With him passed away one of the links which have bound the
bustling men of middle age today with a generation of which
the youth of today know but very little, of men more proud and
precise in their manners than we are, and whose courtesy and
politeness was a part of their daily life. The loss of their
influence and example is no small one.
In 1834, in London, England, Judge Badgley was married to Miss
Elizabeth Taylor, the eldest daughter of Lieutenant Colonel J. W.
Taylor of the Twentieth Regiment B. N. T. Six children were born
to this marriage; the wife and mother passed away in 1874.
John C. N. Badgley, youngest son of the Hon. William Badgley,
pursued his education in Montreal high school and McGill
University after spending some time as a student at Port
Hope. When a young man he engaged in the coal business and
was connected with that department of commercial activity in
Montreal throughout his entire life. He became one of the active
business men of this city, his energy and enterprise leading him
into important, commercial relations and winning for him a high
standing as a business man and citizen.
He married Miss Mary E. Badgley, a daughter of Francis H. and
Margaret (Drummond) Badgley of Ottawa.
John C. N. Badgley not only figured prominently in commercial
circles but was also a well known member of the Board of Trade,
a past master of St. Paul’s Lodge of Masons and a member of the
Christ Church cathedral. His death on March 7, 1906, left a
widow, son and daughter. The latter, Elizabeth Ruth, married
October 10, 1913, John William Shaw of Montreal, while the
former, Clement Montagu, was born September 17, 1886, in Montreal
and is the fourth generation of the Badgley family that have
been connected with Montreal’s business interests. He finished
his education in this city and after spending some time in
travel abroad, concluded to enter upon a business, rather than
a professional, career. He was in the employ of the Liverpool
& London & Globe Insurance Company for a time, after which he
became assistant head clerk for the Atlas Insurance Company.
With the valuable experience thus gained, Mr. Badgley entered
the insurance and real-estate business on his own account, and
at once secured a clientele that gave him a high position among
the best class of men in this line of business. He subsequently
became associated with David A. Lewis, as the firm of Lewis
& Badgley, in real estate and insurance, with offices in the
Merchants Bank building.
Mr. Badgley is a member of the Montreal Amateur Athletic
Association, and the Canadian Club.
JAMES ROSS.
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