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
=Macaulay, John= (Wiarton, Ontario), Manager of the Dominion Fish Co.,
head office, Toronto, was born April 13, 1865, at Southampton, Ont. He
is a son of Donald MacAulay, of Stornoway, Scotland, and Annie MacLeod,
of the same place. The father was a fisherman and sailor on the great
lakes. The subject of this sketch received his education in the public
schools of his native town. Early he began to follow in the footsteps of
his father, and soon became one of the best fishermen on the lakes. He
had splendid executive ability, and this with his tenacity of purpose
soon marked him as a leader in the fishing business. The Dominion Fish
Co. recognized his business acumen and made him manager of their
extensive business with headquarters at Wiarton. Here he is one of the
most highly esteemed citizens of the place. He is a member of Cedar
Lodge, No. 369, A.F. & A.M., Offanta Preceptory, Owen Sound, and a
Shriner of Rameses Temple, Toronto. His favorite pastimes are curling
and bowling. In religion he is a Presbyterian, and in politics a
Liberal. He was the Liberal standard bearer in the Federal Riding of
North Bruce in 1917. He married Miss Margaret McLeod, of Ripley, Ont.
They had a family of three sons and two daughters, Graham, Gordon,
Irvine, May, and Marie (the first three named are deceased, the two
latter living).
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=Lighthall, William Douw, K.C., M.A., B.C.L., F.R.S.C., F.R.S.I.=
(Montreal, P.Q.), one of the most widely known of Canadian publicists,
was born at Hamilton, Ont., Dec. 27, 1857, the son of William Francis
Lighthall, Dean of the Notarial Profession in Montreal, and Margaret
Lighthall. His scholastic career was brilliant; he was gold medallist of
Montreal High School, and Shakespeare Gold Medallist of McGill
University. He was called to the Bar in 1881, and has almost ever since
been a prominent figure in both the literary and public life of Canada,
due to the fact that he is a man very fertile in ideas. He has an
international reputation as a municipal reformer, which began with his
career as Mayor of Westmount, from 1900 to 1903. In 1901, in conjunction
with the late Oliver A. Howland, Mayor of Toronto, he founded the Union
of Canadian Municipalities, which has effected a great work of municipal
improvement in Canada. He was Chairman of the School Commission in his
city for 1908-9, and is a member of the Royal Metropolitan Parks
Commission, for the planning of a Greater Montreal. Mr. Lighthall’s
literary and scientific interests are comprehensive. He was
Representative Fellow in Arts of McGill University, 1911-3, and he
originated the Society of Canadian Literature, and the Chateau de
Ramezay Historical Museum. As an author his works include: “Thoughts,
Moods and Ideals” (verse), published in 1887; “The Young Seigneur, or
Nation Making” (a romance), 1888; “Montreal After 250 Years,” 1892; “The
False Chevalier” (a romance), 1898; “The Glorious Enterprise,” 1902;
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