Part 40

=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 place and at the Edinburgh School of Art, where he obtained a thorough grounding in architecture. In 1871, four years after the establishment of Canadian Confederation, he was appointed Assistant Engineer and Architect of the Department of Public Works for Canada, and took up his residence in Ottawa. In 1897 he was promoted to the position of Chief Architect. In the early days of his service he had charge of the completion of the main tower of the beautiful Parliament Buildings at Ottawa, which were destroyed by fire during the great war. He also took charge of the erection of the Canadian buildings at the Paris Exposition, the Chicago World’s Fair and at other famous international expositions. He was decorated by the French Government, and in 1903 was honored by the King with the Imperial Service Order. He was appointed a Member of the Board of Assessors in connection with additions to the Parliament Buildings at Ottawa in 1906, and was elected a Councillor of the Royal Architects Institute of Canada in 1909. In government circles he is looked on as one of the Nestors of the civil service. In May, 1877, he married Margaret Segsworth, daughter of Segsworth Simpson, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, and resides at 135 Cameron Street, Ottawa.

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=Armstrong, Samuel, M.P.P.= (Parry Sound, Ont.), one of the early pioneers of the District of Muskoka and Parry Sound, having settled in Muskoka in 1862, and Parry Sound in January, 1867. Many miles of the old Colonization Roads were made by him for the Government in Parry Sound District. He was interested in lumbering and saw mills, also railroad contracting, besides keeping a general store at McKellar, Ont., until elected M.P.P. for Parry Sound District, December 26, 1886. In May, 1895, he was appointed Sheriff of Parry Sound, which office he still holds; acted as reeve for McKellar Township for twelve years, and is a member of the Orange Order and Royal Templars. His parents were Samuel and Harriett Hughes Armstrong and he was born in Ireland, town of New Ross, County of Wexford, February 24, 1844, and educated at the Public Schools of Thorold and Toronto. He was married to Catharine Taylor, daughter of John and Elizabeth Taylor, Lanark County, Ont., and has five children—Harriett Elizabeth, John Egbert, Frank, Milton Taylor and Mary Emma Winnifred. In politics he styles himself an Independent, is a member of the Methodist Church and a delegate to the Toronto and Winnipeg Conferences.

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=McNeil, Most Reverend Neil= (Toronto, Ont.), Archbishop of Toronto since 1912, when he was transferred from the Archbishopric of Vancouver, B.C., to which he was appointed in January, 1910, was born at Mabou, N.S., November 23, 1851, the son of Malcolm McNeil and Ellen Meagher. He was educated at St. Francis Xavier College, Antigonish, N.S.; in 1873 he entered the College of the Propaganda in Rome, where he remained for six and a half years. He was ordained Priest in 1879, in the Basilica of John Latern by the late Cardinal Patrizzi, and in the same year received the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Divinity, afterwards making a post-graduate course of one year in the University of Marseilles, France. He joined the staff of St. Francis Xavier College in 1880, and was Rector of the College from 1884 to 1891. He became Bishop of Nilopolis and Vicar Apostolic of St. George’s, west coast of Newfoundland, being consecrated at St. Ninan’s Cathedral, Antigonish, 1895. During the war Archbishop McNeil especially endeared himself to all classes of the community by his active support of all patriotic enterprises, no matter what their religious complexion.

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=Harris, William Gean= (Toronto), is one of the pioneers and leaders of the metal industry in Canada. He was born in the Muskoka district of Ontario on February 17, 1862, the son of William Gean and Mary (Hunter) Harris. He was educated in the Toronto public schools and at the age of 18 started his present business in a small way. It has now developed into the Canada Metal Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and is engaged in smelting ores, making lead pipe, rolling sheet lead, and the manufacture of brass bullets and shells. Its wares are known throughout the Dominion of Canada, the result of 30 years of constant expansion and progressive methods. The Harris organization is now recognized as one of the indispensable factors in Canadian industry of the most diverse aspects. In building up this great industry Mr. Harris has for a considerable number of years been blessed with the active assistance of his son. By instinct a captain of industry his chief recreation in leisure hours is the study of the betterment of conditions relating to business in all its phases. Mr. Harris is a member of the A.F. & A.M., I.O.F., A.O.F., S.O.E., a Conservative in politics and a Methodist in religion. In 1887 he married Ada Florence Grove, daughter of George Grove of England, and has one son and one daughter. Mr. Harris’s business address is Fraser Ave., Toronto, and his home is at 408 Indian Road in that city.

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=MacDonald, Donald D.= (Toronto, Ont.), Public School Principal, son of John F. MacDonald and Jean Smith, was born at Bowmanville, Durham County, Ont., on July 24, 1874, and received his education at the Clark Union Public School, the Bowmanville High School, the Toronto Normal School and the Hamilton Normal College. He subsequently took the University course in Arts extra-murally and graduated with B.A. degree in 1915. He married Laura Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, of Toronto, and to them was born one son, Donald Stewart. Mr. MacDonald was one of a family of five boys, four of whom entered the teaching profession for a time, and one of whom, Dr. N. S. MacDonald, B.A., in addition to himself, is still in the profession as one of the Public School Inspectors of Toronto. He enjoyed the advantage of being brought up in the country, the public school which he first attended being two miles distant from his home. When but a lad he determined to follow the vocation of teaching and trained himself to this end. He secured his Primary and Second-Class Teaching Certificates at the Bowmanville High School, and at once embarked upon his career as a teacher, taking charge of the public school at Providence, three miles out of Bowmanville, for three years. He then entered the course at the Toronto Normal School, achieving high academic progress and graduating with honors in 1897. For the succeeding three years Mr. MacDonald taught at Audley, near Pickering, after which, in order to complete his training, he returned to the Bowmanville High School for two years and secured his Senior Leaving Certificate. Having subsequently taught in Barrie for four months, he was appointed vice-Principal of Annette Street School, West Toronto, and three and one-half years later became its principal. During the three years he occupied this position, prior to the annexation of the Town of West Toronto to the city of Toronto, Mr. MacDonald passed the Normal College examination extra-murally, obtaining a first-class professional certificate. He was then transferred to the Niagara Street School, Toronto, of which he was Principal for over two years, when he was promoted to the Principalship of McMurrich School, in which position he served for 6½ years. Still carrying on his extensive studies, Mr. MacDonald graduated extra-murally in Arts from the Western University, and is now qualifying for the degree of D.Paed. In September, 1918, he became Principal of the Orde Street Model School, the new practice school for Normal School students. Apart from his educational

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affairs. He has been a member of the session of Victoria Presbyterian Church for some years. He was the Master of Victoria Lodge, in 1917, A.F. & A.M., No. 474, G.R.C. He is also a member of Shekinah Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. Mr. MacDonald’s parents were both Scottish. In politics he is a Conservative. Mr. MacDonald’s life thus far has been much devoted to study along with his regular educational duties.

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=Pardoe, Avern= (Toronto, Ont.), Librarian of the Ontario Legislature, spent ten years, after leaving King Edward VI’s Collegiate Grammar School, Stratford-upon-Avon, where he was educated, in a law office of that place; afterwards doing a little amateur journalistic work in England and leaving for Canada in 1872, where he took up land near Cecebe Lake, in Chapman Township, Parry Sound District. The following year he engaged in journalism in Chicago, but returned to Canada in 1875, upon invitation to join the staff of the Toronto “Globe,” from which he resigned on Mr. Gordon Brown’s retirement in 1883. Being invited back by the new editor, Mr. John Cameron, he acted under him as Managing Editor until 1889, when he retired from journalism to engage in real estate. On the collapse of realty values in Toronto in 1894, he entered the service of the Ontario Government and received his present appointment four years later. He is a member of the Church of England, of the A.F. & A.M., Royal Arch and Scottish Rite, 32. Mr. Pardoe was born at Stratford-upon-Avon, Eng., June 26, 1845, the son of William and Harriette Pardoe, and married Mary, the daughter of Daniel P. Sprague, State Senator, Andover, Conn., in 1876, by whom he has four surviving children—Ellen Edith, Avern, William Sprague and Eunice Scoville Nicholls.

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=Davis, Aubrey=, Manufacturer (Newmarket, Ont.), and Captain 220th Battalion, C.E.F., has been a member of the Committee of One Hundred and a strong advocate of Local Option for many years. The son of the Hon. E. J. and Margaret Johnston Davis, he holds office as Vice-President of the Davis Leather Company, Limited, of which his father is President. Mr. Davis was born at King, York County, February 2, 1878, and was educated at Aurora High School and Toronto Business College. September 2, 1902, he married Etta, daughter of Richard Pettit, of Appin, Ont., by whom he has one son, Bruce Pettit Davis. He is a member of the National Club, as also of Rameses Temple, Mystic Shrine. In politics he is a Liberal and in religion a Methodist.

[Illustration: Col. Wm. Hutchison, Ottawa Col. A. T. Shillington, Ottawa.]

=Dowling, John S.= (Brantford, Ont.), Manufacturer, was born at Bolton, Ont., May 16, 1875, the son of Bryan Dowling, a railroader, and Sarah A. Dowling. His early education began at the Bolton Public School and then at the Toronto Technical School. Settling in Brantford, he soon became interested in the welfare of that city and became Alderman in 1915 and was re-elected in 1916 and 1917, was chairman of the Railway Committee and Chairman of Finance in 1916 and 1917. He is President of the well-known firm of John S. Dowling & Company, Ltd. Mr. Dowling takes a keen interest in all kinds of sports, especially lacrosse, hockey, bowling and tennis, and was one of Canada’s star lacrosse players, helping Brantford win many games during the years 1902 to 1905. Was prominent player of Tecumseh and Toronto Lacrosse Clubs prior to going to Brantford, and was selected by latter club to tour Great Britain in 1902, which played throughout England and Ireland. Is chairman of Brantford Branch of Soldiers’ Aid Commission, having organized the first commission in Canada, which later became part of Provincial Soldiers’ Aid Commission, when latter was created. Under his chairmanship Brantford has the name of being the best organized branch in the Province. He is Rotary President of the Dufferin Bowling Club and a member of the Heather Bowling Club. Is a Mason and also a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters. On August 23, 1904, he married the daughter of Neil Macmillan, a journalist, of Glasgow, Scotland, and has had four of a family—Ian Macmillan, born June 3, 1907; Margaret Faith, born May 28, 1910, died May 27, 1912; Kathleen Patricia, born March 15, 1913, and Phyllis Trimble, born October 13, 1914. Mr. Dowling belongs to the Presbyterian Church and is a Conservative in politics.

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=Notman, John Charles= (St. Catharines, Ont.), was born at Thorold, Ont., on January 4, 1866. Son of John and Barbara (Ogilvie) Notman. Educated at the Public Schools, St. Catharines, and in 1881, entered the office of the Welland Vale Manufacturing Co. In 1901 he was appointed as Manager of the McKinnon Dash Co., manufacturers of saddlery, carriage hardware and malleable iron castings, St. Catharines. He is Vice-President of the St. Catharines Steel and Metal Co. Since 1910 he has been Water Commissioner of the city. As a clubman he is well known in many cities, and he is a member of the St. Catharines City Golf Club; Laurentian Club, Ottawa; and the Niagara Club, Niagara Falls, N.Y. In religion he is a Presbyterian and a Conservative in politics. In 1896 he married Clara Louise, daughter of James Seymour, and has one son.

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=Paton, Hugh= (Montreal, Que.), is President of The Shedden Forwarding Co., Ltd., Montreal; Director, Royal Bank of Canada; Bell Telephone Co.; Sincennes McNaughton Line, Ltd.; Northern Electric Co., Ltd.; Canadian Express Co.; Canadian Transfer Co.; Montreal Trust Co. Born at Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, October 5, 1852, the son of William and Mary (Shedden) Paton, he came to Canada in 1871, after an early education at Paisley Grammar School, Scotland, and joined his uncle, the late John Shedden, a prominent railway contractor of Toronto. Mr. Shedden was formerly President of the Toronto & Nipissing Railway and built the Union Station, Toronto, in addition to other public works. In 1873, Mr. Paton removed to Montreal and took up his present business under the name of The Shedden Forwarding Co., Ltd., marrying Isabella, daughter of the late Andrew Robertson, in 1884. His recreations are the turf, farming and travelling, and he has won three Queen’s Plates and one Hunt Cup. He is a governor of Montreal General, Notre Dame and Western Hospitals; was Honorary Secretary-Treasurer, 1879-1886, and Master of the Montreal Hunt, 1887; Honorary Secretary for two years of the Montreal Tandem Club; Honorary Treasurer for several years of the Province of Quebec Turf Club, Mount Royal Club, and member of the St. James’ Club, Montreal; Royal Montreal Golf Club; Montreal Racquet Club; Forest and Stream Club, Montreal; Canada Club, Montreal; Montreal Jockey Club; Toronto Club, Toronto; Manitoba Club, Winnipeg; Manhattan Club, New York; Royal Automobile Club and Junior Athenæum Club, London, Eng. Residence, 507 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal; summer Residence, “The Island,” Bord-à-Plouffe, Que.

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=McGiverin, Harold Buchanan= (Ottawa, Ont.), Barrister and Solicitor, was elected to the House of Commons for Ottawa in 1908, and chosen as Liberal Whip for Ontario in the following year, but was defeated in the elections of 1911. Called to the Bar of Ontario in 1893, he is a member of the firm of McGiverin, Haydon & Ebbs, and has been Counsel for the Great Northern Railway in Canada, also for the Bank of Nova Scotia at Ottawa. In spite of a distinguished professional career, however, it is as a sportsman that Mr. McGiverin is most widely known, being an authority on football and cricket. He represented Canada in International Cricket for years; has been captain of the Canadian Team for five years and President of the Ottawa Cricket Club for several years; also President of the Canadian Cricket Association. He was Captain and later President of the Ottawa Football Club, (“Rough Riders”), Champions of Canada, and was appointed Canadian Member of the Olympic Games Committee in 1908. His clubs are: Rideau, Ottawa Golf, Ottawa Country and Connaught Park Jockey, all of Ottawa; the Pilgrim, of Philadelphia; also the Marylebone Cricket Club of London, Eng., and Free Forresters. Mr. McGiverin was born in Hamilton, Ont., August 4, 1870, the son of Lieut.-Colonel William McGiverin, formerly M.P. for Lincoln, and Emma (Counsell) McGiverin. He was educated in Public and Private Schools, also at Upper Canada College and Osgoode Hall. He married Alice Maude, daughter of Hon. C. H. Mackintosh, late Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories, September, 1898, and has one son, H. M. McGiverin, Cadet Royal Air Force, 1918. He is an Anglican in religion.

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=Ingersoll, James Hamilton, K.C.= (St. Catharines, Ont.), was born in the Garden City on October 8, 1858. Son of James Hamilton and Frances E. (Jacobs) Ingersoll. Educated at the Public and High Schools of his native city and at Upper Canada College, Toronto. He studied law in the office of the late J. C. Rykert, K.C., M.P. Was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1883. Mr. Ingersoll is recognized as one of the most prominent barristers of the Niagara Peninsula, and enjoys a large and lucrative practice and represents many important interests. He is senior member of the firm of Ingersoll and Kingstone, which has offices at 24 James St., St. Catharines. He was created a King’s Counsel in 1908. He has many important interests outside his practice and is Vice-President of the Security Loan and Savings Co., Ltd., and a Director of the Suspension Bridge Company, Niagara Falls. In religion he is an Anglican, and a Conservative in politics. He is a member of the Masonic Order. He was first married in 1889 to Florence N. Fowler, and secondly, in 1910, to Harriet Mary Martin. He has two daughters.

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=Ellis, John F.= (Toronto, Ont.), born at Mount Pleasant, Ont., on November 9th, 1845. Son of John R. Ellis and Janet Carlyle, niece of the famous Thomas Carlyle. Educated at local Grammar School and Toronto Normal School. Entered into business with John R. Barber in 1876, Paper Dealers and Envelope Manufacturers, which concern became subsequently known as the Barber-Ellis Limited, 71 Wellington Street West, Toronto, having branches at Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver, with the manufacturing plant at the city of Brantford, Ont. One of the Vice-Presidents of the Canadian Reconstruction Association. Was President of the Toronto Board of Trade 1902-1904; President of the Canadian Manufacturers Association 1898-1900. President of the National Club, 1901-1902; President, Caledon Fishing Club 1903-1905; Vice-President, Local Branch, Ontario Fish and Game Protective Association; one of the Founders of the Commercial Travellers’ Association; Delegate to the Sixth Imperial Trade Congress, London, England, July, 1906; presented to King Edward, 1906. He is a member of the National Club, Royal Canadian Yacht Club and Caledon Fishing Club. Mr. Ellis is a supporter of the Union Government. In religion he is a Methodist. He has given freely of his time and ability to the advancement of his home city. Married Emma Maughan, June 7th, 1877, daughter of Nicholas Maughan, Toronto Assessment Commissioner; has three sons.

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=McKeon, P. J., Very Reverend Dean=, Rector of St. Peter’s Cathedral, London, Ont., one of the best loved clergymen of the Roman Catholic Church in this country, was born at Merlin, Ont., the son of James and Ann (Finn) McKeon. He was educated for the priesthood at the widely known seminary of the Basilian Order, Assumption College, Sandwich, Ont., whose graduates have rendered unselfish Christian service in many parts of the world. Father McKeon was Rector of St. Mary’s Church, London, Ont., for twelve years prior to his elevation as Dean and Rector of St. Peter’s Cathedral, and during that time established a reputation for kindliness, piety and zeal in all good works that was recognized by all classes of the community. He has held the responsibilities of the Chancellorship of the diocese since August, 1899, being appointed to that position by the late Archbishop McEvoy when he became Bishop of London. He is known also as one of the best organizers in the diocese of London. He willingly participates in the civic activities of his chosen city, and is a member of the local Canadian Club, the London Board of Trade and of the Knights of Columbus.

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=James, Edgar Augustus=, a Consulting Engineer, was born in the County of York, at Thornhill, Ont., August 25, 1874, eldest son of David James and Francis M. Jackson. Both parents were also born in York County. His father, a nephew of the late Senator David Reesor, is a successful York County farmer, who has taken an active part in Grange and Farmers’ institute work. He represented the Township of Markham in the York County Council for some twelve years, and was for some twenty years Engineer for the Township of Markham. Educated at the Langstaff Public School, the Newmarket High and Model Schools, and the Toronto Normal School, the subject of this sketch taught public school at Don, Ont., for two years, after which he entered the Faculty of Applied Science of the University of Toronto, securing the degree of B.A.Sc. in 1904, and the professional degree of C.E. in 1913. As a student he was active in the work of the Engineering Society of the Faculty, and was the President of the organization in the years 1903-4. For the period of 1906 to 1914 he sat on the Senate of the University of Toronto as one of the elected representatives of the Graduates. On December 1, 1910, he was married to Mary Kate Smith, daughter of William Henry Smith, who for fifty years was Principal of the Public Schools, Port Dover, Ont. His professional experience includes two years on road work and drainage work in Western Canada, and four years on railway construction work with the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1908 he was appointed Managing Editor of the “Canadian Engineer,” which publication, under his direction, was developed into the leading Canadian Engineering Weekly. Since giving up

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technical press. In 1911 he resigned to take the position of Chief Engineer of the Toronto & York Roads Commission, an organization charged with the improvement of some two hundred and fifty miles of leading roads radiating from Toronto. In the Fall of the same year he became a member of the newly organized firm of Consulting Engineers, James, Loudon & Hertzberg, Ltd., which firm has had charge of important engineering works in connection with buildings, bridges, roads, waterworks, sewerage and railways, together with industrial plants. Moving up through the junior classes, he became, in 1914, a full member of the Engineering Institute of Canada, having been made, in 1913, a full member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was a member of the original committee of six who met for the purpose of re-organizing the Engineers’ Club as a Social and Technical Club, and was a member of its first Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Ontario Club; the York Pioneer and Historical Society and a life member of the Ontario Historical Society; a P.M. of Patterson Lodge A.F. & A.M.; P.Z. Victoria Chapter, R.A.M., and a member of Cyrene Preceptory and Rameses Temple. In July, 1918, he was appointed D.D.G.M. for Toronto Centre District No. 116 A.F. & A.M., G.R.C. He is also a P.C.R. of Court Union, A.O.F. In religion both families are Methodist, as is the subject of this sketch.

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