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
=O’Reilly, His Honor James Redmond=, is the eldest son of the late James
O’Reilly, Q.C., M.P., and Mary Jane (Redmond), born at Kingston,
Ontario, February 14, 1862, and educated at Regiopolis College,
Kingston, Collegiate Institute, Kingston, St. Mary’s (Jesuit) College,
Montreal, and Queen’s University, Kingston, from which latter
institution he graduated with the degree of B.A., and Gold Medal in
Political Economy in 1882. Called to the Bar, May, 1885. Created a K.C.,
1899, successfully practised his profession at Prescott for several
years until his appointment as Senior County Judge for Stormont, Dundas
and Glengarry, in March, 1900. His Honor was formerly a Liberal.
President of the South Grenville Liberal Association for 13 years.
Married December 31, 1889, Rose Mary, fourth daughter of the late James
Bermingham, and is the father of two children: James, born November 16,
1891, and Wm. H., born December 26, 1896. In religion the Judge is Roman
Catholic. He resides at Cornwall, Ont., and is a member of the Cornwall
Club. In earlier years Judge O’Reilly had some military experience,
being Bombardier in Wellington Field Battery.
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=Keefe, R. Daniel= (Penetanguishene, Ont.), Principal of the High School
of that town; was born at Iroquois, Ont., June 10, 1877, and is the son
of Patrick Keefe, a native of Cork, Ireland, who came to this country
when a child and later settled on the St. Lawrence in the Town of
Iroquois and became a builder and contractor, erecting a large planing
mill, installed an electric light plant for the Town and bought the
waterworks system which was afterwards sold to the municipality.
Principal Keefe’s mother was of United Empire Loyalist descent. He was
educated at the Iroquois High School, McGill University, Montreal, and
the University of Toronto, and the School of Pedagogy, Hamilton.
Graduated in 1901 with the degree of B.A., Toronto University. On
graduating, taught successively in the High Schools of Port Elgin,
Colborne and Gananoque, and was then appointed Principal of the
Penetanguishene High School, where he has been for over twelve years
teaching Science and Classics. Principal Keefe has the reputation of
being one of the best after-dinner speakers in Northern Ontario. Besides
the father, one brother, W. S. Keefe, a School of Science graduate in
Electrical Engineering, survives. Principal Keefe has been an active
member of the Carnegie Library Board, having acted as Secretary and
Chairman of the Buying Committee for several years. Is President also of
the Penetanguishene Hospital. Married in 1905 to Ethel Madeline,
daughter of Norval Manning, of Toronto, and is the father of two
children, Beverley Hartle, born 1913, and Wilbur Neville, born 1916. He
is a member of the Masonic order, being Past Master of Georgian Lodge,
No. 348, and Past Z. of Kichikewana Chapter No. 67, Midland; P.G.S. of
the Grand Lodge of Canada.
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