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
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is a Methodist and on December 28, 1898, married Abbie G., daughter of
Dr. Buckley, Guysboro’, N.S., by whom he has two sons. Mr. and Mrs. Tory
reside at 17 Elm Ave., Rosedale, Toronto, and have a summer home at
Guysboro’, N.S.
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=Chisholm, William Craig, K.C.= (Westmount, Quebec), Barrister-at-law,
was born at Port Hope on August 20, 1864, his parents being His Honor
Judge Chisholm, of Kitchener, and Mary Craig Chisholm. Educated at Port
Hope High School and Toronto University, from which latter institution
he graduated in 1885 with the degree of B.A., and first-class honors in
Classics. Was created a K.C. in 1908. Mr. Chisholm was Assistant City
Solicitor of the city of Toronto from 1891 to 1895, when he became City
Solicitor, and was in private practice in Toronto from 1909 to 1913, in
which latter year he was appointed General Solicitor for the Grand Trunk
Railway System. He was a member of the Executive of the Ontario
Municipal Association from 1907 to 1909. On June 30, 1894, he married
Gertrude Foster, daughter of the late James Foster, of Guelph, and is
the father of the following children: Capt. J. F. Chisholm, Royal Air
Force, D.S.C., D.F.C. (killed in action near Arras Sept. 7, 1918);
Duncan Gavin, Mary, Helen and Harry. In religion Mr. Chisholm is a
Presbyterian, and a Conservative in politics. He is a member of the
following clubs: University, Thistle Curling Club, Kanawaki Golf Club,
Montreal; University Granite, Toronto; and Rideau, Ottawa. His
recreations are golf, curling and lawn bowling.
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=Tetreault, Joseph Sylvini= (Sherbrooke, Que.), Notary Public, was born
at Ste. Madeleine, County of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Feb. 9, 1877, the
son of Napoleon and Ombeline (Durocher) Tetreault. He was educated at
St. Hyacinthe Seminary and Laval University and took up practice as a
notary in Sherbrooke, in 1900. Ever since he has been a prominent figure
in the social and municipal life of that city. He has represented the
West Ward in the City Council since 1914 and is very prominent in many
French-Canadian organizations, taking a strong interest in sports and in
all measures to promote mutual goodwill among the French and English
people. He is Grand President of L’Union St. Joseph du Canada, with head
office at Ottawa, a mutual and benevolent society which has built up a
membership of 28,000 since 1908 and of which he was a director before
his promotion to the presidency. He is also a member of the Knights of
Columbus, of l’Alliance Nationale, and L’Union St. Joseph de Sherbrooke,
and Secretary of the Chambre de Commerce Canadienne Française du
District de St. François. He is Major of the 54th Carabineers of
Sherbrooke, a Roman Catholic and an Independent in politics. On Sept. 4,
1906, he married Lena, daughter of S. J. and Marie (Simard) Caron, by
whom he has had three children, Rejane, Marielle and Adrienne.
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