A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century

=Wainwright, Arnold, K.C., B.C.L.=, one of the leading barristers and publicists of Montreal was born in that city on June 13, 1879, the son of William and Mary Emily (Arnold) W...

=Stewart, Dougald, B.A., M.D., M.P.= (Lunenburg Co., N.S.), born December 5, 1862, at Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, son of John Sprott Stewart, a Scotch-Canad...

=Casgrain, Philippe Baby= (Quebec City), lawyer, parliamentarian and author, is of an old and distinguished family, which includes in its record besides himself, the late Abbé P...

=Beach, Mahlon F.=, Manufacturer (Iroquois, Ont.), who died January 4, 1917, at the ripe age of more than eighty-three years, was one of the most remarkable self-made men in Eas...

=Macaulay, Thomas Bassett, F.I.A., F.S.A., F.S.S.=, of Montreal, occupies a high position in Canadian finance, and is besides an insurance expert of international fame. He was b...

=McQuarrie, William Garland, K.C.=, M.P. for New Westminster, B.C., is regarded as one of the most able and aggressive of the younger members of the Canadian House of Commons. H...

=Cody, Hon. Henry John, B.A., M.A., D.D., LL.D.=, Rector of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Toronto, and Minister of Education of the Province of Ontario, was born at Embro, Ontario...

=Lawlor, H. W.= (Hawkesbury, Ont.), was born at Hawkesbury, September 12, 1863, of Irish and American parentage. The son of Richard Lawlor, of Hawkesbury, for many years Coroner...

=Turnbull, Walter Renwick= (Brantford, Ont.), President of the Turnbull Cutcliffe Hardware Company, Ltd., was born in Brantford Township, the son of William Turnbull, his father...

=Bulman, William John= (Winnipeg, Man.), one of the most prominent and progressive business men of Manitoba, was born at Toronto on April 5, 1870, the son of William and Frances...

=Chabot, Lt.-Col. John Leo, M.D., C.M., M.A.= (Ottawa, Ont.), born on February 23, 1869, at Ottawa. Son of P. H. Chabot and Marguerite Ethier. Ancestors on father’s side were No...

=Bell, Clarence A. H.= (Toronto, Ont.), Clerk in Chambers, Supreme Court of Ontario, Osgoode Hall, son of Alexander Bell, M.D., whose father, James B. Bell, was for many years R...

=Ewart, David=, Chief Architect of the Department of Public Works, Ottawa, was born at Penicuik, near Edinburgh, Scotland, on February 18, 1843. He was educated in his native pl...

=Machado, Jose Antonio, B.A.=, is Vice-President of the American Bank Note Company, and Chief Executive Officer of its Canadian Branch, with headquarters at 208-228 Wellington S...

=Gwatkin, Major-General W. G.= (Ottawa, Ont.), has been connected with the military system of Canada since 1905. Except for rather less than two years—between 1909 and 1911—his...

=Odlum, Edward, M.A., B.Sc.=, 1710 Grant Street, Vancouver, B.C., is one of the most versatile and able citizens of the Coast Province, with a wealth of experience such as has f...

=McBrien, Frederick George= (Toronto, Ont.), was born at Orangeville, in Dufferin County, in the year 1887, son of James C. and Abigail McBrien. He removed to Toronto at an earl...

=Brodeur, Hon. Louis Philippe=, is one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa, to which position he was appointed August 11, 1911. Mr. Brodeur was born at Beloeil,...

=Parsons, S. R.= (Toronto, Ont.), President of the British-American Oil Co., Ltd., Oil Refineries, was born in Port Hope, Ont., in 1854. Son of William and Margaret (Trick) Pars...

=White, Rt. Hon. Sir William Thomas, P.C., M.P.=, Finance Minister of Canada, is a Canadian statesman whose meteoric rise to fame during less than a decade, has attracted more t...

=Crothers, Hon. Thomas Wilson, B.A., K.C.=, son of William and Nancy (Grey), was born at Northport, Prince Edward County, Ontario, January 1, 1850. Educated at the Public School...

=Bethune, the Rev. Charles Jas. Stewart, M.A., D.C.L.=, the distinguished subject of this sketch, was born at West Flamboro’, Ontario, on August 11, 1838. He is the third son of...

=Bâby, Wolstan Alexander Dixie=, Collector of Inland Revenue for the Division of Hamilton (Ontario), is one of the most widely known and respected of Federal Government official...

=Wright, Alexander Whyte=, late Vice-Chairman Workmen’s Compensation Commission of Ontario, was born in the township of Markham, York County, Ontario, December 17, 1847, the son...

=Carson, Hugh=, is one of Ottawa’s most successful merchants and his firm—Hugh Carson Company, Limited—has a successful branch at Brandon, Manitoba. Starting out in 1886, at She...

=Gariepy, Wilfrid, B.A., B.C.L., K.C., M.L.A.= (Edmonton, Alberta), was born at Montreal, P.Q., on March 14, 1877. He is the son of Joseph H. Gariepy, for many years a pioneer a...

=Braden, Norman Short= (Hamilton, Ont.), is an electrical engineer by profession and one of the industrial chieftains of that city. He was born at Indianapolis, U.S.A., on June...

=Fraleck, Edison Baldwin=, was born in the township of Sydney in the County of Hastings on the 6th day of February, 1841, being descended from United Empire Loyalist stock. His...

=Bennett, Richard Bedford, K.C., LL.B.= (Calgary, Alta.), is one of the leading barristers and publicists of the Canadian West. He was born at Hopewell, Albert County, New Bruns...

=Langelier, The Honorable Sir François-Xavier=, Statesman, and Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, comes of very distinguished ancestry, and is one of the most respected, capable and...

=Finnie, David Maclachan.= The Bank of Ottawa, now amalgamated with the Bank of Nova Scotia, was established in December 1874, with headquarters in the Victoria Chambers, Cor. W...

=Girard, Joseph= (St. Gideon, Que.), son of Patrice Girard and Marie Tremblay, his wife, both French-Canadians. Born at St. Urbain, County of Charlevoix, Aug. 2, 1854. Educated...

=Hare, Rev. John James, M.A., Ph.D.=, Principal Emeritus of Ontario Ladies’ College (Whitby, Ont.), is one of the most distinguished of Canadian educationists. He was born in Ne...

=Dollard, Rev. James B.=, is one of the most distinguished lyric poets of the day, whose residence in this country must be regarded as fortunate for the cause of Canadian letter...

=L’Esperance, Hon. David Ovide= (Quebec City), Member of the Senate and Chairman of the Harbor Commission of Quebec, was born in the thriving town of Montmagny, in the County of...

=Amyot, Lieut.-Col. John A., C.M.G.=, Deputy Minister of the Federal Department of Public Health, Ottawa, is an authority on the subject of public sanitation and the prevention...

=Henderson, William Andrew=, Barrister, Toronto, Ontario, was born at the Provincial Capital on August 10, 1878, his parents being Andrew Henderson and Mary Elizabeth (Carpenter...

=Cockshutt, William Foster, M.P.=, and Financial Agent (Brantford, Ont.), is the son of I. Cockshutt, merchant of Brantford, and E. Foster Cockshutt, was born in Brantford, Octo...

=Nicholls, Lieut.-Colonel The Hon. Frederic= (Toronto, Ont.), Dominion Senator; born in England, November 23, 1856. He received his education at Stuttgart, Wurtemburg, Germany,...

=Marnoch, George Robert=, President Board of Trade, Lethbridge, Alberta. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, February 19, 1873, son of George R. and Barbara Marnoch. Educated at Robert...

=Chauvin, Hon. T. Hector=, Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec Province, was born at Terrebonne, Que., on October 9, 1862, the son of Adolphe Chauvin, merchant, and Luce Limog...

=Rowell, Hon. Newton Wesley, K.C., M.P.= (Ottawa, Ont.), is the son of late Joseph and Nancy (Green) Rowell. Was born in London Township, County of Middlesex, Ontario, on Novemb...

=Wrong, Professor George McKinnon, M.A.= (Toronto, Ont.), was born in Gravesend, County of Elgin, Ontario, June 25, 1860, is a son of Gilbert Wrong, of Aylmer, Ont., and Christi...

=Meek, Edward= (Toronto, Ont.), Barrister, was born in the village of Port Stanley, Ontario, on December 27, 1844. His father, James Meek, came to Canada at the early age of thr...

=Macdonald, Sir Donald Alexander=, the oldest Major-General in the Canadian Army, upon whom fell the work of equipping the Canadian Forces during the continuance of the war of 1...

=Crossland, E. F.= (Toronto, Ont.), was born at Port Dover, Ont., in 1866, was educated at Windsor, N.S., came to Toronto in 1886, and two years later he entered the Steele-Brig...

=Sinclair, Robert Victor, K.C.=, Barrister and Solicitor, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Morrison (Colville) Sinclair, was born in Forestville, New York, May 24, 1861, and at a...

=Hara, Frederick North= (St. Catharines, Ont.), was born in that city on April 28, 1856. Son of John and Charlotte A. (Phelps) Hara. Educated at the Public Schools of St. Cathar...

=Gouin, The Hon. Sir Jean Lomer, K.C.M.G., LL.B., LL.D.=, Premier of the Province of Quebec, was born at Brondines, of the County of Portneuf, on March 19, 1861. He comes from a...

=Mackenzie, Daniel D., M.P.= for the riding of North Victoria, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, is one of the most prominent representatives of the Liberal party in the House of Common...

=Price, Samuel, B.C.L.= (Toronto, Ont.), Chairman, Workmen’s Compensation Board. Born at Caradoc Township, Middlesex County, Ont., February 16, 1863, son of Richard and Mary (Wh...

=Neill, Charles Ernest= (Montreal, Que.), General Manager of the Royal Bank of Canada, with Head Office at Montreal, was born at Fredericton, N.B., on May 27th, 1873, the son of...

=Dinnick, Lieut.-Col. Wilfrid Servington=, one of the leading financiers and public men of Toronto, was born at Guildford, England, on July 19th, 1874, the son of (Rev.) John Du...

=Aikins, Lt.-Col. Sir James Albert Manning, Kt., M.A., K.C.=, Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, was born in Peel County, Ont., December 10, 1851, the son of Honorable James Cox A...

=Chamberlain, Theodore F., M.D.=, only son of Asher A. and Eliza Ann Chamberlain. Born at Harlem, County of South Leeds, Ontario, July 6, 1838. His family came from Birmingham,...

=Borden, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Laird, P.C., K.C.M.G., K.C., LL.D.=, Premier of Canada (Ottawa, Ont.), eldest son of Andrew Borden and Eunice Laird, was born at Grand Pré, Nova Sco...

=Sloan, Hon. William, M.P.P.=, Minister of Mines for the Province of British Columbia, is also one of the best known capitalists and public men of the Pacific Coast. He was born...

=Mikel, William Charles, K.C., B.C.L.= (Belleville), was born in Belleville, Ont., the son of W. V. and Matilda (Wilson) Mikel, a descendant U.E.L. family. His great-grandfather...

=Dunning, Hon. Charles Avery, M.P.P.=, is Minister of Agriculture and Provincial Treasurer for the Province of Saskatchewan, and one of the youngest and ablest of the public men...

=McEvoy, John Millar, B.A., LL.B.= (London, Ont.), is one of the best known barristers in the Western section of the province, and a man of unusual scholastic attainments. He wa...

=Ingram, George C., B.A.=, 1167 2nd Ave. N.W., Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, one of the well known business men of that province, was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on October 16, 1867,...

=Robertson, John Ross=, journalist. The direct descendant of Duncan R., chief of the clan of Robertson of Strowan, 1347; eldest son of the late John Robertson, wholesale dry goo...

=Gibson, Brigadier-General Sir John Morison, K.C.M.G., M.A., LL.D., K.C.=, born January 1, 1842, township of Toronto, in the County of Peel, and is therefore a “Peel Old Boy.” H...

=Dymond, Allan Malcolm= (Toronto, Ont.) was born at Brixton, Surrey, England, September 25, 1864, came to Canada with his parents in 1869 and received his education at Upper Can...

=Dwyer, William Henry=, President of W. H. Dwyer Co., Ltd., general grain and produce dealers and exporters, 49 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, is one of the capital’s busiest and most...

=Farrow, Robinson Russell=, Assistant Commissioner of Customs, was born at Bluevale, Huron County, Ontario, March 7, 1864, and was educated at the public schools in Huron. He is...

=Hanna (the late), Hon. William John, K.C., M.P.P.= (Sarnia Ont.), was born in Adelaide township, County of Middlesex, Ont., on October 13, 1862, the son of George and Jane (Mur...

It is now thirty-three years since the first volume of biographies bearing the title “Representative Canadians” was issued by the present firm of publishers. In 1886 the scope o...

Kastner, Gideon, 163 Keefe, R. Daniel, 86 Kelso, John Joseph, 194 Kemp, Hon. Sir Albert Edward, 16 Kennedy, William Costello, 11 Kent, Joseph, 110 King, Hon. James H., 195 King,...