In 1855 Mr. Browning was united in marriage to Miss Magdeline
H. Norval, born in 1833, in Beauharnois, Quebec, a daughter of
R. H. Norval, who came from Edinburgh when twenty-one years of
age and remained thereafter a resident of Canada until his death
in 1856. His daughter, Mrs. Browning, has seen Montreal develop
from a comparatively small place into a wonderful city, being
ever an interested witness of the changes which have occurred.
It was on the 20th of December, 1906, that Mr. Browning was
called from this life and his loss was mourned in the various
localities where he was well and favorably known. He was a member
of a number of clubs and won popularity in those organizations.
His public spirit found tangible expression in many ways and his
religious faith was evidenced in his membership in the Crescent
Street Presbyterian church. His life was honorable and upright at
all times and he left behind him an untarnished name.
JAMES POWER CLEGHORN.
Prominent for many years among the merchants of Montreal was
James Power Cleghorn and equally well was he known through
his support of charitable and philanthropic projects and his
cooperation in affairs of public benefit. He was born in
Montreal, October 31, 1830, and his life record covered the
intervening years to the 14th of December, 1911, when he passed
away. He was a son of Robert Cleghorn, who came to Montreal at a
very early day. The latter married Miss Eliza Power, a native of
Sorel, province of Quebec, and whose father was connected with
the commissary department of the army. Their family numbered ten
children. Robert Cleghorn was a public-spirited citizen and a
man of domestic tastes, and the influences of a home of culture
and refinement left their impress upon the life of James Power
Cleghorn, who with the passing years rose to prominence along the
different lines in which he exerted his activities.
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