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
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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
Canada -- Biography
whom he has a Dominion-wide acquaintance, and has received every honor
at the hands of his fellow-practitioners. He is a member of the
following clubs: Manitoba, St. Charles Country, Adanac, of Winnipeg,
Rideau Club of Ottawa, and Brandon Club, Brandon, Manitoba, and head of
the following law firms: Aikins, Loftus, Aikins and Fisher, and Aikins,
Loftus, Aikins, Bell and Bridgman, of Winnipeg.
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=Pope, Major William Walter=, is of United Empire Loyalist descent, was
born in the County of Compton, in the Province of Quebec, in 1854, and
educated there. Entered the service of the Boston, Clinton and
Fitchburgh Railway, Boston, Mass., when a young man, and later he went
to Belleville, Ontario, where he studied law. Was assistant to the late
John Bell, K.C., Solicitor for the Grand Trunk Railway, 1881 to 1904,
when he was transferred to Montreal as assistant to W. H. Biggar, K.C.;
while at Belleville was alderman for two years, also Major with the 15th
Regiment, retiring retaining rank in 1909, holds long service
decoration, also medal with one clasp for the Fenian Raid, 1866. Since
September, 1909, has been Solicitor and Secretary of the Hydro-Electric
Commission of Ontario, and is recognized as a man of great practical
ability. His present address is 117 Bedford Road, Toronto. The Hon. John
Henry Pope, late Minister of Railways, was an uncle. Mr. Pope married,
October 20, 1875, a daughter of Stephen White, Belleville, manufacturer,
and has one son, W. W. Macaulay Pope. He is a member of the Victoria,
Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Canadian Empire and United Empire Loyalist
Clubs, Canadian Military Institute, Albany, and the Masonic Order, also
a member of the Anglican Church and a Conservative. His principal
recreations are golfing, bowling, and curling.
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=Pratt, Edward Courtney= (Montreal, Que.), General Manager of The
Molsons Bank, is the son of George Henry Pratt, of Monteath, Ireland. He
was born in Ireland, on October 22, 1864, and educated in Dublin. On
October 16, 1889, he married Edith Augusta White, the daughter of Wm. J.
White, K.C., of St. Thomas, Ont., and has six children. Is a member of
the Mount Royal, Montreal and Beaconsfield Clubs, and a member of the
Anglican Church.
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