was celebrated the marriage of Dr.
Reed and Miss Anna M. Gilmore of Huntington, Quebec, a daughter of
John H. and Annie (White) Gilmore, natives of that province. Her
parents now reside at Windsor, Ontario.

Fraternally the Doctor is affiliated with the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks and along strictly professional lines he holds membership in
the Alberta Medical Association and the Calgary Medical Society. He is
also a member of the American Legion. For recreation the Doctor turns
to the great outdoors and he is expert at hunting, fishing, horseback rid-
ing and swimming. During 1903 and 1904 he was a member of the life
guards and swimming instructor at Revere Beach, Boston, Massachu-
setts. That Dr. Reed is a skilled and competent representative of his pro-
fession is evidenced by the excellent record he has made during the period
of his residence here and his lucrative practice. He is a man of high prin-
ciples, genial nature and pleasing personality and is very popular in pro-
fessional, business and social circles in Calgary, where he has many
friends.

NORMAN E. CARRUTHERS.

One of the most efficient and popular public officials of Lacombe is
Norman E. Carruthers, secretary and treasurer and also active in other
offices. He was born in Prince Edward Island in 1872, a son of Robert
W. and Hannah (McWilliams) Carruthers, likewise natives of that island,
in which they are now living. The paternal grandfather came from Ayr-
shire, Scotland, and located in Prince Edward Island at an early day and
the maternal grandparents were natives of Scotland. For many years
Robert W. Carruthers was a farmer. He cleared his first farm land,
achieved substantial success in agricultural pursuits, and is now living re-
tired. Mr. and Mrs. Carruthers were married in 1865. To their union
seven children have been born, six of whom are now living, Norman E.
being the fourth in order of birth. Mr. and Mrs. Carruthers are consistent
members of the Church of Scotland and the father is a Conservative in
politics.

Norman E. Carruthers received his early education in the public
schools of his birthplace and was graduated from high school at Center-
ville. He took a normal course after leaving high school, in the Prince
of Wales College & Normal School at Charlottetown. He taught in
eastern schools from 1890 to 1901 and is a past president of the Edu-
cational Association of Prince Edward Island. In the spring of 1902 he
came to Lacombe and taught in the country schools here for four months.
He then took a special course in the Regina Normal School, following which
he taught for six months at Innisfail. At the termination of that time
he returned to Lacombe and was principal of the Lacombe schools from
1903 to July, 1917, with the exception of four months when he taught in
White Horse, Yukon. He was secretary-treasurer of the Alberta Educa-
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and treasurer and electric light commissioner. He has since been active
in those important capacities and is now also holding the office of police
magistrate, having been appointed in the fall of 1922. He was appointed
justice of the peace under the old government in 1904 and has since held
that office. He is a man of keen executive ability and foresight and de-
votes his entire time and attention to his official duties.

In 1909 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Carruthers to Miss Lydia
J. Boyd, who was born and educated in Quebec, and has studied to be a
nurse. To Mr. and Mrs. Carruthers four children have been born : Helen
M. and Robert Boyd, who are attending school; Norman E., Jr.; and
Thomas J., three years of age.

In his political views Mr. Carruthers has always favored the Con-
servative party and he wields much influence in party affairs. His
religious faith is manifest in his membership in the Presbyterian church
and fraternally he is identified with the Masons, having attained the thirty-
second degree in the Scottish Rite. He is Junior Grand Warden of the
Grand Lodge of the province of Alberta and has held all chairs in the
blue lodge. He has passed through all chairs in the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows and is a past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Mr. Carruthers is accorded the esteem and respect of a large circle of
acquaintances in the municipality, having manifested in both his public
and private life those qualities which have won for him the regard and
confidence of those with whom he has had either social or business re-
lations.

JOHN EDWARD BROWNLEE.

Possessing those qualities through which success comes as a natural
sequence, John E. Brownlee has rapidly advanced since his admission
to the bar, and although yet a young man, his superior professional quali-
fications have led to his selection for the important office of attorney gen-
eral of the province of Alberta, in which connection he is now serving.
He was born at Port Ryerse, Ontario, in 1884, and is a member of one of
the old families of the Dominion. His paternal grandfather, Edward
James Brownlee, was a native of the north of Ireland and in early man-
hood he came with his wife to Canada. His son, William J. Brownlee, was
born at Port Ryerse in 1862 and was there married in 1882, when twenty
years of age, to Miss Catharine Shaw. Both Mr. and Mrs. Brownlee are
living.

The public schools of Lambton county, Ontario, afforded John E.
Brownlee his early education and after completing a course in the Sarnia
high school he attended the Model school of that city. He then spent
three and a half years as a teacher at Bradshaw and in 1904 enrolled as
a student at the University of Toronto, from which he was graduated in
1908 with the B. A. degree. He was regarded as a student with great
possibilities and during his course held many important offices in college

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life and society. After a year devoted to traveling throughout the "Prai-
rie Provinces" he decided to take advantage of the great field of oppor-
tunity presented to an ambitious, energetic young man in the Canadian
Northwest and articled as a student in the firm of Lougheed & Bennett
of Calgary, Alberta, both of whom were cabinet ministers in the Meighen
government. Later he continued his studies with the firm of Muir, Jep-
son & Adams and in September, 1912, was admitted to the bar. In 1914
he joined the firm of Muir, Jepson & Adams as junior partner and his
activities in this connection brought him into contact with the United
Grain Growers, Ltd., of Winnipeg, and when it decided to establish a
legal department of its own in 1917 Mr. Brownlee was selected as its
general counsel and he then withdrew from the firm of Muir, Jepson &
Adams in order that he might give his undivided attention to the interests
of this gigantic organization, whose annual business transactions total
several millions of dollars. For five years he continued to represent that
body in a professional capacity and the legal acumen which he displayed
in the management of its interests brought him prominently before the
public, resulting in his selection on August 15, 1921, by the United Farm-
ers of Alberta as their attorney-general, which office he is now filling.

Mr. Brownlee was married at Toronto, on the 23d of December, 1912,
to Miss Florence Agnes Edy, a graduate of McMaster University of that
city and a daughter of James Edy, who there passed away January 31,
1890. Mr. and Mrs. Brownlee have become the parents of two sons :
John Edy, who was born December 14, 1915; and Alan Marshall, born
September 10, 1917. Mr. Brownlee maintains a progressive attitude in
politics, supporting all movements calculated to advance the interests of
good government, and his religious faith is in accord with the doctrines
of the Methodist church. He is a Master Mason and a member of the
Edmonton Board of Trade, the Edmonton Golf & Country Club, the
Kiwanis Club of this city, St. Andrew's Golf Club and the Browness
Golf Club of Calgary. His viewpoint of life is broad and concerning the
vital questions which affect the political, economic and sociological con-
ditions of the country he is always well informed. His advancement along
professional lines has been continuous, bringing him to a position of
notable and enviable distinction, and no man has a higher conception of
the dignity and responsibility of his calling.

J. E. CARMICHAEL, M. D.

Dr. J. E. Carmichael, a representative of the medical profession in
Edmonton, comes to this city from Ontario, his birth having occurred in
Grenville county, that province, on the 3d of November, 1884. There he
remained to the age of fourteen years, when he went to Strathcona with
his parents, arriving in 1899. He continued his education, begun in the
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which he took up the profession of teaching, which he successfully fol-
lowed for four years. He regarded this, however, merely as an initial
step to other professional labor, for it was his desire to enter upon the
practice of medicine and it was by teaching that he earned the funds
necessary to meet the expenses of a college course. When his own labor
had made this possible he entered Queen's University of Ontario, matric-
ulating in the fall of 1905, and there he won two degrees — one on the
completion of a course in the science of sanitary engineering, and in 1911
he received the M. D., C. M. degree. He then spent one year in post-
graduate work in New York city, after which he returned and secured a
license to practice in Alberta in 1912. For three months he was con-
nected with Dr. R. G. Brett in the hospital at Banff and then opened an
office in Edmonton, where he continued in active general practice until he
went into the World war.

In 1915 Dr. Carmichael enlisted for service in the World war, joining
the Imperial army, and was commissioned lieutenant in the Royal Medical
Coi^ps. Later he was advanced to the rank of captain in the Canadian
Army Medical Corps and was on active duty until November, 1919, when
he was demobilized and returned to South Edmonton. At once he re-
sumed the private practice of medicine, in which he has met with grati-
fying success.

In 1914 Dr. Carmichael was married to Miss Margaret May Lyons
of Lucknow, Ontario, and they have become parents of three children:
Jessie L. ; and twin boys, John David and James Ernest. The religious
faith of Dr. and Mrs. Carmichael is that of the Presbyterian church and
they are interested in all that pertains to the general welfare and to public
progress. Dr. Carmichael, however, has never figured prominently in
connection with civic or political affairs, owing to the heavy demands
made upon him for professional service. He now belongs to both the
Alberta and Canadian Medical Associations.

WILLIAM A. HAMILTON.

William A. Hamilton of Lethbridge, engaged in the produce business
and in farming, belongs to that class of citizens whose aid and influence are
•ever on the side of advancement and improvement and who thus constitute
a most valuable and substantial element in the community. Mr. Hamil-
ton was born in Simcoe district, Ontario, in the year 1867, and traces his
ancestry back to Ireland, where occurred the birth of his grandfather,
William Hamilton, who at an early day established his home in Quebec,
becoming a resident there about 1830. He followed the occupation of farm-
ing and after some years spent in Quebec removed to Ontario, where his
death occurred. He was the father of John Hamilton, who was born in
Quebec, near the shrine of Ste. Anne. He started west when a youth of
.sixteen years, with western Ontario as his destination and he and his

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brother James walked, carrying their tools, from Toronto through the
woods to the claim which they took up. In the midst of the forest John
Hamilton made a clearing and built a little cabin, becoming one of the
earliest of the pioneers in that region. His brother remained only until
his shack was built, after which he left John alone for the winter. The
latter continued the work of clearing, developing and cultivating his land
and became one of the substantial agriculturists of that region. He wedded
Mary Tupper, who was born in Ontario, a daughter of Archelaus Tupper,
who was a native of Maine but in early life removed to Quebec and after-
ward to Ontario. Following their marriage Mr, and Mrs. Hamilton con-
tinued to reside in that province to the time of their demise and reared
a family of four children : William A. ; J. F.. who is a civil engineer and
farmer, living at Lethbridge ; Mary, the wife of Albert Taylor of Fore-
most, Alberta ; and Margaret, also a resident of Foremost. The parents
were consistent and faithful members of the Methodist church and Mr.
Hamilton was an Orangeman. In politics he was a Conservative and for
many years served in the council in the township of Ospria and in the
district council of Grey and Simcoe. He took a helpful interest in every-
thing that pertained to the public welfare and his aid and influence were
ever on the side of right, reform and progress.

William A. Hamilton was accorded good educational privileges in prep-
aration for life's practical and responsible duties. After mastering the
work of the grades he continued his studies in the high school at Colling-
wood, Ontario, and afterward entered the Ontario Normal College at Ham-
ilton. Later he took up the profession of teaching at Bruce Mines, On-
tario, there remaining for five years and in 1899 he became identified with
the educational interests of Lethbridge, devoting sixteen years to teach-
ing in this city. He came to Lethbridge as assistant principal, and later
was made principal of the schools of this city and subsequently superin-
tendent. His labors in the educational field were continued until 1915 and
then he turned his attention to farming and continued in that work through
the World war period. He still owns land in the vicinity of Lethbridge.
He is now in business as a member of the Farm Products Company, Lim-
ited, with which he has been identified since July, 1919. This company
was formed by farmers of Alberta for the purpose of marketing their pro-
duce and their orgnization has enjoyed success by reason of their enter-
prising and progressive methods.

In April, 1895, Mr. Hamilton was united in marriage to Miss Mary
Metheral, who was born in Ontario, near Collingwood, a daughter of
Thomas Metheral, who was a pioneer settler of Ontario. Mr. and Mrs,
Hamilton have become parents of four children but they lost their first-
born, John H., who was killed overseas, while serving in the Great war,
on the 19th of November, 1917. He was a member of the Thirty-ninth
Battery, Tenth Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, and became a ser-
geant. He met death in action at Passchendaele; Thomas F., the second
son, educated in the Lethbridge public and high schools and in the Alberta
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later was with the Thirty-first Battery, remaining in the service for three
years and winning the rank of sergeant. Mary Enid, educated in the
schools of Lethbridge and in the Calgary Normal, is now a teacher in the
city schools ; Alan, who completed the high school course, is on his father's
farm,

Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton are members of the Wesleyan Methodist
church, Mr. Hamilton having served as one of the trustees for about
twenty years. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity and to the Canadian
Order of Foresters and in politics he is a Progressive. He has held official
position in connection with the farmers' movement and became district
director of the Lethbridge Constituency of the United Farmers of Alberta.
He has always taken an active interest in everything pertaining to progress
along agricultural lines and he was one of the pioneer sheep men of this
section of the Dominion. He assisted in forming a company that engaged
in sheep raising and was manager thereof, the company running from
three to five thousand head of sheep through a five-year period from 1905
until 1910. Mr. Hamilton now devotes practically his entire time to the
produce business, his farming interests and his duties in connection with
the school board, of which he has been a member for two years. He is also
the secretary of the United Farmers Association of the Lethbridge district,
and he is constantly reaching out along the lines of progress and improve-
ment.

GEORGE B. DAVIES.

George B. Davies, veteran of the World war, is managing director of
the Lethbridge Iron Works at Lethbridge. He was born at Londonderry,
Nova Scotia, on the 8th of August, 1895, a son of Edward and Elizabeth
(Neil) Davies, both natives of Nova Scotia, born near Londonderry. The
father is a substantial farmer. To Mr. and Mrs. Davies nine children
were born, George B. being the youngest of the family. Mr. and Mrs.
Davies are consistent communicants of the Presbyterian church.

In the acquirement of his education George B. Davies attended the
public schools of Londonderry, Nova Scotia, and subsequently entered
high school in Quebec and in Boston, Massachusetts. After putting his
textbooks aside Mr. Davies entered the employ of the Canada Iron Cor-
poration at Three Rivers, Quebec, determining to learn the business from
the ground up. For two and one-half years previous to the outbreak of
the World war he was employed in the Alberta Foundry & Machine Com-
pany, Limited, at Medicine Hat, Alberta. In December, 1914, Mr. Davies
put all personal interests aside and enlisted in the 3d C. M. R. Regiment
at Medicine Hat. He received his training there and left for England on
the 15th of June, 1915, and the following year went to France. In the
latter part of 1917 he entered the flying corps, receiving a captain's com-
mission. He served as an instructor during the last twelve months of the
war, being stationed at Reading and Yatesbury, England. During the

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first six months of 1917 he was a flyer at the front. In May, 1919, Mr.
Davies returned to Medicine Hat and received his honorable discharge.
Prior to the war he was a first lieutenant in the 21st Alberta Hussars.
Immediately after receiving his discharge Mr. Davies accepted a position
as assistant superintendent of the Alberta Foundry at Medicine Hat, oc-
cupying that position until March, 1921, when he came to Lethbridge as
managing director of the Lethbridge Iron Works, Limited. This plant
was founded in 1902 and in 1922 was incorporated at one hundred thou-
sand dollars. The officers of the works are: J. E. Davies of Medicine
Hat; C. A. McGrath of Ottawa; C. B. McGrath of Ottawa; E. G. Stern-
dale of Bennett and George B. Davies. As a business man Mr. Davies is
held in high respect and regard in his community because of his trust-
worthy methods and honest transactions. He has been quick to take ad-
vantage of every opportunity that has come his way and the success he
enjoys is the result of his own intelligently directed efforts.

On the 25th of August, 1917, was celebrated the marriage of Mr.
Davies and Miss May C. Martin, a native of England. To their union
two children have been born : Donald and Marjorie.

Mr. Davies is public-spirited, and he is interested in all movements
or organizations which have for their purpose the protection or promo-
tion of the interests of the business man and he is an active member of
the Rotary Club.

RICHARD DUTHIE.

From 1917 until the time of his death in October, 1922, Richard
Duthie lived retired in Pincher Creek. He was born in New Richmond,
Quebec, on the 14th of November, 1848, a son of Samuel and Ann (Beers)
Duthie, the former a native of the vicinity of New Richmond and the
latter born in Manchester, England. The paternal grandfather, John
Duthie, was born in Scotland, while the maternal grandfather, Jonathan
Beers, was born in Ireland. The father was a lumberman for many
years, working in the camps and loading ships. Later he farmed. He
and his wife both died in Quebec. To Mr. and Mrs. Duthie nine children
were born, Richard being the only one to come to Alberta-
Richard Duthie received his education in the common schools of the
Province of Quebec and at the age of seventeen years went into the Alle-
ghany mountains in Pennsylvania and worked in lumber camps for five
years. At the termination of that time he returned to his old home and
farmed.

In 1880, while engaged as canoeman for Princess Louise, whose hus-
band, the Marquis of Lome, was at that time governor general of Canada,
Mr. Duthie was persuaded by Colonel De Winton, a member of the Marquis
of Lome's household, to go out west and engage in ranching. He went by
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arriving in Calgary in 1881. To gain experience in ranching he hired out
with the Cochrane Ranche Company. The following year the Alberta
Ranche Company was formed, having as shareholders : Colonel Sir Francis
De Winton, F. F. MacKenzie, H. J. Hanson, E. M. Wilmot, Hon. Henry
Boyle and Richard Duthie. The company purchased the Brecon Ranche,
near Calgary, at the present site of De Winton and started out, at first as
sheep ranchers, bringing in their sheep from Montana. Later they leased
some 22,000 acres south of Pincher Creek, where they engaged in cattle
and horse raising. The site of the home ranch, known as the Alberta
Ranche, was purchased from a man named LeGrandeur. With LeGran-
deur's claim they also obtained about three hundred head of horses, which
were considered some of the finest horses in the district at that time. The
company operated both ranches for a time, but having the true cowman's
distaste for sheep they soon sold the Brecon Ranche and confined their
attentions to cattle only.

They operated the Alberta Ranche for eighteen years and then sold
the cattle, amounting at this time to some three thousand head, to E. H.
Maunsell. Mr. Duthie was engaged as foreman of Maunsell's 1. V. Ranche
until 1907. He retained some 2,000 acres of the old Alberta Ranche, where
he was occupied in ranching until he retired in 1917, and moved into Pin-
cher Creek.

On the 18th of October, 1885, Mr. Duthie was married to Miss Theresa
Clarke, a daughter of Alexander Clarke. To their union four children
were born : Beatrice is the wife of Alexander McMurdo, who is connected
with Fraser & McRoberts, merchants of Pincher Creek; Clarke is con-
nected with the department of agriculture at Edmonton ; Ethel is the wife
of Frank McLaughlin, a prominent farmer of Spring Ridge ; and Grant is
living at home and is a teller in the Canadian Bank of Commerce. Mrs.
Duthie is a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Duthie was independent in politics, giving his support to the man
best fitted for the office without regard to party principles. He was also a
Master Mason. His life was such as to merit the respect of his fellowmen
and by his honesty, integrity and industry he contributed much toward the
upbuilding of the community in which he was a representative citizen.

JOSEPHUS F. PHILP.

Josephus F. Philp, city ticket agent for the Canadian National Rail-
road at Edmonton, is a native of Port Hope, Ontario, born in 1874, his
parents being Joseph and Elizabeth Jane (Couch) Philp, both of whom
were natives of Cornwall, England, whence they came to Canada about
1854. The father followed the sea in England and after coming to the
new world was a lake captain. He sailed the Great Lakes from Canadian
ports, having his own vessel, and followed maritime pursuits throughout
his life. Both he and his wife passed away in Ontario. They were mem-

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bers of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and Captain Philp was a Liberal
in his political views.

Josephus F. Philp was the eighth in order of birth in a family of nine
children, four of whom are living. He was educated in the schools of Port
Hope, Ontario, and initiated his business career by securing employment
in the ofhce of the Grand Trunk Railway, where he served as chief clerk in
the local accounting office at Montreal. In 1911 he came to the west, set-
tling in Calgary, making the trip on leave of absence. In 1908 he became
identified with the Grand Trunk Pacific line, then under construction. For
a number of years he was traveling agent, taking charge of express and
passenger business, and when the road reached Edmonton he opened the
office at this place. In 1920 the road was merged into what is now the
Canadian National and Mr. Philp remains as city ticket agent at Edmon-
ton for the latter corporation. He is a courteous and obliging official and
one who most capably represents the company in handling the business at
this point.

In 1899 Mr. Philp was married to Miss Florence Evelyn Brown, who
was born in Midland, Ontario, where she pursued her education. They
have two children : Donald, who was graduated from the University of
Alberta, and is now attending the Ontario College of Art at Toronto ; and
Clarence W., a student in the University of Alberta.

Mr. and Mrs. Fhilp are members of the Methodist church and in
social circles occupy an enviable position. Their sterling worth of char-
acter is attested by all and the personal qualities of Mr. Philp also make
him a popular member in the clubs to which he belongs. He is identified
with the Edmonton Club, the Mayfair Golf Club, the Capital Curling Club
and is also a member of the Rotary Club, of which he has served as secre-
tary and treasurer for four years. He was a real pioneer on the Grand
Trunk Pacific, continuing with that line as it was extended into the west-
ern frontier. He rode in a car, cooked in a car and in fact, lived in a car,
for one entire year. He witnessed the development of the line into a great
railroad system and watched the growth and progress of the towns which
sprang up along the route. When the road entered Edmonton the city took
on new life and with the growth and progress here Mr. Philp has since
been identified, the office being opened in 1912. He has been active in
civic and community affairs, is a member of the Board of Trade and is a
cooperant factor in all those forces which make for public progress and
improvement.

HON. JAMES DUNCAN HYNDMAN.

Hon. James Duncan Hyndman is judge of the supreme court of Alberta
and a resident of Edmonton. Mr. Justice Hyndman is a native of Prince
Edward Island, his birth having occurred at Charlottetown, July 29, 1874,
his parents being Charles Augustus and Catherine (Macdonald) Hynd-

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man. His education was acquired in Prince of Wales College, Charlotte-
town, and in early manhood he turned his attention to the study of law,
reading under the direction of A. A. McLean, K. C. and M. P. of Queens.
He was called to the bar in 1899 and soon afterward made his way west-
ward to Winnipeg and to Portage la Prairie. There he entered into part-
nership with his uncle, now the Hon. Mr. Justice Macdonald, judge of the
king's bench at Winnipeg. This association was maintained from 1899
until 1903 and in the latter year Mr. Justice Hyndman came to Edmon-
ton, where he has since made his home and through the intervening
period has given his attention to professional interests and duties. The
fairness of his rulings, based upon a comprehensive knowledge of the prin-
ciples of jurisprudence and his wise interpretation of the law, has gained
him distinction as a representative of the legal profession in Alberta and
has eventually brought him to high judicial preferment.

Five years after taking up his abode in Edmonton, Mr. Justice Hynd-
man was the unsuccessful candidate of the Conservative party for the
house of commons from the Edmonton district. This was in 1908 and
in 1913 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Alberta legislature for
Sturgeon. In 1910 he was chosen alderman of Edmonton, filling the po-
sition for two years, and in 1910 he was also made a member of the hos-
pital board. The year 1914 brought him appointment to the position of
justice of the Alberta supreme court and through the intervening period he
has served on the bench.

In 1902 Mr. Justice Hyndman married Miss Ethel Davies, a daughter
of Sir Louis Davies, minister of marine and fisheries in the first Laurier
government and now chief justice of the supreme court of Canada. The
children of this marriage are four sons and one daughter. The family
residence is on Seventh street, Edmonton. Mr. Justice Hyndman is a
member of the Anglican Church and fraternally is connected with the
Masons. He also belongs to the Edmonton and Ranchmen's Clubs and
his personal qualites make for popularity wherever he is known.

G. FRANK BUTLER.

A leading and esteemed citizen of Strathmore is G. Frank Butler,
mayor, and manager of the Strathmore Trading Company. He was born
in King township, Ontario, on the 26th of July, 1880, a son of John and
Sarah (Davis) Butler, the former a native of Yorkshire, England, and
the latter of Ontario. The paternal grandfather, Joseph Butler, was born
in Yorkshire and came to Canada at an early day. He located in Ontario
and was one of the pioneer settlers of the district in which he made his
home. His demise occurred in Toronto. Clayton Davis, the grandfather
on the maternal side, was born in Scotland, and he was one of the pio-
neers of Ontario, engaging in farming there for many years, and also
worked at his trade as a blacksmith. He was hidden during the Rebellion.

G. FRANK BUTLER

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His death occurred on the old home place. John Butler passed his third
birthday on the ocean, as he was at that time on his way to Canada with
his parents. He received his education in the common schools of King
township, Ontario, and subsequently engaged in farming. Later he con-
ducted a mercantile business at Temperanceville, Ontario, where he
remained for three years. For some time he was in the real estate busi-
ness in Toronto and later entered the employ of Brown Brothers of To-
ronto. His demise occurred in 1915, at the age of sixty-one years. His
widow is making her home in Toronto. To their union four children
were born: Charles A., who is a Ford dealer in Penticton, British Co-
lumbia ; G. Frank, whose name introduces this review ; Lillian Louise
Gertrude, who is the wife of M. M. Downey, a government inspector of
Edmonton ; and T. E. C, who is a successful dentist in Toronto.

In the acquirement of his education G. Frank Butler attended the
common schools of his birthplace and the Palmerston School, the Huron
Street school and the Harvard Street Collegiate School, all of Toronto.
Upon the completion of his education he entered the printing business
in that city for six months, at the termination of which time he became
associated with the John McDonald Company, a wholesale dry goods
concern, and remained with that company for five years. When nine-
teen years of age he was sent by this company to Winnipeg, as its repre-
sentative under William Ruff, and made an assorting trip between
Winnipeg and Edmonton, carrying with him twenty-two trunks of mer-
chandise. Later he returned to Toronto on a special trip to acquire dress
goods. After resigning his position with the McDonald company, Mr.
Butler became associated with the R. J. Whitlaw Company, traveling for
them for about five years — throughout the west on the main railroad
lines but on coming to Edmonton he drove from Edmonton to Fort
Saskatchewan, there being no railroads here at that day. In 1908 he as-
sisted in the formation of the Penngally-Askitt, Limited, a jewelry busi-
ness located on Eighth avenue, Calgary. In February, 1910, he came
to Strathmore and organized the Strathmore Trading Company, of which
he is manager. The company was organized with a capital of six thou-
sand dollars, which has increased to twenty thousand dollars. It carries
a general and high grade line of merchandise and is one of the lead-
ing business enterprises in Strathmore. Mr. Butler is not only the man-
ager of the company but he owns the building and has erected his own
lighting plant. In the development of his business he has met with the
success won by well organized methods, intelligently and capably exe-
cuted, and he fully merits the esteem and respect accorded him by his
fellow townsmen, as his career has been pursued in an honorable and
upright manner. Mr. Butler has always been active in public life and
he was a member of the city council from 1913 to 1918. In 1920 he was
elected mayor of Strathmore and he is satisfactorily discharging the many
duties devolving upon him.

On the 18th of December, 1907, was celebrated the marriage of Mr.
Butler and Miss Eva May Metcalfe, who was born in Burford, Ontario.

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To their union four children have been born : Marguerite Gwendolyn ;
Edna May Francis; John Frederick Metcalfe and Gloria Vivian Rhea.

Fraternally Mr. Butler is identified with the Masons and since 1914
he has been a member of Cyprus Lodge, No. 33, of Calgary, and is a
Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He is past master of Strathmore Lodge, No.
53, and past district deputy of the Grand Lodge of Alberta. He was one
of the organizers of the Strathmore Chapter, No. 21, Royal Arch Masons
and was first sitting principal. He is likewise past grand registrar of the
Grand Chapter of Alberta. Mr. Butler is past Noble Grand and past
district deputy grand master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and past district deputy grand master of the Rebekahs of Alberta at
Strathmore. He is a member of the executive committee of the Board of
Trade, and socially is identified with the Strathmore Golf Club and he was
one of the promoters of the Curling Club, He is an outdoor man and is
skilled in many sports, being particularly fond of baseball and golf. Mr.
Butler is a dog fancier, specializing in Airedales and English brindle
bulldogs. He is an expert rifleman and does all kinds of fancy shooting.
He is a self-made man in the truest sense of the word. A man of well
balanced capacities and powers, he occupies a central place on the stage
of action, for out of the struggle with small opportunities he has come
into a field of broad and active influence and usefulness.

THOMAS S. GREGSON.

Thomas S. Gregson is one of the leading and prosperous business men
of Cardston, where he is conducting a garage and has other interests. He
was born in Haslingden, Lancashire, England, on the 29th of July, 1870,
a son of John and Rosanna (Sinnott) Gregson, natives of Lancashire, Eng-
lad. The paternal grandfather, Robert Gregson, married Marguerite
Stephenson. They were both born in Lancashire and she was related to
George Stephenson, the inventor of the locomotive. Robert Gregson was
the first of his family to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, becoming connected therewith in 1837 at Preston, England. He
was a spinner by trade and was very successful. He lived in England
throughout his life and was an elder in the church at the time of his
demise. The maternal grandfather was John Sinnott, who was in military
training the greater part of his life and his death was caused by a bullet
wound received at the battle of Waterloo. John Gregson and his fam-
ily emigrated to the United States in later life and in 1886 went to Utah.
He was also a spinner, having learned the trade in his native country, but
after locating in Utah he devoted the greater part of his time and atten-
tion to farming and stock raising. For some time he farmed near Layton,
Utah, and in 1889 he came to Cardston, homesteading one hundred and
sixty acres of land four miles east. His sons also homesteaded some land
and together the family acquired four hundred and eighty-eight acres.

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The land was barren prairie land and Mr. Gregson hauled logs from the
mountains, a distance of twenty-six miles, for the first house he built on it.
He did his trading and buying at Lethbridge and Macleod, following a trail
and fording many streams. He broke a portion of his land after much
hard labor and he became one of the prosperous farmers and stockmen
in the district. His demise occurred in 1911, at the age of eighty-four
years. Mrs. Gregson died in 1905, when sixty-three years of age. To
them the following children were born: John, whose death occurred in
infancy; Robert, who died in 1920, was a resident of Cardston for many
years ; James, who is farming at Cardston ; Andrew, who is engaged in the
conduct of a confectionery store at Conrad, Montana ; Elizabeth, who died
in infancy; Mary, the wife of James Sherwood of California; Thomas S.,
whose name introduces this review ; John, who died in infancy ; Alexander,
who is engaged in farming at Glenwood ; twins, who died in infancy ; Rach-
ael, who is the wife of Thomas Archibald of Glenwood, a successful farmer ;
and Lillie, the widow of Michael Archibald of Glenwood. Formerly the
family were members of the Methodist church but for many years have
been affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr.
Gregson was an elder in the church at the time of his demise.

The public schools of his native country afforded Thomas S. Gregson
his early education and after locating in Utah with his parents, he entered
the Brigham Young University at Provo. In 1889 he came to Canada
with his parents and homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land
twelve miles southeast of Cardston. He built on the land a log house, with
a shingle roof and then set about to bring the prairie to a highly cultivated
state. He was very successful and from time to time increased his land
holdings, buying railroad land near the original homestead. He engaged
in general farming and stock raising and at one time ran five hundred
head of cattle. Mr. Gregson was one of the organizers of the Etna Cream-
ery Company of Etna and for three years was manager and director of that
enterprise. In 1919 he retired from farm life and in association with J. F.
Nielsen built the Grand Garage in Cardston, a store fifty by one hundred
feet. It has well appointed salesrooms and a well equipped repair shop,
and handles a complete line of Fords, Fordson tractors and Ford trucks. It
carries a full line of automobile accessories and also represents the Inter-
national Harvester Company in Cardston, the Minneapolis Steel & Machine
Company and the Twin City Tractor Company.

In 1897 Mr. Gregson was married to Miss Anna Benson, who was born
in Union, Utah, and to their union eleven children have been born : Thomas
T., Harold, Percy, Anna, Leland, Lloyd, June, Winston and Mae, all of
whom are living at home ; and two others who died in infancy.

In his political views Mr. Gregson is a Conservative and he maintains
an active interest in party affairs. At the present time he is serving as
justice of the peace of the Province of Alberta and for six years was a
member of the school board at Etna. He is an active worker in the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, being a member of the high council of
the church, holding the position of high priest, and he presided at Kim-

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ball, Alberta, as bishop of Kimball for three years. From 1906 to 1908 he
served on a mission in England and was stationed at Liverpool, and while
there presided over the Liverpool conference. Mr. Gregson is prominently
known in Cardston and Cardston district as one of the substantial citizens
and prosperous business men who owes his advancement in life entirely
to his own perseverance and well directed labor. His many friends hold
him in high esteem and confidence, by reason of his trustworthy charac-
teristics, his integrity in business and his loyalty in all matters of citizen-
ship.

WILLIAM THOMAS OGDEN.

Among the enterprising and public-spirited men of Stirling is William
Thomas Ogden, who was born in Enterprise, Utah, on the 16th of May,
1870, a son of William G. and Sarah (Harris) Ogden, natives of Eng-
land. They came to this country in 1853 and emigrated overland with
oxen to Utah in 1853. The paternal grandfather, Edward Ogden, died on
the trip and was buried in Wyoming. He was a native of Cheshire, Eng-
land, and a son of Isaac Ogden, who was a son of Thomas Ogden. After
settling in Utah William G. Ogden purchased some land from the Pacific
Railroad and he was a pioneer in the community in which he took up his
home. In later years he removed to Morgan county. Throughout his life
he was a consistent member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints and for many years he was an elder in the church. His political
allegiance was given to the republican party and he was active in civic
affairs. Mr. Ogden died in 1898, at the age of seventy-six years and his
first wife died in 1877, in her twenty-eighth year. To their union six chil-
dren were born : William Thomas, whose name introduces this review ;
Sarah A., who is the wife of H. Jackson of Ogden; Joseph H., who resides
in Slaterville, Utah; Nephi, who is engaged in the mercantile business in
Ogden ; Daniel H., who was born in 1876 and died at Ogden in 1884 ; and
Alice E., whose death occurred in infancy. Mr. Ogden was married the
second time. Miss Jane McKibben, a native of Scotland, becoming his wife.
They were parents of one child, who died in infancy.

In the acquirement of his education William Thomas Ogden attended
the common schools of Ogden and in due time was graduated from high
school. After putting his textbooks aside he engaged in farming and
bricklaying and subsequently came to Stirling, arriving here at midnight
of June 8, 1899. He worked on an irrigation canal for some time after
his arrival and subsequently purchased some land at three dollars per
acre, bring it to a highly improved state. When Mr. Ogden came to this
section of Alberta there were but six houses here and he used a box car to
sleep in the first night. He became successful as a farmer and he now owns
some two hundred and twenty acres. In 1919 he built a fine home, modern
in every respect, at a cost of fifteen thousand dollars. Mr. Ogden has

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done much to make the surrounding country beautiful and he has set out
more trees than any other resident in Stirhng.

Mr. Ogden married Miss Elmyra L. Watson, a native of Dekalb
county, Tennessee, and to them five children have been born : the eldest
child, Stirling, was born in Stirling and is now engaged in mission work
for the church in Tennessee; Alice A. and John W. are living at home;
Katie May died at the age of three years, and Warren H. died at the age
of three months. The mother died in September, 1908. On the 15th of
July, 1909, Mr. Ogden married Nettie May Eaves, who was born in
Peterson, Clay county, Iowa. She was the widow of Robert 0. Eaves and
has three children by that marriage — Valentine, William and Merlin A.,
all residing at home. To her marriage with Mr. Ogden four children have
been born: Thomas T., Gladys B., May U., and Roy A., likewise living at
home.

Mr. Ogden is very public-spirited and he takes an active interest in
civic affairs. For six years he has been a member of the school board
and has served as village overseer and justice of the peace for two terms
and was constable for two terms. He has been collector of the village and
was elected assessor and watermaster in 1921. He has been secretary-
treasurer of the Literary and Debating Society for two years. He is like-
wise president of the Stirling Brass Band. Since 1906 Mr. Ogden has been
bishop councilor in the Taylor Stake and he has been an elder in the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1894. He was on a mission in
Tennessee from 1894 to 1897. Mr. Ogden is held in high esteem in this
community, toward the development of which he has substantially con-
tributed through his able management of his own affairs no less than
through his active cooperation in promoting various public movements
which have for their object the betterment of local conditions.

WILLIAM VICTOR NEWSON, B. A., M. Sc.

William V. Newson is a man of scholarly attainments who looks at
life from a broad viewpoint and he is therefore well qualified for the
office of deputy provincial treasurer of Alberta, in which he has been
retained for a period of twelve years. He was born in Charlottetown, in
Prince Edward Island, October 17, 1877, and his parents were John and
Elizabeth Ann (Hutcheson) Newson. The father was also a native of
that island, where he spent his life. He occupied a prominent position
in his locality, attaining distinction as an antiquarian, historian and man-
ufacturer. He was born in Cornwall in 1840, and his death occurred in
1916, when he was seventy-six years of age. The mother was born in
Guysborough, Nova Scotia, in 1841, and is now residing in Charlotte-
town.

In the acquirement of an education William Victor Newson attended
the West Kent school, the Prince of Wales College at Charlottetown,

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Prince Edward Island, the McGill Normal School and McGill University
at Montreal, from which latter institution he was graduated in 1900,
with the B. A. degree. In 1901 he completed a postgraduate course in
the last named institution, which conferred upon him the degree of M. Sc,
and on March 19 of that year he was awarded a fellowship in geology
by the University of Chicago, while in 1908 he received from the Uni-
versity of Alberta the degree of A. B. ad eundem. Liberally equipped
by thorough collegiate training, he turned his attention to educational
work and from 1901 until 1905 was principal of the West Kent school
at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He spent the scholastic year of
1905-6 as science master at Alberta College, Edmonton, and then en-
tered the government service as assistant to the provincial auditor at
Edmonton, filling that position until 1911, when he received his present
appointment as deputy provincial treasurer, while since 1912 he has
acted as superintendent of insurance. His course has won high com-
mendation, for he is systematic, efficient and conscientious in the dis-
charge of his responsible duties and is doing effective service for the
public good.

Mr. Newson was married in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,
on December 6, 1910, to Miss Mary Ethel Hughes, a daughter of Hon.
George E. Hughes, and they have three sons and two daughters : William
Kitchener, David Hughes, Frank Major, Helen Patricia and Ruth Gor-
don. Mr. Newson is a Methodist in religious faith. His success as an
educator is indicated in the fact that he was honored with the presi-
dency of the Charlottetown Teachers' Association, serving in that capacity
during 1903 and 1904. Fraternally he is identified with the Knights of
Pythias and for recreation he turns to tennis. He regards a public office
as a public trust and has never used his talents unworthily nor sup-
ported a dishonorable cause. His entire career has been actuated by a
spirit of progress that has been productive of substantial results and
he is a man whom to know is to esteem and admire.

WILLIAM JAMES LOGGIE.

William James Loggie, a member of the Wetaskiwin bar, was born
in New Brunswick in 1867, a son of Robert and Grace (Hierlihy) Loggie,
who were also natives of New Brunswick, where the father died in 1917,
but the mother still makes her home there. Robert Loggie engaged in
the lumber business throughout his life and was a member of the Pres-
byterian church and of the Masonic fraternity.

William J. Loggie is the eldest of a family of ten children, eight of
whom are living. He pursued his education in the grammar schools of
Chatham, New Brunswick, and afterward attended Dalhousie University
at Halifax, from which he was graduated in 1896, with the LL. B. degree.
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Brunswick, where he remained until 1904 and then opened an office in
Wetaskiwin, Alberta, in which city he still resides. He is a King's Coun-
sel and also a bencher and he practices in all of the courts. In politics
he has maintained an independent course and in 1917 he served as mayor
of Wetaskiwin, He attends the Presbyterian church.

BERTRAM S. SMITH.

Bertram S. Smith, one of Calgary's leading citizens, has been in the
service of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company for sixteen years and
through ability and devotion to duty has steadily advanced until he now
fills a position of large responsibility as superintendent of the develop-
ment branch of the department of natural resources. He was born in
Leeds, England, February 7, 1875, and his parents, John and Ann (Nut-
tall) Smith, were also natives of the mother country. The father was
business representative in Lancashire for Stuart McDonald of Glasgow,
Scotland, and his death occurred in 1910, when he was sixty-five years
of age. He is survived by the mother, who is living in Rochdale, Eng-
land.

Bertram S. Smith was reared in Yorkshire and pursued his studies
in the Woodhouse Grove school of that locality. He was afterward ar-
ticled to the builder's trade and for seven years was with the contracting
firm of W. A. Peters & Sons. He then took up surveying with the firm
of Rualt & Young of London and for eight years was in its employ. In
1908, when thirty-one years of age, he came to Canada and accepted a
position in the land office of the Canadian Pacific Railway ('ompany at
Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1907 he was transferred to the irrigation de-
partment at Calgary and in the same year was made chief draughtsman
for the engineering branch. Later he became assistant engineer, in
charge of architectural townsite and right of way, and in 1913 assumed
the duties of assistant superintendent of the development branch of the
department of natural resources. In the following j^ear he was promoted
to the position of superintendent of that branch, in which connection it
is his task to make provision for all permanent improvements on the
company's developed lands. Their faith in his ability has been amply
justified and he performs the work assigned him with efficiency and con-
scientiousness.

In September, 1919, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Edith Isa-
bella Harding Thompson and they have two sons : John Stanley and
David Stewart. For a number of years Mr. Smith was connected with
the Canadian Militia and from 1915 until the close of the World war he
served as a lieutenant in the One Hundred and Third Regiment of Cal-
gary Rifles. He was made honorary secretary of the Calgary branch of
Patriotic Friends and is loyal, progressive and public-spirited in all mat-
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right to vote according to the dictates of his judgment. As a member
of the Calgary Board of Trade he is working for the industrial expan-
sion of his city and through his connection with St. Andrew's Golf Club
he obtains recreation and diversion. His labors have been of a construc-
tive nature, directed into those channels through which flows the greatest
and most permanent good to the greatest number, and he is recognized
as a man of substantial worth, thoroughly trustworthy and dependable
in every relation of life.

BERNARD R. MOONEY, M. D.

The practitioner of medicine must, according to public demand, be
ever genial and sympathetic, as well as learned in the science which forms
the basis of his professional service. Dr. Bernard R. Mooney fully meets
the requirements of the profession and since establishing his office in
Fort Saskatchewan success has attended his efforts. He was born in
Windsor, Ontario, February 11, 1885, of the marriage of Edward D. and
Margaret (Dixon) Mooney, both natives of that province. The father
has passed away. The mother still makes her home in Windsor. They
were the parents of six children, three of whom met death in a railroad
accident in Ontario. Those who survive are: The subject of this review
and two sisters who reside in Windsor.

Bernard R. Mooney obtained his preliminary education in the public
schools of his native city and afterward took up the study of medicine,
entering the Western University of Ontario, from which he was gradu-
ated in 1910. Believing that the west afforded a better field for his pro-
fessional labors, he started for this province in the same year and first
located in Calgary, remaining in that city for four years. In 1914 he
removed to Fort Saskatchewan, in the Victoria district of Alberta, and
continued to practice here until March, 1916, when he enlisted for service
in the World war, joining the One Hundred and Fifty-first Battalion.
He was sent overseas and was wounded on November 4, 1917, being sent
to a hospital for treatment. He did not return to the front, but is still
on the reserve list and subject to call should the country have need of
his services. On returning to Canada he resumed his professional activi-
ties at Fort Saskatchewan and a liberal practice has been accorded him
in recognition of his skill in battling with disease. In 1922-23 the Doctor
took postgraduate work in New York, Chicago, Detroit and Winnipeg.
In June, 1923, he moved to Edmonton and opened offices in the Teglar
building, specializing in X-ray diagnosis and treatment.

Dr. Mooney married Miss Elizabeth Ouellette, also a native of the
province of Ontario, and they have become the parents of nine children,
eight of whom are living, namely: Margaret, Bernard, Edward John,
Alma Loretta, Martha Marie, Wilfrid Laurier and Laura, twins, Eliza-
beth and Francis. Dr. and Mrs. Mooney are communicants of the Cath-

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olic church and he is also a member of the Knights of Columbus. He
is deeply interested in his profession and close study, careful analysis,
natural talent and acquired ability have placed him with the leading
medical practitioners of his district.

GEORGE H. HUTTON.

George H. Hutton, superintendent of agriculture and animal hus-
bandry for the Canadian Pacific Railway, with offices at Calgary, is fully
equal to the demands of this responsible position and the company was
fortunate in securing the services of a man of his ability and experience.
He was born in Granville county, Ontario, February 18, 1878, a son of
George and Eliza (Hall) Hutton, who are also natives of that province.
George Hutton has devoted many years to agricultural pursuits, taking
over his father's farm, which he operated for twenty-seven years, and
afterward came to this province. He located at Lacombe, Alberta, where
he still resides, and the mother is also living.

Reared in his native province, George H. Hutton there attended the
public schools and a business college, afterward enrolling as a student
at the Ontario Agricultural College from which he was graduated in
1900. He then took charge of the operation of the family home farm while
he also cultivated his own adjoining land, and later accepted the position
of manager of the Dominion experimental station at Lacombe, Alberta,
which had just been established, this being the smallest station in Can-
ada at that time. Mr. Hutton supervised the erection of all of the build-
ings and this is now the largest station in the Dominion. Starting with
one hundred acres, it is operating five hundred acres at present and
carries a thousand head of live stock. The credit for its development
is due to Mr. Hutton, who was in control of the station for thirteen years,
from 1906 to 1919. His success in that connection drew to him much
favorable attention and the government offered him the position of di-
rector of experimental farms for the Dominion, but he decided to enter
the service of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company and has since been
superintendent of agriculture and animal husbandry. Scientific training
and ripe experience well qualified him for so important an office and he
also has the executive force necessary to direct the labors of those under
him. He has supervision of the farms at Chancellor, Tilley, Coaldale,
Chin and Strathmore, Alberta, in addition to other farms that may be
developed from time to time in various parts of the west. The main
object in establishing the farms was to provide high quality products for
the hotels conducted by the company and for its dining car service. The
live stock operations of the department have included the sale of cattle
to settlers in irrigated areas and the business in this connection has to-
taled approximately one million dollars, the percentage of loss being very
light, thus indicating the . stability of the live stock market. The com-

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pany maintains the largest herd of pure-bred Holsteins in Canada, with the
object of building up the dairy industry in the west, and its surplus
stock is available to settlers at reasonable prices. Large areas of land
are seeded to alfalfa each year for the purpose of demonstrating the
feasibility of growing this crop and economic benefits are resulting there-
from. The strongest single phase of the operation of any of these farms
is the definite information obtainal;le as to the cost of production of any
product marketed therefrom, and the work which Mr. Hutton is direct-
ing is of inestimable value in promoting the upbuilding and development
of one of the richest agricultural sections in the world. In addition to
the discharge of these duties he is also operating a farm of four hun-
dred acres in the Lacombe district of Alberta, on which he grows seed
grain, also raising pure-bred shorthorn cattle and Yorkshire hogs.

In June, 1903, Mr. Hutton was united in marriage to Miss Annie
M. Coon and they have four children : Herbert H., Wilfred, Walter Lloyd
and Dorothy E., aged, respectively, fifteen, twelve, seven and four years.
Mr. Hutton is a member of the Central Methodist Episcopal church and
his deep interest in the welfare and progress of his city has led to his
connection with the Calgary Board of Trade. He is a Scottish Rite Ma-
son and also has membership in the Rotary Club. He is president of the
Western Canada Live Stock Union, an organization composed of the
representatives of practically all societies of this character in the four
western provinces, and is serving the Alberta Cattle Breeders' Associa-
tion in a similar capacity. He is a director of the Calgary Exhibition,
of the Alberta Sheep and Swine Breeders' Association, and also of the
Commercial Life Insurance Company of Edmonton, Alberta. He has de-
voted his life to the science of agriculture, of which he has acquired a
highly specialized knowledge, and his contribution to the world's work
has been one of utmost value and importance.

EDGAR WILLIAM ALLIN, M. D., C. M.

Dr. Edgar William Allin, who enjoys an enviable reputation as one
of the leading surgeons of Edmonton and western Canada, was born in
Bowmanville, Ontario, on the 14th of September, 1875, a son of Samuel
and Jane (Elford) Allin, representing an old family of Devonshire, Eng-
land, which for many generations owned land south of Bideford. The
father, whose birth occurred near Holsworthy, Devonshire, in 1832 and
who devoted his attention to farming and stock breeding throughout his
active career, passed away at Bowmanville, Ontario, at the advanced age
of eighty-six years. The mother, who was born in the vicinity of Bow-
manville, Ontario, in 1839, is still living and makes her home at that
place.

In the acquirement of an education Edgar W. Allin attended the Bow-
manville high school, while his professional training was received in

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Trinity Medical College of Toronto, which in 1902 conferred upon him
the degrees of M. D., C. M. The following year he became a member of
the Royal College of Surgeons (England), and Licentiate of the Royal
College of Physicians (London). After taking his examination in Lon-
don, he spent four years in hospital resident work, ending with a year
— 1906-07 — at the Prince of Wales Hospital in London, and from 1908
until 1910 he acted as surgeon for the Toronto Orthopedic Hospital. The
year 1909 witnessed his arrival in Alberta. He has displayed marked
skill as a surgeon and has become widely recognized as one of the fore-
most specialists in this field not only in Edmonton but throughout west-
ern Canada. In 1915 he became a fellow of the American College of
Surgeons. His high standing in professional circles is indicated in the fact
that he was honored with the vice presidency of the American College of
Surgeons in 1916, served as president of the Edmonton Academy of Medi-
cine in 1917 and is now vice president of the Alberta Medical Association.
Extensive and important as have been his professional interests, he has
found time for activity along other lines. He occupies the vice presidency
of the Commercial Life Insurance Company of Edmonton, also deals in
farm mortgages and is a stockholder of the Canadian Pacific Railroad.

In Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, in 1907, Dr. Allin was united in
marriage to Miss Rose Mary Kember, daughter of Charles Kember, Esq.,
of London, England, and Durban, South Africa, who was manager of the
London & South African Bank at Durban and lost his life in the Zulu up-
rising of 1879. Dr. and Mrs. Allin have five children, namely : Eardley,
Leila, Marjorie, Rosalynd and Dorothy. Dr. Allin is a popular member
of the Edmonton Golf & Country Club, the Mayfair Golf Club and the
Granite Curling Club — associations which indicate the nature of his rec-
reation and relaxation.

MARION L. STODDARD.

In the passing of Marion L. Stoddard, Cardston lost a pioneer citizen,
one who contributed to a great degree in the development and improve-
ment of this district. He was born in Centerville, Utah, on the 8th of
September, 1852, a son of Judson Stoddard, who crossed the plains to
Utah with the early pioneers of that state. The father was a member
of Brigham Young's company. He was born in upper Canada in 1823
and first located in Missouri, later removing to Nauvoo, Illinois. In
1849 he moved to North Canyon, Utah, later to Centerville and finally
to Farmington. He was the owner of one of the first sawmills in that
territory. His demise occurred on the 7th of January, 1870.

In the acquirement of his education Marion L. Stoddard attended
the public schools of Utah until he reached the age of fifteen years. At
that time he put his textbooks aside and engaged in freighting, driving
a string of mules. He freighted from Omaha, Nebraska, to Utah, until

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Indians stole his mules. He then began to buy and sell cattle at Farm-
ington, incidentally raising some live stock, and subsequently he moved
into the state of Idaho, near St. Anthony, where he took up land and
became one of the most extensive ranchers of that day, devoting his
entire time and attention to his stock interests. In 1892 he came to Cards-
ton, making the trip overland and bringing with him a number of horses,
and he homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of raw prairie land, ten
miles south of Cardston. There were no fences on the land at that time,
and his first house was built of logs which he hauled from the mountains,
and Lethbridge, sixty-six miles distant, was his nearest base of supplies.
There were no roads, only trails, and many streams had to be forded in
making the journey. After proving up on the homestead Mr. Stoddard
purchased more land and bought and sold live stock and also raised
horses and cattle. He owned more than one thousand acres of well im-
proved land in this district at one time. Mr. Stoddard kept his family
in Cardston in order to give his children better educational advantages,
and subsequently he became associated with Mark Spencer, in the estab-
lishment of the Spencer & Stoddard Mercantile Company in Cardston.
They also erected the Spencer Hotel, which they later leased, and after
several years of successful partnership, Mr. Stoddard withdrew and re-
tired from active life. His demise occurred on the 4th of September,
1916.

On September 26, 1872, Mr. Stoddard married Harriett Stoddard, who
was born in California December 8, 1856, a daughter of Arvin M. Stod-
dard, who was born in Toronto, Canada, on the 1st of September, 1826.
In 1847 he went with pioneers to Salt Lake valley where he took up his
residence in Salt Lake, but later went back to California, whence he had
gone during the gold excitement. In 1872 he removed to Milford, locating
a homestead where the town of Milford now stands. He was one of the
pioneer settlers of Utah and farmed and also conducted a hotel and was
one of the most deservedly successful men in his community. To Mr. and
Mrs. Marion L. Stoddard the following children were born ; Effie, who
is the wife of James Hansen, a prominent farmer of Cardston ; Marion,
whose demise occurred in infancy; Lola, who is the wife of Brigham
Lamb, a successful merchant of Cardston ; Hattie, deceased, who was
the wife of S. M. Woolf ; A. J., further mention of whom will be made
below; Rhoda, deceased, who was the wife of F. W. Woolf; Leo, deceased;
George 0., engaged in the brokerage business in Los Angeles, California;
Alta, the wife of V. V, Spencer, a merchant of Cardston; Wynona, the
wife of Frank McMillen, a salesman with headquarters in Edmonton ;
Mabel, who is teaching school in Cardston ; and Douglas, who is a farmer.
Mrs. Stoddard continues to make her home in Cardston. The family are
all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr.
Stoddard was a stanch supporter of the Liberal party throughout his
life, and he was actively and helpfully interested in all matters relative
to the progress and improvement of this section, giving his support to
many measures for the public good. As a business man he was thor-

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oughly reliable and his honesty in all the relations of life was one of
the important factors in his substantial success.

Arvin J, Stoddard was born in Georgetown, Idaho, in 1882. He re-
ceived his education in the public schools of Cardston, where he came
with his parents in childhood, and after putting his textbooks aside he
bought and sold cattle on his own account. He now owns and operates
seven hundred and twenty acres of land, following general farming and
he also owns the Spencer Hotel in Cardston. Like his father, he has
always been straightforward and reliable in his business dealings and
he commands the full confidence of those with whom he is associated.

Arvin J. Stoddard married Miss Eva Layton, a daughter of James
A. Layton, a prominent farmer of Cardston. To their union two children
have been born : Marion H. and Leon C, both of whom are living at
home. They are all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints and Mr. Stoddard devotes a great deal of his spare time to the
church. Since 1919 he has conducted the Odeon Dance Hall in Cardston
and is making a success of the venture. He is public-spirited and no
movement for the development and improvement of the community seeks
his aid in vain.

NORMAN K. LUXTON.

Norman K. Luxton's life has been one of varied activity and interest-
ing experiences. As a resident of Banff he has contributed in a great de-
gree to the development and improvement of various enterprises and no his-
tory of the province of Alberta would be complete without extended men-
tion of him. He is a native son of Canada, his birth occurring in Winni-
peg, on the 2d of November, 1876. He is a son of William Fisher and
Sarah (Edwards) Luxton, the former a native of Devonshire, England,
and the latter of Ontario. The father was about four or five years of age
when his parents brought him to this country, and upon reaching man's
estate he engaged in the newspaper business, founding the Manitoba Free
Press at Winnipeg, which he conducted for thirty years and then retired.
He lived in Winnipeg until his death on November 15, 1907. He was a
man of genial and pleasing personality and won the confidence and esteem
of all with whom he came into contact, and his death was lamented by
many friends as well as his immediate family. Mrs. Luxton survives her
husband and is residing in St. Paul.

In the pursuit of his education Norman K. Luxton attended the public
schools of Winnipeg and subsequently entered the Collegiate Institute.
Upon the completion of his literary education he became an apprentice to
the printing trade, starting in the printing office of his father's news-
paper. He worked his way up from the very bottom and in 1897 went
to Calgary and accepted a position as business manager for the Calgary
Herald, where he served one year and then started for the Klondike.
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He stopped at Peace river and in partnership with John J. Young pub-
lished the Brand Book, one of the largest and most important publications
of its kind in Canada, being of especial interest to the ranchers. Sub-
sequently Mr. Luxton went to Vancouver and there published the Koote-
nay and Klondike Guide, which is being published at the present time.
Mr. Luxton then headed an organization of business men and published
the Town Topics of Vancouver and the Black and White at Victoria. No
subscriptions were solicited for these publications but from nine to ten
thousand copies of them were sold each week on the streets. Town Topics
sold for ten cents a copy.

Mr. Luxton inherited more or less of a roving disposition and he was
fond of adventure. In 1899, with Captain John Voss as his only com-
panion, Mr. Luxton made a trip across the Pacific ocean in the "Tilikum,"
which was fashioned from a huge red cedar log and had a capacity of
two and one-half tons. Mr. Luxton paid eight dollars for the craft and
it cost him eleven hundred and fifty dollars to outfit it for its sea-going
trip. The "Tilikum" was a trim little craft with a twenty-eight foot keel,
boasted a six-foot cabin and carried three sails. Mr. Luxton and the
Captain landed at forty-two islands during their trip and covered four-
teen thousand miles, though they met with much bad weather and the
boat was twice wrecked. Mr. Luxton left the boat at Australia and Cap-
tain Voss went on to England. Mr. Luxton worked his way back to this
country on a Canadian Pacific Railroad Company's boat and as soon as
he landed in Canada came immediately to Banff to regain his health, and
soon afterward he bought the Crag & Canyon from Dr. White and has
since published it successfully and has a most modern plant. Aside from
his newspaper interests Mr. Luxton built and owns the Luxton business
block and is part owner of the Hotel Edward, a well known hostelry here.

In November of the year 1904 Mr. Luxton was married to Miss Georgia
E. McDougall, a daughter of David and Annie (McKenzie) McDougall,
the latter a native of Ontario. In 1862 Mr. McDougall came to Alberta
and has the distinction of being the oldest white man in this province,
his residence now being in Calgary. During his active life he was a
rancher and trader and he owns a ranch fifteen or sixteen miles in radius.
Mr. and Mrs. Luxton have one child : Eleanor Georgia, whose birth oc-
curred in July, 1908, and who is a student in the local high school.

Since attaining his majority Mr. Luxton has given his political allegi-
ance to the Liberal party, maintaining an active interest in party affairs,
and was elected in 1923, for three years, to Banff town council. His re-
ligious faith is that of the Baptist church. Mr. Luxton is essentially
public-spirited and he has been a dominant factor in the furtherance of
many movements for the development and improvement of Banff and the
province. For seventeen years he fought for a town council here and
eventually succeeded, through Senator Lougheed, who was at that time
minister of the interior, and could see Mr. Luxton's point of view. He
was an active factor in the organization of the Citizens' Council and to-
gether with B. W. Collison, extended mention of whom is made on an-

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other page of this work, he organized the famous Banff Winter Carnival
that has brought visitors here from every section of the v^orld. Mr.
Luxton is a member of the Banff Golf Club and the Curling Club and also
of the Banff Gun Club, which latter body he organized. He is a self-made
man in the truest sense of the word and as such he is accorded the con-
fidence and esteem of all who know him. He possesses a most genial and
pleasing personality and his friends throughout the Dominion are legion.

EVERETT THOMAS LOVE.

Everett Thomas Love of Edmonton has long been prominently identi-
fied with the dairy industry and perhaps there is no one in this province
better able to speak with authority upon questions relating thereto. His
advancement has been continuous by reason of his broad study and wide
experience and he has been a most important factor in the development
of the dairy interests in this section of Canada. Mr. Love is a native of
the United States, his birth having occurred in St. Clairsville, Belmont
county, Ohio, September 25, 1886, his parents being Thomas Rusk and
Euphemia Elinda (Morgan) Love. He is descended from Irish ancestry,
his great-grandfather and grandmother having emigrated from Ireland
to the United States about 1790, at which time settlement was made in
Pennsylvania, while later a removal took the family to Ohio. This Mr.
Love was a merchant trader, plying boats on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. He contracted yellow fever on one of these trips and died in New
Orleans before the birth of his son, who was the grandfather of Everett
T. Love. The grandfather was truly a self-made man, his progress and
advancement being due entirely to his own capability and efforts. Event-
ually he became a minister of the United Presbyterian church and won
the degrees of D. D. and LL. D. He was also a prominent farmer, acquir-
ing large landed interests, in the development and cultivation of which he
displayed marked business ability. The grandfather of Everett T, Love
on the maternal side was also a pioneer settler of Ohio and became a pros-
perous agriculturist but in later years turned his attention to trading in
wool and live stock, in which connection he developed a business of sub-
stantial and gratifying proportions. The parents of Everett T. Love
were hard working farming people, leading lives of unremitting industry
and about two years ago they removed from Ohio to Alberta. There were
but two children in their family, the brother of E. T. Love being also a
resident of Edmonton.

In the acquirement of his education Everett T. Love attended the high
school of St. Clairsville, Ohio, where he completed his studies as a mem-
ber of the class of 1905. He was graduated from the State College at
Pullman, Washington, in 1912, with the degree of Bachelor of Science
in agriculture. He may truly be called a self-made man, having justly
won this proud title. He obtained his education through his determina-

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tion, whereby he formulated and executed the plans that enabled him to
pursue his college course. While a college student he managed the Y. M.
C. A. dormitory for free rent and he also worked on Saturdays during
the school year in a shoe store, while in the summer months he was em-
ployed in connection with the different departments of the Experimental
Station Farm. During his college career he was honored by his fellow
students in several ways, such as being made business manager of the
Monthly Agricultural Magazine of the college during his sophomore year
and manager of the Class Annual during his junior year. In this way
he received his business training, together with his class work and hour
work for pay, when he had time, in the college creamery. The experi-
ence of marketing the butter from this creamery in Spokane at various
periods during his junior and senior years was of value to him in a
business way and from each activity in his life he learned the lessons
therein to be gained. His educational training, however, was not con-
tinuous, for in early manhood, before entering upon his college work,
he was principal of the school at Fairpoint, Belmont county, Ohio, in
1905-06, and in the latter year became surveyor on the Spokane, Port-
land & Seattle Railroad, a position which he occupied for fifteen months.
While still engaged in surveying and before deciding to enter the State
College of Washington, he had an offer from the Northern Pacific Rail-
road to go to China for three years in survey work for the railroad com-
pany but after due deliberation finally refused, in order to promote his
education. It was then that he entered the State College of Washing-
ton and following his graduation therefrom he obtained a position as prin-
cipal of a high school in western Washington and director of the West
Side Experiment Station. He resigned, however, without entering upon
the active duties of the position, in order to become dairy inspector in the
city of Edmonton. After serving in that capacity for three months he
resigned to become manager of the Woodland Dairy, Limited, of Edmon-
ton, which position he has held continuously to the present time. In this
connection he controls a business of extensive proportions and the re-
sponsibilities and duties that devolve upon him are extensive and oner-
ous. He is thoroughly adequate to the demands made upon his energy
and he displays marked administrative direction and executive ability in
controlling the interests of the company. He is today a director and
the secretary and treasurer of the Woodland Dairy, Limited, and presi-
dent of the Woodland Dairy of Innisfail, Limited, at Innisfail, Alberta.
His position as a representative of the dairy interests of western Canada
is a prominent one. He was appointed secretary-treasurer of the Alberta
Dairymen's Association in 1917 and is still active in that capacity. He
also holds the same position in the manufacturer's section of the associa-
tion. He was a member of the board of the National Dairy Council of
Canada in 1918-19 and he has also held and still holds several positions
as director in various western Canada dairy organizations. He is now
a member of the advisory committee of the National Dairy Council for
1922-3 and he was recently elected to the position of chairman of t^*^

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agricultural section of the Board of Trade of the city of Edmonton for
one year.

At Spokane, Washington, on the 18th of March, 1912, Mr. Love was
married to Miss Anna Elizabeth Schneider, the only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Schneider of Plaza, Washington. They were pioneer settlers
of the Great Palouse country of Washington, where Mr. Schneider home-
steaded and where he was extensively engaged in farming for many
years, while later he became a prominent real estate man of Edmon-
ton and is now living retired in Los Angeles, California, being ranked
with the men of affluence in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Love have become
the parents of four children: William Thomas, Edwin Phillip and twin
sons, Harold Houston and Norman Howard, all living. The religious
faith of the family is that of the Presbyterian church, their membership
being in Westminster church in Edmonton. The military chapter in the
life record of Mr. Love covers three years of training in the military
department of the State College of Washington. In politics he maintains
an independent course, supporting men and measures calculated to pro-
mote the welfare and progress of the community. He is a member of the
Board of Trade and of the Kiwanis Club. He belongs to the Masonic
fraternity, to the Phi Delta Theta and to the Alpha Zeta, two Greek letter
fraternities of the United States, the former social in its purposes, while
the latter is an honorary agricultural fraternity. Mr, Love is certainly
deserving of much credit for what he has accomplished. His determina-
tion to secure an education early indicated the elemental strength of his
character, which has led him steadily forward until he is today an out-
standing figure in connection w'ith the dairy interests of Alberta, thor-
oughly meriting the success that has crowned his efforts, while his envi-
able business position may well serve as an example to others, showing
what can be accomplished through individual effort, intelligently directed.

WILLIAM CRAWFORD.

William Crawford, who was long identified with the railroad service
and later became a speculator in real estate, in which field he most care-
fully and sagaciously directed his interests, so that success in substantial
measure came to him, is now living retired in the enjoyment of the fruits
of his former toil and is accounted one of the highly esteemed residents
of Medicine Hat. He comes to this section of the country from Ontario,
where his birth occurred on the 7th of April, 1864, his parents being
John and Mary (Kerr) Crawford, both of whom were natives of Scot-
land. Leaving the land of hills and heather, they came to the new world
in early life and were married in Ontario, where the father followed the
occupation of farming and thus provided for his family, which numbered
twelve children, six of whom are living, William being the seventh in
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and John Crawford always gave his political allegiance to the Liberal
party.

The public schools of his native province accorded William Crawford
his early educational opportunities. He passed through consecutive grades
and eventually became a high school pupil at Park Hill, Ontario. His
educational training thus constituted a sure foundation upon which to
build success and he started out in the business world in a clerical posi-
tion in a bank. The year 1884 witnessed his arrival in Medicine Hat and
he obtained employment with the Canadian Pacific Railroad as a brake-
man. After working in that capacity for a time he was advanced to the
position of conductor and continued with the railroad company for a
quarter of a century — a fact plainly indicative of his faithfulness and
capability. Just when the boom at Medicine Hat was at its height, how-
ever, he left the road and began speculating in property. His sound judg-
ment enabled him to make judicious investments and he disposed of the
major part of his property before the boom died out. He had thus real-
ized a handsome fortune and his success was sufficient to enable him now
to live retired, save for the management which he gives to his invest-
ments. He is a stockholder and director of the J. H. Tabor Candy Com-
pany, has been president of the Medicine Hat News for several years
and is a director of the Medicine Hat Steam Laundry Company.

In 1900 Mr. Crawford was united in marriage to Miss Eva Edwards,
who was born in Ontario, a daughter of Samuel Edwards, one of the
pioneer farmers of that province. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford have four
children : George Maxwell, who is a student in the Alberta University at
Edmonton ; Hugh Wilfrid, also a university student ; Dorothy Mary, a
high school pupil ; and Edith Jean, who is also in school. That Mr. Craw-
ford's life has been guided by high and honorable principles is indicated
in the fact that he has long been a consistent member of the Presbyterian
church, of which his wife is an equally faithful representative and both
take active and helpful interest in all branches of the church work, Mr.
Crawford serving at the present time on the board of managers. Fra-
ternally he is a Scottish Rite Mason and member of the Mystic Shrine
and is a past master of the lodge. He also belongs to the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and is a past noble grand. Since age conferred
upon him the right of franchise he has always voted with the Liberal
party but has never sought nor desired office, preferring to concentrate
his efforts and attention upon his business and personal affairs. He
had nothing but the clothes which he wore when he came to Medicine
Hat. He was one of a large family and his parents were not in affluent
circumstances, so it was necessary that the sons should early begin to
provide for their own support. Like his brothers, he started out when a
youth in his teens and from the beginning his course was characterized
by indefatigable industry and perseverance. Steadily he has worked his
way upward, improving every opportunity that has come to him, and
with the passing years he has accumulated a most substantial fortune,
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luxuries of life. He has a nice home at No. 9 First street in Medicine
Hat and is able to surround his family with much that goes to make life
worth living. His example should serve to inspire and encourage others,
showing what may be accomplished through individual effort, persist-
ency of purpose and straightforward dealing.

DAVID L. DICK, M. D.

Dr. David L. Dick, superintendent of the Provincial Mental Institute
at Oliver, near Edmonton, is one of the foremost members of his profes-
sion in the district and province. He was born at Ridgetown, Ontario,
in 1884, a son of David and Ellen (Clark) Dick, likewise natives of On-
tario. On the paternal side Dr. Dick is of Scotch descent, the grand-
father having come to Canada from Scotland at an early day and home-
steaded some land in Ontario. The father is still living on this old home-
stead near Ridgetown. He has followed farming the greater part of his
life and has won substantial success. Mrs. Dick passed away in 1908.
To their union eight children were born. Dr. Dick being the fifth in order
of birth. Mr. Dick has always given his allegiance to the Liberal party
and his religious faith is manifest in his membership in the Presbyterian
church. He is an honored and respected citizen of the community in
which he has resided so many years.

In the acquirement of his early education David L. Dick attended the
public schools in the vicinity of the home farm and was graduated from
the Ridgetown Collegiate Institute in 1904. He then attended Normal
School at Chatham and for the following three years taught school. In
early life his greatest ambition was to become a physician and subse-
quently he enrolled in the medical department of the University of To-
ronto, from which institution he was graduated in 1911. The next two
years he spent in Grace Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, taking postgraduate
work and then engaged in general practice at Edmonton. He enlisted
for service in the World war and in August, 1915, he went overseas as a
member of the Imperial Medical Corps, holding the rank of lieutenant,
being one of the first one hundred to go. Dr. Dick was in the different
hospitals in Europe and was placed on the front line about six weeks after
his arrival in France. While in the trenches he was attached to the One
Hundred and Forty-second Field Ambulance Corps, Fifteenth Division. In
February, 1916, he contracted trench fever and was confined to a hospital
for six weeks. He was then invalided to England, where he remained
until he was transferred to the Fourth and Fifth Black Watch at Rippon,
and remained there until the expiration of his term of enlistment, when
he returned to Canada. That was in 1917. He was then offered the
position of resident physician of the Strathcona Military Hospital at
Strathcona with the rank of captain, and so served for nine months. He
resigned to take the superintendency of the Soldiers Mental Hospital

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located near Red Deer, which was opened in 1918. In 1923 the Soldiers
Mental Hospital at Red Deer became the Provincial Training School for
Mental Deficients and a new Provincial Mental Institute was opened at
Oliver, nine miles from Edmonton, where Dr. Dick is now superintendent.
Dr. Dick stands high in the medical fraternity of the district and province
and no man could discharge the duties of his present position with more
efficiency than he.

In June, 1918, was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Dick and Miss
Margaret Kathleen Hurst, who was born in Woodstock, Ontario, but lived
in Edmonton for eighteen years, a daughter of W. S. Hurst, one of the
oldest commercial traveling men in the west.

Dr. and Mrs. Dick are consistent members of the Presbyterian church
and are zealous workers in its behalf. The Doctor is identified with the
Masons and is a Knights Templar and a member of the Mystic Shrine.
He is essentially public-spirited and his aid can always be counted upon
in the furtherance of any movement for the development and improve-
ment of the community. The greater part of his time and attention,
however, is devoted to his duties as head of the hospital.

FRANK BEATTIE.

Frank Beattie, proprietor of Frank Beattie & Son, merchants of Banff,
was born in Grey county, Ontario, on the 11th of May, 1855, a son of
Francis and Mary (McCullum) Beattie, natives of Scotland, who came to
Canada and located in Toronto about 1825. They came to this country
with their respective parents and their marriage was celebrated in To-
ronto. By trade the father was a stonecutter and bricklayer, but after
coming to this country he engaged in farming, and continued that occu-
pation for the remainder of his life, being one of the most successful agri-
culturists in the province, and enjoying the confidence and esteem of all
who knew him. His death occurred at the age of sixty-five years. Mrs.
Beattie died in 1886.

In the acquirement of his education Frank Beattie attended the pub-
lic schools of Ontario, remaining with his parents on the home farm for
some time and during the latter years of his life there, he and a brother
ran the farm, that association being maintained until 1881, when Frank
Beattie came west. He spent one year in Montana and in 1882 joined the
Winnipeg police force, where he served for one year, then for two years
he was cook for a construction gang working on the Canadian Pacific
Railroad, and in 1884 he went into the hotel business in Golden and in
Beaver, British Columbia. The following year he operated a hotel on
the summit of Selkirk Range. In 1887 he came to Banff and bought out
the Hot Springs Hotel. After conducting it for ten years he then rented
it out and went to Kaslo, West Kootenay, British Columbia, establishing
a hotel there, which subsequently was burned to the ground, and as Mr.

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Beattie had no insurance on it the venture proved a very expensive one.
He then returned to Banff and opened the Alberta Hotel, which had not
been used for some four or five years, running this hotel for two years,
during which time his Hot Springs Hotel burned down. Subsequently he
bought out the Old Park Hotel, but after a short time also rented it out.
In 1915 it burned to the ground and Mr. Beattie decided to withdraw
from the hotel business. He erected a new building on the old location,
in which he now has a pool hall and bowling alley, and he also is in the
confectionery business.

In January, 1888, Mr. Beattie was married to Miss Katherine Cam-
eron and to their union six children have been born : Three of the boys
volunteered for service at the outbreak of the World war — Frank M., a
platoon scout, who was killed in active service during the World war;
Roy, who served throughout the World war, died a short time after coming
home, having been incapacitated four different times and was finally dis-
charged because of valvular heart trouble ; and Arthur is a veteran of
the World war, having served two years overseas with the Twentieth Ar-
tillery as gunner. He was severely wounded, losing three fingers. Evelyn
died in May, 1918; Florence is living at home; and Harry died in 1902, at
the age of five years.

In his political views Mr. Beattie is a Conservative and he maintains
an active interest in party affairs and is well informed on all important
questions and issues of the day. His religious faith is that of the Pres-
byterian church. He is a life member of the Masonic order and is readily
conceded to be an exemplary member of the craft. Mr. Beattie's success
has not come to him without hard work and he has overcome many obsta-
cles that would have turned back a far less determined man. He has
always employed the highest principles of honesty and integrity in the
conduct of his affairs and is held in high confidence and esteem by all who
know him.

WARREN W. PREVEY.

Legitimate success is the direct outcome and reward of close applica-
tion, earnest purpose and intelligently directed effort. It has been through
the exercise of these qualities that Warren W. Prevey has gained a cred-
itable position in the business circles of Edmonton, where he is now con-
ducting his interests under the name of the Edmonton City Dairy, Lim-
ited. Here he is engaged in the manufacture of butter, cheese, ice cream
and similar commodities, having continuously carried on the business
since 1906. He established this enterprise under the name of the Ed-
monton City Dairy in that year and through the intervening period has
developed his interests until he is today one of the most prominent dairy-
men of Canada.

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and is a son of Francis and Mary Prevey, who were born in Quebec,
Canada. At the usual age he began his education as a pubHc school
pupil, passing through consecutive grades to the high school, from which
in due course of time he was graduated. He next entered the University
of Wisconsin and after thorough and comprehensive collegiate training
started out in the business world. He has ever learned the lessons of life
that have been contained in each experience in which he has participated
and from the outset of his business career he has made steady progress by
reason of his thoroughness, close application and indefatigable energy.
He became acquainted with the line of business in which he is now en-
gaged while residing in his native state and then, believing that excel-
lent opportunities were offered in the Canadian west, he made his way
to Edmonton and in 1906, with several associates, organized the Edmon-
ton City Dairy. While his capital was small, Mr. Prevey possessed bound-
less energy and enthusiasm and the ability to improve every opportunity
that came his way. Year by year, therefore, his business has steadily in-
creased and he is today at the head of what is one of the largest, if not
the largest, of the creameries in Canada. The Edmonton City Dairy,
Limited, — for under that name the company now operates — handled five
million, forty-three thousand, six hundred pounds of butter during the
year of 1922 and sold two million, five hundred thousand quarts of milk
and manufactured five hundred thousand pounds of cheese. The business
represents a sale amounting to about two million dollars annually, with a
disbursement to the farmers of the country of approximately a million
dollars, so that the undertaking is one of great value to Alberta, as well
as a source of most substantial income to the stockholders. The plant is
located on the Strathcona road in Edmonton and the buildings are in
every way clean and sanitary, the product being handled in the most
scientific manner, Mr. Prevey has long studied every phase of the busi-
ness and speaks with authority upon every question relating thereto. He
is now one of the directors of the Arctic Ice Company, Limited, and also
of the Western Dairymen's Association and is the president of the manu-
facturing section of the Alberta Dairy Association. He is likewise a rep-
resentative of the cheese industry of the four western provinces in the
National Dairy Council of Canada.

On the 19th of December, 1900, Mr. Prevey was united in marriage
to Miss Ida E. Preston and they have become parents of three daughters
and two sons: Esther; Ruth; Ellen, who was drowned at Seba Beach in
1922 ; Warren H. ; and Chester. Mr. Prevey is a Liberal in politics and
his religious faith is that of the Methodist church. He belongs to the
Liberal Club, to the Rotary Club and to the Strathcona Liberal Club, of
which he is the president. He was alderman of the city of Edmonton in
1918 and 1919 and is interested in every measure that has to do with the
progress and upbuilding of Edmonton and this section of the country.
His entire course has been actuated by a spirit of advancement and he
directs his efforts with a singleness of purpose that never fails to reach
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be overestimated as a factor in the growth, development and prosperity
of Alberta, and along the line of an orderly progression he has come to a
point of leadership in connection with the dairy industry of the country.
On the 26th of October, 1922, he was elected president of the Board of
Trade.

LEWIS STOCKETT.

Lewis Stockett is well known to Calgary's citizens as general super-
intendent of the coal mines branch of the department of natural resources
of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, and forty-seven years' ex-
perience has given him a detailed knowledge of this industry. He is a
native of the United States, his birth having occurred at Ashland, Penn-
sylvania, on the 31st of March, 1861, and his parents were Thomas R,
and Jemima (Edmonds) Stockett, the former a native of Maryland and
the latter of England. The father was a civil engineer and followed
that profession as a life work, aiding in the construction of many rail-
roads in the Keystone state. The mother was the daughter of an Eng-
lish clergyman. She passed away in 1886, while the death of Mr. Stockett
occurred in 1902.

In his native town Lewis Stockett was reared and educated, complet-
ing his high school course in 1875, when but fourteen years of age, and
he then entered the office of a mining engineer, with whom he learned
the profession. From 1875 until 1880 he was rodman and transitman
for the Lehigh Valley Coal Company and from 1881 until 1884 he was
employed as an engineer by the Westmoreland Coal Company. He next
became superintendent of the Park Collieries in Pennsylvania, acting in
that capacity during 1884 and 1885, and from 1886 until 1891 he was
chief engineer of the Illinois mines of the Consolidated Coal Company of
St. Louis, Missouri. He served as secretary-treasurer of the Wabash
Coal Company of Indiana from 1892 until 1894 and from 1895 until 1904
was general manager of the mines of the Great Northern Railroad at
Great Falls, Montana. In 1905 he entered the service of the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company and has since been general superintendent of
the coal mines branch of the department of natural resources, with head-
quarters at Calgary. He has an intimate knowledge of every phase of
the coal mining industry and the work of his department is performed
with notable ability and efficiency.

Mr. Stockett was married January 6, 1885, to Miss Mary Elizabeth
Carson, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister. Mr. and Mrs. Stockett
have three children : Thomas R., Norman A, and Julia C. Mr. Stockett
is a member of the Anglican church and in politics he maintains an in-
dependent attitude, supporting all measures which he believes will prove
factors in good government and a means of securing national stability.
Fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order, belonging to Euclid
Lodge, No. 58, A. F. & A. M., of Great Falls, Montana, and he is also a

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member of the Calgary Board of Trade, the Young Men's Christian As-
sociation, the Calgary Golf & Country Club, the Ranchmen's Club and the
Calgary Automobile Club. Since 1881 he has been a member of the
American Institute of Mining & Metallurgical Engineers and his con-
nection with the Canadian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy dates from
1905. He is also a member of the Engineering Institute of Canada and
the Western Canada Coal Operators Association and has served as presi-
dent of the latter organization. He has never been content with medio-
crity and has utilized every available opportunity to reach the highest
degree of perfection possible in his profession. Success has rewarded
his efforts and the consensus of public opinion names him with the fore-
most mining engineers of the Dominion.

HON. PERREN E. BAKER, B. A., M. P. P.

One of the most important offices in connection with the government
of Alberta is that of minister of education, which is filled by Perren E.
Baker, whose thorough preparation and unquestioned ability have well
qualified him for his responsibilities. He was born at Blenheim, Ontario,
in 1877, his ancestors having been in America prior to the Revolutionary
war, and having taken part in that memorable struggle. His father. Rev.
Albert C. Baker, was born at Brantford, Ontario. His mother was Sarah
Gillies, daughter of Rev. Archibald Gillies, — a native of Scotland, for
many years widely known throughout the English speaking -counties of
Quebec, — and Lucy Ives, whose grandparents were among the first set-
tlers in southeastern Quebec, having journeyed by packhorse through the
woods from Hartford, Connecticut, to make their home on the beautiful
shore of Lake Memphremagog about the close of the eighteenth century.

Perren E. Baker received his early education at Sarnia, Ontario, and
completed his high school course in Quebec, where he spent two years as
a student at the Feller Institute, a preparatory school. In 1900 he was
graduated from McMaster University, Toronto, from which he won the
B. A, degree. In 1905 and 1906 he took postgraduate work at the Uni-
versity of Chicago, remaining in Illinois for several years, until led by
the lure of the land, he returned to his native country in 1909, and took
up a homestead in southern Alberta, thirty-six miles south of Bow
Island.

If there is one thing of which Mr. Baker is proud it is that he has
himself, with oxen and horses, broken some hundreds of acres of land
and has seen his enterprise growing year by year until he now holds
one thousand nine hundred and twenty acres, one thousand two hundred
of which are under cultivation and producing wheat where a few years
ago there was nothing but the wide empty prairie. In 1921 he was chosen
to represent his riding of Medicine Hat in the Alberta legislature, and in
August of that year he was appointed minister of education, in which

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capacity he is now acting. He is resourceful in meeting the various prob-
lems which arise in connection with the duties of his office, and is actuated
by a spirit of progress which takes cognizance of all improved educational
methods. Loyal to the trust reposed in him, he is putting forth earnest
and effective effort to place the standards of education in the province
upon a high plane. He holds high standards of official service and his per-
sonality is such that he inspires the respect and esteem of those with
whom he is associated.

Mr. Baker has been married twice, his first union being with Miss
Laura B. Randall, whom he wedded in 1905 at Grimsby, Ontario, and
whose death occurred in 1916. They had three children : Albert T., who
was born in 1907 ; Elizabeth E., born in 1912 ; and Andrew R., born in
1916. For his second wife, Mr. Baker married Miss Edna Brown, at
Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1920.

COLIN G. GROFF.

Choosing newspaper work as a life work, Colin G. Groff had the ad-
vantage of an early start in a profession that calls for mental alertness
and talent not absolute requisites in other vocations, but highly essential
in order to achieve success in the newspaper field. He is therefore excep-
tionally well qualified for discharging the responsible duties of provincial
publicity commissioner and is proving an able incumbent in the office.
He was born at Selkirk, Manitoba, March 14, 1885, and is of Scotch and
English descent. His parents were Alexander R. and Annie J. (Gemmel)
Groff, the former of whom was born in Ontario in 1858, while the latter
was a native of Toronto.

Colin G. Groff acquired his education in the grammar and high
schools of Dundas, Ontario, and as a boy he learned the printer's trade,
later taking up newspaper work. He came to Alberta in 1905 and for
seven years was connected with the publication of Edmonton papers.
For three years he published a weekly paper in southern Alberta and
later he was news editor for the Lethbridge Herald and the Calgary
Albertan. He became recognized as one of the leading newspaper men
of western Canada and his ability in this connection led to his appoint-
ment as publicity commissioner for the province of Alberta, on the 1st
of January, 1922, to succeed the late James McCaig. Broad practical
experience has given him an expert knowledge of the work of which he
has charge and his public service is distinguished by marked efficiency
and devotion to duty.

Mr. Groff was married in Edmonton, on the 18th of November, 1908,
to Miss Katharine Gordon Wilson, a daughter of James Wilson, deceased,
formerly a prominent merchant of Chatham, Ontario. Mr. and Mrs.
Groff have four children. Mr. Groff is independent in his political views
and while a resident of Taber, Alberta, he served as a member of the

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school board for a term of two years. He was formerly a member of the
Calgary Rotary Club, while in religious faith he is a Presbyterian. He
takes a keen interest in public affairs, on which he keeps well informed,
and has always supported moral interests, fair dealing and the cause of
good government.

WILLIAM JOHN SIMPSON, M. D.

A prominent member of the medical profession in Lacombe is Dr.
William John Simpson, who is enjoying an extensive and representative
practice and is also mayor of the town. He was bom in Carleton county.
Ontario, on the 10th of April, 1864, a son of Samuel C. and Margaret
(Kennedy) Simpson, likewise natives of Ontario. The paternal grand-
father, William Simpson, was born in the north of Ireland and located
in Ontario at an early day, making the trip across the ocean in an old sail-
ing vessel, and coming to Ontario by way of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa
rivers. He was active in the building of the Rideau canal locks at Ottawa.
When he came to Canada the present prosperous community of Ottawa
consisted of but a few log houses, known as Bytown. He was a true
pioneer of the country and he homesteaded land which was nothing but
woods. To him fell the laborious task of clearing it and in due time he
had one of the finest farms in the district, and resided thereon until his
demise. The maternal grandfather, Robert Kennedy, was born in Scot-
land, but he was an early settler of Lanark county, Ontario. Samuel C.
Simpson farmed all of his life and achieved substantial success in that
connection. He was license inspector at one time and was very active in
political affairs, being a stanch supporter of the Liberal party. To the
union of Mr. and Mrs. Simpson seven children were born, six of whom
are now living. Dr. Simpson whose name introduces this review, being
the second in order of birth. The family was reared in the faith of the
Presbyterian church, in which Mr. and Mrs. Simpson were zealous and
sincere workers.

In the acquirement of his early education William John Simpson at-
tended the public schools of his native district and later entered the
Carleton Place high school and the Perth Model School. He was grad-
uated from the Ottawa Collegiate School and the Ottawa Normal School
and subsequently engaged in teaching for twelve years, being principal
of the Carleton county Model School for seven years. He did not find
teaching entirely to his liking, however, and therefore enrolled in the
medical department of Queen's University at Kingston, from which insti-
tution he was graduated in 1899, with the M. D. degree. On the 14th of
July, 1899, he came to Lacombe and has since practiced here. At first Dr.
Simpson was compelled to make his professional calls on horseback or with
a horse and carriage. It was not long before he built up an extensive
general practice and today he ranks among the foremost members of the
profession in the district and province.

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On the 10th of July, 1899, was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Simpson
to Miss Esther Isabelle Hill, a native of Ontario, where she was edu-
cated and reared to young womanhood. To their union three children
have been born : Muriel Huntingdon married C, H. Chapman of Edmonton,
who is in the insurance business, and they have two sons, Robert and
Hugh ; Isabelle Kennedy married James S. Daly of Edmonton, who is a
veteran of the World war ; Robert Hill, who is farming in this province,
is a veteran of the World war also, having enlisted in 1915 in the sixty-
sixth Battalion and later was transferred to the Thirty-first Battalion.
He saw much active service the latter part of the war, and for some time
was in the Headquarters Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp. After
the battle of Vimy he was poisoned by a scratch from some barbed wire
and was confined to the hospital for four months.

Dr. Simpson is a consistent member of the Presbyterian church, and
has been active in church and Sunday school work for many years. Fra-
ternally he is a Past Master of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons,
and is also a member of the Independent Order of Foresters. In his politi-
cal views he is a Liberal, and has served as president of the Liberal Asso-
ciation for years and is very active in party affairs. For a number of
years after first coming here he was a member of the school board and has
again resumed a place on the board. He was elected mayor for 1923-24,
and his administration is being characterized by its progressiveness and
law enforcement. Dr. Simpson is essentially public-spirited and has wielded
a great influence for good in this community. A large part of his time and
attention is devoted to his profession and although he was well grounded
in it when he came to Lacombe he has remained a constant student and
through membership in various medical fraternities keeps well informed
on the advancement being made by prominent physicians and surgeons
throughout the country. The doctor's genial and pleasing personality and
his public-spiritedness have won for him many friends and he is accorded
the confidence and esteem of all who know him.

ROBERT B. C. THOMSON, M. D.

Dr. Robert B. C. Thomson, successfully engaged in the practice of
medicine and surgery at Lethbridge, entered upon the work of the pro-
fession well trained for its duties and responsibilities. His educational
opportunities were broad and comprehensive and he has always mani-
fested a keen sense of conscientious obligation in the performance of his
daily task. Since 1910 he has made his home in Lethbridge and through-
out this period has enjoyed a large general practice. Dr. Thomson was
born at Strathroy, Ontario, December 30, 1872, and comes of Scotch and
English ancestry. His grandfather, James Thomson, was a native of the
land of hills and heather, in which he spent his life, working in the cotton
mills. He was the father of James Thomson, who was born in Glasgow,

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Scotland, and in the year 1842 came to the new world, settling in Ontario.
In his native country he had been employed in the cotton mills but after
reaching the new world he turned his attention to farming. In the midst
of the forest he hewed out his farm, clearing his land and developing his
fields until he brought his place under a high state of cultivation. In
Ontario he wedded Pamley Bolton, who was born in Suffolk, England, and
was a daughter of William Bolton, also a native of Suifolk, whence he
emigrated to the new world, making Ontario his destination. There he
was employed by the government in the post office department. His
daughter, Pamley, was a young girl at the time of the establishment of
the family home in Ontario, where she was reared and married, the fam-
ily having settled there in the early part of the decade between 1830 and
1840. Mr. and Mrs. Thomson continued their residence in Ontario until
called to their final rest and are survived by but one child, Dr. Thomson
of this review. They were members of the Scotch Presbyterian church
and in his political affiliation the father was a Liberal.

Dr. Thomson supplemented his public school training by a course in
the Collegiate Institute at Strathroy, Ontario, and later entered the To-
ronto University, while subsequently he became a student in the Western
University of London, Ontario, pursuing a course in both arts and medi-
cine. The B. A. degree was conferred upon him in 1899 and he won his
professional degree from the Manitoba University at Winnipeg in 1900.
He then began practice in Manitoba, where he followed his profession
successfully for a decade, after which he came to Lethbridge in 1910 and
has here remained throughout the intervening period of thirteen years.
He has never concentrated his efforts and attention along a single line but
continues in general practice and displays marked ability in the various
branches of the profession. At all times he has embraced every oppor-
tunity to promote his knowledge and increase his efficiency and has taken
postgraduate work in electrical therapeutics. For a time he was located
in north Lethbridge but removed his office into the city. For eleven years
he has been connected with the board of health and during most of this
time has been secretary of the board, while on several occasions he has
been acting health officer. He belongs to the Lethbridge Medical Society
and the Canadian Medical Association and improves every chance to
broaden his knowledge and render his labors of the greatest possible
service to his fellowmen.

In 1902 Dr. Thomson was married to Miss Elizabeth Thomson, who
was born in Thorndale, Ontario, a daughter of James Thomson, who was
a native of Scotland and on emigrating to the new world settled in On-
tario, where he still follows farming. Dr. and Mrs. Thomson became par-
ents of four children : James, who is with the Canadian Bank of Com-
merce at Lethbridge; Homer, Ivan, and Elizabeth. The wife and mother
passed away in 1917, her death being deeply regretted by many friends
as well as by her immediate family.

Dr. Thomson is identified with the Presbyterian church and fraternal-
ly is a Mason. He served as the first master of Charity Lodge No. 67,

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A. F. & A. M., of Lethbridge, and was also the first Noble Grand in
Mizpah Lodge No. 72, L 0. 0. F., and the first chancellor commander of
Myrtle Lodge No. 3, K. of P. In politics he is a liberal and his interest
in the public welfare has been manifest in many tangible and helpful
ways. He is now serving on the school board and was also a member of
the board in the years 1913 and 1914. In young manhood he joined a
military organization and when he came to Lethbridge became medical
officer of the Twenty-fifth Battery, C. F. A. As a member of the Colonial
Auxiliary Forces, he has received the long service medal. He was resi-
dent medical officer during the World war and acted as such for nearly all
the troops recruited in this section of the Dominion. His has been an
active and useful life devoted to the service and welfare of his fellow-
men and his labors have indeed been of far-reaching effect and im-
portance.

DONALD MACKIE.

Donald Mackie, deputy registrar general in the vital statistics depart-
ment of the government since 1913 and an honored resident of Edmonton,
was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1880, a son of John and Mary (McMil-
lan) Mackie, who were also natives of that country. The father still makes
his home in Scotland and is connected with the internal revenue depart-
ment there, having for some time held a position in connection therewith.
He is a well educated and well read man who has exerted considerable
influence over public thought and action in his community. In politics he
has long been a Liberal and at one time was secretary of the Liberal Asso-
ciation. He belongs to the Presbyterian church and in that faith his wife
passed away. They were the parents of seven children, of whom Donald
is the eldest and the only one residing in Canada. His brother Robert,
who was a major in the World war and served throughout the period of
the conflict, was at one time in Liberia but is now assistant comptroller of
Sierra Leone in West Africa, a position of large responsibility and im-
portance. The youngest son of the family, Archie Mackie, is a contractor of
Los Angeles, California, to which city he made his way when eighteen
years of age. There he became identified with building operations and
through the intervening period has worked his way steadily upward, being
now a prominent contractor of that city and one whose labors have been
crowned with substantial success.

Donald Mackie pursued his early education in the Irvine Academy and
in the Hull grammar school of England, also attending London University,
from which he was graduated in 1903. In his college days he specialized
in the study of entomology. During his early manhood he became identi-
fied with a merchant handling all lines of goods pertaining to the eye, and
of this Mr. Mackie made a study, spending ten years in that connection.
He came to Canada and entered the employ of the Davidson Manufactur-
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products. In 1912 he removed to Edmonton as representative of the
Davidson interests, but later turned his attention to the real estate busi-
ness, which he entered in connection with P. Lessard. After a short time
spent as a realtor of Edmonton he was appointed deputy registrar general
in the vital statistics department in 1913 and has occupied that position
since. He has a staff of fifteen employes in his office and is in charge of
the entire province, there being seven hundred people connected with the
department in Alberta. He is thoroughly systematic in all that he does
and, moreover, is a man of broad vision and keen discernment, who read-
ily recognizes the need and opportunities for public service of this char-
acter. This has rendered his work of the greatest possible value and he
is now devoting his entire attention to the duties that devolve upon him in
this connection.

In April, 1911, Mr. Mackie was married to Miss Christina Donnald, a
native of Scotland, and they have become parents of two children : Helen,
eight years of age, now in school ; and Jean, a little maiden of five sum-
mers. Mr. Mackie has membership with the United Commercial Trav-
elers. In politics he is a Liberal and in religious faith both he and his
wife are Presbyterians. They occupy an enviable social position, having
many warm friends in Edmonton, and their interest has ever centered in
those channels through which flows the greatest and most permanent
good to the greatest number. Mr. Mackie has never had occasion to
regret his determination to leave his native country and establish his
home in the Dominion, for here he has found opportunity for advance-
ment and his entire course has been marked by a steady progress that
has brought him to a prominent place in connection with public affairs
and in the regard of his fellowmen.

DAWSON GRAHAM, M. D., C. M.

A representative member of the medical profession in Drumheller is
Dawson Graham, who is engaged in the general practice of medicine and
minor surgery. He was born in Oxford Station, Ontario, in February,
1869, a son of George and Dorothy (Lamrock) Graham, the former a
native of Ireland and the latter of Ontario. The father was educated
for the ministry in his native country but after coming to Canada and
locating in Ontario he became an employe of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road and was an official of that road for many years. He was a consistent
member of the Presbyterian church and was active in the civic affairs of
the community in which he resided. To Mr. and Mrs. Graham six chil-
dren were born : Anna J. ; Margaret ; Robert G. ; Dawson ; Adeline and
Catherine. Robert G. was for several years principal of the high school
at Gananoque, Ontario, and he is now chief inspector of taxation for the
dominion.

In the acquirement of his early education Dawson Graham attended

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the public schools of Oxford Station, Ontario, and later entered the
Albert College at Belleville. In early life he decided to enter the medical
profession and in due time matriculated in Queen's College of Medicine,
which institution conferred the degrees of M. D. and C. M. upon him in
1902. He immediately located in Elm Creek, Manitoba, and began the
practice of his chosen profession. A short time later he enrolled in
the medical branch of Manitoba University, from which he received an
M. D. degree in 1906. In the same year he came to Alberta and located
at Stettler, there practicing until 1912, when he came to Drumheller. He
has since practiced here and he enjoys an extensive general patronage
and does some minor surgery.

In 1914 Dr. Graham was married to Miss Annie S. Stewart, a native
of Scotland. To their union four children have been born : Dorothy M.,
Kathleen S., Dawson B. and George R. Mrs. Graham is a woman of cul-
ture and refinement and she is a zealous worker in the interests of the
Presbyterian church.

Fraternally the Doctor is identified with the Masons, holding mem-
bership in the blue lodge in Drumheller and he is a charter member in
the local lodge. He was Noble Grand of the local lodge of the Indepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows in 1921 and he is past chancellor commander
of the local lodge of the Knights of Pythias. He is past county master
of the L. 0. L. and deputy master of the R. B. P. He is an active member
of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. Along professional lines he
holds membership in the Alberta Medical Association. Although the
greater part of Dr. Graham's time and attention is devoted to his pro-
fession he has always found the opportunity for cooperation in public
affairs of moment and his efforts in various directions have been highly
beneficial as factors in those lines of work leading to a general uplift and
to the inculcation of higher ideals of life.

ALFRED CHARD.

Diligence and determination have shaped the career of Alfred Chard,
bringing him to a prominent position in public affairs as freight and traf-
fic supervisor for the province of Alberta. He was born in Stirling, On-
tario, in 1879, and his parents were Albert and Emma Wilson (Bygott)
Chard, the former also a native of that locality. They were married in
Ontario and the mother's demise occurred in 1920. Mr. Chard acquired
his education in the grammar and high schools of Stirling and in 1905,
when twenty-six years of age, he went to Fort Saskatchewan, being em-
ployed by the Canadian National Railway Company. He remained at
that place until 1918 and was then sent to Calgary, Alberta, as local
freight agent for the road, continuing to act in that capacity until Janu-
ary, 1922, when he was appointed supervisor of freight and traffic for
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grasp of transportation affairs and problems, gained through broad prac-
tical experience, and ably discharges the responsibilities entrusted to him.
At Stirling, Ontario, on the 16th of October, 1901, Mr. Chard was
united in marriage to Miss Dorothy Ann Heard and they have three chil-
dren: Dorothy Jane, Thomas Alfred and Robert Wilson. Mr. Chard is
a member of the Anglican church and a Liberal in his political views. He
is a Scottish Rite Mason and a valued member of the Edmonton Board
of Trade. He has always endeavored to discharge his duties to the best
of his ability, and with progress as his watchword he has worked his
way steadily upward until he has at length reached a field of broad in-
fluence and usefulness. While he holds to high ideals, he utilizes practical
methods in their attainment and the respect which is accorded him is well
deserved.

CHRISTIAN JENSEN.

Since 1903 Christian Jensen has lived in Magrath and through well-
directed business activity and enterprise, has become one of the most
prosperous and substantial citizens of the district. He was born in
Ephraim, Utah, on the 17th of November, 1868, a son of Christian and
Barbara (Jensen) Jensen, both natives of Denmark, in which country
they were married, and where the father learned the trade of a black-
smith. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Den-
mark, being the first of his family to accept that faith, and in the early
'60s emigrated to the United States. After landing in the States he went
by rail to the Missouri river and then crossed the plains by ox team, taking
several months to make the trip. He first located at Scipio, Utah, being
driven from that place to Gunnison by the Indians. Again he was driven
out by the Indians and sought refuge in Ephraim, where he worked at
his trade and subsequently purchased some land at Redmond, Sevier
county, and there engaged in general farming. He was very active in the
church, having served on a two-year mission in Denmark and was hold-
ing the office of high priest at the time of his demise, which occurred in
1911, in his eighty-eighth year. Mrs. Jensen died at the age of fifty-six
years. To them eight children were born : James, who died at the age
of sixty years, served on a mission of two years in Denmark and one of
six months in the state of Indiana, and was bishop of the ward at Salina,
Utah, for twenty years. He was a stanch supporter of the republican
party and served as county commissioner of Sevier county, Utah, for sev-
eral terms, and for two terms was also mayor of Salina ; Charles Jensen,
who died at the age of fifty-seven years, served on two missions in Den^
mark, covering a period of four years, and for five years he was bishop
of the Kasharum ward in Utah ; Josephine married Hans Rassmussen, who
served as bishop of the Redmond ward for some time ; Martin Jensen was
bishop of the Redmond ward and served one term in the state legislature
of Utah, being elected on the republican ticket. He also served on a two-

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year mission in Denmark ; the fifth member of the Jensen family is Chris-
tian, whose name introduces this review ; Lehi is engaged in the real estate
business in Lethbridge and is also a rancher. He served on a two-year
mission in Denmark and is now a member of the high council of the Leth-
bridge stake ; Sarah is the wife of Neils C. Neilsen, who is farming near
Magrath, and is an elder in the church ; the eighth member of the Jensen
family died in childhood, when the family were crossing the plains.

The public schools of Redmond and Ephraim afforded Christian Jensen
his early education and later he entered the Brigham Young University at
Provo, Utah. After putting his textbooks aside he engaged in teaching in
the public schools of Redmond for three years. From 1894 to 1897 he was
on a mission for the church in the Samoa Islands, and he taught school
there at the same time. On his return from the Islands in 1898 he entered
the mercantile business at Redmond, Utah, conducting it with great
success for six years, under the name of the Redmond Mercantile Company.
At the same time he was engaged in salt mining at Redmond and he
manufactured rock salt, for five years operating the Redmond Salt Mines.
He was engaged in general farming near Redmond, served as postmaster
of Redmond six years and was a member of its city school board for
several years. He was superintendent of the Sunday school there and was
a prominent and successful president in the Young Men's Mutual Improve-
ment Association and its work, and a member of the Seventies Quorum. In
1903 he came to Magrath. Previous to his coming, in association with his
brothers, Charles, Lehi and Martin, he had purchased three thousand acres
of land, all of which lay west of Magrath. They shipped a trainload of
cattle direct from Utah and put them on the ranch. For several years
thereafter he devoted his time and attention to raising and ranging cattle,
and subsequently bought some sheep and is in the sheep business at the
present time. Later Mr. Jensen and brothers purchased thirty-five hun-
dred additional acres of land. Since the death of his brother Charles the
interests have been divided and Christian Jensen and his brother Lehi
each owns twenty-five hundred acres. For some time Mr. Jensen raised
pure-blooded Percheron horses and between four hundred and five hundred
head of hogs a year. He was one of the directors of the Ellison Milling
Company for several years and was one of the organizers of the State
Bank at Sevier, Utah, in which institutions he still maintains an interest.
He founded the Jensen Brothers Store in Magrath, a general mercantile
establishment, and operated it for eight years.

In 1911 he went on another mission to the Samoa Islands, where he
remained until 1913, and during this time was president of the entire
Samoa Mission. In every undertaking Mr. Jensen has achieved substan-
tial success and he well merits the confidence and esteem in which he is
held by all who know him.

Mr. Jensen was married to Allie Rogers, a native of Draper, Utah, on
April 25, 1894. To their union five children have been born : Afton, who
is the wife of David H. Keeler, a farmer near Magrath; Cleo, Lalovee,
Allie and Beatrice, all of whom are residing at home.

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Mr. Jensen was formerly a member of the Conservative party, but
his allegiance is now given to the U. F. A. For two years he was mayor
of Magrath, giving to this community a very progressive and business-
like administration, and for some time he has been chairman of the
local school board. He is likewise a member of the central board of
directors of the United Farmers of Alberta. He continues to devote a
great deal of his spare time to the church and he is now one of the
presidents of the Seventies Quorum of Magrath ward, Taylor stake. He
is also one of the home missionaries of the Taylor stake. He has been one
of the main instigators and promoters of the irrigation district, now being
exploited at Magrath, a district which when completed and in operation
will be of inestimable benefit to the farmers of the district. Mr. Jensen
is one of the irrigation board and has given unstintingly of his time in
promoting and developing this irrigation project.

WILLIAM DAVID SPENCE.

William D. Spence, a member of one of the pioneer families of eastern
Canada, has been chosen to fill the office of tax commissioner for the
province of Alberta and is thus an important factor in governmental
affairs. He was born in Perth, Ontario, Novemiber 16, 1869, and is a son
of William Spence, a native of the Orkney Islands. The father was born
in 1839. In 1846, when seven years of age, he was brought to Canada by
his parents, who settled near Hamilton, in the province of Ontario. In
1859 he removed to Perth county, Ontario, and there he was married, in
1866, to Miss Martha Dowzer, a native of County Wicklow, Ireland. They
are now residents of Granton, Ontario, and the father has reached the age
of eighty-three years. The Spence family is an ancient one in Scotland
and there is also a strain of Danish blood in the paternal line.

In the public schools of Perth county, Ontario, William D. Spence ob-
tained his early education and following his graduation from St. Mary's
high school he became a student at Toronto University, which he attended
until 1893. He then became principal of St. Mary's high school and filled
that position for fourteen years, being very successful as an educator. In
1907 he came to Alberta, establishing his home in Calgary, where he
turned his attention to accounting and auditing, being thus occupied for
thirteen years, except during 1910 and 1911, when he served for one and
a half years as city clerk of Calgary, being appointed by the city council.
In May, 1920, Mr. Spence was appointed by the lieutenant governor in
council a member of the assessment equalization board of Alberta, in which
capacity he served for a year, and he has since been tax commissioner for
Alberta, receiving his appointment from the same source. During the
absence of the department minister of municipal affairs the responsibili-
ties of that office also devolve upon him. His experience as an account-
ant has been of great assistance to him in the discharge of his present

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duties and the work of his department is characterized by a high standard
of efficiency.

Mr. Spence was married at St. Mary's, Ontario, on the 8th of Feb-
ruary, 1898, to Miss Mary Victoria Keen, a daughter of John A. Keen,
deceased. Mr. Spence is a Presbyterian in religious faith and his political
support is given to the Liberal party. He is a member of the Edmonton
Club and is prominent in fraternal circles, having filled all of the chairs in
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a Chapter Mason and is
serving as chancellor commander of Edmonton Lodge No. 13, of the
Knights of Pythias. His ideas are practical and his methods progressive
and what he has undertaken he has accomplished. He discharges his pub-
lic duties to the best of his ability and is loyal to the trust reposed in him.

BYARD SMITH.

Byard Smith is junior member of the firm of Wood & Smith, which
for sixteen years has figured prominently in business circles of Taber in
connection with general merchandising, and owing to their enterprise and
reliability it has not been difficult for them to gain and maintain a position
of leadership in this field. Like his partner, Mr. Smith is a native of Utah,
his natal day being April 13, 1879, and his parents were Byard and Nancy
Smith, the former born in Canada and the latter born in the States. The
father was a rancher by occupation and is now deceased. The mother
now makes her home in Los Angeles, California. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith
were born seven children, three of whom are living: Byard and Frank,
both residents of Taber ; and Mrs. G. R. Waterman of Los Angeles.

Byard Smith acquired his education in his native land and in 1898,
when eighteen years of age, he came to western Canada, locating in the
vicinity of Cardston, Alberta, where he engaged in ranching. He oper-
ated that property until 1906, when he removed to Taber and turned his
attention to general merchandising in partnership with A. L. Wood, a
member of one of the old and highly respected families of the southern
part of the province. Their interests are conducted under the style of
Smith & Wood, and they enjoy the distinction of being the pioneer mer-
chants of Taber. During the entire period of its existence the firm has
enjoyed an unassailable reputation for business integrity, progressive-
ness and dependability. It holds to high standards in the personnel of
the house and in the line of goods carried and has always been prepared to
meet the demands and needs of the public, regarding satisfied patrons
as the best advertisement. Its business has kept pace with the growth of
the town and its trade has now assumed large and profitable proportions,
owing to its efficient management and progressive methods.

Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss May Wood, a native of the
state of Utah and a sister of A. L. Wood, his business associate. Mr. and
Mrs. Smith have become the parents of three daughters : Beth, Mary and

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Catherine. Mr. Smith is endowed with those qualities which are indis-
pensable elements in the attainment of success, for he possesses the spirit
of initiative and is quick to perceive and utilize an opportunity for advance-
ment. He has always been a zealous supporter of any measure conducive
to the advancement of Taber and his activities have been a most important
factor in establishing the commercial prestige of his community.

WILLIAM MORLEY SELLER.

W. Morley Seller, deputy superintendent of insurance for Alberta,
has made an exhaustive study of this subject and is recognized as one
of the able officials of the provincial government. He was born in Prince
Edward Island, in 1875, and his father, Isaac Seller, was also a native
of that section^ his birth occurring in 1839. He was there married in
1867 to Miss Mary McMillan and his demise occurred in 1894, when he
had reached the age of fifty-five years. The mother survives and is
now residing in Edmonton. The paternal great-grandfather of the sub-
ject of this review was a native of Devonshire, England, and the Seller
family is one of the oldest in England, while the maternal ancestors were
Scotch Highlanders.

The public schools of Prince Edward Island afforded W. Morley Seller
his early educational privileges, and having won a scholarship at the
Prince of Wales College, he spent two years as a student at that institu-
tion, completing his studies in 1896. He then took up the profession of
teaching, which he followed until 1900 as an instructor in the schools
of Prince Edward Island, and afterwards engaged in merchandising at
Hunter's River for a time. In 1903 he came to western Canada and en-
tered a homestead in the province of Saskatchewan, proving up on his
land, on which he continued to reside until 1908, when he sold the prop-
erty. Coming to Alberta, he located at High River and again turned
his attention to mercantile pursuits, which he continued to follow at that
place until June, 1917. He then accepted the position of supervisor of
the Alberta Cooperative Credit Act and organized the present system of
rural credits in Alberta. In January, 1920, he was appointed deputy
superintendent of insurance and fire commissioner of Alberta and is now
so serving. He is a sagacious, farsighted business man and in handling
public problems he brings to bear a keen intellect and a comprehensive
understanding of the subjects with which he has to deal. At the recent
convention of provincial insurance superintendents, held at Vancouver,
British Columbia, Mr. Seller was elected president of the conference, of
which he was one of the principal speakers, delivering an address on
"Mutual Insurance and Legislative Regulations." He has also been con-
nected with the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, which he joined in
1900, remaining a member of that organization for six months.

Mr. Seller was married in Prince Edward Island, February 26, 1908,

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to Miss Sarah May MacLeod, a daughter of George S. MacLeod, a re-
tired merchant. Mr. and Mrs. Seller have three children : Allison Mac-
Leod, who was born August 28, 1909 ; Mary Beatrice and Helen Margaret.
In his political views Mr, Seller is a Liberal and he is a member of the
Methodist church. He is president of the Alberta Civil Service Athletic
Association, entering upon the duties of that office in 1922, and he was
also chairman of Branch No. 2 of that organization. He is likewise a
member of the Edmonton Automobile and Good Roads Association and of
the Blue Goose, a social insurance order, while fraternally he is iden-
tified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is always loyal
to any cause which he espouses and faithful to every duty, and his record
in both a public and private capacity is one which will bear the light
of close investigation and scrutiny.

HERBERT E. KELLEY.

Herbert E. Kelley is actively identified with the business interests of
Spring Coulee as manager of the Spring Coulee Trading Company, and
he also owns and operates five hundred and sixty acres of land. He was
born in St. Paul, Howard county, Nebraska, on the 16th of December,
1879, a son of Francis and Mary (Thompson) Kelley, both natives of
Iowa, who were among the early pioneers of Howard county, Nebraska.
The father engaged in farming although he was a carpenter by trade.
He became successful and was one of the prominent citizens of the com-
munity in which he resided. His demise occurred in 1883. His widow
is making her home in South Pasadena, California. To Mr. and Mrs.
Kelley five children were born : The eldest member of the family, Nellie,
married T. F. McCarthy of Elko, British Columbia; J. A. came to the
province of Alberta in 1902 and is farming near Brant; Charles H. came
to Alberta in 1902 and homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land
near Spring Coulee, which he proved up on and brought to a highly cul-
tivated state. He was in the real estate business with E. E. Thompson
for several years at High River, specializing in the handling of Alberta
land. Later he operated a general mercantile store at Brant, known as
the Brant Store, Limited. Upon the death of Mr. William Thompson of
Spring Coulee, Mr. Kelley took charge of the ranch of his widow for
some time. Subsequently he resumed farming on his own account and
owned and operated four sections of land until his demise, which, oc-
curred in October, 1922, when he was forty-five years of age. He did
general farming and stock raising, becoming one of the most progressive
and successful agriculturists in this section of the country, and was a
self-made man in the truest sense of the word. As a boy he worked in a
store in Brewster, Kansas, and his constant application and laudable
ambition won for him, in later years, a position of affluence and the con-
fidence and respect of all who knew him. Throughout his life he was a

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consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church and his political
allegiance was given to the Liberal party. The fourth member of the
Kelley family is Herbert E., whose name initiates this review. Maude,
the youngest of the family, is deceased.

In the acquirement of his education Herbert E. Kelley attended the
public schools of St. Paul and lived on the home farm until 1902, when
he came to Alberta and located at Spring Coulee, A short time afterward
he removed to Lethbridge and for three years worked for the Northwest
Jobbing & Commission Company, a wholesale concern. At the termina-
tion of that time he went to Raymond and for two years was identified
with the implement business, then for one year he traveled for the Mas-
sey-Harris Implement Company. In 1907 he returned to Spring Coulee
and established a store, which is still in existence and which is operated
under the name of the Spring Coulee Trading Company. The business
is incorporated and he is manager thereof. The Spring Coulee Trading
Company handles general merchandise, hardware and farm machinery.
Aside from this business, Mr. Kelley is farming, owning five hundred
and sixty acres of well improved land. Mr. Kelley is also a notary public.

In 1904 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Kelley to Miss Margaret
Jean Stafford, a daughter of William Stafford of Lethbridge, who is de-
ceased. She was a member of the first white family to locate in this
section of the country. Mr. Stafford came from eastern Canada. He
opened the Gait mines at Lethbridge and operated them for many years.
His death occurred in Lethbridge. To Mr. and Mrs. Kelley three children
have been born : Frank and Eugenia, who are at home ; and Grace, whose
death occurred at the age of two years.

In his political views Mr. Kelley is a stanch Liberal and he maintains
an active interest in party affairs. His religious faith is that of the
Methodist Episcopal church, while his wife is a consistent communicant
of the Presbyterian church. Fraternally Mr. Kelley is a Mason, holding
membership in Chief Mountain Lodge, No. 58, of Cardston, of which he
is master ; and Lee Creek Lodge, No. 123, Independent Order of Odd Fel-
lows of Cardston, of which he is past grand. Mr. Kelley has been post-
master of Spring Coulee and has also been a live stock inspector, and is
now one of the province commissioners.

MURRAY H. LISTER.

Among the enterprising and farsighted business men of Calgary is
numbered Murray H. Lister, who since January, 1923, has been manager
of Molson's Bank at Calgary. The steps in his orderly progression are
easily discernible and have in time brought him to a prominent position
in financial circles. A native of Ontario, he was born in Almonte in Jan-
uary, 1880, and is a son of Fredei-ick A. W. and Maggie (Nichol) Lister.
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Lister, a native of England, whence he came to Canada as commissary
general with the army and died at St. Johns, Quebec, after having devoted
his life to military service. His son, Frederick Lister, was a man of lib-
eral education, being a graduate of Oxford University. He entered the
Merchants Bank at Montreal when a young man, and was in the Mer-
chants Bank at Perth, Ontario, for some time, later being transferred to
Almonte and subsequently he was sent to Renfrew, becoming manager
for the Merchants Bank at that place. He continued to act in that im-
portant position to the time of his death, which occurred in 1901, when
he was sixty-four years of age. In early manhood he wedded Maggie
Nichol, who was born in Perth and is a daughter of Dr. James Nichol,
who was a graduate in medicine of the Edinburgh University. Crossing
the Atlantic he settled in Perth, Ontario, where he engaged in the prac-
tice of his profession throughout his remaining days. To the marriage
of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A, W. Lister seven children were born, four
of whom are living : Emma, the wife of Dr. Cleary of Ottawa ; Margaret,
who is living with her mother in Ottawa ; F. A. M., who is manager of
the Bank of Toronto at Newmarket, Ontario; and Murray H. The
father was a member of the Church of England, to which Mrs. Lister
also belongs and his political endorsement was given to the Conservative
party.

Murray H. Lister pursued his education in the Renfrew Collegiate
Institute and thus having received thorough advance training he entered
Molson's Bank in February, 1900, at Simcoe, Ontario. Later he went to
Smith's Falls, where he remained for two years and was then transferred
to the main office at Montreal, in which he continued for a period of five
years. He next took over accountancy at Morrisburg, Ontario, where
he spent two years, after which he removed to Ottawa and was assistant
accountant there for a year and a half. In 1909 he went to Edmonton
as an accountant and in 1915 took over the management of the Camrose,
Alberta, branch of the business, of which he had charge for two years.
At Revelstoke, British Columbia, he remained for a year and then in
November, 1918, went to Edmonton as manager of Molson's Bank, which
position of responsibility he occupied until January, 1923, when he was
transferred to Calgary, as manager, succeeding the late Mr. F. Macbeth,
who had been manager of the Calgary branch for over twenty years.
Honored and respected by all, there is no man who occupies a more en-
viable position in the financial circles in this part of the province than
does Mr. Lister, not alone by reason of the success which he has achieved
but also owing to the straightforward and progressive business policy
which he has ever followed. He devotes practically his entire time to the
bank and his sound judgment is manifest in the success which has at-
tended the institution under his direction.

In 1911 Mr. Lister was married to Miss Robina Jane Corbett, who
was born at Smith's Falls, Ontario, and there pursued her education,
after which she engaged in teaching for two years. She afterward en-
tered the Royal Victoria Hospital at Montreal, where she graduated on

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the completion of a course in nursing in 1910. By her marriage she
has become the mother of three children: Murray Duncan and Robina
Margaret, both in school ; and Mary Helen, who is in her second year.
Mr. and Mrs. Lister are members of the Church of England and she is
very active in the work of the various church societies. Mr. Lister has
attained the Royal Arch degree in Masonry and is equally loyal as a fol-
lower of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In politics he is an
independent with leanings toward the Conservative party. He belongs
to the Board of Trade and while in Edmonton served as chairman of its
financial section. He is also a member of the Golf & Country Club, to
which he turns for needed rest and recreation from the active duties of
business. The interests and efforts of his life, however, are well bal-
anced, making him a man of well-rounded character and one who is a
forceful factor in the progress and upbuilding of the section in which
he makes his home. His life illustrates what can be accomplished through
individual effort and ability and step by step he has advanced in his
business career until he now occupies an enviable position in the finan-
cial circles of Alberta.

WILLIAM LEWIS THOMPSON.

In the passing of William Lewis Thompson, Spring Coulee lost a
prominent and progressive citizen. His worth as a man and a citizen
was widely acknowledged and his demise in April, 1909, came as a severe
shock to his family and many friends. He was born near West Branch,
Iowa, on the 28th of August, 1861, a son of Charles and Dorcas (Brock)
Thompson, both natives of Ohio. The father, Charles Thompson, farmed
in Iowa for some years and later removed to Nebraska, buying land near
St. Paul. Subsequently he came to Alberta and followed agricultural
pursuits near Spring Coulee for many years. He spent the latter part
of his life in California, where his demise occurred in 1916 at the age
of ninety-two years. Mrs. Thompson died in 1919, in her ninety-third
year. They were both consistent communicants of the Methodist Episco-
pal church. To their union six children were born: Mary, the widow of
Frank Kelly of California; E. E., living in California; George B., living
in Spokane, Washington ; Eva, the widow of Eugene Green of Brant,
Alberta ; William Lewis, whose name introduces this review ; and a son
who died in boyhood.

In the acquirement of his early education William Lewis Thompson
attended the common schools of his birthplace and subsequently enrolled
in the Iowa State University, graduating from the law school. After
putting his textbooks aside he removed to Brewster, Kansas, and con-
ducted a mercantile store and a bank there for a time. In 1885 he
located in St. Paul, Nebraska, and there followed his profession and
carried on a loan business. In 1896 he bought land in the vicinity of St.

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Paul and engaged in farming on a large scale. In 1902 he came to Spring
Coulee, having purchased land here the preceding year, and at the time
of his demise he owned about twenty thousand acres of well improved
land. He raised and ranged cattle and did general farming. He and his
brother, E, E. Thompson, were the first to introduce Turkey Red wheat
into this section of the country. Mr. Thompson was overseer of his land
and in addition carried on a real estate business in Spring Coulee. He
was a man of determined spirit and progressive instincts, becoming by
his own efforts a prosperous and successful business man and a repre-
sentative and highly esteemed citizen.

At Columbus, Indiana, in June, 1889, was celebrated the marriage of
Mr. Thompson to Miss Clara C. Shultz. To their union five children were
born : Ethel, who died at the age of eight months ; Ralph S., who is
manager of his father's land in this section of the country and is a young
man of high intellectual attainments, having received his education in
the University of Wisconsin, Leland Stanford University of California
and Cornell University ; Harlan H., who received his college education in
the University of Southern California and now, in conjunction with his
brother, puts much native ability and intellectual force into the manage-
ment of his father's estate ; Myra, deceased ; and Florence, a student at
Leland Stanford University. Mrs. Thompson is a woman of culture and
refinement and her friends are legion.

In his political views Mr. Thompson was a Liberal and was never too
busy to take an interest in party affairs, although he never sought nor
desired political preferment. Fraternally he was identified with the
Modern Woodmen of America at Saint Paul, Nebraska. His religious
faith was that of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Thompson
had many traits admirable and worthy of all praise, and ranking high
among these was his capacity for friendship, and his readiness to assist
worthy farmers to get a start in Alberta.

VERNON SMITH SHAW.

Vernon Smith Shaw, live stock detective for the A. P. P., is one of
Cardston's most substantial citizens. He was born in Kentville, Kings
county. Nova Scotia, on the 6th of May, 1872, a son of Henry and Martha
(Davis) Shaw, the former a native of Falmouth, Nova Scotia, and the
latter of Newfoundland. The paternal grandfather, William Shaw, was
born in Nova Scotia. He married Irene Fitch, likewise a native of Nova
Scotia, and he farmed the greater part of his life, and his original farm
is still in the hands of the family. Six generations have been born on
the farm and Mr. and Mrs. Shaw died there. The progenitor of the
Shaw family in Nova Scotia was the great-grandfather. The maternal
grandfather, William Davis, who was born in England and emigrated to
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much trading in the West Indies. Henry Shaw was one of the most
distinguished members of the medical profession in Nova Scotia in his
day. He acquired his medical training in New York and after receiving
his degree returned to King's county, Nova Scotia, and established offices
for the practice of his profession. He brought to it thorough prepara-
tion and innate ability and built up an extensive and lucrative patronage.
He specialized in surgery and became well known in that connection,
handling many cases successfully throughout Nova Scotia. For some
time he was on the staff of the various hospitals in Halifax, and was
local surgeon for the Windsor-Annapolis Railroad for several years. His
demise occurred in 1883, at the age of fifty-two years. Mrs. Shaw left
Nova Scotia shortly after her husband's death and with her family lo-
cated at Cardston, homesteading land on Boundary Creek. She died in
British Columbia, in 1914, at the age of eighty-one years. To Dr. and
Mrs. Shaw thirteen children were born, four of whom are living: Fred
D., who for twenty-five years was employed in the customs house at
Lethbridge, is now retired; Jessie, who is the wife of Holland Burkett
of Vancouver, British Columbia ; Lee, who is living in Victoria, British
Columbia ; and Vernon Smith of this review. Dr. Shaw was a consistent
communicant of the Baptist church, while his wife belonged to the Church
of England. He was very active in Masonic circles and was holding the
office of grand master of the Masons of Nova Scotia at the time of his
demise. His political allegiance was given to the Conservative party and
he maintained an active interest in all local afi'airs.

The common schools of his birthplace afforded Vernon Smith Shaw
his early education and subsequently he attended Kentville Academy.
After putting his textbooks aside he went to the vicinity of St. Mary's
river, about six miles from where Cardston now stands, arriving there
in 1885. He made the trip from Calgary overland. Mr. Shaw's brother,
Morrison Shaw, had purchased a ranch here in 1882 and the Shaws were
the first white family to settle in this section of the country. The broth-
ers engaged in sheep and horse ranching and did their trading at Mac-
leod. They met with many hardships in the early days, the Indian up-
risings being numerous, and the wolves destroyed much of their stock.
In 1892 Mr. Shaw and his brother, Lee, began ranching on Boundary
Creek and that partnership was maintained for twenty-five years, at the
termination of which time they sold their cattle and land. For some years
Mr. Shaw rode the range in the interests of the Dominion government and
in November, 1917, he became stock detective for the A. P. P. and in this
connection he covers all of southern Alberta. He devotes his entire time
and attention to this business and he is most satisfactorily discharging
the many duties devolving upon him.

In 1900 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Shaw and Miss Marguerite
Frank, a native of Strathroy, Ontario, and a daughter of Robert and
Ann Jane (Eakins) Frank. Her father was a farmer in Ontario for
many years, and both parents died there. To Mr. and Mrs. Shaw eleven
children have been born, nine of whom are living: Evelyn is teaching in

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the public schools of Alberta; William H. is a clerk in the Union Bank
at Cardston ; Kenneth is associated with the Dominion Land Survey ;
Robert is a student in the local high school ; Jack, Mildred and Ronald
are students in the public schools of Cardston; and Douglas and Vernon,
twins, are not of school age.

Mr. Shaw is a consistent member of the Presbyterian church. Fra-
ternally he is identified with the Masons, being a member of Mountain
Lodge of Cardston and having attained the third degree in the Scottish
Rite, and served as junior warden in the lodge. He is a progressive man
in every sense of the word, is active in all that pertains to general prog-
ress and improvement and has given his cooperation to many movements
for the public good.

W. ERNEST PAYNE.

One of the foremost barristers in the district of Red Deer is W. Ernest
Payne, senior member of the law firm of Payne & Graham of Red Deer.
He was born in Colborne, Ontario, on the 1st of October, 1878, a son
of W. L. Payne, K. C, and Emma J. (Powell) Payne. Both parents were
born in Cobourg, Ontario, and were married there. They are now re-
siding in Colborne, each aged seventy-five years. The father has prac-
ticed in Colborne for over fifty years and is conceded to be one of the
foremost barristers and solicitors in the province. He read law under
Senator Kerr and was in the office of Chief Justice Armour for a time.
He is a graduate of Victoria University, which institution conferred upon
him the B. A. and LL. B. degrees. Mr. Payne has an extensive library in
his home and keeps well informed on all important questions and issues
of the day. He devotes the greater part of his time and attention to his
practice and has an extensive and representative clientele. He is an
active member of the Methodist church and fraternally is identified with
the Masons, holding membership in the Royal Arch Masons. In his polit-
ical views he is a conservative and although he has always maintained
an active interest in party aff'airs he has never sought nor desired po-
litical preferment. To Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Payne seven children were
born, William E., whose name introduces this review, being the second
in order of birth. Four of the children are living.

In the acquirement of his early education William E. Payne attended
the schools of his birthplace and in due time was graduated from the
local high school. He then attended Osgoode Hall in Toronto, from which
institution he was graduated in 1902. In that year he came to Red Deer
and established offices for the practice of his chosen profession. He
formed a partnership with George W. Greene until January, 1916, since
which time he has practiced in association with P. E. Graham, the firm
being known as Payne & Graham, which is considered one of the repre-

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sentative law firms in the province and handles much important litiga-
tion before the courts.

In March, 1906, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Payne and Miss
Mary H. Forbes, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, where she received her
education. Mrs. Payne is also a graduate nurse of Grace Hospital in
Toronto. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Payne four children have been
born: Forbes Ernest died in 1922; Frances Lillian and William Hector
are attending school ; and Mary Emma Powell is but six years of age.

The family are consistent members of the Methodist church and Mr.
Payne has served on the board of trustees for many years. Fraternally
he is identified with the Masons, holding membership in the Royal Arch
Masons, in which he is past master and he is a Rotarian. In his political
views Mr. Payne is a Conservative and he maintains an active interest
in party affairs. He is public spirited and no movement for the benefit
of the community seeks his aid in vain. For sixteen years Mr. Payne
has been a member of the local school board and was recently reelected
for an additional two years. During the entire time Mr. Payne has had
only two opponents for his position. In 1919 he was elected a bencher
of the Alberta Law Society and was reelected in 1921, and he was ap-
pointed King's Counsel by the Liberal government in 1921. For some
time he was president of the Province Conservative Association and the
Federal Conservative Association for the Red Deer riding. Both as a
representative member of his profession and as a private citizen, Mr.
Payne is held in high regard in Red Deer, as in all of the relations of
life he has manifested qualities which entitle him to the respect and
esteem of his fellow townsmen. For recreation he turns to outdoor sports
and during his college days he participated in all athletic events.

MALCOLM E. THORNTON.

The horizon of every man's achievements is fixed by his own capabil-
ities. Malcolm E. Thornton, who possesses the requisite ability and the
equally necessary quality of industry, has steadily progressed toward the
goal of his ambition and his well developed powers have brought him to
a position of prominence as superintendent of colonization and develop-
ment of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. He was born at Chat-
ham, England, February 16, 1871, a son of John and Harriet (Williams)
Thornton, who were also natives of the mother country, the father being
a merchant tailor. Both parents are deceased.

Malcolm E. Thornton was reared and educated in Chatham and re-
mained at home until he reached the age of sixteen, when, lured by the
spirit of adventure, he started for Canada, arriving at London, Ontario,
in 1888. For two years he followed the occupation of farming in that
locality and then made his way to the States, going to Denver, Colorado,
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engaged in that line of activity as an employe of the Edison and Gen-
eral Electric Companies and then took up colonization work for the Ca-
nadian Pacific at Chicago, Illinois, being stationed in that city from 1909
until 1915. He then moved his offices to Calgary, Alberta, and since 1910
has been in complete charge of colonization work. He has been very
successful in the control of this department and his services are very
valuable to the corporation which he represents, for his efforts are in-
telligently directed and therefore resultant. Through his instrumentality
many desirable settlers have been induced to locate in western Canada,
contributing their quota toward the development of its great resources,
and he is also numbered among the progressive agriculturists of Alberta,
owning valuable irrigated lands in the province.

In January, 1900, Mr. Thornton married Miss Ida B. Turner, a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Turner, natives of England. They are now
residing in the States, making their home in Portland, Oregon. Mr. and
Mrs. Thornton have a son. Jack Welland, who was born in February,
1906, was graduated from Western Canada College and expects to enter
Leland Stanford University at Palo Alto, California, in 1923. Mr. Thorn-
ton's attention is concentrated upon the supervision of the interests en-
trusted to his care and he has found little time for outside activities, al-
though he has become identified with the Knights of Pythias. His suc-
cess has been founded upon industry, honesty, ability, thoroughness and
devotion to duty and his labors have contributed to public progress and
prosperity, as well as to individual aggrandizement.

WILLIAM OLIVER.

William Oliver of Lethbridge has made valuable contribution to the
development and progress of Alberta through his success in dry farming
and his demonstration of what can be accomplished in this way. With a
cash capital of five dollars, when he reached Brandon, Manitoba, he started
upon his business career here and has steadily untilized his oiJportunities
and strengthened his powers until he is today one of the successful agri-
culturists and property owners of this section of the province. He was
born in Oxford district, Ontario, December 26, 1860, and is a son of
William and Margaret (Hogg) Oliver, both of whom were also' natives
of Ontario, the former born near Gait, while the latter was born in the
district of Oxford. They spent their Hves in Ontario, where the father
engaged in business as a contractor in early life and later gave his at-
tention to farming. He was a Liberal in politics and both he and his wife
were members of the Presbyterian church. The family numbered ten
children, seven of whom are living. William Oliver is the eldest of the
family. The father was active in community afl^airs for a considerable
period and served as school trustee and as a councilor for several years.
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born near Edinburgh, Scotland, and who came to Canada about 1822,
settling near Gait, Ontario, where he continued to reside until called to
his final rest. In the maternal line William Oliver is also of Scotch line-
age, his mother's father having been George Hogg, who was born near
Edinburgh and in 1818 took up his abode at Hamilton, Ontario. He pur-
chased two hundred acres of government land in the district of Oxford —
a timber tract in the midst of which he hewed out a little clearing and
there erected a cabin without doors or windows. This he occupied for
three years. The first bushel of wheat which he raised on his farm he
carried on his back to Hamilton, sixty miles distant. As the years passed,
however, his labors wrought a marked change in conditions and his once
wild timber land was converted into a rich and productive farm, on
which he continued to reside until his death, which occurred when he
was eighty-six years of age.

William Oliver pursued his education in the public schools of Oxford
district, Ontario, and started out in the business world as the assistant
of his father in building operations, spending three years in that way.
He came west in 1882 with a kit of tools which his father had given him,
and made Winnipeg his destination. There he remained for four weeks,
after which he proceeded to Brandon, Manitoba, which was then the
terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. He worked on various jobs for
diff'erent contractors during his stay at that place from April until July,
and then left Brandon in company with a companion, traveling by ox
team to the present site of Regina, although there was no town at the
time. There he homesteaded and remained for three years until he re-
ceived his patent and during that period he did considerable building
through the country and in the town of Regina, which was founded about
that time. He helped unload the first car of lumber on the town site.
After a time he had seventy acres of his land broken and under cultiva-
tion but lost his first crops through dry winds. Later he obtained work
on the Indian Reserve near Lethbridge, putting up some houses for the
Indian department. In 1884 he took up his abode in Lethbridge and en-
tered the employ of the Alberta Railway & Coal Company in the shops,
building snow plows. In the spring he engaged in house building for
the company, erecting houses for their miners. He worked with that
corporation for two years and then turned his attention to brick manu-
facturing, which he followed for three years. He next began contracting
on his own account and built many houses in Lethbridge, remaining an
active factor in building operations in this city until 1909, when he sold
his business and went to the coast, where he remained for a year. In
the meantime he had made investments in property and is now the owner
of considerable city realty as well as farm lands. He devotes his time
to farming and to the supervision of his personal interests and his suc-
cess has caused him to be regarded as an authority upon many subjects
relating to agricultural life, especially to dry farming. He has a small
stock farm that is stocked with pure blooded Berkshire hogs and Perch-
eron horses. He has made wheat his principal crop and has demon-

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strated what can be accomplished in a country where rainfall is compara-
tively slight.

In 1889 Mr. Oliver was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Oliver, who
was born in Eastend, Ontario, and there pursued her education. They
became the parents of three children : William, who is conducting a garage
at Coaldale, Alberta; John, who works for the Northern Irrigation Com-
pany in Lethbridge; and Mrs. Gladys Helen Shonts, a widow, residing
in Vancouver. She has three children : Glen, Cecil and Bettie. Mrs.
Oliver passed away in 1912, in the faith of the Presbyterian church, of
which she was a consistent member. Mr. Oliver afterward married Mar-
garet Cyntha Cossaboom, who was born in Nova Scotia, and they have
become parents of a son, Robert Wilfred, who was born September 1,
1916.

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver hold membership in the Presbyterian church, in
the work of which the latter takes a very active part. Mr. Oliver also
belongs to the Masonic fraternity and to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, having been a member of the latter for thirty-five years and
passed through all of the chairs in the local lodge. For an extended
period he gave his political support to the Liberal party but is now a Pro-
gressive. He has filled many positions of public honor and trust. He
was on the city council for a number of years and was alderman when
Lethbridge became a city. He filled the office of mayor from 1901 until
1904 and was instrumental in introducing many improvements, including
the establishment of the first waterworks and sewerage system. He was
a member of the city council for several years after retiring from the
office of mayor and has long been active in civic affairs, his influence
ever being on the side of progress and advancement. His labors have
indeed been far-reaching and effective as factors in progressive govern-
ment and at the same time he has wisely and carefully managed his
business affairs, thereby winning the substantial measure of success which
is now his.

ROY. W. HENRY.

A forceful and resourceful figure in business circles of Edmonton is
Roy W. Henry, who is now manager of the insurance department of the
Northern Investment Company, Limited, a position to which he has
attained through individual merit and the wise development of his powers,
combined with the utilization of every opportunity that has been presented
to him. Removing to the west from Ontario, he has grafted eastern
training onto western opportunity and enterprise with good results. He
was born in Barrie, Ontario, June 25, 1885, and is a son of Ontario Ernest
and Katheryne (Wesley) Henry, who are also natives of Ontario and
are now living at Beamsville. The Henry family was established in On-
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the work of upbuilding- and progress seemed scarcely begun there. The
grandfather in the paternal line was an early merchant of Beamsville
and there 0. E. Henry succeeded to the business, conducting a general
store at that place for a number of years. He is now connected with
The Steel Company of Canada, which he has represented for a consider-
able period. His education was acquired in Beamsville and he is a well
read man, while in business he has met with a substantial measure of
success, owing to the careful conduct of his interests and his fidelity to
every trust reposed in him. Politically he is a Conservative and frater-
nally he is a Mason, having for a number of years been very active in
the work of the order. His religious faith is that of the Anglican church.
He married Katheryne Wesley, whose father was a direct descendant of
John Wesley and who became a pioneer settler of Ontario. By this mar-
riage there were six children, four of whom are living.

Roy W. Henry, the eldest of the family, pursued his education in the
schools of Beamsville, where he passed through consecutive grades to
the high school, and when his textbooks were put aside he started out
in the business world as an employe of the Steele-Briggs Seed Company,
Limited, of Toronto, for which he worked for two years. He then en-
tered the Bank of Hamilton at Toronto and was employed in that insti-
tution for a period of nine years altogether, at the end of which time he
severed his connection with the Bank of Hamilton and entered the Sterling
Bank. He was located for a time at St. Catharines as accountant and sub-
sequently was at Goderich. He next became manager of a branch of
the bank at Alton, Ontario, and in 1911 he arrived in Edmonton as repre-
sentative of the Northern Investment Agency. Here he became con-
nected with the insurance department and has been advanced to the posi-
tion of manager of the department, which he now controls. He has ac-
quainted himself with every phase of the business and most carefully
directs the insurance interests of the corporation. He is regarded as a
most prog-ressive and alert young business man, who has made good
through the wise use of his time, talents and opportunities, and what he
has already accomplished indicates that his future career will be well
worth watching.

On the 24th of March, 1914, Mr. Henry was married to Miss Pauline
Messenger of Ottumwa, Iowa, who pursued her education in the high
school of that city while spending her girlhood days in the home of her
father, Charles W. Messenger, chief dispatcher for the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy Railroad, with which line he has been connected for forty
years. Mr. and Mrs. Henry have become parents of two children, Robin
and Genevieve. They are members of the Anglican church and Mr. Henry
is identified with the Masonic order, being- a past master of Commercial
Lodge No. 81, A. F. & A. M., and the first secretary of the lodge follow-
ing its organization. He likewise belongs to and is secretary of the Ki-
wanis Club, having filled the position almost continuously from the be-
ginning. His cooperation can be counted upon to further any plan or
project which he deems of essential worth and value to the community,

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while in a business way his entire course has been marked by a thorough-
ness and reliability that have secured his steady advancement until he
is now regarded as one of the leading business men of his adopted city.

HUGH J. MONTGOMERY.

Hugh J. Montgomery, an enterprising merchant of Wetaskiwin, where
he is also filling the office of mayor, thus taking active part in promoting
the material development and the civic interests of the city, was born in
Prince Edward Island in 1876, a son of James and Catherine (McFar-
lane) Montgomery. The father was a son of Hugh Montgomery, a native
of Scotland, who in early life came to the new world, settling in Prince
Edward Island, where he hewed out a farm in the midst of the forest
and spent his remaining days thereon. The grandfather in the maternal
line M^as Malcolm McFarlane, who was also born in Scotland and became
one of the early farmers of Prince Edvi^ard Island. There both the
father and mother of Hugh J. Montgomery were born and reared and
the mother spent her life there, while the father ultimately became a
resident of Alberta, where he passed away in 1921. He had always de-
voted his attention to agricultural pursuits and thus provided for the sup-
port of his family of three children, of whom Hugh J. is the eldest, the
others being: W. F. H., who is in business with his brother; and Mrs.
Walter Bowden, now living in Vancouver. The parents were both active
and helpful members of the Presbyterian church and Mr. Montgomery
was a Liberal in his political views.

Hugh J. Montgomery obtained his early education in the public schools
of Prince Edward Island and pursued a business course in Charlottetown.
He spent his life to the age of twenty years on the home farm and then
entered commercial circles by becoming a clerk for W. S. Newsome, in
Centreville, of his native isle. In 1898 he came to Wetaskiwin, where he
was employed as accountant by John West for three years. He then
embarked in merchandising on his own account in partnership with C. E.
Compton, with whom he was associated from 1901 until 1907. In the
latter year their store was destroyed by fire and Mr. Montgomery after-
ward, in conjunction with Sackville and Gerard West, sons of the late
John West, purchased the business of the Star Trading Company, and
the firm name was changed to Montgomery & West. He remained in that
connection until 1912, when his brother purchased the interest of the
West brothers and the firm today is operating under the style of Mont-
gomery Brothers, Limited, with Hugh J. Montgomery as the president
and his brother as secretary of the company. They have an extensive
store and do a large business annually, while their trade is steadily in-
creasing with the growth and settlement of the town and surrounding
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customers and at all times their thoroughly reliable business methods
commend them to the support of the general public.

In 1903 Mr. Montgomery was married to Miss Adelaide Vaughn, who
was born in Illinois and whose parents came to Alberta during her early
girlhood, so that she acquired her education in the schools of Wetaskiwin.
Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery have become parents of two children: Ken-
neth, fourteen years of age; and Lawrence, who passed away in 1922,
at the age of twelve years. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery have membership
in the Presbyterian church and he has been a member of its managing
board for a number of years. Politically he is a Liberal and has been
quite active in politics, stanchly advocating the party principles and do-
ing all in his power to secure their adoption. In 1914 he was elected to
the legislature and was reelected in 1917, rendering valuable service for two
terms, but went down to defeat in the general election of 1921, when the
U. F. A. political party swept the province. He served on the city council
from 1905 until 1910 and in the latter year was elected mayor, filling the
position for a term. That he has the confidence of his fellow townsmen
in an unusual degree is indicated in the fact that in 1922 he was re-
elected mayor and is now discharging the duties of the office. He closely
studies the needs of the city and is working along most progressive lines
to promote the welfare and advance the interests of the municipality.
He is a most progressive merchant, owns and operates a half section of
farm land adjoining the city, and he and his brother are owners of a large
and modern silver black fox ranch, located one-half mile north of Wetas-
kiwin, on the Calgary and Edmonton trail.

JAMES H. DOWDELL.

Of inestimable worth to a community is the man who aids in develop-
ing the natural resources of the country, utilizing the advantages that
nature has stored up and converting a raw commodity into a product
that is of general use. Into this field of activity James H. Dowdell has
directed his labors and is now one of the well known coal operators of
the province of Alberta. Since 1920 he has made his home in Edmonton,
coming here as one of the officials of the Crown Paving Company, since
which time he assisted in organizing the Crown Coal Company, of which
he is the president. He continues his connection with both enterprises
and is one of the representative and progressive business men of the city.
He was born in Lanark district, Ontario, on the 6th of October, 1880, and
is a son of Thomas and Eliza (Deacon) Dowdell, who were also natives of
Lanark district, where the father still resides but the mother passed
away in October, 1918. The father was a son of John Dowdell, who was
born in Ireland, became a pioneer settler of Ontario, and married a Miss
Cameron, who was a native of Scotland. The maternal grandfather of
James H. Dowdell was Thomas Deacon, also a native of the Emerald isle

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and a pioneer settler of Ontario, where he became prominent as a farmer
and miller, meeting with substantial success in the conduct of his affairs.
Thomas Dowdell, the father of James H. Dowdell, was a successful
farmer and drover. Starting on a brush farm he cleared the land and
converted it into a rich and productive field. In addition to the produc-
tion of crops he conducted a dairy and was a stockholder in a cheese fac-
tory. He holds membership in the Presbyterian church and in politics
is a Conservative. He filled the office of councilor for a number of years,
was also justice of the peace and has occupied other positions of public
honor and trust, including that of road commissioner. He has always
kept abreast with the trend of public thought and progress, broad reading
keeping him in touch with all that was vital to the interests of the com-
munity and of the country at large. He has ever found his recreation as
a follower of Nimrod and has displayed considerable prowess as a hunter.
He and his wife had a family of eleven children, ten of whom are living,
James H. of this review being the ninth in order of birth.

At the usual age James H. Dowdell became a pupil in the country and
high schools of Perth, Ontario. He was first employed on his father's
farm, thus working until he reached the age of nineteen years, when he
went to New Ontario and there conducted a warehouse for three years.
About 1902 he made his way westward to Manitoba and became identified
with cement work. He devoted his energies to business of that character
in Manitoba until he removed to the province of Alberta, settling in Medi-
cine Hat, where he engaged in laying cement sidewalks. He afterward
went to Calgary and with a gang of men laid twenty miles of sidewalk
in that city in one season. He was the representative of the Crown Pav-
ing Company, which he assisted in organizing in 1910 and of which he
became the first vice president. He is still identified with this company
and it was in that connection that he came to Edmonton in 1920, having
been engaged in paving here, however, for a number of years before he
took up his abode in the city. In partnership with Jack Starkey he
opened the Penn mine under the name of the Crown Coal Company, which
was organized as a subsidiary of the Crown Paving Company. This com-
pany handled coal for a number of years before purchasing the mine.
Mr. Dowdell is the vice president of the coal company and president of
the Penn mine, which is being operated to full capacity at the present
time. It is thoroughly modern in every way and employs one hundred
and twenty-five men, turning out about seven hundred tons of coal per
day. The development of the business is attributable in large measure
to James H. Dowdell, who has also been an important factor in the suc-
cessful conduct of the interests of the Crown Paving Company.

In 1910 Mr. Dowdell was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Cummings,
who was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, and there was reared
and educated. They have become parents of two children : Clarence
and Reggie, both in school. The family attend the Baptist church. Mr.
Dowdell belongs to the Masonic fraternity and is a loyal follower of the
teachings and purposes of the craft. In politics he maintains an inde-

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pendent course, voting according to the dictates of his judgment. He
finds recreation in various sports, especially hunting and has killed all
kinds of wild game. In his younger days he v^on fame as a boxer and
was regarded as the best amateur boxer in the whole countryside. The
major part of his time and attention now is devoted to his coal interests
and in this connection he has developed one of the most important indus-
tries of this section of the province.

ALFRED M. PETERS.

Alfred M. Peters was born in St. John's Newfoundland, July 18, 1865,
a son of John Edgar and Rose (Cole) Peters, the former a native of the
island of Newfoundland and the latter born in Exeter, England. The
father was a successful business man of St. John's, building up a large
trade as a manufacturers' agent, and he was also active in public affairs,
representing his district in the Newfoundland legislature for several
years. His death occurred in December, 1919, when he was eighty years
of age. The mother passed away in April, 1913, at the age of seventy-
four.

Alfred M. Peters attended the public schools of his native city until
he reached his thirteenth year, and then became a wage earner, obtaining
work in a departmental store, with which he was connected for nine years.
His identification with financial interests dates from 1887, in which year
he secured a position in the Union Bank of Newfoundland, and remained
with that institution until 1894, when the local banks failed. He joined
the Bank of Montreal in 1895, when it established its branch at St. John's,
and has continued with the organization. In 1902 he was made manager
of the branch opened at Bay of Islands on the western coast of Newfound-
land, acting in that capacity for five years, and in 1907 he opened the
branch at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, of which he was man-
ager for two years. In 1909 he was assigned the task of establishing
a bank at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and conducted its affairs until July,
1913, when he was transferred to the Calgary branch of which he was
manager until February, 1922, when he was appointed district superin-
tendent for Alberta.

Mr. Peters was married October 9, 1889, to Miss Alice E. Smith of
St. John's, Newfoundland, and they have become the parents of four
children, two of whom survive: Gertrude E., who married J. E. Buchanan
of Edmonton, Alberta; and J. Edgar, a high school student. The eldest
son, Edward C, enlisted for service in the World war and was sent over-
seas, meeting death on the battle fields of France on the 2d of June,
1916, when twenty-five years of age. His brother, Herbert S., also fought
in that conflict and was killed in action September 28, 1918, being at that
time but twenty-two years of age. They were young men of promise and
ability when they made the supreme sacrifice for their country.

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Mr. Peters was interested during the World war in the Red Cross
order, the Young- Men's Christian Association and several organizations
of a similar character. He is affiliated with the Methodist church and is
now serving on its official board. Fraternally he is identified with the
Masons and is also a member of the Kiwanis Club, the Ranchmen's Club
and the Calgary Golf & Country Club.

ARTHUR K. WHISTON.

Arthur K. Whiston, of the hospitals branch of the department of
public health of the province of Alberta, has served the public in various
capacities and has always done able and conscientious work, placing the
general welfare ever before personal aggrandizement. He was born at
Halifax, Nova Scotia, February 10, 1879, and is a son of Frederick J.
and Eliza A. (Crowell) Whiston, also natives of that province, in which
they are still residing. The father was born in 1846 and the mother's
birth occurred in 1853. The paternal great-grandfather of the subject
of this review was a native of England and his ancestors in the maternal
line were also of English descent.

Arthur K. Whiston acquired his education in the grammar and high
schools of Halifax and afterward attended a business college of that city.
His initial experience along commercial lines was obtained as clerk in the
wholesale hardware store of William Robertson & Son of Halifax and
he remained with that firm for thirteen years. His residence in Edmon-
ton dates from October 1, 1911, and entering the real estate field, he de-
voted two and a half years to that business. In 1915 the council of Ed-
monton appointed him special investigator of the city department and he
acted in that capacity for a year, saving the municipality a large amount
of money. His capable work in that connection led to his selection for
the position of municipal inspector for Alberta and from April 15, 1916,
until March 1, 1918, he was thus engaged. He was then placed in charge
of the work of organizing, erecting and maintaining municipal hospitals
in the province and was afterward made secretary of the municipal hos-
pital branch of the department of public health. In February, 1922, the
municipal hospital branch was reorganized to include all hospitals in Al-
berta and institutions receiving government grants and financial assist-
ance and Mr. Whiston was appointed supervisor of organization, which
office he now fills with notable efficiency, working along lines producing
the best results.

On September 15, 1908, in Joggins, Nova Scotia, Mr. Whiston was
united in marriage to Miss Alice Barnhill and they have two sons : Fred-
erick Gordon, who was born May 21, 1910 ; and Arthur J., born November
3, 1916. Mr. Whiston is a member of the Anglican church and his politi-
cal allegiance is given to the Liberal party, while fraternally he is con-
nected with the Masonic order. He puts forth earnest effort faithfully
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to serve the public and has risen to his present responsible office through
the steps of an orderly progression, winning advancement as he has
proven his M^orth and ability. His life is actuated by high ideals and
characterized by the successful accomplishment of valuable results.

H. G. MORISON.

H. G. Morison is manager of the Bank of Montreal in Lacombe, and is
also interested in breeding and raising cattle, being well known throughout
the province in both connections. He was born in Toronto, located in
Winnipeg in December, 1902, and in May, 1908, he came to Alberta, where
for some time he was accountant for the Merchants Bank in Calgary, He
opened a bank at Wainwright in August, 1908, which he conducted until
he moved to Daysland in 1911, but the next year he went to Carstairs,
where he resided until December 1, 1915, when he came to Lacombe as
manager of the Merchants Bank. He remained with that institution until
upon the opening of the Bank of Montreal, he became its manager and is
still acceptably filling this position. He devotes his entire time and atten-
tion to his duties at the bank, and is greatly interested in the breeding and
raising of good live stock, owning eighteen head of Aberdeen cattle, to
which he is now adding some shorthorns. Recently he bought three head
of cattle from Professor Carlisle, manager of the Prince of Wales Ranch at
High River, Alberta. These cattle were recently brought to this country
from England, where they belonged to the Prince of Wales herd. Lady
Dorothy, four years old, is one of the finest animals in Canada. Princess
Alice, daughter of Christian King, for whom the Prince of Wales was
offered ten thousand pounds, and Princeton Brackla, one year old, are
among the cattle owned by Mr. Morison. The latter heifer is a deep blood
red in color and very beautiful. She was sired by Clinesland Broodhooks,
whose grandmother was a winner at the Highland Show in Scotland. On
May 30, 1923, Mr. Morison added a fifteen hundred dollar yearling bull —
Princeton Counsellor — from the Prince of Wales herd. The Lacombe
district is the largest district in the west for pure-bred cattle.

J. D. OLIVER MOTHERSILL.

J. D. Oliver Mothersill, barrister and senior partner in the legal firm
of Mothersill & Dyde, Edmonton, Alberta, was born in the county of
Peel, Ontario. Both his parents and grandparents were born in the same
county and played an active part in the pioneer development of Ontario.
The subject of this sketch is the son of Joseph Mothersill, Sr., who has
now retired and is living in the town of Brampton, Ontario.

J. D. Oliver Mothersill spent his early youth in Ontario and there

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began his education. In 1912, like many other young- men of his native
province, he responded to the call of "Go west, young man," and selected
the city of Edmonton for his future home. At that date the University of
Alberta had just been established. Mr. Mothersill entered the university
as a freshman and graduated in arts and law. Immediately after grad-
uation he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Forces by joining the
Seventy-second battery, C. F. A., at Kingston, Ontario. After a period
of training at Barriefield and Petewawa Camps, and completing a lieu-
tenant's course at the Royal School of Artillery, Mr. Mothersill proceeded
overseas, where he transferred to the Fifth Battery, C. G. A., with which
unit he served in France until the end of the war.

On his return to Alberta, Mr, Mothersill was first engaged in the
practice of law with the firm of Woods, Sherry, Collisson & Field and at
a later date became a partner in the firm of Mothersill & Dyde.

Mr. Mothersill is a member of the Edmonton Board of Trade, has
served for two years on the council of that body as chairman of the pro-
fessional section and of the special committee on immigration. He is
a member of the senate of the University of Alberta and a past presi-
dent of the Alumni Association.

In 1920 Mr. Mothersill was married to Miss Isabel Lloyd, a graduate
of Toronto University, Mr. Mothersill has one younger brother, the
Rev. J. E, Mothersill of Montreal, and one sister, Mrs. J, A. Willoughby
of Toronto.

HERBERT L. CUNNINGHAM.

Herbert L. Cunningham, one of the pioneer settlers of Alberta, has
been a resident of Vegreville for over two decades and through his activi-
ties in the real estate field he has been an important factor in the develop-
ment and upbuilding of the town. He was born in Bruce county, Ontario,
February 21, 1885, and is a son of Thomas J. and Mary (Benson) Cun-
ningham, also natives of that province. They are now living in Edmon-
ton, Alberta, and the father is homestead inspector for this province, hav-
ing filled that position since 1907.

In 1892 Herbert L. Cunningham came with his parents to Alberta,
being but seven years old at that time. They entered a homestead near
Fort Saskatchewan, residing on the land for about four years, and in
1900 they removed to Vegreville, arriving here five years before the ad-
vent of the railroad in this district. The sons of the family entered gov-
ernment claims near the town and engaged in general farming, bringing
their land under a good state of development. The subject of this review
remained on the farm until the winter of 1906 and in 1907 he embarked
in the real estate business in Vegreville in association with others, but
is now sole owner of the enterprise, to which he devotes his entire atten-
tion. His interests are conducted under the style of the Vegreville Land
Company and he is now controlling a business of profitable proportions.

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which has been developed through progressive methods and capable man-
agement. In 1919 he went to Vancouver, British Columbia, but returned
to Vegreville in 1921, as his local affairs were not receiving satisfactory
attention during his absence.

Mr. Cunningham is a member of the Vegreville Community Club and
fraternally he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
He is an adherent of the Liberal party but has never had the time nor
inclination to participate actively in political affairs, although loyal and
public-spirited in matters of citizenship. During the period of his resi-
dence here he has witnessed many changes as pioneer conditions have
been replaced by the advantages of civilization and no one rejoices more
sincerely than he in what has been accomplished along the lines of prog-
ress and improvement. He possesses keen perception and business sagac-
ity and is deserving of great credit for what he has accomplished, for the
success which he now enjoys has been won through hard work and meth-
ods that will bear close investigation and scrutiny.

ALBERT PALMER COREY BELYEA, B. Sc

Albert Palmer Corey Belyea, director of surveys for Alberta, is a
civil engineer of marked ability and the importance of his work indi-
cates most clearly his high professional standing. A native of New
Brunswick, he was born in 1882, and his parents, Payzaut and Adeliza E.
(Fox) Belyea, were also natives of that province. The father was of
French descent and the mother of English origin and they migrated to
that province with the United Empire loyalists.

After completing a course in the Gagetown high school, in his native
province, Albert P. C. Belyea enrolled as a student at the University of
New Brunswick, which conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of
Science in 1906. Three years later he received a certificate as Dominion
land surveyor and in 1911 he was granted a certificate as land surveyor
in Alberta. His professional activities have been attended by a notable
degree of success and since 1909 his talents have been directed in the
field of public service. He was first made district engineer and surveyor,
being thus employed from 1909 until 1916, and during 1917 and 1918 he
was assistant director of surveys, while since 1919 he has been director of
surveys for Alberta, in which connection he is doing effective service for
the provincial government. He has a clear understanding of the technical
as well as the practical phases of his profession and his work represents
the highest degree of efficiency in his line.

At Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1913, Mr. Belyea was married to
Miss Estella May Jewett, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Jewett. Mr.
and Mrs. Belyea have a son, A. Franklin Belyea, who was born in 1917.
Mr. Belyea is a Baptist in religious faith and politically he is an adherent
of the Liberal party. He has been elected a member of the senate of the

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University of Alberta and his professional connections are with the As-
sociation of Professional Engineers of the Province of Alberta and with
the Alberta and Dominion Land Surveyors Associations. Actuated by
high ideals, he has steadily worked his way upward in his profession, his
experience and study continually bringing him a wider knowledge and
greater efficiency, and Alberta has greatly benefited by his well directed
efforts and his public-spirited devotion to the general good.

MAURICE MATHEW O'BRIEN.

Maurice M. O'Brien, chief school organizer for the province of Al-
berta, has devoted his life to educational work and thorough preliminary
training, broad experience and natural ability well qualify him for his
present office of responsibility, in which he is making a highly commend-
able record. He was born in Peterborough county, Ontario, March 24,
1881, and his parents, John and Catherine (Burke) O'Brien, were also
natives of that section of the Dominion, the birth of the former occurring
in 1853. They came to Edmonton in 1905 and the father passed away in
September, 1921, when sixty-eight years of age. The mother was born
in 1858 and is still living in this city, having reached the age of sixty-
four. The paternal grandfather, John O'Brien, was born in County
Cork, Ireland, and in 1848 he came to Canada with his wife, settling in
the province of Ontario, where his death occurred in 1860.

In the acquirement of an education Maurice M. O'Brien attended No.
1 rural school in Douro township, Peterborough county, Ontario, and
the Norwood and Model high schools in that district, completing his course
in the last named institution in 1898. He then became a student at the
Ottawa Normal School and after his graduation in 1902 he secured a
position as an instructor in the schools of Algoma, Ontario, teaching in
that province form 1899 until 1904. In 1905 he transferred his profes-
sional activities to Alberta and two years later entered the education
department of the civil service, with which he has since been identified.
From 1913 until 1917 he acted as chief attendance officer for Alberta
and in 1919 he was made chief organizer of schools in this province, in
which capacity he is now serving. His broad experience as a teacher has
given him a keen insight into school matters and he also possesses the
executive force necessary for the successful performance of the duties
assigned him. He keeps in close touch with the most advanced thought
of the day along educational lines and the general public is as one in
recognition of his splendid work.

In Edmonton, on the 15th of August, 1911, Mr. O'Brien was married
to Miss Bridget Veronica Bibby, a daughter of John and Ellen (Cleary)
Bibby, formerly residents of Campbellford, Ontario, and both now de-
ceased. Mr. O'Brien is a veteran of the World war. He enlisted at Ed-
monton and went overseas in June, 1917, becoming a member of the Forty-

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ninth Battalion, and served as a private throughout the period of his
service. He saw much hard fighting, participating in the engagements at
Lieven, Amiens, Cambrai, Valenciennes and Mons, and returned to Can-
ada in May, 1919. He is a Liberal in his political views and a Roman
Catholic in religious faith. He is identified with the Knights of Columbus
and the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association. He has gained notable suc-
cess as an educator and stands high in his profession. He regards the
public schools as the bulwark of the nation and is doing all in his power
to promote the educational facilities and standards of the province.

MAJOR ALEXANDER BOSWELL STAFFORD.

Major Alexander Boswell Stafford was one of that vast army of Cana-
dians who were called upon to make the supreme sacrifice in the World
war, in which he was commanding the Thirty-ninth Battery. He had won
for himself a most creditable position in the business circles of Lethbridge
and left behind him many warm friends here. He was born in Westville,
Nova Scotia, in 1877, a son of William and Jane (Gibb) Stafford, w^ho
were natives of Scotland but became residents of Nova Scotia in 1864.
The father was a miner and after living in the east for about eighteen
years he made his way to Lethbridge in 1882. Here he opened a mine
and in 1883 brought his family to his new home. He followed mining the
remainder of his life, passing away in Lethbridge in 1907. His widow still
makes her home in Lethbridge. They were the first family to locate on
the present site of Lethbridge and here their family of fourteen children
were reared.

Alexander B. Stafford, who was the sixth in order of birth, was over
five years of age when brought by his parents to Alberta. He pursued
his education in the public and high schools of Lethbridge and in 1896,
when a youth of nineteen years, he went to Alaska and the Yukon, where
he engaged in prospecting until 1898. With his return to Lethbridge he
became a partner in the Brodie & Stafford Furniture Company, with
which he continued until 1907. On the expiration of that period he iden-
tified himself with the Stafford Agnew Hardware Company as senior part-
ner, being thus associated from 1908 until 1913. In 1914 he established
a loan and real estate business, in which he remained active until he
entered the army.

In April, 1915, Mr. Stafford joined the Twenty-fifth Field Artillery and
in July he went to Kingston to train. He recruited the Thirty-ninth Bat-
tery in record time in October, 1915, and went overseas in February, 1916.
With his command he proceeded to France in July of that year, and the
Thirty-ninth participated in many engagements. He was commanding
ofiicer of the battery, with which he served from June, 1916, until he met
death at Vimy Ridge, on the 24th of June, 1917. In the meantime he had
been in various engagements, including the third battle at Ypres, the

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Somme, and others. His own courage and loyalty inspired the men
who served under him and he had the love and confidence of his entire
command. For conspicuous and gallant services he was mentioned in the
Field Marshal's despatch of November 7, 1917.

In 1900 Major Stafi'ord wedded Mary Donalda Mclntyre of Lindsay,
Ontario, and they became the parents of two children : Dorothy, who took
her arts degree from Alberta University in 1922 ; and Margaret, who is
attending high school. Major Stafford took a deep interest in public affairs
and his aid and influence were ever on the side of right, progress, reform
and improvement. He was keenly interested in all civic matters of Leth-
bridge and was one of the commissioners of Gait Hospital and a director
of the Young Men's Christian Association. In young manhood he took an
active part in the athletics of the community ; on many occasions he played
for Lethbridge on the lacrosse field and participated in the games between
his town and the others along the Crowsnest line ; later on he found recrea-
tion in shooting and in golf. He gave of his time and abilities for amateur
sports which he felt assisted to build up the all-around man. In politics
he maintained an independent course, voting for men and measures rather
than party. His religious belief was that of the Presbyterian church ;
his life ever measured up to the highest standards of manhood and citizen-
ship and he commanded the respect and esteem of all who knew him.

RICHARD P. BLAKEY, F. R. I. B. A.

The romance of creating and building takes a strong hold of men's
imagination and art and life are one in their relation to the creative im-
pulse. It was this desire for self-expression that led Richard P. Blakey to
choose as his life work the profession of architecture, which has afforded
him a wide scope for the exercise of his talents. For eleven years he
has served as provincial architect of Alberta and many of the finest public
buildings in western Canada are the expression of his skill and ability.
A native of England, he was born at Sunderland, June 18, 1879, and is of
English ancestry in both the paternal and maternal lines. He is a son of
George Hudson and Mary Jane (Palin) Blakey, the former a shipwright
by trade. Both parents are still living in Sunderland.

Richard P. Blakey received his education in his native land, attend-
ing the Bede Collegiate Institute at Sunderland, and he engaged in archi-
tectural work in England until he reached the age of twenty-eight years.
In May, 1907, he came to Canada and in June of the following year he
entered the service of the provincial government of Alberta, in which he
has continued. In January, 1911, he was appointed to his present posi-
tion as provincial architect and he entered upon his duties with high
ideals of service, from which he has never deviated. His designs have
always been characterized by a degree of taste and consistency that indi-
cates the true artistic touch and he has shown a marked degree of orig-

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inality in his work. He has back of him the ideals of old world architec-
ture and possesses the resourcefulness which enables him to meet the de-
mands of the new world. He designed and supervised the erection of
the rotunda and main staircase of the parliament buildings at Edmonton,
in addition to the government house and land titles building in this city;
the provincial jail at Fort Saskatchewan; four dormitory buildings and
the nurses' home at Ponoka Asylum ; the Normal School, courthouse and
Institute of Technology at Calgary; the courthouse and Telephone Ex-
change building at Medicine Hat; the courthouse at Taber; the Normal
school at Camrose ; and the Municipal Hospital at Mannville.

Mr. Blakey was married at Oswestry, England, April 14, 1906, to
Miss Mary Ellen Jones, a daughter of the Rev. John Jones, a native of
Wales and a minister of the Wesleyan church. Mr. and Mrs. Blakey have
one child : Mary Gwendolyn, seven and a half years of age. Mr. Blakey
is a member of Christ Anglican church of Edmonton and has been one of
its vestrymen since 1920. He is a Master Mason, being identified with
Jasper Lodge, No. 14, A. F. & A. M., and he is also a member of the
Edmonton Club. In January, 1921, he passed the qualifying examination
and was elected a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. In
1914, at the outbreak of the World war, he enlisted at Edmonton in the
Active Militia of Alberta, becoming a lieutenant of the Nineteenth Al-
berta Dragoons. He served in Canada and England until November 21,
1917, being struck off the strength by reason of surplus requirements.
He gives his best efforts to his official duties and his work is the highest
expression of skill along architectural lines. He occupies an enviable
position in his profession and his labors have contributed materially to
the improvement and upbuilding of many sections of western Canada.

REV. ROBERT H. LEITCH, PH. B.

The life history of Rev, Robert H. Leitch covered two-thirds of a cen-
tury and the entire period of his adult life was devoted to the work of
the ministry, in which connection his labors were of far-reaching effect
and importance. He did much toward the upbuilding of the Methodist
church in Canada and his teachings remain as an inspirational force in
the lives of many who sat under his preaching.

Robert H. Leitch was born in Fitz Roy Square, London, England, on
the 19th of December, 1852, and there remained until he reached young
manhood, when he crossed the Atlantic and took up his abode in Flesher-
ton, Ontario. Soon afterward he entered the Victoria University, from
which in due course of time he was graduated. He began studying for
the ministry in young manhood and was ordained as a preacher of the
Methodist church in 1884, in which year he was married. His first
charge was at Ottawa and later he was pastor of the churches at Madoc,
at Eldorado and later at Belleville, Ontario. He came to Edmonton in

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1910 and entered upon his ministerial duties in connection with the
Metropolitan Methodist church. He remained on the south side for four
years and then went to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, while later he was
minister of the Methodist church at Battleford, Saskatchewan. He next
returned to Edmonton, Alberta, where he superannuated in 1916. He
passed away on the 6th of July, 1920.

Rev. Mr. Leitch was a most zealous and untiring worker in behalf of
his denomination. He was always a student not only of the Bible but
of the signs of the times and it was his earnest purpose to adapt the
Biblical teachings to the needs of the hour. His Christianity was stronger
than dogma or creed and he reached out in sympathetic helpfulness to
all mankind. He was also a stanch and untiring worker in behalf of the
prohibition cause and his teachings were a forceful element in winning
support to temperance work.

His death was deeply regretted by his fellow workers of the Masonic
fraternity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, as well as by
those who were connected with him through the brotherhood of the
church and by home ties. He was a man of kindly spirit and broad
sympathies, seeking ever to aid humanity and promote the uplift of the
individual in accordance with the highest ideals of Christian service.
His life, therefore, was of great benefit and value as a factor for good
and the world is better for his having lived.

On the 23d of September, 1884, Mr. Leitch was united in marriage
to Miss Armanella Andrews, who survives him. Mrs. Andrews is the
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. William Andrews and a sister of W. W, An-
drews of Regina Methodist College. To Mr. and Mrs Leitch were born
five children: The eldest. Dr. D. B. Leitch, is a graduate physician of
Toronto University, of the class of 1913, and he afterward pursued post-
graduate work at the Babies Hospital, New York, and specialized in
postgraduate work on diseases of children, in the Royal College Hospital
for Children at Edinburgh, Scotland. In September, 1919, he opened an
office in Edmonton, where he is successfully practicing; the second son,
Roy v., is manager of the Bank of Montreal at Clive, Alberta ; Rex, who
was circulating manager of the Journal, died on April 27, 1919; two of
the children died in infancy.

ALEXANDER GALBRAITH.

"The nineteenth century belongs to the United States — the twentieth
century belongs to Canada." Thus spoke one of the clearest thinkers in
America several years ago. The potential wealth in the rich soil of west-
ern Canada has attracted from all quarters of the globe men anxious to
secure for themselves and their families a share of the prosperity which
the boundless west holds in store for those who seek it, and they have not
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and abundantly. Among those whose efforts are proving a dominant force
in promoting the development of Alberta's millions of acres of fertile farm-
ing lands is numbered Alexander Galbraith, provincial superintendent of
fairs and institutes and one of the leading authorities in North America on
matters pertaining to agriculture and stock raising.

A native of the land of heather and bracken, Alexander Galbraith was
born May 20, 1853, at Croy Cunningham, in the parish of Killearn, county
of Stirling, not far from Loch Lomond, the scene of Sir Walter Scott's
beautiful poem, "The Lady of the Lake." His parents, Alexander and
Jean (Graham) Galbraith, were both natives of Scotland, and for sixty
years Croy Cunningham had been the family homestead. The father not
only excelled as a horse and cattle breeder, but was widely known at the
Highland and other important agricultural shows, winning high honors at
the first stallion exhibition in the city of Glasgow, which was held in 1836,
and the son drew deeply from his environment, the lore of paddock and
pasture being early impressed upon his mind. His education was acquired
in the Killearn parish school and the Mechanics' Institution at Glasgow
and when sixteen years of age he entered a mercantile establishment in
Glasgow, in which he learned the cotton, yarn and Turkey red dye business
in connection with the English and East Indian trade. For fourteen years
he was identified with mercantile interests, but in 1883 his love of hus-
bandry reasserted itself and in May of that year he sought the opportuni-
ties offered in the United States, joining his three brothers, John, Archie
and James. The latter two had come to America in 1881 and the four
brothers formed a partnership, engaging in business as importers and
breeders of Clydesdale, Suffolk and Shire horses. During the next twelve
years the firm brought to its headquarters at Janesville, Wisconsin, nearly
one thousand stallions and many mares that not only won highest honours
in the principal show yards of the day, but also proved of real con-
structive benefit to the communities which they entered.

The financial panic of 1893 brought disaster to the Galbraiths and to
hundreds of others interested in the cause of improved live stock. The
firm was dissolved and Mr. Galbraith moved to the Ruger farm near Janes-
ville. In recognition of his ripe experience the authorities of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin secured his services as lecturer at farmers' institutes, a
forerunner of his great work of later years. In 1894 he was elected secre-
tary of the American Clydesdale Association, retaining that office until
1901, when he was chosen vice president, and in 1907 he was honoured
with the presidency, serving in that capacity until he left the United
States for Canada, eight years later.

About 1900 Mr. Galbraith reentered the horse business, importing and
dealing in Clydesdales, Suffolks and Percherons. He was associated with
his son Graeme in this venture and the business was conducted under the
style of Alexander Galbraith & Son, with headquarters at Janesville. For
six years Mr. Galbraith was president of the American Shire Horse So-
ciety and he also served as secretary of the American Suffolk Horse Asso-
ciation from the time of its organization until 1909, when his son sue-

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ceeded him in the office. The Hackney horse likewise claimed a share
of his attention and for some years he was a director of the American
Hackney Horse Society. In 1901 Galbraith & Son opened a branch stable
in Brandon, Manitoba, from which point they distributed about three hun-
dred stallions, and in 1908 the headquarters of the firm was moved from
Janesville, Wisconsin, to DeKalb, Illinois. Three years later, in apprecia-
tion of his work for the betterment of horse breeding and agriculture in
general Mr. Galbraith was presented with an illustrated testimonial by
the College of Agriculture of the University of Wisconsin.

It was in his capacity as a judge of draft horses that Mr. Galbraith
made his greatest contribution to the agriculture of North America. At
the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, at the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904,
and at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 at San Fran-
cisco, he was called on to adjudicate types. In the International show
ring at Chicago and at Madison Square Garden in New York, his decisions
are equally well known. During thirty-nine years of live stock shows
in Chicago he failed only twice to appear, either as judge or exhibitor.
The famous Philadelphia horse shows have called on him eight times, the
state fairs of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Jersey, Vir-
ginia and New York have sought his viewpoints, while Toronto, Ottawa,
Montreal, Guelph, Winnipeg, Brandon, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Ed-
monton and Vancouver have profited by his judgment and cooperation.
His services have not been confined to lessons in type, but he has set up
for horsemen a very high ideal of the privileges and duties of the exhibitor.

In July, 1915, at the instance of the Hon. Duncan Marshall, then min-
ister of agriculture for Alberta, Mr. Galbraith came to Edmonton as
superintendent of fairs and institutes and lecturer in the agricultural
schools of the province, in which capacities he has since served. No man
has ever made a more notable record in this office and his work is char-
acterized by the highest degree of efficiency and ability. His previous
experience in this connection at the University of Wisconsin had been
broadened by lectures delivered by him at the agricultural colleges and
universities of Iowa, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Manitoba, and
Saskatchewan, so that he entered upon his duties with a greatly broad-
ened viewpoint. During his first seven years of service he superintended
from eighty to one hundred and twelve agricultural fairs annually, ap-
pointed the judges for all, and attended the majority of them. Each year
he has assumed charge of demonstration trains that have toured the prov-
ince of Alberta in the interests of better agriculture, while he has lectured
frequently at the six Provincial Schools of Agriculture and has taken
charge of the Short Course School, held in tents in different parts of the
province during the winter season. He was recently elected secretary-
treasurer of the Alberta Agricultural Fairs Association, an organization
in control of all the provincial fairs in cooperation with the government.

At Glasgow, Scotland, on the 4th of June, 1879, Mr. Galbraith was
united in marriage to Miss Christina Macnicol, a daughter of Peter and
Jean (McFarlane) Macnicol. Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith have six children,

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namely: Alexander Graham, who married Nelly Rumrill and resides at
Janesville, Wisconsin ; Peter Charles, who wedded Alice Barlow and is
living at Detroit, Michigan ; John Gladstone, whose home is in Chicago,
Illinois, and who married Edna Ratcliffe; Victor Arrol, who is unmarried
and is also a resident of that city; Christina Macnicol, who is the wife
of Chester A. Morse of Mattoon, Illinois; and Jean, who is still at home
with her parents.

Mr, Galbraith served for thirteen years in the Volunteer army in
Glasgow, Scotland, and during more than five years of that period was a
first lieutenant. He has done much to promote a knowledge of Scottish
ideals and traditions on this side of the water and in 1886 he assisted in
organizing the Rock County Caledonian Society in Janesville, acting as its
secretary for seven years and as its president for the ensuing six years.
In 1894 he introduced the game of golf to Wisconsin, setting out an
eighteen-hole course on his farm, and he was the first president of the
Sinnissippi Golf Club, the pioneer organization of this character in the
Badger state. While a resident of the United States he voted the republi-
can ticket and as a British subject he supports the candidates and princi-
ples of the Liberal party. He is an earnest member of the First Presby-
terian church and his fraternal connections are with the Masons and the
Knights of Pythias. At the time Mr. Galbraith came to Alberta his life-
long friend and coworker, R. B. Ogilvie, paid him the following tribute in
a letter to the Hon. Duncan Marshall: "It will not be from Alexander
Galbraith, the experienced and practical stockman, nor from Alexander
Galbraith, the versatile writer, but from Alexander Galbraith, the man,
that the province of Alberta will get the greatest service !" He has
preached the lesson of true equine type in every important show-yard in
the United States and Canada, by demonstrating, either in the capacity of
exhibitor or judge, the fundamentals of draft horse power, and in this
connection his name is known from one end of this continent to the other.
He has few equals and no superiors in his chosen field of labor. His life
has been one of intense activity and usefulness, guided by high ideals
and far-reaching and beneficial in its effects.

JOHN JEREMIAH O'CONNOR, LL. B.

John J. O'Connor is an able and successful barrister of Calgary and
a progressive agriculturist who has proven the efficiency of system in pro-
moting productiveness. He was born at Orillia, Ontario, January 26,
1887, of the marriage of James and Mary (Larkin) O'Connor, also na-
tives of that province. There the father has spent his life, devoting his
attention to the occupation of farming. John J. O'Connor was reared
in his native province, attending the Marchmont school and the Orillia
Collegiate Institute, from which he was graduated in 1906. The next
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was a law student at the University of Manitoba, completing his course
in 1912. In the same year he came to this province and entered Alberta
University, which conferred upon him the LL. B. degree. He was called
to the Alberta bar in May, 1916, and has since engaged in practice in
Calgary, building up a good clientele during the intervening period. He
has also been active in the field of public service, filling the position of as-
sistant city solicitor for three years and making a commendable record
in that connection. With a mind trained to grasp the complicated points
in legal matters, he has proven his ability to handle important litigated
interests, and his standing before the court is an enviable one. He is
deeply interested in the agricultural development of the province and is
the owner of valuable farm property. He believes in scientific methods
and keeps abreast of the times in every way. He has equipped his place
with the most modern agricultural implements and has transformed his
property into one of the finest farms in Alberta.

In October, 1916, Mr. O'Connor married Miss Sarah M. Blackie, a
daughter of Peter and Margaret J. Blackie of Toronto, Ontario. Mr. and
Mrs. O'Connor have two sons : John Blackie, three years of age ; and
James Julius, who has not yet reached the age of two. Mr. O'Connor
is a communicant of the Catholic church and is also a Knight of Colum-
bus. His political support is given to the Liberal party and his profes-
sional connections are with the Calgary and Alberta Bar Associations.
He is a young man of ability, enterprise and determination whose pro-
gressive spirit has brought him rapidly to the front in his profession,
and his genuine personal worth has won for him the unqualified esteem of
all with whom he has been associated.

HARRY NELSON.

Harry Nelson has found in journalism a congenial and profitable field
for the exercise of his powers and is now editor of the Vulcan Advocate,
one of the leading weeklies of southern Alberta, He was born in the
province of Ontario, December 15, 1871, a son of David W. and Elizabeth
(Gane) Nelson, the former also a native of Ontario and the latter of
England. For over forty-five years the father resided at Dundas, On-
tario, where he followed the occupation of carriage making. The mother
is living but the father is deceased.

Harry Nelson was the only one of their children to come to this prov-
ince and for seventeen years he has resided within its borders. In 1905,
when thirty-four years of age, he located at High River and became con-
nected with newspaper interests in association with Charles Clark. For
about a year Mr. Nelson has been editor of the Vulcan Advocate, which
he is publishing in accordance with the most progressive ideas of jour-
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conducts a job printing establishment and his plant is well equipped,
enabling him to turn out high-grade work.

Mr. Nelson was married in Ontario, to Miss Emily Partridge, a native
of that province, and in addition to their home in Vulcan they also own an
attractive residence at High River. Mr. Nelson is secretary and treasurer
of the Vulcan Community Club and for four years he was a member of
the town council of High River. His fraternal connections are with the
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Pythias, the Odd
Fellows and the Foresters and he is also a member of the Loyal Orange
Association. He is actuated by the strong desire to serve his community
and through the columns of his paper encourages every movement looking
to the upbuilding and prosperity of this section of the province. He
takes a keen interest in public affairs and is well versed in local and
national matters of government, being regarded as an able journalist and
progressive citizen.

CHARLES E. COLEMAN, M. D.

Dr. Charles E. Coleman has practiced medicine and surgery in Cal-
gary since 1910 and he has won a position of prominence among the fore-
most members of his profession in the province. He was born in New
Brunswick, on the 30th of November, 1879, a son of P. J. and Anna (Don-
avon) Coleman, likewise natives of New Brunswick. The father was a
shipbuilder for a number of years and then followed agricultural pur-
suits for a time. He is now living retired in British Columbia, Mrs.
Coleman is deceased. In his political views Mr. Coleman is a Conserva-
tive and he maintains an active interest in party affairs, and his religious
faith is that of the Roman Catholic church. To the union of Mr. and Mrs.
Coleman six children were born, five of whom are living, Charles E., whose
name introduces this review, being the second in order of birth.

In the pursuit of an education Charles E. Coleman attended the gram-
mar schools of Chatham and later enrolled in the McGill University for
the study of medicine. He was graduated from that institution in 1902,
with the M. D. degree and immediately began practice in Chatham. He
practiced in that city and vicinity for five years, at the termination of
which time he went to St. Mary's Hospital, Hoboken, New Jersey, where
he spent eighteen months as an interne. In 1910 he came to Calgary
and after passing the examination required by the provincial government,
established offices for the practice of general medicine and surgery. Dr.
Coleman's patronage has assumed large proportions, for he has accom-
plished some excellent results and has become widely known as a skillful
and able physician and surgeon. Although well equipped for his profes-
sional duties when starting to practice, Dr. Coleman has taken several
postgraduate courses in New York city and has thus kept in touch with
the continued advancement being made in the profession by eminent phy-

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sicians and surgeons throughout the country. Aside from his private
practice the Doctor is local surgeon for the Canadian National Railway.

On the 31st of January, 1911, was celebrated the marriage of Dr.
Coleman to Miss Loretta F. Judd, a native of New York city, where she
was reared to young womanhood and educated. To their union three
children have been born : Corinne, Edward J. and Frank, all of whom
are students in the local schools.

Dr. and Mrs. Coleman are consistent communicants of the Catholic
church. Fraternally he is identified with the Knights of Columbus and
has held many offices in that organization. In his political views he is
independent, giving his support to the man he thinks best fitted to dis-
charge the duties of the office without regard to party principles. For
recreation the Doctor turns to the great outdoors, for he has always been
fond of athletics and is a follower of all seasonable sports.

FRANK COFFIN.

Among the progressive and enterprising agriculturists of Stirling
must be mentioned Frank Coffin, who was born in old Oneida county,
Idaho, on the 25th of August, 1869, a son of William and Sophronia
(Hunt) Coffin. The Coffin family originally lived on Nantucket Island.
The paternal grandfather, William Coffin, was born in Indiana, and the
maternal grandfather, Jefferson Hunt, was born in Kentucky, where he
was a rancher and farmer. He emigrated into Utah and California about
the time of the gold rush and was for two terms a member of the Cali-
fornia state legislature. Later he resumed farming and ranching in
Idaho and his death occurred in that state. William A. Coffin was born
in Iowa and his wife was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He went to Idaho
with his mother when a small boy, making the trip overland with oxen
from Council Bluffs, Iowa. In early life he freighted from Corinne, Utah,
to the mines in Butte and Helena, Montana. He devoted his later life to
farming and was a pioneer of the section of Idaho in which he made
his home. He was a bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. Mr. Coffin died in May, 1894, at the age of forty-eight years. His
widow, who is seventy years of age, is living in Downey, Idaho. To Mr.
and Mrs. Coffin twelve children were born : William, whose demise oc-
curred in Idaho ; Frank, whose name introduces this review ; Louisa, who
died at an early age ; Thomas, who is a resident of Arimo, Idaho ; Geneva,
the wife of John Bennett of Rupert, Idaho; May, the wife of Richard
Evans of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho; Katherine, the wife of Henry Stod-
dard of Rupert, Idaho ; Martha, the v/idow of Chauncey Session of Dow-
ney, Idaho; Daniel, who died at the age of twenty-five years; Jefferson,
who is a resident of St. Anthony, Idaho; Parley, who is residing in Dow-
ney, Idaho; and David, whose death occurred in early youth.

In the acquirement of his education Frank Coffin attended the com-
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mon schools of his birthplace, walking a mile. After putting his text-
books aside he worked on his father's ranch in Idaho, receiving a share
of the profits, and later he started farming and ranching on his own
account, acquiring land on Little Lost river. He continued to farm there
until 1902, at which time he disposed of his interests and removed to
Cardston and thence to Milk River, where he homesteaded one hundred
and eight acres of land. He trailed three hundred head of cattle through
from Idaho and also a few horses. He achieved success as a rancher
and subsequently preempted one hundred and forty acres of land, fifty
acres of which he broke and erected thereon substantial buildings, re-
maining there until 1914, when he disposed of his cattle and came
to Stirling, where he bought four hundred and thirty acres of land, which
he still owns, and he also owns some six hundred acres of land on Milk
river.

On the 31st of December, 1895, was celebrated the marriage of Mr.
Coffin and Miss Lovisa Thornton, a native of Cache county, Utah, and a
daughter of Charles Thornton. Mr. and Mrs. Coffin have four children :
Edna is the wife of William M. Madge, a successful farmer and rancher
of Milk River; Earl is living in Los Angeles; and May and Albert are
living at home.

In matters of citizenship Mr. Coffin is public-spirited, taking an active
and helpful interest in all local affairs, and he is now a member of the
city council. The religious faith of Mr. Coffin and his family is that of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and he is a prominent
member of the Taylor stake. Mr. Coffin has always been a hard working
man of earnest purpose and honest methods and fully merits such suc-
cess as has come to him. He is favorably known in his community and
numbers among his neighbors and fellow townsmen many stanch friends.

JOSEPH OLIVIER, M. D.

Dr. Joseph Olivier, who has devoted sixteen years to the practice of
medicine, is now successfully following his chosen vocation in Blairmore
and his ability has gained him rank with the leading physicians of the
Rocky Mountain district. He was born in Quebec, March 18, 1882, a son
of George and Delina (Bergeron) Olivier, both natives of Canada. The
father was the owner of a well-improved farm in the province of Quebec
and continued to follow agricultural pursuits until his death. The mother
survives and now makes her home in Quebec. They were the parents
of twelve children, nine of whom are living, and the subject of this review
was the only member of the family to come to this province.

Joseph Olivier acquired his education in Quebec, completing his medi-
cal course in 1906, and he began his professional career in Quebec, but
four years later came to Alberta. He first opened an office at Athabaska,
Alberta, and in 1916 removed to Coleman, in the Rocky Mountain district.

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He remained in that locality until 1918, when he located in Blairmore,
where he has since resided. He is the only physician here and his prac-
tice is large. Broad experience has augmented his knowledge and pro-
moted his efficiency and he is very conscientious and thorough in the dis-
charge of his professional duties.

Dr. Olivier was united in marriage to Miss Dorothy Johnson, a native
of England, and they have four children : Evelyn, Cecile, Dorothy and
Loraine. The family are communicants of the Catholic church. Dr.
Olivier's deep interest in his profession has led to the acquirement of
marked ability and skill and his ambition keeps him abreast of the times
in the field of medicine and surgery.

PETER EDWIN GRAHAM.

Peter Edwin Graham is junior member of the law firm of Payne &
Graham, prominent barristers and solicitors of Red Deer. He was born
in Campbellford, Ontario, in 1876, a son of John and Agnes (McKellar)
Graham, the former a native of Langham, Dumfries, Scotland, and the
latter of Argyleshire, Scotland. They were married in Scotland and
came to Canada about 1858, locating in Ontario. The father taught
school for a year after coming here. He had been a very successful
merchant in the old country and was equally fortunate here. Mr. and
Mrs. Graham are both deceased. To their union eight children were
born, five of whom are living, Peter Edwin being the youngest of the
family, and all are representative citizens of the communities in which
they reside. Throughout his life Mr. Graham was a consistent member
of the Presbyterian church and both he and his wife were active in church
work. In his political views he was a Liberal.

Peter Edwin Graham received his education in the public schools of
his birthplace and was graduated with the B. A. degree from Queen's
University at Kingston, in 1898. The following year he accepted a posi-
tion as teacher in a high school and taught from 1899 to 1908 in various
schools in Ontario and in Saskatchewan. In 1908 he entered a law school
in Alberta and three years later was admitted to the bar. For some time
he was in partnership with John Barnett at Innisfail and then went to
Daysland, where he practiced for five years. In 1916 he came to Red
Deer and formed a partnership with William E. Payne, the firm being
known as Payne & Graham, and that association has since been main-
tained, the firm having established a reputation as one of the largest and
most successful law firms in the district and province.

In March, 1910, Mr. Graham was married to Miss Harriet Phillips, a
native of Stratford, Ontario. She received her education in the public
schools of that place and after graduating from high school engaged in
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born : John, who is eleven years of age and is in school ; Edwin, eight
years of age; Ronald, six years of age; and Jean, four years of age.

In his political views Mr. Graham is independent, giving his support
to the man he thinks best fitted for the office without regard for party
principles. His religious faith is manifest in his membership in the
Presbyterian church and he is a member and secretary of the board of
management. During the World war Mr. Graham gave generously of his
time and money in the furtherance of the government's interests and he
was secretary of the Patriotic Fund. For recreation from his many
professional duties he turns to the great outdoors. During his college
days he played on the football team and is still an enthusiast of that
game, and is a tennis player of no little ability. The greater part of his
spare time, however, Mr. Graham devotes to further study of his pro-
fession. He well merits the success he has achieved as a barrister and
is held in high confidence and esteem by all who know him.

CHARLES G. ROBSON.

One of the extensive business enterprises of Edmonton is that of W.
H. Clark & Company, Limited, of which Charles G. Robson became presi-
dent in 1915, after having served as secretary-treasurer for many years.
In this connection he controls one of the most extensive and important
productive industries of the city, reaching out along ramifying and con-
stantly broadening lines until his interests o'ertop nearly every similar
enterprise in this part of the country.

Charles G. Robson was born in Durham, Grey county, Ontario, June
1, 1872, and is a son of the late Adam John and Mary (Grant) Robson.
His father was born in the county of Huntingdon, Quebec, and while his
educational opportunities in youth were limited, he became a well-read
man through his own efforts after reaching adult age. He devoted his
life to farming and at all times his career manifested sterling traits of
character and high ideals. He was a member of the Anglican church, but
as there was no church of that denomination in his home locality, he at-
tended the Methodist church at Zion, Glenelg township, Ontario. He
was an Orangeman and a Conservative in his political views, inclined to-
ward an independent attitude. He was married at Durham, Ontario, to
Mary Grant, a native of Belfast, Ireland, and both spent their remaining
days in that province. They had a family of seven children, six of whom
are living.

Charles G. Robson, the third in order of birth in the family, acquired
a common school education and afterward attended the Collegiate Insti-
tute at Owen Sound. Even at the present time he is a student in a techni-
cal school, thus advancing his knowledge along lines that are increasing
his usefulness as a factor in the world's work. He taught school for a
number of years in Ontario, in young manhood, and then went to Duluth,

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Minnesota, where he was a teacher in the Duluth Business University, a
commercial school. He continued to engage in teaching for two years
and then entered business as secretary of the Duluth Corrugating & Roof-
ing Company. He was with that concern for two years and in 1904
returned to Canada, settling at Edmonton, where he assisted in incorporat-
ing the W. H. Clark & Company, Limited. Of this company he became
president in 1914. The business is incorporated for one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, with fifty thousand dollars as preferred stock and one
hundred thousand dollars as common stock. The company manufactures
sash, doors and general millwork and also handles plate glass and all kinds
of building materials. Its output is shipped over four provinces but is
mainly sent to Alberta. As the years pass the trade of the company is
steadily increasing and the enterprise has become one of the profitable
productive industries of the city. W. H. Clark & Company, Limited, is
one of the large lumber and manufacturing concerns of Alberta today
and to the efforts of Mr. Robson the success of the business is largely
attributable.

In 1908 Mr. Robson was united in marriage to Miss Barbara Mc-
Nabb, who was born in Barrie, Ontario, a daughter of William McNabb,
a farmer of Ontario. Mrs. Robson pursued her education in the public
and high schools of Barrie. Mr. and Mrs. Robson have one son : William,
twelve years of age. In his political views Mr. Robson is a Conservative
but has never been a poltician in the sense of office seeking. He and his
wife are members of All Saints Anglican church and he belongs also to
the Board of Trade, the Young Men's Christian Association and the Ca-
nadian Manufacturers Association, in connection with the work of each
of which he has taken quite an active part. He certainly deserves great
credit for what he has accomplished. He was thrown upon his own re-
sources when a young man and from that time forward has made his
way in the world unaided. He has led a life of intense and intelligently
directed industry, concentrating his time and attention upon his busi-
ness, with the result that he has helped to promote one of the largest
lumber concerns in Alberta.

ANDREW FRANKLAND ANDERSON, M. D.

Dr. Andrew F. Anderson, president of the Alberta Medical Associa-
tion, has been a resident of Edmonton for a period of eleven years and
his professional associates and the general public accord him a position
of distinction in his chosen field of activity. He was born at Campbell-
ford, Ontario, in 1878, and is a son of Walter and Naomi (Frankland)
Anderson, the former of whom was born in Gait, Ontario, in 1849. They
were married in that province in 1874 and are now residing in Gait.

Andrew Frankland Anderson acquired his early education in the
grammar and high schools of Peterboro, Ontario, and then attended Trin-

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ity Medical College at Toronto, afterward becoming a student at Mani-
toba University, from which he was graduated in 1902. He successfully
followed his profession in the province of Manitoba until 1910 and then
devoted a year to postgraduate work in New York city. In 1911 he came
to Alberta, locating at Edmonton, where he has since made his home.
He specializes in internal medicine, of which he has an expert knowledge,
and a large practice is accorded him. He devotes much time to reading
and study and keeps abreast with the onward trend of the profession.

At Birtle, Manitoba, on October 15, 1903, Dr. Anderson was united
in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Mary Young and they have become the
parents of two children : Marjorie May and Walter Sterling, the latter
born in 1910. Dr. Anderson is an earnest and helpful member of the
Robertson Presbyterian church and for a number of years has served on
its board of managers. He is a Conservative in his political views and
fraternally is identified with the Knights of Pythias. He is also a Master
Mason and is active in the Kiwanis Club and the Royal Curling Club. He
is serving on the board of the Edmonton Hospital, representing the phy-
sicians of the city, and is a member of the Edmonton Academy of Medi-
cine, of which he has been president; the Alberta Medical Association,
of which he is vice president ; and the Canadian Medical Association. It
seems that he entered upon the profession for which nature intended him,
for in his chosen calling he has steadily advanced until he now ranks with
the leading physicians of the province, and his genuine personal worth
has won for him the unqualified esteem of all with whom he has been
associated.

WALTER LEWIS VENESS.

Diversified interests have engaged the energies of Walter Lewis Ve-
ness, who is engaged in the lumber and hardware business in St. Albert.
He was born in England, on the 24th of June, 1868, a son of William and
Catherine (Hill) Veness, both of whom have passed away.

In the acquirement of his education Walter Lewis Veness attended the
schools of England and on the 1st of July, 1887, sailed from his native
land to Canada, afterwards going to Michigan, where he worked on a
farm for about two years, at the termination of which time he returned
to Canada and for one year resided at Hamilton, Ontario. On the 10th
of April, 1890, he arrived in Calgary and took up a homestead on the
Nose creek. Alberta. He did not prove up on this homestead and sub-
sequently cancelled it because of poor crops. He then located near Innis-
fail and for fifteen years followed general farming. In 1907 he came to
St. Albert and purchased the hardware and lumber business of H. B. Daw-
son. He has since conducted this enterprise and his practical methods,
good judgment and general business sagacity have won for him well-
merited success. He is held in favorable regard in St. Albert, for he has
established a reputation of being trustworthy and reliable in his trans-

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actions, while in matters of citizenship he is enterprising and progres-
sive and can be depended upon to cooperate in promoting any worthy-
movement or in forwarding the development of the various public utilities.

Mr. Veness has been twice married. In August, 1895, he married
Miss Celeria Bacon, a native of England, whose death occurred in 1905.
To their union eight children were born, two of whom are living : Walter
Arnold and Catherine. Mr. Veness was married the second time in 1909,
when Miss Rose Anne Leonard became his wife. They are parents of two
children : Mary Cecelia and William Joseph Lawrence.

Mr. and Mrs. Veness are consistent communicants of the Catholic
church. They have a large circle of friends here and are readily con-
ceded a place among the town's representative citizens.

ANDREW GILMOUR.

Farming and stock raising has for many years engaged the attention
of Andrew Gilmour of Lacombe. He was born in East Middlesex, Ontario,
in 1875, a son of James and Sarah Elizabeth (McClary) Gilmour, the
former a native of Scotland and the latter of Ontario. The father, who
followed the occupation of farming during the greater part of his life,
was one of the prominent men of his day and represented East Middlesex
in the federal house for two terms. He was held in high confidence and
esteem by all who knew him and his death was deeply regretted by
many friends, as well as his family. Mrs. Gilmour is making her home
in Wetaskiwin, with her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Odell. To James and
Elizabeth Gilmour four children were born, three of whom are living,
Andrew Gilmour being the second in order of birth. The youngest son,
John Gilmour, is associated with his brother Andrew in live stock opera-
tions at Lacombe. The religious faith of the father was that of the
Presbyterian church and his political allegiance was given to the Con-
servative party.

In the acquirement of his education Andrew Gilmour attended the
schools of his birthplace and was graduated from high school. His first
occupation after putting his textbooks aside was as a farmer and rancher.
In 1897 he located in Manitoba, where he remained but a short time, com-
ing on to Lacombe the same year, and engaging in ranching and today
he is one of the most successful and largest ranchers in the district. He
has a large and well improved farm and he feeds cattle, hogs and sheep,
the latter to the number of two thousand and he owns and operates thir-
teen hundred and sixty acres of land. Mr. Gilmour uses progressive
methods in promoting his enterprises and his prosperity is but the natural
result of his thorough application and the scientific principles which he
applies to his work.

On the 24th of December, 1901, was celebrated the marriage of Mr.

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Gilmour to Miss Olive Grant Burris, a daughter of William Burris, the
postmaster of Lacombe,

Mr. and Mrs. Gilmour are consistent members of the Presbyterian
church and zealous workers in its behalf. The political allegiance of Mr.
Gilmour is given to the Conservative party and he is very active in party
affairs. He was a member of the city council for a number of years and
was elected to the legislature of Alberta in 1917, serving one term, at the
end of which time he withdrew from public life. He stands ever ready
to devote time or money to worthy public enterprises and champions agri-
cultural progress, commercial expansion, educational improvement and
intellectual progress, taking a deep interest in all movements that con-
tribute toward the elevation of the human race.

FREDERICK F. HARKER.

The laws of business are as inflexible and the results as certain as in
^ny science. There are no secret processes of manipulation whereby
success may be brought to the individual. It depends in every instance
upon labor and the record of Frederick F. Harker is proof of this fact,
for his life from a very early age has been one of unabating industry.
He was gradually advanced as he proved his worth and ability, at length
becoming manager of the Edmonton store of the Hudson's Bay Company
and thus guiding the destiny of one of the largest department stores in
western Canada. He was born at Saltburn, Yorkshire, England, in 1879,
and his parents, Ephraim and Anna (Baker) Harker, were also natives
of that section of the country. The father was born in 1848 and in 1869
he was married in Yorkshire to Miss Baker, whose demise occurred on
the 30th of June, 1907.

When eight years of age Frederick F. Harker accompanied his par-
ents on their removal to Canada, the family home being established at
Newmarket, near the city of Toronto, in 1886, and he attended the public
schools of that section of the province of Ontario. When but ten years
of age he became a wage earner, obtaining employment with the firm of
J. W. Stephens, general merchants of Newmarket, and in 1893 he entered
the service of F. Wilson & Company, whose establishment was located
on Queen's street, in West Toronto, remaining with them for eight years.
In 1901 he became connected with the Robert Simpson Company of To-
ronto, with which he continued for seven years, occupying several posi-
tions of trust. In 1908 he heard and heeded the call of the west, and
making his way to Portland, Oregon, he became an employe of the firm of
Olds, Wortman & King, owners of one of the leading department stores
of that city. For eleven years he was connected with that establishment
and then accepted a position of general manager of the Edmonton store
of the Hudson's Bay Company, succeeding George Carnes in that office.
•On March 15, 1919, he entered upon his new duties and within a short

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time had won the goodwill and confidence of the three hundred and fifty
employes who constitute the store staff. His thorough knowledge of mer-
chandising, gained from many years of practical experience, enabled him
to introduce many noteworthy improvements and innovations in the
conduct of the store and under his progressive management the business
enjoyed a very substantial growth, gaining a large share of public pat-
ronage. Cooperation and harmony throughout the store were the goal
of his constant endeavor and owing to this spirit of close comradeship
and Mr. Harker's deep interest in the welfare of the employes of the
establishment, he earned their regard and friendship, as well as the
unqualified esteem of the executive officers of the corporation which he
represented, so that deep regret was felt by all when he severed his
connection with the business on September 1, 1922.

While residing in Portland, Oregon, Mr. Harker was married on the
22d of February, 1910, to Miss Sarah Maria Anstey, a daughter of Fred-
erick Anstey, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Harker have a son, Frederick
Anstey Harker, born March 6, 1911. Mr. Harker is a member of the
Church of England and his political support is given to the Liberal party,
while the nature of his recreation is indicated by his connection with the
Mayfair Golf & Country Club. He is a "square" man — one in whom to
have confidence, thoroughly dependable in every relation and every
emergency. He enjoys the esteem of many friends and fully deserves
the honor that is accorded the fortunate individual who has fought and
won in the great battle of life.

CHAUNCEY E. SNOW.

Through well directed business activity and enterprise, supplemented
by remarkable foresight, discrimination and sound judgment Chauncey
E. Snow has become one of the most prosperous and successful citizens
of Cardston. He was born in Brigham City, Utah, on the 8th of July,
1870, a son of Lorenzo and Eleanor (Houtz) Snow, of Puritan stock. The
father was born in Mantua, Portage county, Ohio, in 1814, and died on
the 10th of October, 1901. In the pursuit of his education he attended
the schools at Oberlin, Ohio, was graduated from high school at Ravenna,
and subsequently entered Oberlin College. Lorenzo Snow was the first
male member of the family to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints, affiliating with the church in June, 1836, at Kirtland, Ohio.
He continued to reside in Ohio for a time and later removed to Nauvoo,
Illinois. He was a prominent figure in church circles and in the spring
of 1840 went to England on a mission, remaining in that country until
1842, when he went to Italy. In 1850 he returned to England and thence
to the United States and in 1852 crossed the plains to Salt Lake City.
For some time he was a resident of Salt Lake and he was elected to the
legislature shortly after coming to Utah, He went on a mission to Box

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Elder county, Utah, locating fifty families there and he made similar
missions to the Sandwich islands and to the Hawaiian islands. Mr. Snow
was actively interested in the promotion of home industries and organized
many manufacturing concerns, meeting with reverses in some instances
and in other instances achieving success. In 1870 he was sent on another
mission to England and on the 26th of October, 1872, he left for a tour
of Palestine and visited many well known cities in Europe, including
Alexandria, Egypt. In due time he returned to the United States and
to Salt Lake, w^here he devoted the greater part of his time to home in-
dustries and to the church. He served as president of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including all organizations in the
country, and was holding that important position at the time of his
demise. He was the fifth president of the church, and was the first
president of the Temple of the church in Salt Lake City, which office he
was also holding at the time of his death. To the union of Mr. and Mrs.
Snow eight children were born: Amanda E. died in infancy; Ida is the
wife of George F. Gibbs of London, England, and they make their home
with a son, Snow-Gibbs, a distinguished artist ; Eugenia is the wife of
Leonidas Pierce of Salt Lake ; Alphonso H. is in the real estate business
in Salt Lake; Imogene was born in May, 1861, and died in 1863; Lana is
the wife of George L. Savage, manager of Savage & Company of Salt
Lake; Hortensia is the wife of Joseph 0. Duke of Chicago; and Chauncey
E., whose name introduces the review. Mrs. Snow was born in Penn-
sylvania on the 14th of August, 1831, and died on the 19th of September,
1896.

In the acquirement of his education Chauncey E. Snow attended the
public schools of Brigham City and in due time was graduated from high
school. He then enrolled in the Brigham Young University at Provo and
subsequently in the Agricultural College of Utah, and he took a business
course in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After putting his textbooks aside
he returned to Brigham City and worked in his father's store for a time.
He established the first drug store in that city on the 26th of December,
1890, and after conducting it for one year he sold it. He then opened a
shorthand and typewriting school, but after a short time he devoted his
entire time to writing. He gained no little recognition as a writer of
fiction and in 1895 he published his first novel, "Sister Gratia," which
in one day enjoyed a sale of two thousand volumes in Chicago. On the
5th of May, 1895, he came to Cardston, traveling by way of a freight
outfit from Great Falls to Lethbridge and then took the stage from there.
When he came to Cardston there were but few houses here. He became
bookkeeper for the Cardston Mercantile Company and in a short time
opened a mercantile establishment on his own account, freighting general
merchandise from Lethbridge. On the 6th of August, 1898, he estab-
lished the Cardston Record, which newspaper he operated with great
success until 1899, when he leased it. He also disposed of his mercantile
interests and made his initial step into banking circles, founding the first
bank in Cardston, under the style of C. E. Snow, Banker. He conducted

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that private bank for fifteen years and then sold a half interest in the
institution, and still retains an interest in the Cardston Loan Company,
Bankers. In 1900 Mr. Snow built the first brick block in Cardston and
he was one of the organizers of the Consolidated Coal Company at Taber,
Alberta, and served as vice president until disposing of his interest. In
1908 Mr. Snow went to England on a mission for the church and remained
in that country two years. When he first came to Cardston district he
purchased some six thousand acres of land but later disposed of this
tract. However, he now owns four hundred acres of well improved land
near Cardston.

On the 9th of September, 1895, was celebrated the marriage of Mr.
Snow and Miss Annie Daines, who was born in Hyde Park, Utah, on
the 18th of February, 1876, a daughter of Robert A. Daines. To Mr. and
Mrs. Snow three children have been born: The eldest son, Chauncey,
was born on the 21st of October, 1896, and he is a prominent attorney of
Cardston, having received his legal training at Columbia University,
New York city; the second member of the family is Cecil D., who was
born in Cardston on the 25th of May, 1903. He is a graduate of the
high school and has taken a business course at Calgary, and is now em-
ployed by the United Irrigation Company; the youngest member of the
family is Eleanor, who was born on the 28th of March, 1906, and is
attending the local high school.

In politics Mr. Snow is a Liberal and he is a stanch supporter of his
party, and was a dominant factor in the nomination of W. A. Buchann.
He is interested in all civic affairs and wields a great influence for good
in this community, and for some years has served as a trustee of the
school board. In the church Mr. Snow is also active and he is now hold-
ing the position of elder. This life record of Mr. Snow shows what may
be accomplished by a determined spirit and unfaltering enterprise. He
has carefully noted and used his opportunities and faced discourage-
ments bravely, and his example of unremitting industry and persever-
ance is one well worthy of emulation.

ROBERT B. WELLS, M. D.

Dr. Robert B. Wells, one of the very successful eye, ear, nose and
throat specialists of Edmonton, was born in the district of Norfolk,
Ontario, November 4, 1867. His father was a prominent lumberman of
that section and the son was given good educational privileges. After
mastering the work of various grades and of the high school he attended
Aylmer high school and later entered the University of Toronto in prep-
aration for a professional career. He had decided upon the practice of
medicine as a life work and therefore matriculated as a medical student,
winning his professional degree upon graduation with the class of 1894.
He afterward studied for a year under the direction of Dr. Jamieson,

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who was speaker of the house of commons in Ontario. Subsequently he
went to New York city, where he did postgraduate work for a year and
then with his return to Ontario opened an office in Delhi, where he prac-
ticed until 1906. In that year he came to Edmonton, where he has re-
mained, save when on three different occasions he took postgraduate
work, specializing in the study of diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat.
He went to Europe in 1913, spending the entire year there, doing post-
graduate work in Vienna, London and Paris. Since his return he has
concentrated his efforts and attention upon this branch of practice and
no man stands higher in the profession in Edmonton than he, while his
skill and ability along the line of his specialty ranks him with the emi-
nent ophthalmologists, otologists, rhinologists and laryngologists of this
part of the Dominion. He belongs to the Alberta Medical Society, of
which he was at one time vice president, and he also has membership in
the Canadian Medical Association and is a fellow of the American College
of Surgeons.

Dr. Wells belongs to the Canadian Club, of which he is the president,
and to the Country Club. His religious belief is manifest in his member-
ship in the Presbyterian church and fraternally he is a Mason, interested
in the work of the order and at one time serving as master of his lodge.
He can always be counted upon to aid any worthy cause or to assist in
the advancement and upbuilding of the city, his support being ever given
on the side of progress, reform and improvement. His ideals of life are
high as related to personal conduct, to public duty or to professional obli-
gation, and the professional standards which he maintains have made
him a close and discriminating student of the science of medicine, par-
ticularly along the line of his specialty.

ARTHUR GEORGE BAALIM.

Arthur George Baalim, dealer in motor cars at Lethbridge, belongs
to that type of energetic, enterprising citizens the record of whose efforts
is written in the terms of success. He was born in the Isle of Wight,
October 24, 1880, and is a son of Arthur D. and Emily (Osborn) Baalim,
who were natives of England. The father was a physician and was
serving as ship surgeon at the time of his death, which occurred at sea
in 1887. Following the demise of her husband Mrs. Baalim lived in Eng-
land until 1903, when her son Arthur sent for her to join him in Edmon-
ton. In the family were three children: Arthur G. ; Emily, who is a
trained nurse of Seattle, Washington ; and Charles, who is clerking in a
store in Calgary, Alberta. Both parents were members of the Church
of England.

Arthur G. Baalim had but limited opportunities and advantages in
his youth, owing to his father's early death, which left the mother in
straitened financial circumstances. He had to begin providing for his

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own support when a lad of but eleven years and at thirteen years of age
he made his way to Ontario, where he worked on a farm for a short time.
He afterward learned the milling trade in the Blenheim Flour Mills and
followed that pursuit for a considerable period. In 1902 he came to
Alberta, settling at Edmonton, where he conducted a confectionery and
bakery business until 1911, when he removed to Calgary. There he was
engaged in the real estate business until 1916, when he came to Leth-
bridge and here established an automobile business, since which time he
has engaged in the sale of the Nash and Chevrolet cars. He erected a
fine building in 1919 and in addition to his salesrooms he maintains a
large repair department. He has made a success of the undertaking, as
his patronage has steadily grown with the passing years, and annually
he puts out a large number of cars, which have made his undertaking a
profitable one. He is also interested in oil drilling on section 12 — 115,
just across the line from Montana, but devotes the greater part of his time
to the automobile business. He prospered in his business affairs in Cal-
gary and has made large investments in Lethbridge. His garage is an
extensive one and his automobile trade is the biggest in the city.

In 1913 Mr. Baalim was united in marriage to Miss Gladys Irine
Gait, who was born in Winnipeg, a daughter of William Gait, who was
a printer and newspaper editor of Winnipeg. Mr. and Mrs. Baalim have
become the parents of four children : Harry Gait, eight years of age, now
in school ; Ceciley, also in school ; Gwendolyn Christina, three years of
age ; and Gladys Irine, who is in her second year.

The parents are members of the Episcopal church and fraternally Mr.
Baalim is a Mason. He belongs to the Rotary Club, of which he was the
first president, and his aid and influence are always tangible forces in
the progress and support of any project for the general good. In politics
he is a Liberal and was one of the first aldermen of Strathcona, Alberta.
He also served as chairman of the first Victory Loan. He has been the
president of the Tourist Association of East British Columbia and South
Alberta and president of the Northern Montana and Southern Alberta
Highway Association. He stands stanchly in support of good roads
and there are many tangible evidences of his public spirit and devotion
to the general welfare. He readily recognizes and utilizes opportunities
not only for the advancement of his own fortunes but also for the up-
building and development of the region in which he lives.

JOHN THOMSON STIRLING.

No representative of Alberta's provincial government is better known
nor more highly respected than John T. Stirling, who has been a resident
of Edmonton for fourteen years, and since 1910 he has served as chief in-
spector of mines for Alberta, his long continuance in the office being proof
of his fitness therefor. He was born at Newbottle, Scotland, November

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25, 1875, a son of Peter and Annie Cushnie (Thomson) Stirling, also
natives of the land of hills and heather. The father was born in 1850
and his demise occurred in Scotland in 1908, when he was fifty-nine years
of age. The mother is still a resident of that country.

John Thomson Stirling obtained his education in his native land and
after completing a public school course became a student at the Heriot-
Walsh College in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1898, w^hen a young man of
twenty-three years, he was made manager of the mines operated by the
Lothian Coal Company at Rosewell, Scotland, and capably filled that posi-
tion until 1908, when he came to Canada, making his way to this province.
He located in Edmonton and for a year was manager of the Rosedale
Coal Company of Edmonton, at the end of which time he was called to
public office, being appointed district inspector of mines in Alberta in
1909. His excellent service in that connection led to his promotion to
the position of chief inspector of mines for the province in 1911 and
he has since acted in this capacity. He brings to his responsible duties
a thorough knowledge of the subject, gained through many years of prac-
tical experience in coal mining activities, and his humanitarian spirit
prompts him to put forth earnest and effective effort to safeguard the
lives of those employed in this most hazardous occupation. In 1918 he
was appointed chairman of the workmen's compensation board and is
now acceptably filling that office. He has made an exhaustive study of
the coal mining industry and is regarded as an authority on matters per-
taining thereto. During the World war he was appointed fuel controller
for the province of Alberta and from 1915 until 1919 efficiently dis-
charged the duties of that office of trust and responsibility.

At Newbottle, Scotland, on June 18, 1904, Mr. Stirling was united in
marriage to Miss Jessie Stirling Henderson and they have gained many
friends in Edmonton during the period of their residence in the city.
Mr. Stirling is a member of the First Presbyterian church. He exem-
plifies in his life the admirable qualities of the Scotch race and has
evinced that hearty cooperation in progressive movements and that eager-
ness to promote the general welfare which are embodied in the truest
ideals of public service.

THOMAS HENRY BLOW, M. D.

Many progressive features in the life of Calgary iiave felt the stimulus
of the cooperation of Dr. Thomas Henry Blow, whose labors have been
effective and resultant forces not only along professional lines but also
in the educational and political fields. He is the father of the School
of Technology in Calgary, to the establishment of which institution he
devoted a decade of his life with unremitting zeal and enthusiasm. His
birth occurred in Dundas county, Ontario, on the 22d of January, 1862,
his parents being Robert and Sarah (Henderson) Blow, the former a

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native of County Armagh, Ireland, and the latter of South Mountain,
Ontario. The paternal grandfather, William Blow, came from Ireland
to this country in 1842 and was one of the pioneer settlers of the province
of Ontario. He engaged in farming, acquiring land from the govern-
ment, and many a time was compelled to carry a bag of wheat a distance
of seventeen miles in order to get it ground. He was a man of great
energy and determination who achieved substantial success in life. The
maternal grandfather, born in the United States, likewise became one
of the pioneer settlers of Ontario. He was a successful miller and a prom-
inent member of the community in which he resided. Robert Blow, the
father of Dr. T. H. Blow, engaged in carriage making during the greater
part of his life. In his political views he was a Conservative and in all
matters of citizenship he was public-spirited and progressive. His re-
ligious faith was that of the Presbyterian church. To him and his Wife
were born four children, Thomas H., whose name introduces this review,
being the eldest.

In the acquirement of an education Thomas H. Blow attended the
schools of South Mountain, Ontario, and the Kemptville high school,
from which in due course of time he was graduated. His professional
training was received in McGill University, from which he was graduated
with the M. D. degree in 1895. He then located in South Mountain for
the practice of medicine and was successful from the start. In 1900 he
went abroad for postgraduate work in London, England, and Edinburgh,
Scotland, and after returning to America in June, 1902, he spent a year
in Denver, Colorado. In April, 1903, he came to Calgary, Alberta, where
he has remained. As a specialist in the treatment of diseases of the eye,
ear, nose and throat he has won well deserved prominence. Dr. Blow has
always taken advantage of all the opportunities afforded him to broaden
and complete his medical education and he is a deep and intelligent reader
of medical literature. He keeps in touch with the most advanced thought
of the profession and is quick to adopt new methods when once they have
proven valuable. His work has gained him a high place in the ranks
of the medical fraternity not only in the Calgary district but through-
out Alberta.

In 1895 Dr. Blow was married to Miss Ida J. Mulholland, a native of
South Mountain, Ontario. To them four children have been born : Harry
F., who is attending school; Wilda, a graduate of the University of
Alberta ; Marion, who is attending school ; and Donald M., a high school
pupil. Mrs. Blow is active in club and social circles, and her rehgious
faith is indicated by her membership in the Presbyterian church.

Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Dr. Blow has
given his political allegiance to the Conservative party and has been a
loyal worker in its local ranks. He served as a member of the legisla-
ture in 1913 and again in 1921. He stands for progress and improvement
in matters of citizenship, and he endeavored to enlist the support of the
government in establishing a university at Calgary but was defeated in
that undertaking. He was not discouraged, however, and the new School

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of Technology in Calgary owes its existence to him, for he devoted the
years from 1910 to 1921 to earnest effort for the establishment of this
splendid institution in Alberta. It is one of the most complete schools
of its character in Canada and Dr. Blow may well be proud of the dis-
tinction of being its instigator and promoter. Premier Stewart, though
politically opposed to him, expressed his appreciation of Dr. Blow's work
in this connection in the strongest terms on the occasion of the laying
of the corner stone. Mrs. Price, who also made a speech, said in part:
"To the credit of Dr. Blow belongs the honor of getting this splendid
school here." The Doctor was also a dominant factor in the location of
the Keith Tuberculosis Hospital in Calgary. The School of Technology
has recently been completed and is a beautiful and spendidly equipped
institution. The religious faith of Dr. Blow is that of the Presbyterian
church and fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order, in which
he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite and he is a
Noble of the Mystic Shrine.

J. ROY DRYSDALE, B. A., LL. B.

The Edmonton bar finds an able representative in J. Roy Drysdale, a
young man of mental alertness, enterprise and determination, whose iden-
tification with the legal profession covers a period of seven years. He
was born in Nova Scotia in 1888 and his father, James Drysdale, was
also a native of that province. He was born in 1850 and was married in
Nova Scotia, in 1887, to Georgia Elizabeth Geddes, who passed away in
1920, while his death occurred in 1906. His father, John Drysdale, was
born in Nova Scotia and was of Scotch ancestry.

J. Roy Drysdale acquired his early education in the public schools of
his native province and afterward spent a year as a student at Dalhousie
University in Nova Scotia. He next entered Alberta University, which
in 1912 conferred upon him the B. A. degree, while three years later he
completed a course in the law department of that institution. He began
his professional career in Edmonton and in 1920 formed a partnership
with S. S. Cormack, becoming junior member of the firm, which engages
in the general practice of law and is building up a lucrative clientele. Mr.
Drysdale is careful in analysis, clear in his reasoning and logical in
his deductions and the ability with which he presents his cause has won
for him many favorable verdicts.

Mr. Drysdale is a veteran of the World war. He enlisted at Edmonton
on January 19, 1917, becoming a private in the One Hundred and Ninety-
sixth Battalion, and in May, 1917, was sent overseas with that organiza-
tion. He saw much hard fighting and participated in the engagement at
Lens in September, 1917. At the battle of Passchendaele in October, 1917,
he was wounded, being incapacitated for further service, and returned
to Edmonton in November, 1919, after eighteen months' military duty.

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He is a member of the Great Western Veterans Association and his politi-
cal tenets are those of the Liberal party, while his religious views are in
accord with the doctrines of the Presbyterian church. He is an earnest
and conscientious student, thoroughly alive to the importance and respons-
ibility of his profession and fully meriting the high esteem in which he
is held by his fellow practitioners as well as the general public.

ALFRED WELLER GIRVIN, M. D., C. M.

A representative member of the medical profession in Strathmore and
throughout this district is Dr. Alfred Weller Girvin, who was bom at
Stella, Ontario, on the 18th day of May, 1880, a son of Charles and
Evangeline (Weller) Girvin, likewise natives of Stella. The paternal
grandfather, Samuel Girvin, was born in County Downs, Ireland, and came
to Canada in 1832. He crossed on an old sailing vessel, taking three
months to make the voyage, and he was one of the pioneers in this
country. He located in Ontario and farmed until his demise in 1899, at
the age of eighty-nine years. John Weller, the grandfather on the
maternal side, was born in England and came to Canada and located in
Ontario about 1840. He followed agricultural pursuits there until his
death in 1881, at the age of seventy years. Charles Girvin was reared
to young manhood in Stella, Ontario, and upon attaining man's estate
acquired some land on his own account and engaged in farming, in which
occupation he continued until his demise in 1899, when fifty years of
age. Mrs. Girvin survived her husband until 1915, being sixty-one years
of age when she passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Girvin were highly respected
citizens of the community in which they resided. For some years he waa
a member of the school board at Stella and they were both consistent
communicants of the Presbyterian church and zealous workers in its
behalf. Two children were born to them: Alfred Weller, whose name
introduces this review; and William, whose death occurred in 1906, when
twenty-three years of age.

In the acquirement of his early education Alfred Weller Girvin attended
the public schools of Stella and subsequently graduated from the high
school at Napanee, Ontario, after which he taught school for three
years near Stella. His earliest ambition was to become a physician and
surgeon and therefore he resigned his teacher's position and enrolled in
the medical department of Queen's University, from which institution he
was graduated in 1905, with the M. D. and C. M. degrees. He took post-
graduate work in the hospitals in London, England, and in 1908 came to
Strathmore, Alberta, and opened offices for the general practice of medi-
cine. He has since continued to practice here and enjoys an extensive
and important patronage. Dr. Girvin brought to the profession the best
of training and innate ability and he stands high among the foremost
physicians and surgeons in the district.

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In 1910 Dr. Girvin was married to Miss Nellie Morris, a native of Elm
Grove, Ontario. To them two children have been born: Evangeline and
Romola. Mrs. Girvin is a woman of charming personality and she takes
an active part in the club and social life of Strathmore.

The religious faith of the Doctor is that of the Presbyterian church,
in which he is an elder. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons,
holding membership in blue lodge No. 53, of Strathmore and chapter No.
21, and he is a past master of the order. He is a member of the Canadian
Order of Foresters of Stella and has held the chair of chief ranger in the
Foresters. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel-
lows, belonging to the Strathmore lodge. Along strictly professional lines
the Doctor is identified with the Alberta and Canadian Medical Associa-
tions and the Calgary Medical Society. Although the greater part of
his time and attention is devoted to his professional interests, he is public-
spirited, has served on the town council and is now president of the
Board of Trade and chairman of the school board. He is also appreciative
of the social amenities of life and is a member of the Curling & Golf
Club of Strathmore and is president of the Hockey Club. The Doctor
thoroughly enjoys home life and takes great pleasure in the society of
his family and friends. He is always courteous, kindly and affable and
those who know him have for him warm regard.

JAMES McGAVIN.

James McGavin is the president of McGavin's, Limited, Bakers of
Edmonton. This is one of the largest enterprises of its character, not
only in Alberta but in all western Canada, and its business has been
built up through the enterprise, ability and progressiveness of him who is
still at its head. So carefully has he directed his interests and so wisely
has he used his opportunities that he has steadily advanced in the busi-
ness world and the steps in his orderly progression are easily discernible,
while his record constitutes an example that others might wisely and
profitably follow.

James McGavin was bom in Ayrshire, Scotland, on the 28th of Decem-
ber, 1882, and there he was reared and educated, pursuing his studies in
the public schools. When a youth of but thirteen years he made his initial
step in the business world by entering upon an apprenticeship to the
baker's trade, his term of indenture to cover five years. During the first
year he received in wages only a dollar and a half per week and at the
end of the five-year period he was being paid but three dollars per week.
However, he learned the trade most thoroughly and thus laid the founda-
tion for his success in later life. He continued to work as a baker in Scot-
land for some time and also occupied the position of foreman with the
Darvel Industrial Cooperative Society for several years. At length the
opportunities of the new world proved to him irresistibly attractive and

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in 1913 he made his way direct from Scotland to Edmonton, where he
has since maintained his home. Soon after his arrival here he established
his present business in a small way. His trade has grown year by year
until he is now one of the ^lotably successful bakers of the provmce. The
business has an output of twenty-five thousand loaves of bread daily
and the capacity of the plant is thirty-five thousand loaves. He ships
bread all over the province and also into British Columbia and Saskatche-
wan The trade has developed as the result of the excellence of his
output, for at no time has he ever sacrificed quality through volume
of trade. He has a splendidly equipped plant, supplied with all the
latest improved machinery for the making and handling of bakery goods
and the utmost care is maintained as to cleanliness and sanitary con-
ditions in the bakery. Aside from his association with McGavin's,
Limited, Bakers, he is the president of the Alberta Building & Loan
Association and the vice president of the Edmonton Credit Company. In
fact, he is one of the most alert and progressive young business men of
the city and what he has achieved represents the fit utilization of his
time, talents and powers.

In 1913 Mr. McGavin was united in marriage to Miss Zula Duggar
and they have become the parents of four children: Allen, James M.,
Donna and Wilfred. Mr. and Mrs. McGavin are consistent members of
the Presbyterian church. He belongs to the Rotary Club and is in
hearty sympathy with the high ideals and purposes of that organization.
In fact, he is actuated by a most progressive spirit in all that he under-
takes, whether in relation to public affairs or to the conduct of private
business interests. He has never had occasion to regret his leaving the
land of hills and heather in order to try his fortune in the new world,
for here he found the opportunities which he sought and in their utiliza-
tion has steadily advanced until he is today in control of a mammoth
business and ranks as a prominent representative of commercial mter-
ests in his adopted province.

FREDERICK WILLIAM LUNDY.

A well known barrister and solicitor of Stony Plain is Frederick
William Lundy, who was born on a farm near Brampton, Peel county,
Ontario, on the 10th of November, 1878, a son of Joseph and Elizabeth
(Arthus) Lundy. His parents were also natives of the province of On-
tario, where they spent their lives, the father there devoting his atten-
tion to general agricultural pursuits.

The rural public schools of Peel county afforded Frederick William
Lundy his early education, while subsequently he attended the Brampton
high school and then took up the study of law, entering Osgoode Hall Law
School of Toronto, from which institution he graduated in 1905. He
immediatelv began the practice of law as a member of a well known firm

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in Ontario, with which he was connected until 1908. In that year he
came to Stony Plain, Alberta, and established offices for the pursuit of
his profession. He has practiced independently since coming here and
enjoys an extensive and lucrative clientele, handling much important liti-
gation before the courts. He is sincerely devoted to his profession and
is remarkable among lawyers for the wide research and provident care
with which he prepares his cases. At no time has his reading been con-
fined to the limitations of the questions at issue. It has gone beyond
and compassed every contingency and provided not alone for the expected
but for the unexpected, which happens in the courts quite as frequently
as out of them.

On the 24th of September, 1913, was celebrated the marriage of
Mr. Lundy and Miss Hazel Laird, the ceremony being performed at Ed-
monton. Mrs. Lundy is a native of Ontario and is a woman of culture
and refinement.

Since attaining his majority Mr. Lundy has given his stanch sup-
port to the Conservative party and the principles for which it stands.
He maintains an active interest in party affairs and wields considerable
influence in the district. He has been secretary and treasurer of the
town of Stony Plain since 1909 and is satisfactorily discharging the duties
of this office. In 1917 he was elected provincial member from the Stony
Plain constituency and served until 1921. Fraternally Mr. Lundy is iden-
tified with the Masons and he is conceded to be an exemplary member of
the craft. Mr. and Mrs. Lundy are consistent members of the Methodist
church. He holds a prominent position at the Alberta bar and con-
tinued success is assured him.

MORTON ELDRED HALL, M. D.

Dr. Morton E. Hall, a man of advanced scientific attainments, has made
rapid progress in the field of professional service and his pronounced abil-
ity has won for him recognition as one of Edmonton's foremost physicians.
He was born in Gore Bay, Ontario, October 30, 1887, and his father, Sanmel
Hall, was also a native of that province, his birth having occurred in 1854.
In 1872 he went to Manitoulin Island, in Georgian Bay, being the first white
settler in that section of the country, in which he still resides at the age
of sixty-eight years. He was married in Ontario in 1880, to Miss Mary
Alice Cook, who survives and is likewise a native of that province.

After completing his public school training Morton Eldred Hall entered
the University of Toronto, from which he was graduated in 1908, winning
honors in science and biology, and in 1909-10 he was class assistant in
biology in that institution of learning. He also obtained his medical train-
ing at his Alma Mater and following his graduation in 1910, he served as
surgical interne at the New York Post Graduate Hospital, thus putting
his theoretical training to a practical test. He next became pathologist

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to Bellevue and its allied hospitals, remaining in New York city until the
winter of 1914, when he was granted a year's absence and came to Ed-
monton During 1916 and a portion of 1917, while in m.htary service, he
Ttured on pathology at Queen's College in Kingston, Ontario, serving at
lectuied on P""""';' ^■^ District No. 3. He was sent overseas and

tof abTt 1:^ X wl oter'tfharge of the Canadian Medical Mu-
se im of the Royal College of Surgeons at London, England 1" August
m9 he eturned to Edmonton and has since been pathologist to the Royal
Al^kndra Hospital, while he also is assistant '" P«t -'"f^^^ '^^J^^
■^.r nf Alhprtfl He likew se cares for a large piivate practice,
I^eSlLing h in ernal medicine, of which he has acquired a comprehensive
know" and his professional labors have been followed by excellent re-
sult! He delights in the scientific side of his profession and his s udies and
ntestigations^haye been thorough. He has made valuable contributions to
TdicaT literature and wrote a series of articles on "Gun Shot Wounds
which were published in the Journal of Surgery f- O^^f'^'-yl^^^p™';
January, 1920, while in 1911 he prepared papers for the New York Patho
logical Society on "Syphilis of the Cranium " ,, =, a on the 1st

Dr. Hall was married at Minneapolis, Minnesota U. ^^f •' "" *^ ^
nf Aumst 1914 to Miss Eva Mae Wilkinson, a daughter of William WUkin
Tll.^pd Dr and Mrs Hall have five children: Morton E., whose
son, deceased^ Dr and Mrs^ ^^^ ^ho was born in 1917; Frances

birth occurred m 1915, Koger ivioriLd^ue, wnu aaziu'Io

Wnkinson born in 1920; and Willard and Charles, born in 1923. While
rvtaTin'the World war Dr. Hall held the rank of captain and he is now
r„ the" officers reserve list. He is a Knight Templar Mason and Shriner
Tnd a member of th Anglican church, while his social nature finds expres-
tton hi hT identification with the Edmonton Club and the Edmonton Golf
Tro ntrv Club His professional connections are with the Edmonton
tcademy of Medicine and the New York Pathological Society and he is also
a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, an honor medical fraternity. He is an
ab xponent o? his profession and as a medical practitioner he has at-
ta ned high rank among those whose skill is uniformly acknowledged.

HOWARD W. REEVES.

After many years of activity in the field of general merchandising
H ;.^W Reeves is now living retired in Vulcan, Alberta, having won
a crfortablfomplnce through earnest effort, foresight ability and
thri t He was born in the province of Nova Scotia, March 17 1866, a
son of John and Elizabeth (Embree) Reeves, also natives of that regiom
The father was a sea captain. Both Mr. and Mrs. Reeves have passed

.•Thev reared a fam^ily of eleven children, four of whom are living in
XifprovlXree Lhi^ residents of Calgary, the la^.-t ^Hy -n A^^^^^^

In 1895 Howard W. Reeves went to the province of Manitoba, where

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he embarked in general merchandising, and for fourteen years he suc-
cessfully conducted that enterprise. He came to Alberta in 1909, opening
a general store at Okotoks, which he directed for two years, and in 1911
he removed to Vulcan, in the Little Bow district, being a passenger on
the first train operated on the Canadian Pacific Railroad between Calgary
and Lethbridge, Alberta. He entered business circles of Vulcan as a
general merchant and for eleven years efficiently managed his business
interests, building up a good trade, owing to his straightforward dealing
and progressive methods. Having accumulated an amount sufficient to
provide him with all of the comforts of life, he withdrew from business
in march, 1922, and is now enjoying a well earned rest.

Mr. Reeves is a Presbyterian in religious faith and his fraternal con-
nections are with the Masons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
while he is also a member of the Vulcan Community Club. He made wise
use of the opportunities which came his way and his prosperity was
gained through strict integrity and the conscientious discharge of all
obligations. He manifests a deep interest in everything pertaining to the
welfare and advancement of his community and has gained the sincere
regard of many friends during the period of his residence here.

J. W. WEIR.

J. W. Weir, president of the Alberta Motor Boat Company, Limited,
of Edmonton, has in this connection built up a business of considerable
extent and importance, back of which was a period of thorough training
and experience that well qualified him for the work in which he is now
engaged. He was born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1886, and while still
in his native country he began learning the trade of boatbuilding, at
which he served a seven years' apprenticeship. He has continued to
concentrate his efforts and his attention along this line and his success
is undoubtedly due in large measure to the fact that he has never dissi-
pated his energies over a wide field, but has continued to develop his
powers along the line in which he embarked as a young tradesman.
During the first year of his apprenticeship his wage was but one dollar
per week and at the end of a seven-year period he was receiving but
two dollars and a half as a weekly wage. It was while working at his
trade in Belfast, Ireland, that he formed the acquaintance of Mr.
Buchanan, who is his present partner and who is the vice president, secre-
tary and treasurer of the company. Soon after they became acquainted
they left the Emerald Isle and crossed the Atlantic to the new world,
settling in Ontaiio. Mr. Buchanan had gone to Ireland from Scotland
to learn more about boat building and together they emigrated to Ontario,
where they had a contract to build high-grade motor boats. They re-
mained in that section of the Dominion for two years and then, removing
westward to Edmonton, established the Alberta Motor Boat Company in

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1912. Through the intervening- period of more than a decade they have
built up a business of substantial proportions. They are undoubtedly the
most skillful boatbuilders in the province and in fact, theirs is the only
firm of consequence in this part of the country. Both being thoroughly
trained, they turn out all kinds of boats from a light canoe to a hundred
and fifty foot gasoline motor boat fully equipped, built especially for
the waters and rivers of the north country. Their craft are largely
used by trappers and hunters as well as for pleasure boats, and such has
been their training and experience that they are able to speak with author-
ity upon almost every question relating in any way to boatbuilding.
Mr. Weir is at all times a wide-awake and energetic man, to whom the
call of opportunity has ever been a call to action. What he has under-
taken he has accomplished and his highly developed powers have brought
him steadily to the front, until the company of which he is now the head
has no real competitors in the field of boatbuilding in the province of
Alberta.

JOHN A. Mcpherson, m. d.

Dr. John A. McPherson, physician and surgeon of South Edmonton,
comes to this section of the Dominion from Ontario, his birth having
occurred in Victoria district of that province on the 12th of February,
1878. His boyhood was passed on the home farm and he early learned the
lessons of industry and perseverance as he assisted in the work of the
fields and performed other tasks incident to the development and care of
the homestead farm. At the usual age he entered the public schools and
in time became a high school pupil. He next continued his studies in the
Lindsay Collegiate high school and his thorough training well qualified
him for the profession of teaching, to which he then turned his attention.
He gave his time to pedagogic work for four years, but desirous of mak-
ing advance in his own education, he entered the Toronto University and
was graduated on the completion of a course in mechanical and electrical
engineering with the class of 1906. Later he became, a medical student
in Toronto University and there won his professional degree as one of
the alumni of 1911. Subsequently he pursued postgraduate work in Edin-
burgh, Scotland, and in London, England, spending a year abroad in
further study. His training was thus comprehensive and splendidly
qualified him for the work of the profession, which he resumed upon his
return to Canada. In November, 1912, he arrived in Edmonton, where he
has since practiced and thoroughness and capability characterize all of his
professional activities.

Dr. McPherson belongs to the Canadian Medical Association, also to
the Alberta Medical Society and was the president of the Edmonton
Academy of Medicine for the year 1917. His practice has steadily grown
in volume and importance, yet he finds time for cooperation in public
affairs, being never neglectful of the duties and obligations of citizen-

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ship. He was a member of the Edmonton school board, serving thereon
from 1914 until 1920. He also belongs to the Masonic fraternity and in
the practice of his profession finds ample opportunity to exemplify and
inculcate the teachings and purposes of the craft.

PETER A. WINTEMUTE.

Peter A. Wintemute, occupying a prominent place in the business activi-
ties of Calgary, is the representative of one of the largest insurance com-
panies in Canada and as the result of his ability and enterprise has been
promoted to his present position as manager of the southern Alberta dis-
trict of the Manufacturers' Life Insurance Company, with offices in the
Lougheed building. He was born in Cayuga, Ontario, November 3, 1877,
son of Francis W. and Elizabeth (Strohm) Wintemute. His parents were
natives of Canada, as were his grandparents, with the exception of his ma-
ternal grandmother, who was born in Pennsylvania. Francis W. Winte-
mute was engaged in the mercantile business in Cayuga for many years,
conducting a general store until 1902, when his health broke down and he
was forced to move to a more favorable climate. He went out to Saskatche-
wan and took a homestead which he farmed for six years, regaining his
health while working in the open fields. In 1908 he was made postmaster
at Wawota, Saskatchewan, and still occupies that position. Society affairs
now claim a generous share of his attention and he is prominent in the In-
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, while at the age of seventy he still joins
heartily in a game of curling.

In the public schools of Cayuga, Peter A. Wintemute obtained his early
education, going to Buffalo, New York, at the age of twelve to attend a
business college. For seven years after leaving this school he worked as a
clerk in a grocery store in Buffalo. This occupation held little attraction
for him, so he came to western Canada, where the road to success is not so
tedious to travel and the opportunities for the young man are greater.
Taking a homestead in Saskatchewan he set about improving it, subse-
quently buying the adjoining quarter section, which he also farmed for
three years. By that time both pieces of land were improved and ready for
a tenant, who was duly installed on the place. Mr. Wintemute still owns
this farm, but he has never personally operated it since. After conducting
a business in general merchandise for a few years at Manor, Saskatchewan,
he sold out and took the local agency for the Manufacturers' Life Insurance
Company, in whose employ he has remained. In 1908 he was transferred to
Regina as inspector, three years later coming to Calgary as manager for
the southern Alberta agency. Since his entrance into the insurance world,
Mr. Wintemute has become widely known among the insurance men of the
Dominion who elected him president of the Life Underwriters of Canada
for a term. He has also served twice as president of the local association
of underwriters.

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In October, 1900, Mr. Wintemute was married to Miss Johanna Fis-
sette, daughter of George and Sarah Fissette. A native of Quebec, George
Fissette is now living in Cayuga, having retired from his business of manu-
facturing soap. His wife, who was born in Ontario, died in June, 1921. Mr.
and Mrs. Wintemute have two children: Marjorie E., born in October, 1901 ;
and Karl F., born June 13, 1903, who is now a student at the University of
Edmonton.

A Liberal in politics, Mr. Wintemute has never held an elective office.
He does, however, take a deep interest in public affairs of a non-partisan
nature and for two years was vice chairman of the Victory Loan committee,
in which capacity he made a trip across Canada on a very successful
speaking tour. To matters of local import he lends his support as a mem-
ber of the Board of Trade and the Kiwanis Club. His religious affiliations
are with the Methodist Episcopal church and fraternally he is a Mason, be-
longing to Perfection Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and he is also an Elk. Out-of-
door sports find in him an active participant and a generous patron. He
plays golf at the Calgary Golf & Country and Polo Clubs, but best of all,
in his opinion, is the game of baseball. He is not only an enthusiastic
"fan" but contributes liberally to the support of the local team.

MICHAEL COPPS COSTELLO, M. D., C. M.

Dr. M. C. Costello is a member of a family which for forty years has
been closely and prominently identified with Calgary's development and
upbuilding, and his ability has placed him with the leading physicians and
surgeons of the city, while he has also made his influence felt in industrial
and municipal affairs. His birth occurred at Montreal, in the province of
Quebec, Canada, on the 2d of August, 1875, and his parents were John
William and Elizabeth (Copps) Costello, the former a native of Listowell,
County Kerry, Ireland, and the latter of Fitzroy Harbor, County Carleton,
Ontario, Canada. They arrived in Calgary in August, 1883, during the
pioneer period in its history, and were numbered among the earliest set-
tlers here. The father became the first school teacher in the community
and was later appointed Dominion government inspector of weights and
measures for the province of Alberta, serving in that capacity from 1885
until his death. He passed away in 1918. The mother is still living.

Michael Copps Costello was a pupil in Calgary's first school and later
attended the public and separate schools of the city, obtaining a second-
class certificate from the educational authorities of the northwest Terri-
tories. He then learned the printer's trade, which he followed for twelve
years, and for five years operated one of the first lintoype machines in
Alberta. His college education was received at Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario, and in 1908 he won the degrees of M. D. and C. M. He
then went abroad and during 1908 and 1909 studied at the Rotunda Hos-
pital in Dublin, Ireland, the London Hospital in London, England, and at

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the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, Scotland, thus broadening his knowl-
edge and promoting his skill. On returning to Canada he took up his
residence in Calgary. Close study has kept him in touch with the trend of
modern professional thought, research and investigation and high ideals
have at all times guided him in the performance of his work. He has been
equally successful as a business man and as president of the Calgary Iron
Works, Ltd., he controls important industrial interests. He has also made
judicious investments in real estate, owning improved and unimproved
property in this city, in addition to farm lands, and has firm faith in the
future of this section of the country.

On January 11, 1910, Dr. Costello was married in the cathedral of
Kingston, Ontario, to Miss Pearl Anastasia Corrigan, a daughter of Dennis
and Margaret Corrigan of that city. Dr. and Mrs. Costello have three
sons: Francis Copps, John Leo and Thomas Emmett. Dr. Costello is a
member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic church of Calgary and in political
matters he maintains an independent attitude, standing at all times for
principle and for good government. He is keenly interested in civic affairs
and has ably filled various public offices. During 1913 and 1914 he was
alderman of Calgary and also served as mayor from 1915 until 1919, hold-
ing that office at the time of the World war. In 1917 he became president
of the Union of Alberta Municipalities and in the following year he acted
as president of the Union of Canadian Municipalities. He was a candidate
of the Conservative party in the provincial elections of 1921 and although
ably supported by his constituents he failed to win the election, owing to
the strength of the Liberals in this district. While connected with the
printer's trade he took an active part in union matters and became a char-
ter member of Calgary Typographical Union, No, 449, of which he was the
first secretary, also acting as a delegate from this union to the Calgary
Trades and Labor Council. He is prominent in club and fraternal organi-
zations and is a member of Calgary Branch, No. 126, of the Catholic Mu-
tual Benevolent Association, of which he was secretary from 1901 until
1904 inclusive, and he also filled the office of president. He likewise be-
longs to Calgary Council No. 1186, of the Knights of Columbus, and was
grand knight in 1913-14. He is an active member of the Calgary Board
of Trade and is also connected with the Calgary Golf & Country Club and
the Rotary and Canadian Clubs of this city, serving as president of the
last named organization in 1919. He is a man of versatile talents and the
possessor of those qualities through which success comes as a natural
sequence. His activities have covered a wide scope and his life has been
a busy, useful and puiiDOseful one.

INDEX

A

Abbott, P. W. 18

Adams, A. C. L. 297

Adams, S. H. 24

Adamson, J. F. 57

Allen, H. S. 159

Allin, E. W. 396

Anderson, A. F. 471

Atkin, G. M. 240

B

Baalim, A. G. 478

Bagley, J. E. 357

Baker, P. E. 414

Barker, B. N. 96

Barnes, S. A. G. 279

Bartlett, ^M. J. 172

Bateman, J. T. 117

Seattle, Frank 408

Beck, N. D. D. 69

Beeman, N. T. 257

Bellamy, R. V. 118

Belyea, A. P. C. 452

Bessey, A. L. 345

Blais, A. 342

Blakey, R. P. 455

Blezard, J. A. 114

Blow, T. H. 480

Blue, N. R. 187

Boothe, G. C. M. 89

Bowman, C. B. 366

Boyd, Oliver 330

Braithwaite, E. A. 340

Brandley, Theodore 63

Breen, P. J. 359

Brett, R. H. 139

Brokovski, J. C. 327

Brown, Frank 273

Brown, H. B. 248

Brown, M. L. 247

Browne, W. B. 44

Brownlee, J. E. 376

Bryans, W. E. 189

Buchanan, W. A. 41

Bulyea, G. H. V. 332

Burland, R. B. 124

Burley, E. W. 363

Bury, A. C. 105

Butler, G. F. 384

C

Callaghan, John 144

Campbell, J. M. 232

Campbell, P. M. 150

Carmichael, J. E. 377

Carpenter, W. G. 33

Carrothers, A. F. 228

Carruthers, Christopher 275

Carruthers, N. E. 375

Carswell, J. A. 75

Chadwick, H. A. i7g

Challand, A. W. 1G5

Chandler, E. E. 134

Chandler, W. M. 94

Chard, Alfred 423

Clarke, J. A. 135

Coffin, E. W. 35

Coffin, Frank 455

Coleman, C. E. 454

Collison, B. W. 71

Collison, John : 197

Condell, W. N. 77

Conn, L. C. 225

Cook, R. A. M. 72

Corbet, J. B. 92

Costello, M. C. 493

Cox, C. E. K. 137

Cox, L. C. 259

Craig-, W. D. 79

Crawford, William 495

Cross, C. W. 9

Cunningham, H. L,. 451

D

Daniel, I. J. E. 32I

Davies, G. B. 380

Dawson, A. S. : 371

Day, R. C. 67

DeVeber, L. G. 267

Dick, D. L. 407

Dickie, Henry 368

Dickson, S. A. 129

Dillingham, Stephen 27

Douglas, R. G. 185

Dowdell, J. H. 444

Driggs, H. A. n

Drysdale, J. R. 434

Duggan, J. J. 21

Duncan, G. C. 231

Dunham, S. S. 305

Dunn, J. J. 310

Duthie, Richard 3S1

E

Egan, Charles 352

Elton, D. H. 120

Emeno, D. B. gg

Esch, A. H. 52

Evans, J. "W. 333

F

Ferris, S. B. 1I9

Fleetwood, J. H. 355

Fowler, J. F. 80

Eraser, A. W. 78

495

496

INDEX

G

Galbraith, Alexander 459

Galbraith, W. S. 138

Gallagher, M. J. 293

Gibson, A. H. 360

Gibson, G. M. 204

Gillespie, Alexander 131

Gillis, J. E. 47

Gilniour, Andrew 473

Girvin, A. W. 485

Goodwin, A. H. 255

Gould, W. W. 91

Goulding-, E. P. 258

Goutier, Henry 142

Graham, Dawson 420

Graham, P. E. 467

Grandin, Henry 245

Gray, H. A. 300

Greenfield, Herbert 6

Greentree, T. P. 113

Greg-son, T. S. 388

Grier, D. J. 252

Groff, C. G. 415

Grunert, C. H. 54

H

Hadfiekl, J. H. 311

Hall, M. E. 4S8

Hallock, E. N. 152

Hamilton, W. A. 378

Hannah, Alexander 48

Harcourt-O'Reilly, Patrick 354

Hardie, W. D. L. 46

Hargreaves, Harold 210

Harker, Ephram 66

Harker, F. F. 474

Harrison, J. D. 28

Hay, W. E. 269

Hayward, G. E. 211

Heffernan, J. W. 56

Henderson, William 147

Henry, R. W. 441

Hepburn, H. H. 270

Herron, John 177

Higinbotham, J. D. 221

Hoare, H. G. 244

Hodgson, J. E. 364

Hogan, Michael 176

Hook, C. A. 235

Hoyler, Clement 208

Huckvale, Walter 32

Hugill, J. W. 108

Hiintingford, W. J. 207

flutton, G. H. 395

Hyndman, J. D. 383

J

Jackson, J. A. 106

Jackson, W. J. 214

James, W. G. 331

Jamieson, F. C. 17

Jensen, Christian 424

Jones, E. H. 227

K

Keillor, F. A. 203

Keith, John 126

Kelley, H. E. 429

Kennedy, Miles 367

Kerby, G. W. 12

Kerby, H. S. 29

Kirkham, J. S. 198

Li

Lafferty, G. G. 276

Lambert, J. E. 370

Lannan, Alphonsus 132

Laurie, William 58

LeBris, Joseph 283

Leitch, R. H. 456

Leonard, C. W. 65

Lessard, P. E. 19

Lister, M. H. 430

Little, Joseph 351

Loggie, W. J. 392

Longworth, Thomas 195

Love, E. T. 403

Lundy, F. W. 487

Luxton, N. K. 401

Mc

McArdle, I. W. 32U

McBain, E. A. 34

McCaffrey, James 22

McCall, F. S. 19')

McCannel, M. C. 238

McCormick, J. P. 237

McDonald, J. W. 353

McEaehern, D. C. 175

McGavin, James 486

McGibbon, Salton ISO

McLennan, A. R. 116

McLeod, K. A. 36

M'cNeill, John 260

McPherson, J. A. 491

McQueen, D. G. 100

McTaggart, Alexander 258

McTavish, R. L. 186

M

Macdonald, H. B. 291

Macdonald, H. C. 329

Mackay, G. B. 216

MacKay, W. C. 137

Mackenzie, John 111

Mackie, Donald 419

Mahood, C. S. 347

Marie, Thomas 339

-Martin, H. M. 251

Mather, William 323

Maunsell, E. H. 102

May, James 179

Mercer, J. H. 224

Meredith, H. A. 343

Michelsen, Andrew 284

Millar, J. M. 307

Miller, J. M. 188

Milnes, T. C. 130

Monkman, W. P. 322

M'ontalbetti, Joseph 283

Montgomeiie-Bell, John 168

Montgomery, H. J. 443

Mooney, B. R. 394

Morison, H. G. 450

Morris, H. G. 285

INDEX

497

Morrison, C. R. ^^

Morton, C. R. 1^^

Mothersill, J. D. O 450

Murphy, Emily F. 42

Murphy, T. P. 235

N

Nelson, Harry 463

Newson, W. V. 391

Niblock, W. G. 201

Nyblett, H. G. M 336

O
O'Brien, M. M. 453

O'Connor, G. B. 183

O'Connor, J. J. 462

Ogden, W. T. 390

O'Gorman, M. J. 316

Oldham, F. M. 239

O'Leary, H. J. 324

Oliver, William 439

Olivier, Joseph 466

Olsen, B. F. 226

Onsum, T. G. 125

Ostlund, Hjaldermar 264

P

Parsons, Richai'd 295

Paterson, A. B. 142

Payne, W. E. 437

Pearce, William 249

Perrie, John 348

Peters, A. M. 448

Philp, J. F. 382

Pilling-, John 335

Pilling-, R. A. 166

Pitcher, W. E. 317

Plummer, N. M. ^0

Prevey, W. W. 411

Putnam, L. H. 312

Q

■Quesnel, Philip 16*^

R

Race, C. E. ^04

Rae, James, Sr. "

Hamsay, Walter 1^3

Redman, D. L. 319

Reed, E. H. 372

Reeves, H. W. 48a

Reid, J. A. 2.^

Rickerd, C. W. ^^5

Ripley, W. H. -^^

Ritchie, David 1'3

Robertson, E. V. 219

Robertson, H. H. '^^

Robson, C. G. ^^^

Ross, Alex

Ross, J. H. l^

Ross, W. G. 1'^

Roy, L,. A. 3^^

Russell, A. H. 23

Russell, F. W. 5^

Rutherford, ,A. C. ^

S

Sanford, P. L. ^^^

Scott, A. M. 308

Seller, W. M. 4^S

Sharman, E. A. 298

Shaw, C. E. 282

Sha-w, V. S. 435

Sheldon, C. G. 149

Shepherd, S. J. ^3

Short, William 176

Shouldice, F. L. 151

Shouldice, James 154

Simpson, W. J. 416

Singleton, A. B. 202

Smith, B. S. 393

Smith, Byard 427

Smith, C. P. M. 141

Smith, P. F. 156

Snow, C. E. 475

Spence, W. D. 425

Stafford, A. B. 454

Stanley, F. G. 107

Staples, C. A. 322

Stephens, H. N. 223

Stephens, J. D. 223

Stewart, J. S. 68

Stewart, V. I. 82

Stirling, J. T. 479

Stockett, Lewis 413

Stoddard, M. L. 399

T

Taylor, D. A. 281

Taylor, H. G. 341

Telford, R. T. 236

Terrill, A. J. N. 9^

Thompson, W. L. 432

Thomson, R. B. C. 417

Thornton, M. E. 438

Tupper, T. S. 233

Turner, A. T. 358

Turner, J. W. 81

Tuttle, A. S. 294

V

Veness, W. L. 472

Virtue, A. G. 1^3

W

Wagner, G. C. 358

Wallace, Richard 292

Walravens, L. C. l''*2

Walter, John 84

Way, W. G. 220

Webster, Levi 162

Weir, J. W. 490

Wells, R. B. 477

Wells, W. A. 155

Whiston, A. K. 449

Whitelaw, T. H. 104

Williams, Owen 246

Williamson, G. L. 143

Willis, C. L. 115

Wintemute, P. A. 492

Winter, A. deB. 288

Wood, A. L. 263

Wood, W. C. 196

Woods, J. H. 53

Wray, J. S. 299

Y
Yuill, H. C. 286

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