On April 22, 1890, at Quebec, Mr. Delisle was united in marriage
to Blanche Hudon, a daughter of Théophile Hudon, a prominent
merchant of Quebec. They have two children, Marguerite and
Gaston. While attending the Laval Normal School Mr. Delisle
received the usual course of military training under the
supervision of the high officers at the citadel of Quebec,
receiving such instruction there in the years 1876 and 1877. This
experience has been of great benefit to him as it infused into
the young man the lasting benefits of military exactness and
punctuality. From 1891 until 1896 he represented the district
of Portneuf in the house of commons, retiring in the latter
year in order to give his seat to Sir Henry Joly de Lotbinière.
Public-spirited and progressive, Mr. Delisle takes an active
interest in the progress his city is making as one of the great
metropolitan centers of North America and is ever willing and
ready to support worthy enterprises projected for general
improvement and growth.
DAVID GREENE, M. D.
In the death of Dr. David Greene, Montreal was forced to record
the loss of a most capable member of the medical profession. He
added to broad scientific knowledge and thorough training a deep
human sympathy combined with an almost intuitive understanding of
his fellowmen. Moreover he recognized to the fullest extent the
weight of responsibility and obligations resting upon him, and
his fidelity to duty became one of his strongest characteristics.
A native of Ballyshannon, in the north of Ireland, he died on
the 21st of March, 1891, at Montreal, Quebec. He prepared for
college at the Royal School of Portora, Enniskillen, and was
graduated from Trinity College at Dublin. He became a licentiate
of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and from 1858 until
1864 practiced in the north of Ireland. It was in his native
town of Ballyshannon that Dr. Greene wedded Miss Ellen Green,
who with a son and several daughters survive him. But one of the
children was born on the Emerald isle and with this daughter
Dr. and Mrs. Greene came to the new world in 1866, making their
way to Montreal, Canada. For a time Dr. Greene was actively
engaged in practice in this city and then removed to Granby,
where he practiced for many years, but afterward returned to
Montreal. His intellectual powers were marked and his scholastic
and literary attainments were of a high order. It was a liberal
education in itself to know him well and profit by his wonderful
store of knowledge, which he unconsciously imparted to his close
friends in conversation that was brilliant and fascinating. His
associates recognized that his comradeship meant expansion and
elevation. Being endowed with a warm heart and splendid mental
gifts, he left the impress of his individuality upon those with
whom he was brought into close and intimate relations. While he
took high rank in his profession, his attainments were varied and
brought him fame in other connections. He was a devout member of
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