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
He is a member of Port
Elgin Lodge, No. 429, A.F. & A.M. In April, 1891, he married Mrs.
Frilzinger, Waterloo County. Two children were born, Stewart Elmo,
deceased, and Miss Pearl E., who resides at home.
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=Shutt, Frank Thomas= (Ottawa, Ont.), son of William D. and Charlotte
Shutt. Born, London, England, September 15, 1859. Educated at London and
the University of Toronto, from which latter institution he graduated in
1885 with honors in Natural Science; M.A., 1886; he also has had
conferred on him D.Sc. and is regarded as one of the highest authorities
on Agricultural Chemistry in America. Dominion Chemist and Assistant
Director Experimental Farms. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of
Canada, Fellow of Chemical Society (Eng.), Fellow of the Institute of
Chemistry (Eng.), and Fellow of the American Chemical Society, and also
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Since
1887 he has been Chemist of the Dominion Experimental Farms. Dr. Shutt
founded the “Cawthorne Medal” in Natural Science, Toronto University,
and has been examiner in Chemistry there. President of Toronto
University Graduates’ Club, Ottawa, 1894-5; President of Ottawa Field
and Naturalists’ Club, Ottawa, 1895; President, Ottawa Schubert Club,
1896. President Chem. and Phys. Section Royal Society 1916-17. British
Judge, World’s Fair, Chicago, 1893, and is the author of the reports and
bulletins of the Dominion Chemists’ Experimental Farm and of many papers
on original investigations in the Royal Society of Canada. The Doctor is
a man of fine musical tastes and is especially interested in the organ.
He finds recreation in pictorial photography.
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=Montgomery, Hugh John= (Wetaskiwin, Alta.), was born on the 31st of
July, 1876, at Bedeque, P.E.I., son of James Montgomery and Kate
McFarlane, both Canadians, born of Scotch parents. Educated at the
Public School, Bedeque, P.E.I., and Charlottetown Business College. Went
to Wetaskiwin in the Province of Alberta in 1898. Elected to the City
Council as Alderman in 1905, and served four years and elected Mayor in
1910. First elected to the Provincial Legislature as Liberal candidate
for the constituency of Wetaskiwin at a by-election on November 17,
1914, defeating his opponent by a majority of 501. Re-elected at the
Provincial general elections of June 7, 1917, by a majority of 817.
Married December 31, 1903, Adelaide, daughter of Clifford E. Vaughn, of
Minneapolis, Minn., and is the father of two children: Kenneth Gordon,
and Lawrence Vaughn. Mr. Montgomery is a successful general merchant. In
religion he is a Presbyterian.
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