, r '> . I , ,, METROPOLITAN " TORONTO LIBRARY .. I . . . f ,.. .. . . .. .. I . . . . .-- . . -.oJ -" - -l ( METROPOLITAN. TORONTO L! '3 l\RY r ..... ..11 r., F\Dlt\N nISi-ORY þ ----<- -#-- HISTORY OF TORONTO AND COUNTY OF YORK ONTARIO; CONTAINING AN OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA; A HISTORY OF THE CITY OF TORONTO AND THE COUNTY OF YORK, WITH THE TOWNSHIPS, TOWNS, VILLAGES, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS; GENERAL AND LOCAL STATISTICS; BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, ETC., ETC. !llustt'ateð. VOLUME II. TORONTO: C. BLACKETT ROBINSON, PUBLISHER. 188 5. METRO?OLITAN TORONTO liBRARY CANADIAN HtSTORY JAN 1 7 Î O CO NTENTS. . . . BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. PAGE. City of Toronto - York (East), Township of York (\Vest), Township of - Etobicoke, Township of Scarborough, Township of - Markham, Township of Markham, Village of Vaughan, Township of Richmond Hill, Village of King, Township of Aurora, Village of \Vhitchurch, Township of N ewmarket, Town of - East Gwillimbury, Township of - North Gwillimbury, Township of Georgina, Township of I - 179 - 211 - 245 - 26 9 - 28 5 - 3 1 5 - 3 2 9 - 375 - 379 - 435 - 447 - 4 6 9 - 4 8 7 - 5 1 - 5 0 9 LIST OF ILLUSì'RA TIONS. James B. Boustead Thos. Bright John Bugg - W. H. Clinken broomer J ames Dobson John William Drummond Garrett F. Frankland - Andrew Heron John G. Howard - Mr. Howard's Tomb - John Jacques Robt. J affray J as. Michie - Hon. David Reesor George Percival Ridout Joseph D. Ridout - \Villiam Smith, sen'r - William Smith, jun'r John Smith - . Residence of John Smith S. Vernoy John Joseph Vickers Paul Kane - George Leslie Lakeview Park John Heron - Geo. Taylor - F. G. Percy - PAGE. - 13 - 16 - 17 - 3 2 - 4 1 - 4- 2 - 51 - 64 - 69 - 80 - 85 - 86 - 112 - 134 - 137 - 137 - 147 - 147 - 147 - 14 8 16 5 - 166 - 17 6 - 19 6 - 226 - 27 1 - 277 - 3 21 B lOG RA PHI C A L NOT ICE S. CITY OF TORONTO. A:\IES ACHESON was born in the County of Leitrim, Ireland, ,r vJ.-, in 1810, being the sixth in a family of ten children. His parents 't;--#- ï 'v-.- were Thomas Acheson and Elizabeth Clark. In 1822 the family ) came to Canada and located on a cleared farm of two hundred " and fifty acres near Brockville, where the mother died, aged \.5 ninety-four; in 18 4 1 the father returned to Ireland, where he died at the age of eighty-six. James Acheson spent his early life on the farm, and was educated in the common schools. In 1827 he went to Brockville to 'learn the trade of a tanner with Isaac Beacher; he spent four years there. In 1831 he came to Toronto and began work with the late Jesse Ketchum. In 1839 he started business for himself, east of the Don, in a tannery owned by one John Smith; but in two years he gave it up and went to Ireland for his health, where he remained eighteen months. On his return he built a tannery on Y onge Street and ran it for three years, at the end of which Mr. Ketchum gave him his business. He carried that on for three years, and then removed to Charles Small's farm on the Kingston Road, where he built a tannery, which was soon afterwards burned down. He.then occupied a tannery which was built on the present site of the Union Station. \Vhen that property was sold to the Grand Trunk Railway þe went to Acton, where hé built a tannery in partnership with Alexander McGlashan. On the latter's death, at the expiration of five years, 1\1r. Acheson retired and removed to Toronto, where he now li.ves at 40 -Maitland Street. In politics he is a Reformer. In 1845 he married Mary, danghter of john Hamilton, by whom he had one child, now dead. 2 2 Biographical Notices. \VILLIAM CASE ADA:\IS, dentist, was born in the ::\lethodist parsonage at Lundy's Lane, near Niagara, on the 18th October, 1823, and is the third son of the Rev. Ezra Adams, U. E. Loyalist and Methodist minister, whose first circuit, in 1814, extended from Rama, on Lake Simcoe, down Yonge Street to York, and west to St. Catharines and Newark (now Niag- ara), thence to Queenston and on to Long Point, taking six weeks for the trip. Owing to the lack of postal communication, 1\1r. Adams carried letters for such as wished, this being the only way then of conveying news to friends at a distance. The early education of Dr.' Adams was chiefly by his mother, who was a school teacher previous to her marriage. After spending some time studying he went to Victoria College, Cobourg, and from thence to Highblue, Missouri, where he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Berryman. He returned to Canada and finally turned his atten- tion to dentistry, studying about a year with Dr. Harris and a year with a Dr. Jones, when he settled in Toronto, on King Street, in 1854. In 1870 he was elected one of the teachers in the Dental College and Infirmary, which position he held until 1873. Dr. Adams is possessed of considerable mechanical skill, and has invented an appliance for removing roots and decayed stumps of teeth. \Vith this instrument stumps and roots can be removed from the mouth with ease when all other known methods have failed. He was admitted a member of the American Dental Convention at · Saratoga, which society changed its name from the American National Dental Convention in order to admit him and others from Canada. He is also a member of the Masonic body and Royal Arcanum, and is a member of the Methodist Church. ' \VILLIAM ADAMSON, wharfinger, was born in Heden, Yorkshire, Eng- land, in 1822, being the second son in a family of six children. In the follow- ing year his father, Joseph Adamson, who was a doctor, came to Canada with his family, and located in the township of Toronto, where he continued the practice of his profession until his death in 1852. He purchased four hundred acres of land in that township; those farms are now in the posses- sion of his sons James and Alfred, and his daughter, Mrs. Shyman. During the Rebellion Dr. Adamson served as a surgeqn in the First Bat- talion of Incorporated Militia, under his brother, the Hon. Peter Adamson, who was colonel of the regiment. The Hon. Peter Adamson, R. J .S., was a member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada until the Union in 18 4 1 ; he came to Canada in 1821. Before he came out he had served for many years in the British army; he entered at the age of fifteen and rose to the rank of Major in the 71st Highlanders and Lieutenant-General in the City of. Toronto. 3 Portuguese serVIce. In 1853 the subject of this sketch was married to Rachael, eldest daughter of \Vm. Rutherford, by whom he had five sons and two daughters living. He served during the Rebellion in the First Battalion of Incorporated Militia as lieutenant under his uncle. It was in 18 54 that he began business as a wharfinger. In religion Mr. Adamson is a member of the Church of England; in politics he is a Conservative. From 1864 to the present time he has represented St. David's and St. Thomas' \Vards in. the City Council. MAJOR D. H. ALLAN is a. native of Perth County, Ontario. His father, the late Rev. Daniel Allan, of Goderich, was one of the piòneer Presbyterian clergyman of \Vestern Outario. After several years of missionary service, he was for about forty years pastor of the North Easthope Presbyterian congregation. On retiring, which he did some nine years ago, he took up his residence in Goderich, where he died on the loth of December last, at the advanced age of seventy-nine years. His son, the subject of our present sketch, has been a resident of this city since 1866, and for two years studied law in the office of Paterson, Harrison & Paterson. For some reason or' another he gave up the idea of following the legal profession and engaged in business as real estate agent, in which line he has been more than ordinarily successful. Major Allan joined the Queen's Own Rifles as a private at the time of the Fenian Raids of 1866, and has kept up his connection with the regiment ever since; his soldierly and earnest attention given to all matters that would add to the reputation of his corps, receiving due reward in promotion as rapid as it is was deserved. He now holds a first-class Military Sch?ol certificate and is Senior l\lajor of his regiment. JEROME ALLEY, 519 Sherbourne Street, was born in Dublï"n, Ireland, in 1810. He came to Canada in 1830, and taking an official position under Government served the State in various departments until 1874, when he retired. Mr. Alley has six children living, three sons and three daughters, viz., Henry R., Education Department; John A. M., accountant, Federal Bank; Alfred R., insurance agent, Chicago; Celia; Emma; and Kate, wife of Allan Harvey, Bank of British North America, London, England. JAMES ARMSTRONG was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, 1813, and -came to Canada in 1832. During the voyage he had a terrible experience of the dreaded disease cholera, which broke out on the vessel, and out of three hundred passengers thirty-one were committed to the deep. He was a farmer in Ireland and for some short time followed that occupation here, afterwards conducting a saw-mill in Bear Creek, which he continued some 4 Biograpkical Notices. years. During the Rebellion of '37 our subject was in 101 Company, commanded by Major Gurnètt, and was on guard during the execution of Lount and Iatthcws. After this affair was over Mr. Armstrong settled in Toronto. In 1840 he married Ann Durnan, whose father had charge of the lighthouse until 1854. Mr. Armstrong retired from business about six years ago, selling his farm for some property. He has two sons in Toronto. He is a member of the Conservative Party, and in religion belongs to the Presbyterian Church. THOMAS ARMSTRONG is a native of Fermanagh, Ireland, being the only son of John Armstrong, merchant, who came to Toronto about 1825, and died in 18+8. He was a member of the first Couns:il of this city on receiving its charter of incorporation, and represented the \Vard of St. Andrew's until the time of his death; the \Vard showing its appreciation of his success and honouring his memory by electing his son as successor. Mr. Thomas Armstrong in 1880 was appointed to a position in the Custom House. G. \V. BADGEROW, M.P.P., is a native of this county, born near l\1:arkham. His father, a native of the State of New York, came to Canada in 1810. Our subject received his professional education in this city, in the same building as his office is now located (Ontario Hall). He was called to the bar in 1871, and has since practised his profession in this city. He is Past Grand Master of the United \Vorkmen. He was elected a member of the Provincial Parliament in 1879 and re-elected in 1883. He is a member of the law firm of Badgerow & Galbraith. ALLEN BAINES, M.D., C.l\I., L.R.C.P., London, England, is a native of Toronto, being the youngest son of the late Thomas Baines, one of the pioneers of the brewing interest in this city, who was born in Shropshire England, and came to Canada in 1826, and for a number of years was Crown Land Agent. He died in Toronto in 1866, at the age of sixty-seven. Dr. Allen Baines was educated at Mr. Barron's school, Cobourg, and at the Upper Canada College, Toronto. He graduated 1\1.B. in 1878 at Toronto University, and M.D., C.)!. in 1878 at Trinity College, Toronto. He studied at St. Thomas Hospital, London, England, and while there acquired, in 1879, L.R.C.P., London. He returned to this city and com- menced practice in 1882. He is at present physician in attendance at the Home for Incurables, Toronto Dispensary, and Infants' Home. DR. JAMES BUCHANAN BALDWIN is the son of\Villiam Augustus, second son of Dr. \ViUiam \Varren Baldw n. \Villiam Augustus Baldwin was City of Toronto. 5 twice married; his first wife was Isabel Clarke Buchanan, daughter of J ames Buchanan, British Consul, N e York, by whom he had the following children: Phæbe, now Mrs. Lefroy, living in Toronto; James Buchanan, living in Toronto; \V. Augustus, l\I.D.; Robert Russel; Æmilias, living in :Muskoka; Isabel E., married to her third cousin, \Villiam Ross Baldwin, agent for the Duke of Devonshire, and now living in Ireland. His first wife died in 1850. By his second wife-Margaret Fry ::\lcLeod, daughter of Captain McLeod, Drynoch, Isle of Skye, of the 93rd High- landers-he had the following children: Jane McLeod, now l\Irs. Martin . Graham, living in Rome, N ew York; Bessie, now living in the old home- stead; Anna Maria Martin, who died 1883; Lawrence, living in the old home; :Margaret, Norman, Charles and John. Dr. James Buchanan Baldwin was born in Toronto, July 14th, 1839. In 1872 he married the second daughter of Hon. J. C. Morrison of the Court of Appeal. JOHN SPREAD BALDWIN, second son of Robert Baldwin, was married in 1822, to Ann, daughter of Major-General Shaw, and widow of Dr. Scott of the Royal Navy, by whom he had the following children: Harriet E., dead; John, dead; Edmund, dead; Louisa Isabella, dead; John Maurice; Frederick A., dead; and Arthur Henry. Edmund Baldwin was born in Toronto in 1826, and married Miss Grasett, by whom he had two children, Dr. E. St. George Baldwin, 51 Baldwin Street, and Rev. Henry Grasett. The Hon. ROBERT BALDWIN was born in Toronto, l\Iay 12th, 1804, at the old home on the corner of Front and Frederick Streets, and died December 9th, 1858. He had the following children: Maria, died 1865; \Villiam \Villcocks Baldwin, Osgoode Hall; Augusta B., wife of the Hon. John Ross; Robert, 22 Carleton Street. \Villiam \Villcocks Baldwin was born May 20th, 1830. Up till 1864 he was farming, but since that- year he has held the position of Distributor of Law Stamp; at Osgoode Hall. ROBERT BALDWIN, deceased, came with his family from the County of Cork, Ireland (where the Baldwins, of Norman descent, had lived for generations), in 1799, and settled on a farm in the Township of Clark. He had the following children: \Villiam \Varren; Eliza, afterwards Mrs. John Morgan; Alice Anna 1\laria; John Spread, father of the late Canon Baldwin, of the present Bishop of Huron and of the Rev. A. H. Baldwin, of All Saints' Church; Mary \Varren. All his other surviving children also came to Canada between 1817 and 1819: Captain Augustus Baldwin (afterwards Admiral Baldwin); Captain Henry Baldwin; and Mrs. Sullivan, the mother of the late Judge Sullivan. \Villiam \Varren Baldwin was born 6 Biograplzical Notz'ces. in the County of Cork, Ireland, in 1771, and graduated with the degree of M.D. at Edinburgh, Scotland. After coming to Canada he began to practise his profession and subsequently adopted that of law; and it often appened that while attending to a case in one of the law courts he would be called away to attend to the case of a sick person. In 1803 he married Phæbe Margaret, daughter of \Villiam \Villcocks. At his death in January, 1844, he left two sons, the Hon. Robert Baldwin and \Villiam A. Baldwin. JERROLD BALL, M.D., is a native of York County,-having been born on his father's old farm, where he lived until he was fifteen years of age. He attended the Public Schools and Grammar School in this city, matriculating in Toronto University in 1870, and graduating as M.B. four years later. He began the practice of medicine in 1875, which he has since continued with success. In 1881 he married Miss Emily Moore, of Toronto. J. BALMER, Superintendent of the Necropolis, was born in County Down, Ireland, on the 8th March, 1819. He joined Her Majesty's 38th Regiment of Foot in November, 1839. The Regiment until 1848 was stationed at Gibraltar, Ionian Islands, and Jamaica, when it was sent to Canada, and was stationed at Halifax for two years, then returned to England. Mr. Balmer remained in Canada, and joined the Royal Canadian Rifles. He was stationed at St. Johns, near Montreal. In 1856, when the Hudson Bay Company applied to the British Government for troops to protect their interests, which were threatened by the Indians, :\1r. Balmer was one of the hundred men who were sent by the Government, and who arrived at York Factory on the shores of Hudson Bay in August, 1857. After remaining at York Factory for two weeks, they went to Fort Garry where they re- mained four years. In 1861 he returned to St. Johns, and completed his time, receiving his discharge with Sergeant's pension in January, 1865. In 1870 he came to Toront , and in the following year became superintendent of the Necropolis, which position he still holds. In 1851 Mr. Balmer was married at St. Johns to a daughter of Robert Carey, of Sligo, Ireland. He has three sons, two of whom are Methodist ministers. The elder, Robert Henry, is stationed at St. \Villiam's (1884), and the other, \Villiam John, is an Undergraduate of Victoria University, Cobourg. His third son, George Francis, is a student in Upper Canada College, preparing for the University. His eldest daughter married Rev. J. B. Avison, who was pastor of the Don l\1ills Church (Methodist). He died in 1882. Mrs. Avison was again married to Rev. James Liddy, :\lethodist minister, in September, 1884. His second daughter Lina is married to G. T. Pendrith, machinist, of Toronto. City of Torontc. 7 \;VILLIAM BARCHARD, retired, was born in Ross, Yorkshire, England, m 1810. He was the fourth child of his father's family. His parents were Peter and Ross (Turner) Barchard. In 1829 he married Sarah Calvert, born August 21st, 1810. He and his wife came to Canada in 1833, and on Saturday, August 11th, landed at Toronto; the steamer " \Villiam IV." was burned to the water's edge that night. He first located on a farm in Vaughan Township, about three miles from Stone Hollow, where he worked for fourteen months for Aaron Barker, who was married to his wife's sister, and who paid him at the rate of $100 a year. He then went to work for a Dutchman named Baker, who was in the saw-mill business. In 1858 he began business for himself on the lot he now occupies, the whole extent of his capital at that time being $700. \Vith this sum he purchased a lot of lumber, and making it into boxes sold them to the city merchants; on this he realized such a profit as to form a foundation for what is now a prosperous business. 1Ir. Barchard is a Reformer, and a member of the -Methodist Church. By his marriage he had twelve children, of whom seven are now living. His eldest son, John Barchard, was living in Cincinnati at the breaking out of the American Civil \Var. He enlisted in the cavalry, and reached the rank of Captain, but was never heard of after the Battle of Gettysburg. Another son, George Edward, a brakeman, was killed at N ipissing by falling from a car. There are now two sons at home, \Villiam D. Henry, and Isaac James. JOHN BARRON was born m Cumberland, England, in 1827. In 1832 his parents, John and Ann (Robson) Barron, came to Canada with their family, consisting of one son and four daughters. The family settled in Little York, and for ten years occupied a house in George Street, between Queen and Duchess Streets, which is still standing. About 1842 the father, who had been a farmér in England, took up fifty acres of land outside the city, on the east side of Yonge Street, where he lived until his death in 1862, aged sixty-nine years; his wife died in 1872. John Barron, our subject, was educated in Toronto, and until he was twenty-five years of age worked with his father on the farm. In the spring of 1852 he came to the city and began the business in the Market Square, re aining there for twenty-five years, when he removed to his present stand, 149 King Street East. Mr. Barron married Hannah Bond Herron, whose father was born in Toronto in 1807; she was the grand-niece of Captain Bond, who received large grants of land from the Crown. l\Ir. Barron has two sons and two daughters living in Toronto, John and \Villiam, l\Iary and Minnie. He is a member of the Methodist Church. 8 Biographical Notices. CHARLES R. BELL, real estate and insurance agent, was born in Milton, Cumberland, England, in 1820, being the only child of George and Mary (Ruddick) Bell. In 1835, when nearly sixteen years of age, he enlisted in the Cumberland Regiment, which, when formed, was known as the" Cum- berland Sharpshooters." In 1837 our subject, being an acting corporal, joined the regiment which was then stationed at Halifax. After spending some time in cities in the Maritime Provinces, he came to Toronto in the winter of 1837-38 and was made a staff-sergear..t, and was afterwards sta- tioned at Amherstburg for two years. On its return to England in 1840 :\1r. Bell procured his discharge, and became a clerk in the office of Gamble & Boulton, on the recommendation of the late Lord Airey, remaining there ten years. In 1850 he became manager of Milton's mill on the Hum- ber, and in 1860 went to Pennsylvania, where he remained for two years engaged in railroad construction. On his return to Toronto he became book-keeper at Hurd & Leigh's, where he was until 1865, when he became connected with the firm of Hewlett & Bell. He has been engaged in his present business since 1878; and represents two insurance companies, the Royal and the Liverpool. In 1842 he married a daughter of James Ken- nedy, by whom he had five sons and one daughter. One son is dead. CHARLES T. BELL was born in Toronto in 1842, and is the son of Thomas and Catharine (Kendrick) Bell. His father was born in Little York, January 1st, 1803; his grandfather, Thomas Bell, senior, settling here before r800, and taking part in the war of 1812-14. His father was a Justice of the Peace, and lived for some time in Newmarket. Our subject is connected with the mail department of the postal service between Toronto and Hamilton. His wife is a daughter of David Ross, of Queen Street \Vest. ROBERT BELL, M.P.P., was born in Toronto, and is the eldest son of John Bell, builder and contractor, who came to Canada from County Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1823; married, in 1827, Annie Anderson, and died in 1855. In 1853 Robert married Matilda, seventh daughter of Joseph Clegg, C.E., of County Monåghan, Ireland. In 1860 he was elected coun- cilman for the .\Vard of St. Andrew's, and served in that capacity until 1867, when he became an alderman until 1873. In 1872 he was elected to the Board of \Vater Commissioners, and in 1874 was made chairman of that body until its extinction in 1877. In 1875 he was first elected to represent \Vest Toronto in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and was re-elected in 1879. City of Toronto. 9 THOMAS BERNEY, caretaker of the Riverdale Park, is ::1 native of the North of Ireland (Strabane), and came to Canada in 1850. He was variously engaged up to 1854, after which he kept an hotel on Yonge Street for about ten years. In 1880 he accepted the position as head caretaker of this beautiful park. THOMAS BEST was born near Darlington, in the County of Durham, England, in .1821. He came to Canada in 1843, and engaged in the hotel business in Toronto. He was connected with the Bay Horse Hotel from 1844 to 1872, and has been Jiving retired since the latter date at 33 l\lurray Street. Mr. Best was married in 1849 to Elizabeth Tindale; the issue of the marriage was five children. We may add that Mr. Best is one of the oldest living hotel proprietors in the city. DR. N OR:\fAN BETHUNE is the son of the late Angus Bethune, who was born, in 1793, at Carleton Island, in the River St. Lawrence, opposite Kingston; his grandfather, the Rev. John Bethune, of Williamstown, Glen- garry, was chaplain to H. 1\1. 84th Regiment, which was then stationed on that island. The Rev. John Bethune had the following sons: Angus Norman, who settled in Montreal, and was a merchant and Queen's auc- tioneer; John, who became Dean of the Church of England Cathedral at Montreal; James, who lived at Cobourg; Alexander Neil, who became Bishop of Toronto; and Donald a well-knpwn steamboat proprietor. Angus Bethune was engaged in the North-\Vest and Hudson Bay Company's service for fifty years. He came to Toronto in 1840, and at his death left five sons, Norman being the second. His wife was a daughter of Roderick Mackenzie. Dr. Norman Bethune was born at 1Vloose Factory, Hudson's Bay. He came to Toronto in 1840, was educated at Upper Canada College, and in ì843 began his medical studies. He graduated in the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1850, and in the following year began his practice in Toronto, which he has since continued with the exception of nine years in which he practised in Edinburgh. Dr. Bethune was for many years connected with the Medical School attached to Trinity College, in the .organization of which he was largely interested. JOSEPH BICKERSTAFF was born in the County of Armagh, Ireland, in 1832, and came to Canada in 1851. He located in Toronto, and began business as a grocer, which he continued for twenty years. In 1881 he received an appointment in the Custom House, and has charge of the Queen's \Varehouse. He is a member of the Orange Society, and the 10 Biographical Notices. Church of England. He is a Conservative in politics. Mr. Bickerstaff married Elizabeth Moore, of this city; her father was Captain of a Company during the Rebellion of 1837. JOHN BISHOP, retired, was born in Islington, near London, England, December 16th, 1799. His parents were John and Sarah Bishop. His father was a butcher, and previous to his arrival in Canada conducted a large business in London. He arrived in New York in 1816, from thence he removed to Toronto, and erected a small cottage in which the family lived for a short time, afterwards removing to a house on the west side of :Market Square, which he built along with others in 1819. He followed his own trade successfully for a number of years, retiring from active participa- tion in the business in 1833, being succeeded by his son \Villiam. In 1829 he built Bishop Buildings on Adelaide Street, a large row of brick houses, which are still standing. He died December 25th, 1845, aged seventy- five years, leaving a family of five children, of whom John was the second. \Villiam, the third son, succeeded to the .father's business, continued the same until 1852, when he retired. l\1:r. Bishop was a member of the old fire company in 1826. In politics he is a Reformer. In 1831 he married Jane Julia Rubergall, who died in 1841; his second wife was. Christiana Ferrier, second daughter of the late R. C. Ferrier, baker. FRANCIS BLACKSTONE, professor of music, was born in Chelsea, Bromp- ton, England, in 1844, son of G"eorge Blackstone. His mother was a daughter of John Sartoris, who painted the celebrated racehorse Eclipse. He came to Toronto in 1871, where he has since lived, following the pro- fession of music teacher. JOHN NETTERVILLE BLAKE, President of the Lake Simcoe Junction Railway, and for several years President of the Toronto Brewing and Malting Company, was born in Toronto in 1846. His father, the Rev. D. E. Blake, was born in \Vicklow, Ireland, in 1806, and came to Canada in 1832. He was appointed by the Governor-General Rector of Adelaide, and settled in that Township; subsequently he became Rector of Thornhill, County of York, where he resided for many years. The subject of this sketch begaI1 to study law in 1863, and was called to the bar in 1869. In 1873 he originated the Lake Simcoe Junction Railway, and in 1880 became President of the Toronto Brewing and Malting Company. He is largely interested in the malting business. He is a Conservative, and a member of the York Pioneers. City $ . .: " . ,. ;; : ,- --' \ - -., ., /... t Îþ,,! \ f"" '1 !\ I \ .< ,lh ;"'";(;4''' " ;-)- )r, '. '}:!1; :.);J'J "I" {. \i1'''' -\1; ' i 'í';,;\ ' (, \ ,,,>-,<, i;,.p:" 1;1!1 ,; ,,{;.. ""-'; ''- .- . ,,,,f,, \I: f' t/, :: . . . ",I,,/\ " } I . - . . ,,",,;., '.i\":, ".. . _ u_.. . / f _ \'j '1fiØØ-=". c / -<'? /.;. L", . .'. '. 2 þ=- _ " '''Ç - - j . i , ' 4 '-::-- /'-- -- : :-_ ;;::- a Þ? City of Toronto. 13 one year later moved to Chicago, where he was three years engaged in the dry-goods business; then settled at ::\Iinneapolis, where he studied law and was admitted to the Bar, and subsequently elected Judge of the Surrogate Court. JAMES B. BOUSTEAD IS the only son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bell} Boustead, ami was born at Carlisle, Cumberland, England, in 1833. His father was educated for an Episcopal clergyman. but after completing his education, he emigrated to the County of York, Upper Canada, and settled at Newtonbrook in the year 1832, where he died in January following leaving a son and daughter, of whom our subject was the youngest. After completing his education, at the age of twenty-one he entered the well- known dry-goods house of John Macdonald, remaining one year, then for the five years following he had charge of a large milling business at Hills- burg. In 1857 he returned to Toronto, and engaged in the wholesale provision trade until 1874, when he became connected with the fire and life insurance business, which he has conducted until the present time. He now represents the" Citizens," and" Union Scottish" Companies, and is also an issuer of marriage licenses, and a magistrate for the County of York. Mr. Boustead was elected to a seat in the City Council Board as- early as 1865, first representing St. David's and later St. James' \Vards ; he filled the position for sixteen years, being one of the most active members of that honourable body. During the long period he sat in the Council he filled the position of chairman of some of its most important committees, notably the Fire, \Vater, and Gas Committees, and is entitled to the credit of reorganizing the Fire Department, and establishing the Fire Alarm system; he also obtamed for the city, through his earnest exertiops, the charter under which our present water-works were built, and which resulted in obtaining pure water from the lake. Mr. Boustead has taken a great interest in our educational institutions, having been a member of the School Board for some years. \Vhen the" Queen's Own" was organized he was one of its first members, and he received his commission of Lieutenant; he was present and took part with his regiment at Ridgeway; he retired in 186 7 with the rank of Captain. Mr. Boustead has also been actively engaged in church work, having been SuperintendeI1.t of the Methodist Sabbath school in Yorkville from 1866 to 1876, and of the Metropolitan Methodist Sabbath school from 1878 to the present time. His life has been an active and busy one, and he has left his mark upon the city which he has. made his home. 14 Biographical Notices. SA:\tuEL BOWMAN, retired, was born in the County Derry, Ireland, in 1812. His father was John Bowman, a farmer, and his mother a daughter of Joseph Thompson; they had seven children. The family came to Canada in 1832, landing at Quebec on June 4th. They remained at Quebec a few days and. then went to Montreal, where, four days after they arrived, the father and one of the sons died. The family arrived at Toronto, August 9th, and took up their residence in a house on Y onge Street io which a man had died" of cholera that morning, but fortunately none of them were infected. Samuel Bowman obtained work at teaming for a Mr. Clinkin- broomer, with whom he remained six months; then he became a porter in a store, helping a man named \Vare, on the corner of King and Y onge Streets. In 1838 he commenced carting, and continued that until 1850, when he sold out and retired. During the Mackenzie Rebellion Mr. Bow- man joined an independent company, and was present at the burning of Montgomery's tavern. 1\1r. Bowman has only one brother living now; he resides at 142 Nelson Street. \VILLIAM BRIGGS was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, 1818, and -came to Toronio in 1845. He is a builder and contractor, which business he conducted from the tiTI?e of his arrival in the city until recently, when he retired from it, and is at present enjoying the ease and comfort he has deservedly earned. Mr. Briggs was the first settler on the fifteen acre lot where he resides (No. 9 Maitland Street). His wife was Mary 11achin, a native of Selby, Yorkshire, England; she died in 1850. JOHN BRIGHT. The Bright family are of English origin. John, the subject of this sketch is at the present time the eldest white male resident -of T ronto. He was born at Three Rivers, Quebec, 1793, fourth son of Louis and Margaret (Brady) Bright, and came to York with his parents in 1802, berng nine years of age. His father served seven years in the 42nd Regiment of His Majesty's Infantry during the Revolutionary \Var, at the close of which he came to Canada, having but three weeks to serve, when he arrived on what is now called King Street. Here he rented a slab shanty situated between York and Bay Streets (of a coloured man by the name of Franklin), into which he moved his family and wrought for some time as a stone-mason, but subsequently settled down to farming and butchering. He died at the ripe age of ninety-nine years and ten months, leaving six sons and six daughters. John attended the first school held in the county, on the corner of King and George Streets, Mr. Elihu Pease being the first teacher; at the age of thirteen was burned out and learned City of Toronto. 15 the trade of shoemaker, of Mr. \Vallace, serving six years, which business he afterwards conducted for over forty years. He married in r808, Nancy, third daughter of \\ïl1iam Knott, a Revolutionary soldier who came to Canada with the "Queen's Rangers," and afterwards settled upon King Street, just east of the 1\Iail buildings. Mr. Bright participated in the \Var of 1812, was at the battles of York, Stony Creek, Queenston Heights and Lundy's Lane. In the latter engagement he received three wounds-first, by a bullet on the top of his head, taking off a portion of the scalp; second, through the sleeve of the right arm; and third, a shot in the left side. He belonged to the Infantry Corps, and at the battle of Queenston Heights he saw General Brock fall from his little bay mare which he rode, it having been presented to him by Adjutant Fitzgerald, or "Crazy Fitzgerald" as he was sometimes called. He saw his body carried from the battle-field by orderlies into a barn near by; was present at his death and burial. " \Ve cried like good fellows when he fell." Mr. Bright was in the last <::harge made upon the army at Queenston Heights, and saw many of the Americans leap over the side of the mountain in their efforts to escape, ,vhile others stole away amid the clouds of smoke that enveloped the place. After serving his time Colonel Fitzgerald tried to induce the regiment to which he belonged to re-enlist for three years by offering every able-bodied man three guineas; but they, not having had a change of clothing for three months, declined and returned home; after which he serve.d twenty-seven years as assistant messenger under his father, who was chief messenger of the old Legislative Council of Upper and Lower Canada, while the Govern- ment buildings were at Toronto, Kingston and Montreal. He was present at the latter place when the buildings were burned. He also served twenty- seven years as Crier of the General Sessions and County Court, which ,office he still holds. During the Rebellion of 1837 he was a volunteer, while his father was doing garrison duty at the Parliament House. He and his brother Louis shouldered their muskets and joined the loyal forces at Montgomery's tavern. He retains his mental faculties in a wonderful -degree, and nothing affords him greater pleasure than to have an old friend or neighbour call and recount bygone scenes of his early life. JA:\IES BRIGHT, 71 King Street East, blacksmith, and brother of the above, is the youngest son of the same family, was born in York in 1807, corner of Princess and Duke Streets. vVhen fifteen years of age he learned the trade of blacksmith with his brother Louis, whose shop then occupied the north-east corner of King and York Streets, where the Shakespeare Hotel now stands. They wrought together for five years. In 1832 he 16 Bz"ograpltical Notz"ces. married Amelia, daughter of Isaac Columbus, who was employed in the Garrison, being edge-tool maker and silversmith. He made a sword for General Brock, which he carried on the day of his death. Soon after Mr. Bright's marriage he moved east of the Don and took up his residence at 71 King Street East, where he established himself in business as a black- smith, and where he has ever since resided. Having seven sons and two daughters, the former having succeeded him in business. JOHN .BRIGHT, builder, was born in Toronto in 1842, his father being J ames Bright. He learned the trade of a carpenter before he was of age and worked at that until 1872, when he opened a grocery, flour and feed store on King Street East. In 1875 he gave up store-keeping and returned to his trade. In 1870 he married Emiline Louisa, daughter of Emerson Coatsworth, City Commissioner. He is a Conservative and a member of the English Church. THOMAS BRIGHT, youngest son of John Bright, was born at Toronto 1837, was seven years engaged in the grocery trade, subsequently succeeded hIS father as Sheriff's Officer and Crier of the Court of General Sessions, which office he has held for the past twenty-two years, and which has been filled by some member of the family since the establishment of the first Court in York. Mr. Bright has been twice married, first to Mary, daughter of Robert Hodgson, by whom he had four children, second to Ellen Brady. In politics he has been a strong Conservative, and a member of the Orange Society, and Church of England. \VILLIAM BRODIE, L.D.S., was born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and was the son of George Brodie, a farmer in that district, who came to Canada in 1835, and settled on a farm in \Yhitchurch, where he died in 1882, at the advanced age of ninety years. During his residence in \Vhitchurch he took a lively interest in municipal affairs, and was for some time a member of the County Council. He was for a number of years an elder of the Presbyterian Church. He married Jane IVlilne, of.Banff, only daughter of John Milne of that town, a vessel own-er, who was lost at sea; she died in 1865 at \Vhitchurch. Mr. Brodie, the subject of this sketch, received his early education at Whitchurch, subsequently teaching school there for three years. He afterwards studied his profession, which he practised in Markham for two years, removing to Toronto in 1865. He has from its commencement been connected with the Toronto Natural History Society, and to his energy the institution may be almost said to owe its existence. He married l\Iiss J ane nna McPherson, eldest daughter of , - "" . ; I t 'I-,- / ,/ / 'l. ï : ' III . /1,: ( : :,::_ ;<"'- _ ..\" L- -", p-, , "-,l .._ - '- (j j j." - -. ;m> #! ;;:r :., ;, 1;. ';' -!(>if , ,1-" r '" ' ) - : ri1 r 'h'" ': 'I:J/'. , - ,"-"'; ;.r" ',; ,r 'j.: - ''\ .,Po, _ . " "'-J _,.-.,. -=-. \ . ';', ,, '1 _ ",'" ' - V ''(''ì '1.\ \ '" " , ? - ilt4, '''-', ,.. '" , ---;, .._"- ...... ""'-::" ""' """" 1.. . '> ::--::... _ ,, \ _, '" ' -. \ < : ;.2 ,: . _ _ , \" , ._ _ '\ ."' ... . ", >i ' . . .",' THOMAS BRIGHT. ....; ..;o. ... ;.:" ..:,\- . '.'\ \ \\ \ , - / / / 1% ',/ ø /' 110 I;) j City of Tor01lto. 17 Alexander McPherson, farmer, of Scotch birth, who, as a contractor, had assisted in the construction of the Lachine Canal. He died at Whitby. Mr. Brodie's residence is 325 Parliament Street. JOHN BUGG, deceased, the eldest of a family of seven children, born to William and Elizabeth (Walker) Bugg, was born in Yorkshire, Eng- land, February 6th, 1807. His early life was spent upon his father's farm. Before he reached his majority he learned the trade of carriage and house building. Upon the death of his father he, being the eldest son, inherited all the property. After paying all claims upon the estate, he embarked for Canada, and arrived at Little York on June 19th, in the spring of 1831. It being Sunday, he immediately wended his way to church, and there found an old acquaintance in the resident pastor, who introduced him to Mr. Cawthra, then employed in the erection of the Ontario Parliament buildings, with whom he secured employment. After remaining in York one year he returned to England and brought the family back with him. After the com- pletion of the Government work he began bUIlding for himself, and subse- quently embarked in the lumbering and building business on a large scale, his yard being at the corner of Teraulay and Albert Streets. He also dealt largely in real estate, and purchased the McCauley estate, and opened Ger- rard and \Valton Streets. In 1837, during the Rebellion, the loyal forces were quartered at his residence, as at those of many others who were strong Reformers and advocated Responsible Government. Our subject took an 'lctive part in municipal matters, and was elected to a seat in the Council Board for St. Patrick's \Vard, when that \Vard included the district at present covered by St. John's, St. Stephen's and St. Patrick's. \Vhen St. Patrick's Ward w s subsequently divided he sat as alderman for St. John's \tVard, his term of service being thirteen years, and on every occasion but one he was returned at the head of the poll. As an alderman he united a progressive spirit with a careful regard to economy, a watchfulness over the city's interests, and a firm adherence to his principles. As an instance of his firmness of character, it may be mentioned that for several years he formed one of a minority, composed of four aldermen, who strenuously Dpposed a number of measures which they considered detrimental to the city's interests. In religion he was a Primitive Methodist, and was elected a life mE-mber of the Conference of that body. Soon after ConÍederation he was commissioned a Magistrate, in which capacity he acted many yéars. His wife was a daughter of the late John Purkiss, of Toronto. The fiftieth anniversary of their wedded life was celebrated on the 30th October, 1883. At his death he left three sons and two daughters: \'-Tilliam, Charles, Joseph, Elizabeth and Sarah, now Mrs. Robert Jaffray. 3 18 Biographical Notices. JAMES BUGG, farmer, and brother of the above, was fourteen years and six months old when he landed in York in 1833. He worked about one year for Mr. Northcott; the following spring he went to Thornhill and worked on a farm for about ten years; then was engaged as manager on a farm in Markham Township. In 1844 he married Rebecca, second daughter of Robert Mason, by whom he has three daughters. In 1850 he was chosen councillor for Markham Township, and in 1870 he received a Magistrate's commission, but did not qualify until ten years later. In politics he is a Reformer, in religion a member of the Primitive Methodist Church. As a result of many years of honest toil, he has a beautiful farm in the Town- ship of King, where he at present resides, and is one of the most substantial citizens in his municipality. ALEXANDER BURNS was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1837, and came to Canada in 1853' Previoùs to coming out he was for a short time in the grocery business, and on his arr.ival in Toronto continued the same business with his brother in a store at St. Lawrence Market. In 1869 he commenced a soda-water business on the corner of Young and Buchanan Streets, that part of the city being then all bush, which extended without a single break along the front of Y onge and College Avenue to Hayter Street. The trade conducted by Mr. Burns was one of the largest of its kind in the city, and proved very successful. He retired from business in 1881, since which time he has been living a quiet and retired life on the fruits of his former industry. In 1868 he married Miss Martha McDonald, by whom he has a family of three sons and three daughters. DAVID BURNS, deceased, was born in the County Derry, Ireland, in 1803. He came to Canada in 1823, and engaged in the leather business at Little York, which proved so successful that he retired about twenty years before his death, which occurred in 1872. At the time of his death he' owned a considerable quantity of real estate. He left surviving him a wife and three sons. The eldest, David Burns, is a civil engineer; the second, Robert, is studying medicine; and the youngest, Stephen, is engaged in the study of the law. . .HORATIO C. BURRITT, M.D., C.M., was born at Smith's Falls, Ontario, in September, 1840. He is the eldest son of Dr. Walter H. Burritt, who was born at Burritt's Rapids, Ontario, in 1809; being the youngest son of Cðlonel Daniel Burritt and grandson of Daniel Burritt, one of the original United Empire Loyalists, who .emigrated to Canada immediately after the City of Toronto. 19 American Revolution, and settled on the Rideau River, where the Village of Burritt's Rapids now stands. The subject of our sketch was educated at Smith's Falls Grammar School, Bishop's College, Lennoxville, and McGill College, Montreal, from which latter institution he received the degree of M.D., C.M., in 1\lay, 1863' He spent some months, after graduating in Lin- coln Hospital, \Vashington, D.C., as acting assistant surgeon during the American Civil \V ar. Sh rtly after returning to Canada he settled in Morrisburgh, Ontario; in 1868 he removed to Peterborough, where he had a very extensive and lucrative practice for fourteen years; when he began to feel that if the incessant hard work, with the exposure, etc., were continued much longer it would seriously impair his health. To avoid such a calamity he disposed of his practice to Dr. Halliday, of Grafton, and removed to Toronto. On his departure from Peterborough he was presented with a most complimentary address and a magnificent epergne, by many of his staunch friends. In 1880 he was elected by the medical men of Newcastle and Trent Electoral Division, as their representative for five years In the Ontario Medical Council. Daring his two years' residence in this city, he has acquired a successful and extensive practice. Dr. Burritt married in 1864-, Maria Harriet, fourth daughter of James G. Rogers, Esq., of Grafton, Ontario: EPHRAIM BUTT, third son of Samuel Butt, wea'Ter, ,vas born in Stone- house, Gloucester, England, on the 8th of March, 1822. His father, with his family, came to Canada and settled in Toronto, in the year 1832. He has been a resident of Toronto for fifty-two years. In 1844 he married Sarah, youngest daughter of James Davey, of Hull, England, by whom he had sixteen children. Of these only four survive, viz.: the eldest, Samuel James; Mary (now Mrs. J. H. H. Mottram, Detroit, U. S.); George (of To- ronto); and the youngest, Henry John \Vilkinson (of Detroit, U. S.). For forty years he has successfully carried on the general business of waggon-mak- ing, and for a number of years past of blacksmithing. Both 1\1r. and l\Ir . Ephraim Butt have been äevout members of the Wesleyan Methodist denomination since 1842, and since the year 1854 the former has been a class-leader. He is a brother of James Butt, whose first wife, now deceased, was a sister of Mrs. Ephraim Butt. JAMES BUTT, retired, was born in Gloucestershire, England, in 1815. His parents were Samuel and Anne (Smith) Butt. His mother's brother Charles was killed at the battle of Trafalgar, where he fought under Lord Nelson. His father came to Little York (now Toronto) in 1832, with his wife and seven children, of whom five are living and two are dead; he was 20 Biograpltical Notices. a gardener by occupation, and worked for Dr. "Vidmer until his death in 18 43. James Butt first worked for Mrs. Major Small, and then spent three years in learning the blacksmith trade with James Bright, who lived east of the Don. At the time of the Rebellion he was working for Louis Bright, who had a blacksmith shop in Toronto, where they did some work for the Government. In 1839 he commenced business for himself on Shuter Street, and continued it until 1867, when he r tired. In 1840 he married Mary, daughter of James Davey, of Yorkshire, England, by whom he had five children; three are dead, and two-Charles E., living in Plainfield, New Jersey, and Richard H., living in Toronto-still survive. His first wife died in 1870, and he afterwards married Jane, daughter of John Purkiss, of Toronto. He has been connected with the Methodist Church since 1835. HON. CHIEF JUSTICE M. C. CAMERON, Toronto. Matthew Crooks Cameron, son of John McAlpin Cameron, was born at Dundas, Ontario, on the 2nd day of October, 1822. His father was a descendant of the Camerons of Fassifern, Scotland, and emigrated from Inverness-shire to Upper Canada, in 1819, settling at Dundas, where he engaged in the mercantile business; subsequently discharged the -duties of Deputy-Postmaster under Thomas Allen Stayner, then the Imperial Postmaster-General for Canada, at Hamilton,. -ami also Deputy-Clerk of the Crown for the then Gore Dis- trict. Later he was student-at-Iaw with Sir Allan MacNab, with whom he remained until he was appointed to the first permanent clerkship of com- mittees in the P uliament of Upper Canada, from which office he went to the Canada Company's office in Toronto, where he held an important posi- tion for many years. Coming to this part of the country as he did, when it was yet undeveloped, sparsely settled, and engaging in active life, 1'.1r. Cameron became weIland widely known. He died in Toronto in November, 1866, aged seventy-nine years. The name of our subject's mother was Nancy Foy, a native of Northumberland, England. The education of Matthew Crooks Cameron was obtained first at a school at Hamilton, under a Mr. Randall, and afterwards the District School in Toronto, which he attended for a short time. In 1838 he entered Upper Canada College, where he studied until 1840, when in consequence of an accident when out shooting by which he lost a leg, he had to retire. Two years later he entered the office of Messrs. Gamble & Boulton, of Toronto, as student- at-law, where he remained until Hilary Term, 1849, when he was called to the bar of the Province of Ontario (then Upper Canada). He engaged in Toronto in the practice of his profession, first with Mr. Boulton, his former master. This firm continued until the law partnership of Messrs. Cayley City of Toronto. 21 & Cameron was formed, the senior member being the Hon. \Villiam Cayley, an English barrister, and at one time Inspector-General of the Province. In 1859 Dr. McMichael entered, the firm then becoming -Messrs. Cayley, Cameron & McMichael. Later Mr. Cayley retired, and Mr. E. Fitzgerald became a partner in the business, and his name added- to the name and style of the firm, remaining so for several years. On the retire- ment of Mr. Fitzgerald, 1\1r. Alfred Hoskin became a partner, and it remained Cameron, McMichael & Hoskin until the senior member's eleva- tion to the Bench in November, 1878. His appointment was the recogni- tion of true merit and legal abllity. As a lawyer he was eminent in every department of his profession, but particularly excelled before a jury; possessing an excellent power of analyzing and arranging facts, combined with an impressive manner of speaking, he delivered his arguments with a logical force and clearness rarely surpassed. The same qualities of mind may also be said to render his rulings and decisions on the Bench equally clear and explicit. He was created a Queen's Counsel in 1863, and elected a Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario in 1871. The first public office held by Chief Justice Cameron was that of a Commissioner, with Colonel Coffin, appointed by the Government in 1852, to enquire into the causes of accidents, which had been of frequent occurrence. on the Great \Vestern Railway. From 1859, when he represented St. James's \;Yard in the City Council, he figured prominently in public life. In 1861, and again a few years later, at the solicitation of many citizens, he contested the Mayoralty unsuccessfully. In 1861 he entered the arena of political life, and sat for North Ontarið, in the Canada Assembly, from the general election of that year until the general election of 1863, when he was defeated. But in July, 1864, he was re-elected for the same seat, which he continued to hold until Confederation, when he was again unsuccessful. At the general Provincial election in 1867 he was returned to the Ontario Parliament from East Toronto, and re-elected In 1871 and 1875. He was a member of the Execu- tive Council in Ontario in the Sandfield-Macdonald Administration, from July 20, 1867, until the resignation of the Ministry, December 19, 1871, and with the exception of the last five months of this period, when he was Com- missioner of Crown Lands, he held the offices of Provincial Secretary and Registrar. He was also leader, and a very able one, too, of the Opposition, from the general election in Decemb r, 1871, until appointed to the Judge- ,ship in the Qu-een's Bench, in November. 1878, which position he held unti appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in [884. \Vhile in politics Judge Cameron was a formidable opponent of the Reform Party, and aided in forming the Liberal-Conservative Association of Toronto; became its 22 Biographical No/zees. first president, and held that office until his elevation to the Bench. He was also vice-president of the Liberal-Conservative Convention which was assembled in Toronto, September 23rd, 1874. He was one of the promoters and became a Director of the Dominion Telegraph Company, and also of the Confederation Life and the Isolated Risk and Insurance Companies, all of which proved successful enterprises, and have become permanent institutions. In religious views Chief Justice Cameron adheres to the Church of England, of which he is a member, and is also a member of the Caledonian and St. Andrew's Societies. On December 1st, 1851, he was married in Toronto, to Miss Charlotte Ross, daughter of 'Villiam Wedd. Esq., of Eriglish birth, who immediately prior to his death resided in Hamilton, Ontario. She died January 14th, 1868, leaving three sons and three daughters, who are all still living in Toronto. The eldest son is Dr. Irving Heward Cameron, a practising physician of this city. THOMAS CAMPTON is a native of Leicestershire, England, where he was born February 23rd, 1813. When eighteen years of age he joined the 68th Regiment, British army, and by good conduct attained the rank of sergeant. During his years of service, he spent some time at Gibraltar and Jamaica; and from the latter station he removed with his regiment to Canada. \Vhile here he obtained his discharge from the army, and at once came to Toronto, where he established himself in the grocery business. This was m 1842, and three years later he removed to Collingwood, then a new settlement, where was born to him a son; the first white child there. In 1850 he returned to Toronto, where he engaged in the meat business, from which he retired in 1881, and has since lived in private life. FREDERICK CHASE CAPRÉOL. The name of this gentleman, one of the oldest residents of Toronto, connected as it is with the organization. and carrying out of the first railroad constructed in the Province, certainly deserves a prominent place in our pages. Mr. Capréol was born loth June, 1803, and is the second son of Thomas Capréol, Esq., of Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. His pedigree on his father's side is derived from the ancient and ennobled foreign family of the De Capréols, and on his mother's sidè equally illustrious, as she was niece to the late Sir- Richard Chase, and a relative by marriage of the late-Marquis of Salis- bury. Mr. Capréol first came to Canada in 1829 to assisf in arranging the affairs of the old North-West Fur Company, and having fulfilled his part of the business returned to England in 183 I. Two years afterwards he agam came to Canada, and shortly after his arrival in New York, City of Toronto. 23 married a l\liss Skyring, a lady who had been a fellow-passenger with him across the Atlantic. He proceeded to Toronto and determined to settle here, having purchased a large quantity of land at Port Credit. The result of this purchase was a long and tedious lawsuit, in which he was, however, successful. For some time he followed mercantile pursuits, but these he gave up when he conceived the idea of promoting the Northern Railway. It is a well-known fact that to Mr. Capréol the Northern Railway owes its existence, as it was he who projected it, and promoted the design, almost unaided, and at his own expense forwarded the pre- liminary arrangements. Noone can fully estimate the benefits which the services of this gentleman in this respect conferred on Toronto and the country north of it. After the completion of the railway Mr. Capréol proceeded to Europe with his family and travelled on the continent, and whilst in London had the gratification of being presented with a handsome service of plate, given to him on behalf of the citizens of Toronto as a mark of .their confidence, esteem and gratitude for the services which he had rendered to their city. Mr. Capréol was also the founder of the first \Vater and Gas \Vorks in the city, and was once a member of the City Council. 1r. Capréol's name is also associated with a noble piece of gallantry, which reflects not a little credit on his public spirit. In the month of July, 1843, a gentleman of the name of Thomas Kinnear, residing at Richmond Hill, a much esteemed citizen, together with his housekeeper, were brutally and barbarously murdered during the same day by two of his servants, who after the cold-blooded deed escaped to the United States. The city authorities would not take any action in the matter, and Mr. Capréol, hearing of the whereabouts of the murderers, chartered a steamboat, at twelve o'clock on Sunday night, and at a considerable sacrifice of time and money proceeded to Lewiston, where he succeeded in cap"turing the fugitives, and brought. them to Toronto. They were tried, found guilty, one of them suffered the extreme penalty of the law, and the other, Grace Marks, was senteuced to the Penitentiary for life. A full account of this '\:ragedy will be found in Chapter IV., page 32, of the History of the County of York, embodied in this work. Mr. Capréol on his return from the continent obtained a charter incorporating the Huron and Ontario Ship Canal Company, having for its object the building of a canal between Lakes Huron and Ontario to connect and improve Canada's great water highway. H indomitable energy and pluck in endeavouring to secure the completion 0__ this great work is well known to most of our citizens. Mr. Capréol has brought up a large family, three sons and eight daughters. His eldest son, J. Lonsdale Capréol, is Clerk of the Executive Council of Ontario. His 24 Biographical Notices. second son, Frederick E:hase, is in the Department of the Interior, Ottawa. His third son, Alfred Reginald, is in the Imperial Bank. Of his daughters, only one is married, she is the wife of F. O. Cross, Esq., Manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce at Woodstock. REV. JOHN CARRROLL, D.D., was born on Saltkill Island, Passama- quoddy Bay, New Brunswick, on August 8th, 1809, being one of twin sons. He is the son of Joseph and Mary (Ridout) Carroll. In 1809 the family left New Brunswick, and after residing at Maford, Ten 1\lile Creek, Fairchild's Creek and Grand River, settled in York at the close of the \Var of 1812. Their first habitation was a share of Artilleryman Elder's hut on the west shore of the bay, an edifice which fully eighty years ago tumbled into the water. They next occupied a house at the corner of Duke and George Streets. As Joseph Carroll was a saddler and harness maker by trade he subsequently removed to the corner of Duchess and George Streets, where he opened the regimental harness shop of the loth Regiment. John Carroll acquired an education at various York primary schools, and received a classical training at a higher school. He then commenced teaching, from which occupation he was called by the authorities of the l\Iethodist Church to become a circuit preacher. He ultimately entered the regular ministry at the Conference of 1829, and continued his duties until 1870, when he was superannuated. During an active ministerial career of forty- two years, Dr. Carroll has been stationed at the leading cities and towns in the Province, among those being London. Hamilton, Ottawa, St. Catharines, Belleville, Prescott and Cobourg. While at the latter place he taught for a year at Victoria College, and attended classes in Greek, Hebrew and Phil- osophy. For twenty-five years .he had charge of districts over some of which he travelled. In 1874 he received the degree of D.D. from the North Carolina State University. Since his superannuation Dr. Carroll has spent his time writing books, chiefly of a religious character. Among them are" Case and His Cont mporaries, a History of Methodism in Canada," "Life of Father Carson," "Methodist Baptism," " Exposition Expounded, Defended and Supplemented." He died ät his residence in Toronto after a brief illness, December 13th, 1884, and was buried at St. Catharines. ROBERT CARROLL, of Carroll & Dunspaugh. His father was born in the north of Ireland, where he acquired the building business with his father, who was a Government contractor for many years. He continued with him until he emigrated to Canada in the year 1831, and followed the same line of business in the City of Toronto until his death in the year 1868. Czty of Toronto. . 25 His wife, Mary McCallen, was born in the same place. She was the daughter of a farmer, who was of Scotch descent, who now lives on Ontario Street, aged seventy-seven years. On leaving the Old Country they had one daughter, who died on the voyage out. \Vhile in York he had three sons, James. Matthew and Robert. James died in Lockport, N. Y., to which place his par- ents moved from Canada, they lived there for six years, during which time three daughters were born, l\Iary Jane, Anne and Alvarina, the latter died in Buffalo, whither her parents had moved, after ten months trial of Pitts- burgh, and where they resided over two years. They returned to Toronto in 1845, and made it their home for life, where another son was born, James ,V. (1845), who married Sarah lvlorrison, sister of James Morrison. brassfounder, Adelaide Street 'Vest. He went to \Vinnipeg, where he now resides with his wife and one son, having lost three daughters in Toronto. Matthew married in Toronto and made his home in New York, U. S., and died there in 1869, leaving a wife, son, and one daughter, who now resides in Toronto. Mary lane married J. Segsworth, wholesale jeweller and importer, \Vellington Street East, near Yonge, son of John Segsworth, an old pioneer who emigrated from Yorkshire, England, to. Little York in the year 1831, and who carried on a successful business as waggon-maker on Richmond Street \Vest, from which he retired on a competency, and died in the old homestead in 1871. Mary Jane is now the mother of eleven children, ten of whom are now living with her and her husband at 137 Church Street. Anne was married to Mr. D. J. Bradley, from Yorkshire, England, engaged in the dry-goods line; she had seven children, four of whom are. now alive, one son and three daughters. Robert, the subject of this sketch, was educated at the old Model School, which stood on a site of the residence of the present Lieutenant-Governor. He learned the building business with the firm of l\'Íetcalf, \Vilson & Forbes, during which time they had the contract for St. James' Cathedral, Trinity College, Normal School, and the old Post Office, on the west side of Toronto Street. After his apprenticeship he commenced business as builder and contractor. He married Catharine Jamieson on 15th Decem- ber, 1864, daughter of 'Vm. Jamieson, lumber merchant, one of the old pioneers from Ayrshire, Scotland, who arrived in Little York in 1831 and died in 1875, by whom he had six daughters. Three are now alive: the eldest, Catharine Marion, Hamilton; second, l\'Íary Louise; the youngest, Elma Burns. Their mother died April 18th, 1883. He continued in the same business until he formed a partnership in the year 1868 with his brother-in-law, W. M. Jamieson, in builders' supplies. The latter was a prominent Mason and York Pioneer, having come to Canada with his father 26 Biographical Notices. when seven years old. He continued this business until the death ofW. M. Jamieson in 1877, after which time W. F. Dunspaugh took his place (1879) in which he, W. F., continued until he effected another partnership with Francy, on the Ohio River, U. S., for the manufacturing of sewer pipes, which firm is known as the Great Western Fire Clay Company, Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio, U. S. His father, \V. H. Dunspaugh, took his place in the old firm 1882, which now stands Carroll & Dunspaugh, dealers in and importers of sewer pipe and general builders' supplies, 66 Adelaide Street West. JOHN JOSEPH CASSIDY, M.D., was born in Toronto, of Irish parents, in 1843. He received his early education at a private school, and also at a school taught by the Christian Brothers. At the age of eleven years he was sent to' St. Michael's College, Toronto, where he remained six years, afterwards spending three years at Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, Province of Quebec. In 1864 he matriculated in medicine in Toronto University, grad- uating as l\1.B. in 1868, and as :M.D. in 1869. At the examination for M.B. he carried off the Star gold medal for Anatomy. Be began the practice of medicine in this city in 1868, and has now accumulated a large and prosperous patronage. In 1868 he was appointed physician to the House of Providence, Toronto, and he remained the sole medical attendant of that institution for seven years. In 1869 he was appointed a member of the visiting staff of the Toronto General Hospital, a position which he main- tained until 1884, when he was transferred to the consulting staff. . He is a member of the Provincial Board of Health of Ontario, being the commit- te on "the heating and ventilation of buildings," and a member of the committee on "publication." Dr. Cassidy married, in 1878, Miss A. A. 'Messner, of Formosa, Bruce County, Onto He is a Catholic. . THE CAWTHRA F AMILY.-In the beginning of the present century Joseph Cawthra came from England to America and settled on a grant of land still m the possession of his descendants near Port Credit, where, among the Indians, the name" Etobekous" was given him and his family, from the number of elder trees on the shore; Etobicoke being the Indian name fQr elder tree. Mr. Cawthra's enterprise soon brought him to Toronto, then called York, where he opened the first wholesale business established there, and where for many years he was a pro inent citizen, and died at an advanced age in 1842. His widow survived him and died at the age of eighty-six, in Toronto, in 1847. Their second son, John Cawthra, served his country in the War of 1812 ; he was with General Brock City of Toronto. 27 at the capture of Detroit, and at Queenston. He settled at Newmarket, and represented the -County of Simcoe in the Parliament of Upper .Canada as its first member, on its separation from the County of York. He died at Newmarket Ïn 1851, leaving three sons and one daughter. \Villiam Cawthra, the youngest son of Joseph Cawthra, was for many years a well-known citizen of Toronto. After his education, first in the early school of Arch- deacon Stuart. and afterwards at :ì\Iontreal, he remained with his father in business in Toronto, and though he took an active and prominent part in the stirring political events of those early days, he never entered Parlia- ment, although often solicited by his party and friends to do so. He married Sarah Ellen, daughter of the-late J. Crowther, -who survives him. He died at Toronto in 1880, in the seventy-ninth year of his age. JAMES CHAMBERLIN, hotel-keeper, Toronto, was born in this city in 1847. His father, Erial Chamberlin, was born in Albany in 1793, and at the close of the War of 1812 removed to Canada and located on land about fourteen miles out of Y onge Street, where he lived until his death. His mother was Mary Fulton, who was born in Richmond Hill. Her father was Colonel James Fulton, who fought in the \\Tar of 1812 and who died of cholera at Little York. While the custodian of some valuable despatches, he was taken prisoner a( Niagara by some Americans, but managed to get away from them; he was followed to an hotel which was surrounded all night by a guard, and in the morning was again taken prisoner, but again effected his escape. Mr. Chamberlin's maternal grandmother was a Mun- shaw, the first family to settle upon a farm on Y onge Street. The Munshaws came to Little York from Pennsylvania in an ox-cart by way of Hamilton. Mr. Chamberlin has been in the hotel business for about four years and is married to a daughter of vVilliam Funston, of this city. His brother Charles, a builder, lives at 450 Parliament Street. When the Munshaw family landed in Little York, one log building used for a custom- house was all the signs of civilization to be seen. COLONEL \VILLIAM CHEWETT was born in London, England, 21st December, 1752. In early life he was educated with a view of entering the East India Company's service, and at the age of eighteen years passed his examination and received an appointment as engineer and hydro- grapher, with orders to sail for the East. Unfortunately he was attacked with small-pox shortly before the departure of the vessel to which he was appointed, and was left in England. On his recovery he decided upon going to America, and sailed for Quebec in 1771. He very soon 28 Biographical Notices. received full employment from the Government in surveying, making charts and maps of the rivers and country in the neighbóurhood. When the American Revolutionary War, which broke out in 1775, extended to Lake Champlain and the vicinity of Quebec, 11r. Chewett served in the Quebec Militia, and in the course of the siege, when off duty, assisted in the engineers' department. After the defeat of the Americans he was appointed acting pay-master of works to the Engineers', Quartermaster's and Naval Departments for the Ports of St. John, Isle aux Noix, and their depen- dencies on Lake Champlain, in which office he remained until 1785. In 1786 he took charge of the District of Lunenburg, formerly called the East. ern District of Upper Canada, and now comprising the easternmost counties of Ontario, and there surveyed land and located the disbanded troops and loyalists. It was while there engaged that he met and afterwards married. in 1791, a Scottish lady (Isabella) the daughter of Major Archibald Mac- donnell, of the Long Sault, whose family left Scotland on account of their active and rebellious support of the cause of the Pretender. In 1792 he was employed, under Governor Simcoe at Kingston, in reconstructing the map of the Province by dividing it into new Districts and Counties, previous to its being separatçd into Upper and Lower C nada. In 1796 he accom- panied Governor Simcoe to Newark (Niagara) which was the temporary seat of Government till removed to Toronto, where he was employed in surveying and preparing buildings for its - reception. He also about this time (1779) commenced the erection of a house for his own use, which he afterwards occupied until his death, and which is still standing (1885) somewhat modified by an additional storey. In 1802, upon the retirement of Mr. Surveyor-General Smith, he was appointed Deputy Surveyor- General, conjointly with Mr. Ridout, who afterwards received the appoint- ment of Surveyor-General. During the American \Var of 1812-14 he was in command of the 3rd Regiment of York Militia and in the battle of York, 27th April, 1813, he was, in the absence of lYIajor General Sheaffe, in com- mand of the forces; and when the townspeople capitulated to the greatly superior numbers of the Americans, he, with Major Allen, arranged the terms for the surrender of the town. In the engagement, while riding with Captain Loring, of the 104th Regiment, he was severely injured by the explosion of the powder magazine which caused so great a loss of life among the American troops. After the war he continued to serve the Government until 1832, when he was allowed to retire on full pay after a service in numerous departments for upwards of fifty-eight years. Colonel Chewett died in Toronto on 19th September, 1849, at the advanced age of ninety-seven years. City of Toro1lto. 29 JAMES GRANT CHEWETT, eldest son of Colonel Chewett, was born 9 th November, 1793, at Cornwall. In early life he was educated at the then historical school, in that town, kept by the late Bishop Strachan; he after. wards was engaged in the surveys which his father superintended, and for thirty years he was employed by the Government in what was then known as the Surveyor-General's Department. He ultimately became Deputy Surveyor-General of the Upper Province, and retired with a pension when the seat of Government was removed to Kingston. During the War of 1812 he served in his father's regiment, and actively assisted in blowing up the powder magazine. In 1826 Mr. Chewett married, at Toronto, Martha Smith, second daughter of Richard Robison, who was of Scottish descent and born in L'Assomption, 1780, and afterwards settled at Napanee, where he formed ,a business partnership with Mr. Cartwright. In 1832 Mr. Chewett commenced on his propprty, at the corner of King and York Streets, a block of buildings. afterwards known by his name, one of which formed in those days a large and commodious hotel, kept by a Mr. Keating under the name of the British Coffee House. In 1835, as one of the City Fathers and Chairman of the Finance Committee, he arranged the system of one and two dollar debentures redeemable in one year with interest, and which then passed current in Canada as money. The few still outstanding are greatly prized by the curious. After Mr. Chewett's retirement from public life he took an active part in the management of the Bank of Upper Canada, of which he was many years the Vice-President. From that estab- lishment he passed to the Presidency of the Bank of Toconto when that institution was organized, and remained in office until his death, which occurred suddenly on 7th December, 1862. l\Ir. Chewett's kindliness of disposition and gentlemanly manners made him a universal favourite. He was thoroughly acquainted with the country in which he was born and brought up, and to the close of his life took an active and intelligent interest in everything which transpired. Mr. Chewett left issue two sons and a daughter; the eldest, Dr. \Villiam C. Chewett, was born in Toronto, 16th August, 1828, was educated at the Upper Canada College, and afterwards took the degree of Doctor of Medicine at the University of Toronto in 18 5 1 , the first regular student of that institution upon whom the degree had been conferred. Dr. Chewett never practised his profession, but turned his attention to other pursuits. He married, in 1857, Maria Susan, second daughter of Henry Ranney, Esq., an English gentleman now d ceased, who settled many years ago in Ohio. Dr. Chewett, with his family, now owns the entire stock of the Rossin House Hotel Company; the land on whi h the hotel stands being in the family since the original grant from the Crown. 3 0 Biographical Notices. GEORGE CHEYNE is a native of Tyrone, Ireland, and came to Canada in 1830. On his arrival he bought one hundred acres ofland in the County of Peel, and at once proceeded to farm it, having in early life been brought up to that occupation. He remained here about thirty years, and after spending ten years in Orangeville he came to Toronto, where he has since resided. He married in 1831 Miss \Valker, daughter of Robert Walker, of Toronto Township, by whom he had a family of six sons and three daughters; three sons and three daughters are living. Mr. Cheyne is a Conservative in politics, and in religion belongs to the Canada Methodist Church. ALEXANDER CHISHOLM, deceased, was born at Cromarty, on the High- lands of Scotland. He came to Canada with his parents; his father settled at Kingston, and served during the \Var of r812, and subsequently died at Owen Sound. Alexander settled at York in 1848, where he was married, by the late Dean Grasett, to a daughter of Lawrence Burns. He soon afterwards engaged in the grocery and dry-goods trade, for several years. He was also manager for Isaac Gilmore and R. A. Hoskins; but owing to failing health he retired from business. He was a member of Holy Trinity Church for many years; at his death he left a family of one son and three dau,S"hters: Catharine, married Philip Dwyer, of Troy, N.Y.; Alicia, married \Villiam Keiting, of Portsmouth, England. The third daughter married Walter Page, a grocer, of Y orkville. JOHN C. CLAPP, l'vLD., M.C.P.S.O., was born in New York, U.S., and is the son of James' A. Clapp, a mechanic and farmer, who resided in Seneca COl.!nty, N.Y. Mr. Clapp, sen'r, was a native of Connecticut, and descended from a family whose ancestry is traceable as far back as the eleventh century. In the year 1017. one Osgod Clapp, a Danish noble, settled in England, and was attached to the Court of Canute. For services rendered in the council and war he became possessed of certain lands at Sa1combe, in Devonshire, which are still in the hands of the family, and on which at the present time still stands, an old ancestral piie. In 1830 Ebenezer Clapp, lineal descendant of Osgod Clapp, settled in Massachusetts, U.S., and was for many years a printer of the Hampshire (Mass.), Gazette, and was the progenitor of his race on this side of the Atlantic. The subject of our sketch studied his profession at Cincinnati, Ohio, and afterwards engaged in practice in \Vestern New York. He came to Toronto in 1861, and since his advent has obtained a good share of patronage. THOMAS CLARK, son of \Villiam Clark, of \Vilton, near Pickering, Y ork- s ire, England, was born in 1808, where he lived till the death of his father City of Toronto. 3 1 in 1829; his mother having died some months before. The following year he emigrated to Canada, and after living in what was then known as Little York about two years, he leased and iived on a farm in West York, where some two years later he married Eleanor, daughter of Francis and Mary Linton, natives of Alliston, near Pickering, England. In 1842 he bought and farmed lot 15, 2nd concession, East York; his wife died in February, 18 44, leaving three sons and four daughters. In 1847 he married Nancy, daughter of James and Mary Miller, of East York, by whom he had two . sons and four daughters. He continued to reside on his farm till 1884, when he sold out and retired, and now lives at his residence, 93 Bleeker Street, Toronto. JOI-n A. CLINDINNING, boat-builder, was. born in Kingston, Ont., in 1826, being the fifth in a family of six children. He was educated and brought up in Toronto, having come here with his parents in 1830. In 18 49 he commenced keeping an hotel on what is now the Island, but what was then only a peninsular; he continued the hotel business, as well as boat-building, across the bay until the great storm of 1860, in which the waters of the lake washed completely over the peninsular. He then removed to the city, where he has been ever since. He has obtained the reputation of building some of the finest pleasure boats ever floated on Toronto Bay. ROBERT W. CLINDINNING, printer, was born in the North of Ireland in 1815. His father was David Clindinning, born in the County Mona- ghan, and a tailor by trade; his mother was a daughter of John Clark, Íarmer, of the same county. In 1819 his parents with their three children, Matilda, Robert and Emily, left Belfast, Ireland, and emigrated to Canada, where they settled at Gananoque, in Leeds County. l\ir. David Clindinning, sen'r, worked at his trade for six years, at the end of which he removed to Kingston, Ont., where he kept an hotel at the Market Square, called the. Hibernian Inn; while there his son John A. was born. In 1830 he removed to Little York, where he opened an hotel on Church Street, one door north of what is now the Publ\c Library. He afterwards removed to Rochester, N.Y., and subs'3quently to Kiantone, N.Y., where he died, May 26th, 1856. His wife died in Toronto, January 30th, 1855. His third son, John A., was born in Kingston. Of his five children, the only living ones are Robert Wilson and John A. Robert .\V. Clindinning was educated at Kingston, and began to learn the trade of a printer on May 6th, 1831, in the office of the COltrier, a Conservative paper, published by George Gurnett, who became Mayor of Toronto in 1837; he was six years there. When 3 2 Biograpllical iVotices. that paper was discontinued he worked in the office of the Palladium, a moderate Conservative journal, published by Charles Fothergill; he was a year on that paper. Next he worked for a year on the Star, published by J. F. Cootes, and then in the Upper Canada Gazette, the Government office. From 1840 until 1843 he worked on the Church, a weekly journal, published by Henry Rowsell, and edited by Bishop Bethune, who was then Archdeacon; the Church was removed to Cobourg in 1843. It was in 18 43 that the late Hon. George Brown came to Toronto and unfurled the Banner; only three or four printers were employed on that paper, and those who first set type in the office were John McLean, foreman, James Lumsden and our subject. In the following year the Banner was merged into the Globe, which was published in an office comprising two rooms, on the corner of Y onge and King Streets. It was printed on a hand press. I t was in the Banner that the article entitled" A Ministerial Crisis," written by Mr. Peter Brown, Hon. George Brown's father, and which favoured the Baldwin Govern- ment, appeared; the article changed the paper in a great measure. Mr. Clin- dinning worked on the Globe for three years, and then bought a printing office in N ew York, which he sold to Robert R. Smiley, the founder of the Hamilton Spectator. He spent another year on the Globe, after which he went on the British Colonist, a moderate Conservative journal, published by the late Hugh Scobie, on King Street. At Mr. Scobie's death in 1853, the paper was sold to 1\1r. Samuel Thompson, who continued it until 1860; Sheppard & Morrison then took charge of it; it was Sheppard who wrote the celebrated article" Whither are we Drifting?" In 1860 the copyright was sold to the Leader, on which paper Mr. Clindinning worked from 1860 until 1878; since the latter year he has been working in Dudley & Burns' book room. Mr. Clindinning has seen much that was exciting in the early days of To- ronto. He witnessed the execution of a York farmer who roasted his child, and that of Julia Murdock, the servant girl who poisoned with arsenic her mistress, the wife of John Roddy, merchant; he also saw the execution of Lount and Matthews, for participating in the Mackenzie Rebellion. Mr. Clindinning has been a strong Reformer. One of his sisters, Matilda, died of the cholera in 1834. NICHOLAS CLINKENBROOMER, deceased, was of German origin, being the son of a wealthy gentleman. When a young man he had every advantage of a good education, and on re hing his majority he had acquired three languages, English, French and German. One evening when walking out in a sea-port town in his native country, he was taken by a press-gang with others, and hurried on board of an English ship of war and br,ought to . '\ I,' . ,-,_ , . i;!: )) t if:;'fp'- a- ,jr'. ,.",,; .t :.f:. t ' , _: ? I :r"h ;- I ) \ ,' / 1- 'r:,' ,t' r .-.- "_h '/ - .f< ." J....;/ /,', ,(\' , ,' ,ì h g #} ...'r ..1',, rr- " ',',,' " ,,/1:, ,, _ ,1 )þ' ... . "' m.. p. .' ,. , . ,'-','j ..:'_I(; ,\l. " ".../ r 'JI\:\,-tltr' ÂI ìt= :.. , ,,' /,Ø ... ./, , } /.f!!;f1':'J"'JI}J!ffi 'rt"2/." .' . / / .- - , wfþ/ / F V / / / ' I; / f... < '. /' : / / ð.j ø-... / / '/ ,.- / / JOSEPH CLINKENBROOMER. City of Toronto. 33 Quebec, where he fought under Major-General Wolfe upon the Plains of Abraham, 1759; also participated in the battle of Bunker Hill, Boston, June 17th, 1795; and served at Saratoga under General Burgoyne, June 17th, 1777, where the British forces were made prisoners of war to Ï\1:ajor- General Gates of the American army. After the close of the Revolution, he had the choice of being returned to his native country or of receiving a grant of. land in Upper Canada. He accepted the latter, and drew one hundred acres near Dundas, Ontario. He first took up his residence at Newark (now Niagara), where he worked for William Jones, an army tailor. One year later he engaged with the North-Western Fur Company, as an Indian trader. In 1795 he settled in York, on the corner of what is now Adelaide and Jarvis Streets, and began business on the present site of the Post Office, being the first tailor in York. On January 4th, 1799, there not being an English Church clergyman within eighteen miles of the place, he was married by John \Vilson, J.P., to Sarah \Vhite, the witnesses being John Clarke and Hugh McPhee. He died at York in 1807, leaving three sons, the eldest, Charles, born on Duchess Street in 1790. vVhen a mere boy he was bound out as an apprentice to Jordan Post, the first silversmith and watch-maker of York. After serving his apprenticeship he began busi- ness for himself on the south side of King Street, near Church, which he continued until 1870. He married Hannah, daughter of John Anderson, of Eglinton, by whom he left eight children. In politics he was a strong Reformer, and subscribed for the first copy of the Leader issued in Toronto. The Globe was a welcome visitor at his residence until his death. Although repeatedly solicited to accept municipal honours, he declined. Ï\1:any of the old families of York retain silverware and clocks made by his skilful hand, and although nearly a century old they show but little the effects of age. Charles Edward, 71 Major Street, eldest son of the above, was born in Toronto in 1841, and married Martha, daughter of John Campbell. Eliza, the fourth daughter, married John Alexander, a native of York, at whose residence, Baldwin Street, her father passed the remaining years of his life and died in 1881. Thomas, the youngest, married Sarah, daughter of John \Vright, of Parkdale. Joseph Clinkenbroomer, deceased, the second son of Nicholas and Sarah Clinkenbroomer, was born at York in 1801. At the age of fourteen was bound out to James Ross, a tailor of York, with whom he served seven years. The price he received for making a suit of clothes was five dollars. He was twice married, first to Theresa, eldest daughter of Jonathan Hale; second t Ann Finck. He died Ï\1:ay 24th, 1884, being the oldest nati ve- born resident of York, except one. Three sons, and one daughter survive him. William Henry, the eldest, was 4 34 Biographical Notices. born in Toronto, 1834. At the age of fourteen he went to the Township of Vaughan and learned the trade of carpenter and joiner; when twenty-two years of age he married Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Donald Gilchrist, from the Island of Islay. In 1867, during the Fenian Raids, he served six months on the frontier at Fort Erie, in the Volunteer Corps, and under Major George D. Denison. Since that date he has been engaged in contracting and building. In early life he acquired the trade of blacksmith and is at present located at 667 Queen Street vVest. In 1866 he married Ann, daughter of John Sweetman. W. C. COOK was born in the parish of Houston, Norfolk, England, being the son of one vVarrener Cook. Our subject came to Canada in 1818, and for one year followed boating on the Ottawa. He came to this city in 1830, and for some time was head wheelsman on a boat that traded between Kingston and Toronto and other ports. He next settled in King- ston, and opened a general store where he remained two years, subsequently returning to Toronto and purchasing some property on King Street. This was in 1830, and the price paid for sixty-six feet was $300. He also owned three vessels which traded on the lakes. Mr. Cook has been twice married, first to l\1:aria, daughter of James Ellis, a woollen draper of Nottingham- shire, England. His second wife was Eliza Cramp, who was a native of Kent. He has one son and two daughters living. Mr. Cook is a Reformer in politics, and in religion a member of the \Vesleyan Methodist Church. He is the eldest living ratepayer in St. David's \Vard, and has paid taxes since 1834' REUBEN COONS, real estate agent, was born in the Township of Matilda, County of Dundas, in 1825, being the third son of Jacob and Rebecca (Brady) Coons. Ï\1:r. Coons' father and grandfather were U .E. Loyalists, who served all through the American \Var of 1812. On his father's side his people came direct from Holland, his grandfather settled in the Town_ ship of Ï\1:atilda, County of Dundas, with his four sons. His father was engaged in farming until 1829, when he removed with his family to Pres- cott, where he died in 1882, aged ninety-five years. His grandfather died on his farm in the Township of Ï\1:atilda. Reuben Coons spent his school- days in Prescott, under the instruction of the Rev. Reuben Tupper, after which he began b!lsiness as a clerk, with his uncle Samuel Brady, who was in partnership with Mr. Horton, M.P. He kept a general store in Pres- cott. He remained there four years, and then went to work for a man named Alfred Jones. . In 1836 he went to Kingston with his brother Nicholas, who engaoged in the dry-goods business; he was clerk for him City of Toronto. 35 eight years. In June, 1844, he came to Toronto with his brother, who opened a dry-goods store on King Street, opposite Toronto Street. After three years he served Romain Bros., as clerk, for one year. He then spent a year in Hamilton and Brantford, and afterwards returned to Toronto, where he has been ever since. He worked for Peter Patterson; after that he entered the employ of the Grand Trunk Railway Company, he was there twelve years, furnishing supplies. to the railroad men. After that he went to \Villiam Burke, where he ran a planer four years, since which time he has acted in the capacity of a general agent, renting houses, etc. He is a member of the Queen Street Methodist Church, being a steward and treasurer of the poor fund of that church. In politics he is a Conservative. His first wife was Frances E., daughter of John Murchison; and his second wife Anne, daughter of James \Vatson. He has one daughter living. \V [LLIAM CORNER, deceased, was born in Yamaska, Province of Quebec, Canada, in 1831. He was the third son of Çharles Corner. In 1852 he became associated with the mechanical department of the Grand Trunk Railway as car foreman, which position he held until his death in 1884, being at that time the oldest employé on the road. In 1848 he married, in Montreal, a daughter of Robert Finley; he left five sons and five daughters. He belonged to the A.O.U.\V., from which his family received $2,000; he also belonged to the Royal Arcanum, from which his family received $3,000. He joined the Freemasons twenty-five years previous to his death, and continued a member of that fraternity. His son, John J., lives over the Don. GEORGE GILLESPIE CRAWFORD, Doctor of Medicine, was born in 1809, on St. Joseph's Island, where his father, Louis Crawford, a U. E. Loyalist in New York State, was in the employ of the Northern Land Company. His father afterwards went to England, where he died. His mother was Jessie Mitchell, daughter of Dr. Mitchell, of the 8th Regiment. Our subject being young when his father died, he was taken care of by his uncle's partner, George Gillespie, who had him educated at Bothwell. He after- wards took a course at Edinburgh University. He then became an appren- tice with Dr. Alexander Gillespie, with whom he served his time. In 1829 he came to Canada and went to Penetanguishene, where he succeeded his uncle, Dr. David Mitchell, as surgeon in the 8th King's Own Regiment. In 1830 he settled permanently in Toronto, and began a business partner- ship with Newbigen & Co., as a sleeping partner. Dr. Crawford has been ..twice married; first, to Marion Maitland in 1855; his second wife was Elizabeth, widow of James Sams (one of the English Cricketing Eleven) and daughter of Sergeant Hurley, Her Majesty's 81st Regiment. He has three daughters and two sons. 3 6 Bz.ographical N otias. COLONEL F. W. CUMBERLAND, deceased, was born at London, England September loth, 1820. After receiving a liBeral education he served severai years apprenticeship as an architect, and later entered the service of the Great \Vestern Railway Company, London, England. He subsequently filled a Government appointment in the Portsmouth dockyards, until 1848. One year later he came to Toronto, received the appointment of Engineer of the Home D strict, and had charge of the York Roads from 1849. For a period of ten years,. he followed his profession of architect, during which time he designed St. James' Cathedral, the old Post Office, and the Normal School. In 1852 Mr. \V. G. Storm became a partner in his business, which continued for seven years, during which time they designed the University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall, and many other public and private buildings. During the great Exhibition held in London, England, he visited that city as one of the Canadian representatives of our Government. In 1859 he received the appointment of Chief Engineer of the Northern Railroad, the following year became Managing Director, which position he held until his death, 1881. Under his efficient management the road made great progress, and by many kind and generous acts, he greatly endeared himself to the officials and employés, and as a tribute to his memory, they erected, at Allen- dale, after his death, a bronze monument. In 1861 he organized a regiment of mechanics, called the loth Royals, of which he received a commission as Colonel. During the Fenian Raid in 1866: he largely assisted the staff by superintending the transportation of the troops. In 1865, he received the appointment of Provincial Aide-de-Camp, from which he retired in 1868, receiving the thanks of Lord Dufferin. At the time of his death he was a member of the Masonic body, one of the Council of Trinity College, Vice-President of the Canadian Institute, and member of the St. George's Society, of which he was President in 1855 and 1856. He was also Presi- dent of the Mechanics' Institute. In politics he was a Conservative, and represented the District of Algoma in the Ontano Legislature for three years, and for one year occupied a seat in the House of Commons, during which time he was considered a man of quick perception, good judgment and a fluent speaker. He ever retained his. youthful spirit. At the time of his death he was President of the Toronto Cricket Club. His esteemed wife, \Vilmot Bramley, by whom he left a family of five children, one son and four daughters, survived him at the age of sixty-three. Barlow Cumberland was born at Portsmouth, England, 1849; came to Toronto the same year, where he was educated at the Grammar School, and subsequently at Chelten O - ham College, England; afterwards took a degree of M.A., at Trinity College, Toronto, entered Osgoode Hall and studied law, under Osler & Moss, City of Toronto. 37 until 1871, smce which time he has been General Passenger Agent for various railway and steamship lines. He has also held a captaincy of the loth Royals since 1874, and was elected PresIdent of the St. George's Society in 1883. PATRICK CUNNINGHAM (Old Fort) was born in Dublin, Ireland, 1842. He came to Canada at the time the Trent affair was likely to lead to war between Great Britain a d the United States, with the 16th Foot, under the command of Colonel Peacock, and remained in Montreal about two years. In 1863 he came to Toronto and assisted in establishing the first military school in Canada. After handing it over to the 47th Regiment he did duty in several cities of \Vestern Canada, and also at the Thorold Instructive Çamp, all in connection with the service. In 1867 he gave up matters military, and entered the Railway Company's service for three years, part of which time he acted as conductor. A knowledge of carpen- tering gave him the opportunity of exercising his talents 111 that direction for ten years, and ever now he occasionally handles the tools of his trade. Mr. Cunningham has been a member of the Queen's Own for eleven years, ten of whic.h he has occupied the honourable position of Sergeant-Major. EDWARD DACK, boot and shoemaker, 73 King Street \Vest, was born in Stradbally, Queen's County, Ireland, in 1834. His father, l\Iatthew Dack, was a hardware merchànt, and emigrated to Canada with his family in 1834. He began a boot and shoe business in Kingston, and afterwards engaged in that line in Toronto, in the place now occupied by his son. He died in 1842. Since then the business has been carried on by his son, who does a large trade. In 1850 Edward Dack married Jane Nixon, by whom he had four sons and three daughters. He has one son in business in Toronto (E. Dack & Son), and one in the United States. Mr. Dack does not take a very active part in politics; he votes for principle rather than party. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and in his seventy- first year still continues hale and hearty. W. DARLINGTON, deceased, is a native of Shropshire, England, where he was born in 1814. He came out to Canada in 1849, and engaged in business as felt and gravel roofer, which he continued to conduct until his death, April 18th, 1881. He was the first to introduce the felt and gravel roofing business in this country, and being a man of energy ability, and steady habits, he amassed considerable property. His wife's maiden name was Frances Burton; she was from England also. 1\1r. Darlington was a member of the Toronto Hunt and Gun Clubs, and, being a splendid rider 3 8 Biog-raphical Notz"ces. as well as a capital shot, added in no small degree to the reputation enjoyed by the respective clubs. He was a Reformer in politics, and a member for upwards of twenty years of the Richmond Street Methodist Church. At his death he left one son, named W. H. Darlington, who is engaged in job printing; he resides at 6J! Mutual Street. JOHN DAVIS is a native of Staffordshire, England, and came to Canada in 1880. Three years later he accepted his present position as caretaker of the Toronto Medical School. SAMUEL H. DEFRIES was born in Toronto, being the son ot Robert Defries, a native of Devonport, County of Devon, .England, who came to Little York, now Toronto, in r829. The latter was for thirty-six years Postmaster in the Legislative Assembly, and after Confederation occupied the same position in the House of Commons, till his death in 1871. He died at his residence on Old Mill Road, and was burie4 by the York Pio. neers, of which body he was a member. His wife was Susan, daughter of George K. Fealstead, from Tyrone, Ireland, by whom h had a family of six sons, viz.: Richard, Robert, George, Samuel, John and Mark; the last named was shot at Ridgeway, during the Fenian Raid of 1866, being at that time Corporal in NO.3 Company, Queen's Own Rifles. The subject of this sketch, Samuel H., at the age of fourteen went on a whaling voyage in the ship Navigator, of Edgartown, Mass.,. U. S., which occupation he followed seven years, then returned to Toronto, and has since been in the employ of the Grand Trunk Railway Company. In 1859, he married Sophia, daughter of George Ernest, of Toronto, by whom he has one child, a daughter. The only other surviving member of the family of Robert Defries is Richard, the eldest son. . JAMES ACLAND DE LA HOOKE, surgeon, is a native of Plymouth, Devonshire, England. He was born in 1814, -and studied his profession at the Hunterian Theatre of Anatomy, King's College, London University, and St. George's Hospital, of that city, and was granted his diploma by the Royal College of Surgeons, England, in the year 1837. Two years after this he came to Canada and settled in Weston, where he practised his pro- fession for many years. In 1870 he came to Toronto, where he now resides, "and still practises his profession. In 1872 he was appointed a coroner-for Toronto and County of York. Dr. De La Hook was in 1842 gazetted Surgeon to the first Huron Regiment of Militia, and has been attached to various regiments in the Province. In 1879 he was promoted to the rank of Surgeon Major, and he at present occupies the position of City of Toronto. 39 Senior Surgeon Major in the Dominion. Dr. De La Hook has twice married, first to Miss Sarah England, who died at Weston in 1846. His second union was with Miss Maria Louisa Denison. He has three sons liv- ing, James Acland, E. Dillon A., and T. D. Auley. CHARLES LESLIE DENISON, Dufferin Street, was born in York in 1841, his father being George Taylor Denison. He is the youngest child by his father's third wife. He has been engaged in farming nearly all his life, and now owns property in Toronto. He has been a member of the York Township Council. In 1859 he was commissioned a Cornet in the Gover- nor-General's Body Guard and received a lieutenant's commission in 1861, but is now on the retired list. In 1882 he married a daughter of the late E. C. Fisher. E. P. DENISON was born in Weston in 1835, his father being Thomas John Denison, a farmer. He spent his early life in Weston, farming and store-.keeping. In 1878 he removed to Toronto. He is now, and has been for twelve years, connected with the Governor-General's Body Guard, in which he holds the rank of Captain. In Nov., 1882, he married a daughter of Ï\1:ajor John Paul, of \Veston. CAPTAIN JAMES DICK is a native of Argyleshire, Scotland, and was born in 1826. At the age of sixteen he began life as a sailor before the mast in the merchant service. He came to Canada in 1838, and took up his residence in Toronto, and in 1839, in conjunction with his brother, Thomas Dick, commenced sailing on the lakes, an occupation which they success- fully followed for many years. His connection with the different lines of steamers which operated in the early days was large and varied, and we ought not to omit to mention that Captain Dick, in company with several other inflential celebrities, ran the first steamer on the north shore of Lake Superior. This was in 1858. The same combination has the" Mail" con- tract from Collingwood to Fort Garry, and we may incidentally notice that one letter and two newspapers occupied the bag on the first trip, in 1858. JAMES ISAAC DICKEY was born in Belfast, Ireland, and came to Toronto in 1847. He sailed in company with his brother, the remainder of the family coming the year after. Both parents have died since their arrival. James was a machinist by trade, and for a year worked in this city for Mr. Spencer, whose establishment was on Yonge Street. He subsequently obtained a situation as Mechanical Superintendent at the Susquehanna Depot of the New York and Erie Railway. In 1852 he returned to Tor- onto and, in company with his brother and brother-in-law, purchased a lot 40 Biographical Notices. on Beverley Street, on which they built and established the Soho Foundry and steam engine works. This business was conducted with success until 18 7 6 , when James and Nathaniel Dickey retired, leaving the business to Mr. Neil, their brother-in-law, who conducted it as Neil & Son. At Mr. Neil's death, in 1879, the business was closed. Mr. Dickey took an active interest in the formation of the loth Royals Regiment. JOHN DILL, painter, was born on Bay Street, Little York, in r833. His father was Alexander Dill and came to Canada from the North of Ireland in 1827. In 1828 he married Jane, daughter of Robert McCormick, by whom he had the following children: Sarah, married James Hughes, Toronto; Margaret, married J. Ashfield, Toronto; William, lives in New Orleans, La.; Mary Ann, married Alfred Booth, Toronto; Robert, lives in Toronto; Jane, lives in Cleveland, 0.; Elizabeth, a widow, lives in Toronto. Alexander Dill worked in George Ketchum's tannery, corner of Yonge and Queen Streets, for twelve years; - then he was employed in the Sheriff's Office and in the Police Office, until his death in 0 185 1. He served in the Rebellion of 1837-8. His father and mother came to Canada one year after he came out. John Dill was six years in the employ of A. R. Leonard, with whom he learned his trade. He afterwards started business for himself and has continued it ever since. In 1853 he was married to Sarah Ann, only daughter of William Hughes. In politics he is a strong Conservative, and takes an active part in political matters. He sat at the Council Board, during 1876-7-8, as a representative of St. Patrick's \Vard. In religion he is a Presbyterian. Mr. Dill was connected wifh the Masonic Society, with the Orange Body and with the Irish Protestant Benevolent Association. JOHN DIXON, carriage manufacturer, wa born in Toronto, March 8th, 18 37, and is the youngest of a family of five children, born to \Villiam and Elizabeth (Smith) Dixon, who came to Toronto from the State of New York in 1833. His father, who was a bricklayer by trade, was born in Lincolnshire, England; he was a Sergeant-Major during the Rebellion of 1837-8, and served in Toronto, Kingston, Malaga, Chippewa, and partici- pated in the cutting loose of the Caroline. He died at the age of sixty-five years. Mr. Dixon's mother is still living, at the advanced age of ninety-one years. Of the five children three sons are living, two daughters being dead. Mr. Dixon learned his trade in Toronto, and now gives employment to about forty-five men. In 1862 he married Ellen, eldest daughter of William Hamp- son, who came from England and settled in Toronto some years ago. He was a builder and built Upper Canada College. .. (ß ; ]i'l' '\ ; , y . }.. l '/ : ; --;: :;. ; - '-.;;.. - " -- - - .. -- t_ C - -- /- /- ""...,-:" - . ;. J _: .. t.;: - ; liliJjJ > r AJ! 'II! - -: : ,.fI'- .ç: ,I ".-;: /IhwP City of Toronto. 4 1 JAMES DOBSON, postmaster, Yorkville, is the eldest son of Matthew and Ann Park Dobson, his birthplace being ìVlohill, County of Leitrim, Ireland. He was born in 1810 and is now in his seventy-fifth year. His ancestry is traceable to the persetuted Huguenots who took refuge in England in the seventeenth century. His father served in the Leitrim :\lilitia, and was Quartermaster-Sergeant for nearly twenty years, receiving his discharge and a pension at the close of the French war. He came to Canada, and died here in his eighty-eighth year. \Vhen seventeen years of age, the subject of this memoir was bound an apprentice to Francis Irwin, Esq., architect and builder, of Carrick-on-Shannon, for seven years, and on completing his term came to Canada. This was in 1834. He did not reach Toronto until some time in the following year, having spent the winter in the older Prov- ince. He worked with the late George H. White, of Y orkville, for a season, afterwards removing to New York, where he remained till within a short time previous to the Rebellion of IR37 breaking out. On his return he settled in Y orkville, purchasing a house and lot a little south of the site of the Town Hall, and worked there at his trade. The Rebellion having commenced, he took up arms and joined a company of volunteers, under the captaincy of \Valter McKenzie, Esq., with John Hillyard Cameron, Esq., as Lieutenant. Mr. Dobson, like others of his countrymen, took up arms in defence of law and order, but when the affair was over and the passions and prejudices of the moment had subsided, he was compelled to admit in a great part, that something in the cause of the Rebels was not unmixed with justice. Our subject carried on the building trade until his marriage, in 184-0, to Sarah Ann, daughter of the late Captain Moore, of the Township of York, a veteran of 1812, who fought under General Brock, and was wounded at the Battle of Queenston Heights. The issue of the marriage was a family of eight children, two of whom died at an early age; three sons and three daughters are yet living: vVilliam Egerton, James Haines and Charles Albert; Sarah, Anne Eliza and Edith. During the early portion of Mr. Dobson's residence in Y orkviUe the population was small but steadily increasing, and' several brick manufactories were accumulating in the neighbourhood. The moral and religious welfare of this rising com- munity was, however, not all that could be desired, there being no schools and only a small frame church, built by the Primitive :vIethodists, but after- wards sold to the Wesleyan Methodists. Mr. Dobson gave up his house for reliaious services and Sabbath school while a church was being built, o and also took a deep and active interest in getting a school and temperance hall established. We may add that the present school-house and grounds are not inferior to any in the Province. In the year 1852, when Yorkville became incorporated, Mr. Dobson was one of the chief instruments in 4 2 Bzographical Notices. bringing about this desirable accomplishment, going into the matter with an energy and interest that could not fail to secure its object. At the first election the chosen were John Sleigh, butcher; John Severn, brewer; James Wallis, blacksmith; Thomas Atkinson, brickmaker, and James Dobson, builder, the latter being chosen first reeve of the new municipality. He remained a member of the Council seven years, and filled the chair on two occasions. Mr. Dobson retired from the building business in 1851, having got together a considerable amount of landed property. He opened a general store and was at this time appointed postmaster of Y orkville. In the year 1863 he was made a J.P. for the County of York; in 1868, Com- missioner of Affidavits in B. R.; in 1870 he was appointed agent for marriage lIcenses, all of which positions he at present holds. He is an office-bearer and trustee of the Bloor Street Methodist Church, Toronto In concluding our necessarily condensed record of Mr. Dobson's life and labours, we should say that both in public and private life he is recognized by all as a man of strict integrity and unblemished reputation. In con- nection with his public duties he is courteous, considerate and obliging, while in private life his hand is ever ready to relieve the needy, or he will give wholesome advice to those in misfortune. In politics Mr. Dobson's opinions are decidedly favourable to the Liberal cause, his ideas having undergone a complete change after the Rebellion of 1837. One other great motive in his life has been to promote the temperance cause, and it has ever been his consuming desire to see Prohibition the law throughout the land. JOHN WILLIAM DRUMMOND, deceased, was born in Little York, Septem- ber 2nd, 1817. His parents were John and Mary (Lbyd) Drummond, who came to Canada from Chester, England, in 18H. His mother died when he was an infant. After the death of his wife, John Drummond placed his children in the care of friends and relatives, and embarkèd upon a whaling expedition, from which he never returned. John William Drummond, was apprenticed to Jacques & Hay, furniture manufacturers, and at the age of twenty-one went to New York, where he remained .two years. In 1840 he returned to Toronto, and began the manufacture of furniture in partner- ship with his brother-in-law, John Haigh, who was succeeded on his death, in 1848, by James Thompson; in 1850 Mr. Thompson returned to Montreal, and then business was discontinued. Mr. Drummond then engaged in the lumbering business, Yonge Street, until July, 1868, when his stock being destroyed by fire, he decided to retire. On April 22nd, 1847, he marned Hester Ann, second daughter of John Doel, by whom he had five daughters. Mr. Drummond was elected to represent St. J ames' Ward in the City j I' \..- . ., ': \ " \ ;J j7rd ;V7-z- 7n ;' City of Toronto. 43 Council in 1865, but resigned the honour at the end of a few months on account of ill-health. In 1877 he was commissioned a Justice of the Peace. For many years he was one of the Board of Directors of the House of Industry. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Church up to his death, which occurred September 9th, 1881. JOSEPH DUG '\ .f,j' :' . :,.'f i ( ;:I!f" , " :1' iU - "'. '" t. 11' c ti +' .1, , OJ' , : .;;.,c i : ": . :' { , r . , ' > 'j, ..: . -,, " ';:;: "" '- . , . - v <':", " -"'0 ,,_, . - - ' ,' , ' ,.. "l " - , , "'" . 'i <'- -4 '\1!1' -. is:: -...;:: _ _ > ", - -.:::... ,. '-,,- -;... -------===-----;. ""'II \\ ....--- . . 4'-o r /þ; Cz'ty of Toronto. 85 ALDERMAN JOHN IRWIN was born in Ireland, between Vetrinam and Leitrim, in 1824, and is the eldest son of \Villiam and l'v1artha Irwin. In 1850 he sailed for New York, where he remained a short time, finally com- ing to Canada and locating in Toronto for a short period. After spending . four years in Quebec he returned to Toronto, where he has since resided. For fifteen years he was proprietor of the General Wolfe Hotel, on the corner of Church and King Streets, and was also engaged in farming eight years, ten miles out of the city. H was the first man to hitch a horse to a steam fire engine, having had a contract to furnish the horses for the fire- engines for eighteen years. lYIr. Irwin has been in the City Council the last five years, and for the last eight years has been living retired. He is a large property owner. In 1856 lYIr. Irwin was married to Jane Henry, daughter of John Henry, by whom he has had two children. JOHN JACQUES, Beverley Street, one of the founders of the manufacturing firm of Jacques & Hay, was born in Cumberland, England, in "the year 1804. His father, Thomas Jacques, was educated for the Church, but he entertained conscientious scruples about signing the Thirty-nine Articles of Faith, and being possessed of remarkable skill in mathematics, he became a teacher in Carlisle, and after a successful career retired to the country, where he died, leaving six children. The subject of our memoir was then but six years old. He learned the cabinet-making business in Wigton, but early in life went to London and acquired a knowledge of his trade which served him so well in after years. In 1831 he embarked for New York with his mother and sisters, and after a short stay in that city moved to what was then York, the capital of Upper Canada. His first employer failed and left him in debt. He was next employed by the late Mr Thomas Gilbert, who long resided on the corner of Bay and Adelaide Streets, after which he entered the service of a Mr. Maxwell, who, after a time, proposed that he should purchase his business. While on the way home from the shop one night he met Mr. Robert Hay, and proposed the partnership which was eventually accepted and the business taken in hand. Subsequently they erected two stores west of the Telegram Office, which in course of time proved to be too small for their large increase of business. They moved (their shop to Front Street, its present site, in 1847. The business gradually increased until they not only supplied all Canada but built up a large trade with England and other foreign countries. In 1854 and 1856 they suffered loss by fire of over two hundred thousand dollars, almost all they possessed. They soon, however, rebuilt their works upon a larger scale, and the business grew to its present great dimensions. 86 Bz.og-raphical Notices. The partnership continued from 1838 to 1872, when Mr. Jacques retired with an ample fortune, which he has since considerably increased by judi- cious investments. In politics he has always been a stroÐg Reformer, in religion a member of St. Andrew's Church. He is a member of the St. George's Society, and a Director of the National Investment Company. He has only one child, the wife of lYIr. John Stewart, of Hamilton, President of the Bank of Hamilton, and of the Hamilton and North-Western Railway. Since 1872, Mr. Jacques has lived a quiet life, enjoying the fruits of his toil. ROBERT JAFFRAY was the third son of \Villiam and Margaret (Heugh) Jaffray; born at Bannockburn, Scotland, 1832, near which was his father's farm, where he passed his early life. \\Then twelve years of age, by the death of his father, he was thrown upon his own resources. After attending school at Stirling until the age of fifteen he entered the service, as an apprentice, of J. R. Dymock, grocer and wine merchant, Edinburgh, Scot- land, where he remained for five years, at the expiration of which time he came to Canada, arriving in Toronto in the fall of 1852, where he joined his brother-in-law, lYIr. J. B. Smith, grocer and wine dealer, being employed as his manager. The establishment was situated on the site now occupied by J affray & Ryan, corner of Y onge and Louisa Streets, then the most northern establishment on Y onge Street. Three years later he became a partner, the business being conducted under the name of Smith & Jaffray. In 1858 a disastrous fire swept away Mr. Smith's lumber yard and sash and door factory, by which they sustained a great loss. Mr. Smith then retired from the firm. \\Tith industry, combined with perseverance, which will enable a man to overcome difficulties that actually seem in5urmountable (and these excellent qualities Mr. Jaffray possessed in an eminent degree), he began to work with renewed energy to repair their commercial interests, and was ultima,tely rewarded. Under his efficient management prosperity crowned his efforts with brilliant success. In 1883 he retired upon a com- petency, and the business, which he laboured so long and faithfully to establish, passed into the hands of the present firm of Mr. George J affray & James Ryan. During the thirty years of Mr. J affray's residence in Toronto, besides managing his mercantile interests, he has been identified with many public enterprises of great magnitude. His indomitable energy, untiring industry, exemplary character; his devoted attention to every minute detail in business, and abnegation of self in his studious zeal for the interests of those whom he served caused his services to be eagerly sought. Under the advice of the late Hon. George Brown, he was appointed by the Hon. Alexander Mackenzie Director of the Northern Railroad, in .. ', ' ' J:";: I \" --::. .- .' 0:';;;:"::_;: __ -, 't 0, -\ , ! ". L .. .-.' -'- ./' --p i;' , /' 4 " ? 'P / \ , t;.{ / '" W -;. -'" ; City of Toronto. 87 which capacity he served three years in looking after their interests, the Government being large creditors of that corporation. From information furnished by 1\1r. Jaffray, a Royal Commission was issued by the Govern- ment to look into the affairs of the company, which resulted in a satisfactory settlement of the then existing claims. He was afterwards chosen a Director of the Midland Railway, of which board he is at present an efficient member. In 1874 he took an active part in organizing the Toronto House Building Society (now the Land Security Company), of which he is Vice- President. He is also Director ofthe Toronto Trust Company, Director ofthe Globe Printing Company, Director of the Sovereign Insurance Company, Director of the North America Life Insurance Company, Director of the Homewood Retreat, or Private Asylum for Inebriates and Insane, at Guelph; and Director of the Midland and North Shore Lumber Company. He is a member of . the Cale- donian and S1. Andrew's Societies. In politics Mr. Jaffray has identified himself with the Reform Party, and although solicited to accept nomination for civic and parliamentary honours he has declined. In 1860 he married Sarah, youngest daughter of John Bugg, by whom he has two sons and two daughters. Immediately after the exciting political campaign of 1879, one of the most bold and daring attempts on record was made to kidnap several of the leading men of the Reform Party for the purpose of extorting from them a large ransom. Among these "'ere the late Hon. George Brown, Hon. Oliver Mowat and the subject of this sketch. Through a chain of circumstances the latter was drawn int the snare and taken from his residence at night upon a pretended arrest, 1\lr. Jaffray giving himself up to his captors on their producing a document purporting to be signed by the Hon. Judge \Vilson, acting for the Minister of Justice at Ottawa, directing him to be immediately brought to his residence for examination, relative to certain charges of a grave character. Our subject went with his captors, having no suspicion of foul play; but instead of being taken to Judge \Vilson's residence, he was driven to a lonely spot on the east side of the Don and Danforth Road where it was intended to imprison him in a cave on the bank, which his captors had previously prepared for his reception. The cave was discovered by two detectives while searching in the neighbourhood where the outrage was committed. They found a cavity dug out of the hill on a farm owned by Mr. Playter, which was capable of accommodating several persons, under the peculiar circum- stances in which they might have been induced to abide in it. Mr. Jaffray, on alighting trom the carriage, and finding himself the victim of a nefarious plot against his personal liberty, struggled with his captors and managed to free himself from them, and awakened the inmates of a house a short 88 Biographical Notices. distance away, when his abductors made their escape. The officers of the law at once made vigorous efforts to solve the mystery, and arrested two young men, brothers, Thomas and Ross Deal, who were tried; the former was found guilty of committing the outrage, and was sentenced by Judge Burton to be confined in the County J ail, at hard labour, for a period of two years, and to give bonds for his future good behaviour. His accomplice was discharged. And thus ended one of the boldest plots to deprive several citizens of their liberty ever recorded in the Province. SILAS JAMES, Provincial Land Surveyor, was born in the Township of York in 1834, His father was \Villiam James, who was born in the County of Tyrone, Ireland, in 1801 ; his mother was born in the Township of York, and was a daughter of Thomas Johnson, aU. E. Loyalist. They had ten children, Silas being the fourth. \ViUiam James was a Justice of the Peace and a member of the District Council; in politics he was a Reformer and in religion a Methodist; he died in 1874, his wife having died many years previous (1855). Silas James came to Toronto in 1854 and began a course of study with Dennison & Bolton, with whom he remained four years. For the next five years he was in British Columbia engaged in the milling and mining business, then he returned to Toronto. From 1867 till 1874 he was County Engineer; he also had charge of the York Roads. From 1874 until 1880 he was a directot;. of the Toronto House Building Association; he is a member of the York Pioneer Society. In 1867 Mr. James married the fourth daughter of Richard Sully, of London, Ont., formerly of Notting- hamshire, England. THOMAS R. JOHNSTONE, flour and feed merchant, was born in Little York in 1829, on the present site of tþe Post-office, and is the seventh in a family of nine children. His father, John Johnstone, came to Canada from Scotland, about 1798, with his father's family. His father carried on the business of a butcher and drover until his death in 1834. He left a family of four daughters and two sons, as follows: John, living in the United States; Thomas R., Almeria, Sarah, dead; Adeline; and Isabela, married to T. \V. Gosford, Aurora. l'vIr. Thomas R. Johnstone has been engaged in the flour and feed business since 1882. CAPTAIN JOHN KEMP, 6 Gerrard Street \Vest, was born on the Canadian side of the Niagara River, about three miles from the Town of Niagara in 1802, and was the third son in a family of nine sons and four daughters. His father, John Kemp, came from the State of New York in 1783. at the close of the Revolutionary \Var; he died in 1834. Captain Kemp remained City of Toronto. 89 on his father's farm until 1826, when he came to Little York and commenced sailing on the lakes. He first sailed as purser with \Vm. Brecket, who ran the packet between Kingston, Toronto and Niagara; he afterwards bought an interest in the vessel. He navigated the lakes from 1826 until 1873, the last boat that he was on being the Paragon, a sailing vessel. He married a daughter of George Laird, by whom he has three daughters and two sons living. JAMES KIDD, deceased, was born in Ireland about 1809, and came to Canada in 1826, settling in Toronto, where he remained until his death in 1844' He was a volunteer during the Rebellion of 1837; and the exposure to which he was subjected, acting on a constitution not physically strong brought on a complaint from which he never recovered. His wife was Miss Catherine Oliver, a native of Ireland also, by whom he had eight children, only three of whom are now living. Mrs. Kidd died in 1844, in her eighty- third year. John Kidd, the second son of the above, was born in Toronto. At an early age he commenced to learn the painting and decorating trade, which he still continues to follow. He has been a city tax collector for the last six years, his residence being at 63 Seaton Street. In 1855 l1e married l\1iss Rebecca, daughter of Robert Stanley, an early settler in Toronto. They have a family of seven children, four sons and three daughters, all of whom are still living. JOSIAH BROWN KING, Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Ontario Inde- pendent Order of Oddfellows, was born in Hamilton, Ont., July 4th, 1836, his father being Eleazar King, and his mother Adeline Corrinne Brown. His father's people were Lower Canadian French. The early life of our subject was spent in Niagara, where he learned the trade of carpenter with his father. He afterwards worked at his trade in Brantford and Toronto, and subsequently engaged in the hat, cap and fur business in Brantford, Ont., which he carried on until his removal to Toronto in 1879, the Order requiring his whole time and attention. He was elected to his present position in August, 1876. He is a Reformer and a member of Bond Street Congregational Church. His wife was Miss Brockington, of Plymouth, England. DR. JOHN S. KING, Toronto, was born at Georgetown, County of Halton, Ontario, on April 26th, 1843' His father was Stephen King, who was born in Doontown, \Viltshire, England, in 1813, being the second son in a family of six sons and two daughters born to James and Alice (Taylor) King. Stephen King came to Canada in 1833, visited Toronto and was joined, in 9 0 Biograplzical Notices. 1835, by his father and his family, who located in the Township of Bayham, County of Elgin. Subsequent to the Canadian Rebellion he located in Toronto, and was one of the few who formed the first class at the Congre- gational College, which was then located on Y onge Street. The building (a frame one) stood, until last summer, where Edward's lumber yard now is. In 1839 Stephen King went to Hamilton, and in 1842 married Margaret Hess, of German extraction. Her father, Samuel Hess, came from Penn- sylvania, during the \Var of 1812, and settled in the Township of Barton, County of Wentworth. Stephen King and wife are both still living with their son, the Doctor, in Toronto. Dr. John S. King became a school- teacher when nineteen years of age, and rapidly rose, soon becoming Principal of the \Vaterloo Central School; during the first two years of its existence, he was President of the Waterloo County Teachers' Association. Meanwhile he had become a valuable and paid contributor to various news- papers"and periodicals. He gave up teaching in 1869, and in 1872 became a member of the Globe editorial staff, on which he continued for three years; he was also for three years Canadian correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, as well as a writer for several other papers. \Vhile writing for the press he began the. study of medicine, and abandoned the press to enter that profes- sion. In 1876 he became a member of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. He subsequently received the degree of M.D. from the University of Victoria College. In 1881, he was appointed medical officer of the Mercer Reformatory. In addition to this he has a large and lucrative practice in Toronto. In 1874 he became a member of the Knights of Pythias, in which society he rapidly rose. In 1876 he entered the Grand Lodge, and at the same session was elected Grand Chancellor of the Order of Ontario; at the three following annual sessions he was re-elected to the office. In 1877 he was elected a member of the Supreme Grand Lodge, and is at this writing the Supreme Prelate, or third highest officer in that society, numbering one hundred and sixty thousand members. He has likewise held at various times official positions in the following societies, viz., Freemasons, Oddfellows, A. O. U. W., Select Knights, Sons of Eng- land and Royal Arcanum. He is now one of the Vice-presidents of St. George's Society. SAMUEL LEE, a deceased York Pioneer, was the second son of \Villiam Lee, of Blakefield, Ennescarthy, Wexford County, Ireland. He was born on the 25th December, 1795, and received his education in Dublin. He afterwards entered the artillery service of the Honourable East India Com- pany, and, in the companionship of his brother, sailed for Madras in the City of Toronto. 9 1 year 1814. His battery (No.3) was in active service continuously for six years, and during that period Samuel Lee visited the greater portion of the vast Indian peninsula. \i\Thile stationed at Dum Dum, he occupied the "Vor- sbipful Master's chair in lodge "Courage with Humanity," A. F. and A. 1\1., and was also a Companion of the Honourable and Ancient Order of Red Cross Knights. He returned to England in 1827, and thence to his home in Ireland, from which he had been absent thirteen years. After a stay there of six years, he set sail for Canada, bringing with him his two sisters, arriving in New York July, 1833' Two years after his advent he married Jane Taylor, by whom they had six children, of whom are still living : P. T. Lee, Newmarket; Joseph R. Lee, Toronto; and Mrs. E. C. Pomeroy, Le Clare, Iowa. For thirty years Samuel Lee was manager and financier for John Richey, Esq., builder, and under his management many of the older churches of the city were erected; as also the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, Trinity College, Corn Exchang , Holy Trinity Church, St. George's Church, Court House, New Fort buildings, the \Vidmer Hospital, the original Upper Canada College, and Professor's dwelling the British Coffee House and other public and private buildings. He was secretary and treasurer of the Leader up to the time of its demise. At the time of the troubles of 1837, he was the first to answer Colonel McLean's call for volunteers to defend Toronto against \Villiam Lyon Mackenzie's irregulars. Mr. Lee died at his residence, Vanauley Street, on January 18th, 1882, after a short illness, in the eighty-seventh year of his age. .. THOMAS H. LEE, importer of watches and jewellery, is the fourth son of a family of nine sons and eight daughters, born to Joseph Lee by his two wives, Mary Clark and ]\tlaria Shanks. Joseph Lee was born in London, England, in 1794, and was a ship architect. In 1832 he came to Canada and settled in Little York, where, after having held several offices, including that of Alderman, he died August 20th, 1861 ; his second wife, who was born in London, England, in 1810, is still living. Joseph Lee's father was James Lee; he was an officer in the BritIsh army, and served in the Battle of Waterloo. The subject of this sketch was born in Montreal in i832, and was educated at Toronto. In 1856 he began business in the jewellery line with J. G. Joseph, in the Victoria Block, on King Street. Be is a Con- servative in politics, and for twenty-seven years has been connected with the Freemasons. He married a daughter of Thomas Bell. JOHN LEYS, barrister, etc., was born January 27th, 1834, at Pickering, Ont., and is a son of the late Francis Leys, of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 9 2 Biograpltical No#ces. He studied law with the late Angus Morrison, and in 1855 was admitted to the bar. He was one of the 'projectors of the Narrow Gauge Railway, and has always taken an active interest in railway matters. In politics he is a Reformer. 'He twice contested the seat for East Toronto in the Local Legislature, but was defeated, his opponent on each occasion being the Hon. Alex. Morris. In 1865 Mr. Leys was married to Helen, only daughter of the late William Arthurs. WILLIAM LUMBERS, sen'r, was born at Peterborough, County of North- ampton, England, in 1816, being the only son of James Lumbers. His mother's maiden name was Maddison. Mr. Lumbers came to Quebec in 1837, then travelled through Ontario with a Cornish regiment, in which he had enlisted for a life term, but he only remained in it about four years and eight months. He returned to England, with the regiment, in 1841, and pur- chased his discharge. During the winter of 1837 the regiment was on duty in Lower Canada, after which it came to Ontario on foot, one thousand strong, commanded by Colonel Maitland, who later died at London (Ont.). Mr. Lumbers participated in the Battle of Point DePlay, when ninety-three men of his regiment defeated five hundred rebels, killing eighty of the enemy. After he had procured his discharge he came to Toronto in June, 1842, and engaged in different occupations, prominent among which was an immense dairy, consisting of over four hundred cows, from which he supplied almost the entire city with milk for a period of ten years. During nearly forty years of his life he made the herbs and roots of the fields and forest almost his constant study, until he acquired considerable knowledge of their use and medicinal virtues. He prepared from these simples invaluable com- pounds, which he gave gratuitously to the poor, and all who applied for them, for years. The demand becoming so great, he decided to bestow on all his fellow-men the benefit of his years of study and experience. Consequently, in 1881, taking to assist him his youngest son, Henry, he embarked in the proprietary medicines business, which enables him to place within the reach of all those invaluable preparations which cost him years of labour and study to discover. His family consists of seven sons (all of whom are engaged in different trades in Toronto, with the exception of one who resides in Manitoba), and two daughters. PATARICK 1\fcBRINE was born in Ireland in 1820, and in r838 emigrated to Canada and settled in Toronto. He joined the first incorporated Dragoons, then stationed in this city and commanded by Captain Magrath. They were shortly afterwards ordered to Kingston, which was at that time the seat of Government, and while there Mr. McBrine was appointed CÜy of Toronto. 93 mounted orderly to his Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Sydenham. The troop was discharged at Kingston, from further service, in 1842, and Mr. McBrine returned to Toronto, settling on Maitland Street, at that time enjoying the suggestive title of \Vood's bush. Church Street was then a deep ravine, difficult to cross from one bank to the other. 11r. McBrine was employed in the Bank of Montreal for nearly thirty years, and now receives a pension from that institution, having lived retired since '1878. In 1865 he married Miss Catharine Guthrie, of Toronto, by whom he had three sons and two daughters. TIMOTHY MCCARTHY, 194 Sherbourne Street, was born near Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, in 1818, arrived in Quebec in May, 1841. After reaching Kingston he went to Rochester, and returned to Toronto in May. 1842. He was teacher of the Separate School, Richmond Street East, about three years, and afterwards kept a grocery store on King Street East. In 1851,on a strong letter of recommendation from the Hon. Robert Baldwin, he was appointed by the Hon. Francis Hincks manifest clerk in the long room, about loth April, the duties of which he performed about six weeks. He was then transferred to one of the wharves and appointed landing waiter, receiv- ing his commission from Lord Elgin. On his first entrance into the Custom House there was only Collector, Mundell. He was transferred to the port of Belleville in 1857. Surveyor Scott and Chief Clerk Cameron, and two landing waiters then comprised his staff. He is at present officiating under his fourth collector, the Hon. James Patton, and will have been thirty-four years in that department on loth April next, and the oldest Custom House official in the port. ALEXANDER MCCLELLAND, retired, is a native of Ireland, having been born in County Tyrone in 1819. He came to Canada in 1844 and landed in Toronto, where he first engaged in school teaching, following that occu- pation for twenty-two years; after which he held the office of receiver for the Street Railway Company, for:several years. He next kept a grocery, flour and feed store, etc., at 253 King Street East, from which he retired in 1873. He held the office of city assessor for three y ars. In 1844 he married Miss E. McClelland, by whom he has a family of two sons and two daughters. The Rev. Thomas J. l\IcClelland is pastor of the First Reformed Presbyterian Church at Brooklyn, N.Y.; the Rev. Alexander McClelland is located at Duncanville, Onto ANDREW TAYLOR MCCORD, jun'r, was born in Toronto on the 14th April, 1848. His father, Andrew Taylor lVlcCord, was born in Cookstown, in the 94 Biographical Notices. North of Ireland, on the 12th July, 1808. He emigrated to Canada with his father, Andrew McCord, who died in Toronto in the year 1851. Three of Mr. McCord's sisters are still alive, viz.: Mrs. Peter Freeland, Miss l'vlcCord and Mrs. John Rains. He held the office of city treasurer for forty-five years, having been appointed in 1834. He was four years Presi- dent of the Irish Protestant Benevolent Society, which society chiefly owes its existence to Mr. McCord, who was one of the originators. He was for thirty years one of the Vice-Presidents of the Tract and Bible Society, and also acted as its Secretary for many years. He was also connected with the Home for Incurables, House of Industry, Newsboys' Home, as a director or otherwise. l\Ir. McCord organized the first Baptist church here; it was situated on March Street, now Lombard Street. He was a Justice of the Peace, appointed to that position by the Mowat administration; in politics he was a Reformer. For nearly thirty years he lived at the north-east corner of Church and Gloucester Streets, when he died September sth, 1881, leaving a wife, six daughters and one son. Mrs. McCord, the wife of our subject, is the daughter of the late Andrew Taylor, of Dublin, Ireland, a large ship-owner. He ran the first line of steamers between Dublin and Glasgow. She was born on the 17th of March, 1814, and resides with her son, IVIr. A. T. McCord, jun'r, at the old family residence on the corner of Gloucester and Church Streets. S. EDWARD MCCULLY, M.D., Ontario Pulmonary Institute. The pro- prietor of this institute was born in the County of Kent, Province of Ontario, in the year 18tp. Dr. McCully received his education in Toronto, and his degree of M.D. from the University of Victoria College in the year 1862. His grandfather went to Nova Scotia from Scotland in the year 1776, and was a Baptist minister well-known from one end of that Province to the other, being one of the founders of the now large Baptist body there. He raised a large family, some of whom became fårmers, some lawyers and one a Li v rpool lumber merchant. Among the more notable of the family was the Honourable Jonathan l'vlcCully, who for a quarter of a century served his country in the positions, at various times, of Attorney-General of Nova Scotia and Solicitor-General;* also as one of the Confederation Delegates from that Province to Quebec, and lastly to London, England. When Confederation became a fait accomPli, he was called to the Senate of Canada, and lastly, was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of his Province, holding that position till his death. He was taken ill while sitting on the * He was appointed Puisne Judge before Confederation, but at the call of his party resigaed his seat and again entered active political life. City of Toronto. 95 Bench, and died shortly afterwards in harness. Dr. McCully's mother was born in Halifax, and had the honour, with her father, to be the first to board the Shannon as she swung up to the dock at Halifax with the Chesa þeake in tow, and the old lady can yet give a vivid account of the scene of blood and carnage that met her eye on that memorable occasion. In the year 1834, the doctor's father and mother started from Cumberland, N .S., for Canada, and after an eventful voyage, first to Boston and then to Buffalo, they arrived in the County of Kent, where they hewed out a home from the then almost upbroken forest, and where the old gentleman died, a few years ago, at the ripe age of seventy-two. Many were the vicissitudes through which they passed during the earlier stages of their pioneer life; among others an attack by Indians set on by the U. E. Loyalists, when the mother of the subject of this review upset a beehive just in front of the house, cqusing the dusky warriors, amid howls of pain and terror, to beat a hasty retreat before the foe. Dr. McCully is now practising as a specialist, and is treating chronic, skin, blood and nervous diseases and deformities, as well as throat and lung. He has a large and comfortable place on the corner of Jarvis and Gerrard Streets, in this city, and is using electricity in all its forms known to the medical profession. He takes his patients into the house, now known all over Canada as the Ontario Pulmonary and Electric Institute, and his is the only sanatorium of the kind in Canada. He is of the advanced school of thought, using inhalations in lung diseases and removing cancers, not only by the knife but also by the plaster and solution QY electricity. He has also discovered recently an absolute cure for rupture without using knife or truss. JOHN MCGANN, hotel-keeper, Toronto, was born in Little York in 182 9. His father, Patrick McGann, was born in Sligo, Ireland, in 1782, and in 1816 came to Canada and located at Kingston, where he married Betsy W air, by whom he had the following children: Charles, dead; Thomas, dead; Edward, a farmer in the Township of Scarboro'; and one daughter who died in infancy. These children were all born in Little York, whither the parents removed from Kingston in 1820. Patrick McGann engaged in business on King Street, near Sherbourne, until 1832, when both he and his wife died of cholera. After his father's death John l'vlcGann was kept at school by his aunt and uncle. In 1849 he commenced sailing on the lakes between Kingston and Chicago, and continued at that until 186 9 when he engaged in business as ship-broker. He afterwards opened an hotel and still carries on that bu'siness. In politics Mr. McGann is a strong Conservative. 9 6 Biographical Notices. THOMAS MCGAW (of McGaw & Winnett), proprietors of the Queen's Hotel, was born in the Township of Whitby, County of Ontario, in 18 33. His father, Thomas McGaw, was born in Cairn Regan, Wigtonshire, Scot- land, in 1792, and came to Canada in 1832; he settled in the Township of \Vhitby where he resided until his death in 1878; his wife is living in Toronto, and is ninety years of age. He was a Baldwin Reformer; during the Rebellion he was arrested but afterwards released. The subject of this sketch lived on his father's farm until the year 1850, when he went into a country store, subsequently in 1859 to the United States, where he remained until the Trent affair, when he returned to Toronto and joined the Victoria Rifles. In 1862 he came to Toronto and engaged in business at the Queen's Hotel with the late Captain Dick, owner of the building. It was at first intended for four private residences; it afterwards became Knox College, then Sword's Hotel, and lastly the Queen's. Mr. McGaw married a daughter of Captain William Gordon, who ran the old lake steamer Admiral, and who died of cholera in 1847. JOHN McINTOSH, lumber merchant, was born January 30th, 1826, in Little York. His father was John, son of John McIntosh, who was born in Scotland in 1754, and came to Canada in 1801 with his wife, whose maiden name was Ann Ferguson, and his children, Nancy, John, Jane, Robert and Jean, all of whom are now dead. His grandfather remained at Quebec for two years, and in 1803 located at Little York, where, on the corner of Duke and Princess Streets, he worked at his trade, that of a blacksmith. He purchased from the Hon. John McGill a lot on the corner of Y onge and Queen Streets, containing one and a-half acres, for which he paid $400; on this he built a house, After coming to Canada there were born to him six children, viz.: Isabel, Eliza, William, Charles, Jean and David; of these the only living ones are Isabel, now Mrs. Elliott, living at Highland Creek; and David, living in Fulton, Calvin County, Missouri. He died January 29 th , 18 3 0 ; his wife died in 1814. John McIntosh, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Scotland in 1796. After coming to Toronto with his parents he went to school to the late Bishop Strachan. He and his brothers married and sailed the lakes for many years. A short time after the war of 1812, he and his brother James owned a vessel called the Brothers.. Robert and William sailed with them until they got a vessel of their own. In the fall of 1833, Charles built the steamer Cobourg, which he ran between Toronto and Montreal; he died of cholera in 1834, and was followed by his brother James one week later. John served in the war of 1812, and was present at the capitulation of City of Toronto. 97 Detroit. He was also in the militia at the time York was taken by the Americans. He was a Baldwin RefÒrmer, and was chairman of the Reform Committee at the time when \Villiam Lyon Mackenzie went to England to lay the grievances of the people before the British Government. For eight years he represented the North Riding of York in the Parlia- ent of Upper Canada. He was twice married. In 1823 he was married to Cathaìine, daughter of Rev. Alexander Stewart, the first Baptist minister in Little York; she was born in Scotland, and came to Canada in 1813 with her father; she died February loth, 1832. By her Mr. McIntosh had five children, viz.: Catharine, John, Ann Jane, James, and another, who died in infancy. In the year 1833 he married a widow, named Ellen Ferguson, by whom he had seven children: Isabel, Robert, Ellen, Eliza, J ames, Charles and Margaret. In religion ir. McIntosh was a Protestant. His first wife was a Baptist. He died in Toronto on July 3 rd , 1853. John McIntosh, whose father and grandfather bore th same name, was born in Little York, January 30th, 1826. He was educated at the primary schools and at Upper Canada College. In 1847 he began a three years apprenticeship with Ísaac \Vhite as builder. In 1849 he entered mercan- tile life by opening an agricultural implement and hardware store on Y onge Street, in partnership with Samuel \Valton. He continued this for five years, when he entered Patterson's hardware store. In 1869 he engaged in the lumber business, and has been at that ever since. On August 18th, 1853, he married Isabella \Valton, youngest daughter of :Matthew \Valton, by whom he has five children living, viz.: Anna, Isabella, Adele, Alice and Lillian; he lost six children by death. In religion IVlr. McIntosh is a Baptist, and in politics a Reformer. ARCHIBALD McKINLAY, 94 Gloucester Street, was born in the State of South Carolina, in 1817, and is the son of John and Esther (Jackson) :l\IcKinlay. In early life he had the advantage of a good education and was the youngest son in a family of five children, none of whom except himself càme to Canada. He arrived here in 1856 and joined Mr. O. T. Bevan in a general manufacturing business for four years, subsequently entering largely into the lumber trade. In Ú 78 1\1r. McKinlay purchased a farm in the Township of \Vest York, part of lot 27, concession 2, and is at present engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1857 he bought the property where he resides, his residence having been erected by Lavens Newsome. He is a member of the English Church, and was for many years treasurer of the Temperance Society of Yorkville. In politics he is a Reformer. Mr. l\IcKinlay is the only surviving member of his father's family. He married 9 8 Bz"ograplu'cal Notices. before he came to Canada, and has only one son; he is engaged in the window shade manufacturing. WILLIAM McLAREN, D.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, Knox College; residence, 73 St. George Street. Dr. McLaren is a native of Canada. He was born in the Township of Torbolton, in the County 01 Carleton, and is the fifth son of David McLaren, who was born t Drum- lochey, Perthshire, Scotland, in 1789. His mother, Elizabeth Barnet, was born at Auchterarder, Perthshire, in 1788. His parents were married on 6th January, 1817, and after residing some years in Glasgow, came to Canada in 1822; and settled for a short time at Richmond,Ont. They then removed w Torbolton, on the banks of the Ottawa, where \Villiam was born. Subsequently Mr. David McLaren removed to \Vakefield, Quebec, where he died in 1869; his wife following him six years later. He was by occupation a farmer, mill-owner and merchant, having been for a number of years associated with two [of his sons in the well-known lum bering firm of James McLaren & Co., Wakefield and Ottawa. William McLaren received his preliminary education in the Grammar School, Ottawa, and in the Toronto Academy, an institution which, owing to changes in the educational system of the Province, was subsequently closed. I-lis college training was secured. in Knox College, which at that time gave both a Theological and an Arts course. He also attended certain classes in the University of Toronto, although it was not then on its present liberal basis. ,On 1st June, 1853, he was ordained by the Presbytery of London, in con- nection with the Presbyterian Church of Canada, and was inducted into the charge of the church at Amherstburg, Ont. Here he entered upon his responsible duties with zeal and earnestness, and met with an encouraging measure of success. In 1857 he moved to Boston, Mass., having received a call from Knox Church, Beacon Street, now known as Columbus Avenue Presbyterian Church. The congregation was then in connection with the Presbytery of Montreal. This connection having been found inconsistent, it was, on his advice, dissolved, and the congregation was transferred to the Presbyterian Church in the United States, and l\lr. McLaren returned to Canada. After receiving various invitations to important spheres of labour, Mr. McLaren accepted a call to the John Street Presbyterian Church, Belleville, where he laboured with success until 1870, when he was called to the pastorate of Knox Church, Ottawa. During his residence in Ottawa he held, by appointment of the General Assembly for the Session of 1872, the position of Lecturer on Apologetics in the Presbyterian College, Mon- treal. In 1873 he was appointed, by the same body, to the chair of System- City of Toronto. 99 atic Theology in Knox College, and as a professor has achieved success in his Alma Mater. In 1883 the University of Queen's College, Kingston, con- ferred on Prof. McLaren the degree of Doctor of Divinity. Dr. McLaren has always taken an active interest in the missionary operations and iu the general work of the Church, and was for sixteen years convener of its Foreign Mission Committee. He is at present -Moderator of the General Assembly, that body having conferred on him the highest honour in its gift, by electing him to that office in June, 1884. In 1854 Dr. McLaren married Miss Marjory Laing, third daughter of James R. Laing, of Middrie Park, Melbourne, Quebec. He has living one son, David, a Licentiate of the Presbyterian Church, and one daughter, Elizabeth Barnet, now Mrs. Arthur Mowat. COLONEL NEIL McLEAN, late of. St. Andrews, in the County of Stor- mont, Upper Canada, was born at Mingary, in the Island of Mull, in the year 1759. At an early age he served as ensign and lieutenant in the Royal Highland Emigrants, or 84th Regiment. The regiment was disbanded after the American Revolution, and Mr. :McLean placed on half-pay on the 24th of June, 1784. In 1796 he was made Captain in the .Royal Canadian Volunteers and served in Montreal, Quebec and York, until that corps was disbanded. He was then appointed Sheriff of the Eastern Dis- trict, and in 1812 he was again in active service as Colonel of the Stormont Militia and Commandant of the District, taking part in the Battle of Chrysler's Farm. After the war he was appointed Legislative Councillor of Upper Canada. He married the youngest daughter of John McDonell, of Leek, who, with his two brothers, l\IcDonells ofCoulaquhi and Aberholder, emigrated from Scotland with a number of their dependents and clansmen to the British possessions in America. vVhen the Rebellion broke out the brothers remained true to their country, and leaving their property on the Mohawk River made their way through the wilderness to Canada. John McDonell, of Leek, died in Montreal and was buried under the parish church. Colonel McLean had three sons and five daughters, the sons were John, Archibald and Alexander. John, the eldest, was at one time Sheriff of Frontenac, and subsequently Registrar of the Counties of Glengarry, Stormont and Dundas; he served through the \Var of 1812. Alexander, the third son, also served through the war, being severely wounded when lead- ing the attack at Ogdensburg. He was for some years member for Stor- mont and Commandant of the Eastern District; he died at Cornwall in 1875, aged eighty-two years. Colonel McLean's second son, Archibald, was born at St. Andrews, on the 15th of April, 1791, and was educated in Corn- 100 Biographical .l\lotz"ces. wall at the celebrated Dr. Strachan School. When sixteen years of age he went to York and studied law with Mr. Firth, the then Attorney-General. In 1812 he got a commission in the 3rd York Militia, and was wounded at Queenston Heights while assisting Lieutenant-Colonel McDonell (Aide-de- Camp to General Brock), who, when wounded, called to him," Archy, help me!" Owing to delay in extracting the ball, Mr. McLean's life was for a time despaired of, and for several months he could not return to his duty. Mr. Mc- Lean was in York when it was taken by the Americans. He carried the colours of the 3rd York Militia to a place of safety, burying them in the woods behind Mr. McGill's house, the site where now stands the Metropolitan Church; he made good his escape and reported himself at Kingston. After this he raised a company for the incorporated military from among the Highlanders of Glengarry. He commanded this company at Lundy's Lane, where he was taken prisoner, and was detained, part of the time in close confinement, until the end of the war. After peace was proclaimed, declin- ing a commission offered him in the regular army, he resumed the study of the law under Dr. Baldwin, father of the late Ro . Robert Baldwin, and was called to the bar in 1815. He then established himself in Cornwall, ,,,here he continued to reside until his appointment to the Bench, in 1837. He m rried Miss Joan McPherson, a daughter of John McPherson, Esq., of Three Rivers. In 1817 Mr. McLean was retained by the North-West Company to take evidence relating to the difficulties between the North- \Vest Fur Company and the Hudson's Bay Company, which difficulties had led to the killing of Governor Semple and his men. The long journey to the Red River had to be made by canoe and the party suffered a good deal of hardship, the scarcity of provisions compelling them to live for three weeks entirely upon catfish. The object of this journey was, however, accomplished. In 1820 he was elected to the Parliament of Upper Canada from the County of Stormont, and continued a member of the House until 18 37, when he was appointed to the Bench, having been twice Speaker of the House. In 1825 he went to England to press the claims for pensions of those who had served during the \Var of 1812 and succeeded in having these claims allowed. On being called to the Bench in 1837 he came with his family to Toronto, arriving here about a month before the breaking out of the Rebellion. A few days before that event, in conversation with some of his brother judges, he expressed his fears that there would be trouble. " Oh," said one of them, " McLean, you are afraid." "Yes," he said, "I am afraid we will be caught napping," and sure enough there was not a soldier in the town when Mackenzie assembled his force at Montgomery's Hill. When the bells rang out the alarm, he, with his eldest son, John, took City of TOY01ztO. 101 his horses, and going to the old fort, they got artillery harness, and, lumber- ing up a twelve-pounder, drove to the City Hall, where the loyal people were assembling. As they drove up, the word went through the hall: "Here come the rebels," and a hundred guns were levelled, when fortunately they were recognized by Chief Justice Robinson, who told the men who they were. In the attack on Montgomery's Hill, Judge (Colonel) McLean commanded the left wing. He was afterwards sent to Washington with despatches to the British Minister, and when en route would have been taken as a hostage by the sympathizers (Mackenzie being then on Navy Island), had it not been for: the care of his warm personal friend, though political adversary, -Marshall S. 'Bidwell, who, with some of the leading people of Rochester, kept watch to prevent any attempt to seize him. His career on the Bench is one of the traditions of the Law Society. His judgment in the celebrated Anderson case having excited more popular feeling and gratitude than any judgment ever delivered in Canada. On the retirement of Sir John Robinson, Judge McLean was appointed Chief Justice of Upper Canada, and in 1863 he was made President of the Court of Appeal. He died on the twenty-fourth day of October, 1865, in his seventy-fifth year. At the request of the Law Society, and the profession generally, his funeral was a public one. In commenting on his death, the Upper Canada Law Journal wrote as follows: " The manner of the late President of the Court of Appeal upon the Bench was dignified and courteous. Unsuspicious, and utterly devoid of anything mean or petty in his own character, his conduct to others was always what he expected from them. The profession gener- ally, the young student as well as the old practitioner, will long remember with affection his courtesy and forbearance in Chambers and on the Bench; others will think of him as an entertaining and agreeable companion and a true friend; while others willi call to mind the stately form of th; old Judge as he approached and entered St. Andrew's Church, where he was a con- stant and devout attendant, rain or sunshine, until his last illness which terminated in death. Archibald McLean was a man of remarkable and commanding presence; tall, straight and well-formed in person, with a pleasant, handsome face, and a kind and courteous manner, he looked and was every inch a man and a gentleman. He belonged to a race, most of whom have now passed away, the giants of Canada's early history. He was one of those honest, brave, enduring, steadfast men, sent by Provi- dence to lay the foundation of a country's greatness. The funeral cortege proceeded to the Necropolis, where amidst the sorrow of all who knew him were deposited the mortal remains of the Honourable Archibald McLean; the brave soldier; the upright judge; and the Christian gentle- 102 Biographical Notices. man." Mrs. McLean, who survived him, came of Highland descent, her grandfather being the man who accompanied Dr. Cameron (brother of Locheil), his first cousin, to Scotland after the forty-five. Dr. Cameron was taken and was the last man executed. Her grandfather was pardoned and offered a commission, which he declined. He emigrated to Canada and assisted in the defence of Quebec, being one of the defenders of the Sault-aux- l\Iatelot, when -Montgomery was killed; one of his sons was killed during the siege. He was offered payment for his services and for his house which was burned by a shell, but the old Highlander replied, "I take nothing from the House of Hanover." Mrs. McLean died in the year 1870, leaving seven children surviving her, four sons and thr e daughters; of the sons, John Neil, the eldest, died at Prescott, Ontario, in 1875; Archibald George is a barrister III Toronto; Thomas Alexander was an officer in the Queen's Own at Ridgeway, and subsequently raised and commanded the Toronto Garrison Battery. He is now Registrar of the Calgary District, N. W. T., and the youngest, Neil, is manager of the Branch Bank of :\Iontreal, in Brockville, Ontario. The family still hold the old homestead on Catharine Street, Toronto. THE HONOURABLE \VILLIAM McMASTER, who to-day stands in the front rank of Toronto's prominent citizens, was born in the County of Tyrone, Ireland, on the 24th December, 1811. After receiving a sound education at a private school, he bade farewell to home, friends and country and set sail from Londonderry in 1833, bound for New York, leaving for Toronto in the same year, and entered upon his brilliant business career as a clerk in the wholesale and retail house of Robert Cathcart. His business tact and great ability were not long in making themselves known to his employer, and in 1834 Mi. Cathcart gave him a partnership in the business. This continued for ten years, when Mr. McMaster decided to launch out into business for himself. He accordingly opened out a wholesale dry goods house, and, by his industry, extended his business so thoroughly that there were few merchants in Western Ontario who were not his customers. The business increasing he found it necessary to move to larger premises, which he built adjoining the Bank of Montreal. The style of the firm was now William Mcl\laster & Nephews. After a few years it was again found necessary to increase their premises. They accordingly erected the large and commodious warehouse on Front Street, now occupied by A. R. McMaster & Brother, the firm which succeeded the old one on the retire- ment of Mr. Mc1Vlaster, who decided to turn his attention to financial affairs' Since his retirement from the wholesale dry-goods trade, Mr. McMaster has City of Toronto. 10 3 found a sphere in which his fine abilities have produced as good fruit as they did in commercial life. He was foremost among those who organized the Bank of Commerce, and is one of the principal stockholders. On the incorporation of the Bank he was elected its first President, and has held that position for more than twenty years. He has also held other responsible _ positions. Among these are Director of the Bank of Montreal; Director of the Ontario Bank; President of the Freehold Loan and Savings Com- pany; Vice-president of the Confederation Life Association and Director of the Isolated Risk and Farmers' Insurance Company. For several years Mr. McMaster was Chairman of the Canadian Board of the Great Western Railway, and was the only member retained by the English Board upon the Canadian Board being abolished. In politics Mr. McMaster is a Liberal, but took no active part until 1862. In that year he was elected to repre- sent, in the Legislative Council, the Midland Division, comprising the counties of South Simcoe and North York. Up to the year 1856 the I!lem- bers of the Legislative Council had received their appointments from the Crown, but, by a change made in the Constitution in that year, the elective system was introduced, the members to hold office for eight years. Mr. McMaster was at first reluctant to contest the seat, but, when pressed by his friends, yielded, and going into the contest with his usual vigour and energy was returned by a large majority. Before the term for which he was elected had elapsed Confederation took place and the Legislative Council passed away, to be succeeded by the Senate. By Royal Proclama- tion in May, 1867, Mr. McMaster was one of the Senators called to repre- sent Ontario. In 1865 he was appointed a member of the Council of Public Instruction, and until 1875 he continued to represent, at the Board, the Baptist Church, of which he is a prominent member. In 1873 the Lieutenant-Governor nominated him a member of the Senate of Toronto University. The Canadian Literary and Theological Institute, originally at Woodstock, owes its existence to Mr. McMaster. He contributed $12,000 to the building fund, and constantly assisted the Institute by generous donations. This valuable institution was afterwards removed to Toronto, where a magnificent building, known as McMaster Hall, has been built, Mr. McMaster contributing $60,000 toward its erection. The Jarvis Street Baptist Church is another monument to the- liberality of this great friend of education and religion. The joint contribution of Mr. McMaster and his wife to the building fund of this costly and handsome structure is $60,000. Nor are these donations the extent of his generosity. The Upper Canada Bible Society, a non-sectarian institution, of which he is Treasurer, and the Superannuated Ministers' Society of the Baptist Church of Ontario, 10 4 Biographical Notices. enjoy his support, both by donations and personal services. Mr. McMaster has been twice married; in 1851 to Mary Henderson, of New York City, who died in 1868, and in 1871 to Susan :J\Iolton, widow of the late James Fraser, of Newburgh, N.Y. ALBERT A. MACDONALD, M.B., 202 Simcoe Street, is the son of the late Judge Archibald Macdonald, of Guelph, and grandson of the late Cap- tain Macdonald of the 25th Regiment. He was born at Cobourg in 18 5 1 , and was educated at Guelph and at Toronto University, where he graduated in 1872. He then visited the medical schools of Great Britain, chiefly those in London and Edinburgh. He was afterwards elected a Fellow of the Obstetrical Society of London and became a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Edinburgh. In 1873 he com- menced active practice in Guelph, continuing until 1878 when he removed to Toronto where he has had extensive surgical experience. He is Surgeon to the Orphans' Home, Surgeon on the active staff of the General Hospital and Consulting Surgeon to the. Infants' Home. He is also examiner for a number of insurance companies and is Medical Referee for Ontario for the Equitable Life Insurance Company of New York. Dr. Macdonald received a military training under the 29th and 60th Regiments, and took first class certificates at both the infantry q.nd artillery schools, under .Lieutenant- Colonel Williams, R.A. In 1872 he was appointed Surgeon to the \Vellington Field Battery, and was afterwards transferred to a similar position in the Toronto Field Battery which he now holds. W. H. l'.IAC ONALD, M.D., l'.I.R.C.S., England; L.R.C.P. & S , Edin- burgh, 422 Church Street, is a native of Inverness, Scotland. His father, Graham Macdonald, was a farmer in that country, came to Canada in 18 5 6 , and took up land in the County of Halton, where he now resides. Dr. Macdonald was educated at Trinity College, Toronto, and in 1883 graduated at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Edinburgh, and the same year in the Royal College of Surgeons, England. In 1883 he commenced practice in Toronto. He was one of the resident staff, Toronto General Hospital, in 1881-2, and Gold Medallist, Trinity Medical College, 1882. H. T. MACH ELL, l'.1.D., was born in Aurora, Ontario, 1850. He was eduçated at Markham Grammar School. In 1873 he took his M.D. degree at Toronto University, and afterwards attended the Bellevue Hospital, New York, for some time. The years 1874-5 he spent in Great Britain, attending the colleges and hospitals in England and Scotland. City of Toronto. 10 5 Returning to Canada he settled down at his present address, No. 320 Spadina Avenue, where he has built up a very good practice. Dr. Machell married Miss Emily Broughall, daughter of the Rev. A. J. Broughall, Rector of St. Stephen's Church, Toronto. JAMES G. MALCOLM was born in the Township of Scarboro', April 26th, 1840. His parents, Archibald and Elizabeth (vVaddell) Malcolm, came to Canada from Scotland with seven children in 1834; his father had been three times married in Scotland. The family settled in the Township of Scarboro', where the father bought two hundred acres of land in the 6th concession, where he died in 1866. The subject of this sketch left home in 186 5, after having learned the trade of a carpenter, and went to Sharon, Pa., where he vworked at his trade and where, in 1868, he was married to Laura A. Reeves, by whom he has two sons and one daughter. He was also living in Chicago at the time of the great fire. In 1874 he returned to Canada and settled at Toronto, where he shortly afterwards patented the Climax refrigerator; he sold the patent to Brice Bros., who are now making a large amount of money' out of it. l\1r. Malcolm built three large refrigerators for the new Canada Pacific Railway steamers, the Algo11la, the Alberta and the Athabaska. Mr. Malcolm is a member of the A.F. and A.M. He has in his possession a very old :l\1asonic emblem. It is a clasp which belonged to Malcolm, third King of Scotland, 1057. Mr. Malcolm is a great curler and belongs to the Toronto Curling Club. ROBERT MALCOLM, saddle and harness-maker, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1832, being the seventh in a family of ten sons and five daughters. He came to Canada with his parents in 1834. His father, Archibald Malcolm, had been a farmer in Lanarkshire until he was twenty- fiv.,e; he then"spent his next twenty-five years in Harvey & Coo's wholesale silk warehouse, Glasgow. After coming to Canada he engaged in farming in the Township of Scarboro' where he resided until the time of his death, in 1861, in his seventy-seventh year. His wife was a daughter of the late William \Vaddel, of Boness, Scotland; she died in 1884 in her eighty- seventh year. Robert Malcolm remained on his father's farm until 1848, when he came to Toronto and learned his trade with the late William Gibson in East Market Square. He then carried on business in Scarboro' for a short time, removing to Toronto in 1853, where he has continued in business ever since. J\Ir. Malcolm is a Presbyterian, and a Liberal in politics. In 1854 he married Ann, eldest daughter of the late George Cummings. Mrs. Malcolm's mother is still hale and hearty at eighty-six, and 106 Biographical NO/lees. can read the smallest print without glasses. Robert Malcolm is an enthusiastic curler, and is connected with the Grand National Curling Club of America, and also with the Ontario branch of the Caledonian Curling Club of Scotland. THOMAS MARA, retired, was born in the town of Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim, Ireland, in 1808, and is the third in a family of four sons and two daughters. His parents were Andrew and Mary (McMann) Mara; they died in Ireland; his father was a farrier. In 1832 Thomas Mara came to Canada, and having learned shoemaking in Ireland worked at that trade in Toronto, with Thomas Griffiths, for two or three years. He then opened a shop for himself at 244 King Street West, which he continued for about ten years. Then for thirty-five years he was engaged in buying real estate, he has now retired from business. Two of his brothers, John aJd Andrew, came out in 1842; both are now dead. John's family is living on Grange Avenue. In 1835 Mr. Mara married the eldest daughter of Robert Stephens, of the Township of Nelson, by whom he has the following children, viz. : Susan, married J. Hollinrake, of lVIilton; \Villiam, lives In St. Louis, Mo.; Thomas, lives in Milton; Margaret, widow of J. Hickman, lives in Toronto; Henry S., is a real estate broker on Toronto Street; Sarah, married Alderman J. Brandon, Toronto; Mary Jane lives at home. Mr. Mara served under Captain Ross in the Rebellion, and was a member of the old fire brígade for fifteen years, and captain for seven years. He was a mem- ber of the City Council in 1845-6. In religion he is a Methodist, and in politics a Conservative; he is a member of the Irish Protestant Benevolent Association. WILLIA f P. MARSTON was born in the County of Kent, England, in 1820, and came to America in 1832. He remained in the States until 1851, after which he removed to Toronto and located on Y onge Street, where he conducted a gun business for twenty-eight years. He was the first in this line of trade who carried on this business successfully for so long a period, and was the only one who manufactured guns in Canada. He retired from business in 1879, and has ince resided at 99 Alexander Street. THEODORE HENRY AUGUSTUS MARTENS, professor of music,37 Charles Street, was born in Hamburg, Germany, where he received his first musical education under Charles Kolling, and in 1864 went to the Royal Conserva- toire of Music in Leipsic to continue his studies under Moscheles, Car Reinecke, Plaidy, etc., and the great canonicus, Dr. Hauptman. Here he pursued his studies with such earnestness and diligence that he was City of Toronto. 107 awarded the Mendelssohn Prize which he carried off out of one hundred and fifty contestants, and graduated with honour and full diploma in 1867. At the end of 1868 he came to New York where he made his first appearance in Steinway Hall, in one of Theodore Thomas' symphony con- certs. Shortly afterwards he was engaged as Pianist by the great Violinist, Ole Bull, to travel with him through the United States, and in 1869 came to Canada. While in Halifax he had the honour ol performing before His Royal Highness Prince Arthur of England. He held the Professorship of the Sackville Academy for three years, after which he was three years organist of Holy Trinity at St. John, N. B. Returning to Germany for a few months he came back to Canada and settled in Toronto, and has since been a resident. JOHN MARTIN was born in Simcoe County, Ontario, November 8th, 1840, and settled in Toronto in 1856, when he became a messenger boy for the Exchange Bank, remaining there until its failure. He attended the Military School where he received a first grade certificate in 1866. For several years he was book-keeper for the late Robert Wilkes. In 1872 he was admitted to the bar as an attorney and barrister and now practises his profession at 46 Church Street. JOHN M. MARTIN, machinist, Parkdale, was born in Toronto in 1849. His parents, James and Mary (Moodie) Martin, were both born in Dundee Scotland, and came to Canada in 1848, when he settled in Toronto. His father became foreman in the mechanical shop of the Grand Trunk Rail- way and superintended the construction of the first engine run on that road. John M. Martin was educated in the public schools. \Vhen he was twelve years of age he began to learn his trade, at which he has ever since worked. In 1871 he married Harriet Bright, who was born in Toronto, April 22nd, 1853. JAMES MATHEWS, proprietor of the Robinson House, and ship-owner, was born in the Township of Pickering in 1823, being the second SOD in a family of seven children. His parents, John and Hannah (Peak) Mathews, came from St. John, N.B., and landed at Ashbridge's Bay, there being only three small houses in Yprk then. They settled on two hundred acres of land in Pickering, being lot 12 in the 2nd concession. He worked on the farm until his death in 1878, aged eighty-five years. During the War of 1812 he fought at Lundy's Lane, Queenston Heights, Detroit and Sand- wich, for which he received four medals; he stood within six feet of General Brock when he fell and assisted in carrying him off the field. At 108 Biographical Notices. his death he left four children: \Vil!iam, Elizabeth, James and John. James 1\1athews resided on his father's farm until 1847. He came to Toronto in 1854, and opened the International Hotel. He spent a year in Oil Springs, and returning to Toronto in 1861 engaged in his present business. He is a Reformer and a Methodist, and takes an active part in temperance work, being Vice-President of the Temperance Reformation _ Society. In 1849 he married Charlotte C., eldest daughter of Samuel Thorold, of Niagara, Ontario. N. MAUGHAN, Assessment Commissioner for this city, is a native of Northumberland, England, and came to Canada in 1832, with his people, at the age of ten years. His parents died the year of their arrival here; his father on the journey at Lockport, New York. Our subject in his youth learned the trade of carpenter, and resided at the surburban Village of Eglinton. He followed building and contracting for many years in and about Toronto, up to 1869, when he moved into the city, and in 1872 he became identified with the Assessment Department. In 1877 he was appointed Assessment Commissioner, which he has since retained. In 1843 he married Sophia Riley, a native of Prescott, Ontario, whose father was formerly from the County of Cavan, Ireland, her mother being the daughter of Colonel Drummond, an officer in the regular army, who was instrumental in settling the Scotch Pioneers in that region. His family consists of three sons and two daughters. FRANCIS H. MEDCALF, deceased, son of William Medcalf, was born in the County of \Vicklow, Ireland, in 1803, being the eldest in a family of ten children. In 1819 he came to Canada with his parents, who located on a farm in the Bayham District, County of Elgin, where he resided for four years. He then went to Philadelphia, Pa., where he learned the trade of a millwright and worked for several years. He subsequently married Mary, daughter of John Harrison. In 1839 he came to Toronto and located on Richmond Street, east of Church Street; four years later he removed to Queen Street, upon the present site of Good's foundry, opposite to which he conducted business for several years as a manufacturer of agricultural imple- ments. In 1850, in order to afford better accommodation for his increasing business, he removed to King Street East, near the Don, where he carried on business as builder of stearn engines, saw and grist mill machinery, and threshing machines, until 1875, when he retired from business and rented his place to Mr. Charles Livey, which was destroyed by fire in 1877. In 1879 he purchased the foundry at 503 King Street East, then owned by the late City of T orolzto. 109 William Hamilton; He conducted that until his death In 1880. Besides attending to his large manufacturing interests, Mr. Medcalf sat in the City Council for six years, representing St. Lawrence, St. John's and St. David's Wards. For five years he was Mayor of the city, during which time he visited London, England, and Ireland, at his own expense, at the invitation of the Lord Mayor, to attentl the grand banquet at the Guildhall, given in honour of the mayors of the cities and towns throughout the olonies. He was a Magistrate, and was brought out for parliamentary honours in East Toronto, but was defeated by the Hon. M. C. Cameron. . He was a prominent member of the Orange Body, of which he was Grand Master, and was also a member of the A.F. and A.M., and of the Church of England. At his death he left six children, of whom Alfred, the third in order of birth, succeeded him in business. Mr. F. H. Medcalf built the first threshing machine and cleaner (combined) in Canada. He was very unfortunate by fire, having had his place of business completely destroyed six times, four on Queen Street and twice at the Don; at the first four he lost everything having no insurance, on the latter he had a small insurance but saved nothing. ANDREW F. MERCER was born in Toronto in 1851. His father, Andrew Mercer, sen'r, was born in Sussex, England, 1778. In 1802 he came to Canada with his father, whom he continued to live with up to the time of his death, which occurred June 24th, 1824. In 1803 Andrew Mercer, sen'r, received from the Government a grant of two hundred acres of land, which afterwards proved to be the most valuable property; in the same year he became a clerk in the Government Office. He was afterwards engaged in business as a general merchant on King Street, and subsequently kept a distillery at Hogg's Hollow, (York Mills). After giving up the distillery he was appointed issuer of marriage licenses, which position he held until his death in 1871. He had amassed a great fortune; he sold a portion of land between King and Wellington Streets, west of the Parliament Buildings, to the Rossin family for $20,000; at his death he held $90,000 stock in the Merchants' Bank; he was offered $60,000 cash for the place where he lived, near the south-east corner of Bay and \Vellington Streets. He gave a great deal for charitable purposes. After his death his estate reverted to the Crown, and the Government of Ontario, acting for the Crown, erected out of the estate an institution for the reclamation of fallen women known as the Andrew Mercer Reformatory at a cost of $90,000; also an eye and ear infirmary, known as the Andrew _Mercer Eye and Ear Infirmary, in connection with the Toronto General Hospital at a cost of $10,000, a small portion of the estate being allotted to Andrew F. Mercer. 110 Biographzcal Notices. THOMAS MEREDITH, retired, was born in the County Sligo, Ireland August 15th, 1812. His father was John Meredith, a linen draper, and his mother Mary McDonald. In 182 9 he came out with his brother John and located in Little York. He was first employed as a clerk in John Watkins' hardware store on King Street East. He was in partnership with Gooder- ham & Worts for ten years, and dealt a great deàl in grain which he brought from several of the ports on Lake Ontario. He married Susannah Ardagh, by whom he had the following children viz.: Arthur, Thomas, Richard, vVilliam, George, Sarah and Fanny. In religion Mr. Meredith is a member of the Church of England. HONOURABLE \VILLIAM H. MERRITT, St. Catharines. A biography of \Villiam Hamilton Merritt, of more than four hundred pages, has been published by his eldest son living, J. P. Merritt, therefore we propose to give only a brief sketch of his life in this work-briefer than would other- wise seem to answer our purpose. His father, Thomas Merritt, a Loyalist of the Revolutionary time, and a Cornet in the regiment known as Simcoe's Queen's Rangers, married Mary Hamilton, of South Carolina, left the United States with other Loyalists for New Brunswick in 1783, removed to Canada in 1793, and it was while on this journey that our subject was born in the State of New York, on the 3rd of July, 793' The family settled on ,the Twelve-Mile Creek, in the old Niagara District. Here the boy, then three years old, grew to manhood and made his history. He commenced his education under 1\1r. Cockerell, at Burlington, now Ham- ilton, continuing his studies at Niagara, and receiving a slight classical p::>lishing at the h'ands of the Rev. John Burns. At fifteen years of age he visited St. John, New Brunswick, where he had relatives, and where he studied surveying, algebra, trigonometry and other useful branches. In June, 1812, when the United States declared war against Great Britain, he immediately drew his sword, having just receive:! a Lieutenant's commission. Three months later he was Major, and, at the Battle of Queenston Heights, October 13th, 1812, holding the position of Commander of Militia Cavalry of Upper Canada, he was deputed by General Sheafe to receive the swords of the American officers captured. He was in other engagements, including those at Detroit, for which he received a medal, at Stony Creek and Lundy's Lane, and during the latter engagement was taken prisoner. At the close of the war Mr. Merritt returned to St. Catharines, went into the commercial trade: and continued in trade until 1819. In 1818 he had a survey made of the land from the south branch of the Twelve-Mile Creek now at Allenburgh, due south two miles to the Chippewa, in order to see if City of Toro1lto. I II it was feasible to supply his mills by means of a canal with a full supply of water from the latter stream. This apparently trifling undertaking finally suggested to Mr. Merritt the more gigantic enterprise of connecting the waters of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, by means of a canal. This grand idea-the \Velland Canal-which he conceived, was commenced in November, 182 4, and completed in November, 1829. It was the pioneer enterprise of the kind in Upper Canada. But Mr. Merritt's spirit was indomitable; he had noble coadjutors in the work, and it was done, giving Mr. Merritt a red-letter page of unsurpassed brilliancy in the history of Canadian enter- prise. In 1832 Mr. Merritt was elected to Parliament for Haldimand ; was placed on the Finance Committee, and served several years in that body, becoming chairman of the committee just mentioned, in January, 1838. He went into the Government as President of the Executive Council in 18 4 8 , and was Chief Commissioner of Public \Vorks in 1850; sat for Hal- dimand and Lincoln until 1860, when he was elected to the Legislative Council for the Counties of Lincoln and \Velland. As a legislator he looked well to the interests of the \Velland Canal; was a strong advocate of internal improvements generally; took broad and statesmanlike views of all subjects coming up for consideration, and was one of the most industrious and useful members of Parliament. He was a strong advocate of the union of Upper and Lower Canada, a measure which was effecteà in 1841. During the period of his legislative career, the Rebellion occurred (1837-38), but Mr. Merritt entered into none of the military proceed- ings, designating the attempt at revolution as the Monkey VV' ar. In 1840, Mr. Merritt, who had long been a Director of the \Velland Canal, was again elected President of the company, and continued to work with the utmost diligence for its interests. He was rightly regarded as the father of that grand public work. He favoured the building of the Welland Railway, which now runs along the side of the canal, knowing that both would aid in the development of the country. He took a liberal and comprehensive view of all such matters, and laboured untiringly to promote the welfare of Canada until his death, which occurred on the 5th July, 1862. Thomas Rodman Merritt, the youngest of the three sons who grew to manhood, was educated at Grantham Academy and Upper Canada College; was a merchant at St. Catharines from 1844 to 1846; a miller for the next twenty-three years; a Director of the Niagara District Bank for more than twenty years and its President for several years; a member of the Dominion Parliament from 1868 to 1874, and is now Managing-Director of the Welland Railway, Vice-President of the Imperial Bank, and president of two or three local corporations or societies. "Rodman Hall," his home is one of the most elegant residences on the Niagara Peninsula. 112 BiograPhical Notices. JAMES METCALF, 174 Bloor Street \Vest, is a native of Cumberland, England, and is the eldest son of James Metcalf, contractor. In 1842 the subject of this sketch came to Toronto, and commenced business as con- tractor. Among the buildings erected by him, St. James' Cathedral bears testimony to his workmanship. He also built the old Post-office, Trinity College, and other public buildings. He went to Australia in 1852, and carried on business there for four years, and returning again to Toronto retired into private life. In 1867 l'v1:r. Metcalf was returned as a represen- tative in the House of Commons, and remained as such until 1878. He was elected President of the Royal Canadian Bank in 1865, and appointed a J.P. the year preVIOUS. In 1843 he married Miss Ellen Howson, daughter of John Howson, of Peterborough County, Ontario. JAMES MICHIE, deceased. Prominent among those names which have beenoassociated with the progress and development of Toronto the one which heads this sketch is especially worthy of mention. His death being of çomparatively recent occurrence, the citizens of Toronto will retain a vivid remembrance of the munificence which distinguished his lifetime, and the generous manner with which he caused his wealth to be disbursed for the benefit of the city charities and other public institutions on his demise. 1\1r. Michie was of Scotch birth and parentage, his home being Corryhoul, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire. He was born in 1828, and was the youngest of a family of seven children, the issue of the union of James and Sophia Michie. At the age of seventeen he came to Canada in company with his elder brother Henry, and entered the ,service of A. Ogilvie & Co., wholesale and retail grocers, of Toronto, in which house his uncle, the late Mr. George Michie, held a partnership, and to whose influence, doubtless, our subject was indebted for his entrance on a business career which eventually proved so strikingly successful. This business, with which the name of Michie is now so prominently connected, was first established in 1836, with a branch in Montreal, the founders being Alexander Ogilvie and Thomas Kay, under whose name it was conducted until 1852. In that year Messrs. J ames Michie and A. T. Fulton were admitted into the firm, and with the great increase of business it was decided also to separate the wholesale department from the retail, which was accordingly done, the former being conducted by Messrs. George Michie and A. T. Fulton, on Y onge Street, and the retail business remaining on King Street, with the firm name of Fulton, Michie & Co., under the management of Mr. James Michie. The death of Mr. Kay in 1855 somewhat altered the position of affairs, that event being signalized by the closing of the Montreal branch, .- ' '"-::;..' -"- ":' ::';--, '" ", ... /. - r- --. -. ' ,t i ,\ 1 \ "' .'" .- - c/::,. :' ,, f) -:: .1 < ,_ _ t 'f - " r" \ ({'", \ \ 1 \ :' : , ,\ \.. ',' , .. "( } 'fi:' '" ,,,,, . <>, \ , } ;, í. '.'" ' ," " i 1k" - ' ," , \', /,''>.. " ",*> ,,' ' , , - >:;: "," " ,,, --:<:, ' ,;:-.. . .""". -f">' > ,--(..,..., "- '-.,,' . , " _.:::::- .::,.",, ,-- ,'- ..... "- "-- - . ,- '- -- " --,, , , ;:: - ,-,,,,- " '>. ':':: ' ,,0 ""'-'-- ,-" J AMES MICHIE DECEASED. ' City of Toronto. 113 and transference of all his business to Toronto, which was continued by the remaining partners until 1866 when Mr. George Michie died, the busi- ness being thereafter conducted by the two surviving members of the firm. On Mr. Michie's death in 1883 this flourishing concern passed into the hands of John F., George S., and Forbes Michie who compose the present firm, and the business is still carried on under the old style of Fulton, Michie & Co. Apart from his own particular business, which must of necessity have occupied the greater portion of his time and attention, Mr. Michie's business talents found scope in other departments where his knowledge of finance proved of no little value. He held at stated periods a directorship in the Bank of Commerce, the \Vestern Assurance Com- pany and the Dominion Telegraph Company, in the latter of which he combined also the position of treasurer; the vice-presidency of the Free- hold Loan and Savings Company, and likewise was a member of the Board of Trade. Before the \Vhitby, Port Perry, and Lindsay Railroad became amalgamated with the Midland, it had, for the preceding ten years, been owneq by l\Ir. Michie, his partner, l\1r. Fulton, and two other gentlemen, and was operated by them during that period, they having purchased it from the original proprietors. It would naturally be conceived that one in his position, and in whose competence his fellow-citizens had unbounded faith should scarcely have failed to respond to the many earnest solicitations with which he was assailed to accept municipal and political honours. But no, his inclinations did not tend that way, and all temptations held out to him of future distinction in that direction were modestly refused, to the disadvantage, we cannot help but think, of the governing bodies generally, where his habitual caution and knowledge of financial matters would have been of great service. \Ve have hitherto mentioned the success which attended Mr. Michie' business career, it is now our pleasing duty to record some of those benevolent actions which should keep his memory green in the minds of our citizens, and which bear full testimony to the general desire on his Pi- rt to benefit the inhabitants of the city. One act may be mentioned which of itself would show the generosity of his nature. His late- uncle, George Michie, originated the Home for Incurables, leaving a legacy f $2,000 to found the institution, provided an equal amount should be. given by the public within three years. In case they failed to comply the bequest was to revert to Mr. James Michie. The public failed to subscribe; the amount necessary within the specified time.. The deceased (who was. residuary legatee under the will) carried out his uncle's intentions and like- wise added the substantial sum of $4,000, and to him alone the foundation of the Home is due. His charitable disposition on many a memorable-- 9 114 Biographical Notices. occasion was put to the test, and never found wanting, but it was reserved for Toronto to know, when she had lost hini, of what sterling quality was composed the mind of the man who had passed away, By his will he bequeathed tothe Toronto Hospital, $3,000 ; Lying-in-Hospital, $2,000; St. Andrew's Church, $4,000; Queen's College, Kingston, 54,000; \Vidows and Orphans 4,000; Temporalities Fund, $4,000; Tract Society, 5oo; Bible Society, $1,000; Magdalen Asylum, $2,000; Girls' Home, $2,000; Boys' Home, $2,000; House of Industry, $3,000, and the poor of the parish of Cargaff, Scotland, $200. As a true friend of the Church, l\Ir. Michie never neglected her interests, nay, he was profuse in his generosity in this respect; witness his magnificent contribution of $ I 1,000 towards the building fund of St. Andrew's Church (of which he was a devoted member), besides large donations for missionary and other purposes. He was appointed a member of the board of managers of his church in July, 1861, and was chairman of the building committee, in both of which positions he rendered valuable service. He was a member of the Council of Queen's College, Kingston, and at his death a resolution of condolence with his family, was passed by the college board. As one of Scotia's sons, he was ever true to the memory of his native land, and was always a steadfast friend to his country- men. Year after year they urged him to accept the presidency of St. Andrew's Society, of which he was a member, but his retiring disposition was opposed to the gratification of their desires. It was not until the annual meeting in 1881 that he was prevailed upon to allow his name to be used, and at the annual meeting previous to his death he was re-elected. In business circles he was respected for his integrity, and every reliance could be placed upon his word. Hé was alike remarkable for the simplicity of his character, as he was unaffected by his prosperity and accumulated wealth. \Vhat he gave, he gave freely, and his own happiness appeared bound up in the prospect of making others so. .. Oh, heaven! the good that some men do That others leave to do." He passed away beloved by his fellow-çountrymen, respected by all as a gentleman and a citizen. His remains were followed to Mount Pleasant Cemetery by thousands, both rich and poor, and buried beneath many floral offerings of the most eminent men of the city and province, a just and fitting tribute to the purity of his life. ROBERT BELL MILLE , barrister, was born in 1814 and is the son of George Miller, a surgeon, who was educated in Edinburgh, Scotland, and who afterwards went to Ireland, where he married Mary Bell, third City of Toronto. 115 daughter of Dr. Bell. In 1820, the parents of our subject settled at Niagara with their family of five sons and two daughters, where Surgeon Miller lived until his death, which occurred in 1829; his wife died in 1841. Robert Bell Miller came to Toronto in 1829, and began business as a clerk in the store of Thomas Bell on King Street, where he remained until 18 34, during which five years he had been studying law. In 1839, he was admitted to the bar, and at once commenced the practice which he has ever since continued. Mr. Miller served in the" Queen's Rangers" at the time of the Rebellion, and witnessed the destruction of the Caroline. He is a Conservative, an Episcopalian and an Oddfellow of many years standing. He married Susannah, seventh child of the late Thomas Bell, of the Royal Engineers, and one of the old residents of Toronto. Both of Mr. Miller's sisters are still living; one in the Township of Ancaster, County of Went- worth, and the other at Niagara. FREDERICK MILLIGAN, deceased, was born in Chester, England, March 25th, 1820. His father, Arthur l\Iilligan, was a soldier in her Majesty's 71st Regiment; he came to Canada with the regiment in 1824; his wife and family came in 1830. He died here in 1861; his wife died in 1881. At the latter's death she left the following children: Frederick, Fanny, Alex- ander, Joseph, William, Robert and George. Frederick ::\Iilligan was married in 1842 to Margaret, daughter of John Bowman, by whom he had nine children. For some years he was a tailor, but in 1848 he opened a hotel called the Lord Roden and Colonel Verner. He died the 16th of May, 1883. At his death he left three daughters. JAMES MITCHELL, retired, was born in the County of Armagh, North of Ireland, in 18II, being the fourth in a family of four sons and one daughter, born to James and Sarah (Hamilton) Mitchell, of Scotch extraction. In 1832 he came to Canada and located in York Township, where he engaged in lumbering and farming and also kept a stor:e at Eglinton. He remained there for over forty years and only a few years ago returned to the city, where he now resides. Mr. Mitchell married a daughter of Jacob Snider, Esq., by whom he has four sons and five daughters living. During the Mackenzie Rebellion he was arrested and detained for two days; he boarded at Montgomery's Hotel. l\1r. Mitchell's elder brother, Robert, who came to Canada in 1834, is now living retired in Harriston. GEORGE MONRO, deceased, ex-l\Iayor of Toronto, was born in Scotland in 1797. In 1800 his father emigrated to Canada, and settled at Niagara, where he resided until his death. After the close of the war of 1812, 1I6 Biographical Notices. George Monro removed from Niagara to York, where he entered the service of his brother John, who opened a general store between George and Frederick StreéÌs on King, afterwards on the corner of George and King Streets. On the death of his brother in 1830, he assumed control of the business which he continued until 1869, when he retired. From 18 34 until 18 4 1 he represented St. Lawrence Ward in'the City Council. In 18 4 1 he was elected Mayor, which office he filled most satisfactorily. From 18 4 2 until 18 45 he again represented St. Lawrence \tVard in the Council. In 18 44-5 he represented the third Riding of York, now East York, in the old Parliament of Canada. During the Rebellion of 1837, he was commissioned a captain of the York Volunteers. His wife was Christina Fisher of Mon- treal. Mr. l\rlonro died in 1879, leaving two sons and four daughters, some of whom reside in Toronto. GEORGE MONRO, }UN'R, son of the late ex-Mayor Monro, was born in the building now known as the Black Horse Hotel in Toronto in 18 31. He spent some years in business with his father. He was subsequently educated as a Civil Engineer, and was employed on the construction of the Toronto and Guelph line of the Grand Trunk Railway. For the past fourteen years he has been connected with Her Majesty's Customs at Toronto. JOHN l\rl. MONRO, eldest son of the late ex-Mayor Monro, was born at York in 1828. In 1862 he went to Australia, where he remained nine years. In 1861 he went to England and Ireland, where he travelled for three years. He then returned to Toronto, where he has since remained. He resides at the Queen's Hotel. ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY, carriage manufacturer, 838 Queen Street \Vest, was born in Markham Township, a little east of Y onge Street, near Hogg's Hollow, now York Mills, November 1st, 1835. His father, Richard Montgomery, a brother of John Montgomery, who played such a prominent part in the Rebellion of 1837, was born in February, 180 7, east of York 1ills, and died August 14th, 1873. His wife was Hannah, daughter of John Smith, by whom he had the following children, all of whom survived him: Jane, born December 6th, 1832; John S., March 4 th , 18 34; Alex- ander, November 1st, 1835; Nathan M., July 23rd, 18 37; Sarah Ann, September loth, 1839; Martha, August 31st, 1841; Joseph, May 11th, 18 43; Nancy, June 21st, 1845; David, May 25th, 18 47; Mary E., July 22nd, 18 49; Mahala, June 20th, 1850; Jerusha, May 6th, 18 53; Victoria, May 23rd, 1855; Charles A., August loth, 1857. The mother of these City of Toronto. 117 children was born near Thornhill, April 28th, 1812, and died October 14th, 1883. Alexander Montgomery began to learn the trade of a carriage- maker and general blacksmith when he was quite young; he has been manufacturing carriages for twenty-five years. In 1866, he married Mary Anne, daughter of Joseph Peelar. The Peelars were U .E. Loyalists, and settled west of the Hooton in 1800. Mary Ann Hooton, the great grand- mother of Mrs. Montgomery was drowned while crossing that river on horseback. Mrs. Montgomery's grand-mother lived to be eighty-four years of age. She had a narrow escape from being shot during the Battle of York in 1812, while walking across Bloor Street with her son, then an infant in her arms. DR. JOHN W. MONTGOMERY, son of John and Mary Montgomery, was born at Newtonbrook, Ontario, in 1827. Hence he was only ten years of age when the Rebellion broke out, at which time he and his cousin (Abraham Wilson) were the only persons in the old hotel, the" Sickle and Sheaf," owned by his father, when the first cannon shot came through his home, cutting down the three chimneys. These two lads stood viewing the scene from one of the upper windows; they thought it mere sport until a second shot entered the wing, when they were removed by some of their friends. After the Rebellion closed, and his father made his escape to the United States, his family joined him at Rochester, N.Y. Here our subject attended the Collegiate Institute until 1843, when the family returned to Toronto. He entered the private medical school taught by the late Dr. John Rolph; where he graduated in 1847. During his medical course he was offered, by a vote of his class, the position of Demonstrator of Anatomy, which he accepted. After completing his education, he practised at Sutton Village, Ontario, twenty-five years. In 1872, he removed to Bell Ewart, Simcoe County, where he remained until 1877, when he received the appointment of assistant superintendant in the Kingston Insane Asylum, where he remained five years. In 1882 he was transferred to the Hamilton Insane Asylum, where he at present resides. In politics he has always been a strong Reformer. His first wife was Josephine Gorham, of the city of New York; second, Elizabeth Anderson, of Hawick, Scotland; his third, Charlotte, daughter of \Villiam Jones, Esq., of Kingston, Ontario. He has four sons and three daughters. EDWARD M. MORPHY, jeweller, was born in the North of Ireland in 1820, and emigrated to Canada in 1835, in company with his master, he being at that time an apprentice. In 1837, his father, mother, six brothers 118 Biographical Notices. and three sisters followed him, all of whom settled in Toronto. During the Mackenzie Rebellion his father and elder brothers were among the first to volunteer to support the loyal cause, the former being appointed captain of a city corps. Three of his brothers entered the legal profession, one entered the Civil Service and two besides himself became jewellers. Mr. l\Iorphy has been established at 141 Y onge Street for over forty years; his family consists of five children, two sons and three daughters; the eldest son, Mr. J. l\lorphy, is now in partnership with the father under the style of Morphy, Sons & Co. The eldest daughter is married to Mr. E. J. Malone of the firm of Edgar & Malone, barristers. The family have built over fifty first class houses in Toronto. HUGH ANGUS MORRISON, railway conductor, was born in Toronto in 18 3 0 , being the youngest in a family of three daughters and one son. His father was Hugh Morrison, who was born in Scotland in 1798, and who, after resigning his captaincy in the "Black \Vatch" Highland regiment, came to Canada in 1829 with Sir John Colborne. He was then a widower, with five children, his first wife, Mary Curran, having died in Scotland. The Honourable Justice Morrison is the eldest of his sons, by his first marriage; the others were Angus and Michael; the daughters were Betsey and Jeanette. After coming to Canada he married a daughter of Captain Alexander Montgomery, by whom he had four children. He first engaged in farming, and subsequently kept a hotel on Y onge Street. The subject of this sketch has been engaged on railways for twenty-four years. He began as baggage man and is now a conductor running between Toronto and London. In 1863 he married Sarah Jane Ferris, of Toronto. FREDERICK 1\11. MORSON (of Bigelow & Morson, barristers) was born at Cham by, Quebec, and is the only son of Frederick Morson, M.D., of Niagara, Ontario, and a native of Rochester, Kent, England. In 1845, Mr. Morson, senior, came to Canada and settled in Montreal, where he practised his profession as M.D., removing in 1860 to Niagara, his present residence. F. :\1. Morson was educated at Niagara Grammar School, and graduated with honors at Trinity College, Toronto, in 1872. He was called to the the bar in 1877, and in that year entered on the practice of his profession at Hamilton, and in 1878 in Toronto. In 1878, he married Miss Catherine \Vyatt, eldest daughter of the late George \Vyatt, Esq., of this city. ALEXANDER MUIR was born in the Parish of Lesmahagow, Lanark- shire, Scotland. His father, John Muir, came to Canada in 1833, accom- panied by his wife and two sons, Alexander and John, arriving at Toronto City of Toronto. 119 (then Little York), in the month of August of that year. Shortly after his arrival, he took up his residence in the Township of Scarboro', where he lived till his death in 1865. Alexander is now a resident of Toronto, being Headmaster of one of the city public schools. His brother John is Treasurer of the Chicago Academy of Music. HECTOR MUNRO, deceased, father of L. H. R. Munro, was born at Dornoch, Scotland, in 1796. He came to Canada in 1812 with the 49th Regiment, being a brother officer of Sir Allan McNab. He participated in the battles of Chrysler's Farm, Queenston Heights, and Lundy's Lane, and carried the colours at Chrysler's Farm. After the war he retired on half-pay; and, when again placed on full pay, was stationed at St. John's, Newfoundland, from which he removed to Toronto, having been transferred to the Royal Canadian Rifles. He subsequently filled the position of Collector of Customs at Galt, until 1854, when he died, leaving eight children. His son, George T. Munro, who had been retired as a captain on half pay on the disbanding of the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment with his wife and child and youngest sister were lost at sea on one of the Allan vessels the H azeldean, in 1870. RICHARD H. R. MUNRO, barrister, was born in 1840 at St. John's, Newfoundland, where his father Hector Munro, an officer in the Royal Newfoundland veteran companies, was stationed. He came to Toronto with his parents, and after having studied law in the office of the Hon. Edward Blake, graduated in 1867. He formed a partnership with \Vm. Proudfoot of Hamilton, which continued until 1870. Mr Munro married a daughter of James BarIJ.um, of Grafton, Ontario. JOHN MURCHISON, deceased, was born in 1878 in Glengarry, (whither his father, one of the U. oE. Loyalists, fled from New York (he was a descendant of the Macdonalds of Glenco, Scotland). He went to Niagara when only thirteen years old;' from thence he came to York in 1800 in a small boat, and started in business as a merchant tailor on King Street, where the Clyde Hotel now stands. In 1808 he was married in the old English Church to Frances E., daughter of Joseph Hunt, Commissary officer. He served in the War of 1812, in the York Volunteers, and was appointed sergeant-major; he was in the Battle of Queenston Heights, after which he wa sent by the Governor with three of the prisoners from Niagara to Kingston in a small boat, having only two assistants. His eldest son John was among those who marched to quell the rebels at Montgomery's Farm in 18 37. He represented St. Lawrence Ward in the City Council; he was a 120 Bz'ographical Notices. Conservative and member of the Church of England. In 1838, he retired from business and lived in the present homestead which he built in 1836 on Cruickshank Lane, now Bathurst Street, being the only house on the street except Mr. Cruickshank's farm-house. He died in 1870, leaving of nine children only three living viz.: Sarah, now aged 72, Charlotte, aged 68 and Richard Duncan, aged 62, who for several years was in business on Queen Street. The latter, at his father's death, removed to the homestead where he is now living; he had been married twice, first in 1847, and second in 1861 ; he had seven children by his first wife, five of whom are living, and eight by the second, all living; of the first children, the three eldest are married in Toronto. In politics Mr. Murchison is a Conservative, and in religion a member of the Church of England. JAMES MURRAY was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1814' In early life he acquired the trade of a tinsmith, and on coming to Toronto in 1842, commenced a business which he conducted successfully until 1874. He subsequently purchased property on Alexander Street, where he now lives retired. He married Jane, daughter of Alexander Miller, by whom he has two sons who have succeeded him in the business still carried on at 224 Yonge Street. Mr. ::\lurray is a member of the Carlton Street Methodist Church, and in politics sympathises with the Reform Party. EDWARD J. MUSSON, of the finn of Mackenzie, Musson & Co., Toronto, was born at \Veston, June 24, 1834. His father, Edward Musson, was born in London, England, and emigrated to Canada in 1820. He bought up land in the Township of Etobicoke near \Veston, where he and his brother Thomas, engaged in farming, saw-mill and distillery business. In 1840 he removed to Islington and carried on farming, saw-milling and store- keeping, he creditably filled the offices of Township Clerk, Councillor and Reeve; he died in 1871. His wife was Ann, daúghter of John Smart, whom he married in 1831, and by whom he had eight children. Edward J. Musson was educated at Islington, Toronto Academy and Upper Canada College. In 1853 he went to Brampton to learn store-keeping with the late Mr. Peleg Howland. From i8SS to 1863 he kept a store at Thistleton ; after which he was farming and store-keeping at \Veston. In 1875 he came to Toronto. He is married to a Miss Taylor. He is a Conservative, an Episcopalian, and a member of the York Pioneer Society. \\TILLIAM IVlusSON, deceased, was born in London, England, III the year 1799. He came to Canada in the year 1820 with his wife (l\lary Ann Wordley), father, mother, and two brothers (Thomas and Edward). The City of Toronto. 121 family settled at Weston, where the father died in the year 1832, aged eighty-seven years, and the mother in the year 1846, aged seventy-seven years. The father was a manufacturer of tin-plate in London, England, and a member of the "Goldbeaters' Guild" of that city. William, the subject of our sketch, removed to Toronto (then Little York), and carried on the business of tin-plate manufacturer and importer of hardware until his death in 1844. He had twelve children, five of whom died in infancy, the others being Mary Ann, \Villiam, Henry, Isabella, James W. George, and Charles S. He was one of the founders of the Mechanics' Institute, and Captain of the old Fire Brigade. He was also one of the first Directors of the British America Assurance Company. In politics he was a Baldwm Reformer. His wife, Mary Ann Wordley, died at Toronto in the year 1872, in the sixty-ninth year of her age. GEORGE MUSSON, son of William and Mary Ann Musson, was born at 71 King Street East, on 3rd November, 1836. He was educated at the Toronto Academy and the Upper Canada College, and with the exception of two years (1867 to 1869), has always resided in Toronto. He married Agnes, third daughter of John Balfour. He was for many years with the well-known firm of Wakefield, Coate & Co., but since 1869 has been engaged in business on his own account. His firm, Musson & 110rrow, 50 Front Street East, tea importers and commission merchants, doing a very large business, their prinçipal connections being with China, Brazil and the West Indies. In 1883, Mr. Musson was appointed Vice-Consul for Brazil. In politics he is a c.onservative. GEORGE MussoN, deceased, 37 Carlton Street, whose grandfather was a manufacturer of tin-plate in London, England, and came to Canada with his wife and sons (William, Thomas and Edward), in 1820. There was a daughter who married in England, and who came out a few years after- wards. The family settled on some land near Weston, where the father and mother died. The father of our subject had learned the tin-plating trade in England, and began business in that line in York soon after he came out; he continued it until 1844, when he died. He was connected with the old Fire Brigade, and was one of the founders of the Mechanics' Institute. He was one of the first stock-holders in the British America Insurance Company. MUNGO NASMITH, tax colleetor for St. James's Ward, residing at 16 Maitland Street, was born in Greenock, Scotland, and is a son of the late John Nasmith, who came to Canada in 1844 and for many years conducted 122 Biographical Notices. a bakery in Toronto. 1\1 ungo early learned his father's trade, and carried on business for himself at the corner of Y onge and Gerrard Streets from 1860 to 1872. Retiring from business on account of his health he received the appointment of collector for St. James's \Vard, a position he still retains. Following in the footsteps of his father, he early took an active part in temperance work, and was a charter member of the Cadets of Temperance when first introduced into Canada. For five years he held the position of Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars; he was also one of the Vice-Presidents of the Dominion Alliance. At the organization of the \Vorld's Good Templars he was appointed the Deputy of the R. W. G. T. :\1 allins, and is still an earnest total abstainer. RICHARD N ORTHCOTE, retired, was born in Devonshire, England, in 1804, and is now tIle only one living of a family of sixteen. His father was Henry Northcote, a farmer. In 1826, he came to Canada as a butler in the service of Sir John Colborne. After which he engaged in the grocery business on King Street, and subsequently in making ginger beer; he sold the latter business to the Hon. Robert Baldwin. After -the Rebellion, he opened a grocery store on King Street, where Thompson & Son's dry-goods house now is; by two fires which occurred while he was there he lost -[2,0C;>0. He then commenced a wholesale pork business, which he con- tinued until his retirement in 184-9. In politics he is a Conservative, and in religion a member of the Church of England. He married a Miss Taylor, who also came out with Sir John Colborne. His son, Henry Northcote, a civil engineer, was born in York, November 4, 1833. He received his education at Upper Canada College. He married Julia, third daughter of Richard Hackin. THOMAS NORTHEY, of the firm of Northey & Co., manufacturers of steam-pumps, was born in Cornwall, England, in 1816, being the eldest of a family of five sons and five daughters born to George and Mary (Black) Northey. About 1826, he came to Canada with his parents, who settled on Prince Edward Island, where they remained for six years. Then he went to Pittsburg, Pa., where he learned the trade of a mechanical engineer. In 1838, the term of his apprenticeship having expired, he returned to Canada, and after working ten years at \Vellington Square and Simcoe located at Hamilton, where, until 1880, he was engaged in building stationary steam-engines and subsequently in making steam-pumps. In 1882, he removed to Toronto, where, at the corner of Front and Parlia- ment Streets, the firm of which he is a member is doing a prosperous City of Toronto. 12 3 business. In 1876, he patented a steam-pump, which has proved a great success. In 1846, he married l'vlatilda Williams, daughter of Mr. Williams, of Seneca townshìp, who subsequently died. In 1856, he married Julia Henrietta Pell, daughter of J. E. Pell. Mr. Northey's parents died in Hamilton; he has three brothers living, one in l\Ielbourne, Australia, and two in Hamilton. He is a Conservative in politics. RICHARD H. OATES, deceased, the founder of the " York Pioneers Society," was the son of Captain Oates, a commander in the merchant service, trading between England and the \Vest Indies. Shortly after his marriage, Captain Oates made a voyage to the VVest Indies. On the return Toyage he was compelled to put into Belfast, instead of London, whither they were bound. This occurred on July the 27th, 1809, on which date Richard H. Oates was born. His early life was, if not romantic, at least very eventful. \Vhile accompanying his parents to Malta in his father's vessel the America, and when Richard was scarce a year old, they were captured in the Mediterranean by a French privateer and carried as prison- ers of war to Algiers. Fortunately, the British consul of that place happened to be an old school-mate of Captain Oates; and by visiting the prisoners relieved the monotony of their captivity until, by an exchange of prisoners, they regained their freedom. Captain Oates, being in the Commissariat Department, was ordered to Oporto, here his son Richard, then two years of age, was carried off and concealed for some weeks by a Portuguese nobleman, who had taken a fancy to him; he was found, however, in good health and spirits, and could prattle somewhat in Portuguese. In 1812 and 1813, he travelled with his father through France and Spain, and, in 1814, returned with him to England. Captain Oates was then ordered to Quebec; and while in Canada visited Little York, when his cousin, Miss Russell, sister of President Russell, prevailed upon him to return to Eng- land for his family and to settle in Canada, which he did in 1817. He afterwards became prominent in connection with the packet Rzchmolld, which he built and sailed between Niagara and Toronto. As Richard Oates was but eight years of age when he came to Canada, he was sent to school to the late Dr. Strachan. He also attended school at Niagara, St. Catharines and Brockville, after which he returned to Toronto and served two years as an apprentice to the drug business. In 1828, he went to England, where he finished his studies for his profession. Returning to Toronto he opened a drug store; but finding it not as profitable as he could wish he invested his capital in a foundry with Christopher Elliot. He afterwards went into the mill-stone business and built a mill at Brad- 12 4 Biographical Notices. ford, by which he lost $18,000. The mill-stone business occupied his attention until his death, which occurred on March 2, 1881. At the beginning of this sketch reference has been made to Mr. Oates as being the founder of the" York Pioneers Society." It is to his efforts that the Society owes its existence. It was organized for the purpose of collecting and preserving relics and historical momentoes of old times. The membership was confined to those who had lived in Torónto before March 6, 18 34, on which date Little York became Toronto; subsequently those descend- ants of pioneers who had reached forty years of age were admitted. The society has been a certain success, much of which is due to Mr. Oates. In politics Mr. Oates was a Conservative, and in religion a Unitarian. He was President of the United Canadian Association for five years, and in January, 1880, was elected to a seat in the City Council as Alderman for St. James's \Vard. DANIEL O'BROOK, retired, was born on the corner of King and Church Streets in this city, September 15, :Ji825. His father, whose name was also Daniel, came out to Canada some years before 1800 with his father, who was a merchant in Norwich, England. The grandfather of our subject afterwards became a captain in the 41st Regiment, and fought at the battle of Queenston Heights. Daniel O'Brook, sen'r, married a daughter of John Playter, by whom he had three sons, George, John Edward and Daniel. He purchased a lot at the corner of King and Church Streets, and on it built a house. He died ill 1872, aged eighty years. George O'Brook lives in Toronto, while John Edward resides in Chatham. DR. OLDRIGHT is descended from nulitary ancestors. His grand- father was a burgher of the ancient German free city of Frankfort-on- the-Main. He having contracted a second marriage, his son left home and joined the British army, when Napol on Bonaparte's military genius was contributing to the overthrow of the ancient dynasties of Europe. The father of Dr. Oldright was born in London, England. His mother was Elizabeth Clucas, whose father was from the Isle of Man. Dr. Oldright's father, when very young, joined His Majesty's 81st Regiment of Foot, the Loyal Lincoln Volunteers. This corps, like other regiments of the line, has, in consequence of the extent of the British possessions, seen a great deal of foreign service. Major Oldright was forty-two years in the army, and travelled over a large portion of the globe. Soon after the great battle of \Vaterloo he served with his corps in the Army of Occupation in France, pending the complete restoration of peace and the return of the City of Toronto. 12 5 Bourbons. He afterwards accompanied his regiment to different stations in the West India Islands and British North America, besides having done . duty in Great Britain, and in the Mediterranean and Ireland. He finally retired upon full pay with the rank of major. His son, Dr. \Villiam Old- right, was born at St. Kitt's, West Indies, in 1842. During the early part of his life he accompanied his father to different countries with the regi- ment. In 1854, after his father's retirement, he resided a short time in London, England, and in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and for a couple of years upon a small farm formerly belonging to the old warrior Brant, adjoining the old Mohawk Church near Brantford. He attended the Brantford High School until seventeen years of age; when he entered University College, and graduated at the University in modern languages in 1863, and in medicine in 1865. He began practic.e at Walkerton, Ontario, remaining two years; after which he returned to Toronto in 1867, where he has since been actively engaged in the practice of his profession. He became a member of the Medical Council, and in 1869, when he retired from that body, þecame Lecturer on Sanitary Science in the Toronto School of Medicine. In 1873 he was elected a member of the Senate of the Toronto University. In 1882 he was appointed Chairman of the Provincial Board of Health. His term of office as Chairman expired in April, 1884, when he was re-appointed a member of the Board. In 1865 he married Sarah Ellen, daughter of Charles Durand, Esq., of this city. WILLIAM T. O'REILLY, M.D., was born at Niagara Falls in 1834, being the eldest in a family of two sons and one daughter. His father was William O'Reilly, the youngest son of a family of six sons and five daughters, and was born in the same place and the same house as his son. In the year 1800, he married a daughter of Stiles Stevens, aU. E. Loyalist, who came to Canada from Boston; by her he had two sons and one daughter, viz.: William T., Helen and Hamilton; he died in Oakville in 1846. The grandfather of our subject, John O'Reilly, came from Bal- trasna, in the County of Cavan, Ireland, in 1745, to Philadelphia, where he became the President of the University of Pennsylvania. In 1786 he came to Canada and settled at Niagara Falls, where as a U.E. Loyalist he drew land for himself and sons, and where he died in 1815. He and five of his sons, served during the \Var of 1812, and fought at Queenston Heights and Lundy's Lane. Dr. O'Reilly attended Upper Canada College in 1847-8-9, and graduated in medicine in 1856. He then practised in St. Mary's for a short time, but returned to Toronto in 1859, and now occupies the position of Inspector of Prisons and Public Charities for the Province of Ontario. 126 Biographical Notices. PETER PATERSON, hardware merchant, was born in Toronto, May 3 0 , 1834. His parents were David and 'Sarah (Bishop) Paterson. His grand- father, Peter Paterson, came to Canada from Blantyre, Scotland, in 18r9, wit his sons David, John, and Peter. He settled at once in Toronto, and started in the hardware business the same year in the old Market Square, which he continued, with his son David as partner, until his death in 1846. Dayid continued the business until r856, when he died. and was succeeded by his sons Peter and John. Peter, since his brother John's death in 1880, has carried on the business alone. In 1861 .he was married to Jane VV., eldest daughter of David Paterson, of St. John, N .B. R. G. _..\.. PATON, cashier in the Toronto Custom House, was born at St. Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, in 1830. His father, Alexander Paton, died in Scotland; his mother was Violet \Vilson. In 1833 his mother came to Canada with her family, Jessie, Elizabeth. \Villiam and Robert. William died in 1845. His mother died in 1872, aged eighty-two years. R. G. A. Paton was educated in Toronto, at what was called the York Academy. kept by Mr. James Hodgson. He was on the British Colonist newspaper for ten years. For the last thirty years he has been in the Custom House. In religion Mr. Paton is a Presbyterian. JOHN PATRICK, Superintendent \Vater \Vorks, Parkdale, is a native of N ewcastle-on- Tyne, England, being the second son of George Patrick, a baker of that town, who married Jane Laidlaw. In r868 John Patrick came to Toronto, and was employed at the Soho Foundry as foreman, and at the time the \Vater \V orks were established in Parkdale, took charge as Superintendent. ALEXANDER PATTERSO:'-l was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1834, and in 1849 emigrated to Canada, and was engaged in lumbering until r855. He then went to Oakville, and engaged in the grocery and dry goods business, which he conducted for two years, afterwards continuing the grocery business in Toronto. He remained at 295 Y onge Street about twenty-two years, and then retired from business in 1879, since living in retirement. In 1857 he married Miss Charlotte Hazelhurst, a daughter of Benjamin Hazelhurst of Peterboro', the issue of the union being one son and two daughters, all of whom reside in the city. JOHN PATTERSON, retired, was born in Belfast, Ireland, and came to Toronto with his parents when only two years of age. In his youth he learned the trade of printer, which occupation he followed for twenty-five City of Toronto. 12 7 years. In 1875 he took possession of the hotel at the corner of Agnes and Elizabeth Streets, which he conducted with success for a period of seven years, selling out to Mr. Taylor, the present proprietor, in 1882, He is a retired Captain of the loth Royals, having joined at the time of the Fenian Raid. THOMAS PATTERSON, retired, was born in Ireland in 1834; and at the age of twenty he emigrated to Canada and took up his residence in Toronto. On his arrival he joined the city police force, in which he remai ed four years. He then entered the service of the Grand Trunk Railway, and was stationed at Belleville in the capacity of policeman. On his return to Toronto some time afterwards, he again joined the city police, but subse- quently returned to the employment of the Grand Trunk, and was stationed at the Union Station, where he continued until 1861. About this time he engaged in the grocery and liquor business at 230 Queen Street East, but stayed only a short time, opening a hotel and feed store on the corner of Queen and Ontario Streets. He continued this. business until 1879, and then built the Prospect House, 266 Queen Street East, since which time he has lived retired at No. 81 Ontario Street. In 1859 Mr. Patterson married Miss Jane Byers, of Toronto, by whom he has three children liv'ing; she died in 1873. He was married a second time, his wife being Miss Beatty of Toronto, by whom he has one daughter living. BENJAMIN PEARSALL, silversmith, is the son of Samuel and Amelia (Lewis) Pearsall, who came to Canada from Bristol, England, in 1800, and located in Little York, where they took a house on Duke Street. His father, who was a blacksmith and engineer' by trade, was one of the first black- smiths in the town. For two years he was employed by the Corporation as an engineer. He met his death by drowning in 1853, with his two sons named Louis Haliburton and Leurx, while the three were returning from a shooting excursion to the Island. He left three sons and thre daughters. Benjamin Pearsall was born in 1847, in a house on King Street, east of Parliament Street. He married Isabella, third daughter of Frank Woods, of this city. His first wife dying he married Henrietta, daughter of John Smith, of Toronto. GEORGE PEARSALL, locksmith, son of Samuel and Amelia Pearsall, was born in Toronto in 1840. He learned his trade with J. J. Taylor & Co., and began business for himself at 417 Y onge Street, repairing locks and filing saws, in February, 1871, and is now carrying on the hardware busi- ness in connection with the jobbing department. He married Isabella Maysonholder, of German extraction, who was born in the Province of Quebec. 128 Biographical Notices. ELIHU PEASE, deceased. The Pease family are of English origin, their name having been common in England for the past three hundred years. A work published there as early as 1472, mentions the name of John Pease, L.L.D.; persons of this name were found in al1 ranks of society, ministers, bankers, members of Parliament, etc. An English historian ascribes to them a German origin, and by a coat of arms we find the English Pease in Germany as early as A.D. 971. The great-grandfather of our subject, Samuel Pease, was born at Enfield, Conn., his ancestors having emigrated to America from I pswich, England, with the Puritans, in the ship Francis, which landed at Boston, April, 1634-, from which place they subsequently removed to Enfield, Conn., where our subject was born, June 29, 17 8 1. He was educated for a civil engineer and land surveyor. In 1810 he came to York County, and settled at Thornhill, where he soon after began teaching school in a log building erected in 1811, which is still standing, it being the first school-house in the County of York. During the War of 1812, all aliens were compelled to take the oath of allegiance or leave the country, hence Mr Pease returned to Buffalo, where he served in the Post- office and Custom House until the war closed, after which he returned to York, and assisted in re-building the old garrison. He later followed school teaching at Newtonbrooke until 1821, when he returned to Buffalo, and he was employed as manager in a tannery for the late Jesse Ketchum for a period of two years. He then returned to York and located opposite the Golden Lion Hotel, Y onge Street, and took the oath of allegiance. He purchased fifteen acres of land and erected a tannery which he conducted until his death in 1854. In 1820 he married Catharine, daughter of Jacob Cummer (a pioneer of York who emigrated from Reading, Penn.), by whom he left four children. Edward, the second child of Elihu Pease, was born at York, September 15, 1824-, and entered his father's tannery at the age of fifteen, remaining until 1847, afterwards removing to the Township of King; where he purchased fifteen acres of land on lot 6, concession 5. A year later he erected the second tannery in the Township of King, which he conducted eight years, and then returned to Lansing, and lived on the old home where he was eight years farming. He subsequently went to Aurora, where he was again engaged in the tanning business for sixteen years. He . came to Toronto in 1880, and is at present located at 25 Front Street East, where he and his two sons are engaged as leather merchants. \Vhile Mr. Edward Pease was a resident of the Township of King he sat three years in Township Council, also three years in the Town Council of Aurora. In politics he is a Reformer; in religion a member of the Methodist Church. In 1846 he married Sarah, eldest daughter of Samuel Castle, from Her- City of Toronto. 12 9 kimer County, N.Y., who had settled in the Township of Vaughan; by whom he has four sons and three daughters. Two of his sons, Joseph and Elihu are engaged with him in business. R. W. PHIPPS, son of Thomas Phipps, jun'r, whose father settled m Toronto in 1817, is a gentleman well-known throughout the Dominion as a writer on Political Economy and other subjects. His writings in fa vour of the National Policy were largely circulated by the Conserva- tive Party prior to the election of 1878, and aided in determining the result of that contest. He however left the party on the ground that the old Cabinet should not have been brought into power without an inter- mixture of the men who had been associated with the new ideas which had gained them the victory. In Provincial matters Mr. Phipps has been a supporter of the 1\lowat Administration. He is now employed by the Ontario Government on the subject of forest preserv tion, his first report on which h s been received with remarkable favour by the Canadian and American press, and has attracted attention in Great Britain. Mr. Phipps's writings in prose and poetry have been contributed principally to news- . papers, magazines and pamphlets. THOMAS PHIPPS, deceased, one of the early settlers of Lit1:le York, emigrated to Canada from London, England, in 1817. For some years he cultivated a farm a few miles north of Toronto; but, having been a merchant in England and unused to such a rough life, he took no active part in clearing the land. He did not succeed as a f rmer. and went back to England; but, again returning to Canada, died here. He was twice married, having by his first marriage one son, Thomas, who died in 1 59' By his second marriage he had four sons and several daughters. Of the sons, the eldest, \Villiam, a well-known banker and broker, died a few-years ago; the other sons, Frederick, George and John, are still living, the two last being citizens of Toronto. WILLIAM PICKARD is a native of Beverly, Yorkshire, England, and was born in 1827. He came to Canada in 1856, locating in Toronto, where he has resided ever since. He was by trade a cooper, which occupation he followed for some three years, after which he engaged in the milk business, from which he retired in 1883. Mr. Pickard commenced with but one cow,. and his success may be noted from the fact that ç>n giving up business he had twenty-five head of cattle. In 1856 he married Miss Isabella Tait, of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, by whom he has two sons and two daughters,. three of whom are living in this city, and one in Chicago. 10 13 0 Biograpkical Notices. NOAH L. PIPER, deceased, was born in Berlin, Connecticut, U.S., in 181 5. His father, Luther Piper, was of English extraction, and was a cooper by trade. In 1831 he and his eldest brother, Hiram, came to Canada and settled in Little York. He spent five years in learning the tin- smith trade with his brother, and was afterwards manager of the business. Eight years later he entered into partnership with his brother and continued business with him until 1863, when he formed a partnership in the house- furnishing business with his SOl'1, Edward. He retired from business in 18 75, and died 12th January, 1884. His brother, Hiram, was born in 1805, and died in 1866. On January 3, 1838, Noah L. Piper married Sarah, second daughter of Robert Spencer, by whom he had three sons, Henry, Edward and Hiram, and one daughter Emeline Elizabeth, who married M. A. Thomas, of this city. In politics he was a Conservative, and in religion a Unitarian. Edward Piper, second son of Noah L. Piper, was born in Toronto in.1842. In 1875 he succeeded to his father's business which he still carries on. In 1866 he married Elizabeth Morgan, daughter of John Morgan, of Scarboro'. JOHN PLATT was born in the County of Armagh, Ireland, in 1815, and came to Canada with his father, Richard Platt, in 1827. He spent several years in hotel keeping, his first venture being on Colborne Street. After remaining here about five years;he built a hotel on Jarvis Street, which was burnt down on the 7th of April, 1849, at the time of the destruction of old St. James's Cathedral, the Market, City Hall and other buildings. He rebuilt, and successfully conducted, a hotel until 1864, when he retired. He has accumulated a large amount of city property, owning three hotels, fifty acres in Leslieville, twelve near High Park, and five at the mouth of the Humber. In addition, he holds many stores and dwelling-houses through- out the city. In 1841 he married Elizabeth Carter, by whom he had eleven . children, six of whom are still living. He now resides qt 33 \Vilton Avenue. SAMUEL PLATT, M.P., was born in the north of Ireland, in 1812, being the fourth son of Richard Platt. He passed his early days upon his father's farm. In 1827 the family emigrated to Canada and settled temporarily at Kingston, where the Government was engaged in building a roadway from the mainland to the New Fort. Here Richard Platt secured employ- ment for himself and son. In 1829 his father removed to Toronto, and located on King Street, near the Market, where he rented a house from John Baldwin. He soon after died. His wife survived him only a few years, when the family was broken up. Our subject was early thrown upon_his own resources, and the first winter he spent chopping cord-wood on what City of Toronto. 13 1 is now known as Sherbourne Street (then covered with a good growth of basswood and other timber). He was to receive three York shillings per cord; but, after working some time and his employer failing to pay him, he abandoned the business and entered the employment of Enoch Turner, whose brewery was then upon the present site of the gas works, as a clerk. With Mr. Turner he served four years, at the expiration of which time he erected a distillery upon the same site; the distillery was conducted by Mr. Platt in connection with the brewery for fourteen years, when he retired. In 1837 l\Ir. Platt married the only daughter of Mr. George Lockett, of Staffordshire, England. During the Rebellion of 1837, he was a volunteer in. Colonel Ridout's Company, and had charge of two companies of Militia. He sat in the City Council for St. Lawrence Ward for eight years, and for St. David's Ward for two years. When the City W ater Works were being constructed he was chosen commissioner, with Hon. George Allan, to superintend the erection. Duri g the political contest of 1873 Mr. Platt was nominated by the Conservative Party to represent East Toronto in the Dominion House; he was elected and sat for five years, at the expira- tion of which time he was returned by a handsome majority for the House of Commons. In 1850 he was commissioned a magistrate for the County of York. For the last ten years he has been a director of the \Vestern Canada Loan Co., and also of the Gas Company. He is now living a quiet, retired life, a portion of his time being spent in travelling with his wife through the different countries of Europe. JAMES \V. POTTER is a native of Thetford, England. When sixteen years of age he entered the University of Cambridge (being the youngest but one who gained admittance that year), and graduated with a B.A. degree. On leaving college he enlisted in the British Army, and served in the Crimea; after which he received an appointment as Inspector of Artillery Stores. Subsequently he entered the police force, in which he remained five years, and resigning his position in 1868, he came to Canada and was employed on the Ottawa Railway as baggage-master. In 1870 he came to Toronto, and was appointed inspector and foreman of the Board of Health, which office he filled for seven years. Mr. Potter is now a reporter on the llfail staff for the eastern part of the city. He was two years on the School Board, and was elected during the present year to represent the new.Ward of St. Iatthew's. JAMES PRICE, who has been a resident of Toronto for many years, was born at Hampstead, Middlesex, England, on March 13, 1810. He left his home, June I, 1832, and came to Canada, arriving at Peterboro', Se _ 13 2 Biographical Notices. tember I of the same year; after remainìng a little over a year, he came to Toronto, and, while there, engaged with W. H. Patterson, of Streetsville with whom he served as clerk in the store till the spring of 1834, when he again went to Peterboro', and worked at his trade as bricklayer and builder. In 1837 he was engaged on the Lock Works at Crooks Rapids, from whence he came back to Toronto, in July, 1838. He was married on January 8, 1839. His eldest son, Mr. James Price, jun'r, is manager of the Queen Street Branch of the Dominion Bank. Mr. Price, sen'r, after- wards engaged in contracting tor himself. He built the Commercial Bank, a wholesale warehouse for the Hon. \Vm. McMaster, and one for Mr. l\1cMurrich. 'fr. Price then worked for the Government, and was clerk of the works in the erection of many building , among which may be mentioned a portion of Upper Canada College, Normal School and the New Garrison. the whole of the New Jail and the Deaf and Dumb Institute at Belleville. He represented St. James's Ward in the City Council, and was a member of the old fire brigade, NO.3. He was School Trustee for two years for St. Patrick's Vvard. He has been for many years employed by the Cor- poration as assessor and inspector of works, and, in connection with Mr. John Harper, made the valuation of all the city property upon which the Council borrowed money from England, Mr. Price has been a resident of St. John's Ward for over thirty years, and still continues to reside there. JOSEPH PRICE, deceased, was born in Hertfordshire, England, in 179 0 , and came to Canada at the close of the war in 181+ \Vhen he first came to America he settled in the State of N ew York, and while there engaged in the iron and brass trade. He was aU. E. Loyalist, and, on arriving in Canada, settled first in the Township of Toronto, where he purchased a farm. He afterwards removed to York Township, where he resided ten years, then moved to Toronto. A few years later he purchased two hundred acres of the Elmsley Estate, lot 18, east of Yonge Street, and erected a saw-mill on the creek which still bears his name. He engaged in the lumber trade for twenty years until his death in 1846. He left two sons and one daughter; the latter is still living. He was a member of the Free- mason body, and also belonged to the St. George's Society. He was Captain in the First Militia of York, and took an active part in the Rebellion of 18 37; he was a strong Conservative and a follower of the English Church. Mr. Price married Maria, daughter of Thomas Kimberly, who died in 18 49. CAPTAIN JOHN QUINN was born in St. Andaire, Spain, June 2, 181 5, his father being a soldier in the British Army, which was then fighting in Czty of Toronto. 133 the Peninsular vVar. In 1832 his father, with his family, came to Canada and took up land in the Township of Emily, Victoria County; he died the same year. At the death of his father, which occurred so shortly after his arrival in Canada, the subject of this sketch sold the farm and accepted the life of a lake mariner. He began on the steamer Great Britain, which used to make eight-day trips around the lake, calling at Canadian and American ports. After four years he became bartender in a hotel in Toronto, and then went back to the Great Britain as steward. In 1835 he worked on the Iroquois, the first steamer that went down the Rapids. Among other boats that he worked on were the United Kingdom, Burling- ton, Britannia, Transit, City of Toronto, Ecliþse, TVest, MaPle Leaf and Peerless. In 1853 he built, and ran between the Island and the city, a ferry boat called the Citizen. He served during the Rebellion. In 1838 he married a daughter of John Hesson. \VILLIAM RAWLIN, retired, 54 Elm Street, was born January 24, 1812. in Kirbygrindle, Yorkshire, England, being the second eldest in a family of four sons and four daughters. His father was \ViUiam Rawlin, and his mother a daughter of John Harper. He came to Canada in 1832, and worked on a farm near vVoodstock until 1837, when he came to Toronto and commenced teaming for Charles Cooper, with whom he lived for nine years. For six years he was hostler at the Green Heifer, a hotel kept by Henry Fuljames, at the corner of Queen and Yonge Streets. In 1859 he went to England, and on his return took the contracts for the street cross- ings. In 1852 1Vlr. Rawlin married Mary Ann Clayton, who is of English descent. He has no children. He is a Reformer in politics, and in religion is a Methodist. He is also a member of the St. George's Society. D. B. READ, Q.C., was born on the 13th of June, 1823. in the Town- ship of Augusta, a short distance from Brockville; his grandfather Read was aU. E. Loyalist, and drew land as such; he came to Canada from Con- necticut. D. B. Read's father was John Landon Read, who served in the War of 1812. Mr. "Read's maternal grandfather was David Breakenridge, also aU. E. Loyalist, and an officer in the British Colonial Army during the American Revolution. Mr. Breakenridge resided below Brockville on the St. Lawrence, near Maitland, and was for some time Chairman of the Quarter Sessions at Broc ville. The subject of this sketch was in his early youth a pupil ot Mr. Elms, a well-known district school teacher of that day, noted as well for his leaJ;"ning as for his school teaching. l\Ir. Read went to Upper Canada College in 1836 to finish his education; he passed through 134 Biographical Notices. all the forms in the College, and then entered the law office of the Hon. George Sherwood, at Brockville; in 1842 he removed to Belleville, and entered the law office of the Hon. John Ross; and in 1845 he removed to Toronto, where he completed his studies with John Crawford, afterwards Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. Mr. Read was called to the Bar in 1845 ; elected a Bencher of the Law Society in 1855; was created a Queen's Counsel in 1858; made Mayor of Toronto in 1858; and Commissioner for consolidating the Statutes of Upper Canada. Mr. Read has practised his profession in Toronto from his first entry to the Bar down to the present time. HON. DAVID REESOR is the descendant of a German family, his great grandfather, Christian Reesor, a Mennonite :i\Iinister, emIgrated from l\lannheim to Pennsylvania about 1737, having under his charge a small colony, and settled in Lancaster County, where some of the family still reside, the original homestead, a splendid farm of three hundred acres, being in their hands. The first settlement of this family in the Township of ::\Iarkham took place as early in its history as 1801, when the grandfather of our subject, ChrIstian Reesor,jun'r, his father, Abraham Reesor, together with three uncles, located in that section of the country. Here David Reesor was born on the 18th January, 1823. His mother was Anna Detti- wiler, who was also from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; she died "in Iarkham in 1857, the father having died many years before, in 1832. The early education of Senator Reesor was only that obtained from the common schools; but, previous to being put to any business, he received three years private training under a competent instructor with beneficial results. His father's farm was the first stage on which he enacted his part in the drama of life, thence from agricultural pursuits he went to those of merchant and manufacturer, conducting business in the last named branches for five years. In 1856 h published the first copy of the Markham Economist, a journal of strong Reform proclivities, which he edited and conducted with considerable skill for several years, selling out about 1868. He has been a Magistrate since 1848; a Notary Public since 1862, and for a longtime was Secretary-Treasurer of the Markham Agricultural Society. \\Then York, Ontario and Peel were united in 1850, he became a member of the County Council, and served several years, being Warden in 1860. His career as a school trustee will not soon be forgotten, as it was upon his motion that Markham secured a Grammar School. He has long been connected with the Militia, and has held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel of the Reserve since 1866. He was appointed Returning-officer for the East Riding of York, July, 1854. In the more extensive region of politics, Senator Reesor t'I, } / , < - - - r . ) 'l City of Toronto. 135 has not been less true to his principles, or less active as a general advocate of measures that tend to the public good, than when in the limited sphere of Township Councillor he supported and directed local improvements. He represented Kings Division in the Legislative Council of Canada, from 1860 until the Confederation of the Provinçes, when he was called to the Senate by Royal Proclamation, October 23, 1867. At the time when the Confederation measure was under discussion in the Legislative Council he moved a resolution, which had it been passed would have made the office of Senator elective; it was however defeated on a division. He is a Liberal in politics. Our subject is a member of the Methodist Church, and every good cause obtains from him a hearty and willing support; he was for many years President of the Markham Bible Society. In February, 1848, he married Emily, eldest daughter of Daniel McDougall, Esq., of St. Mary s, Ontario, and sister of the Hon. William McDougall, C.B., M.P,; they have five children, four daughters and one son, two of the former being married. :l\Iarion Augusta, the eldest daughter, is the wife of Dr. Colburn of Oshawa, and Jessie Adelaide is the wife of John Holmes of Toronto. The Senator's residence is at Rosedale, North Toropto, where he has lived since 18 7 6 , enjoying that retirement which has been well earned by a long official career. He is highly esteemed by the many friends he has made, both in public and private life, all of whom trust that for years to come he may be spared to remain in our midst. \IV ILLIA I REID was born in the County of Tyrone, Ireland, in 18 44, being the youngest of nine children born to Samuel and Sarah (Lackie) Reid. He came to Canada in 1847 with his parents, who located on the lot where Mr. Reid now resides, 147 Elzabeth Street, Toronto. In 1882 he entered the Toronto Custom House, where he is employed in the examining warehouse. In 1865 he married Margaret, second daughter of James Spence, an old resident of Toronto, by whom he has seven children, four sons and three daughters. . WILLIAM REYNOLDS, Yorkville. In the biography of Mr. John Smith, of Toronto, which has a place in these pages, allusion is made to William Peak, the first white settler of York County, Ontario. The subject of this sketch is the grandson of \Villiam Peak on the maternal side, and can there- fore claim hereditary descent from the original founders of York. His grandfather, on his father's side, was \IV. H. Reynolds, who was from the North of Ireland. He emigrated to Canada in 1795 and settled in the 9 th concession of Markham Township, York County, where he lived until his 13 6 Bz'ographical Nott"ces. death at the age of ninety-seven years. He left a family of four children besides the father of our subject. The latter married a daughter of \Villiam Peak. Mr. Peak received from Governor Simcoe, for services rendered, two hundred acres of land at Duffin's Creek. \Villiam Reynolds was born in Toronto, March 9, 1818, and, when he was seven years of age, his parents went to reside at Niagara, and after staying there three years removed to St. Catharines. They subsequently returned to Little York, where \Villiam has since remained. Mr. Reynolds may be classed amongst the oldest residents of the city, and few events in connection with its history have escaped his recollection. DR. RICHARDSON, Professor of Anatomy at the Toronto School of :Medicine. His grandfather served in the British Navy under Lord Rodney, and came to Canada in 1785, when he received an appointment in the Canadian Marine. Dr. Richardson's father was James Richardson, who was born January 29, 1791. He married Rebecca, second daughter of John Dennis, a U .E. Loyalist who came to Canada from Philadelphia, where the family owned considerable proper:ty. The subject of this sketch began his studies in 1841, in Rochester, N.Y., with Dr. Rolph, remaining there two years. In 1844 he went to England, where he studied for three years in Guy's Hospital, London, and about a year in Bristol. He then returned to Canada and took his diploma. He afterwards was appointed Professor of Practical Anatomy at Kingston College, which position he maintained until the abolItion of the Medical Faculty in 1853. He then practised his profession until his acceptance of his present position in the Toronto' School of Medicine. JOHN KNIGHT RIDDALL, M.D., now practising at Parkdale, in the City of Toronto, is the eldest son of the late John Riddall, M.D., L.R.C.S., Edinburgh; M.D. University College, L.S....\..I., and nephew of Dr. Alex- ander Knight, Medical Inspector-General, P.L.B., Ireland. The subject of this memoir was born at Clones, Cùunty I\Ionaghan, Ireland, on the 31st October, 1837, and after pasing his matriculation examination, was appren- ticed to the celebrated Dr. \Vyse of Dublin, and at a very early age entered upon the arduous studies of his profession under the able tuition of Professor Graves, Sir \V. \V. \Vylde, Sir Philip Crampton, Sir H. Marsh, William Stokes, Sir D. Corrigan; all eminent physicians and surgeons of the ùay The Crimean \Var breaking out, Dr. Riddall having placed his name for service abroad, was drafted twice, the last time accepting. He was attached to the Army Hospital Corps, on active service in the East, and did duty ---.,""'""->--.. ';'.' "":\%\";' . \ . \\ \' \, . '" .' . '" "'\'-',, .... " \;.,\ -;- It' l t \,\ ', ". """''' ' ,\\ , "t\, \\,\ \ ,\\'j" ; )";: \'" \; \,\ \ \' \\\t , - \ \ ,\\ \, . .,.' ', , ,,' , ,,.,, , ". ': '" ",:' , .' - . " :' '" , ,. ,\\ \.," 11,/ :' , '. - ,. 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On his return from the East he completed. his studies, becoming a Licentiate of the Apothecaries' Hall, Dublin, in 1854, and Licentiate in Surgery and Midwifery, Dublin, in 1857. Owing to exposurð and hard work, he was, for many months, laid up with inflammatory rheumatism, which, by the advice of his medical confrères, necessitated his removal to Canada, where he obtained the degree of M.D., Victoria College, in 1864, and was appointed Coroner for the Counties of Peel and Simcoe. He married Margaret, second daughter of the late Joseph Griffith, Esq., \Veston, Ontario. In 1863, the period of the Trent affair, he raised the Caledon InfantrÿCompany, of which he was Captain, doing duty throughout the Campaign of 1866. He was appointed to the Surgeoncy of the 36th Regiment of Peel Infantry in 1867, which post he still retains, and did duty with his regiment at Toronto in camp, during Toronto's Semi-Centennia] Celebration. THE RIDOUT FAMILY. The first mention made of this family is from "Hutchin's Visitation of ,Somerset," England, in the College of Arms, London, where a Coat of Arms was granted in 1531 to Thomas Ridout, of the Parish of Hensbridge, in Somerset. The Ridouts have been princi- pally located in Blandford and Sherborne, Dorset, England, after which Sherbourne Street (should be Sherborne), Toronto, was named by the Honourable Thomas Ridout, the Surveyor-General, in commemoration of his birthplace. The first mention by Hutchin of the family residing in Bristol, is the marriage, in 1674, of Susannah, daughter and heiress of John Ridout, of Bristol, to Thomas Strangways of Melbury, County of Dorset, whose grand-daughter (Elizabeth), married Stephen Fox who was created Earl of Ilchester in 1741. George Ridout, ...he father of our subjects, and his wife Mary Ann (Wright) Ridout settled in York in 1826, having come out from England in 1820, to the United States. _\fter residing in Philadelphia a short time, upon the recommendation of his uncle, the Honourable Thomas Ridout (Surveyor-General of Upper Canada), he removed his family to Toronto, with the exception of the eldest sons (George Perceval and Joseph D.) who remamed at New York and Philadelphia. He subsequently received a Government appointment which he held until the time of his death, September 3, 1835; his wife dying October 3 of the same year. George Ridout was born at Bristol, England, on the 22nd of February, 1783; his father Nicodemus Ridout, being an elder brother of the Honour- able Thomas Ridout (the Surveyor-General of Upper Canada.) The two elder sons, George Perceval an'd Joseph D., of the above mentioned George ,. 13 8 Biographical Notzas. Ridout, have been for the last fifty years intimately connected with the history of Toronto. George Perceval Ridout was born at Bristol, England, August 21, 1807. He came to Americ with his father in 1820 and resided in Philadelphia and New York, where he formed a partnership with his brother and the Messrs. Tacratt, of \Volverhampton, England, in the hard- ware business in 1832 which he continued in until 1866, when he severed his connection with the firm, his brother continuing to carryon the business. During the Rebellion of 1837, l\Ir. George Perceval Ridout took an active part and was Captain of the 7th Battalion of the Regiment of York Volun- teers, from which he retired some years later with the rank of Colonel. He represented Toronto in the Dominion Parliament in 1851-2-3, and was also requested to stand for Toronto in the election of 1844, but fearing a defeat to the Conservative cause, on account of more than two of the party being in the field, he retired, notwithstanding he was first nominated, for which action he received the personal thanks of Sir P. Metcalfe, Governor- General of Canada, as will be seen by the following: GOVERNMENT HOUSE, QUEBEC, October 22, 1844. DEAR SIR,- The public spirited and honourable course you pursued during the late election for the City of Toronto has attracted the Governor- General's attention, and has won his warm admiration. His Excellency considers that you have conferred a signal service upon Her Majesty's Government and the constitutional cause by voluntarily withdrawing from the contest, rather than create division among the ranks of its supporters, and his Excellency feels that he is in no small degree indebted to your genuine patriotism for the great triumph gained by the issue of the election. I am desired to say that the Governor-General would have hailed your return to Parliament with high satisfaction, and that his Excellency hopes that the country is only temporarily deprived of your services in the Legis- lature, which, he believes, would be a valuable as your devotion to the public weal has proved sincere. I have the honour to be, dear sir, Your faithful servant, J. M. HIGGINSON, Secretary. George Perceval Ridout was one of the original founders and President, for the years 1850-1 of the Toronto Board of Trade, and President of St. George's Society, 1845-6-7; was Governor of the British American Assur- ance Company from the 2nd August, 1853. until the time of his death which occurred on June 28, 1873. He was never married. Joseph D. Ridout the second son, was born at Bristol, England, 9th of June, 1809, and came to America with his parents in 1820. His first start in business was in the ew York branch of the Messrs. Tarratt, of Wolverhampton, England, City of Toronto. 139 from which place he was shortly afterwards sent to Boston, to open a branch for the same firm. At this time he was only nineteen years of age, and the confidence placed in him by his employers, who at that time were one of the leading iron firms of England, was only the forerunner of the trust and confidence placed in him during the rest of his business career. He came to Little York in 1831, and one year later entered into partner- ship with his brother and the Messrs. Tarratt. After his brother's retire- ment he took into the partnership James Aikenhead and Alexander Crombie. Both of these gentlemen had been connected with the firm for many years. Joseph D. Ridout retired from the firm in 1876, leaving the business in the hands of the present firm, Messrs. Aikenhead & Crombie, in whom he has always had the greatest confidence. Joseph D. Ridout was one of the founders of the Toronto Board of Trade, which was established in 1834 in Toronto. He was one of the founders of the St. George's Society and w4as four times honoured with the Presidency (1851-2-3-4). He was the Vice- President of the Farmers' and :Mechanics' Building Society, which success- fully closed its business in 1853. and from which originated the present Canada Permanent Loan and Savings Company, of which he was President from its organization, until January, 1884, when he resigned on account of failing health. His skilful management and constant, laborious .supervision helped materially in bringing that great financial institution to the high point of credit and prosperity which it now enjoys, it being one of the foremost institutions of the kind in America. He was also for some time Grand Master of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, and was one of the original founders, and President for some time, of the Mechanics' Institute. He was an officer in the East York Militia from 1833 until it was disbanded under new legislation in 1867, w hen he retired with the rank of Major. He was in active service during the Rebellion of 1837 and 1838. He was twice married, first to Julia Elizabeth Gold (widow), sister of Mrs. F. W. Cumberland and the late Mrs. T. G. Ridout; and secondly to Caroline Cumberland, sister of the late Colonel F. W. Cumberland, by whom he had two sons, Perceval F. and \Valter, both residents of Toronto' Mr. Joseph D. Ridout died on the 4th of June, 1884. RIGGS & IVORY, dentists, South-east corner of King and Yonge Streets, established themselves on Queen Street West in 1882, from which place they moved to their present rooms in the early part of 1885, and are now doing an extensive practice in plate-work, gold-filling, and extensive use of anæsthetics, including vitalized air specialities. The establishment is large, light, commodious, handsomely furnished, and situated on the most pro- minent corner in the city. 140 Biographical Notices. ISAAC ROBINSON, retired, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1809. His father was John Robinson, who had three daughters and two sons; Isaac being the eldest of the family. He learned the tailoring trade in England, and came to Canada in 1831. He worked in Little York for William Lawson, a tailor, until 18 33, when he commenced business for himself on Y onge Street. In about two years he removed to King Street near Y onge, where he remained two years. His next location was further east on King Street; he was there for eleven years. Then he bought a farm four miles out of town on Y onge Street, and resided there for fifteen years, when he returned to the city to live. At the time of the Rebellion he was taken prisoner by Dr. Rolph. He is a Methodist and a Conservative. In September, 1882, he married Ruth \Valker, who is still living. By his marriage he had the following children, viz.: Mary Ann, died in infancy; Margaret, married E. Snider, and living in Manitoba; Mary Jane, married Rev. W. Hunter; Sarah Ann, married Irving \"'1 alker; Eliza, married B. Fitch; Edgerton W., living in London; Clara, married Rev. W. J. Joliffe; Hannah, dead; and Amelia. ROBERT HUNTER ROBINSON, M.D., was born in \Vest Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, being the youngest son of Gilbert Robinson, Esq., J.P., who was born in 1807, and emigrated from King's County, Ireland, in r829.' His mother came from County \ntrim, Ireland, in 1834. Dr. Robinson is one of a family of seven children. He received his preliminary education in Bradford High School, afterwards attending the Toronto School of Medicine, and graduated at Toronto University in 1873, and in 1874 as :\1.C.P.S.O. In 1872 Dr. Robinson was assistant-physician at the Toronto General Hospital, and to the Small-pox Hospital in 1873. He married on May 20, 18 74, Nellie Van Allen, a native of Detroit. There is no issue. Dr. Robinson is a Conservative in politics, and in religion a member of the Methodist Church. Gilbert Robinson, J.P., the father of Dr. Robinson, may be classed as among the first settlers of the Township or West Gwil. limbury. He came to this country in 1829, and arrived at Little York, now Toronto, from which place he walked next day to vVest Gwillimbury, where his father, vVilliam Robinson, then lived, whose house was at that time the only one on the Penetanguishene Road. vVilliam Robinson married a daughter of the Rev. John Connell, an Episcopal Minister of King's County, Ireland; he was a brother to the late Captain Gilbert Robinson of the 4 th Battallion, Royal Artillery, Woolwich, England. Gilbert Robinson and his wife are still living, and have recently celebrated their golden wedding, surrounded by their family and friends. City of Toronto. 141 THOMAS ROBINSON, deceased, was born in Yorkshire, England, 1815, and came to Toronto in 1830. He married Ann, the eldest daughter of William Jackson, who had settled in Toronto in r 3I. His wife attended the Central School which was taught at one time by Bishop Strachan. During the Cholera of 1832 Mr. Robinson attended the death-beds of several neighbours. Mr. Robinson continued the tailoring business after his father-in-law removed to Eglinton. In 1850 he was burnt out by the great fire, after which he opened a temporary shop on Y onge Street, opposite Edward Street, until he rebuilt on the old site 127 Y onge Street, and carried on business there until 1871, when he retired and built 616 Yonge Street, to which place he removed. He died in 1877. SAMUEL ROGERS, deceased, was born in Coleraine, Ireland, in 1809, being the sixth of a family of eight children. His parents were William and Mary (Rodden) Rogers. In 1830 he came to Canada with John Duncan, with whom he had learned his trade. In r831 he opened a shop on the north-east éorner of King and Bay Streets, and in r838 he removed to his late premises, which he bought. Mr. Rogers was a member of the old fire brigade, and represented St. Andrew's Ward in the City Council for one year. He was a Reformer in politics, and in religion a member of the Methodist Church. In 1833 he married Elizabeth Knott. He died 7th October, 1884. WILLIAM ROMAIN was born in Quebec, July 15, 1818, and is one of a family of eight children born of Pére and Elizabeth (McDonald) Romain. His father was born in Qüëbec in 1777, and his mother was the eldest daughter of Major McDonald, who was on active service in 1812. Pére Romain also served in that war as lieutenant. vVilliam Francis Romain came to Little York in May, 1830, and entered the service of Sir W. P. Howland & Brother, of Toronto Township, as clerk. Two years later he became manager for the pioneer store and grain dealer in the present town of Brampton, and was the first post-master of that place. He married Ann, eldest daughter of the late Colonel Wm. Chisholm, and settled in Oakville, Halton County, where he at present resides. Mr. Romain was Reeve of the Township of Trafalgar for two years; and when Oakville was incorporated as a town he served for many years as Councillor, and was twice elected unanimously as Mayor. The Romain Buildings on King Street West were built by himself and brother. DR. JAMES Ross was born in York Township in 1832. His father, James Ross, sen'r, was born at sea in the Cove of Cork, off the coast of 14 2 Biographtcal Notices. Ireland, January 26,1786, and in 1796 came to Canada with his parents, and brothers and sister, John, Mary, Robert, George and Thomas. James Ross, sen'r, began business as a tailor, which he continued until the \\Tar of 1812. He was taken prisoner at the capitulation of York. He afterwards settled on a farm in York Township, where he remained until 1858, and then moved into the city. He died at Newmarket in 1868. Until he was seventeen, the subject of this sketch spent his life on his father's farm. In 1847, he ploughed at Hamilton, Ont., in the Junior Class (under sixteen years) and won the first prize (a purse and a diploma); the latter now adorns the wall of his study. In 1848 he entered the Toronto School of Medicine under Dr. Rolph. In 1851 he obtained his license from the Provincial Board, and subsequently graduated at Jefferson College, Philadelphia, in 1852. The same year he returned to Toronto, where he has since carried on the practice of his profession. In 1854 he married Ann Jane, second daughter of John McIntosh, of Toronto. Dr. Ross does not take an active part in politics; in religion he is a Presbyterian. He is now President of the Ontario branch of the Caledonian Curling Club. GEORGE G. ROWE, M.D. The subject of this sketch was born in 1854, at Churchville, Peel County, in which place he commenced his education, attending Public Schools until his removal to Georgetown Academy, and subsequently to the Canadian Literary Institute at \Voodstock, where he finished his elementary studies. He matriculated in Toronto University in 1875, graduating four years after. and has been in the active practice of his profession since. He took up his residence in Parkdale in 1881, and since his advent there has gathered together a large and profitable practice. Dr. Rowe holds numerous offices, being medical attendant for the Granù Trunk Railway Company, as well as for several benevolent societies. He is the Medical Health Officer for the municipality of Parkdale, and is on the staff of physicians attached to the Home for Incurables. Dr". Rowe . married, in 1880, Jeanie E., eldest daughter of Thos. Clark, of Georgetown. REV. ALEXANDER SANSON, Rector of Trinity Church, Toronto, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, January 6, 1819. His father, James Sanson, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1791, and died in Orillia, Ontario, April 13; 1874. His mother Mary Laing, daughter of \Villiam Laing, of Edin- burgh, Scotland, was born in 1790, and died in Orillia on the same day that her husband died. Our subject was educated in his native city, and was ordained a clergyman of the Church of England May 8, 1842. He was Rector of York Mills until 1852, since when he has been connected with Trinity Church, Toronto. City of Toronto. 143 ROBERT SARGEANT was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1813, and emigrated to Canada in 1834, taking up his residence in Toronto the same year. He engaged in contracting and building, and in 1837 erected the first brick house in the" City Block" for Mr. Atkinson. He continued in this business until 1850, when he opened a general store under the name of Robert Sargeant & Co., NO.2 St. Lawrence Block, which he conducted until 1862, afterwards commencing gardening, east of the Don. After spending seven years in this business he retired, subsequently receiving the appointment of City Inspector, an office which he held for'seven years; retiring from the same into private life. In 1837 he married Miss Eunice Hutchinson, who died in 1858, leaving four children. RICHARD SCORE, tailor, and importer of fine woollens, Toronto, was born in Devonshire, England, in 1807. His parents were John and Johanna Score. He spent his early life in England, where he learned the tailoring business with his father. In 1832 he married Harriett, youngest daughter of John Courtice, and in the following year came to Canada with his wife and one child. He settled in Toronto, and commenced business in 18 45, on King Street West, in what was called Chewett's Buildings, a few doors west of his present place of business. Mr. Score has four surviving children (three daughters and one son). His son is a member of the present firm of R. Score & Son. In politics Mr. Score is a Conservative, and in religion a Methodist. FRANCIS H. SEFTON, dentist, was born in the City of \Vorcester, Eng- land, and is one of a family of nIne children born of H. F. and Martha (Brown) Sefton. Francis was educated at the Ontario Dental College, and began practice on receiving his diploma. He married in 1833 Amy Firlde of Prescott, Ontario, of English extraction. JOHN SHAW, builder, 102-1 Euclid Avenue, a York Pioneer, was born at Newmarket, Ontario, in 1822, being the son of William Shaw, a native of Queen's County, Ireland, who settled in Little York in 1800. His mother was a daughter of William Hunter, a ulacksmith and farrier, who emigrated from England with his family to the United States, and settled for a short time in Albany, N.Y. He came to Little York about 1797 with his six daughters, where he was employed by Governor Simcoe for some time as blacksmith and veterinary surgeon for mounted troops. He then moved a little north of Thornhill on Y onge Street, where he established himself in business. He was the first blacksmith established in this county. During the War of 1812, Mr. Shaw's father belonged to the York Militia, and 144 Biographical Notices. participated in the battle of York and some others. After the surrender of the town to the Americans the troops were billetted on the inhabitants. During their stay in the town, a portion of the flour, provisions, stores, etc., which had been sent out from England for the supply of the garrison and other purposes, was distributed by the American officers among the citizens. The Government issued a proclamation after the Americans left the town calling for the people to return the provisions, which was done in nearly every case. Among the other members of this family who emigrated to this continent may be mentioned George Shaw, who died at Niagara; John Shaw, sen'r, who settled in New York; and Joseph Shaw, who had a brewery at Little York, and subsequently died at Hogg's Hollow; these were uncles of the subject of this sketch. The father of our subject, \Villiam Shaw, soon after his arrival in York, was appointed clerk in the Parliament Buildings, during the regime of Governor Simcoe, also under the adminis- tration of Governor Hunter, and subsequently died in New York while visiting some friends there. John passed the first ten years of his life in York, and then removed with his parents to Thornhill, where he resided until 1845, and there learned the trade of cabinet-maker, which business he continued until 1845, when he removed to \Vhitby, Ont., where he resided until 1873. He then removed to Toronto, and has since been engaged in business there as a builder. He was married in \Vhitby to Margaret, daughter of \Villiam Flint, by whom he has two sons and two daughters, viz.: \Villiam, Arthur, Margaretta and Louisa. He had four brothers and one sister, his eldest brother WIlliam, at Aurora, being the only one now Ii ving. JOHN SHAW was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1809. He came to Toronto in 1857, and remained until 1870, when he removed to St. Louis, Missouri. After an absence of six years he returned to Toronto, where he has since continued to reside. In 1839 he married Jane, daughter of John Place, Esq., of Ballyfermot House, County of Dublin, Ireland. the result of the union being six children, four of whom are still living. CHARLES SHEPPARD, No. 2371 Yonge Street, was born in England, 1819, and came to Toronto, Canada, in 1821 with his father, Thomas Sheppard, who built and kept the" -Golden Lion" Hotel, seven miles north of Toronto. In 1855 he married Eliza Cousins, by whom he had four children. Mr. Sheppard had been living in Toronto since 1864. He is one of the best shots in Canada, having won $8,000 in prizes with the rifle. He was noted as a great deer hunter, having with a comrade, Mr. John Perry, of King Township, killed fourteen in one day. About 1881 he lost the sight of his City of Toronto. 145 right eye from a cataract, and one year after he was afflicted in the same way in the left eye, but fortunately had an operation performed by Dr. Rosebrugh which saved the sight of both eyes. JOHN SMALL, deceased, the first of the name in Canada, is a member of an old Gloucestershire family. He \vas born in Gloucestershire, England, in 1746, and came to Canada with Governor Simcoe, and settled in the then Town of York (now Toronto) in 1793. He left in England his younger brother, J os ph Atwell Small, D. D., Prebend of the Cathedrals of Gloucester and Bristol, and one of the Chaplains of the King. His house (Berkeley House) in York was built near the present corner of King and Berkeley streets, and is now occupied by his grandson, John Small, M.P. l\Ir. Small was appointed by the Imperial Government as Clerk of the Crown and Clerk of the first Executive Council in Upper Canada. This position he held until the time of his death, on the loth of July, 1831, at the age of eighty-five years. James Edward, the eldest son living at the time of the death of John Small aboye named, was born in 1798, and is said to have been the third white child born in York. H served as a midshipman on the ship St. Lawrence, seventy-four guns, during the \Var of 1812. Mr. Small was elected as a member of Parliament twice for the City of Toronto, and in the year 1842 for the Third Riding of York. In 1843 he took the portfolio of Solicitor-General in the Baldwin-Lafontaine Cabinet. He was one of the representatives of Canada who proceeded to England for the purpose of negotIating with the Home Government for a representative Government. Subsequently he was appointed Judge of the County of Middlesex, which position he held until his death, which occurred in London, Ontario, on the 23rd of May, 1869, at the age of seventy-one. John T. Small, M.D., the eldest son of James Edward, was born at York in 1823. He was one of the pupils of the late Bishop Bethune at the rectory at Cobourg. He afterwards went to the Upper Canada College, and thence to the Universîty of King's College, which was then situated where the pre ent Parliament Buildings are. Having decided upon adopting the medical profession, he went to the Old Country in 1845. After studying for several years in Guy's Hospital, and in the hospitals of Paris, Edinburgh and Dublin, he took the degree of M.D. at the University of St. Andrew's, and became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons for England in 1851. In the following year he returned to Toronto and commenced the practice óf medicine. Dr. Small was married in Scotland in 1852, to Catherine Frances, the daughter of Alexander Herriot, of the Law House, in Berwickshire, Dr. Small is a Mason, having been initiated in the II 14 6 Biographical .I.Votices. Order of A.F.'and A.M. in 1845; and is a member of St. George's Society. He is a Presbyterian, being a member of St. Andrew's, the church of the Rev. D. J. Macdonnell. ANDREW SMITH, founder and present Principal of the Ontario Veterinary College, is a native of Ayrshire, Scotland, and received his professional education in the Edinburgh Veterinary College, and graduated in 1861 with the highest honors. The staff of Professors and the subjects taught are as follow:-Ptof. Smith, V.S., Edinburgh, '1.R.C.V.S., and Honorary Asso- ciate, R.C. V.S. (Principal), Diseases of Domesticated Animals; J. Thorburn, M.D., Edinburgh, Veterinary Alateria Aledica; M. Barrett, l\I.D., Animal Physiology; Prof. Smith, V.S., and assistants, Clinical Instructors; Dr. Ellis, University, Chemistry,. George Buckland, The Histor)', Breeding and lrlanagement of Domestic Animals; J. T. Duncan, M.D., V.S., Demonstrator of Anatomy / J. T. Duncan, M.D., V.S., Histology. HON. FRANK SMITH was born in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1822, and settled near Toronto in 1832. In 1849 he went to London, Ont., and engageçl in business until 1866, when he made Toronto his home. The business which he has established in Toronto is that of an importer and wholesale dealer in groceries, wines and liquors. He for the space of nine years imported teas direct from China to New York, doing a very large business in this line. In 1881 he purchased a controlling interest in the Toronto Street Railway. Since then he has trebled its work, until now it employs over six hundred horses and traverses the principal streets of the city. \Vhile living in London he was an alderman for some years and subsequently mayor. In 1871 he was called to the Senate, and in 1882 to a seat in the Dominion Cabinet. He is also President of the Home Savings and Loan Company, President of the London and Ontario Company, President of the Street Railway Company, President of the Northern Railway Company, Vice-President of the Dominion Bank"Director in the Gas Company, and DIrector in the Dominion Telegraph Company. FRANK SMITH, late Bursar of the Toronto General Hospital: was born on the 22nd day of April, 1809. He is the second son of Francis and Elizabeth Smith, of the County of Kent, England, both born in January, 1777. In the year 1832 their sons, Frank and Joseph, emigrated to Canada, é;l.nd settled on land in the Township of March, Ottawa River, where they remained two years, removing to Guelph Township in 1834, where they took up seven hundred acres of wild land. In 1835 Frank married the fifth daughter of George Davis, Esq., of Guelph., by whom he had thirteen children. , /:fj1 ' / r , ' '\ /"'\ ; , , - -'- It, ). .f i \ \ / " -- , " '1 " , '''' WILLIA::\l SMITH, SEN. GRANr'FATIIER. \' I I I ::;-. f \- I , / ø WILLIAM SMITH. JU , FATHER, / t h. L v \ \ \ ..;S À !ð . . '\ ',' :K'. J.'. \. ,;; ' . .. -... '- "f' - .. , _ -. "IIi'. , - --- -':i: . : .i ' :" \ _: :, .... .. > .<1 ._.. . . , . . ' <1\'J. 'L.,,, \ "II , ,. -,I / .d _;1r/ / " . ". A,t I<' (J'II". . :.> 0/ I'ü'J J 'r ' / I/O , ".. /,. J ' , f/ -f ./ Jo! · ';''/ VI .,. // A ð$ 'Ø?Y/ f( øø '; / /'/// ' ß 1/' / JOHN SMITH. SOl(. City of Toronto. 147 In 1851 he removed to St. Catharines, and was engaged in farming there until 1875, when he removed to Toronto, accepting the appointment of Bursar to the Toronto General Hospital, which he held for ten years. During the Rebellion in 1837-8 he served under Sir Allan McNab as Lieutenant in the 6th Gore District Militia. In politics he is Conservative, and in religion a staunch member of the Church of England. FRED. SMITH, dentist, Queen and Berkeley Streets, was born in Liver- pool, England, in 1852. In 1875 he passed the final exami.nation at the London College of Dentistry, after which he practised his profession . in Wales. In 1879 he came to Toronto; and established himself on Queen Street East. He now occupies a fine suite of rooms at the above address. JAMES SMITH was born in County Cavan, Ireland, in 1820, and emigrated to Canada when eighteen years of age. On his arrival in Toronto he joined the Volunteers, and served about six months, during the close of the" Mac- kenzie Rebellion." He then entered the employment of Mr. T. D. Harris, a King Street merchant, with whom he remained two years. He afterwards followed steamboating for fourteen years, and then took charge of the Restaurant at the Union Station, which he conducted for twenty-one years, having previously had some experience in hotel-keeping. Mr. Smith retired from business in 1879, his present residence being 389 Queen Street West. He was one of the originators of the" Queen's Own Rifles," in which corps he held the rank of captain. In 1840 he married Rebecca Armstrong, who "died in 1858, leaving two children, three having died before their mother. Mr. Smith married a second time, his wife being Christina Byers, by whom he had nine children, five of whom are living. In politics he is a Conservative. He belongs to the Orangemen and Masons. . J OHN S ITH. Instructive and interesting as a perusal of the lives and antecedents of the various characters connected with Toronto's rise and growth may prove, it is without undue precipitation that we pronounce the opinion that the family of the gentleman whose name heads thi sketch have the claim of possessing a peculiar interest in matters relating to the early history of the city. Proud they have a right to be, who, tracing their descent to the early pioneer, feel that they are in possession of a heritage which will not depreciate in value in the hands of successive generations. Individually or collectively, however, they must all give way, in point of interest, to the family to whose record this space is devoted. At the commencement of the reign of George III. was born in 14 8 Biograpllical Notices. Nottinghamshire, England, one \Villiam Smith, who in early life acquired a knowledge of architecture and engineering, and who was employed on account of his skill in these branches by the monarch upon one of his royal palaces. In the year 1774 he was sent by the British Government to superintend the construction of works at Cape Breton. Upon his arrival he drew a large tract of land, which proved a valuable coal mine. This he developed, and in 1792 freighted a vessel with coal and sailed for New York where he disposed of his cargo and made his way to Newark (now Niagara). The following year (1793) he joined General Simcoe, and came with him to explore that section of the country of which Toronto is now the capital. He found three Indian wigwams east of the Don on the river banks (lot 15), one of which contained the Chief Kashago; the only white settlers then being William Peak and his family. The latter had been settled there some time, and knew the locality well, and often accompanied General Simcoe on hunting and fishing expeditions, that being Peak's principal occupation. The Governor gave Mr. Smith choice of land, and he selected one-fifth of an acre-a town lot-being what is now the corner of King and Sherbourne Streets. In the fall of 1793 he returned to Niagara to be with his family during the winter, and in the spring of 1794 brought them to Little York, and having erected a log hut upon lot 15, settled there. He assisted Governor Simcoe in drawing plans for the building of "Castle Frank," the old summer house on the heights west of the Don, and in various ways brought his knowledge to bear in planning, surveying and laying out the future city. He followed his business of builder and con- tractor for many years, during which time he constructed many public and private buildings. He erected the first English church; also the residence of Secretary Jarvis on the corner of Sherbourne and Duke Streets; and subsequently, in company with his son-in-law, John Thompson, laid the foundation of and erected the lighthouse on the Island. He was a volunteer in the War of 1813, and was taken prisoner at the capitulation of York in April, 1813. He died in the year 1819, at his residence on the corner of King and Sherbourne Streets, and was buried in the old churc:byard of the English church, now St. J ames' cathedral. His life was a long and useful one, as well as eventful, and he lived long enough to see the muddy little York, at whose birth it may be said he presided, growÜig into life and vitality, with a prospect of future greatness which it has more than realized. Mr. Smith had a family of six children, viz: Thomas, \\Tilliam, Mary, Betsy, Sally and Samuel. Thomas was killed at the Battle of Queenston Heights. \Villiam, who was born in England in 1781, succeeded his father in the business. In 1814 he purchased the adjoining lot (14) two hundred : il II III Ii I \1 1 ' t I}:' I , II I I! " -i,11 -'i,;;':t:11 : I ,-, :: ',KI, I 'II I I I II' III ,: C"i 11I I, I 111' 1 '- \;. ! ' 11,:,,,,",-,\,;,, IIi: 'r- ,_,,, I.. ,.' 0\ l o tJ:1 VI ;:J o :r: ø .3 Q ....J o tJ:1 :x: E-< ø z o :x: 1111. Ii; ,Ii Ól VI i f-4 SS {/) z :r: o .-. ", 7. '-'\- 0, ''/ Ii ,'fi ' . \' - i\: - pll 'i Czty of Toronto. 149 and seventy acres, from George Cook for $5,000. In the year 1819 he purchased the Governor Simcoe property, lot 15, east of the Don, from John Scadding. He erected a tannery at the Don in 1820, and shortly afterwards opened a store adjoining the old family residence on King and Sherbourne Streets, which he conducted until 1832. In taking to his father's business he branched out into the mercantile line, and accumulated a quantity of real estate. He purchased the Helliwell property, where the brewery now stands. He was the first Assessor and Collector of York and Markham town- ships. He was likewise a volunteer in the \Var of 1812, and was taken prisoner at the battle of York. He died in 1839, leaving six children. His life-long cherished sport was hunting, and, as game of all kinds was then abund.ant, sport in plenty was to be had. John, whose name appears at the head of this sketch, is the oldest son of the late \Villiam Smith, and was born in 1811, at the old home at the corner of King and Sherbourne Streets. He is the only male survivor of the family, and now resides on the old Simcoe property. Only a few years since he presented to the York Pioneers that time-honoured old log cabin which was removed to the Exhibition Grounds with appropriate ceremony, and which continues to be an object of historic interest to visitors, as well as to the inhabitants of the city. John, when a boy, received his first schooling in Michael Doyle's house on Duke Street, Mr. Blair being the teacher; then at the old yellow school-house at the corner of Ontario and King Streets, at which Mr. Cassells was teacher; and later at the Masonic Hall, which opened in 1824 under the tutorship of Thomas Appleton, after which he attended James Padfield's school-Secretary Jarvis's old house-corner of Sherbourne and Duke Streets. Mr. Smith's mother (Julia Ann Lewis) died when he was sixteen years of age. He suc- ceeded his father in business, and in 1846 married Mary Magarham, by whom he had nine children. He was present at the skirmish near the Don Bridge during the Mackenzie Rebellion. Mr. Smith is in politics a Con- servative, although he has ever resisted the pressure brought to bear upon him by friends whose desire was that he should accept office, municipal and political. In concluding this family record, it should be stated that Mr. Smith has in his possession an 'old clock made by the late Jordan Post, one of the first clockmakers in York, which ticks just as merrily as it did three-score and ten years ago when the old man constructed it, and which can scarce be excelled as a time-piece at the present day. Mr. Smith is still hale and hearty, and, possessing, as he does, a retentive memory, adds to the pleasure, as well as the profit, of the present generation by recounting the strange events and appearances which in the old days surrounded " Little York." 15 0 Biographical Notices. JOHN T. SMITH, deceased, was born in London, England, 1805. In 1826 he emigrated to Canada, and soon after his arrival in Toronto served the public in the capacity oJ mine host at the Masonic Arms Hotel, \Vest :Market Square, where his genial manner won for him hosts of friends, who later elected him to a seat in the Council Board for St. Lawrence Ward, which he held for several years. He was one of the first to assist in organizing the present Gas Company, in which he was a stockholder, and a Director until his death, September 10, 1877, aged seventy-two years. During the Rebellion of 1837 he served as a volunteer. He was twice married, first to a Miss Moore, of Quebec, and on her demise, he married in 1857 a daughter of Frederick East, an old English naval officer. Mr. Smith was for many years a member of the Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, he was also a member of the English Church. \VILLIAM SMITH, waggon-maker, was born in Oxfordshire, England, in 1821, being the eldest of a family of two sons and two daughters. In 1832, his parents, John and Mary (Mason) Smith, came to Canada with their children. On the voyage out, on the ship Alexander, the smallpox and cholera broke out among the passengers, and Mr. Smith lost.a sister two years old by the former, and while waiting at Prescott for a boat to take them to York, the mother died of cholera, in a shop there, leaving the father to look after three young children. Mr. Smith's uncle and grand- father died at Montreal of the cholera. After reaching York his father rented two rooms on Y onge Street, and obtained work as a mason's clerk. He afterwards became a labourer in Helliwell's Brewery, and died in 1849. His second son, Alfred, is a cooper in Drayton, Ontario. \Villiam Smith learned his trade with Reuben Parkinson, with whom he was for seven years. He began business for himself in 1843, and in 1847 purchased the property where his business now is, and on which he erected a waggon shop. He now gives employment to eight men. In religion l\Ir. Smith is a Methodist; he belongs to no political party, but votes on principle. In 18 45 he married Edith, daughter of \Villiam Dellamore, a farmer in York Township. JOSHUA GRAFTON SNIDER, livery, etc., was born in the Township of York, December 29, 1833. His grandfather, Martin Snider, was born in Germany; he lived in the United States until the close of the Revolu- tionary \V ar, when he removed to New Brunswick; he afterwards came to York Township, his son, Thomas, the father of Joshua, being only eighteen months old. Thomas Snider was eighteen years of age at his father's death. City of Toronto. 15 1 He resided on the old farm until he came of age, when he moved to a farm of his own in the rear of the old homestead, where he lived until his death in 1856. On January 3, 1833, he married Catharine Grafton, daughter of Stewart Grafton, by whom he had seven children. Joshua Snider was working on a farm of his own until his father's death, when he went on the old homestead farm which he worked for about ten years. He then went to York l\Iills, where he remained for three years. His wife, a daughter of Thomas Lackie, whom he had married in 1857. died there. He then went to Cincinnati. In 1871 he came to Toronto, where he has been ever since. In 1873 he married a Miss l\IcCallum. In politics he is a Reformer. George S. Snider, the second son of Thomas Snider, was born in 1836. In 1861 he married Elizabeth I\1. \Yalker. :\IARTIN EDWARD SNIDER, dentist, Bay Street, Toronto, was born in the Township of York in 1845. His father, Thomas Snider, was born in New Brunswick in 1810, and came to Little York about the same year with pis father, Martin Snider, a U .E. Loyalist, who took up land in the Township of York, where he died. The wife of the elder Iartin Snider died in York Township at the age of one hundred and three. The father of our subject lived in 'York Township from 1810 until his death, which occurred in 1856. In 18+9 he was commissioned a Lieutenant of the York Militia t two commissions signed by Lord Elgin and one by Sir Edmund \V. Head. At his death he left a widow and five sons, as follow: Joshua Grafton lives in Toronto; George Stewart lives in Toronto; Thomas Albert lives in Cincinnati, 0.; Martin Edward, and John Elgin live in Toronto. l\lartin Snider received his first education at the old Grammar School, and began his studies at Upper Canada College in 1857, being then twelve years of age. In 1861 he began to study his profession in Toronto; he spent one year in the United States: In 1867 he returned to Toronto, where he'has been ever since. His wife is Hannah \Vilkinson, daughter of one of the oldest settlers in the town of 1\1 uddy York. He has been Returning-officer for St. George's \Vard for thirteen years. In politics he is a Reformer. ALBERT \Y. SPAULDING, dentist, 51 King Street East, was born in Durham County in 1848. His father was Joseph Lovell Spaulding and his mother Sarah Hepinstall. Mr. Spaulding taught school for five years, in Huron County, after which he studied dentistry with I\1r. \V. C. Adams, in Toronto. In 1878 he graduated at the Toronto Dental College, where he afterwards taught, during the sessions of 1880-1 and 1881-2. 15 2 Biograpltical Notices. JAMES SPENCE, carpenter and builder, was born in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1808, and was the eldest in a family of four sons and four daughters. His parents were Thomas and Margaret (\Vhitten) Spence, both of whom were born in the County of Armagh. \Vhile he was still a boy he came to Canada, ftnd located at Kingston where he seryed three years learning the carpenter trade. Then he came to Little York, and for a few years worked with John Harper. For many years he did work for Judge Hagerman and Chief Justice Robinson. In 1835 he built the house in which he now resides at 99 Elizabeth Street. He bought the lot from Judge Hagerman, and paid $]00 for it. Mr. Spence has held several public offices. In April, 1856, he was appointed License Inspector for St. John's \Vard, and has in his possession a watch which was presented to him by the hotel-keepers as a mark of their esteem. For twelve years he was Assessor in different \Vards, St. James's, St. Andrew's and St.John's. He was collector for St. John's \Vard for three years, and represented that \Vard in the City Council for the same length of time. He has made considerable money in real estate transactions. Mr. Spence married Eliza Lockie, born in Tyrone, Ireland, by whom he has had one son and three daughters. The son, Thomas, is dead. He was in the Toronto Custom House for eight years. His daughters are married, the eldest is Mrs. Foster; the second to \Villiam Reid, who is in the Custom House; the third to James Carruthers, a bootmaker on Teraulay Street. In politics Mr. Spence is a Conservative, in religion he is a member of the Church of England. During the Mackenzie Rebellion Mr. Spence went out to find Dr. Rolph, whom he wanted to attend his wife who was ill. As he made very anxious enquiries after the doctor, and refused to tell his business, he was arrested by his own party on suspicion of being a rebel, and was taken before a magistrate (John Armstrong), who sent two volunteers to accom- pany him in his search br the doctor. He was afterwards released, and served with the volunteers under Captain Powell, and was on Y onge Street at the dispersion of the rebels. CHARLES SPROAT, City Engineer, is the youngest son of the late Alder- man Henry Sproat, who died in 1875. Mr. Sproat, sen'r, was a native of Cumberland, England, and came to Canada in the year 1821. He settled in York and devoted his attention to farming, but in 1844 he relinquished his agricultural pursuits and commenced business in the city as a merchant. He took an active part in municipal affairs, and in 1856 was elected Coun- cillor, and, three years later, Alderman, for St. Andrew's \Vard. During his term of office, which extended over a period of seven years, he occupied City of Toronto. 153 the position of Chairman of the Fire, Water and Gas Committee, and also of the Board of Works, and was a genuine mover in (jþffecting the introduc- tion of the new fire system. In 1863 he withdrew from active participation in municipal affairs, and shortly afterwards purchased the brewery on Queen Street vVest, known as Cosgrave & Sproat's; but a few years later he sold his interest in the concern and retired from business altogether. His son, Charles, the present city engineer, was born in Toronto in 1836, and received his education at Upper Canada and Knox Colleges. He selected the profession of engineer as his future career in life, and became a pupil of the late Frank Shanley, C.E., with whom he was engaged in the survey of the Toronto and Guelph Railway, afterwards amalgamated with the Grand Trunk, and, on the completion of this undertaking, on the Midland Railway survey. He was afterwards employed as Government Surveyor in the districts north-east of Toronto, and subsequently as District Engineer on the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway, and in connection with the latter road he was later on promoted to the position of Resident Engineer. \l\,Then Mr. Shanley entered upon the duties of City Engmeer of Toronto, Mr. Sproat received the appointment of Deputy Surveyor, and it was under his super- intendence, while holding that office, that the present sewage system of the city was constructed. Mr. Sproat next connected himself with the Georgian Bay and Wellington Railway, connecting Palmerston and Durham, in the capacity of Chief Engineer, and was afterwards engaged in the Canadian Pacific Railway survey in the Rocky Mountains, where he remained until his appointment as City Engineer of Toronto, on the 24th of September, 1883. In 1863 Mr. Sproat married Miss Fral}ces Jane Lawrence, daughter o Mr. Joseph Lawrence, formerly of Toronto, but now a resident of Collingwood. VVILLlAM STANLEY, deceased, was born in Toronto in 1836. He was a painter by trade, and conducted a large and successful business in fresco- paintiQg, graining and decorating, which he commenced in 1859' He was a Unitarian, and a member of the Oddfellows Society. He was also con- nected with the Tenth Royals and Queen's Own for many years; and was an active member of the Ontario Rifle Association. Mr. Stanley married in 1856 Elizabeth James, and at his death left a widow, two sons and four daughters. RICHARD GEORGE STAPELLS, professor of music, 263 Berkeley Street, was born at Rochester, Kent, England, and came to Canada in 1873, locat- · ing in Toronto, where he has since remained. He studied under Thomas 154 Biographical Notices. Harcourt, Esq., the choir-master of Rochester Cathedral, and George Newsome, Esq., a prCJfessor also of that city. Mr. Stapells is organist of Grace Church, and also gives vocal and instrumental instruction to pupils. THOMAS H. STARK, M.D., 97 Bond Street, is a native of Beauharnors, Quebec, being the son of \Villiam Stark, school-teacher. He is a graduate of Trinity University and Trinity School, and was for some years Resident Assistant Surgeon at Toronto General Hospital, and in 1882 commenced practice in this city. N. L. STEINER, marble dealer, Toronto, was born in Bohemia, Austria, in 1832, being the eleventh in a family of fourteen children. His father, \7\1 olfgang Steiner, was a Government contractor. Mr. Steiner was educated in Vienna, and in 1848 left his home and went to New York, where he spent three years learning sculpturing. After having learned the business he was for a few months located in Buffalo. In 1852 he came to Toronto, and commenced business on Parliament Street, afterwards removing to King Street. His next location was at the corner of Y onge Street and \Vilton Avenue, where he carried on a large business for twenty-four years, employing over thirty men. In 1880 he removed to his present place on the corner of \Vilton Avenue and Victoria Streets. In 1876 Mr. Steiner married a daughter of the Rev. Dr. Leon Sternberger of New York. In 1880 he was elected to represent St. James's Ward in the City.Council, obtaining the largest vote ever polled. He sat for two years, and then retired. He was elected in 1883, being once more at the head of the poll- and in 1884 by acclamation. In 1870. he was commissioned a J.P. In politics he is a Reformer. i\1r. Steiner is Past-Master of the A.F. and A.M. of Toronto, and also President of the German Society. VV. ST. CROIX, 7 North Street, Toronto. Among the many who have settled in Toronto in the past thirty years, and added to its substantial growth and prosperity, there are few who have overcome greater diffi- culties in achieving an honourable success in business than the subject of this sketch. Mr. St. Croix was born on the Island of Jersey in 1834, of Huguenot extraction. In early life he learned the trade of bricklayer and plasterer, and later travelled through France, England, and a portion of the United States, arriving in Toronto in 1854 with only one York shilling, which constituted his entire wealth. He not only struggled with poverty, but, being in a strange country, was wholly unable to comprehend the language of the people. For the first year after his arrival he worked as a journeyman, during which time he improved his leisure hours in the study · City of Toronto. 155 of the English language. He soon after began business for himself in a small way, which gradually increased until it assumed vast proportions; with honesty, industry and frugality for his motto, his labours have been crowned with success. During the past thirty years he has erected many public and private buildings, among which were the present Police Station and Court House, near the Post Office, Phænix Block on Front Street, and several warehouse blocks on Yonge Street. In 1880 he purchased a portion of the Elmsley Estate, west of Y onge Street, consisting of one thousand feet frontage on Bloor Street North and St. Mary Street, upon which he has erected about forty handsome two-storey brick residences, a portion of which he has sold and rented, besides many other private residences in various parts of the city. He has annually employed from sixty to seventy- five men. As an instance of the amount of labour performed in one branch of his business-plastering-in one year, his contracts amounted to thirty- five thousand dollars. The average wages he has paid his men during a period of thirty years has been one dollar and twenty-five cents to two dollars per day. More recently he has ènlarged his business, and now contracts for he construction of buildings from the digging of the cellar to the finishing and turn of the key. At the present time he owns over fifty beautiful residences and stores in various parts of the city. In politics he is a Reformer; in religion, a member of the Bond Street Congregational Church, where he has acted in the capacity of a deacon for many years. In 1860 he married a daughter of James Kerr, an old resident of Toronto, of Scottish extraction. QUETTON ST. GEORGE. In 1791, when the French Revolution was raging, a British Legion was raised in England for the purpose of rescuing Louis XVI., then a prisoner in the Tuileries, and restoring him to the throne of his ancestors. Two brothers, Laurent and EtIenne Quetton, went over to England and enlisted. The Republicans were then. a cruel race, the guillotine and confiscatIon of property being the order of the day. They were particularly hard on those families which were known to have some member fighting for the King. On that account the Duc d'Angoulême, who was then in London taking a great interest in the organization of the said Legion, advised all Frenchmen who enlisted in it to change their names, and assume for a time a nom de guerre. The brothers Quetton were therefore enrolled in the army list as Laurent and Etienne St. George. They went over to France in October, 1791, and from that year they were engaged in active and hard service. Etienne was shot and died on the field of honour at Brestien, the 8th of December, 1798. Laurent was more fortu- 15 6 Biographical Notices. nate, and rose rapidly. He was born at Verrazses, near Montpelier, in the.Province of Languedoc, June 4th, 1771. He was barely twenty when he joined the British Legion. The official record of his campaigns shows that he distinguished himself in many engagements, and was gradually promoted. In April, 1796, we find him Lieutenant-Colonel, and in June the same year he was made Chevalier of the Royal and Military Order of St. Louis. In 1798, the Royalist armies being completely routed and all but annihi- lated by the Republicans, some of the survivors were fortunate enough to escape to England, where those who belonged to th British Legion were treated as retired British officers, and received grants of land in Canada. Among them was Colonel St. George, who then resumed his proper name of Quetton St. George; his descendants still retaining the two names. His grant of land was on the Oak Ridges, at the corner of the. four townships of Vaughan, Markham, Whitchurch and King. Several other French officers, General de Puisaye, Count and Viscount de Chalus, and others were also located at Oak Ridges, in what is known to this day as the French settle- ment. Their first attempt to examine their location was not made by rail, nor even by stage or waggon. Having left York on horseback, when they came to Hogg's Hollow they found the river so sw llen that any attempt at wading through it, the only way of getting across in those days, was out of the question. They left their horses at a farm, and were directed to an Indian path where a pine tree felled across the stream did duty as a bridge for foot passengers. They went up to the Ridges on foot. Some of them actually settled on their lots; but the Chevalier de St. George very soon came to the conclusion that a man who had not been brought up to it was more likely to break his back than to make a fortune by felling trees and piling them into log heaps to clear the land. He returned to York, and started as a merchant at the corner of King and Frederick Streets. He became very popular with the farmers at Markham, then the best settled township north of York. He traded also with the Indians, and a few years ago an old house fire-place was to be seen in Rama Island, Lake Simcoe, which was known to have been a fort, as they called it in those days, where he met the Indians every year. His business prospered, and he built the first brick house in York, still a very good and substantial one, now occupied by the Canada Company. He entered into partnership with Julius Quesnel and John Spread Baldwin, under the name and style of Quetton 5t. George & Co. Some curious do'cuments of Custom-house entries of those days are still preserved, and may be seen in the house of the sam{t name founded by his son, and now situated on King Street, a few doors west of Yonge Street. After the legitimate Kings of France had been restored to their throne, City of Toronto. 157 Quetton St. George, then an independent man, very naturally wished to revisit his native land and relatives. He was received with great distinc- tion by King Louis XVIII. His title of Chevalier, which had been given him in an informal sort of way when King and Princes were prisoners or exiles, was duly confirmed and registered, and he was given besides the decoration of the Lys, a distinction specially reserved for those who had remained true to their legitimate King during those troublous times. He was about returning to Canada when he died, at the comparatively early age of fifty, after a most,eventful and honourable life. A son of his is still living at Oak Ridges, and some grandchildren in the Province of Quebec. HENRY STONE, undertaker, 239 Yonge Street, was born in Queen's County, Ireland, in 1830, being the second eldest and only surviving one in a family Qf nine children. In 1831, his father Daniel Stone came to Canada and settled in Montreal, removing to Toronto in 1840, where he carried on business as a chandler on "VVellington and Edward Streets, until his death in 1855. Henry Stone was educated in Toronto, and when twenty years of age began business as a chandler on Edward Street. In 1854 he was married to Susannah, second daughter of \Villiam Reid, who died 22nd November, 1880, in her forty-seventh year, by whom he has had fourteen children, four of whom are dead. In 1869 he bought out Chad- wick Fawkes, undertaker, and has carried on that business ever since. In politics he is a Conservative, and in religion a Methodist. ISAAC STONEHOUSE, retired, was born in England in 1812. His father, Joseph Stonehouse, was a carpenter by trade, and was born in Yorkshire. He came to Cal1ada in IHI9, with one of his sons, and settled on a farm in Etobicoke Township; the rest of his family followed him a year later. About 1854 he moved into Toronto, where he remained until his death, which occurred in 1858; his wife was Martha Rushforth. Isaac Stone- house was farming in Etobicoke until 1854, when he came to Toronto. He is now living retired, and has been so for some few years. He has one son and five daughters. In politics Mr: Stonehouse is a Reformer; in religion a Methodist. He has been a member of the Fruit Growers' Association for ten years. WILLIAM THEOPHILUS STUART, M.D., is a son of the Rev. James Stuart, and was born in Markham Township in 1853. He received his early education at Brantford, and later attended the Upper Canada College and Trinity Medical School, graduated in 1877 as M.B. In 1877 his acquir - ments gained for him a gold medal at Trinity University, as well as the 15 8 Biographical l.Votices. . University gold medal, and Star gold medal at Toronto University. He commenced the practice of his profession in this city, where he remained one year, afterwards visiting the hospitals of Great Britain, and returning again to Toronto, has since continued a resident. having an extensive and increasing patronage. In 1877 Mr. Stuart became connected with the Central College as Lecturer on Anatomy and Physiology. In 1878 he was appointed Practical Chemist to Trinity Medical School. He is one of the visiting physicians to the Home of Incurables. He devotes much time to the study of Chemistry and Mineralogy. In 1881 he was married to Miss Maggie B. Gibson, of Lachine, by whom he has two children, a son anp a daughter. LESLIE M. SWEETNAM, M.D., is the eldest son of Mr. Matthew Sweet- nam, Post-office Inspector, of Toronto, and was born in Kingston, Ontario, on the 1st of August, 1859. He was educated at the Grammar School, King- ston, the Model School, Collegiate Institute, and Upper Canada College, Toronto. He attended the Toronto School of Medicine, and graduated M.B. at Toronto University in 1881 ; and M.D., Ch:M. at Victoria Univer- sity, Cobourg, in the same year. He was Resident Physician and Assistant House Surgeon on the staff of the General Hospital, Toronto, in 1881. Dr. Sweetnam commenced the reguiar practice of his profession in Toronto in 1882. He is a medical man of more than ordinary promise, and has a large and steadily increasing practice. He is on the medical staff of the House of Providence. ANDREW TINGLE, carpenter, was born in the Township of Scarboro' in 1820, being the eldest in a family of thirteen children. His father was John Tingle, who was born near Leeds, England. He was a farmer. In 1818 he came to Canada and, two years later, married Ellen, daughter of Andrew Thompson, who came to Canada from Scotland. He cleared a farm in the Township of Scarboro', and lived there until his death in 1877. He survived his wife two or three years. He served during the Rebellion of 1837, under Captain McLean; he was stationed in the city for two weeks, and then spent the winter on the Kingston Road. In 1841 Andrew Tingle married Agnes, daughter of J oh Reeve, of the Township of Clarke; she died about 1853, in the County of Oxford. His second wife was Mary, daughter of James Patton, of Scarboro' Township. By his first wife he had one son and two daughters, and by his second wife two sons and one daughter. In 1845 Mr. Tingle removed to the County of Oxford; he remained there until 1853, when he returned to Scarboro'. In r857 he came to Toronto and engaged in the trade of a carpenter. In politics he is a Reformer, and in religion a Presbyterian. City of Toronto. 159 JOHN TINNING, retired, third son of Richard Tinning, sen'r, was born at Brampton, October, 1832. In 1864 he married Jane Donley, daughter of Patrick Donley, by whom he has two sons and one daughter. RICHARD TINNING, deceased, was born in Cumberland, England, in 1801, and about 1824 arried Ann Tiffin, who was born at Durham, Eng- land, and died at Toronto, July 6, 1874, In 1832 he came to Canada with his wife and two children and settled in Toronto, locating himself at the foot of Bay Street on the shore of the Bay, where he established a timber and lumber business. His stock was cut principally at OakviUe and Port Credit, and after being thrown into the Lake was towed along the shore to his saw-mill, which was the first erected in Toronto. In 1840 he removed to the foot of York Street, and in 1846 erected a steam saw-mill where the St. James' Hotel now stands, and which was then the shore of the Bay. He leased for forty-two years th tract of land extending north from the Bay along York Street to Front Street; upon this he erected several build- ings, one a house, in which he resided. In 1834 he contracted with the University authorities to clear College Avenue of the heavy growth of trees and brushwood which covered it. Mr. Tinning continued to run his saw- mill, and did a prosperous business, until his death in 1858. He was a . member of the old fire company, and for six years was Alderman for St. Andrew's Ward. At his death he left a family of three sons and one daughter. RICHARD TINNING, jun'r, eldest SOI1- of Richard Tinning, sen'r, was born in Cumberland, England, in 1825, and in 1832 came to Canada with his father, with whom he was for years associated in the lumber business. He married the eldest daughter of \V. B. Hornibrook, by whom he has one son. For twelve or thirteen years he has represented S1. George's \Vard in the City Council. THOMAS TINNING, 39 Front Street \Vest, the second son of Richard and Ann (Tiffin) Tinning, was born in Carlisle, England, in the year 18 3 2 . His father was born in 1801, at the same place; his mother was a native of Durham, England, and died in Toronto, July 6th, 1874. Mr. Tinning, sen'r, married in 1824, and in the spring of 1832 emigrated to Canada with his wife and .two sons, Richard and Thomas. He landed in Quebec, and at once proceeded to Montreal, and from thence he came to Toronto, the journey being accomplished by Durham boats drawn by oxen. On their arrival here, the head of the family went to Brampton, leaving his wife and children in the city, but subsequently returned after a short absence and 160 Biographical Notices. located at the foot of Bay Street, on the shore of the bay. He established himself in the lumber trade, and for twenty years employed a large force of men cutting lumber by means of whip-saw;:;. In 1840 he moved to the foot . of York Street, and in 1846 erected a steam saw-mill upon the site of the present S1. James' Hotel. The mill was a frame building eighty feet in length, and would cut forty feet lengths of square lumber. He leased from the city for forty-two years a tract of land extending from the water's edge along York to Front Street upon which he erected buildings, and where he himself resided. In 1834 the contract was given Mr. Tinning to clear what is called College Avenue, which was then covered with a good growth of black ash, basswood and oak, together with a variety of other timber. In this work he employed a staff of forty men, and he himself cut down the first tree. All the timber felled in connection with this clearing was given to Mr. Tinning, and in addition a handsome recompense. It was subse- quently cut for firewood and sold to the citizens. While the work was being performed, an incident happened one day which created a slight sensation and, although it may appear paradoxical, will in truth call up startling reflections on the immense progress made by Toronto since that time. The incident referred to was a deer which ran across the avenue · from the direction of Rosedale and darted into the bush in a south-westerly direction. All the men gave chase, but the fleetness of the 'animal soon distanced the pursuers. Mr. Tinning continued to run his saw-mill until his death in 1858. He was a member of the old Fire Company; also a member of the A.F. and A.M. He was Alderman for St. Andrew's VVard si^- years. In political matters he was strongly Conservative, and in religion a member of the Church of England. At his death he left a family of three sons, Richard, Thomas, and John. Thomas Tinning, whose name appears at the commencement of this family record, was only an infant when his parents located in Toronto. Brought up beside that element on which he was destined to play thereafter many a gallant part, he imbibed that affection for aquatics which afterwards secured for him the Cham- pionship of Toronto Bay, which he maintained for so long a period. He assisted his father in the lumber business, which he has continued to carryon; but it is especially by those deeds of daring inspired by a desire to rescue human life from shipwrecked vessels that Mr. Thomas Tinning has earned the gratitude of the citizens of Toronto. He has dllring the last twenty years been the means of saving the lives of two hundred human beings from drowning in the lake and bay. The following examples bear testimony to the courage and endurance displayed on two memorable occasions in which 1:r. Tinning was the principal actor. In the month of December, 1856, a City of Torollto. 161 schooner, named J. G. Beard, went ashore on the south side of the Island during a furious gale. The crew had taken refuge in the rigging; and, observing the wreck by the aid of his glass, together with the perilous . position of the crew, Mr. Tinning immediately launched his skiff and rowed over the bay and, hauling his boat across the Island, succeeded in pulling off to the wreck in the face of a tremendous sea. This feat was not easily accomplished, and he was thrice upset while attempting it, but on the fourth trial he reached with his skiff the unfortunate crew, who were eventually rescued. The weather "as bitterly cold, and during the long hours that passed while undertaking this meritorious action his clothes became coated with ice. In December, 1861, the schooner Pacific, while attempting to make the Queen's \Vharf during a violent gale was driven ashore in the Humber Bay. The position of the vessel, and the probable fate of the crew caused Mr. Howard of High Park to hasten to Toronto, and, if possible, bring back a relief party with him to make the attempt to save the shipwrecked crew. He called upon Mr. Thomas Tinning, who got together some volunteers, and taking with him one of the life boats of the steamer Zimmerman, proceeded at once on a sleigh to the scene of the wreck. After considerable difficulty and much danger, they succeeded in rescuing the crew, and as the success was in a great measure the result of Mr. Tinning's individual exertions, in which he displayed great promptitude, coolness and daring, he was shortly after the event presented by the citizens of Toronto with a handsome trophy in recognitipn of his valuable services. The presentation took the form of a splendid piece of silver rock- work, surrounding a representation of water in glass, with an appropriate mermaid figure in the centre holding a nautilus shell of frosted cut-glass made to contain flowers. The following inscription is engraved on a silver shield: "Presented to Thomas Tinning by a few of his friends and fellow-citiz ns for his gallant behaviour in rescuing the crew of the schooner Pacific, wrecked in the Humber Bay, December, 1861: Toronto, l\Iay, 1862." These two instances we have given will be proof sufficient of what benefit his long residence in Toronto has been to the saving of life from the dangers of the Lake, and will serve to impress the toilers of the deep with the conviction that Toronto is not behind other ports in possess- ing brave hearts and willing hands, ready to risk their own lives in the prospect of saving others. Among the list of vessels which he has been at different times the means of saving from entire destruction and consequent loss of valuable cargoes, we may mention the RaPid, Echo, Olive Branch, and the crew of the Fearless, in Ashbridge's Bay. On the 3rd August, 18 70, he was presented with a silver tea service for his great and successful 12 162 BiograPhical Notz:ces. exertion in recovering the bodies after the deplorable and heart-rending catastrophe in the Bay of Hamilton that year. Mr. Buchanan made the presentation, and expressed to Mr. Tinning the views, in regard to him, of the citizens of 'Hamilton. "He had not only been the instrument of allevi- ating the distressed feelings of a family, but also of a community." The silver tea service bears the following inscription: "Presented by a few of the citizens of Hamilton to Thomas Tinning, as' a mark of their high appreciation of his services in recovering the bodies of the daughters of Thomas Swinyard, Esq., June 27, 1870." In 1870, Mr. Tinning was appointed by the Government Captain of the Life Saving Station at Toronto, which position he held for some years, finally relinquishing it on account of the small allowance made for the support of crew;boats, etc. Mr. Tinning is a well-built man of about six feet two inches in height, and a frame which proves him to be possessed of great muscular power. He married Miss Summer, the daughter of the late Bernal Summer, a pro- minent Niagara merchant, and grand-daughter of Dr. Cyrus, of Beamsville, an old U. E. Loyalist. Mr. Tinning has two sons; Frank, the eldest, is fast following in the footsteps of his father, having in 1882 saved two young men from drowning in Georgian Bay. William, the other son, is in the Custom House. JOHN M. TINSLEY, retired, 81 Agnes Street, was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1783. His grandfather, Thomas Tinsley, came to America from Ireland during the time of Oliver Cromwell, and located at Hanover- town, twentv-one miles from Richmond. He had four sons, Thomas, Peter, John ;nd Samuel. The father of our subject was Samuel Tinsley, who was born in Ireland, and who married Elizabeth Merrywether, who was born in Virginia. He was a Captain in the Revolutionary War, and was in many of the battles. He died in Virginia in 1815. The early boy- hood of our subject was spent in Richmond, where he went to school. In 1800 he began to learn the trade of a carpenter, and in 1807 he was a journeyman. He married Douglas Dailey in 1811. In 1831 he paid a visit to Canada, spending some weeks at Toronto, and at the vVilberforce settle- ment near London. He returned to Richmond where he remained until 18 37, in which year he removed to Cincinnati. In 1842 he came to Toronto and opened a grocery store on the corner of Albert and Elizabeth Streets, which business he continued for one year; his wife died in 18 4 2 . He then worked at the carpenter trade for John Harper and for J. George Joseph. Mr. Tinsley has long since ceased to work. He has not been able to read for the last ten years, but he can see things at a distance. \Vhen he was City of Toronto. 16 3 fifteen years old he saw George \Vashington, who used to visit some families in Richmond. His family were very long-lived. A sister, Polly, who was born in 1775, was living in New Orleans in 1870 when Mr. Tinsley last heard from her. Mr. Tinsley is a Reformer in politics and a Baptist in religion. ROBERT TROTTER was born in the County Cavan, Ireland. He spent the early part of his life in County Louth, from which place he emigrated to Canada in 1837, and at once took up his residence in this city. He was for a time connected with the police force, and was clerk of the market for some years. He has for many years been a successful speculator in real estate, and" now owns a large amount of property in this city. The career of MRS. JENNY K. TROUT, M.D., of Toronto, furnishes an excellent illustration of what a woman possessing pluck and perseverance may accomplish. Dr. Trout was born in the year 1840, in the pretty town of Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Her parents, Andrew and Elizabeth Gowanlock, emigrated to Canada when she was but seven years old, and at the age of seventeen we find her still living with them in a sparsely populated district near Stratford, Ontario. Her education was only of an imperfect rudimentary nature, but books were her close companions and she read them with a fixed determination to acquire knowledge. About this time she commenced attending the little country schools with a view to qualifying as a teacher. \Vhen nineteen years old she graduated from the Toronto Normal School, and was shortly afterwards placed in charge of a school in the northern. part of her own township. Labouring in this capacity and neighbourhood for nearly five years, she was able, by industry and good husbandry, to accumulate a considerable sum of money. It was during her fifth teaching year, 1864, that she married Mr. Ewart Trout, of Toronto, and subsequently removed to that city. One of her youthful ambitions was to become a physician. Loss of health intensified this ambition and having made good use of her spare hours she succeeded in matriculating in 1870. Her health at this time was so poor as to excite the serious apprehension of her medical adviser and friends, but notwith- standing she attended-during 1871-72-a full course of lectures at the Toronto School of Medicine. An account of the trials and tribulations which she underwent would prove as instructive as interesting, but our space will not permit of it. Dr. Trout was one of the first to apply for admission to the lectures in the University, this being the place where the students of the Toronto School assembled for Chemistry lectures, but the Faculty denying admittance to women, she was, with others, compelled to 1 6 4 Biographical Notices. forego for a time the study of this branch of medicine. After a three years' course of the \Yomen's 'Medical College, Philadelphia, she received the degree of M.D., and immediately upon her return to Canada, successfully passed the examinations before the Council of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Dr. Trout has the honour of being the first woman who passed the Ontario Council, and also held the position for many years of being the only lady member of the college. She now entered upon the duties of her new profession in Toronto, being joined by Dr. E. Amelia Tifft, a graduate of the same school and class in Philadelphia. It was not long before they opened a woman's dispensary, in the eastern part of the city, which, how- ever, they were, owing to the demands made upon them as physicians, compelled to abandon. Dr. Trout was, for a time, one of the two visiting physicians connected with the Infants' Home in its early days. The lady doctors have made popular a comparatively new agent in the practice of medicine in Canada, i.e., Electricity. In order to successfully develop the capabilities of this curative power, they founded what proved to be one of the best institutions of its kind in the Dominion, occupying a handsome white-brick structure on the corner of Jarvis and Gerrard Streets, and facing the Baptist Church. Dr. Trout's health, never robu9-t, improved slightly for a time, but ultimately gave way under the heavy strain of her large and increasing practice, until utterly worn out, she was compelled in 1883 to retire from the laborious duties of the Institution. Dr. Trout has ever taken a lively interest in the education and advancement of the younger members of her sex. She has, wholly or in part, aided more than one young woman to obtain the degree of M.D. In thoro)lgh sympathy with the objection to mixed classes in the schoolroom, she was anxious to see a Women's Medical College in Canada and, in 1883, offered to liberally endow such an establishment in Toronto; but the promoters hampered it with such conditions that she transferred her support and influence to Kingston, where a college had been opened, which is in a flourishing condition. She has also been an earnest and successful worker in the cause of Temper- ance, having filled, at sundry times, the office of President, Vice-President, and Secretary of the \\Toman's Christian Temperance Union. The subject of our sketch is to-day Vice-President for Canada of the Association for the Advancement of Women. She is a member of the Jarvis Street Baptist Church, is liberal in her principles and tolerant in her religious views. W. vV. TURNER, M.D., was born at Millbrook, Ontario, 1849, and is the eldest son of Charles Turner of that place. In early life he attended the Public and Grammar Schools at Brighton, Ontario, afterwards study- ,r- " ,;..r. --=-- , '( .. ;-.. ,#' ".0: '---, i ' _ i , '/,', '"'- _ :.:::".:r I .\,}':: \ - ' if I', ;',. ,. :,. "yt .; \ ( \ \ ,' , ..../ ?/ --- - - "" /'" ,./, /' / ' "- .;' -=- ___ --=; ;7. j'. - g;fffi- ' ) __ ',.----} ,. ß fa..? . ø;3 "'... "j) -,' - '/ / :i ".- : . \ %" , : ,}:.,; '< _;. ./ W' __, JV) ,,} "', øß 'r.' 1 f,' " ..., .. -- 'l ; "./' ,\ '.; :- . ': ø, .. ,. '.: 1- . ,- < ... . w ,*'-.,. PROFESSOR S. VERNOY. City of Toronto. 1 6 5 ing at Victoria University, receiving a diploma in 1867. He attended various hospitals in N ew York, and graduated from Belleyue Hospital College. Dr. Turner first commenced practice in \Vinnipeg in 1876, where he remained five years and during his residence performed some very skilful surgical operations which made him quite a celebrity. He settled in Parkdale in 1882, and has already a large and lucrative practice. He is on the medical staff of the Home for Incurables, and during the present year read a påper before the Ontario Medical Association which was receiv d and commented on with favour. Dr. Turner married, in 1872, Julia Laughton, of Hamilton, by whom he has one daughter. CHARLES K. UNWIN, Deputy Registrar of the County of York, is the son of Charles and Elizabeth Unwin, the former a native of England and the latter of Irish descent. His father married after he came here in 1835. He was employed in the office of Mr. Samuel Ridout for about fifteen years, afterwards being connected with the Beaver Mutual Insurance Company. Charles K. was born in 1853 in this city, and has been connected with the Registry Office about six years. PROFESSOR VERNOY, the founder and proprietor of the Electro-Thera- peutic Institution, 197 Jarvis Street, Toronto, is a native of N ew York. He commenced the practice of electro-therapeutics in Pennsylvania in 1869, according to the new theory, as discovered and promulgated in that branch of science, proving it to be a success. In 1876 Professor Vernoy was induced to leave Philadelphia for Canada; he accordingly settled on Jarvis Street, Toronto, where he established himself as an electro-therapeutist. Since his arrival here the success attending the exercise of his profession in the new and wide field of the Dominion has been marvellous, and has won for him a wide reputation in the cure of nervous diseases and those not successfully dealt with by other means. This new system of treatment by the application of electricity is becoming more popular and interesting year by year, from the fact that well-attested evidence has shown that wonderful cures have been effected by its use when all other means have failed. In his paper, The Electric Age, Professor Vernoy records numerous testimonials (given for the purpose by individuals of unquestionable reputa- tion in our midst) as to the sav ng of life and restoration to health by his new system of electro-therapeutic treatment. Many of those who have been thus benefited by him have expressed their willingness and desire to aid him in his endeavours to relieve suffering humanity; hence, in order to satisfy the enquiries of those who desire proof of his great success (by direct communication), a list of many important cases is recorded in his . 166 Biographical Notices. paper. Professor Vernoy's Electro-Therapeutic Institution is situated on one of the finest and most beautiful streets in the city, within five minutes' walk of the Post-office and the business centre, and can accommodate a limited number of patients, who are made to feel pleasantly at home, their comfort and convenience being consulted. In connection with his large experience and practice in the use of electricity, Professor Vernoy has devoted his attention to the production of a superior Electro-Medical Battery suited to all varieties of human temperament and the various classes of disease. This delicate instrument is so nicely arranged that individuals who cannot conveniently enter the Institution for treatment may, by obtaining one of them, take treatment at home successfully by following the instructions given. JOHN JOSEPH VICKERS, proprietor of the celebrated Express Company of that name, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1818, being the second son of John and Hannah (Leeson) Vickers of that city. His father held a govern- ment position in the Treasury Department for many years, and his death occurred when John Joseph was but six years old. Our subject's early education was acquired in Dublin, and when a young man he entered the service of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, and remained with them several years. In 1849 he went to New York, bearing introductory letters from James McHenry, Esq., of Liverpool, and entering the service of the Howard Steamship Company, he continued in their employ two years. In the meantime, having heard of the splendid agricultural prospects of Canada, young Vickers, who lacked neither energy nor ambition, dejermined to try his hand at farming, and, putting his resolution into effect, moved to the Bay of Quinte district and settled upon a farm in Princé Edward's County. Two years' practice as an amateur farmer convinced 1\1r. Vickers that rolling logs and growing buckwheat was more of a reality than he antici- pated, hence he abandoned agriculture and left for Toronto. In 1852 he engaged with the American Express Company and continued in their service two years. On the completion of the Northern Railroad, he embarked in the express business on his own account, and by strict atten- tion and great exertions he has developed his present extensive connection, a statistical account of which is given elsewhere in this volume. In 1859, in conjunction with others, Mr. Vickers visited the Lake Superior district in the first steamer (The Rescue) to Thunder Bay. He then noticed that the mouth of the Kaministiquia River would in the near future be a great harbour, and, acting on his own prophetic instincts, he purchased all the land obtainable in that region after its survey by the Government, and now -.:=' --- -" '-' '\ - ' - ',\ '\ ,,: ":, ,_ ' ': ,- /1'.,' {,' '\ \: I - -:""; (: - - r .," .. . . ' ' , !....;.. , . . v:. ï t '"'' _;;c"'" ,";,,:, , ..--- -'í, >::- . ,,",- - .); .4Jfl # "' ; v -1"1 "/ ;ï" :' . '. } " ';j . ,; / I . / ø t 'J . i 7r'" 1:' "{/ I" v:í /:; % J f -.- " . ..- -- , -- - - - - - - - ..- - - - -' ;; -: -- 1/ - ' 1'7 :1 City of Toronto. 16 7 O\vns nearly half of the navigable portion of the river frontage on the north side, the Canadian Pacific Railway running through the greater portion of his property. He owns about seven thousand acres, upon which are valu- able mines of silver, slate and large quantities of fine sandstone. Since his settlement in Toronto he has taken an active interest in all that concerns the city's welfare, and was elected alderman to represent St. George's \Vard in 1864, and remained in the Council until 1870. During the time he was a member of that body he proposed the resolution to construct the ew \Yater \Vorks, which was carried October 10, 1870. He is captain in the Sedentary Iilitia, having held a commission for many years. Mr. Yickers' political opinions are strongly Conservative. In 1855 he married Catharine :\lary, eldest daught{!r of the late John \V. Dunbar :\loodie; first Sheriff of Hastings County (her mother being Susanna Moodie, the eminent authoress, whose" Roughing it in the Bush II and other publications have contributed not a little to our national literature). The issue of this marriage are four sons and six daughters, all living ; the eldest son, John A. D. Vick- ers, being active superintendent of the Express Company. \\'illiam \V. is a student at the University. Victor Gillmor Ridgeway is supposed to he the only boy born in Toronto the morning the Queen's Own Rifles left for the frontier on the memorable First of June, 1866, at the time of the Fenian raid; the Civic Council choosing the name in honour of the event and Colonel Gillmor acting as godfather. \Y. J. \Y AGSER, :M.D., 7 Gerrard Street, was educated at Toronto Grammar School and Upper Canada College, and studied medicine at Toronto School of :Medicine. He graduated at Toronto l:'niversity in 1870 and commenced practice the same year on Queen Street. JAYES \YALLIS, 104 Cumberland Street, Yorkville, was born in Cumber- land, England, July 29, 1807, and came to Toronto in February, 1828. He worked two years for Jacob Hutchinson on Front Street, and then began business for himself as blacksmith on King Street East. He removed to Yorkville in 1831 and has been in business there about fifty years. Mr. \Yallis was one of the first members of the Y orkville Council and remained in that body two years, afterwards for several years occupying the respon- sible position of Treasurer to the Council. He belonged to the old fire brigade, and took part on the loyalist side during the Rebellion of I837 38. He is a member of Bloor Street )'lethodist Church. In )'Iay, 1828, he was married to Ann Greenwell, of Cumberland, England, who died )Iay 5, 1837. )'Ir. \Yallis was married a second time to Esther Hodg-son, who is also a 'TIember of the same church as himself. . 168 Biographical Notices. JA:\1:ES JOHN \V ALSH was born in Cheshire, England, in 1833, and came to Canada in 1861, taking up his residence in Toronto, where he has since remained. He was for many years engaged in the live cattle export trade, and carried on successfully the largest wholesale butchering business for one man in the city. In 1880 he retired from business; since which time he has lived at his fine private residence on Kingston Road, called Cheshire Villa. JAMES \VALSH is a native of the City of Cork, Ireland, where he was born in 1839, and when ten years of age emigrated to Canada and located first at Belleville, where he remained until 1859, after which he came to Toronto. Subsequently he removed to London, Ont., and after a residence of five years there he returned to this city, where he has since lived. He engaged in the manufacture of soda and mineral waters, which business he conducted from 1868 to 1883, retiring from trade in the latter year. In 18 7 1 he married :\iary Jane, daughter of David Slee. Mr. \Valsh built the Berkeley Terrace from Nos. 122 to 134, and also owned the soda water factory and house No. 220 Berkeley Street. BENJAMIN \VALTON was born at Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, 181 9, youngest son of Jonathan and Sarah (Wood) \Valton. His father was a cloth merchant. Mr. \Valton in early life had very good advantages for an education, which he diligently improved, and subsequently learned the trade of a stone-mason and builder. In 1844 he came to Toronto and worked as a journeyman until 18+8, when he embarked in the building business for himself; his first contract was for the construction of the stone work for Osgoode Hall, for which he received $50,000. After its comple- tion he laid the basement of Toronto University, and subsequently erected the Mechanics' Institute (now the Public Library), Bank of British North Amerjca, Custom House, Examining \Varehouses, and many other build- ings. He purchased one thousand five hundred acres of land on the Grand Trunk Railway, at Melbourne, P.Q., where he expended a large sum of money in opening a slate quarry; one year later he shipped the first car- load of Canadian slate that was ever brought into Toronto. He continued his slate industry until he had expended nearly $80,000, when, in 1883, with a view of meeting the demands of their largely-increasing trade, he organized a joint stock company (under the ::\Iining Act) called the" Domin- ion Mining Company," with a capital of $100,000 (he being one of the largest stock-holders), since which time his business has materially increased; they now employ over sixty men. The demand for their slate, which is of very superior quality, has steadily increased, and they are now exporting large quantities to England, Australia, Cape of Good Hope and United City of Toro1lto. 16 9 States. Notwithstanding there is a duty imposed of twenty pêr cent. they are doing a large business in exporting to the North-West. The quarry is situated six miles from Richmond station, on the Grand Trunk Railway, where quite a little village is springing up. In 1848 Mr. vValton married Eliza, daughter of Thomas Glasco, by whom he had one son and four daughters. Mr. \Valton died 3rd January, 1885. JOHN \VALZ was born in Germany in 1830 and came to Canada in 1857, locating first at Preston, near Galt, where he remained one year. He then came to Toronto and started as brewer in 1858, which business he carried on up to 1882, since which time he has been living retired. In 1859 he marrieå Miss Josephine Bandel, by whom he has three daughters and two sons. The property of Mr. \Valz has a frontage of two hundred and five feet on Sherbourne Street and three hundred on Duchess Street, on which he has erected fifteen houses. A. J. 1\1. \V ATKINS, Superintendent of the Horticultural Gardens, is a native of the City of Hereford, England, his father being a florist and seed merchant in that city. During his father's life-time our subject was thoroughly grounded in the business, and his whole life has been spent in the care oi flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns. He came to Canada in 1870, and was foreman with Fleming, the propagator and seedsman, for two years. He was for a time engaged in market gardening, and in 1875 accepted his present position. He took the gardens when the ground was a swamp and waste, and then made it to blossom with roses. JOHN WATSON was born in the village of Bedford, Missisque County, Quebec, and is the third of a family of four children born to John and Sarah (Botham) vVatson who, removing from Quebec Province, settled in York County in 1849. John was born in the year 1840, and was conse- quently but nine years of age when the family took up their residence here. His father was a carpenter and carried on business for many years and was eighty-four years of age when his death occurred in 1879. John early , learned his father's bU9iness, and for ten years worked as a journeyman, susequently, in 1860, commencing business for himself as builder and con- tractor, which he has since conducted, employing about fifteen men. He has, however, confined his share of the work to building wood work, letting out contracts for the brick and other work; he owns all the property he has put up, which now amounts to sixty-three houses scattered through four \Vards of the city. Mr. \Vatson is a member of the Methodist Church; also, he takes an active part in the Salvation Army in Toronto and other towns; he was the means, assisted by two friends, of securing that valuable lot on the corner of James and Albert Streets, at a cost of $7,000, on which 170 Biographical Notices. the Salvatioh Army Temple is being erected. His father and mother are from England and came out about the year 1818; his father returned to England and came back to Canada a second time; he served in the Rebel- lion of 1837, and took up arms to defend the Government round Missisque Bay, on the Vermont frontier. TOM \VEBB, baker and confectioner, corner of Y onge and Agnes Streets, is the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Parker) \Vebb, who carne to Canada from England in 1842. His father carried on the business of a baker and confectioner in the stand now occupied by Tom, from 1842 until 1875, when he retired and removed to Deer Park, where he now resides. Mr. \Vebb, sen'r, had three sons, Edward, a lawyer in London, England:who died December, 1884; Harry and Tom who are both in the bakery business: and one daughter, Mrs. John Wightman. Tom was born in Toronto in 1849, and succeeded to his father's business in 1875. In 1873 he married a daughter of Henry James Clark. HENRY G. WHITE is a native of New Hartford, Conn., and came to Canada in 1854. He was a builder, sash, door and frame manufacturer, having served his time in Connecticut. On his' arrival here he entered the service of Alexander Manning as foreman, after which he spent some time in Vaughan Township, where he built and fitted up several saw-mills, from thence he again came to Toronto and was foreman of the first exhibition building there. He then went to Bothwell and was manager for the oil works there two years, subsequently becoming manager for the Des Moines Valley Oil Company. From there he went to Muskegon as engineer in a large mill, from which place he returned to Toronto, and engaged in car building about two years. After spending a short time in Bradford, in 1875 he took charge of the wood-working machinery in the Northern Rail- way shops, which position he still retains. ISAAC WHITE, deceased, was born at Rutland, Vermont, April 9, 1792. His ancestors emigrated from England to America previous to the Ameri- can Revolution, and settled in the above named Sta.te, where they were at one time slave-holders and tillers of the soil. In 1796 Mr. White, sen'r, died, and left a family of five children, of whom our subject was the eldest. His mother came to Canada in the same year, bringing with her a faithful slave called" Mammy Long," to whose care Isaac was especially entrusted. She died in Toronto at the age of one hundred years. \Vhen Mr. \Vhite was seven years of age he was sent to Bond Head, Simcoe County, where he was bound as an apprentice, and a few years later drove Thomas Rouche's stage between York and Niagara until 1810. His advantages of education, like the youth of that day, were very limited. He never attended Cz"ty of Toronto. 17 1 school but one day, and on that day fell into a dispute with his school-mate, Allan :McNab (afterwards Sir Allan :McNab), and gave him a severe thrashing; for fear of being chastised by his teacher he failed to return. This circumstance caused the two juvenile pugilists to become fast friends, and whenever, in after years, Sir Allan was in York he never failed to call upon his friend White. As Mr. \Vhite advanced in life he saw the benefits to be derived from an education, and from his meagre earnings purchased some school books; with industry and great perseverance he mastered the common English branches, which fitted him for a useful and eventful life. He served at the taking of Detroit and the Battle of Queenston Heights. He was present at the battle of York, where he was taken prisoner of war with the York Militia. vVhen brought before the American Commander, Major General Dearborn, his American accent was at once detected; Major- General Dearborn enquired, " What are you doing here, young man, fight- ing against your country?" Mr. \Vhite replied, "General, I will not deny my nationality, nor am I fighting against my country; if a country is worth living in it is worth fighting for; I am fighting for my home and my family who reside here." "That's right, my boy, you are a brave fellow," said the General, who immediately paroled him. After serving until the close of the war he received, in 1848, from the Crown for his bravery a silver medal. Previous to the war he married Nancy, eldest daughter of Jacob Snider, of Eglinton, York County, by whom he had one daughter. He subsequently kept the old Red Lion Hotel in Y orkville, and afterwards located at the corner of James and Albert Streets, where he lived many years. He early acquired the trade of mason and bricklayer, and was concerned in the erection of many fine and substantial buildings in the city, among which were St. James's Cathedral, and Osgoode Hall. The first fire company that was organized in York counted him among its members. At the time of his death, 1878, he was one of the oldest members of the York Pioneers, being eighty-six years of age. He earned for himself a reputation, second to none, for intelligence, honesty and an undivided application to business. His second marriage was in 1838, to Jane, the widow of Thomas Carroll, and a daughter of the late John McIntosh, by whom there was no issue. JAMES WICKSON, deceased, was born at Walworth, near London, Eng- land, in 1794, and in 1834 emigrated to Canada, and settled in Toronto. He engaged in the butcher business, and occupied a store in the Market, which he carried on until a little previous to his death. He married Miss Jane Tuesman, by whom he had ten children, eight of whom are still living, and three of them residing in this city. John \i\Tickson, the second son, was 17 2 Biographical Notices. born in England in 1817, and came to Canada with his father. He also engaged in butchering, and had a stall in the Market until 1870, after "\vhich he became interested in real estate. In 1836 Mr. \Vickson married Miss Eliza Chilver, daughter of Joseph Chilver, who emigrated to this country in 1833. He had eleven children, nine of whom are still living. HON. CHRISTOPHER \VIDMER. (From the vVeekly Globt, May 5, 18 5 8 .) The venerable gentleman whose name heads this paragraph died on Monday morning at four o'clock. On Sunday at noon he had gone to visit the grave of an only son, recently deceased, to whom he was deeply attached, when he was.seized with a fit, was conveyed home, and notwith- standing all the efforts of the medical men, expired on the following morning. Dr. \Vidner was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and was formerly Staff Surgeon attached to the Fourteenth Light Dragoons. He served through nearly the whole of the Peninsular vVar, for which he held the medal with five clasps for Vittoria, Salamanca, Fuentes d'Onoro, Busaco and Talavera. . He came to this country before the close of the American \Var, and resid d in Toronto until his death; he was consequently one of the oldest inhabitants of the city. In 1849 Dr. \Vidmer was appointed a member of the Legislative Council. For many years he occupied the first rank in his profession in Toronto, being constantly in every important and critical case, and was highly valued for his courage, promptitude and skill. He was at times somewhat rough, retaining a little the manner of the army, but he was essentially kind-hearted, and many grieved for the loss of their frank and reliable medical adviser. In his long and successful practice he accumulated a large fortune. He left two daughters, one unmarried, the other the wife of George M. Hawke, Esq. He was within a few days of the seventy-eighth year of his age. JOHN \VIGHTMAN, retired, was born in Brampton, Cumberland, England, in 1806. His parents were Robert and Mary (Davidson) \Vightman; his mother died in England in 1818. In 1834 he came to Canada with his father, who was a manufacturer of worsted goods. His father died in Toronto in 1860. After he came out here John \Vightman and his brother George opened a dry goods store and straw bonnet manufactory on King Street, near Y onge; at the end of three months they removed to where Catto's store now is, on King Street, which they held until 1874, when they sold the business to Mr. Catto; they were in business there for sixteen years. Mr. \Vightman is now retired from business. In 1838 he married a daughter of Captain J ago, from .Plymouth, England, by whom he had one son, who is now living at Deer Park; she died in 1849. In 1850 he married Elizabeth Hayward, who was born in Hampshire, England, in 1802; she City of Toronto. 173 died in 1877. Mr. Wightman had no children by his second marriage. He is a reformer in politics, and a Congregationalist in religion; he is a deacon in his church. Mr. vVightman had three sisters, the eldest Mrs. Burns, who died in Yorkville, 1846; the second, Margaret \Vightman, who' died in Toronto, 1875; and the youngest, Mrs. Evans, who died in Cobourg, 1869. ROBERT \VILKES, deceased. In the records of Toronto many names occur to a long resident which fail not, when recalled, to stir some cherished memory of departed years. The subject of our present brief memoir is one of those, and consequently deserving of more than ordinary notice. Of Irish birth, he displayed all those qualities-ability, energy and quicksight- edness, traits of character common among his countrymen-which assist materially that success which is generally their lot when free from the political evils that do so much to retard progress on their native soil. Robert \Vilkes was born in Tulleham, County Leitrim, Ireland. June 2+. 1832. He came to Toronto with his mother in 1848, and was one of a family of seven children, his father having died in Ireland. On the settle- ment of the family here, Robert was immediately placed in the mercantile house of his maternal uncle, Mr. R. H. Brett. In 1852 he engaged as clerk with Rossin Bros., Jewellers, with whom he remained until their retirement from business in 1858. Mr. \Vilkes then commenced business on his own account and, four years later, secured premises on Yonge Street, Nos. 48 and 50. Encouraged by his success in ToroDto, he opened a branch house in Montreal. From this time forward his success was assured, and the honours afterwards falling to his lot were not less earned than deserved. In the year 1871 he became Director of the Bank of Commerce, and two years later he was elected a member of the Dominion Parliament, as repre- sentative of Central Toronto. In religious matters l\Ir. \Vilkes was an example, his own body (the Methodists) having during his lifetime received from him material assistance. He was a Trustee of Bloor Street Methodist Church, and was instrumental in procuring the extensive alterations and improvements recently made in that edifice. He was for many years Treasurer of the Irish Protestant Benevolent Society, and was also a member of the Board of Trade. Mr. \\,Tilkes lost his life in a noble and praiseworthy endeavour to save his on and daughter from death by drown- ing off Sturgeon Point and, ere assistance could be rendered, he and those he attempted to rescue found a watery grave. Thus perished one of those citizens whose name is connected with the rise and progress of the city; enterprising, honourable and courageous, his life is a guidance to the rising generation, and his success exemplifies what may be the result of a laudable 174 Biographical Notices. and unselfish ambition. Mr. Wilkes married on July 23, 1863, Martha, daughter of Dr. Cooke, of London, England. \VILLIAM \VILKINS was born in County Cork, Ireland. In 1834 he came to Canada, and locating in Toronto, opened a store, and engaged in the mercantile business. He first commenced on King Street, but shortly afterwards removed to where the house of Gooderham now stands. He remained here twenty years, and then returned to King Street, and after spending two years in the latter thoroughfare he retired from the business. He has since been largely engaged in the erection of houses and, in con- nection with his son, has built over one hundred houses in the eastern portion of the city. He married, in 1840, Miss Margaret May, of Queen's County, Ireland, by whom he had nine children, six of whom are yet living, four sons and two daughters. JAMES M. WILLIAMS, Gas Company Lamp Inspector, is a native of Sittingbourne, Kent, England, and is the youngest son of Captain William \Villiams, of the Mediterranean Steamship Line, who married Miss Matilda Love, also of Sittingbourne. Mr. Williams came to Toronto in 1869, and in 1882 took his present position. In 1867 he married Elizabeth M. Etall, of Dover, Kent, England. JAMES A. WILLIAMSON, barrister, 18 St. Mary's Street, is a native of Galt, Ontario, the eldest son of Robert \Villiamson, merchant, born in Ross-shire, Scotland, who married Jessie Bethune, of the same county, and came to Canada about 1864. Mr. Williamson received his primary educa- tion at the Central School, Galt, and afterwards under Dr. Isaac. He was articled to \V. H. Beatty, and in 1879 passed his final examination, and was called to the Bar. THOMAS P. \VORTHY, Yorkville, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1810. He came to York in 1831, and having no trade he went out on to the Huron track and worked three years at farming. He then returned to Toronto, and on August 4-, 1834, married Ann Scaling, the wedding being solemnized in Upper Canada College. After this event he was engaged in the making of soda water and ginger beer, for thirty years. He was in the Rebellion of 1837. He is a Conservative in politics, and in religion a member of the English Church. His eldest son is employed with George Pearse, coffee and spice manufacturer, corner of Y onge and Maitland Streets. J. \V. \VONCH, general agent, 270 Parliament Street, Toronto, was born in Markham Township, August 10, 1837. His father was John R. \V onch, a native of Prussia, who, with his parents settled on lot 20, Concession 4, in Markham Township, on 1st January, 1794, the said Cz"ty of Toronto. 175 John R. Wonch then being only five years old. The mother of John W. Wonch was Ann Amelia Shoults, who, it is stated, was ,the first Euro- pean child born in Little York (now Toronto), she was born, October 20, 1794. There were born to John and Anne W onch four sons and two daughters, who all liv d to years of maturity, the subject of this sketch being the youngest. J. \V. \Vonch received a common and High School education. Having finished his studies he followed the vocation of a teacher for fourteen years. He then tried farming for two years, when he entered the employment of the Massey Manufacturing Company, with which Company he has been for over twelve years. He married Miss H. M. Verro, daughter of Augustus and Sophia (Reynolds) Verro, of Stouffville, October 22, 1854, by whom he has four daughters and one son. Mr. \Vonch has always been a staunch Reformer. GEORGE H. WRIGHT, M.D., M.A., M.B., was born in Brampton, Ontario, 1838. He received his early education at Streetsville, removing afterwards to Victoria College, Cobourg, where he received B.A. in 1862, and M.A. in 1867; in the same year he graduated rat Toronto University, M.B., and at once commenced practice in this city, where he has since remained, and succeeded in establishing an excellent connection. He was Demonstrator of Anatomy in the Toronto School of Medicine for twelve sessions, and is at present Assistant Lecturer on Materia Medica and Therapeutics. He is a member of the staff of the Toronto General Hospital, and also the Hospital for Sick Children. He is a lecturer on the Practice of Medicine in the \Vomen's Medi.cal College, Visiting Physician to the Home of Incurables, was a member of the School Board for eight years, during two of which he filled the position of Chairman, and is at present a member of Toronto Free Library Committee. Dr. Wright married Miss N. Wrong, by whom he has one son, George N. B. In politics he is a Conservative. . ,\.- ' \ .: [ , ! , , I t . , } '," \ I , - (? .GJr: :J' êity of Toronto. [The following sketch was received too late for insertion in its proper order.] THE LATE PAUL KANE, Canadian artist. In the earlier numbers of the new series of the Canadian Journal, several papers on various Indian tribes of the North-\Vest, from the pen of Paul Kane, attracted considerable attention, as the results of travel and personal observation in the remote Hudson's Bay Territory and beyond the Rocky Mountains. Their author . had long been known in Canada as a self-taught artist of great promise, who had devoted himself to the study of the native Indian tribes of British North America; and the contributions to that journal were the first pub- lished results of explorations, the fruits of which were afterwards set forth in more comprehensive form in his" Wanderings of an Artist among the Indians of North America," published by Messrs. Longman &Co., of London, in 18 59. His father, Mr. Michael Kane, was originally in the British Army, and served latterly, we believe, in the small force which accompanied Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe when he removed to the selected site of the future capital of \Vestern Canada, in 1794. On his leaving the army, he settled in the newly-founded city, where his son was born in 1810. Toronto was then and long afterwards a very humble little backwoods settlement. The Indians, whose wigwams occupied the' cleared ground near the mouth of the Don when Colonel Bouchette made his first survey in 1793, long continued to haunt this favourite spot; while an Indian trail through the partially cleared pine forest to the old French fort and an ther northward to Holland Landing were the precursors of the long lines of costly stores, hotels and public buildings which now extend for miles along King and Yonge Streets. In the midst of this conflict between the artless rudeness of savage life and the progressive energy of the Anglo-Saxon colonist young Paul grew up from boyhood, with few external influences calculated in the slightest degree to stimulate artistic tastes, or to direct his attention to the study of Indian manners and customs; for the Indian, as seen in his worst debasement, haunting the centres of new civilization, is little calculated to attract the eye of the artist or ethnical observer. Nevertheless, Mr. Kane remarks, in the preface to his "Travels," when referring to his resolution to devote himself to painting a series of studies of North American scenery and Indian life: " The subject was one in which I felt a deep interest in my boyhood. I had been accustomed to see hun- dreds of Indians about my native village, then Little York, muddy and dirty, just struggling into existence;now the City of Toronto, bursting forth in all its energy and commercial strength." The youth of the future artist and traveller was passed amid all the disadvantages pertaining to the infancy of the embryo city. What little education he had was mainly Biographical Notices. received at the District Grammar School. There also he obtained what- ever instruction he received in the art to which he was to devote his life from i\Ir. Drury, a clever but eccentric teacher of drawing. But his early manifestations of an artistic bias were regarded as the mere purposeless amusements of a boy; and his disinclination for the ordinary trading pur- suits, which alone promised profitable occupation in the young settlement, seemed to unappreciative seniors only a further proof of his distaste for the restraints of steady industry. The circumstances of the community were indeed too frequently inimical to the fostering of settled habits among its youth. Dr. Scadding has remarked, when describing the first years of the District Grammar School, that" during the time of the early settlements in this country, the sons of even the most respectable families were brought into contact with semi-barbarous characters. A sporting ramble through the woods, a fishing excursion on the waters, could not be undertaken without communication with Indians and Half-breeds, and bad specimens of the French voyageur. It was from such sources that a certain idea was derived, which, as we remember, was in great vogue among the more fractious of the lads at the school at York. The proposition circulated about, whenever anything went counter to their notions, always was to run away to the Nor'-\Vest. What that process really involved, or what the Nor' - West precisely was, were things vaguely realized. A sort of savage land of Cocaigne, a region of perfect freedom among the Indians, was imagined, and to reach it Lakes Huron and Superior were to be traversed." In this way young Kane's mind was early familiarized with the idea of that expedition across the continent, to ocean shores beyond the Rocky Moun- tains, of which he has left so many memorials by means of his facile pencil and pen. The first industrial pursuits of the boy appear to have been carried on in the employment of Mr. Conger, subsequently Sheriff of Peter- borough, but then engaged in the manufacture of - household furniture. In this occupation his latent talent found expression in the ornamentation of various pieces of furniture, till he began to be recognized as one whose artistic abilities deserved encouragement. But in his native village no works of art existed to furnish the slightest hint to the aspiring boy! and no teacher could be found to supply adequate instruction. He was thus a purely self-taught artist. . Some of his crude efforts at portraiture would probably have amused himself at a later date. But his early patrons were, fortunately, not too critical; and thus he was enabled to overcome the first difficulties of his artistic career, and to save a little money for making an independent start in life. His first scene of artistic labour after leaving Toronto was Cobourg, where portraits of Sheriff and Mrs. Conger, her City of T01 OlltO. sister, Mrs. Perry, Sheriff Ruttan, and others of his early patrons were executed. By this means he acquired sufficient funds to enable him to set off for the neighbouring States, there to try his fortune as a portrait painter, in the hope of accumulating the requisite means for the bold project he had already formed of visiting Europe and perfecting himself in his favourite art by studying the works of the great masters. A letter from his father, addressed to him at Detroit, in 1836, speaks of difficulties that" will probably prevent your Italian excursion." Thereafter he is found, at various dates between that and the year 1841, at Mobile, St. Louis, and other American cities, closing with New Orleans, whence he set sail, in June of the latter year, for Marseilles. Tbe f llowing four years were spent by Paul Kane in some of the great cities of Europe, studying and copying the works of the Italian masters. Unfortunately, a journal which he kept during this period has perished; so that the details of his continental sojourn are no longer recoverable. But we trace him, by means of his passports and other evidence, at Paris, Genoa, Milan, Verona, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples. While in the latter city, he availed himself of an offered passage in a Levantine cru er, and visited the coasts both of Asia and Africa. He joined a party of Syrian explorers, and was already on his way to Jerusa- lem, when they were deserted by their Arab guides, and, after being exposed to great danger, were compelled to return to the coast, and abandon the attempt. This failure to accomplish a visit to the most sacred sc nes of the ancient historic world was always a subject of mortifying reflection to him. It was on his return from this unsuccessful pilgrimage that he landed on some part of the African shore; and so was able to say, on regaining his Canadian home, that he had been in every quarter of the globe. Mr. Kane brought back with him, as the fruits of his four years' professional tour, copies of famous pictures in the galleries of Venice, Florence and Rome. His mind had been enlarged by observation, and by intimate intercourse with artists trained in the best schools of Europe. A letter of introduction, given to him by an Irish artist, whose friendship he had acquired while in Rome, is addressed to the Right Rev. Dr. Purcell, Bishop of Cincinnati, in which the latter is urged by no means to miss the opportunity of seeing Mr. Kane's" admiraòle copy of Raffaelle's portrait of Pope Paul II." He also copied some of the most prized pictures in the Palazzo Pitti, at Florence; and on his return, brought with him well- executed paintings from RaffaeUe's Madonna in the Pitti Palace, and his portrait of Pope Julius II.; Leonardo da Vmci's and Rembrandt's fine portraits of themselves, in the Florentine gallery; Murillo's l\Iadonna,in Biograpllical Notices. the Orsini Palace at Rome, and other favourite artIstIc studies; along with a highly finished copy of Busato's portrait of Pope Gregory XVI. Stewart \Vatson, a well-known Scottish artist, appears to have been one of his special friends while in Italy. They returned together from Italy to . London, and there for a time shared the same lodgings and studio, " at Mr. Martin's, Russell Street." Another of his brother artists, and fellow- travellers while in Italy, Mr. Hope James Stewart, thus writes to him from Edinburgh: "After London, this place looks like a dead city, and reminds me much of the way you and I felt the quietness of Rome, after our trip to that noisy and favourÌte place, Naples." In 1844, Mr. Kane returned to Canada, with all the prestige of a skilled artist, who by his own unaided energy had overcome every obstacle, and achieved for himself opportunities of studying the works of the great masters in the most famous galleries of Europe. He was now to display the same indomitable energy and self- reliance in widely different scenes. In the preface to his" \Vanderings of an Artist among the Indians of North America," he remarks: "On my return to Canada from the continent of Europe, I determined to devote whatever talents and proficiency I possessed to the painting of a series of pictures illustrative of the North American Indians ande scenery." On applying to Sir George Simpson, the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Com- pany, and showing him studies of Indians he had already made, Sir George entered cordially into his plan; furnished him with letters of introduction to the chief factors of the Company's posts, and ordered him a passage in the brigade of canoes which was to start for Lake Superior in the spring of 1846. But before his arrangements could be completed-including all the miscellaneous supplies required for an artistic tour through regions where it would be vain to seek for the most simple appliances of his art-the voyageurs had set out, and he only succeeded in joining them, after much toil and hardship, before the party reached the mountain pass, forty miles aQove the Hudson's Bay Fort on the Kaministiquia River, at the head of Lake Superior. Mr. Kane's romantic experiences and adventures during the next four years are detailed with graphic truthfulness in the volume published by him in 1859. He crossed the continent in canoe and on foot, made his way up the valley of the Saskatchewan, and over the vast prairies beyond it, stretching westward'to the Rocky Mountains. Crossing them, he navigated the Columbia River to Oregon, vi ited and explored Puget's Sound, Vancouver's Island, and other regions of the then savage west: which, though now rapidly filling up with European settlers, are described by him as "those wild scenes, amongst which I strayed almost alone, and scarcely meeting a white man, or hearing the sound of my own language." City of Toronto. Everywhere his pencil was busily employed on portraits of chiefs, w rriors, and medicine-men of the Indian tribes; and on hunting scenes, games, dances, and other characteristic native rites and customs. He pictured various of the Flathead Indians, of the Cowlitz, Chinook, Newatee, and other tribes; had opportunities of studying the Crees,. Blackfeet, Chimp- seyabs, Clalams and others, including even the Esquimaux; and was everywhere received among them with mingled respect and apprehension, as a great medicine-man, whose reproduction of their likenesses by his mysterious art was supposed to give him some strange power over them. Among the most striking of the Indian portraits executed by him, is one of Kea-keke-Sacowaw, head chief of the Crees, whom he met when travelling on the Saskatchewan, engaged in raising a war-party against the Black- feet. He had with him eleven decorated pipe-stems, ten of which were the pledges of as many chiefs engaged to join him in the proposed expedition. On learning that the artist was a great medicine-man, he agreed to exhibit to him the pipe-stems, in the belief that his sketching !hem would greatly increase their efficiency when opened on the war-path. A pipe-bowl was accordingly filled with tobacco and some aromatic weed; the chief chaunted a war-song; and then inserting one of the stems into the bowl, he lighted it, inhaled the smoke, and blew a long cloud upwards. This was his offering to the Great Spirit, whom he invoked to confer success on their expedition. Another prolonged puff, directed eastward, was followed by an appeal to the earth to produce an abundant supply of roots and buffalo for the coming season. The third was directed to Kafle himself, with a request for his influence on their behalf. He had then to smoke all the eleven pipes; and thus enlisted in the cause, the portrait he then painted of the grim old chief, adorned with his war-paint, and holding in his hand his own pipe-stem, decorated with the head and plumage of an eagle, was esteemed a great medicine, calculated to contribute materially to the success of the war-party. At length, after many wild adventures and hair-breadth escapes, Mr. Kane returned to Toronto in 1848 with a valuable portfolio of studies of Indians and scenery of the great North- West. \\Thile still at the Saskatchewan he received from Sir George Simpson a commission for a dozen paintings of "buffalo hunts, Indian camps, councils, feasts, conjuring matches, dances, warlike exhibitions, or any other pieces of savage life you may consider to be most attractive or interesting." Other commissions followed; and in 1851, by a vote of the Legislature of the Province of Canada, he was authorized to execute a series of Indian pictures which now hang in the Parliamentary library at Ottawa. But his most liberal patron was the Hon. G. "\iV. Allan, to whom Biographical Notices. he subsequently dedicated the narrative of his travels, "as a token of gratitude for the kind and generous interest he has always taken in the author's labours; as well as a sincerc expression of admiration of the liberality with which, as a native Canadian, he is ever ready to foster Canadian talent ånd enterprise." In 1853 Mr. Kane married Miss Harriet Clench, of Cobourg, a lady who, among other attractions, had a skill with her pencil and brush akin to his own. Thus happily domesticateci with a companion able to sympathize with him in his artistic labours, l\Ir. Kane devoted himself to the execution of an extensive series of oil paintings, including one hundred pictures of Indian scenes, landscapes, portraits and groups, now in the Hon. G. \!\T. Allan's collection at l\1oss Park. There also a very curious collection of Indian implements, weapons, masks, drums, carvings and other specimens of native art, obtained by l\Ir. Kane, during his travels in the North-\Vest, is now preserved. In 1857 he re-visited Europe, and superintended the execution of. the chromo-litho- graphic illustration.s of his travels. On his return to Toronto in the follow- ing year, he resumed his pencil, and indulged in the long cherished hope of being able to follow up that volume by a more extensive work, illustrative of the characteristics, habits and tribal peculiarities of the Indians of British North America, and the scenery of the regions they occupy. But soon after his return to Canada his eyesight began to fail, and he had scarcely completed the liberal commission of Mr. Allan, when he was compelled entirely to abandon the favourite art, which till then he had pur!:'ued with such energetic zeal in defiance of every impediment. Mr. Kane had, at least in his later years, somewhat of the quiet un impressible manner of the Indians, among whom he had spent some of the most eventful years of his life. A reviewer in the AthenæulIl, in noticing the published narrative of his travels, described him as "an American artist, who had studied in Europe, and apparently unites the refinement of the Old \!\Torld with the Indian energy of the New." His memory was singularly retentive; and, in spite of his reserved manner, his descripti ve Po\\ ers were great when he could be induced to give them free scope. In the company of those who did not sympathize with his favourite pursuits, his words were few and abrupt; but he was a man of acute observation, and, when questioned by an intelligent inquirer, abounded with curious information in reference to the native tribes among whom he had sojourned. His published narrative is a modest, but interesting and vivid description of novel scenes and incidents of travel; and his carcer is a creditable instance of the pursuits of a favourite art, by a self-taught artist, in spite of the most discouraging impediments to success. TOWNSHIP OF YORK CE..A..ST).. 13 TO\VNSH I P OF YORK (EAST). .... \ .".... -#' v - <: HOMAS \VINSLOW ANDERSON, retired, was born in the ( tV' \'_ Township of York in 1809, being the son of Cornelius and ' Mary (Snider) Anderson. His father was born in Scotland, (. and came to America in 1754, when only two years old, in .. 'I'" ," '\ company with his mother and two brothers. In the year 177 6 -i ....10.. he joined the British Army under Colonel Allen and served through the whole campaign of the Revolutionary \Var, in which service he remained until disbanded in New Brunswick. He then came to York County in 1804, accompanied by his wife and family, consist- ing of nine children. "He located on lot I I, concession I, York Township, where he resided until about 1835. During the \Var of 1812 he lost a horse which the Government had pressed into service, and it was not until some years afterwards that he received any compensation, and then only to the amount of $13. He died in 1848, aged ninety-six years, leaving a family of twelve children, six sons and six daughters. The subject of this sketch learned the watchmaking business with James McKenzie, with whom he served for four years. In 1832 he began business for himself, and continued it until 1854. In 1835 he married Jane Drummond, daughter of Colin Drummond, a native of Scotland and a member of the first corporation of York, by whom he had ten children. In 1869 he removed to a farm in the Township of York, where he now resides. Mr. Anderson is a Reformer in politics, and a Presbyterian in religion. \V. C. ALISON was born at Pickering, Ontario, and came to York County in 1880, having accepted the position of foreman in the saw-mill of Mr. J. H. Taylor, the working capacity of which is twelve thousand feet of lumber per day, and gives employment to fourteen hands. 180 Biographical Notices. JOSEPH ARMSTRONG, lot 3, concession 4, the eldest son of Edward Armstrong of this township, was born in 1837 on the old homestead, where he remained until 1868. He then settled on a farm which had previously been purchased by his father on lot 3. concession 4, containing sixty-two acres, which he has greatly improved and continues to cultivate. In 1861 he married Miss Eliza Porter, of York Township, who died. in 1874, leaving six children. SAMUEL ARNOLD, proprietor of the brick works, Doncaster, is a native of Northamptonshire, England, and came to Canada in 1871. He learned his trade in England and afterwards worked about nine years in the English metropolis. On his arrival in Canada he worked for Pears, of Toronto, taking charge of the brick-machine. In 1877 he commenced to manufac- ture bricks on his own account near his present location. I-:Ie employs ten hands and turns out about eight hundred thousand bricks per annum. THE ASH BRIDGE FAMILY were originally" Penn Quakers" and emigrated from England before the \Var of Independence, and settled in Philadelphia. After the close of the war, the father being dead, the mother and two sons, John and Jonathan, came to Canada. This was in 1793, and on arriving at York they stayed the first night in the old French fort, subsequently making their way to what is now known as "Ashbridge's Bay." Being U .E. Loyalists they drew land from the Crown and settled on lot 8, con- cession I, broken front east of the Don. John and Jonathan participated in the \Var of 1812 and the Rebellion of 1837-8, and died on the homestead on the shore of the Bay. Isaac Ashbridge, farmer, is the son of Jonathan mentioned above, and was born at the bay, February 17, 1811. \Vhen eight years of age he attended school in the old Simcoe house east of the Don, the teacher being Mr. Stark. Isaac remained at home with his parents until he was thirty-two years of age, his father dying two years later, in 1845. He married, in 1 50, Ruth Auburn, a native of Northum- berland, England. Mr. Ashbridge has been in the York Township Council two years. He is a Reformer in politics and was commissioned a Justice of the Peace, but did not qualify. He is a member of the Methodist Church. Jesse Ashbridge, deceased, youngest brother of Isaac. was born on the old home farm in 1825. He married, in 1864, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Rooney. His death occurred in 18 74. MARK BARKER, deceased, was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1801, and in 1830 came to Canada and located in Little York, and engaged in farming. In 1834 he purchased one hundred acres on lot 5, concession 3, TO'lUllship of York ( East). 181 which he cleared and continued to cultivate until his death in 1869. He married Miss Ann Jaffrays, also from Lincolnshire, England, the result of this union being six children, four of whom are living and reside in the county. Mark, the eldest son living, was born on the old farm in 1843, where he has always remained, and which he is now in possession of. THOMAS BEATTY, retired, was born in New Brunswick in 1825, being the youngest in a family of five sons and two daughters, born to James and l\1argaret (Potter) Beatty. His father who was a farmer, came out to Canada in 1824; his mother was a native of Glasgow, Scotland. Both his parents returned to Ireland, where they died. Thomas Beatty came to Toronto in 1840, and worked on Jonathan Ashbridge's farm for ten years. He then kept the Commercial Hotel on Jarvis Street for four years, and the Prospect Hotel for fourteen years, after which he retired. In 1865 he married Ella Winnett, by whom he had two sons and three daughters. ]\tIr. Beatty is a generous and consistent member of the Methodist Church. J AMES BELL, deceased, was born in the County Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1814, and at the age of twenty emigrated to Canada and settled in the Township of York. In 1833 he bought eighty acres of land on lots 23 and 24, concession 4, east of Y onge Street, which he cleared, improved and remained on until his death in 1860. He married in 1843 Miss Martha Cherry, by whom he had four children. John, the only surviving son, was born on the old homestead, which is now known as Clydesdale Farm, where he has always remained, and now owns, having added since his father's death sixty acres on lot 25, concession 4; forty-five acres on lot 23, concession 3, and ninety acres in Markham Township, lot 16, concession 5; owning two hundred and seventy-five acres in all. In 1883 he married Miss Hannah l'vlorgan, daughter of John Morgan, of Scarboro'. JAMES BEST was born in Berkshire, England, in 1807, where he learned the trade of carpenter, which he worked at until coming to Canada in 1850, and which he has also followed since his settlement here. In 1852 he purchased five acres on the Kingston Road, which he has continued to cultivate up to the present time. In 1842 he married Miss Helen Mills, of Surrey, England, by whom he has five children. ROBERT BOND, deceased, was born in Suffolk, England, in 1778, where he remained until 1829. He then emigrated to Canada, and first located in the Township of East York. In 1826 he purchased one hundred acres of unenclosed land which he fenced and improved until his death in 1852' 182 Biographical Notices. :\Ir. Bond married Miss :Mary Palmer, a native of the same place, by whom he had six children. Thomas Bond was born in England in 1817, and came to Canada with his father, and has always remained on the old home- stead, which he now owns. In 1854 he married Miss Mary Manning, by whom he had four children, three of whom are living in the county. FRANK BOSTON was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1847, and came to Canada in the spring of 1869. He has been a resident of Ben Lamond since 1871, and was first in the employment of the Toronto Gravel and Concrete Company as manager, in which capacity he superintended the construction of the tramway. In 1872 he married Miss Maggie Flynn, of Portland, l\Iaine, by whom he had four children. In 1877 he erected a store and boarding establishment on his present location, which was burned down in the beginning of 1884. He now does a large bakery trade. THOMAS BOTHAN was born in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in 1809, and in 1836 emigrated to Canada, and first settled near Brampton. In 1874 he purchased fifty acres of land in McGillivray Township, Middle- sex County, and afterwards two hundred acres near Mimico Station, which eventually was bought by the Government. In 1872 he purchased his present property containing one hundred acres on lot 12, concession I, where he continues to reside. In 1833 he married Miss Eliza Stott, who is a native of Yorkshire, England, by whom he has five children, four of whom are living in this county. George, the youngest son was born in 1857, and lives on the old homestead with his father. In 1878 he married Miss Catharine Smith, daughter of William Smith, by whom he has one son. JOSEPH BRAUN, proprietor of the \Voodbine Hotel, his occupancy of which commenced with the beginning of 1884, came from England in 1883. The hotel is beautifully situated, and commands a fine view of Toronto and Lake Ontario, and comfortably accommodates upwards of thirty guests. A tram car passes every half hour, by means of which passengers may reach the city in twenty minutes. Mr. Braun is well acquainted with the hotel business, his wife having had charge of four refreshment rooms on the London and North-Western Railway, England. \VILLIAM H. BROTHERSTON is the only son of \Villiam Brother ton, deceased, who was born in Scotland in 1813, and came to Canada in 1832. He settled in Toronto, and engaged in the trade of a blacksmith, his shop being located at the foot of Church Street, where he conducted one of the largest establishments of that kind in the city up to 1879. He married Township of York (East). 18 3 Miss Isabel Murray, of Caithness, Scotland, by whom he had four children, two sons and two daughters, of whom only three are living, one daughter having died. William H. was born in Toronto in 1848, and has always been a resident of the county. Having learned the trade of blacksmith from his father he opened a shop at Little York, where he carries on a general trade including carriage-making. In 1878 he married Miss Emily Newman, of St. Catharines, who died three years afterwards. His second wife was Miss Ellen McGill, daughter of vVilliam McGill, of Toronto Township. JAMES BROWN, deceased, was born in Cumberland, England, in 1801. In 1819 he enlisted in the 34th Light Infantry, which came to Canada in 1834, and took part in the Rebellion three years later. In 1843 Mr. Brown received his discharge, and commenced working at his trade of tailor, which he followed until his death. His wife was Amelia Batchelor, to whom he was married in 1823, and who still survives him. James, the youngest son by the marriage, was born in 1846, on the old homestead in Eglinton, which he now owns, and where he still resides. Mr. Brown has held the office of County Constable since 1869. In 1874 he married Miss Lottie Ely, daughter of John Ely, of Ingersoll, by whom he has one son and one daughter. WILLIAM BRUNSKILL, proprietor of the Davisville Hotel, was born in York County, his father, John Brunskill, being a native of England who emigrated to Canada at an early day. He settled in Thornhill, and carried on the business of merchant, miller and farmer, to the time of his death, which occurred in 1870. William followed his father's business of farmer, and in addition ran a line of busses from Eglinton to Toronto, he being the first to commence running on that route. In 1877 he leased and took possession of his present place of business, since purchasing the same, which in his hands loses nothing as a suitable suburban resort. THOMAS BURKE, deceased, was born in the County of Wexford, Ireland, in 1780. In 1817 he emigrated to Canada and first located in Perth, Lanark County, where he remained seven years, subsequently coming to York and settling on one hundred acres of land, which he had purchased, together with an additional one hundred acres given him by his father, on lots 3 and 5, concession 3, which he cleared and continued to cultivate until his death in 1841, About the year 1800 he married Miss Ann Wheelock, of County Wexford, Ireland, by whom he had six children, four of whom are living. John, the eldest son, was born in Wexford in 18 4 Bz'ographÙ:al Notices. 1811, and came to this country with his parents, since which time he has been a resident of York, and owns one hundred acres on lot 2, and one hundred acres on lot 3, concession 2. HENRY CALANDER, the subject of this sketch, was born in Scarboro' Township, and has always been a resident of the county. He has been proprietor of the Calander Hotel, Leslieville, for twelve years, previous to which he was engaged in farming at Scarboro'. Mr. Calander is the son of the late John Calander, who came to Canada in 1812. In 1862 he married Miss Jane vVeaymouth, of \Villmouth, by whom he has seven children. His hotel property has a frontage of one hundred and fifty feet by five hundred feet, and has accommodation for forty guests, and has one of the best stables on the Kingston Road. GEORGE COOPER, deceased, was born in England in 1841. In 1846 he came to Canada, and in 1861 began gardening, purchasing seven acres on Pape's Avenue, where he remained until his death in 1878, since which time his business has been carried on by his widow. In 1861 he married Miss Catharine Manus, by whom he had seven children. RICHARD C. COSBURN is a native of London, England, where he was born in 1834. In 1857 he emigrated to Canada, and first located on King- ston Road, York Township, where he followed the trade of carpenter, also gardener. In 1872 he purchased twelve acres on lot 8, concession 2, which he has very much improved, and at the present time does a considerable trade in market gardening, and growing small fruits. He married in 1857 Miss Louisa Palmer. GEORGE COULSON is the third son of John Coulson, an old resident of this township, and was born on the old homestead in 1850, where he remained until 1878, afterwards settling on lot 3, concession 3, his farm consisting of one hundred acres. In 1878 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Jesse Henry, of Scarboro', by whom he has two daughters and one son. GEORGE CUDMORE, deceased, was born in Devonshire, England, in 1806, and in 1842 emigrated to Canada and took up his residence in the Township of East York, where he remained until his death in 1883. Soon after his arrival he commenced gardening in a small way, subsequently buying a farm on lot II, concession 3, where he carried on that business until his death. In 1835 he married Miss Eleanor Rudd, of England, by whom he had twelve children, three of whom are living. John Cu , ,"", - ' \ ' ' "\:"" " .. 'ì (\\ ':, - -:,..,:.,,, >: :-; - \ 4(/ -" \ , Township of York ( East). 197 and improved. In 1837 he removed to Toronto, and took up his residence in an old frame house on King Street East, it being the place where he and Caroline, eldest daughter of Calvin Davis, passed the first nine years of their wedded life, which began in 1836. He soon after established him- self in business as a grocer and seed merchant. His first stock of seeds was brought from London, England. Seven years later he transferred his business to the corner of Y onge and Colborne Streets, upon the present site of the Bank of Commerce, _where he remained until 1845, when the city purchased the property for $5,000. He then leased from Mr. Charles Small twenty acres of land east of the Don, for a period of twenty-one years; he purchased the land two years later, and, by subsequent purchases, added to it until he now has two hundred acres in a good state of cultivation. Upon this land he began business as a nurseryman, florist, and gardener. The business has increased rapidly until his nursery is now the largest in the Dominion. A portion of his land was surveyed into lots and sold to settlers, thus forming the nucleus of a village. In 1851 he was commissioned Post-master of Leslieville Post-office, which office he still holds. Two years later he was commissioned a magistrate by the Hon. Robert Baldwin, the duties of which office he has ever since discharged with fidelity. \\Then the first fire company was formed in York he became a member. Our sub- ject is at the present time one of the oldest horticulturists in the Dominion, and has been an active member of the Agricultural Society for many years. Although a strong Reformer, he has never neglected his business to engage in political strife. He has two sons and two daughters. His eldest daughter, Caroline, married the eldest son of the Rev. Dr. Jennings, now in charge of the Bank of Commerce at Paris. His second daughter, Esther, married Alexander McDonald Allan, son of the Rev. Mr. Allan, of Goderich, who formerly published the Sigl1al at that place. The eldest son, George, is in partnership with his father in the nursery business, and also a magis- trate and Commissioner for taking Affidavits. He has been Reeve for the Township of York for five years, and represented St. Lawrence Ward in the City Council for two years. John Knox, the second son, is Clerk of the Township of York, and resides at Eglinton. JAMES LESSLlE. The events embodied in that portion of Canadian history which occupied the period immediately preceding, and that which followed, the Rebellion of 1837-8 had the effect of bringing many men into publicity who, but for the extreme display of faction which those events created, would most likely have desired to keep aloof from public affairs. To this class of men the subject of this brief memoir belonged, and having 19 8 Biographical Notices. in early life formed an intimate acquaintance with the leader of that Rebellion, it would be strange indeed if he had failed to imbibe some of the strong political principles that lay then undeveloped in the mind of \Villiam Lyon Mackenzie. James Lesslie was born at Dundee, Scotland, in 1802, being the son of Edward and Grace (Watson) Lesslie. His father was a bookseller and stationer, and being what is known as well provisioned in life gave his family a good education, of which, as results proved, James took no small advantage. In the year 1820 Mr. Lesslie, sen'r, decided on emigration, and chartered a vessel which was to convey himself and large family, numbering twelve souls in all, together with household effects and his goods, to the N ew World. Owing to the illness of the mother, however, they were detained some months; but, in the meantime, the second eldest son, John, in company with William Lyon Mackenzie-who had previously been in the employ of Mr. Lesslie, sen'r, as book-keeper-sailed for Canada, and by the time the remainder of the family arrived, he was already engaged in business in York, now Toronto. After a prolonged voyage of seventy days James, with a younger brother and sister, arrived at Kingston, where he remained. The rest of the family came out next year, going forward to York. Our subject commenced business in Kingston in the book and stationery line, which he conducted there for four years, removing from thence to York, John going to Dundas, where a branch of the business was opened. This was in 1826, and in 1833 the firm, Lesslie & Sons, purchased property near the locality of the Globe office, and thereon erected their business premises. The causes which contributed to the Rebellion were at this time shaping themselves, and thinking men admitted the approach of a great crisis. Mr. Lesslie's sympathies were undoubtedly with the Reformers, though no evidence is apparent that he gave any active assist- ance to the rebels; but this fact did not prevent him from being subjected to persecution by the parties in power during the week of the Rebellion. His premises were taken possession of by the Government, and he himself arrested and imprisoned, with his brother \Villiam. They were released after an incarceration of a fortnight and enabled to return to their business. A few weeks after William, going on business by stage to Montreal was again arrested and imprisoned in Kingston Jail without any charge against him and treated as a criminal for about ten days. About the period of the arrival of Lord Durham as Governor-General, the publication of the Exam- bzer commenced by Sir Francis Hincks, which afterwards came into the hands of Mr. Lesslie in 1844, and was conducted by him for ten years, until the settlement of the question of the Clergy Reserves. He was also connected with the Peoples' Bank-the first Bank on the Scotch principle Township of York (East). 199 in Upper Canada-and for five years held the position of President. He was commissioned a Justice of the Peace, an:! was an Alderman of the first City Council. In 1858 he retired from business, and took up his residence at his rural retreat in Eglinton, and now, in his eighty-second year, he devotes his well-earned leisure to books and the management of a small farm. J AMES LONG, deceased, was born in the County Armagh, Ireland, in 1809, and when ten years of age came to Canada with his father. Some years later he bought land on lot 19, concession 4, which he improved and cultivated until his death in 1871. A few years before his death he added one hundred and twenty-five acres on lots 18 and 20, concession 4. He married Miss Harriet Hough, by whom he had eight children. George H., the youngest son, was born on the homestead in 1840, which he now owns. He married in 1875 Miss Hannah Haron, daughter of Robert Haron, of Scarboro', by whom he has six children. JOHN McLATCHIE was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1848. In 1858 he went to Ireland, and remained some years, then emigrated to Canada, and first located in the Township of Scarboro', where he worked at his trade of blacksmith for two years. He afterwards came to Toronto where he has resided ever since. In 1879 he purchased his present property in Leslieville where he carries on a large carriage-making and blacksmith busi- ness, his buildings occupying sixty-five feet by five hundred feet in depth. THOMAS MERCER, deceased, was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1744, and came to the United States at an early day. He settled Ìn Phila- delphia, where he remained until 1793, and then coming to Canada, he, in 1796, took up two hundred acres of land on lot 10, concession I, East York. The journey from Philadelphia was made overland, Mr. Mercer bringing with him a cow from his old settlement. He remained on his farm in York until his death in 1829. He married Susan Jordan, of Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland, the union resulting in seven children. Thomas, his second son, was born in Philadelphia in 1792, and came with his parents to Canada, always remaining on the old farm, which he cleared and considerably improved. He died in 1873. His wife was Catharine, daughter of John O'Reilly, of Drummondsville, near Niagara, who died in 1868, leaving five children. Thomas Hamilton, the eldest son, was born on the old home- stead in 1822, where he has always resided, and which he now owns, and to which he has since added fifty acres. In 1863 he married Jane, daughter of Vvilliam Graham, who came from Nova Scotia to Ontario in 1853' They had six children, five of whom are now living, viz.: Minnie A., .Ada S., Alfred E. E., Bertha E. M., \Vilfred H. O. 200 Biographical Notices. JOHN MILLS was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1825, and emigrated to Canada in 1848. He first settled in Thornhill, where he remained two years, subsequently removing to Toronto, and, taking charge of the Clyde Hotel, conducted that establishment from 1856 to 1878. After giving up the hotel business, he went to his farm known as the Clyde Cottage, on the Don and Danforth Road, where he cultivated one hundred acres of land. In 1854 he married Mrs. Arnitt, a widow, who died four years later. He married again, his second wife being Priscilla, daughter of George Lambert, by whom he had eleven children, nine still living. ALEXANDER MILNE, deceased, was born in Forfarshire, Scotland, in 1777, and on emigrating to the United States in 1801 settled at Oyster Bay, Long Island, where he followed weaving, having at one time ten hand- looms in operation, from which place the family removed to Duchess County, N.Y., where he had taken charge of a woollen mill, and in 1813 moved to New Jersey, and engaged in the cotton-bleaching business, having got out a patent for that process, He remained there four years, and on the recommendation of the British Consul at New York he came to Canada 1817, locating on the east half of lot 5, concession 2, East York, where he took up five hundred acres of land. He erected a saw-mill in 1827, which he carried on for five years, but for want of power, he afterwards built another saw-mill on the east branch of the River Don in 1832, which was in successful operation until after his death in 1877. In 1800 he married Miss Jane Gibson, also a native of Forfarshire, Scotland, who died in 1835 leaving seven children. l\Ir. Nlilne again married, his second wife being Mrs. Ann Kirk. \Villiam Milne, his eldest son, was born in Scotland in 1801, and always assisted his father to carryon the business; his wife was Jane \Veatherstone, a native of Berwick-on-Tweed, by whom he had five sons and four daughters, eight of whom are now living. Alexander \V. Milne, the eldest son of William Milne, was born on the old homestead in 1837, and was always interested in the business established by his grand- father, after whose death he, in company with his father, erected a large brick woollen mill on the same site, and adopted more improved machinery. Mr. \Villiam Milne's death, which occurred in 1881, left the business in the hands of his son Alexander W. :Milne, who is engaged in the business at this time. He was married in 1867 to Miss Harriet Margaret Heron, daughter of Richard Heron, by whom he has three sons and one daughter. JOSEPH H. MITCHELL is a native of London, England, where he was born in 1822. He early came to Canada, and for thirty-two years was Township of York (East). 201 foreman of a department in the establishment of Hay & Co. In 1859 he purchased five acres on lot 9, on which he grows fruit of every description. In 1850 he married Elizabeth Spence, sister of the Hon. Robert Spence, ex- Postmaster - General. THOMAS MITCHELL is a native of Devonshire, England, where he was born in 1822, and emigrating to Canada in 1849, located first in London, Middlesex County, where he was employed by Judge Allen. The Judge removing to Toronto after Mr. Mitchell had been in his service six months, he removed with him and continued in his employment for three years. He subsequently engaged with Mr. John Cull, as foreman in the Starch Factory, with whom he remained eight years. He then began business for himself as grocer on Kingston Road, and built the first brick store east of the Don (1858). This was on the corner of Kingston Road and Scadding Street, and was known as " Mitchell's Corner." In 1861 he purchased a lot on Market Square, Barrie, Ontario, and built thereon the Victoria Hotel, which he afterwards sold. In 1871 Mr. Mitchell retired from business which is now carried on by his son. He purchased a private resIdence known as Rose Lawn, in St. Matthew's Ward, where he now lives in ease and comfort. Mr. Mitchell married in 1852 Miss Mary Ann Joslin, of Devonshire, England, by whom he has one son and four daughters. Once only since leaving it has Mr. Mitchell revisited his beautiful native county which, with pardonable pride, he maintains is the " Garden of the World." This trip he made in 1874. JOHN MYERS, deceased, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1807, and in 1830 emigrated to Canada, locating in the Township of East York, on lot 21, concession 4, which was then bush; this he cleared, fenced and made his home until his death in 1868. Mr. Myers also worked at his trade of shoe making. He married Miss Jane Hopper, a native of Yorkshire, Eng- land, by whom he had thirteen children, four of whom are now living. Robert, the youngest son, resides in the county. He was born on the old homestead, which he now owns. In 1877 he married Miss Caroline, daughter of Robert Heron of Scarboro', the issue of this union being three daughters. FRANK NICHOLSON, deceased, was born on the old homestead in 1850, and is the son of John Nicholson, deceased. He remained at home up to the time of his death in 1882, carrying on the same business as his father before him, viz.: fruits and gardening. In 1837 he married Miss Susan Felstend, of the same township, by whom he had five children. 202 Biographical Notices. GEORGE NICHOLSON, the youngest son of John Nicholson, deceased, was born on the old homestead in 1841. He has always resided in the township, and has been engaged in gardening on his own account for the past ten years. He owns sixty acres and cultivates ten acres. In 1874 he married Miss Elizabeth Collins, of Don Mills, by whom he has three children. JOHN NICHOLSON, deceased, is a native of Sheffield, England, where he was born in 1810. \Vhen ten years of age he came to Canada, and engaged in gardening, and subsequently taking up ten acres on Pape's A venue, which he cleared and otherwise improved, he lived there until his death in 1866. He married Miss Mary Hartley, also a native of Sheffield, by whom he had six children, three of whom are yet living. John, the eldest son, was born in Toronto in 1843. He remained at home on his father's place until he reached his twenty-first year, after which he engaged in gardening on his own account, and has always continued in that industry, cultivating at present eleven acres. In 1864 he married Miss Caroline Cooper, who died in 1877, leaving four children. He married again, his second wife being Miss Hannah E. Lester, who died in 1879. He then married a third time, on this occasion to Elizabeth Bolton, by whom he has one child. JAMES P APE is the second son of Joseph Pape, who came to Canada at an early day. He was born in Toronto in 1845, and has always continued a resident in or near the city, and is at present engaged in business as a florist at No. 12 Carlaw Avenue, his premises and land having a frontage of eight hundred and fifty feet by one hundred and thirty-five feet. He proposes extending his greenhouse ar-rangements, which will necessitate the using of about ten thousand square feet of glass. Mr. Pape was a represen- tative of St. Lawrence \Vard in the City Council, and occupied that position two years. He married in 1856 Miss Agnes Patterson, by whom he has seven children. GEORGE PHILIPS was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, in 1856. He emi- grated to Canada in 1876, and settled in Toronto, remaining in the city until 1884, when he removed east of the Don, having under cultivation for fruit-growing twenty acres of land. Mr. Philips is married and has a family of three children. HENRY PHILIPS, proprietor of the Brick \V orks, Doncaster, was born in Rochester, Kent, England, and coming to Canada in 1872, worked at his Township of York ( East). 20 3 trade up to 1875, after which he started the manufacture of bricks at Rose- dale, continuing one year. He then commenced near his present location, his yard giving employment to about ten hands, with a yearly out-put of six hundred thousand to eight hundred thousand. JONATHAN PRESTON was born in England in 1826. He came to Canada in 1857, and located first in Halton County, where he stayed about six years, afterwards coming to York and locating on lot II, East York, where he remained about eight years. He then purchased thirty-four acres on lot 7, concession 2 from the Bay, and in 1874 moved on to lot 6, where he has since resided. Of late years he has been engaged in the milk business, which he still carries on. In 1849 he married Miss Sarah H. \Vilson, a native of England. GEORGE ROBSON was born at Lockington, Yorkshire, England, in 1826. In 1847 he emigrated to Canada and located in York Township, where he engaged in farming up to 1877, since which time he has been living retired at Eglinton. In 1853 he married Miss Elizabeth \Vhite, of York Township. J. MCCRAE Ross was born in Rothshire, Scotland, in 1800, being the eldest in a family of two sons and two daughters. His father, Andrew Ross, married a Miss McCrae. Both parents died in Scotland. His only brother was a great botanist; he visited the mountains of Siberia, being sent there by the managers of the Botanical Gardens, London, England; while there he contracted a disease of which he died on his return to Scotland. Mr. Ross came to Canada in 1833, and remained for one year at Picton. Then, having learned engineering in Scotland, he superintended the construction of the first railroad in Nova Scotia. In 1846 he settled in Toronto. For a year he was clerk in the office of John Eastwood, a publisher. For about the next fourteen years he was bookkeeper and clerk in various offices. In 1862 he settled on thirteen acres of land on lot 10, concession I, of the Township of York, and engaged in farming; this is his present residence. In 1845 he married Hannah, only daughter of \Villiam Stabler. He has no children. l\Ir. Ross is a Reformer in politics, and a Presbyterian in religion. A. RUDD IS a native of Devonshire, England, where he was born in 1833. In 1853 he emigrated to Canada, and took up his residence in Quebec, where he stayed two years, afterwards coming to Toronto and entering into the employment of the Bank of Upper Canada. He remained two years at the bank, and then settled on what is now Logan's Lane, where 20 4 Biographical Notices. he acquired nine acres of land, and commenced the gardening business, in which he has been successfully engaged for over twenty-eight years. In 1828 he married Miss Elizabeth Tulford, of Cumberland, England, the marriage being productive of only one child, a daughter. NATHANIEL RUDD was born in Devonshire, England, in 1828, and in 1862 came with his brother to Canada, since which time he has been engaged in market-gardening. In 1864 he purchased his present home on the Don and Danforth Road, and in 1853 he married Miss Mary McGrath, who died in 1866, leaving him one daughter. WILLIAM SAMMON was born in the County of Kent, England, in 1841, and came to Canada in 1871. He settled in the County of York in 1872, bought twenty acres, lot 7, concession 2, of bush land, which he has very much improved, erecting a large house and out-buildings. He is engaged in market-gardening and the fruit-growing trade. In 1863 he married Miss Mary Ann Inward. SCHMIDT BROS., grocers, 241 Kingston Road, established this business in 1883' They carry general groceries, flour and feed, with a trade equally divided between city and country, which amounts to about $6,000 annually. The store has a frontage of 25 x 50 feet, is constructed of brick, and is two storeys high. The firm is composed of Albert and Frederick Schmidt, who are Canadians by birth. HENRY SCRACE, deceased, was born in the County of Sussex, England, in 1801. In 1829 he came to Canada, and in 1832 purchased one hundred acres of uncleared land on lot 17, concession 4, East York, where he remained until 1850, afterwards removing to lot 20, concession 4, where he lived until his death in 1876. In 1833 he married Miss Jane Long, by whom he had seven children, three of whom are living. \Villiam, the eldest, was born on the old homestead in 1836, and now owns one hundred acres of the same. George, the youngest son, was born in 1842, and married Mary Jane Sheppard of Scarborough Township, daughter of Paul Sheppard, by whom he has had two sons and two daughters. He owns and resides on lot 17, concession 3, East York. ALBERT SEDGWICK is a native of Toronto, and was born in 1860. He has been, and is still, engaged in market-gardening, at present cultivating sixteen acres of land, and is the owner of two acres of land on Pape's Avenue. He employs about four hands, and trades principô:lly with dealers Township of York ( East). 20 5 in the city. George, his eldest brother, was born in Toronto in 1852, and since 872 has been engaged cultivating nine acres for himself. Mr. Sedg- wick married Miss Mary Kennedy, by whom he has four children. THOMAS SHEPARD was born on Y onge Street in 1804, and is the eldest son of Joseph Shepard, who came to Canada about the year 1774, and settled in York County at an early day. He (Joseph Shepard) was an Indian trader, and travelled all through the country, and in connection with the settlement of Toronto assisted to build the first shanty. Thomas, the subject of this sketch, remained at home until 1837, and then commenced the milling business, which he carried on until 1860. Since that time he has lived retired with his daughter, Mrs. Christopher Harrison. Mr. Shepard took an active part in the Rebellion of 1837, and was one of the historical fifteen who escaped from Kingston Penitentiary. In 1830 he married Miss Nancy \V oolcut, by whom he had seven children. N. SHEPHERD was born in the County of Norfolk, England, in 1814, where he remained until 1836, emigrating in that year to Canada. He came direct to York County, and settled in the township of the same name where he has since continued a prominent resident. He was a miller by trade, and located at different places, at different periods of his life. He has held the office of Assessor and Collector for the township for the past twenty years, and for a like period has been a resident of Eglington. In 1837 he married Miss Ruth Wilson, of York Township, who died in 1871. BERNARD SOMERS, deceased, was born in the County of Cavan, Ireland, in 1808, and remained there until 1832. He then emigrated to America, and after remaining some time in New York he went to Connecticut, where he lived until IH56, afterwards coming to Canada, and settling near Toronto on the Kingston Road. Subsequently he purchased twenty acres of land on. the Don and Danforth Road, lot I I, concession 2, which he cleared and lived on until his death in 1879. Mr. Somers married Miss Mary Caffray, of Ireland, by whom he had nine children, five of whom are living. Hugh, the second son, was born in Ireland, and came to this country with his parents, and at present resides on the old homestead. CUBETT SPARKHALL was born in Norfolk, England, in 1821, and is the youngest son of Cubett Sparkhall, deceased, who died in 1821. In 1832 our subject came to Canada in company with his mother and family, and in 1839 started in the butchering business, occupying a stall in the old and new markets up to 1870, when he retired from retail business, but continued 206 Biographical Notices. to do something in the wholesale trade. In 1845 he purchased a farm on Logan's Lane, where he has resided ever since. In 1840 he married Miss Eliza Moore, daughter of James Moore, of Toronto, by whom he had six children, five of whom are living. JAMES B. SQUARES was born in Devonshire, England. in 1821, and in 1854 emigrated to York County, Canada, where he carried on market- gardening ever since. In 1857 he purchased the place where he now resides, on Logan's Lane. In 1851 he married Miss Ann Nash, of London, Eng- land, by whom he has four children. JOHN STRADER is a Canadian by birth, and has been a resident of East York for the past twenty years, eighteen of which he has been engaged in cultivating small fruits, flower-growing, etc. Since 1869 he has occupied his present home, having two acres of land on Pape's Avenue. In 1866 he married Miss Margaret Sedgwick, by whom he has four children. JAMES TAYLOR, deceased, was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1833. In 1832 he emigrated to Canada and engaged in farming in York Township. In 1871 he purchased two hundred acres of land on lot 3, concession 3, which he very much improved and on which he erected buildings. He married Ann, daughter of John Armstrong, of Scarboro', who died in 1862, leaving two sons and two daughters. He married a second time, to Mary Watson, daughter of John Watson, by whom he had one daughter, who died in 1877. John Taylor, the eldest son of the above, was born on the old homestead in 1862, where he remained until 1880, going from thence to the United States, and, after residing there about three years, returned to Canada. In 1881 he married Emily Hawkins, daughter of Henry Hawkins. Mary Ann is the eldest daughter of James Taylor, and lives at home; Joseph lives on Yonge Street; Annie, Jane and Bella are also members of this family. J. H. TAYLOR is the eldest son of John Taylor, deceased, and was born at the Don Mills in 1853. He remained on the old homestead until 1879, when he removed to his present large farm, which contains five hundred acres, on lot 10, concession 3, where he devotes his time principally to the breeding of cattle. In 1879 he married Miss Matilda McLean, daughter of Daniel McLean, by whom he has three sons, viz.: John, Charles McLean and Morton. THOMAS S. THORN was born in the County of Kent, England, in 1809. His father, accompanied by his eldest son, came to Canada in r8r6, being Township of York (East). 20 7 followed two years later by his wife and family, which included Thomas. His father settled in Durham County; but Thomas learned in Toronto the trade of brickmaker, which he followed for many years. He was engaged in the erection of many of the earlier buildings of the city, notably the first Roman Catholic Church in 1821. He married Miss Catharine Hanan, by whom he had six children, two of whom are dead; his wife died in 1883. Mr. Thorn has held the office of County Constable for the last thirty-two years. JOSEPH TREBELCOCK, grocer, Norway, established his business in 1881, and located first at Leslieville, removing to his present premises a little later. He has built a large brick store and residence, having a frontage of thirty by forty-five feet, where he does a large and increasing trade. Mr. Trebelcock was born in Norway, East York, where he has always resided. His wife was a Miss Fox, a native of Leslieville. JOHN WALMSLEY, deceased, was born in Lancashire, England, in 180 4, and in 1825 emigrated to Canada and settled in the Township of York, where he resided up to the time of his death in 1847. He married Miss Mary Cunningham, who came to Canada at an early day. James, the eldest son, was born in 1830 on the old homestead, where he remained until 1844. He then went to Simcoe County and attended school for eighteen months, after which he learned the waggon-making trade. In 1864 he purchased one hundred acres of land on lot 14, concession 3, which he has improved and on which he still resides. For the last twenty years he has been engaged in gardening and growing small fruits. In 1855 he married Miss Eleanor Langrill, of Eagleton, by whom he has nine children, seven of whom are living. JOHN WEBBER, florist, Kingston Road, was born in Devonshire, Eng- land, and came to Canada in 1870. Previous to his settlement in Toronto he had located in London and Barrie, and was in the employment of Chief Justice Harrison and Mr. C. W. Howland. His property has a frontage of two hundred and forty by three hundred feet. STEPHEN WEBSTER was born in Northamptonshire, England, in 18 3 0 , and came to Canada in 1842; he first settled in the Township of King, where he remained for several years. In 1854 he married Miss Huldah Doan, of the same township, by whom he had two children; his first wife having died, he married Miss Isabella Williams, of Picton, Prince Edward County, in 1859, by whom he has six children. In 1869 he took up his residence in Toronto; the following year he engaged in the manufacture 208 Biographical Notzces. and sale of machine oils, in which business he continued up to 1880; subse- quently purchasing eleven acres on the Don and Danforth Road, on lot I I, concession 2, of East York, where he and his son cultivate garden produce; they are also largely interested in bee culture. HUGH WILSON is the eldest son of William Wilson and was born in Ireland in 1812. He came to Canada with his parents, and his principal occupation has been that of farming, although at one time he navigated the lakes. During the l\1ackenzie Rebellion he took an active part, and was present at the burning of Montgomery's Hotel and the skirmish on Y onge Street, and was on the side of the Government. Mr. \Vilson is one of the oldest residents in the township and a general authority in all matters relating to township lore. He married Miss Mary Cawley, of Wexford, Ireland, who died in 1883, leaving one son and one daughter. He married again, his second wife being Miss Ann Brown, of Lincolnshire, England, by whom he has five children, four of whom are living. JAMES YOUNG, postmaster and merchant, Doncaster, was born in Berwick-on-Tweed, Scotland, in 1824, and came to Canada in 1853, settled at once in Doncaster, where he has resided ever since, and is one of the settlers in this locality. He carried on hotel and store for over twenty years and has been postmaster for fifteen years. He was twice married, first in Scotland, and a second time in Doncaster, to Anne Hogg, daughter of John Hogg, a York pioneer. He has two sons and six daughters, married and settled in the vicinity. TOWNSHIP OF YORK C-W- EST).. IS TOWNSHIP OF YORK (WEST). ,- \t;.. HILIP ARMSTRONG, deceased, was born in Cumberland, I .lj f England, in 1810. and in 1830 came to York, where he began lJ' business as a butcher and farmer. Soon after the incorporation " . of the city he engaged extensively in market-gardening, on Y onge Street and Rose Hill. In later years, as the County of York became more densely settled, the divisions existing at present were made, and the City of Toronto Electoral Division Society was formed, in which he held various offices. He was instrumental in inaugurating the first Exhibition of 1852. He lived to see the result of his labour crowned by the Provincial Exhibition, in which, with the desIre to promote and advance agriculture, he took a great interest. Although an active worker in the above society, he continued his connection with the West York Association, of which he was President for many years. In early life he was a strong Baldwin Reformer, but later was identified with the Conservative Party. He was a Justice of the Peace for the County of York, which office he held for many years, and a member of the County Council, also of the Agricultural and Horticultural Societies, and the Art Association. He was President of the Electoral Division Society. He was connected with various churches, and was instrumental in organizing the present Philharmonic Society. Few men were better known throughout the County of York. His connection with the various industries added to his great popularity. Although three-score and ten years of age, he was still active and retained his mental faculties in a great degree. The York Pioneers and Electoral Division Society, and other associations to which he belonged, attended his funeral in a body. He was twice married, first to a Miss Calvert, of England, in 1837; at Toronto he married Mary, eldest daughter of James Wickson, by whom he left one son. Dr. Thomas Armstrong, only son of the above, was born at Y orkville in 1838, where he r. -..J .> 212 Biographical Notices. first attended school. He passed three years at the Toronto Academy, after which he was engaged upon his father's farm until 1858, when he began his medical studies at the Toronto School of Medicine, where he graduated in 1862. He then removed to \Vhitby, Ontario, where he practised for five years. In 1867 he returned to Yorkville, where he has since built up a large and lucrative practice. In politics he is a Conservative. He is a member of the A.F. and A.11., and A.O.U.\V. In 1863 he married the eldest daughter of Nicholas Maughan, Assessment Commissioner of Toronto. J. BARNES is the proprietor of the general store at the newly-built portion of the rapidly increasing village of Carlton \Vest Junction. He operated a business that extended through the Township of Markham and Vaughan, establishing the Edgeley Post-office, which he conducted in con- junction with a general store for twelve years, afterwards selling out and moving into the Township of Markham, where he continued in business for eight years. In the autumn of 1882 he disposed of this, and in the spring of the following year accepted the position of buyer for the Parry Sound Lumber Company. He returned to York County in December of the same year, and established his present satisfactory, and largely increasing business. EDWARD BESCOBY, of Eglinton, retired, is a native of London, England, and came out to Canada in 1834, in company with his brother-in-law who died some years ago. Mr. Bescoby settled first on the Huron Track, and remained there a few years, subsequently removing to a farm on the Dun- das Road. Shortly after this we find him a resident of Toronto, and in the lime business, his firm burning the lime required for the erection of the Asylum, in which trade he continued until 1857. He was married in 18 3 0 to Miss Priscilla Thwaites, of London, England, who died in 1857, while on a visit to her native land. He then purchased some property consisting of mills, lime and freestone quarries at Limehouse in Halton County, which business he conducted until 1871. There he manufactured the first Port- land cement produced in Canada. On his retirement from business he paid a lengthened visit to the Old Country, and on his return to Canada took possession of his handsome private residence in Eglinton. Mr. Bescoby served during Mackenzie's Rebellion as Captain under Colonel Dunlop. He was married in 1864 to Miss Helen Ashbough, of Hamilton, Ontario. JOHN BOAKE, one of the early settlers of York, is a native of County Tipperary, Ireland, and came out in 1821, settling soon after on the farm he at present owns and lives on. He bought one hundred acres first and Township of York ( West). 21 3 afterwards owned five hundred acres, dividing the same among his children. He married Rebecca Boake in 1832, also a native of Ireland, who came eight years after and died in 1865; five sons and one daughter survive her. He married Margaret Bell, of Woodstock in 1870. JOHN BOLER, farmer, is a native of Mansfield, England. He came out in 1859 and settled upon the place where he still lives; he leased this first in 1875 and bought the same. In 1860 he married Sarah J. Shipman, also a native of Mansfield; they have one son. WILLIAM BOURKE, hotel proprietor, Weston, was born in Ireland in 1840, and came to Canada with the 2nd Battalion of Her Majesty's 17th Regi- ment in 1862. The regiment was stationed at Halifax, N.S., for four years, and afterwards moved to Montreal, where it was after a short stay of two months, transferred to Toronto, when Mr. Bourke left the service. Soon after his retirement from the army he married Rose Ann Hagan, a native of Ireland, by whom he has two children, a boy and a girl. After his marriage he moved to Lambton Mills, where he did military detective duty for nearly two years and then embarked in the hotel business; subsequently he conducted a hotel known as Morgan's Corner, in concession 2, West York. After spending four years here he migrated to Thistledown and kept a hotel there for eight years and a-half. In 1881 he purchased the hotel which he at present conducts, called the Russel House, where he does a good business, and where the travelling public receive every considerate attention. Mr. Bourke has the two following children, viz.: William Joseph and Mary Ellen. EDWARD BROWN, proprietor of grocery and prOVISIon store, corner of Davenport Road and Bathurst Street, is a native of London, England, and came to America in 1844. He landed at Philadelphia, and after spending a few months in the States came to Toronto. He followed the occupation of painter and grainer for a while, having learned that trade in England, but subsequently commenced in the grocery and provision trade. He con- tinued in that trade until 1883, on Yonge Street, finally relinquishing the active part of the business in favour of his son, who is established at the address above mentioned. Mr.. Brown married in 1858, Miss IVlargaret Thompson, a native of Gloucestershire, England, by whom he has a family of four children, two sons and one daughter living in Toronto. JOSEPH BROWN, proprietor of Black Creek Brick Yard, was born in Durham, England, and came to Canada with his father, John Brown, in 21 4 Biograpltical Notices. 18 49. The latter was a potter by trade, and carried on the business here which he had learned in the old country, and in conjunction with his partner received [100 for making the first draining tile in this Province. The family have been potters and brick-makers for generations. This yard was established by J . Wellington in 1856, and was leased to Mr. Brown in 1860. He commenced the manufacture of brick in 1881, and employs eight hands, turning out about one million bricks annually. JOHN A. BULL, proprietor of the Carlton Carriage and \Vaggon Works, was born in Carlton Village, being the son of the late \Villiam Bull. His grandfather John Bull, settled with his family one mile east of the village, on the farm now owned and occupied by J. R. Bull. vVilliam Bull, the father of the subject of this sketch, was a waggon-maker by trade, and followed that occupation to within ten years of his death, which occurred in 1883. John A., learning the trade of his father, succeeded to the business in 1880, which he has since conducted with ability, and bears a good reputation in city and country for producing first-class work. He turns out a large number of carriages and substantial waggons yearly. JOHN EDWARD BULL, lot 7, concession 4, was born on the concession on which he now lives in West York. He was the son of Edward Bull, a native of Tipperary, Ireland, who emigrated to Canada in 1819, finally settling near the Davenport Road in this township, and who died in 1876. His mother was Margaret McKay, a native of \Vest York, who died in 1873. John Edward is one of a family of four children who survive their parents, and with the exception of about ten years continued to reside on the farm he now occupies. He married in 1861 Susan Bunt, a native of Vaughan Township, by whom he has seven children. J. P. BULL, Davenport Post-office, lots 29 and 30, concession 2, West York Township, is a son of the late Bartholomew Bull, a native of Tippe- rary, Ireland, who came to Canada in 1818, and settled soon after on the farm, which the subject of this sketch, jointly with his two brothers, now owns and occupies. He lived at home until the death of his wife in 1871, and took up his residence with a son who was located at Y orkville, and with whom he lived until his death in 1878, at the advanced age of eighty- seven years. His family consists of three sons and two daughters, who survive him. The sons are, Dr. Bull of Toronto, T. H. Bull, Clerk of the Peace for the County lof York; and J. P. Bull, on the old homestead. One daughter is the wife of Dr. Pattalls, of Brampton, and the other the wife of James Good, iron-founder, Toronto. Mr. J. P. Bull was born on the home Township of York (West). 21 5 farm, and married in 1849 Harriet Bishop, who came to Canada in 1844. On coming of age he received from his father two hundred acres of land in the Township of \Vest York, on which he lived for forty years, during that period doing much building, and making vast improvements. As a man of considerable influence, he has held several offices, and taken an active interest in all that concerns the municipality. He has been a Justice of the Peace for thirty-five years, and was Deputy-Reeve for the township several years. As a member of the Methodist Church he has manifested a more than ordinary concern in its welfare, and the Agricultural Society of the county recognizes heartily the share he has taken during the last forty years in promoting the advantages which it now enjoys. He has held office in connection with it continuously during the period of his membership, and for seven years presided over its deliberations, being at the present time Vice-President. Mr. Bull has a family of two sons and four daughters, one son being settled in the Township of York, and the other near Brampton. 1\1r. Bull was one of the founders of the Dominion Grange and remains Treasurer of the society at the present time. His address is Davenport Post-office. \VALTER J. BULL, lot 8, concession 4, the son of J. P. Bull, elsewhere noticed, commenced farming for himself near Brampton in 1876. The following year, his father being desirous of retiring from farming, \Valter rented the old homestead" Downsview Farm," after which the post-office, church, etc., of that name were called. He still resides on the old farm, which contains two hundred acres of land. His wife was the second daughter of Thomas Holtby, Esq., of Brampton. ROBERT CARRUTHERS, deceased, was a native of the County Cumber- land, England, and came to Canada with his people in 1810, the family settling upon the farm now in the occupation and ownership of his son George Carruthers. The father of Robert was James Carruthers, one of the oldest settlers in the township, they having no neighbours nearer than three miles for a long time after their settlement. Robert resided on the old homestead until his marriage, when he moved to Carlton, and lived there six years, afterwards moving to Toronto Gore, where he spent eight years. In 1856 he returned to the old homestead and died there. The surviving family consists of three sons and five daughters, all of whom are settled in the county. George Carruthers has resided at the old homestead since the family returned from Toronto Gore; he received the old place by will from his father, which contains fifty acres. He married in 1873 Mary A. vVatson, daughter of Francis \Vatson, of this township. 216 Biographical Notices. ED:\WND JOHN CLARK, located on Y onge Street, in the Township of \Vest York, was born in East York, being the son of John Clark, a native of Essex, England, who came to Canada at an early day. His mother was Charlotte Shuttleworth, daughter of the late H nry Shuttleworth, a York County pioneer, who settled at Mount Albert, being a native of Lincoln- shire, England. Edmond John Clark in 1879 married a daughter of Robert Leslie, of East York. \V. J. CONRON, \Veston, cattle dealer and exporter; commenced his calling in early youth with his father, who has been engaged in the same line since 1845. He has been engaged in the export trade since 1881; at present, however, he does a local trade. He has also been Clerk and Treasurer of \Veston Village since its incorporation. \VILLIAM CORNISH, proprietor of the planing-mill and lumber business recently established in the thriving Village of West Toronto Junction, is a native of Exeter, Devonshire, England, and came to Canada in 1876. He settled first in Coaticook, Quebec, remaining there six years, subsequently coming to Toronto, where he was engaged with Mr. Fletcher until 1884. He commenced the erection of the building, and having now established his business, we may add that it is likely to prove of great advantage to the village and its surroundings. JOHN COTTRELL, florist and gardener, Deer Park, is the son of the late Samuel and Margaret Cottrell, who came from Shropshire, England, in 1869; his father was a farmer in the Mother Country, and on his arrival here. He was variously engaged to 1871, when he commenced market- gardening, following that occupation until his death in the spring of 1883- John, his son, succeeded him in the business, and is at present entering more extensively into the cultivation of flowers and shrubs. JAMES COULTER, born in the County Down, Ireland, in 1821, was ten months old when his parents settled in the Township of Etobicoke. His father, besides farming, engaged extensively in sawing lumber, being the owner of three saw-mills. Since 1841 Mr. Coulter has carried on the busi- ness of erecting mills. He owns the Weston Foundry and machine shop, which he erected in 1856. It contains all the machinery necessary for the construction of the different parts of mill machinery. The motive power is furnished by two steam-engines, twenty-five and six horse-power respec- tively, while eight men are employed. On February 8, 1854, Mr. Coulter married Abigail Card, who was born in 1826. They have eleven children Township of York (If/est). 21 7 living and one dead. The former are Andrew, Eleanor, Martha, Eliza, Levi, Mercie, James, Louisa, Eustace, George and Ida. RICHARD Cox, proprietor of the market garden on lot 22, concession 2, is a native of Norfolk, England, and came to Canada in 1873. In 1878 he bought eleven acres of land, which he reduced by sale to six acres, where he cultivates garden produce, having reclaimed his land from the bush. He married before he came to Canada Miss Elizabeth Middlestock. Mr. Cox expects in the future to give his attention especially to fruit-growing. JOSEPH CRossoN,lot 22, concession 5, was born in 1826, on the farm he now occupies and owns, and is the son of John Crosson, of German extrac- tion, a native of Pennsylvania, United States, who settled in Canada in 1805. The elder Crosson had previously paid a visit to this country in 1801, but had returned to Pennsylvania; and, perhaps, impressed with the prospect of Canada, he returned four years later, having in the interim married Elizabeth Gower, who accompanied him. \Ve are told that the journey was made with only a colt two years old, on the back of which their household effects were placed; the distance covered, and the slow pace at which they of necessity moved, must have occupied a great length of time. Mr. Crosson was a pioneer in the true sense of the word, for, apart from the physical endurance required to perform such a journey, in which innumer- able hardships were their unpleasant lot, the prospect on their arrival at their destination would be the reverse of exhilarating, in a sparsely settled, unbroken wIlderness, with a home to hew out of the forest with the wood- man's axe. He owned the first waggon in that part. Time, labour and energy will do great things, and as improvements began to show themselves in his new home, brought about by his unfailing industry, with his children growing l.\p around him, he passed serenely on through life, feeling only the occasional sorrows which the loss of those we hold dear provoke and which remain the common lot. His long and useful career was brought to a close in 1868, at the venerable age of ninety-three years. He survived the partner of his joys, toils and sorrows but eight years, and was laid in his last rest by the surviving members of his family. Joseph, who owned the old homestead, was married in 1846 to Ann \Vild, a native of Nottingham- shire, England, who came out wit'h her people in 1829, by whom he had twelve children, only four of whom are now living. Of the other mem- bers of the family of twelve children which composed the original family of the old people, only three remain besides the one whose name appears at the head of this sketch, one being settled in Missouri, one in the County of Peel, and \Villiam L. is in this township. 218 Biograpllical Notices. THOMAS DANIELS, market gardener, Runnymede Estate, near Dundas Road, is a native of Monmouthshire, England, and came out to Canada in 1873. He was variously engaged until r876, when he leased the garden he now cultivates, containing twelve acres. He married Susannah Bailey, by whom he has six sons and two daughters. JOHN DAVIDSON, retired, is a native of Scotland, and was born in r818. He came to Canada with his people in 1831, when they settled in King Town- ship, on lot 9, concession 2. Here John resided and, on the death of his father, received the homestead by will, and owned the same until 1874, having in the interim added to it, the total then reaching two hundred and ninety acres. He then sold out, and has since resided with his sister on the Indian Road, and owning property on Roncesvalles Avenue. Mr. Davidson's father was the late Andrew Davidson, who died in 1856, at the age of eighty-nine; three sons and three daughters survive him. J. F. DAVIDSON, lot 26, concession 3 from the Bay, is a native of Chatham, Kent County, England, and came to Canada in 1858, and with the exception of a short time spent in Buffalo and St. Louis, has resided here ever since. He married in 1868 Mary Severn, daughter of the late John Severn, a native of Derbyshire, England, who came to Canada at an early day and engaged in the brewing business until his death, and was President of the Brewer's Association some years; he owned the farm for many years where Mr. Davidson is now located. He died in 1880, having spent a long and useful life devoted to mercantile and agricultural pursuits. J. C. DEVINS, lot 20, concession 6, born in 1809 on the farm, a portion of which he still resides upon, is the son of the late Isaac Devins, who with his people, who were U .E. Loyalists, came to York County with Governor Simcoe. The grandfather was Abraham Devins; he and four sons settled in the southern portion of York Township. One of the sons died in military service under General Brock in 1813. Isaac bought and settled upon a farm located in the north-west portion of York Township as above. He married Miss Polly Chapman, of Genesee, N.Y., a native of New England, before he came to Canada. The sister of the subject of this sketch Elizabeth Devins, is thought to be the first white child born in Toronto. Isaac and his brother-in-law, Nicholas Miller, erected the mill at Lambton. John C. Devins received from his father one hundred acres of land, which he cleared and brought into a flourishing state of cultivation, and which he yet resides upon. He married in 1832 Jeanette Rodger, a native of Scotland, the issue of their union being eleven children; eight sons and one Township of York (West). 21 9 daughter are still living, Mr. Devins in 1837 set off to join Mackenzie's forces, but was intercepted and taken prisoner, the Loyalists being aware of his sympathy with the Reform Party. Mr. Devins' father, although a U .E. Loyalist, never received the land from the Crown to which he was entitled. JOHN DEW, farmer, lots 24 and 25, concession 3, was born in Deer Park in 1843, being the son of John and Caroline Dew, of English birth, who came to Toronto about 1830. IVlr. Dew, sen'r, was a machinist by trade, and is credited with having made and set up the first steam engine in Toronto. He at first carried on a foundry, but was afterwards interested in Gooderham's Distillery. Caroline, his wife, was a governess before her marriage, and educated several of the Gooderham family. Mr. Dew, sen'r, left Toronto and went to Prince Edward County, where he purchased a large tract of land, subsequently selling out and removing to St. Catharines where he died, in 1881, at the age of seventy-six years; he was a Justice of the Peace for many years. John Dew, his son, whose name appears at the head of this sketch, married Ann, daughter of James Charles, merchant, of Toronto. JAMES DUNCAN, lots 18, 19 and 20, concession 5, born on lot 18, is the son of the late James Duncan, sen'r, a native of the County of Leitrim, Ireland, who came to Canada about 1821 with his parents, who purchased six hundred acres of land near the Humber, on which the family settled, part of which is now owned by James Duncan. His father married in 1831 Ann Moore, who died in 1851, his demise occurring in 1877. Two sons and two daughters survive them. James married in 1858, Elizabeth Jane Griffith, a pioneer of this township; four sons and three daughters remain of a family of ten children, the issue of this union. W. A. DUNCAN, J.P., and License Commissioner for the Ontario Government, resides on lot 23, concession 6; is a son of the late John Duncan, a native of Ireland, who came out to Canada in 1821, and settled on a portion of the six hundred acres purchased by his father. \V. A. Duncan was born on the farm he now owns and occupies, having resided there all his life, with the solitary exception of about two years. He received his property by will from his father, which consists of about eighty acres. He married in 1869 Elizabeth, daughter of John C. Devins, of this township, whose sketch appears elsewhere. \VILLIAM DUNCAN, lot 16, concession 3, one of the oldest residents of the township, was born in the County of Leitrim, Ireland, on New Year's 220 Biographical No/lees. Day, 1801. He came to Canada in 1821, and in 1823 bought and settled upon the farm where he now resides. An unbroken wilderness then faced the hardy settler, and a lack of energy or strength of will would have betrayed itself in any man whose destiny was cast in that labyrinth of virgin forest. But \Villiam Duncan endowed with more than ordinary perseverance and industry, commenced his life's labour in earnest, with the result that youth around him have had a splendid example set them of what may be made of early opportunities. The land originally occupied is now divided amongst his sons, and the well-cultivated farms bear ample testimony to the care bestowed upon them by their respective owners. Mr. Duncan married in 1831 Sarah Mulholland, of Irish parentage, by whom he has nine sons and three daughters. The mother died in 1883. two years after the celebration by the old people of their golden wedding. Mr. Duncan is still hale and hearty, although advanced in years, and is respected far and wide for his urbanity and kindliness of disposition. FRANK A. FLEMING, lot 6, concession 5, Park Farm, is the son of San- ford Fleming, Esq., Civil Engineer. The farm has belonged to the family since 1854, and came into the present owner's hands in 1880, and contains about two hundred and ten acres. Mr. Fleming is extensively engaged in the importation and breeding of Hereford Cattle, and has on hand about forty head of the celebrated breed. This is one of the finest stock-breeding farms in the county. WALTER FOXWILL, lots 7 and 8, concession 3, was born in Gloucester- shire, England, in 1840, and emigrated to Canada in company with his brother Albert, in 1864. They came direct to Weston and started farming on land belonging to Mr. Henry Dennis. They purchased in 1874 the farm on which they now live, and since that time have been doing well, and are in possession of a very comfortable home. Mr. \Valter Foxwill was married in 1882, his wife's maiden name being Marian Kennedy. JOHN GRAINGER, florist and gardener, St. Clare Avenue, Deer Park, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 18II. In 1829 he came with his people to Canada, and settled first in Montreal, from which city, after a stay of three years, they removed to Toronto, They settled on Y onge Street, near Bloor, where the father and son entered into the gardening business, which was conducted by the former until his death in 1837. John continued the business, and remained in the original locality until 1845, when the exten- sion of the city forced him further northward, to his present position, where he has since conducted his business. He married in 1838 Laura Stibbard, Township of York ( West). 221 of Toronto, a native of Norfolk, England, the issue of the marriage being a family of eleven children. Mr. Grainger was a volunteer during the time of the Rebellion, and served under Captain Jarvis, also under Captain Newbigen. OLIVER GRAINGER, florist, Yonge Street, near Deer Park, is a native of Toronto, being the son of John Grainger, noted elsewhere. He makes a speciality of cut flowers for floral designs. He married Lavinia Crown, daughter of David Crown, Y orkville; he has a stall also at St. Lawrence :\larket. ALLEN GRAY, deceased, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1802, and emigrated to Canada in 1820, settling in York, in which county, as well as well as in that of Peel, he followed farming until his death, which occurred on the 28th of March, 1880. During his lifetime he took an active interest in all matters relating to the good of the community among which he moved, having been President of the Agricultural Meetings, School Trustee, and other more or less important offices. He was twice married, first to Mary Eller, by whom he had three children, as follow: George, born January I, 1826; Mary, born July 10, 1828; and Robert, born 11ay 29, 1830, died June 7, 18 7 8 . Mr. Gray's second marriage occurred July 4,1830, his wife being Mary Ann Lang, who was born in Cornwall, Lower Canada, Septem- ber 13, 1810; the issue of this union was nine children, viz.: Harriet, born November 1,1832; married to \Villiam \Vatson, October 14, 1867; John born September 3 0 , 1834; Hannah, born April 5, 1837, and married to \Villiam Crozier, February 26, 1857; Elizabeth Fleming, born August 23, 1859; Annie Bull, born March 31, 1841 ; Sarah Russell, born October 24, 1842; \Villiam, born May 24, 1851, and died April 22, 1872. A. J. GRIFFITH, lot 14, concession 5, was born on the family homestead on lot 13, and is the son of the late Joseph Griffith, noticed elsewhere. He resided at the old homestead until 1870, when he bought and took posses- sion of his present farm of fifty acres and an adjoining lot of seventy-five acres. He married in 1871 Eliza J. Livingston, of Peel County; they have one daughter, Maggie E., born in 1872. Mrs. Griffith is daughter of the late Robert Livingstone, of Peel, a native of Ireland, who came out in 1830. JOSEPH GRIFFITH, lot 13, concession 5, was born on the lot upon which he still lives, and is the son of the late Joseph Griffith, a native of County Cavan, Ireland, who came out about 1823, and soon after settled on lot 13, where he resided until his death In 1879. His wife was J udith Welch; four 222 Biographz"cal Notices. sons and two daughters survive this union. 1\Ir. Griffith married in 1881, Eliza Griffith, daughter of the late Thomas Griffith, also a pioneer of this township. Thomas Griffith, sen'r, was with the loyal forces at the time of the Rebellion. Abraham \Velsh, brother-in-law of Joseph Griffith, sen'r, was taken prisoner by Mackenzie, held for some time, and afterwards liberated. \VILLIAM GRIFFITH, lot 13, concession 5, was born on the farm he at present owns, one hundred and fourteen acres, and which constituted the family homestead, being another son of the late Joseph Griffith. ROBERT HARRIS, deceased, proprietor of the \Vest Toronto Junction Hotel, was a native of Somersetshire, England, who came to Canada in 18 57, and settled with his people in the Township of East York, his father being the late John Harris. In 1870 Robert married Mary A. Lawton, a native of Bridgewater, Somersetshire, England. In 1872 he commenced business for himself by purchasing a farm on lot 23, concession 3, Etobi- coke, where he resided until 1883. He then sold out, afterwards leasing and taking possession of the above hotel, which he conducted until his death on 28th December, 1884, when Mrs. Harris continued to manage the business, furnishing good accommodation for the travelling public. This is one of the oldest establishments in the district, being of forty years standing. MILES HAYDRICK was born in the County of Wexford, Ireland, and in 1856 came to Toronto. He was a coachman and butler, and acted in that capacity in various places up to 1877, when he came to his present loca- tion on concession 3 from the Bay, and bought six and a-half acres, which he cleared and commenced market-gardening. He has very much improved the land, and has added to it, until he now owns eighteen acres, valued at $12,000, and by honesty and industry he has accumulated con- siderable wealth. FRANCIS HEYDON, proprietor of the old established Carlton Hotel, is a son of James and Bridget .Heydon, who came to Canada from Ireland in 1828, and settled in the Gore of Toronto, where they resided until their death in 1859. Francis in early life followed the business of threshing for five or six years. He then bought a saloon near the Grand Trunk Station, in the township, where he continued some five years, afterwards being employed by the Grand Trunk Railway Company. He then kept a hotel in Vaughan Township about seven years, and in 1867 took possession of TOWllsh1.p of York (West). 223 his present premises, buying the same in 1882. He married in 1860 Isabella Gracey, a native of Etobicoke Township in this county, by whom he had a family of eight children, four sons and two daughters are still living. JOSEPH HOLLEY was among the early settlers of York County; he was born in Pennsylvania in 1780, coming to Canada and settling in this country in 1794. He engaged in saw-milling and built up a considerable estate. He was a most useful member of society, and assisted materially the growth and prosperity of the locality in which he lived. He died in 1874, lacking six years of being a centenarian. His son William, born in 1839, carried ::m his father's saw-mill and farm until his death in 1882, when he in turn was succeeded by his son O. P. Holley, who was born in 1861 and was married November 14, 188 3. ABRAHAM HOOVER, lot 23, concession 4, was born in Markham Town- ship in 1821, being the son of the late Christopher Hoover, a native of Pennsylvania, U.S. He, with his people, who were U .E. Loyalists, were among the first to take up their residence in this county. The grandfather, Martin Hoover, settled in Markham Township on land given him by the Government. Christopher was for a short time in the States, and on his return, in 1824, bought the farm now owned by Abraham, the subject of this sketch. Christopher married Mary Troyer, who, with his two sons and five daughters, survived him. His widow is now ninety-nine years of age, and is living with a daughter in Markham Township. Abraham mar- ried in 1844 Elizabeth Cook, of Markham; they have a family of six sons and two daughters. F. A. HOWLAND, proprietor of the store and mills at the Village of Lambton, was born at Carlton Island in the St. Lawrence, New York, and is a son of Jonathan and Lydia Howland, natives of Dutchess County. in that State. The father died at Cape Vincent on the St. Lawrence in 1841; the mother died in Toronto in 1880, at the advanced age of ninety-one years. Their family consisted of ten children, of whom three sons and three daughters are surviving members. Sir William and H. S. Howland, now of Toronto, and the subject of this sketch constitute the male portion. The late Peleg Howland, who was the first to come to Canada of this family, and who was partner in the above business, died in 1882. Mr. F. A. Howland came to Lambton Mills in 1843, being then fourteen years of age, and engaged with his brother, Sir William Howland, in the store and mill. At that time there was an old Government mill and store, erected about 17 8 5, which Sir William leased for forty-one years, subsequently buying out the 224 Bz'ographical Notices. " Cooper" heirs and becoming sole proprietor. The old buildings were then taken down, and the present spacious and commodious buildings erected in I 845. They measure I 20 x 4+ feet, and are five stories in height, with a run of six stones, with a yielding capacity of one hundred and fifty barrels per diem. In 1855 Mr. Peleg Howland took a half-interest in the property and business, which he continued to hold until his demise. Sir \Villiam retired in favour of the present owner, and Peleg in 1868, and on the death of the latter F. A. Howland became sole proprietor of the business. In 1883 he erected the woollen mills of eight looms, where are employed about twenty-five hands. l\1r. Howland has been postmaster since 1856, the date the office was estab- lished at Lambton Mills. He married in r855 l\latilda Musson, of \Veston, who died in 1871, leaving four sons and one daughter. In 1873 he married again, his second partner being Jane Ford, of Toronto; the issue of this union is two sons and one daughter. Sir \Villiam Howland came to Canada in 1831; Peleg, in 1829, and H. S., in 1840. CHARLES JOHN HUNTLEY, market-gardener and florist, Bowood Cottage; proprietor of the market garden, Carolan Street, which consists of six acres. He is a native of Trowbridge, \Viltshire, England, and came out to Canada in 1854. He followed the occupation of gardener in England, and on his arrival here assisted in clearing the land at High Park and remained there as garde.ner for twelve years. He has carried on business at various places since, and it was not until r881 that he settled on his present acreage. l\1r. Huntley married, in England, Miss Emma \Valker, from his own district, by whom he has four sons and six daughters. GEORGE H. HUSBAND, dentist, Newtonbrook, was born in \Velland County, Ontario, being the son of the late James Husband, of Irish birth, who came to Canada about 1820 and settled in \Velland County, where he resided until his death. The subject of this notice commenced the practice of dentistry at Thornhill in 1857, where he remained two years, and after a short time spent at Goderich, permanently settled in the Village of Newton- brooke, where he now enjoys an extensive practice. He pays periodical visits to \;Veston, Woodbridge, Unionville and Richmond Hill. GEORGE JACKSON, lot 13, concession 4, was born upon the farm which is at present in his occupancy. On commencing life for himself he settled on an adjacent farm, where he resided seventeen years, and in 1879 took possession of the old homestead, since which time he has rebuilt the home and made other important improvements. He owns in all about four hundred and twenty-three acres of land in concessions 3 and 4. TOW1lship of York (West). 225 Mr. Jackson was in the Township Council in 1868-69' In 1862 he married Sarah James, daughter of the late John James, a native of Tyrone, Ireland, .and a pioneer of York County. They have two sons and one daughter. 'VVILLIAM JACKSON, lots 21, 22 and 23, conceSSlOn 3, was born in West York Township and has lived on his present farm since he was two years .of age. His father was George and his mother Ann H. Jackson, both natives of Yorkshire, England, who came out to Canada about 1830. They settled in York, subsequently purchasing the farm William now resides upon, where the father lived until his death in 1876, the mother dying three years previous. One son and three daughters still survive them. \Villiam married, in 1860, Jane Danby, daughter of John Danby, of this township, the fruit of the union being four sons and two daughters. The subject of this notice commenced with one hundred acres, left to him by his father's will, and now owns an improving estate of five hundred acres. FREDERICK R. JAMES, lot 22, concession 2, is the son of Joseph James, :a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, who came to America with his people in 1818. They settled first in Pennsylvania, and came to Canada in 1820. After a period spent in East Gwillimbury Township they removed to 'VVest York later on, the grandfather taking up the farm now in the occupancy of Frederick, where he resided until his death in 1872, at the venerable age of ninety-four years. The father, Joseph James, died in 1876, and the mother whose maiden name was Frances Reesor, followed two years later. The surviving family consists of four sons and five daughters, all of whom are living in this county. ROBERT JAMES, lots 23 and 24, concessions 1 and 2, is the son of vVilliam James, who se_ttled on the farm adjoining where \Villiam James, jun'r, now lives, afterwards purchasing the lots Robert at present resides on. \Villiam James, sen'r, was born in Ireland, and went first to Pennsyl- vania, U.S., with his father and family, and from thence came to Canada. He married Rebecca Johnston, who died in 1856; the surviving family consists of five sons and two daughters. Robert married in 1872 Miss Carruthers, daughter of Robert Carruthers, an early settler in this Town- ship. He owns one hundred and forty-five acres. WILLIAM JAMES, lot 24, concession 3, is the youngest son of \Villiam James, sen'r, deceased. He was born on the old homestead, where he has always lived, and has received the same by will from his father, coming into possession in 1874, the farm consisting of one hundred and forty-five .acres. He married in 1883 Agnes Ramsay of Y orkville. 16 226 Bz'ographz'cal Notices. D. F. JESSOPP, lot 29, concession 3, is a native of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, and came to Canada in 1837 with his people. His father, Captain Henry Je sopp, on the breaking out of the Rebellion received a commission; his death occurred in 1854. l'vIr. Jessopp has resided on his present farm nearly all his life. He was connected with the Toronto Battery of Artillérr, and finally retired with a Captain's commission. Only two sisters besides himself comprised his father's family. Captain Henry Jessopp was much esteemed by his surrounding neighbours, and his popu- larity among the poor, which was the outcome of his benevolent disposi- tion, has passed into a proverb. \VILLlAM KEMP, County-constable, apiarian, proprietor of fruit and market-garden, King Street, West Toronto Junction, was born in the State of Illinois, and came with his people to Lambton County when a child, where he resided until 1877. In that year he removed to York County, locating on his present purchase, which he has since continued to cultivate. :\1r. Kemp's father, the late John Kemp, was of English birth, and emigrated to the States, settling in Chicago when that large and flourishing city was in its infancy, removing from thence to Lambton County, and settled on land given him by the Government for services rendered when a soldier in the British Army, where he lived until his death. He left a family of four sons and three daughters. The subject of this notice remained on the homestead until twenty-five years of age, afterwards living at various places in the county previous to taking up his residence here. He married in 18 73 Elizabeth Munn, daughter of the late George Munn, of Trafalgar Township, Halton County. DAVID KENNEDY, retired. The parents of our subject, James and Diana (Foster) Kennedy, were natives of the County Cumberland, England, from which place they emigrated to York in r832, and settled on Duke Street, subsequently purchasing property on Queen Street \Vest, where he was extensively engaged in manufacturing carriages until his death in 1864. David is the second eldest son in the family, and was born in the County of Cumberland, England, in 1819. He came to York with his parents where he received such an education as the early schools of the city afforded. At an early age he entered his father's shop, and although he never learned a trade he soon became a skilful workman. 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Kennedy has passed nearly twelve years of hard labour, and expended about $20,000 in converting a wild and romantic broken forest into a lovely quiet home, which is truly unsurpassed by any in Ontario; at considerable cost he has constructed three lovely artificial lakes that are stocked with forty thousand brook trout. In 1837, during the Rebellion, our subj .ct was one of six soldiers stationed at the Old Fort when the alarm bell for war rang; they remained two days without receIVing a supply of food, there being no commissioned officer in command. After being relieved, Mr. Kennedy joined Captain Brown's company of volun- teers, which he accompanied to Montgomery's Farm, the scene of action, where he participated in the engagement, also in the firing of the hotel. After serving about thirty days he returned home. In politics he is a Liberal Conservative, and in religion a member of the Church of England. In J849 he was married to Marion Cullen, of New York, by whom he has six sons and four daughters. His eldest son, David, is a great traveller, and is at present scaling the Rocky Mountains for pleasure. Charles R. Kennedy, his second son, was born in Toronto in 1852, where he was educated. He has chosen the artist's profession, which he began about eight years since under the direction of Mr. Leslie Judson, of this city; he is at present located at 22 King Street East. Frederick Kennedy, third in order, was born in Toronto in 18 54, is at present situated at 452t Queen Street West, where he has been for several years engaged as a jeweller and watch- maker. Three sons and three daughters remain at home and attend to the farm duties; one of his daughters married \Valter Foxwill, a retired farmer of \Vest York. RICHARD KERSLAKE, proprietor of market garden on the Shaw Estate is a native of Devonshire, England, and came out to Canada in 18 7 2 . He was a shoemaker by trade, and followed that occupation for two years after his arrival here, commencing his present business at the above location in 18 74, where he owns six acres and cultivates a variety of plants and vegetables. Mr. Kerslake married in 1862, Mary Ann Pym, also a native of Devon, England, the issue of the union is four sons and three daughters. THOMAS KINGSLEY, proprietor of market-garden on Cinnamon Street, lot 33, concession 2, \Vest York, was born in County vVexford, Ireland, and came to Toronto in 1840. He was for twenty-seven years employed in 228 Btographical Notices. farming with George Cooper. He first bought two acres of land and after- wards added six more, making in all eight acres, and carried on a regular market-garden. He married in 1851 Miss Helen :Maloney, a native of County Clare, Ireland; they have one son and five daughters, all living, viz.: Edward, Lizzie, Katie, Hellen, Mary and Annie. PETER LAUGHTON, market-gardener, Carlton, is a native of Bedford, England, and came to Canada in 1867. He was for two years in a city store, afterwards taking charge of a private garden. At the expiration of that time he leased a part of the Davison Estate, where he carried on market-gardening for eleven years, purchasing in 1881, twenty-seven acres at his present location, where he has one of the most extensive gardens about the city. EDWARD LINDNER, of Carlton Village, is of German extraction, his father, John Lindner, emigrating from that country to Canada in 1854, and settling in Newmarket, where the subject of this notice was born. The family remained four years at Newmarket, removing afterwards to \Vest Carlton where the father still resides. Edward learned the trade of carpen- ter, and in 1879 established himself as a builder, and during his compara- tively short business career has erected more than forty houses, and has twelve under construction at the present time, all of which have been built on speculation at his own risk. In addition he has done a considerable amcunt of contract work, and has also built on his own account, the large and commodious block known as Lindner's Hall. This handsome struc- ture is three stories high, measuring 28 x 120 feet, and contains besides a general store, barns, etc., two public halls and a capacious dining room for the use of lodgers. One of the halls is occupied by the Independent Order of Good Templars. The size of the lower hall is 28 x 96 feet, the upper hall is the same size but includes the dining-room. \Ve may say that it is due largely to the enterprise of Mr. Lindner that the Village of Carlton has assumed its present proportions, and the inhabitants will appre- ciate at its proper value his residence in their midst. CHARLES McBRIDE, hotel proprietor, Eglinton, was born in the Town- ship of York (East) in 1832. The family first settled in Canada in 1793, the grandfather having emigrated from the North of Ireland to Pennsylvania some years before that date. He was one of the original pioneers and assisted to clear the land which now forms the centre portion of the City of Toronto. He sold two lots, one of four acres and one lot of one acre, for a few dollars which, had he kept, would probably have left his grandchildren Township of York ( WéSt). 229 millionaires. After selling his city property he moved on to lot 17, conces- sion I, on Y onge Street, where John -l\1cBride, the father of Charles, was born in 1802, who also resided on the old homestead until his death in 1865. Charles McBride commenced the hotel business at Prospect House, Eglin- ton, and kept the same for fourteen years, and in 1872 bought the farm of fifty acres that he now owns, and erected his present hotel. FRANCIS McFARLANE, proprietor of the York and Vaughan Hotel, is a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, and came to Canada in 1850. He was engaged in the lumbering up to 1867, after which he leased and took possession of his present premises, where he remained six years. He then removed to a hotel a little south of this locality, and after spending nine years there, returned to his former place of business where he has since continued. Mr. McFarlane is district agent for the following agricultural implement manufacturers, viz.: Fleury Estate, Aurora; vVilson & Company, Hamilton; Coulthard, Scott & Company, Oshawa; and keeps in stock a full line of binders, reapers, mowers, drills, rakes, ploughs, fanning mills, harrows, etc.; he also repairs for any of the above, and conducts an exten- sive trade with the farmers of the country. KENNETH McLENNAN, Brockton, proprietor of market-garden, Bloor Street, is a native of the Isle of Skye, Sutherlandshire, Scotland, and came out to Canada in 1852. _\ shoemaker by trade, he followed the business for about six years after his arrival, and then changed his occupation to that of market-gardening, and commenced on his own account on Argyle Street, afterwards removing to the corner of Dundas and Queen Streets. In 1871 he bought fourteen and a-half acres and moved to his present location, but has since disposed of some, and now cultivates about thirty acres. He has built on and improved his place considerably. He married in the Isle of Skye, Catharine l\IcKay, and out of a family of twelve children, two daughters only are living. JOHN McNAMARA, farmer and market-gardener, was born near Galway, Ireland. He came out to Canada in 1848, and settled in this county, where he has been engaged in the above business since his advent. He cultivates about thirty acres of land, and employs, according to the season, from five to twenty hands, and markets his goods fresh in the city daily. He married in 1864 Elizabeth Clarke, a native of England, who came out in 1858, the issue of this union was ten children of whom four sons and four daughters are living. 23 0 Bz'og-raphz"cal Notices. P. McNAMARA, proprietor of the market-garden on Caroline Street, is a native of Ireland and came out to Canada at an early date. In 1868 he bought the ten acres of valuable garden land which he still retains, and two years later commenced the business he continues to conduct. HENRY MASON, lot 6, concession I, is a native of Mossingham, Lanca- shire, England, and came to America with his people in 1833. His father, the late \Villiam l'vfason, lived in Rochester five years, and on coming to Canada III 1838 settled in Scarboro', where he died. Mr. Mason first started on the farm in that township belonging to his father, afterwards becoming possessed of the same by purchase, which he exchanged for another in the same municipality. In 1877 he bought the farm where he now resides, but only moved into it in the spring of 1883. He married in 1852 Fanny Palmer, who died in 1882, by whom he had a family of five sons and five daughters. GEORGE C. MOORE was born in the Township of \V est York, and is the son of the late \Villiam Moore, a native of Ireland, who was born in 1795 and came to Canada in 1809. His father, on his arrival, remained some time in Montreal, and about 181 I commenced to bring goods to Toronto by team, which he lost in the St. Lawrence River by breaking through the ice. He was in the \Var of 1812, and at the Battle of Queens- ton Heights was wounded in the face by a musket ball. He received a medal for his services, was commissioned a Lieutenant and afterwards Captain in the militia. He married Sarah, daughter of \Villiam Harrison, a U. E. Loyalist; his surviving family consisting of three sons and one daughter, viz.: Joseph, James and the one whose name heads this sketch; the daughter is Mrs. James Dobson, of Yorkville. George C., on leaving the homestead, moved to Y orkville, where he resided about nine years, ultimately removing to Davenport, and in the spring of 18+4 settled at his present location. He married in 1863 Fanny, daughter of John Charlton, of London, Ontario; the latter, in company with two sons, was at the burning of Montgomery's Tavern during the Mackenzie Rebellion. THOMAS MULHOLLAND. lots 6 and 7, concession 2, was born in this township in 1816, and is the son of Henry 1'Iulholland, a native of Ireland, who emigrated to Canada and settled in York County in 1806; he was in the \Var of 1812, and participated in the Battles of York, Stony Creek and Lundy's Lane, and lost his life on the Atlantic Ocean through the founder- ing of a vessel, The Lady of the Lake. Thomas Mulholland has always Township of York (West). 23 1 resided at the old homestead, and during the Rebellion of 1837 took part in the skirmish on Y onge Street as a volunteer in loyal troops and witnessed the burning of Montgomery's Tavern. He married in 1847 Mary A. Con- land; the family consists of five sons and six daughters. l'vfr. Mulholland owns large tracts of land which are in the Townships of vV est York, King and Innisfil (Simcoe County). The family are of German descent. B. W. MURRAY (Blair Athol), lot I, concession 4, \Vest York, is a native of Scotland and came to Canada in 1857; he held a position in the North of Scotland Bank for six years, and on his arrival here became con- nected with the Bank of British North America. He subsequently accepted a position in the Commercial Bank until 1860; he then went to the States to take a position there, but returned to Canada in 1872, and in 1876 was appointed to the charge of the Accountant's Office of the Court of Chancery (now Supreme Court), which position he still holds. He married in 18 5 8 Julia, only daughter of WIlliam Henry, of Montreal, and grand-daughter of Alexander Henry, a famous North-West traveller, who coming to Canada with General Amhurst in 1760, in conjunction with two brother officers, purchased large tracts of land in the N orth- \Vest; this gentleman was the only one who escaped at the capture of Fort Michilimackinac, and it was to a female slave he owed his life. JAMES ORR, lot 16, concession 6, is a native of County Antrim, Ireland, and came out in 1867, since which time he has followed farming, an occu- pation he had previously been accustomed to. He married in 18 73 Elizabeth McLean, daughter of Laughlin McLean, an old settler of the township, native also of County Antrim, Ireland, who came out in 1827 and settled soon after at Black Creek. In 1840 he settled on the farm now owned by our subject. MATTHEW PARSONS, farmer, lot 3, concession 3, was born in \Viltshire, England, and came out to little York with his parents in 1820. His father settled on lot 22, concession 6, \Vest York in 1821, which was then bush, which he cleared, cultivated and lived upon until his death in 1864, at the advanced age of ninety-one years. The surviving family consists of the subject of this notice and three sisters, viz.: Mrs. Joseph Smith, of Etobi- coke; Mrs. Daniel Maybee, of Albion Township, and Mrs. Jacob Mattice, Jarvis, Ontario. Matthew married in 1841 Elizabeth McKay, daughter of Jacob McKay; the issue of the union being two sons and five daughters; one son and three daughters living, all of whom are married and settled in 23 2 Biographical Notices. the county. The son, \Villiam Albert, is now living on the west part of the McKay homestead, lot 3, concession 3. After his marriage Matthew Parsons remained for some time on the old homestead, removing to his- present locality in 1851. JOHN PAUL, \Veston. Among the most esteemed citizens of York County may be mentioned the name of John Paul. He was born in Aber- deenshire, Scotland, November 21, 1802, and landed at Toronto in 1823. Being a teacher by profession he resided in different localities for about fourteen years; since which he has always lived in the vicinity of \Veston. He has been l\Iajor of militia, and was Captain during the Rebellion of 1837. He also has been Deputy Returning-officer for twenty years. In 1827 he married Jane -Miller, who was born in Etobicoke Township, York County, in 1811, and who died in 1864, by whom he had eight children, all living, viz.: George 0., John, James, Isabella A. McDougall, Mary B. \Varbrick, Jane A. Curtis, Catharine and Harriet Denison. REMBLER PAUL is the son of Thomas and Sarah Paul, natives of Nor- folk, England, who landed in Quebec in 1832, where, shortly afterwards the subject of this sketch was born. They spent four years in Quebec, and a subsequent eight years in Kingston, from which place they removed to Toronto, where 1\1r. Paul, sen'r, died in 1855. He was a veterinary surgeon by profession, and when in Toronto formed a partnership with Mr. Capriol r who was the first to open a repository for the sale of horses and carriages in the city. Rembler learned the profession of veterinary surgeon from his father, previous to which he had spent some time in the office of the British JVlllg, where he learned to set type, but apparently did not follow up this occupation. He practised as veterinary surgeon for about twenty years, but only carried on the repository about a year after his father's demise, although he still owns the property where Grand & Louis do business. He retired from his profession in 1879, and engaged in real estate speculations, mostly in the N orth- \Vest, where he now owns three thousand acres of land eleven miles south of Regina, stocked with horses cattle, etc. In 1883 he cultivated three hundred acres of grain. He also owns a silver mine in Thunder Bay and a coal mine near Bancroft. 1\1r. Paul married in 1852 Elizabeth H., daughter of the late Calvin Davis, of Toronto, by whom he has one son. JOHN PAXTON, florist and market-gardener, lot 29, concession 3 from the bay, is a native of Alloa, Scotland, and came to Canada in 1858, land- ing at Quebec, where he remained and had charge of a gentleman's garden Township of York (West). 233 for thirteen years. In 1870 he came to Toronto, and after two years spent in the service of the Hon. D. L. Macpherson, he leased a place at Carlton, and at the end of five years bought the ten acres he at present cultivates, and by industry and thrift has succeeded in establishing a large and flourish- ing business. He keeps on sale a choice variety of flowers, plants and vegetables. He married in 1858, while in Quebec, Jane Young, of Langley, Buckinghamshire, England. \VILLIAM PEARS, Manager for Booth & Pears (or Y. & C. Brick Manufacturing Company), brick manufacturers, Carlton \Vest, is the son of Leonard Pears, a native of Yorkshire, England, who came to Canada in 1851. This yard employs about twenty-three men and turns out about two million bricks annually. They manufacture both common and pressed brick by steam, their yard containing all modern appliances. The firm was established in 1880, the business having previously been entirely in the hands of Mr. Pears, who conducted it for thirty years. PHILLIPS & BERRY, Lambton Mills, manufacturers of all kinds of flannels. The business was established in 1884, both members of the firm being young men from Yorkshire, England. They imported their machinery from Thornton Brothers, Yorkshire, England, who are represented in this county by Mr. A. Jackson, of Lambton Mills. WILLIAM PLANT is a native of Staffordshi!e, England, where he learned the trade of brick and sewer-pipe making, and for several years had the management of a yard there. He came to Canada in 1860, and worked about two years for Mr. Nightengale, afterwards establishing himself in the business of sewer-pipe making at Y orkville, removing from thence to the west end where he remained until 1874, in which year he came to his present location where he has carried on a large and extensive brick business, and having recently sold out, is on the eve of retiring into private life. He was married in England to Sarah \Vhitehouse, of Staffordshire; out of a family of seven children, one son and two daughters only are living. His son, Stephen J. Plant, is a patentee of the best brick-making machines in use, together with a patent kiln for the baking of bricks. Mr. Plant, sen'r, made for Mr. Nightengale the first kiln for baking sewer-pipes in this part of Canada. In 1882 he received a diploma for the best building materials at the Exhibition, JOSEPH PRATT, farmer, lots 17 and 18, concession 2, was born in \Yar- wickshire, England, and came to America in 1852, taking up his residence 234 BiograPhical Notices. in Ohio, U.S., where he stayed two years and then returned to England. In 1859 he came out to Canada and settled in Toronto, where he conducted a flour and feed store on Bloor Street West up to 1867. He then bought one hundred and fifty acres of land at the above location, and in 1877 another farm of one hundred acres, which he continues to cultivate. He married Susan Killey, of \Varwickshire, by whom he had six sons and two daughters. \V. H. RAY, proprietor of the Peacock Hotel, Dundas Road. This old established hotel has been in existence since 1820, and is now one of the oldest houses in the Province. The present proprietor is a native of London, England, and came to Canada in 1870. He was engaged in the butchering business for some time, and in 1881 took possession of this hotel, since which time he has received steady support from the travelling public. DR. SAMUEL RICHARDSON, Eglington, was born in York County, being a son of the late John Richardson, a native of Ireland, who came to Canada in 1823 and resided in Scarboro' Township until his death in 1874. Dr. Richardson obtained his professional education at the Victoria School of Medicine and the Toronto University, entering the former institution in 1867, where he spent two years, and graduating at the latter in 1871. He practised in Toronto five years, holding at the same time the Professorship of Materia Medica and Lecturer on Insanity at the Victoria School to the end of 1874' He practised in Scarboro' three years, and in 1879 settled at Eglington, where he enjoys an extensive practice. JOHN ROACH, farmer, lot 27, concession 2, was born in Cornwall, Eng- land, and came to Canada when twenty-five years of age. He settled first in Oshawa, and after a residence of nine years, part of which time he kept hotel, he removed to Toronto and conducted hotels in different localities in the city. In 1874 he removed to the farm on which he at present resides, having purchased the same eight years previous. He married in 1848 Mrs. S. Lukes; they have one son and one daughter. \Ve may add that the farm of Mr. Roach is considered one of the finest in the district, being composed of two hundred acres; he is also largely engaged in the milk business, and keeps about twenty-five cows. In politics he is a Reformer. RICHARD ROBERTS, proprietor of Covertdale MiHs, was born in Ireland and came to Canada, taking up his residence at the above locality in August 1883. He leased and took possession of the mills, where he is Township of York (West). 235 doing a thriving business buying wheat from the farmers in the adjacent district, and selling the produce at wholesale in the city, besides doing a retail trade on his own premises. He is a man of large experience in his business, his father having conducted a mill in County Cork, Ireland. GEORGE Ross, proprietor of the well-known and popular Eagle Hotel, Weston Village, is a native of Toronto, and for seventeen years followed the vocation of commercial traveller. He took possession of the above hotel in June, 1884, and hopes, by strict attention to the comfort and con- venience of his patrons, to merit that share of custom hitherto awarded his predecessor. DAVID ROWNTREE, butcher, \Veston, was born at Carlton, York Town- ship, in 1845, being the third son of Mr. D. Rowntree, of Carlton, mentioned elsewhere. David lived with his father until twenty-one years of age, and then commenced business for himself as butcher in 1866. He has been very successful, and last year built a splendiò brick store in a prominent part of vVeston, where he conducts a general store in connection with his butchering business. Mr. Rowntree was married in the year 1865, his wife's maiden name being Isabella Campbell, who is of Scotch parentage. They have a family of eight children. Our subject is a member of the Village Council since its formation. The family are adherents of the Methodist Church. DAVID ROWNTREE, lot 35, concession 3 from the Bay, was born in Cumberland County, England, and came to Canada in 1832 with his parents, with whom he remained eight years. He then rented a farm in Toronto Township for four years, subsequently purchasing and taking possession of the farm which constitutes his present home. He married in 1840 Sarah Lee, of English birth, who died in 1864, leaving nine sons and two daughters, He married again in 1866, his second wife being Sarah Rossiter, also a native of England; five sons and four daughters are the issue of this union. Mr. Rowntree owns ninety acres. JAMES ROWNTREE, lots 22, 23 and 24, concession 7, was born on the farm adjoining that which he now owns, and is the son of the late Joseph Rown- tree, a native of Cumberland, England, who came to Canada about 1834, and worked for a time as journeyman miller, afterwards settling upon a farm near the Humber. His wife was Ann McGee, a native of Scotland. J ames married Caroline 1\1. Crosson, dåughter of \i\Tilliam Crosson, of this township. 23 6 Biographical Notices. ALFRED H. ST. GERMAIN, lots 7 and 8, on the west side of Yonge Street, Township of York. The retirement of a once prominent man from the ranks of journalism (although particularly noticed and commented on at the time) is not one of the events which leave a lasting impression on the memory, and is perhaps forgotten by the many, yet the few who still retain a recoiIection of the subject of this notice will not forget that Toronto is indebted to him for being the first to publish a One Cent Daily Newspaper. 11r. St. Germain was born at Kingston, in the Province of Upper Canada, in the year 1827, being the son of Hyacinth LeMere St. Germain, a lineal descendant of Rudolph St. Germain, who was a com- panion of Jacques Cartier in the exploration of the Canadas. Mr. St. Germain spent his early life in Kingston, and before leaving there, in 1849, was one of the proprietors of The Herald, one of the oldest papers in Canada. The California gold fever, which was raging at that time, attracted him from the editorial chair; but, after tempting fortune on the Pacific coast for a time, he returned to Canada, and taking up his resIdence in Toronto, com- menced the publication of The Toronto Evening Journal, the first one cent daily newspaper in CaÐada. He also was the originator of the cheap advertising rates which now prevail in Toronto newspapers. His connec- tion with the printing and publishing business came to a close in 1882, when he retired to his Y onge Street farm, consisting of one hundred and eighty- five acres, within three and a-half miles of Toronto's northern city limits. HENRY SAUNDERS, lots 5, 6 and 7, concession 3, was born in 1849, on the farm where he now resides. The family are of German extraction. The grandfather of our subject, Matthew Saunders, a noted shipbuilder, was a U. E. Loyalist, and took up from Government two hundred acres of land on lot 6, concession 3, which is still in the possession of his descendants. He was killed at the battle of York by the explosion of the magazine. The father of our subject was born near Thornhill in 1801, and took possession of the family homestead in 1824, where he resided until his death in 1880, at the age of seventy-nine years; two sons and three daughters survive him. Henry Saunders married Elizabeth Gould, of Pelham Township, \Velland County, who died in 1870. He married again in 1877, Elizabeth Dawdy of Galesborough, by whom he has two sons and one daughter. Mr. Saunders owns five hundred and sixty acres in this township. GEORGE SMITH & Co., woollen manufacturers, Lambton Mills. This bus mess was originally established at \Veston in 1870, under the name of Smith & \Vilby, and continued in force until 1880, when a dissolution of TownshiP of York ( West). 237 partnership took place. l\Ir. Smith then entered into partnership at Lamb- ton Mills, to which place he transferred his business which is now known under the above name. They employ over one hundred hands in the manu- facture of blankets, tweeds, and general woollen goods of various grades. The machinery is run by an eighty horse-power water wheel and one hundred and fifty horse-power steam engine. Mr. Smith is a native of Yorkshire, England, and was born in the year 1832, emigrating to Canada in 1870. ROBERT S:\I1TH, proprietor of market garden on High Park Avenue and Indian Road, was born in Cumberland, England, and came out to Canada in 1832. He was variously engaged up to 1859, when he commenced the gardening business at his present location where he owns and cultivates twelve acres of fine garden land, growing all kinds of fruits, vegetables, etc. He married in 1869 l'vIrs. l\Iargaret Daly. JAMES STEWART, deceased, was born in Ireland, of Scotch parents, in 1803, and came to Canada when only a boy. He first settled in Cavan Town- ship, Durham County, afterwards coming to \Vest York, and locating on lot 13, concession 2, where he purchased two hundreq. acres of bush land. He lived there for twenty years, and by additions made to his first purchase became the owner of five hundred acres of land in one block. He subse- quently bought two hundred and thirty acres near the Don, in East York, and twenty acres on Y onge Street, making a total of seven hundred and fifty acres which is still in the possession of the family. He resided on the farm near the Don until his death in 1878. He married Mary Ann Mulhol- land, sister of Thomas Mulholland, of this township, who died in 1872, leaving a family of four sons and four daughters. Joseph, the youngest son of the family, resided on the homestead until 1876, when he settled on one hundred acres, a part of the York e tate. He married in 1876 Jennie Heyland, daughter of James Heyland, of Essex Township, Simcoe County, who was of Irish birth; they have 'two sons and one daughter. Henry and J ames, the second and third sons of the family, still reside on the old home- stead farm consisting of two hundred acres. Samuel Stewart, the eldest son, resides on a portion of the York estate, and has a family of ten children living. The four daughters of the late James Stewart are all married. Mary Ann, married to James McGee, of Toronto; Sarah, married to Thomas Woodhouse, of Toronto; Louisa, widow of the late \Villiam Henry, of Toronto; Jane, married to George S. Stevenson, of Peterboro'. JACOB STOREY, lot 25, concession 4, is the son of the late David Storey, who left Pennsylvania for Canada at an early day. He served in the War of 23 8 Biographical Notices. 1812, and at the proclamation of peace settled in Vaughan Township, and after a time removed to \V est York, where he purchased one hundred acres of land, and locating on the lot above mentioned, resided there until his death in 1872 at the age of seventy-eight. He left a widow and four sons all of whom are still living. Jacob Storey, the subject of this sketch, was married in 1843 to Sarah Snider, daughter of the late Samuel Snider, of York Township; they have three sons and four daughters, and have sustained a loss of two daughters by death. During the Mackenzie Rebel- lion the father and son threw in their lot with the Reformers, and the father, being captured by the regulars, was kept a prisoner for some time by the Government. The family are of German descent. JAMES STURZAKER, deceased, was a native of Lancashire, England, where he was born in 1809. He had served his time to harness-making, and on his arrival in Toronto in 1842, he settled on York Street, in which locality he continued to conduct his business until 1874. He then removed to Weston where he remained carrying on the same trade until the time of his death on September 20, 1884. In 1843 he married Sarah Mayhew, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, by whom he has four children living, viz. : Sarah, born August 9, 18 49, married to Joseph Dean in 1870; Lillie, born August 27, 1853; Sophia, born September 28, 1859, married to Thomas Connor, October 15, 18 7 8 ; Margaret, born October II, 1857, married to \Villiam Bain, February 7, 188 3. JOHN SUMMER was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1842. He emigrated to Canada in 1878, and taking up his residence in Toronto, remained there two years. He then went to Dundas and from there to Cornwall, subse- quently locating in \Veston where e yet remains. He married in Dundas Martha Conningsby. JAMES SYME, proprietor of vegetable and market-garden, Roncesvalles Avenue, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and came to Canada in 1849, being first employed by Mr. Gordon as gardener for about eight years. In 1 59 he visited the Southern States, and on the breaking out of the Civil "-Tar, joined the Confederate army. At the Battle of Fort Donaldson he was taken prisoner, and was seven months confined at Camp Douglas, Chicago. He was again wounded and captured at Resacka, Georgia, and suffered another eight months' confinement, and towards the close of the war was parôled on account of sickness. In 1865 he returned to Toronto, subsequently commencing in the gardening business in conjunction with Township of York (West). 239 his brother, in which vocation he since continued. In 1877 the brother retiring from the business, James has since conducted this improving and extensive business alone. GEORGE SYME, proprietor of market-garden, lot 37, concession 3 from the Bay, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. and came with his people to Canada in 1862. His father was James Syme, also a market-gardener, who followed that occupation çm his settlement here. George first commenced business on Prospect Street, Toronto, afterwards spending some time in Brockville, and on his return to Toronto, bought and settled in his present location, which consists of twenty-five acres of fine gardening land. where he cultivates both plants, vegetables and fruits. He married in Toronto, Elizabeth McDonald, of County Armagh, Ireland, daughter of Daniel McDonald, who now resides in this township; they have a family of three sons and three daughters. GEORGE TOWNLEY, proprietor of the steam brick and tile yard, Carlton West, established his business in 1868. From a small beginning, which only gave occupation to six or seven men, he has by industry and enter- prise succeeded in building up a trade that will compare favourably with any in the district. He now employs about twenty men, and turns out about two million bricks annually. He also does a large busines in sewer- pipes: his output being two millions yearly. In the spring of 1884 he added a steam engine to his works. Mr. Townley is a natIve of Yorkshire, England, and came to Canada in 1850 he had learned his business before his arrival. FREDERICK \V AKEFIELD, Carlton, a native of England, came to Canada with his parents. His father, the late \Viiliam Wakefield, was a native of Oxfordshire, England, who emigrated to Canada in 1873, and commenced the brick manufacturing business in Carlton, which is now carried on by his widow, Mary Wakefield, the executrix of the estate, Frederick being manager. They employ thirteen hands, and turn out about one million bricks annually, also a large quantity of sewer-piping. MICHAEL \VARD, Davenport, is a native of County Cavan, Ireland, and came to Toronto in 1842. He was first engaged carrying the mail before the railway went through. He then carried on business for himself about eight years, subsequently engaging in the milk business, which he continued for five or six years. In 1873 he commenced farming on the Davenport Road, and in the spring of 1884 moved to his present location. He married in 1862 Elizabeth Murphy, a native of County Tyrone, Ireland; they have three sons and one daughter living. 24 0 Biograplzical Notices. JESSE G. \V ARDLAW, lot I I, concession 4, was born on the farm where he now resides, and is the son of Aiexander G. Wardlaw, deceased, a native of Scotland, who came to Canada about 1836 with his parents and settled with them on the farm above mentioned, where he remained until his death in 1872. 1\1r. \Vardlaw's grandmother died 3rd November, 1874, at the advanced age of one hundred and two years. FRANCIS \VATSON, lot I5, concession 2, is a native of County Monaghan, Ireland, and came out in 183+, He settled at once upon the farm on which he now resides. He was first married to Eiizabeth Conland, who died in 18 49; two daughters survive her. His second marriage was with Jane Duncan, of this township. His eldest daughter is the wife of George Car- ruthers of this township. JOSEPH \VATSON, Deputy-reeve, vVest York Township, is the son of Christopher and largaret \Vatson. His father was born in Cumberland, England, and came to Canada in 1819, settling on lot 22, concession 6, four miles north of \\Teston, where he resided six years; he then removed to the Village of \Veston, where he lived until his death in 1828. The sur- viving children consist of three sons and two daughters: John, who lives on lot 21, concession 6, \Vest York; Joseph, the subject of this sketch, and Thomas, now of Port Hope. John and Joseph commenced farming for themselves when they became of age, and subsequently purchased fifty acres near the homestead. Joseph married in 1850 Caroline 1\1., daughter of Jacob lcKay, a native of the United States, but of Scotch parentage; they have hvo sons and four daughters--the eidest son, \\ïliiam A., is living on lot I, concession 3, in this township; the second son, John T., lives in the Qu'Appelle district, N. \V. Territory; of the daughters, one is married and settled in Peel County; one is in Toronto, and one is on lot 19, concession 5, \Vest York. Mr. \Vatson has held the office of Deputy- Reeve since 1871, with the exception of two years, and has held other offices of more or less importance. He settled on a farm which he still owns and occupies in 1852, and since that time has purchased the east half of lot I and part of lot 2, concession 3, \Vest York, consisting of one hundred and thirty-three acres, also one hundred acres in Toronto Town- ship, being west half of lot 10, concession 6. HENRY \tVELSH, lot 16, concession 6, was born on the homestead where he now resides. He is the son of Henry vValsh, sen'r, a native of County -Monaghan, Ireland, who emigrated to Canada ill 1830, and received from his father (who had previously settled and bought land) eighty acres, on TOWllship of York (West). 24 1 which he resided until his death in 1867. His wife was Ann Bell, who died in 1876; three sons and three daughters survive them. Henry \Velsh received the homestead at his father's death by will; one of his sisters resides with him. JAMES \VRIGHT, floral and market-gardener, was born in Yorkshire, England, and emigrated to Canada in 1848. He engaged for a short time in farming, and subsequently adopted the business in which he is now engaged. In 1849 he located on Avenue Road, Yorkville, where he remained until 1875, when he purchased eleven acres on Roncesvalles Avenue, on which he built a residence, hothouses, etc. In 1878 he was burned out; but has since rebuiit, and now has one of the finest gardens in the neighbourhood of the city. l\Ir. \Vright has had a fine opportunity of becoming conversant with an the details of his business, having in early life been employed in the gardens of the Duke of Marlborough at Medley Hall, England. He mar- ried Miss Jane Stibbart, daughter of the late Thomas Stibbart, an early pioneer. A. \V. YOUNG, proprietor of greenhouses and market garden, Ronces- valles Avenue, is a native of Tyrone, Ireland, and came to America in 18 4 8 . He spent about ten years in the States previous to settling in Toronto in 18 5 8 ; on his advent he was engaged in a wholesale boot and shoe house eleven years. He then removed to the neighbourhood of Y orkville, on a lot he had purchased in 1866, where he conducted a dairy business for seven years. The tragic occurrence in High Park in July, 1882, in \vhich a boy was killed by a police officer under distressing circumstances, will not easily be forgotten by this family, seeing that the unfortunate youth was a son of the subject of this notice. In the winter of 1882 Mr. Young bought nine acres of land at the above location, where he erected a hand- some residence and greenhouses, the latter being 65 x 18 feet. Mr. Young married in 18 53 Eliza Kilfarick, a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, by whom he has one son and four daughters living. - -.w . t.u..,.. , 17 TOWNSHIP OF ETOBICOKE. TO\YNSHIP OF ETOBICOKE. ACOB ANDE,RSON, lot 19, concession 2, was born in New Brunswick in 1804, and came along with the other members of his father's family to Ontario in the year 1806. He bought the property on which he at present resides in 1824, and, in conjunc- tion with his brother Abraham (now deceased), commenced farming. At the time of his first settlement the district was ail bush; roads, there were none, and schools, churches, and like institutions had not been thought of as regarded the building of them. He has happily been spared to witness the remarkable improvements which the energetic spirit of a modern civilization makes when once it lays its colonizing hand upon a virgin soil, and we trust he may be spared for iong years to come to witness the still greater triumphs which are amongst the evident probabilities of the future. Mr. Anderson married in 1828 Mary :Morrow, now deceased; he has two children living. I f' / - :<.\ ANDREW BARKER, lot 31, concession A, was born in the Township of Vaughan,being the son of the late Aaron Barker, who emigrated to Canada, in the year 1832, with his wife and family consisting of six daughters. He had been accu tomed to farming in England, and on his arrival rented a farm in the Township of Vaughan for ten years. In 1841 he purchased the farm where Andrew now resides, and with whom he continued to live until his death, which occurred in 1873. He was a member of the English Church, and took great interest in ail matters appertaining to its welfare. Andrew Baker was married in 1864 to Mary Ackrow, by whom he had a famiiy of four children, three boys and one girl. l\1r. Barker takes consider- able interest in raising the best breeds of cattle and sheep. 24 6 Biograplzical Notices. PHILIP BARTHOLOMEW, lot 35, concession 7, was born on the lot where he now resides in 1806. His father, Henry Bartholomew, was born in Pennsylvania in 1779, and emigrated from that State to this country in 1800. Philip Bartholomew has been twice married; his first union was in 18 33 with Mary Boyer, by whom he had eight children, two boys and six girls. He married again in 1863, his wife being a daughter of the late James Lever; she was the widow of the late Peter Curtis, (his son the Rev. James Curtis being President of the Bay of Quinté Conference of the Methodist Church); her parents came from Bohon, Lancashire, England in 1818. Ir. Bartholomew, sen'r, took part in the \Var of 1812, and died in 181S. GEORGE BETTERIDGE, lot 36, concession I, was born in 1822, upon the farm where he at present resides. He is the third son of the late John Betteridge, one of the first settlers in the section, and a native of the city of Bristol, England, who emigrated to .Canada with his wife and family, and at first located in Toronto. He was a baker by trade, and on his arrival opened a bakery on Queen Street, where he carried on business for three and a-half years. He then purchased the farm in Etobicoke, at present in possession of his son. George Betteridge was married in 1850 to Sarah Castle, a native of York County, by whom he had eleven children, seven only of whom are living. He is an adherent of the Methodist Church, and has taken an active part in promoting the general good of that body in his neighbourhood, having been a class-leader for twelve years, and led the choir for twenty-five years. He is earnest and sincere in the work he has undertaken, and as a Christian is an example worthy to be followed. SAMUEL \VOODS BIGHAM, lot 12, concession I, was born in 1828, on the farm where he now resides, being the son of the late Andrew Bigham, who was born in County Down, Ireland, September 9, 1867, and was one of the first settlers in this township, having emigrated to _\merica before 1800. Andrew Bigham was married twice, by his first wife he had seven children, four girls and three boys, and by his second wife he had nine children, seven boys and two girls. \Vhen he first iocated in Etobicoke it was so sparsely populated that he remained four years without a neighbour to the north and west of his lot. He died April 6, 1843, at the age of seventy-five years and seven months. His wife was sixty-four years old when she died, on February 27, 1853. Samuel \V. Bigham married in the year 1849, Eliza Ash. He has not taken much interest in municipal matters, but is Superintendent of the Baptist Sundåy school, and has been a School Trustee for a space of six years. To'ZVns/zip of Etobicoke. 247 CHARLES E. BROWN, west half of 20 and 21, lot F, range 3, proprietor of market garden, was born in New York State in the year 1839, and came to Canada in 1862, locating first at Niagara, where he worked for six years on a farm. He then moved to Sunnyside, and after spending two years on the farm of his mother-in-law, purchased the property which he now owns. He cultivates both farm and garden produce, and all his crops are in good demand. He married in 1865 Susannah Elizabeth, eldest daughter of James Charles, Esq., one of Toronto's oldest merchants and residents, he having settled and started in business near the corner of King and Y onge Streets, in 1834. By this lady he had a family of eight children, seven of whom are living. 'JOSEPH F. BROWN, lot II, concession 3, was born on the farm where he now resides, being the son of the late Joseph Brown, who was a man well-known and respected in the neighbourhood. Mr. Brown, sen'r, emi- grated from Yorkshire, England, in 1831, and soon after his arrival settled upon the farm now occupied by the subject of this sketch. The mother is still living and in good health, having reached the age of seventy-seven years. \VILLIAM BURGESS, lot I, concession 6, was born in Middlesex County, England, in 1844, and came to Canada with his father's family when ten years of age. They came direct to Toronto, and lived a few years on Dundas Street, and followed the occupation of gardening. In 1860 \Villiam Burgess moved to his present farm, where he does a considerable amount of vegetable and fruit-growing. He also ships a large quantity of vegetables, etc., to the States. He married in 1871 Margaret Griggs, by whom he has four children. MATTHEW CANNING, lot 17, concession I, was born In the City of New York in 1827, being the son of the late Joseph Canning, who emigrated from Ireland and settled in N ew York, where he remained about four years previous to coming to Canada. He took up his residence in York Town- ship, and located at different places until 1832, when he moved with his family to Etobicoke Township, and purchased the farm which his son Matthew now owns, where he lived until his death. Our subject took possession of the homestead, and, by industry and perseverance, has con- siderably Improved the property, to which he has since added, owning now about four hundred acres of land. He has taken a lively interest in municipal affairs, and from being a member of the Township Council, was elected Deputy-reeve, and afterwards Reeve, which position he has filled 24 8 Biographical Notices. with consummate ability for the past eleven years. He married in 18 4 8 Janet Anderson, by whom he has a family of twelve children, eleven of whom are still living. His eldest son resides on the farm; five daughters are married. JAMES CARRUTHERS was born in Cumberland, England, in 1813, and is a son of the late James Carruthers, who emigr ted to Canada with his family in the year 1822, and settled in York Township. The township was then but thinly populated, there being no place of worship nearer than \Veston, where a small Methodist Church had been erected; their wheat they had to carry to Pine Grove, it being the nearest grist-mill, which was run by old John Smith. James Carruthers was married in 1841 to Hannah Hind, also a native of Cumberland, England, by whom they had a family of twelve children, four of whom only are living. The family are adherents of the English Church. ALLAN CASTLE, lot 28, concession A, was born on the farm where he now resides, and is the second son of the late Robert Castle, who emigrated from Yorkshire, England, about the year 1818. Robert had served his time to shoemaking, but did not continue in that business, evidently pre- ferring the medical profession, which he followed for four years. After his arrival in Toronto he sailed the lakes for two or three years, as captain of a vessel plying between Toronto and Lewiston, afterwards following the occupation of bookkeeper for a similar period. He then turned his atten- tion to farming, and purchased a farm in l\Iarkham, where he stayed two years, subsequently in 1825 he bought the land in Etobicoke, where his son Allan now lives together with his brothers, Thomas and J ames, and his sister Matilda. The family are members of the Methodist Church. \VILLIAM CAVE, carpenter, Thistletown Village, is a native of Gloucester- shire, England, and was born in the year 1810. He emigrated to Canada in 1832, and came direct to Toronto, the cholera being very bad throughout the country at the time; which somewhat disheartened him. He proceeded to Weston, and there settled down to his trade, building houses, barns, and all other works of the kind required in the neighbourhood. The first frame house put up in Thistletown was the driving house for Devin's. Mr. Cave's long residence in the township, and possessing as he does a good memory, together with more than ordinary power of observation, enables him to trace with much distinctness the rise and progress of the municipality. In the absence of schools within convenient distances, a teacher usually travelled around from farm to farm; spending a week here and there, and Township of Etobicoke. 249 by these primitive means the children were not left completely without education. Mr. Cave married in 1834 Eve Philips; they had a family of nine children, seven of whom are yet living. The family are members of the Methodist Church. Mr. Cave remembers the old Indian, John Etobi- coke, and his squaw, after whom the township was named. MATTHEW CODLING, lot 37, concession 4, was born in Etobicoke Town- ship in 1838, being the eldest son of the late John Codling, who died in 18 47. Mr. Codling, sen'r, emigrated to Canada at an early day and spent some years in Toronto, holding the position of brewer at Helliwell's brewery. In 1826 he left Toronto and purchased a farm in the Township of Etobi- coke, the one at present in the possession of Matthew, which is now considered one of the nicest in the township. Mr. Codling was married in the year 1863; his wife was l\Iary Pekins, a Canadian by birth; the issue of this union being four children. He has two brothers, who also have farms in the township, Thomas and John. The family are adherents of the Eng- lish Church, and are much respected in the neighbourhood. ROBERT COULTER is a native of County Down, Ireland, and was born in the year 1818. His father emigrated to. Canada with his family in 1822 and remained for a short time in Toronto; from there he removed to Etobicoke and s ttled on some land he purchased from D' Arcy Boulton. As an instance of the straits to which they were often put, it is recorded that a man named Stoddard carried a barrel of flour on his back from Toronto to Islington, a distance of nine miles. Mr. Robert Coulter was married in 1851 to Ann Jane Patterson, by whom he had a family of twelve children, seven daughters and five sons, viz.: Martha Ann, born April 18, 1852; Elizabeth Agnes, born September I, 1853 ; Andrew, born January 20, 1855; Isabella, born July 8, 1857; Robert \\Tilson, born April 17, 1859; Albert Edward, born June 15, 1861; Hannah Caroline, born September 3, 1863 ; Sarah Maria, born April 18, 1865 ; Emily Adaline, born November 26, 1t566; Florence Louise, born September 27, 1868; David Wesley, born October 14,1870; Frederick Arthur, born July 30,1874. Incidentally we may men- tion that no death has occurred upon this farm for fifty years. MEADE CREECH, builder, Lambton Mills, was born in the County of Cork, Ireland, in 1825, and came to America with his parents the same year. They settled in Philadelphia, U.S., and after a period of four years came to Canada and settled at Scarlet Factory, on Black Creek, where they remained about fourteen years, during which time Mr. Creech, sen'r, took the factory from Mr. vVilliam Taylor and assumed entire control. 25 0 Biographical Notices. They subsequeI}tly removed to Lambton 'Mills, then known as "Cooper's," where :\Ir. Creech worked in the mill for a Mr. Hobson, since which time the family have been located there. Mr. Creech, sen'r, died in the year 1866. l\Ieade Creech was married in Hamilton in 18S1 to Charlotte Jane l\lcCammon, a native of Prescott. Our subject is a builder by trade, and several dwellings and other buildings in the district testify to his skill and ability. FRANCIS DANIELS, lots 26 and 27, range 2, was born in Yorkville, Toronto, in 1841. He is the fifth son in a family of eight sons and two daughters born to \Villiam Daniels, who emigrated from England in 1837, and followed the business of market gardening for a number of years. Francis for a long time assisted his father in the business, and in 1871 he purchased the farm on which he now resides, and in connection with genera] farming does a market gardening business. He married in 1866 Susan Lane, a native of the United States; they have a family of five children, two girls and three boys. :l\fARK DAWSON, lot 14, concession 3, is the second son now living of the late IVlark Dawson mentioned elsewhere. Our subject was brought up to farming and owns a good farm in this township, which he has leased in consequence of the ill-health of his wife and himself, and is now living in \Veston. He married in 1864 Ellen Jane \Vaugh, of Irish parentage, by whom he has a family of eight children. The family belong to the Methodist persuasIon. VVILLIAM DAWSON, lot IS, concession 3, was born on the farm he now owns and occupies, which formerly belonged to his father, the late Mark Dawson, who emigrated from England in 1824, and settled upon the farm the same year. He died in the fall of 186S. Mr. \Villiam Dawson was married in 1872 to Elizabeth Hadden, a Canadian by birth; they have a family of seven children. He has two brothers, Mark, now living in \Veston, and Thomas, in the Township of Essa. JOHN DIXON, lot 30, concession I, was born in this township in 1841, being the son of the late John Dixon, a native of \Vestmoreland, England, one of the earliest settlers in this district. Our subject's randfather and family located in the township when they had no neighbours around them for miles and the country generally was in its virgin state. Mr. John Dixon has five brothers and six sisters, all of whom are living. He married Deborah Bolton, the youngest daughter of the late Thomas Bolton, a Township of Etobicoke. 25 1 sketch of whose life appears below. Mr. Dixon is a member of the Baptist Church. Thomas Bolton, deceased, was born in Yorkshire, England, and emigrated to Canada in 1828. He lived about eighteen months in the Province of Quebec, afterwards coming forward to York County, where he purchased the farm in Etobicoke on which l\1r. Dixon now lives, and on which he himself resided about fifty years. After leaving the farm he retired into private life and took up his abode in \\Teston, where he lived two years and four months, being eighty years old when he died. During his lifetime he was largely interested in the raising of thoroughbred Durham cattle, and was one of the first in the township who embarked in this business. JOHN DOYLE, lot 26, concession 3, was born in this township on February I, 1830, being the third son of the late James Doyle, who was an early settler in Etobicoke. His father emigrated from the County of \Vexford, Ireland, in 1819, and landed in New York, having made extraordinarily quick sailing across the Atlantic in nineteen days. He rem.J.ined for a time in New York State and worked on the Lockport Canal, and while there marrried; shortly afterwards came to Canada and settled in Vallghan Township, where he stayed two years. He then purchased in 1828 the farm.in Etobicoke on which his son John now resides, where he lived until his death in 1873. He had a family of twelve children, five boys and seven girls. The subject of this sketch travelled a good deal in his youth through the United States, and finally in 1864 settled down on the old homestead. He married in 1866 Mary Egan, a Canadian by birth; they have a family of six boys and two girls, and have buried one-a boy. In religion the family are of the Roman Catholic faith. JOHN DUCK, hotel proprietor, Mimico, was born near Newmarket, in \Vhitchurch Township, and is the son of \Villiam Duck, who is stilllÏ\-ing. Our subject was bro 1 .lght up to farming, but ultimately entered the hotel business, and commenced on Colborne Street, Toronto, which place he left in 1866. He belonged to the band of the loth Royals, and accompanied the regiment to Ridgeway at the time of the Fenian Raid. From there he went to bush farm in the Township of Bentinck where he stayed three years, and then bought the property on which he now lives, known as Duck's Hotel, situated at the mouth of the Humber. Placed as it is in the midst of one of the most attractive summer resorts of the inhabitants of the city, l\Ir. Duck has spared no expense to heautify and adorn his extensive pleasure grounds, which during the season are in great demand for pic-nics, etc. He built the wharf at the mouth of the Humber which bears his name, and 25 2 Biographical Nott"ces. through his enterprise was formed the company who run the steamboat A1lnie Craig, to and fro between Toronto and the wharf in question. l\Ir. Duck has been presented with a gold watch and a medal by the Humane Society for saving life. He married in I 63 Rhoda Trotter, by whom he has six children living, one having died. JOHN DILLON EVANS, J.P., Islington, was born in the Township of Trafalgar, in the County of Halton, on July 19, 1841. His father John Evans, son of Richard and Isabella Evans (Mrs. Evans' maiden name was Anderson), of County Cavan, Ireland, came to Toronto in 1825. The city was then in its infancy, and he used to tell that there were only five brick houses then in it. In 1834 he went to New York, and on the 19th of April, 1837, was married by the late Bishop Onderdenck to Eliza Dillon, daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth (Nee Drummond) Dillon, of Dublin, Ireland. John Evans and wife then settled on lot 3, concession 5, New Survey, Trafalgar, where he lived until his death in 1863. During the Rebellion of 1837 he turned out with the militia to do his duty as a loyal citizen in quelling the Rebels. John Dillon Evans came to Etobicoke in 1872, having purchased lot 5 in the first range of the township. He at once turned his attention to fruit-growing, which he has since followed. In 1879 he removed to the Village of Islington where he now resides. He was married on the 30th of January, 1 67, by the Rev. Canon Tremayne, to Isabella Beatty, third daughter of the late Joseph Beatty, of Tyrone, Ireland, by whom he has three children. Mr. Evans was in 1876 appointed a Justice of the Peace. He has taken an active part in promoting the interests of the Etobicoke Agricultural Society, of which he has been a director about ten years, and several times President. 1\1r. Evans was three years a Coun- cill r, five years Deputy-reeve, and is now the Reeve of the township. JOHN FOOTE, lot 25, concession A, was born in Newfoundland in 1816, and came with his parents and family to Ontario in 1844. His father, the late John Foote, settled on the farm on which the subject of this sketch and his brother \ Villiam still live. Neither of the brothers are married. J AMES FULLER, lots 19 and 2 I, concession E, was born in Norfolk County, England, in 1846, and emigrated to Canada in 1871. He lived in Toronto seven years, and was in the employment of the Grand Trunk Railway during that period. In 1878 he purchased the farm where he now lives, which he cultivates principally for vegetables, fruit, etc., which he disposes of in the city. He married in 1867 in England Sophia Percy, by whom he has two children: both girls. TOWJlship cf Etobicoke. 253 GEORGE GARBUTT, lot 28, concession B, is a native of this township, and was born in 1829, being the eldest son of the late George Garbutt, who emigrated from Yorkshire, England, in 1819. His father worked in Toronto for a short time, and subsequently drew land in the Township of Albion, where he remained but a few months, afterwards purchasing land in Etobi- coke. He married in 1825 Elizabeth, widow of the late Daniel Trimmer, by whom he had a family of three sons and two daughters, George being the only surviving son. The latter commenced farming on his own account on concession A of this township, in 1863. He married in 1864 Hannah Chapman; they have a family of eight children. 1\1r. Garbutt is a member of the Baptist Church. Vle may mention that our subject has been very successful in getting together a comfortable home for himself and family. At the time of the settlement of Mr. Garbutt, sen'r, in the township, there was no cleared land after leaving lot 28, concession A, Etobicoke, and no road but blazed trees from there to Albion. JAMES GARDHOUSE, lots 32, 33 and 34, concession 4, was born in Cumber- land, England, 1834, and came to Canada with his father and family in 1837. They came direct to Toronto, where they remained three months, and the father having purchased land in Etobicoke on lots 3 2 , 33 and 34, concession 4, they went and settled there, the same farm being now in the possession of our subject. James Gardhouse married in 1855 Ann Stobbart, by whom he has a family of eight children. The family are adherents of the Baptist Church. THOMAS GRIFFITHS, hotel proprietor, Thistletown Village, was born in York Township in 1856, being the fourth son of Matthew Griffiths of the same township, who was one of the earliest settlers in York, having emigrated from the County Cavan, Ireland, in company with three brothers. Thomas followed farming, and is proprietor of the only hotel in the Village of Thistletown, which he has kept three years. He married in 1880 Maria Ramsey, by whom he has a family of two children. They are adherents of the English Church. \VILLIAM GRUBB, lots 30 and 31, concession B, is a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, and was born in the year 1812. He emigrated to Canada in 1832 accompanied by his uncle, \Yilliam Grubb, and after a rough passage, extending over six weeks, they were ultimately wrecked on the coast of New Brunswick, losing their personal effects, but fortunately without loss of life. After a delay of six weeks, during which time they remained without shelter, they were taken to Quebec, and thence to Montreal, from which city 254 Biographical Notices. they removed to Toronto, after a stay there of ten days. The year follow- ing their arrival in Toronto onr subject's father, the late John Grubb, came out from Scotland, and the father and son, after considerable trouble, finally settled on the farm now owned by the latter. Mr. Grubb married in 18 5 0 ::\Iary Hetherington, of English birth. In religion the family belong to the English Church. The late 1\1r. John Grubb was one of the first to introduce plank roads in the district, and was President of the \Veston Plank Road at the time of its building. FRANCIS HENDRY, lot B, concession I, L. S. R., was born in the Village of Eglington, York l ounty, in 1837, being a son of the late George Hendry, who emigrated from Ross-shire, Scotland, in 1831. The latter followed farming, and was a man well-known and respected in the township. He moved in 1849 to the farm, on which Francis now lives," where he died. Two brothers, Robert and Donald, reside with our subject on the old home- stead. He married in 1882 Lavinia Meredith, of English parentage, by whom he has one child. OCTAVIUS L. HICKS, hotel proprietor, l\Iimico, was born near Dundee, Scotland, in 1852, and came to America in 1871 ; after spending one year in the United States, he came to Canada and located for a short time in Ham- ilton, eventually taking up his residence in Toronto, where he carried on business as contractor and builder for about two years. In 1873 he removed to the mouth of the H umber and commenced the business he had formerly followed in England (boat building), which he still continues in conjunction with his hotel business. His house, ,. The Royal Oak," has excellent accommodation for excursionists, pleasure and pic-nic parties, and contains a large room suitable for balls, banquets, etc. He has a large variety of pleasure boats and yachts to order. He is the inventor and patentee of the roller sliding-seats for racing boats, similar to those used by Mr. Hanlan. i\1r. Hicks has been instrumental in saving the lives of five persons on four different occasions, having rescued two persons at one time. He also formed one of the company who started the A1lnie Craig steamboat running daily in the season between the Humber and the city. He was married in 1874 to Hannah Taverner, by whom he has five children, all boys. D. F. HORNER, lots 8, 9 and 10, concession 2, was born in the Town- ship of Markham, York County, being the seventh son of Mr. Emanuel Horner, one of the first settlers in :\Iarkham Township. His father, in con- junction with his uncle, the late l\Ir. Daniel Horner, built the first steam TOW1lship of Etobicoke. 255 saw-mill in this township, and in connection with his lumber business farmed on an extensive scale. Our subject lived with his father until twenty years of age, and then went into business on his own account, and ran a steam saw-mill for several years. He afterwards settled down on the old homestead and turned his attention to farming, but at the expiration of seven years he moved to Toronto, and was engaged in buying and selling real estate for about four years, when he purchased the farm of three hundred acres on which he has since resided. He married in 1861; his wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Wagg, born in Canada of English parentage on her father's side, her mother heing an American. Their family consists of seven children. Mr. Horner has taken some interest in municipal matters, and is at present a member of the Township Council, having occupied that position for four years. RICHARD JOHNSTON, retired, Thistletown, was born in the Township of Cavan, Durham County, in 1821, being the third son in a fami]y of seven children. His father, the late Robert Johnston, of Irish extraction, removed from New York to Canada in 1818, and taking up his residence in Cavan Township, brought up his family. On leaving home Richard came to Eto- bicoke, and embarked in the mercantile business at Thistletown, which he conducted successfully for twenty-two years, and for twelve years during that period undertook the duties of Post-master. In connection with the above business he cultivated a farm which he leased on his retirement about five years ago. Mr. Johnston has been twice married, first to Margaret \Veir, of Otonabec, near Peterboro'; by_her he had two children, one of whom (a son) is now living in Etobicoke. His second marnage was in 1858 to Mary Duncan; the fruit of this union is three daughters anù one soh, all living. The two eldest daughters are married, one to Mr. George Rowntree, and the other to Rev. Henry Harper, Methodist minister. \Vith the exception of 1\1r. Johnston himself, who is a Presbyterian, the family are of the Methodist persuasion. ANDREW KAALE, lot 35, concession I, was born in this township on the lot where he now resides, and is the third son of the late Adam Kaale, an early settler in Etobicoke. His father came from Pennsylvania to Canada with his parents in 1796, when only six years of age, when they settled on the farm now occupied by Mr. Allan Castle; from there they removed to concession 3, subsequently to the farm where Andrew now lives, and where Adam, the father of our subject, died. Mr. Andrew Kaale married in 1871 Elizabeth Nichol, a Canadian by birth. They are members of the Methodist Church. 25 6 Biographical Notices. JA:\IES KELLAM, lot 31, concession 2, was born in the Township of Vaughan in the year 1838, and is the eldest son of Mr. John Kellam, of this township, whose biographical notice appears elsewhere. James was brought up to farming and remained with his father until 1864, when he settled on the farm -which he still o"\vns and lives upon. He married in 1850 Emma Victoria Havill, a Canadian by birth, of English parentage; her father was the late Richard Havill, Esq., J.P., of Rainham Township, Haldimand County. They have two children, viz.: Alice A., born October 18, 1860, and Richard H., born 29th January, 1862, both of whom are still living upon the old homestead with their parents. In religion 1\1r. James Kellam is an adherent of the Methodist Church. He has taken an active part in municipal matters, having been a member of the Township Council for the past seven years, and has always exerted himself and supported useful measures for the general good of the municipality. JOHN KELLAM was born in \Yymondon, England, on the 31st Decem- ber, 1806. He was early initiated in farming, and on coming to Canada with his father and family in 1831, engaged in the same industry. His father was a shoemaker, and on his arrival in York settled in Vaughan Township, where he followed that trade as long as his health and strength would permit. Our subject took up land on lot 9, concession 9, Vaughan, which he cleared and cultivated for about thirteen years, when he sold out and removed to Rainham Township, Haldimand County. He continued there six years, subsequently returning to York County, and purchased a farm in Etobicoke, lot 32, concession 3, where he remained thirteen years, after which he moved to lot 32, concession 2, where he lived until recently, and is now living in retirement. l\1r. Kellam was married in the year 1837 to Rachel Sleightholm; his family number eight boys and three girls, his sons being all settled in the neighbourhood and doing well. The family belong to the Methodist Church. JOHN McLELLAN, lot 23, concession I, was born in Bothwell, Lanark- shire, Scotland, in 1807. His father, John McLellan, died when our subject was an infant; his mother is still living in Etobicoke, and is one hundred and one year old. CHARLES l\1ASON, lots 7 and 8, range 5, is a native of Yorkshire, Eng- land, the year of his birth being 1836. He emigrated to Canada when twenty-one years of age, and after remaining a few months in Toronto moved to Etobicoke Township, and hired out among farmers for seyen years. In 1865 he settled on the farm where he now lives, containing one T07J.msltip of Etobicoke. 257 hundred and sixty acres, which he cultivates in garden produce for market. Mr. Mason married in 1867 Matilda Eccles, by whom he has a family of six children. JOHN MOODY, lot 40, concession 4, is a native of Yorkshire, England, where he was born in 1815. His father, the late Robert IVloody, came with his family to Canada in 1831, and settled in Etobicoke with his eldest son James (now deceased), who had come out before the other members of the family. Our subject has principally been employed in farming; he purchased some la,nd on lot 3 8 , concession 4, which he lived on and culti- vated for over thirty years; he retired from active work about three or four years ago. He was married in 1840 to Sarah Gardhouse, by whom he had eleven children, all living in this neighbourhood. l\1r. Moody was Tax-Collector of the township for four years. He is a member of the Baptist Church. CHARLES NURSE, hotel proprietor, Mimico, was born in lVlaidstone, Kent, England, in 18 4 1 , and emigrated to Canada in the year 1871. He had previously served his time and worked at the trade of plane and carpenter's tool maker, and on his arrival in Toronto worked as carpenter for about nine months, after which he followed the occupation of saw sharpener. He came to his present place of business in 1876, the well- known Nurse's Hotel, at the mouth of the Humber, where he has accom- modation in the summer months for a large number of excursionists, pic-nic parties, etc; the pleasure grounds in connection therewith form no incon- siderable portion of the attraction of the hotel. Mr. Nurse is a shareholder in the A 1t1lie Craig boat, which makes four trips per day during the season, between the City and the Humber, commencing on the 24 th of May. Our subject was married in 186 5 to Mary Sunnuck; they had one child, a boy. Mr. Nurse has earned a wide-spread reputation as a runner, having defeated all opponents at distances varying from one to ten miles, and the trophies of his numerous victories on view at the hotel are to him a source of pardonable pride. He a!so does quite a business in fishing in the spring which he markets in the city; he builds his own boats for this purpose. lVlr. Nurse has been instrumental in saving a number of lives from drowning in his vicinity, and in addition to several medals received from the Humane Society, he has been presented by friends of the rescued parties with valu- able mementoes of his courage. EDWARD O'BRIEN, lot 29, concession 3, is a native cf this township, and was born in 18 5 2 , being the youngest son of the late Christopher 18 25 8 Biographlcal Notices. O'Brien. His father was one of the earliest settlers in this part of the township, and emigrated from County \Vestmeath, Ireland, at an early day, and lived for over fifty years on the lot now occupied by his son Edward, and followed the occupation of farming up to the period of his death. He had two other sons farmers, Patrick in the Township of Mornington, Perth County, and Thomas in Clinton, Huron County. The subject of this notice has always remained on the old homestead, which he became possessed of at his father's death. His mother died about two years ago. He married in 1884 Elizabeth Shannon, of Canadian birth. He belongs to the Roman Catholic faith. JONATHAN ORTH, lots E and F, was born in the Township of Markham, York County, in 1815. His father, Abraham Orth, emigrated from the State of Pennsylvania after the \Var of Independence, and settled in Markham, being one of the first pioneers of that section. His family con- sisted of four sons and two daughters, of whom Jonathan was the youngest, two other of his sons are still living, one in Toronto Township, Peel County, and one in Woodstock, Oxford County. l\'lr. Orth, sen'r, removed from Markham to Etobicoke Township, and was amongst the first settlers in this township. He died here in 1843. Jonathan inherited a part of his father's patrimony, and has been very successful through hfe. Having grown up as it were with the growth of the township, he has taken an active part in municipal matters; he was for sixteen years Assessor, and while a member of the Council held for some time the office of Deputy-Reeve; was School Trustee for over twenty-one years, and is now Secretary and Treasurer of the Board. He was twice married, first to Miss McDonnell in 18 35, by whom he had a family of four children. His second wife was Miss Rutledge, of Canadian birth, also dead; the fruit of this union was one child. Mr. Orth is still hale and hearty in spite of advancing years, and appears likely to live long-which is the earnest wish of all his friends-to enjoy the com- forts with which through the labours of a long life he has been able to surround himself. JERAD PAISLEY, lot 19, concession 3, is a native of Fermanagh, Ireland, and came with his father and family to Canada in 1817; they located in Toronto for some months, and while here Mr. Paisley, sen'r, unfortunately lost his life. Being desirous of forwarding some letters to the Old Country, he, in company with two others, rowed off to a vessel lying in the Bay about to sail east, and on their return to shore they were overtaken by a squall, which capsized th small boat; his companions saved themselves by TOW1lship of E tobicoke. 259 clinging to the overturned craft, but Mr. Paisley, not so fortunate, was drowned. The widow married again, and young J erad lived with.his step- father until he was sixteen years of age. He was brought up to farming, and on commencing for himself obtained fifty acres in the Gore of Toronto which he cleared; this he afterwards sold, and purchased one hundred acres in Etobicoke, the same on which he now lives. He married in 18 3 8 Rebecca Rutledge, also a native of Fermanagh. During the Mackenzie Rebellion Mr. Paisley joined Denison's Cavalry and remained until the disbandment of the volunteers. Mr. Paisley was twice married; his second wife's name was Martha Ann Hillis. The family consists of five sons and five daughters, some of the sons being in the service of the Government. JAMES PEACOCK, lot 17, concession 3, was born on the lot where he now resides in the year 1830. He is the second son and fourth in order in the family of Jonathan Peacock, one of the first settlers in Etobicoke. The latter was a native of Helmsley, England, and when he first settled here no roads, or the still more visible signs of civilization, churches and schools, were to be seen. Religious worship was conducted in different farm houses by a Mr. Robert Walker, of Toronto, who travelled to and fro on foot. James Peacock married in 1859; his wife's name was Mary Dawson, a daughter of Mr. Mark Dawson; they have a family of seven children living; two are dead. Mr. Peacock has succeeded in making a very comfortable home for himself and family. THOMAS RAMAGE, lot 17, concesssion 4, was born in Scotland in 1826 and accompanied his parents to Canada in 1833. Almost immediately on their arrival in York they removed to and settled in the Gore of Toronto, where his father, the late James Ramage, engaged in farming until his death in 1838. Thomas continued to reside on the old homestead until 18 53, when he moved to the Township of Etobicoke and purchased the property where is situated his present residence. Mr. Ramage married in 18 53 Maria Mercer, of Canadian birth, by whom he has one daughter, now married. They belong to the Methodist Church. GEORGE ROWNTREE, lot 34, concession A, was born in this township in 18 5 6 , being a son of Joseph Rowntree, deceased, late of Weston, a sketch of whose life appears under another heading. Our subject lived continu- ously with his father up to the two years preceding the death of the latter. In 1881 he embarked in the grist and milling business at the Humberford Mills, in addition to which he farms the lot above mentioned. l\Ir. Rown- tree married in 1883 Angeline Duncan Johnstone, of Canadian birth. 260 Biograpltical Notices. Jom ROWNTREE, lot 38, concession A, was born in this township in the year ! 846, being the eldest son of the late Joseph Rowntree, one of the earliest settlers in this section. Mr. Rowntree, sen'r, emigrated from Cum- berland, England, in 1830, and having learned the milling business continued the same on his arrival here. In the year 1843 he built the flour-mill now known as the Green Holm Mills, which he conducted until 1877, removing to \Veston about that time, where he lived until his death a year or two after; his wife is still living. The Humberford Mills, about a mile south of.the present locality, were also started by the deceased gentleman, and are now owned by George Rowntree, a younger brother of the subject of this sketch. John Rowntree married in 1876 Sarah Hamilton Torrance, of Etobicoke; the result of the union being three children-one boy and two girls. 1\1r. Rowntree does a large merchant milling business, his brand of flour in the market being known as a superior article; he also runs a saw- mill in connection on the York side of the Humber. The family are adher- ents of the 11ethodist Church. JOSEPH RUSH, lot I, range 3, was born in Oxfordshire, England, in 18.t-9. He emigrated to Canada in 1868, came direct to :\limico, and hired out for four or five years. He purchased in 1870 the property on which he now resides, and in 1873 commenced market-gardening, in which he has been successful, finding a great and increasing demand for his produce; occasionally he ships to the States. He was married in 1874; his wife being CarolinE' Burgess, by whom he has a family of four children. NEWMAN SILVERTHORNE, lot 10, concession 4, was born in the Township of Etobicoke, as also his father before him. His randfather came from Jersey and settled in this section as a pioneer. Newman was educated in Toronto at a school on Colborne Street, kept by a l\Ir. Hodgson. Having lived all his life in the township he has noted with satisfaction the vast improvements which have taken place, and well remembers the first baptism which took place at the Baptist Church, Somerville. l\Ir. Silverthorne married in 1857 Almira Beals, by whom he has a family of four children. \VILLIAM SIMPSON, brick manufacturer, Mimico, was born in the County of Derry, Ireland, in 1820, and accompanied by his brother John came to America in 1836. He lived for about eight years in the United States, and while there his brother died. He then came to Canada, and located in Toronto, where he resided thirty-seven years and followed his present business on Kingston Road and in the city, the latter place being on the site now occupied by the Grand Trunk Railway shops. He also made Township of Etobicokc. 261 bticks on South Park Street, near the Don, and supplied bricks for some of the principal buildings in Toronto. He subsequently went to Carlton and conducted the same business there for a period of three years, ultimately taking possession of his present premises where he still continues to manu- facture red brick on a large scale. He was twice married, first in 1842, by which union there were three children. His second wife was Catharine Doherty, by whom he has a family of thirteen children. He has a son who keeps a hotel on the corner of Y onge and Richmond Streets, Toronto. THOMAS \VILSON SMITH, lots 9, 10 and II, concession B, is the son of the late Thomas Smith, who kept a hotel on the Dundas Road for over seventeen years. The latter was from Yorkshire, England, and on his arrival in Toronto was engaged in the manufacture of crockery ware for three years. He afterwards kept the Bay Horse Hotel in the city for two years, and then took up his residence in Islington on the Dundas Road, where Thomas \Vilson Smith was born in 1857. He was brought up prin- cipally to farming, and now occupies one hundred and four acres left him by his father, who died in 1872; his mother is still living. Thomas \Vilson married in 1878 Mary Ann Marshall, by whom he has three children. EDWARD STOCK, lots 13 and 14, Mimico Estate, is a native of Lanca- shire, England, and was born in the year 1815. His father was James Stock who, emigrating to Canada with his family in 1830, came direct to York County, and settled in the Township of Etobicoke on lot 8, meridian 2, where he commenced farming, after having cleared the land which was at first all bush. Edward remained with his father until his marriage, which took place in 1836; his wife's maiden name was O'Hara (now deceased). and the fruit of the union was eight children, all living but one. On leaving the homestead he rented a farm in the township where he lived about twenty years, afterwards purchasing the property on which he now resides, about one hundred and ninety acres. Mr. Stock has a very comfortable home and a well-tilled farm. JOHN STRONG, lot 15, concession A, was born in the Township of Albion, Peel County, and is the son of Mr. Henry Strong of that section. The latter is a very old settler in Albion, and came out in 1835 from County Cavan, Ireland, and took an active part as a Loyalist in the Rebellion of 18 37-8. Our subject came to Etobicoke in 1862. and took possession of a farm purchased for him by his father; the same farm on which he at present resides and owns. At the time of his first settJement only about thirty acres were fit for tillage, the rest being bush which he has since cleared, 262 Biographical Notices. and he now has one of the finest farms in the township. Mr. Strong was married in 1867; his wife was Mary Jane, daughter of Mr. Matthew Can- ning, the present Reeve of Etobicoke. They had seven children, two of whom are dead. l\Ir. Strong has been an active member of the Loyal Orange Association for over twenty-five years, having joined L.O.L. No. 184, Albion, July 12, 1859. HENRY THOMPSON, lot 40, concession 4, waggon-maker, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1817, and came to Canada with his mother and family in 1830. His father had come to Canada about ten years previously, and died two years after his arrival. The family came direct to Etobicoke, and settled on lot 17, concession 4, for a short time, afterwards moving to lot 31, concession 3, the same farm being now in possession of our subject's brother, Richard Thomas. In the year 1835 Henry went to Brampton, and was taught the trade of waggon-maker, and after remaining there six years, removed to Clairville where he carried on a waggon-making business for twenty years. He then came to the lot above-mentioned, and commenced farming on a small scale, which he continued some time, and in 1878 returned to the Village of Clairville and recommenced the waggon business which he still conducts. He married in the year 1840 Eleanor Hether- ington, of English birth; they have no family. Mr. Thomas for many years belonged to the Primitive Methodist Church, and was superintendent of the Sabbath school for about twenty-five years. GEORGE A. THOMPSON, meridian 2, is descended from a family who settled in this township in 1803. His grandfather, Alexander Thompson, was a sergeant in the King's Rangers, and on receiving his discharge together with a pension, he drew two hundred acres of land from the Government, on which he located in the year above-mentioned. As an instance of the value of land in those days we may mention that the half of this lot was sold shortly afterwards for a set of harrow pins, an old mare and $30 in cash; the same one hundred acres is now worth o\'er $10,000. His father, the late Archibald Thompson, was born on the farm adjoining that which is occupied by the son; he died February 12, 1865. r. George A. Thompson was married in 1877 to Georgina Peers. Among the reminis- cences of Old Toronto handed down by the grandfather, we may mention that he remembers well the Americans landing at York in 1812, and the bodies being laid out after the explosion of the magazine. He was out at the time of the Rebellion of 1837, and the family are still in possession of the musket which he carried on the memorable occasion of the Y onge Street skirmish. He planted potatoes on the present site of Osgoode Hall. Township of Etobicoke. 26 3 JOHN TORRANCE, lot 3 8 , concession I, was born in the Parish of Stone- house, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on July 22, 1819. In his youth he was employed in the distillery business for about eighteen years, and worked for three different firms in Scotland. He came to Canada in 1848, and, on locating in York County, Ontario, worked for one year in Scarboro' Town- ship. He afterwards worked in Vaughan Township, and in 1851 rented a farm where he lived for two years, keeping bachelor's hall. In 1853 he married Miss Jane McLellan, of Etobicoke, by whom he has a family of seven children, five girls and two boys. In the year 1869 he purchased the farm where he now resides, which he continues assiduously to cultivate. His interest in all matters agricultural has been very great, he having in his possession several prizes received at different fairs for his exhibits. THOMAS UMPLEBY, lots 6 and 7, concession 3, was born in the neigh- bourhood of Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, and emigrated to Canada in 1842. He came direct to Toronto, and worked for a few months with Jacques and Hay; afterwards rented a farm near Springfield, Toronto Township, where he remained seven ýears. He then removed to a two- hundred-acre farm in the Indian Village, having obtained a lease for ten years, but at the expiration of two years was obliged to retire on account of a fit of ague. He next went to Somerville, and \vorked for two years at the chair factory, afterwards renting the same, which business he conducted. for seven or eight years. He subsequently rented two farms on Dundas Road near Dixie, where he stayed ten years, which proved very successful in a pecuniary sense, and ultimately purchased the farm where he now resides. Mr. Umpleby married in 1844 Mary Vaughan, by whom he has a family of four daughters and one son living, two sons having died. The daughters are all married. PETER WARDLAW, lot 24, concession A, is a native of Scotland, and was born near Glasgow, being the youngest living son of the late Peter \Vardlaw, who emigrated with his wife and family to Canada in the year 1835. His father came direct to York County, and purchased land in concession 4 of West York, where he lived until his death; his wife, the mother of our subject, is still living in this township, and is ninety-nine years of age; she is a native of Scotland, and was born near Bothwell Bridge, the scene of the historical battle of that name. The family consisted of eleven children, three only being now alive. The subject of this biographical notice lived with his father on the old homestead until 1844; and having married the year previous he took possession of the farm where he now 26 4 Biographical Notices. lives. His wife's name was Julia Clark, who was born in Canada of Irish parents; they have a family of seven children. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church. CHARLES \V ARE, merchant, was born in Bridgewater, Somersetshire, England, in 1824. Before coming to Canada in 1849, he had been for a short time in the boot and shoe business in Birmingham, and on his arrival here he started the same business at 103 Y onge Street, Toronto, which he continued for ten years. He subsequently went to Hamilton and after a short stay there of seven months returned to Toronto and resumed business. In 1859 he came to Lambton Mills, and, after seven years spent in the shoe business, he commenced the general store which he at present carries on. He married the year before he emigrated, his wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Knight. JOHN \VATT, retired, Thistletown Village, was a blacksmith by trade and a native of Scotland. He was born in 1820 at North Berwick, East Lothian. His father was a soldier in the British Army, and our subject's early years were spent with his grandparents. After learning his trade in Berwickshire he came to Canada in 1843, and worked for his father in Toronto, the latter having received his honourable discharge from the Royal Artillery, for seven years. About the end of this time he married Ann Fleming, and a year later (1850) he moved from Toronto to his present residence in Thistletown, where he followed his trade until a short time ago. His first wife having died, he married a second time :\lary Fleming; his family consists of two sons, one by each wife. He has been very successful in business, and his present comfortable home is the result of thrift and industry. Mr. vVatt is a member of the Presbyterian Church. ROBERT \VILSON, lot 32, concession B, was born in the parish of l\Iulla- brack, County Armagh, Ireland, in 1817, being the third son of Mr. Joseph \Vilson, of that place. Our subject served in the Irish Constabulary four years and nine months and emigrated to Canada in 1849, accompanied by his wife and two children. After landing, his wife and family were taken ill with fever, which delayed their arrival in York two months. He first settled in York Township, where he lived about ten years. In the year 1873 he bought the farm on which he now lives, and during his settlement here has done remarkably well, his present comfortable home abundantly testifying to this fact. He married in 1845, before he left Ireland, Martha l\IcLellan, by whom he had a family of nine children, one of whom is dead. Of four sons living, one is the Rev. \Villiam \Vilson; one daughter married the Rev. i\Iatthew Couron. Towns/lip of Etobicoke. 265 SAMUEL R. WOOD, lot 8, concession I, was born in the City of New York, being the eldest son of the late Samuel Wood, a well-known and respected resident of Etobicoke. The latter emigrated from England in 1830, and remained in the United States about ten years, subsequently in March, 1840, coming to Canada. He purchased the farm in this township on which his sons George and Arthur now reside. Samuel R., the subject of this sketch, was born in 1840 and from his youth upward followed farm- ing. He married in 1876 Amelia Ann Musson, by whom he has a family of two children. -I -- ,. o .: TOWNSHIP OF SCARBORO'. 1 1 TO\VNSHIP OF SCARBORO'. EREMIAH ANNIS, lot 16, concession D, is the son of Levi and Rhoda Annis, of English extraction, who emigrated from the United States to Canada in 1793, where he purchased land in Scarboro' Township, on which he remained until his death in 1855. He also owned about four hundred and fifty acres in Darlington Township, Durham County, which eventually became the property of his sons. Jeremiah has always lived on the old homestead, but he has done a good business in buying and selling farms to advantage. He belongs to the Methodist persuasion, and is highly respected in his immediate neighbourhood. He married Jane, daughter of William Fawcett of this township, by whom he has three SO!lS and three daughters. He is a Justice of the Peace, the only office he has accepted amongst the many offered to him. f.' ÌJ'J I t, :' THOMAS BROWN, lot 29, concession B, is the son of John and Margaret (Smith) Brown, natives of Scotland. He was born in Scotland in 1806, and emigrated to Canada in 1830, settling on the lot where he still continues to reside. Like others of the early settlers, toil and hardship were for many years his portion, but by industry and skill he has succeeded in producing from almost impenetrable bush as neat and compact a farm as any to be found in the township; and now, in his declining years in the society of the members of his family, he enjoys the quiet contentment vouchsafed to him by his laborious past. He has figured conspicuously in connection with the management of the municipality, having been a member of the Council upwards of twenty years, being Deputy-Reeve and Reeve a considerable part of that time. He was appointed J.P., and for several years acted in that capacity, but early retired from the Bench, as he says, " to give place to younger men." He married in 1835 Miss Mary Tackett, by whom he had ten children, seven only are now living. His eldest son, J obn, is now owner of the farm; another son Robert lives on the lot adjoining. Mr. Brown is a Conservative in politics, and in religion a Presbyterian. 27 0 Biographical Notices. \VALTER GLENDINNING, lot 29, concession I, is the youngest son of Archibald and Jane Glendinning. His father and family emigrated from Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1820, and settled on lot 28, concession I. Archi- bald married after he came to Canada; his family consisted of three sons and five daughters, viz.: Elizabeth, Isabella, Archibald (dead), Margaret, Janet, Robert, Walter and Jane. Mr. Glendinning, sen'r, kept the first store in the township, near Ellesmere, and was also postmaster, the latter position being now in the possession of \Valter. He was a ::\Iajor in the militia, and was at the head of his company during the Y onge Street skirmish in 1837; his military suit and sword are yet preserved as relics by the family. He was one of the first Councillors on the old District Council and was also Secretary of the Scarboro' School Commissioners, and retained that office several years. He was also Assessor and Collector of the :\lunicipality for a lengthened period. Although principally engaged in mercantile pursuits, he and his brother \Villiam farmed at one time four hundred acres of land. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He died on May 29, 1883, after a long and industrious life, leaviDg behind him a fine property and, what is still better, a respected and honoured name. \Valter (whose name heads this sketch) married Isabella, daughter of John Robertson, a descendant of an old pioneer of Simcoe County, by whom he had six children, one sop and five daughters. Like his father he is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a moderate Conservative in politics. \VALTER J. GLENDINNING, lot 29, concession 2, is the son of James and Elizabeth (vVilkinson) Glendinning, who came from Dumfriesshire, Scot- land, at an early date, and settled in Sr.arboro', where the father died some years ago. The family left behind consisted of four sons and one daughter, viz.: Francis, \Valter J., Charles and John; the daughter married J. G. Thompson of this township. The subject of this sketch was born March 3, 18 3 6 , and early in life learned the trade of carpenter, which he follows at the present time. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and in politics is a Liberal Conservative. \VILLIAM HELLIWELL, lots 7 and 8, concession I, is a son of Thomas Helliwell who emigrated from Yorkshire, England, in 1818, and settled in Toronto, where he established a brewery, carrying on that business until his death in 1825. The business was afterwards carried on by his sons Thomas and John until 1832, when \Villiam (the subject of this sketch) and Joseph (another brother) became partners. John died in 1828, leaving two sons, viz.: Thomas, who was manager of the Bank of Upper Canada at St. " >tIr ,,' . ,. ,,, . /{I/OI //1'/"(1/1 Tl Township of Scarboro'. 27 1 Catharines for many years, and John who is a commission merchant. In 18 47 the premises comprising the brewery, distillery, grist mills and dwel- ling were burnt down, and the partnership was dissolved, William removing to Highland Creek, where he built a grist mill, which he operated until 1880, when it was burned. He then turned his attention to farming, and has since continued in that branch of industry. He was appointed J.P. in 18 47, and was for many years a member of the Township Council. He now holds the office of Overseer of Fisheries under the Dominion Government. He is a Conservative in politics, and in religion a member of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Helliwell married first a daughter of Thomas Bright, who died in 1843, leaving two sons and four daughters. He married a second time another of Mr. Bright's daughters, by whom he has a large family, six sons and five daughters. He has one son (Frank) in the employment of P. Burns, coal and wood merchant, Toronto, and one (Horatio) in the Inland Revenue Department. Mr. Helliwell was formerly a captain in the militia, and was out with his company during the troubles of 1837-'38. \VILLIAM HERON, deceased, was born in York County, near Toronto, in 1806. His father was a pioneer of this section, and passed through the troublous times of 1812. William married in 1832 Hannah, daughter of George Skelding, also a York pioneer, and settled on lot 9, concession D, Township of Scarboro', where he lived until about two years before his death which occurred October 25, 1883, at his residence in Scarboro' Village, where Mrs. Heron and two daughters still live. He left a family of four sons and five daughters, viz.: Samuel, George, William, Andrew, John, Ann Moore, Lucy Stephenson, Jane vVestney, Elizabeth and Sarah. Each of the former received a farm, and the remainder of the family were left in good circumstances. Mrs. Heron is still living on the family home- stead with two daughters, and is very much respected. The sons are Reformers in politics; two members of the family are Presbyterians, the rest are Methodists. Mr. and Mrs. Heron celebrated their golden wedding January 25, 1882, surrounded by their family and friends. JOHN HOLMES, lot 26, concession 2, blacksmith, is the second son of Alexander Holmes, a native of Roxburghshire, Scotland. He came to Canada in 1830 and remained three years in Montreal, subsequently coming to York County and settling on his present lot. In addition to his trade he has twenty-five acres of land which he cultivates, and his dwelling and surroundings, on which he evidently expends much labour, are replete with beauty and comfort. At the time of the Mackenzie Rebellion Mr. Holmes 27 2 Biographical .J.Votices. shouldered his musket in defence of law and order, and was on guard at Government House at the time of the Y onge Street skirmish. He is in politics a Reformer, and a devoted and consistent member of the Presby- terian Church. He married Miss Margaret \Vilson, of Berwickshire, Scot- land, by whom he had twelve children; two only are now living, one son and one daughter, the latter living at home with her parents. \VILLIAM H. HOUGH, carriage builder, is the son of Henry and Mary (Colbetle) Hough. His father is a descendant of one of the Scarboro' pioneers; his grandfather fought under General Brock, at Queenston Heights, where he was wounded, and afterwards received a pension. The father, Henry Hough, followed farming until twenty-four years of age when he commenced the manufacture of c?-rriages, which he continued until 1881 when \Villiam H. took charge of the business. In addition to carriage- making he carries on a blacksmith's shop also; and by close application to every detail in his business and the employment of the best workmen he is on his road to prosperity. He belongs to the Methodist Church, and is a Liberal in politics. lAMES HUMPHREY, lot 16, concession D, is the son of \Villiam and Elizabeth Humphrey, and was born in the County of Tyrone, Ireland. His father was of English descent, his mother being from Scotland. lames married, before he left Ireland, Margaret, daughter of James Richardson, of Derry, the latter coming with our subject to Canada in 1824. They came direct to York County and settled in Scarboro' Township, and purchased three hundred acres of Clergy Reserve Land. 1'1r. Humphrey has been very successful and has been able to be of great assistance to his family. He is in religion a consistent and devoted adherent of the Church of Eng- land. His wife died in 1868, leaving a family of ten children. He has one son, Richardson, who lives at home on the farm. THOMAS KENNEDY, lot 28, concession 2, is the son of Samuel and Eleanor Kennedy. His father came to Canada in 1800, and was engaged in making roads and farming until 1838, when he removed to Ohio, U.S., and remained there until his death in 1861. He had five sons and one daughter, and to each of the sons who remained in Canada he gave a good farm. Thomas Kennedy was born in Scarboro' Township, October II, 181 4, and has always been a resident of this section. He married Jane, daughter of Alexander l\Iontgomery, a pioneer of this section, by whom he had the following children: Rebecca, born December 7, 1839; Eleanor, Townskip of Scarboro'. 273 born February 28, 1842; Lyman, born May 28, 1844; Elizabeth, born March 29, 18 4 6 ; Henry, born August 20, 1849 ; John W., born May 3 1 , 18 5 2 ; Thomas, born April 5, r854; Maria, born August 16, 1856; William Andrew, born August 18, 1858; Alfred E., born September 21, 1860, and l\Iary Ann, born February 27, 1864, the latter being the only one now at home. Mr. Kennedy received from his father sixty-five acres of land, uncleared; that his success in life has been marked may be taken for granted, he being in possession of five hundred acres. He is a Liberal in politics, and in religion a member of the Presbyterian Church. One of the sons, Alfred E., is a druggist in Toronto; John W. is a merchant of Agin- court and very prosperous. JOHN McINTOSH, deceased, was a native of Perthshire, Scotland; he emigrated to Canada in 1801 and settled in York County, where he died in 18 3 0 , at the age of seventy-seven years. He left a family of eleven children; he and his son John fought side by side in the defence of little York in 1812 and at the capitulation were both taken prisoners. His son John married a sister of Mrs. William Lyon Mackenzie, and was in the Legisla- ture at the same time as the husband of the latter. Mrs. Elliot, a daughter of John McIntosh, sen'r, was born in Toronto, December 14, 1805, and married in 182 7 Thomas Elliot, who died in December 21, 1880. Mrs. Elliot is now living in comfortable retirement at Highland Creek, and is much respected for her benevolent and consistent Christian spirit. MARSHALL MACKLIN, lot 24, concession 4, is the son of Daniel and Martha (Marshall) Macklin, who in consequence of the persecution under which they, as members of the Old Kirk of Scotland, suffered, took up their residence in the North of Ireland, where they remained until their death. Marshall emigrated to Canada in 1827, settled in Scarboro', and purchased two hundred acres of land from the Canada Company, afterwards adding to his original lot until he had five hundred acres, which he has divided among his sons. He married in 1837 Mary Jackson, by whom he had seventeen children, seven sons and six daughters of whom are living. Some of the family are settled in Michigan, U.S.; the eldest son, Marshall, is a physician practising in Manitoba; the others are living on or in the neighbourhood of the old homestead. Mr. Macklin has been very success- ful, and has accumulated wealth, and now in the autumn of life, after many years of laborious anxiety, enjoys in quiet and content the ease afforded JÜm. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics belongs to the Reform Party. 19 274 Biographical Notices. SIMON MILLER, lot 28, concession 4, Scarboro', is the eldest son of Henry l\Iiller, whose father came to York from PennsylvanIa, U.S., in April, 1793, and soon after settled on lot 34, concession I, 1\larkham Township, where Henry Miller was born in November, 1797, and remained until his death, F eb- ruary 29, 18 8 4. He left a family of five children, Simon, Nicholas, Henry, NancyJane, wifeof\Villiam Gown; and Andrew. Henry Miller, sen'r, was a member of the Home District Council from Markham Township, and was also appointed Coroner and Issuer of Marriage Licenses in 18 53. He was once offered the representation of East York in the Dominion Parliament, but refused the honour. Simon, the subject of this sketch, married a daughter of \Villiam Munshaw, of Markham Township; his family consists of two sons and four daughters. 1\1r. Miller is a Justice of the Peace, and was a member of the Township Council for six years. \V. J. MITCHELL, J.P., lot 22, concession 5, is descended from an Irish family who remained true to the Crown during the Rebellion of 179 8 . His father, James Mitchell, who was born in 1783, in after life often related many of the stirring scenes of which he was an eye-witness during that memorable period, one in particular, the setting on fire of his father's house by the United Irishmen. The family trace their ancestry back to a more remote date, their name being mentioned by Mackenzie in his narrative of the famous siege of Derry, on the side of the defenders. The subject of this notice is the son of James and Sarah litchell, who emigrated from Londonderry to Canada in 1842, and settled on lot 22, concession 5, Scarboro' Township, where the father died on April I, 188 3, in his hundredth year. He now lives on the old homestead, and although often solicited to accept municipal honours has always declined. The only office he holds is that of Magistrate and Commissioner in Queen's Bench, the duties of which he discharges with care and ability, there not having been any appeal against his decisions for the quarter of a century in which he has held office. He married a daughter of James Baird, of Donegal, Ireland, a very prominent family in that part of the country, an uncle of 1\1r. Baird's having been an intimate friend and subordinate officer of Lord Nelson, viz.: Surgeon on board the flag ship Victory. JAMES PALMER, lot 31, concession B, is the son of James and Sarah Palmer who came from the State of New York in 1797, and settled first at Kingston, from which place they went to Cobourg, subsequently coming to York and settling in the Township of Scarboro', on lot 22, concession D'i!{ where the father remained until his death in 18 3 6 . James, our subject, TOW1lship of Scarboro'. 275 was born at Stone Mills, Bay of Quinté, Prince Edward County in 1797, and remained with his parents until he was twenty-five years of age, when he purchased the lot on -which he now lives. He has been through life a very industrious man, and has also been successful, the neatness of his farm and the substantial erections thereon bearing ample testimony. He served in the \Var of 1812, for which he drew a pension. He has been a member of the Municipal Council for some years. In politics he is a Reformer, and in religion a Methodist; a consistent Christian, he has earned the respect of all who know him. Mr. Palmer married Mary Anne, daughter of Nathaniel Hastings, of Toronto, who died in 1876. JAMES PATTON, lot 28, concession C, is the second son of George and Elizabeth (Brock) Patton, natives of Lanarkshire, Scotland, who came to Canada in 1833, and settled in Scarboro' Township. Our subject has been considered one of the best farmers in this section, and the services rendered by him to the rising community recently took the form of a valu- able testimonial consisting of a beautifully framed illuminated address, together with a purse of $ I 50. The following is a copy of the address: James Patton, Esq., of Scarboro': DEAR SIR,- W e, the undersigned, desire to express our appreciation of the valuable services YOll- have rendered, in your successful endeavours to advance the interests of prize ploughing in Canada; you have always occupied a prominent position among the ploughmen of this country, and although during later years, you have not been a competitor, yet the interest you have manifested has been of the liveliest nature. To your untiring zeal and kind instructions many of us owe our success in the field, while your friendly and gentlemanly manner at all times has endeared you to us all. This is a slight token of the high esteem in which you are held by your many friends; we would ask your acceptance of the accompanying testimonial, and at the same time we trust the good feeling which has always existed between us in the past, may continue in the future. \Ve would also express our regard for your estimable wife, Mrs. Patton, and hope she may long be spared togetller with yourself, to enjoy the blessings of this life, and be rewarded with eternal happiness in the life which is to come. Committee on behalf of the contributors: \Villiam Hood, Andrew Hood, \V. Rennie, S. Rennie, Dougald McLean, John Gibson, George Morgan, vVilliam Milliken, John L. Gibson, Alfred Moson, J olm Little, Alexander Doherty, Andrew Young, sen'r; James McCowan, Hugh Clark, James \Veir, John Torrance, John Crawford. SCARBORO', June 17, 1884. ADNA PHERRILL lives on his farm of one hundred acres, being lot 25, concession B. He is a son of the late Stephen Pherrill, a native of St. John, N.B., who came to Canada in 1805, and settled in Scarboro' Town- 27 6 Biographical Notzces. ship. He fought in the \Var of 1812, and also during the Rebellion of 18 37, in which he held a captaincy. Adna Pherrill, the subject of this sketch, was born in this township in 1816, and lived on the old homestead until he reached man's estate, when his father presented him with thirty acres of land wherewith to commence life. He afterwards purchased his present one-hundred-acre farm in Scarboro', for which he paid $20 per acre. He also acquired thirty-two acres in the township. He has been very successful in buying and selling farms and city property. He purchased one hundred acres at \Vidder, Bosanquet Township, Lambton County, which-being required for town lots-turned out a very profitable investment; he after- wards bought three farms in Chatham, where two of his sons and his eldest daughter now reside; he also purchased a fine residence in Leslieville, before it became part of the City of Toronto (for which piece of property he has been offered three times what it originally cost him). Mr. Pherrill attributes his success to the fine example set him by his honoured father, and never forgot a maxim laid down by him" My son, be honest and earnest in whatever you do." He had a brother who was lieutenant in the Rebellion of 1837-38. In 1838 he married Miss Stewart, daughter of Captain \i\Tilliam Stewart, by whom he has seven children living, viz.: \Villiam, Russell, Stewart, Tilmer, Elizabeth, Mary Hester and Helen. Having, by nearly fifty years of industry and hard work, amassed a considerable fortune, he retired in 1875 to. enjoy the ease and comfort to which his past life entitles him. STEPHEN PHERRILL, deceased, was descended from a family who came from the State of l\laine, U.S., and settled in New Brunswick at the close of the Revolutionary \Var. He remained with his parents for several years, and while in N w Brunswick married Elizabeth, daughter of Colonel Jacob Russell, of that Province, by whom he had six children, as follow: Amy, Sarah. Eliza, Mary, Stephen and David. During the \\Tar of 1812 he was engaged carrying despatches for Government, and after the war was over settled on lot 24, concession B, Scarboro' Township, where he lived until his death in April, 1842. He left about one thousand five hundred acres to divide among his family. \Villiam Pherrill, son of the above, lives on the old homestead. He married Charlotte Boulton, daughter of Captain Edward Boulton, by whom he had eleven children, seven of whom are living; all married with one exception, a daughter who remains at home. 1\1r. Pherrill held a captain's commission, and was present at the battle on Y onge Street during the Rebellion of 1837-'38. David J. Pherrill, son of Stephen Pherrill, deceased, lives on the old homestead. He married Hannah, daughter of Archibald Thompson, by whom he has five children. ...-- , t '\: 1<,'1 , ' .i -4 y cMf/"- Township of Scarboro'. 277 SIMPSON RENNIE, J.P., lot 30, concession 5, is the third son of Robert and Eliza (Fife) Rennie. His parents came from Scotland in IR33, and soon after settling in Scarboro' purchased the lot on which Simpson now resides. Mr. Rennie, sen'r, has long ago retired from active work, and now lives in ease and retirement in the City of Toronto. Simpson Rennie has had the entire management of his present farm for over twenty years, and during that time has made considerable improvements. He obtained the gold medal awarded by the Ontario Agricultural and Arts Association for the best managed farm in group No. 4, comprising the following electoral districts: Peel, Cardwell, York East, York North, York \Vest, Simcoe \Vest, Simcoe East, Simcoe South, Algoma, Muskoka, Ontario North, Ontario South, Durham East, Durham \Vest. \Ve need scarcely add that the Association's award is to Mr. Rennie a source of considerable pride. Mr. Rennie married Isabella, daughter of vVilliam Hood, Esq., Markham, a sketch of whose life appears elsewhere. The fruit of this union is four children, viz.: Elizabeth, married to J. \V. Sanderson; Robert, William and James. The family belong to the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Rennie is a Reformer in politics. GEORGE TAYLOR, lot 26, concession C, was born in England, June 5, 181 7. His father, Richard Taylor, was born in 1776, and was a gardener by professio,n. His mother's maiden name was Fanny Burke. Their family consisted of five children, viz.: George (the subject of this sketch), James, _\ndrew, Mary and Nancy. Mr. Taylor, sen'r, emigrated to Canada in 1819, and after remaining in Nova Scotia for one year came forward to little York, thence to Scarboro' Township, where he purchased a farm on the Don and Danforth Road for the sum of $500, on which he erected a log house, and commenced the work of clearing. He had to put up with all the inconveniences and hardships incidental to pioneer life, but by dint of perseverance and energy he soon had a comfortable home in which to bring up his family. As years passed by, his successes multiplied, and would no doubt have further increased had not death, the stern monitor, cut short his career in the year 1834. His life was a noble and industrious one, and a fine example for his descendants. George Taylor was educated in Scarboro' Township, and early assisted his father in clearing the farm, and on the death of the latter received the same by paying off the other mem- bers of the family. \Vhen twenty-five years of age he married l\Irs. Stevens, of Scarboro'; the result of this marriage was five children, three sons and two daughters, viz.: Abigail, born July 26, 1843; George, born January 20, 18+5; Ruth, born September 8, 1846; \Villiam, born September II, 27 8 Biographical Notices. 18+8; Sarah Melissa, born June 7, 1852. The mother died on June 17, 1882. 1\Ir. Taylor has earned among his neighbours a reputation for integrity rarely equalled; his industrious habits, descended to him from his father, brought with them that success which is generally the lot of application, and although now enjoying his well-earned ease, his habitual liking for work finds vent in cultivating the well-laid-out garden surround- ing his house. DAYID A. THO:\-IPSON, lot 26, concession I, is the youngest son of the late Archibald D. Thompson, a descendant of the late Andrew Thompson, mentioned elsewhere. His father died in 1877; his mother is still living. The family consisted of six children. David, to whom was left the old homestead and the care of his mother, married Margaret Patterson, who died in 1875, by whom he had the following children, Janet, :\Iary, Archi- balJ, David and Isabella. :\Ir. Thompson is an industrious, upright man, and respected by all for his integrity and high principle. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a Liberal Conservative in politics. DAVID THOMPSON, deceased, was the first settler in the Township of Scarboro', locating there in the year 1796. He and his wife were of Scotch birth, being from \Vester-kirk, Dumfries. He died on June 22, 1834, and his wife died November 8, 1847; the latter was eighty years of age, and left behind her over one hundred descendants. Mr. Thompson was a stone- mason by trade, and assisted in the building of the first light-house in Toronto Bay. He also fought in the \Var of 1812. FRA CIS THOMPSON, lot 34, concession C, is the youngest son of \Villiam and Mary Thompson, who came from County Tyrone, Ireland, about the year 1802. His parents remained in the United States eleven years, after which time they came to Little York, and settled east of the Don, removing afterwards to Scarboro' Township, and settling on lot 34, concession C, where he remained until his death. Francis was brought up on his father's farm and assisted in clearing off the bush and became possessed of the homestead by purchase afterwards. He has been very successful, and has been able to fairly start his sons in life and retire himself from active labour. He married Hellen, eldest daughter of John \Valton, by whom he had five children, \Villiam \Vallace, Mary, David \Valton, Hannah Janet, and Hellen Isabella; the latter lives at home with her parents. Although often solicited to accept municipal honours he has always declined. He is a staunch Conservative in politics, and a member of the Presbyterian Church. Township of Scarboro'. 279 CHRISTOPHER THOMSON, lot 34, concession 2, is the youngest son of Christopher and Mary Thomson. His father, who was born In Dumfries- shire, Scotland, August 31, 1796, was one of the first settlers in this town- ship, and during his lifetime occupied a prominent position, having filled for many years the office of Councillor and other places of public trust in the municipality. His mother, Mary Thomson, was born in York, Upper Canada, l\Iay 14, 1800. His parents were married March 17, 1820, at Scar- boro', by the Rev. \V. Jenkins. Their family consisted of nine sons and four daughters, none of whom died under forty years of age. The mother, Mary Thomson, died December 14, 1876, and the father, Christopher, died December 13, 1879' On the occasion of each funeral six sons acted as pall bearers, and bore to their last resting-place the remains of their deceased parents, an occurrence rarely seen. Mr. Thomson, sen'r, was a consistent and devoted adherent of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics supported the Reform Party. Christopher, the youngest son, was born February 23, 1843, and has always remained on the old homestead, which in company with his brother John, he continues to cultivate. He is a firm supporter of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics casts his vote for the Reform Party. Both his brother and himself are much respected in this section. JAMES A. THOMSON, deceased, lot 23, concession I, was the youngest son of Andrew and Jane Thomson, who emigrated from Dumfries, Scotland, in 179 6 , and after remaining five years in little York, removed to Scarboro' Township, and settled on lot 23, concession I. Andrew Thomson served during the \Var of 1812, and was taken prisoner by the Americans at the capitulation of York. Connected as he was with the early history of this township, we shall only be doing justice to his memory by briefly alluding to the evident signs of progress made in this section during the early days of settlement with which he was closely associated. The fit'st school-house erected in Scarboro' was situated on the corner of this lot, and the first church, a frame building, belonging to the Presbyterian body, was built in 181 9, to which Mr. Thomson, sen'r, gave considerable assistance. The old gentleman died at the age of seventy-one years, leaving behind him a name revered by his posterity. He was twice married. By his first wife he had two children, viz.: John and Elizabeth; by his second marriage he had Margaret, Andrew, Janet, \Villiam, Mary Ellen, and James A., whose name heads this sketch. The latter was born on the old homestead, part of which he afterwards owned, March 20, 1802, and it is stated he was the first white child born in Scarboro' Township. Mr. Thomson was essen- tiallya self-made man. Brought up to agriculture, he did not neglect the 280 BiograpJtical 6Yotices. more ornamental, yet necessarily useful duties that relate to self-improve- ment, and toiled early and late to acquire such knowledge as would prove advantageous to him in after life. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace, but always declined to act. He was frequently solicIted to act as Councillor, and in other municipal offices, but the offers were all courteously declined. In politics l\Ir. Thomson was a staunch Reformer, but insisted strongly on the maintenance of the British connection with its attendant insti- tutions. He was appointed an Elder of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Scarboro', in 1844, during the ministry of Dr. George; and it was in a great measure due to his influence that the site for the present beautiful structure at Bendale was selected, for the erection of which he contributed a hand- some sum. Following the example of parents, who during their life-time were eminent for their zeal and piety, he indeed merited the confidence of the surrounding neighbours, and embraced every opportunity by which, through his assistance, the cause of religion might be advanced. He was a man of rare intelligence, and one who discharged the duties of elder with great faithfulness and efficiency for over forty-four years. Mr. Thomson was twice married. His first wife was a daughter of Thomas Patterson, of this township, by whom he had eleven children. There was no issue by his second marriage. He died on October 28, 1884. JOHN TINGLE, jun'r, merchant and post-master, \\,Texford, is the son of John and Ellen (Thompson) Tingle, and was born in 1837 in this township, in which he has always been a resident. He commenced in the mercantile line in 1865, and has been very successful. His father emigrated to Canada in 1818. He was a Reformer in politics, and a Presbyterian in religion. Our subject married in 1869 Eliza, daughter of Timothy Devenish, of this township, by whom he had two children, Mary Ellen and Emily. 1\1r. Tingle, like his father, is a strong Reformer, and a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. THOMAS \VALTON, deceased, a descendant of one of the pioneers ot Scarboro', was born in this township, January 12, 1828. He died April 17, 1876, leaving a widow and a family of seven children. His wife's maiden name was Fanny Scott; she came from Cumberland, England. :\hs. Walton resides on the old homestead in company with the following sons and daughter: \Villiam Albert, Thomas A., Francis E. and Alice. Two daughters are married, Lavinia to \Villiam Brown, of Markham, and :Mary to Charles Scrivens, of Buffalo. John \Vallis, the second son, married a Miss Brown, of this township. The family is one highly respected in the neighbourhood; they are members of the :Methodist Church. . Tow1lship of Scarboro'. 281 JOHN P. WHELER, deceased, was born in England In 1810; he emi- grated to Canada in 1829 and settled in the Township of Scarboro' in the following year, on lot 21, concession D, where he operated a saw-mill, subsequently erecting a flour-mill, which was destroyed by fire in 1863. :vir. \Vheler took a prominent and active part in the affairs of the munici- pality, and was elected Councillor when the Board was organized, accepting the honour of Deputy-Reeve for the first year and serving in the Reeve's chair for the succeeding twenty years. He was \'1 arden of the County of York three years and was elected first President of the East York Agricul- tural Society, and also occupied for a number of years corresponding positions in the Scarboro' and Provincial Agricultural Societies. He was appointed License Inspector for East York under the Crooks Act, which office he held until the time of his death in August, 1883. l\Ir. \Vheler was a strong Reformer in politics, and took a lively and intelligent interest in all measures likely to benefit the country at large. THOMAS \VHITESIDE, lot 29, concession 2, is the son of Thomas and Sarah C lurdock) \Vhiteside. His father was born in County Antrim, Ireland, in 1772, and came to Canada in 1821, settling in Scarboro' Town- ship on the lot now occupied by our subject, a year later. He died in 18 7 0 . He was a strong Conservative in politics, and, in company with two of his sons, took a prominent part in suppressing the Rebellion of 18 37. He was in religion a Presbyterian, and always bore a good character among his neighbours. He left a family of seven children-Margaret, Jane, James, Daniel, Sarah, Thomas and John. Thomas \Vhiteside, jun'r, was born in 182 7 in the old log house, which is still to be seen from the windows of his present residence. He married Miss Jane McCowan, a native of Scotland, by whom he has six children, viz.: Thomas, \Villiam J., Margaret P., Janet G., David and John H. Mr. \Vhiteside served in the Township Council four years. He takes an active part in agricultural matters, and is a member both of East York and Scarboro' Societies. He is also a member of the York Pioneers. In politics he votes Conservative, and in religion is a worthy member of the Presbyterian body, from which he never withholds substantial support. ARCHIBALD \VRIGHT, deceased, a pioneer of Scarboro'Township and a native of the Highlands of Scotland, emigrated to America at an early day and settled in New Brunswick, where he remained until the year 180 9. He came to Canada and settled in Scarboro' Township on the lot now occupied by his grandson, John \Vright. He afterwards removed to Whitby 282 Biographical Notices. with his wife and one son, where he died on June 18,,1837. His wife died on November 13, r855. He left behind him a family of five sons and four daughters, together with considerable property-about five hundred acres. He was a worthy member of the Presbyterian Church, and in political con- victions a strong Reformer. Hulet \Vright, son of the above, residing with his son John on lot 35, concession 4, having in early life to put up with the discomforts and hardships attendant to pioneer life, it is scarcely necessary to add that he had little or no education, in lieu of which he had the example of perseverance and energy, combined with a strong religious belief received from his parents. He has been very successful in life, and now, at the advanced age of eighty-eight, surrounded by his grandchildren, he enjoys that ease and comfort, earned through years of toil, to which he is certainly entitled. In politics he is a Reformer. John \Vright, lot 35, concession 4, son of the above, was born in Scarboro' Township in 1833 and has always lived at home on the old homestead. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and in politics a staunch Reformer. -'" e;2 '" .:.. TOWNSHIP OF MARKHAM. TOWNSHIP OF 1\IARKHAM. I "---- "','J) '\ (ILLIAM ARMSTRONG, lot 10, concession 10, is the eldest i ' It . \_ t son living of Captain William Armstrong, who e.migrated to . J the United States in 1817. Mr. Armstrong remained in .:' V:"i. New York about two years, and then removed to Montreal, , ,,:. - where he stayed until 1824, in which year he came to -- Toronto. He soon afterwards settled in Markham Town- ship on lot 10, concession 8, one log house at that time com- prising what is now the Village of Markham. In the year 1832 he married Esther, daughter of Peter Reesor. For many years he kept the Wellington Hotel in the township, which he carried on in connection with his farming. He took a lively interest in agriculture; and many others, stimulated by his example, were prevailed upon to give their full support to the exhibitions. He also held a captain's commission in the militia. He was a member of the English Church, it having been partly through Captain Armstrong's instrumentality that the services of the Church of England were procured for Markham. Captain Armstrong lived to a good old age, honoured and respected by all his neighbours, by whom his memory is still cherished and his virtues emulated. William, his son, has a very fine property and has taken great interest in all agricultural matters. He is energetic and enter- prising, and allows no opportunity to pass whereby the advancement of the township may be secured. WILLIAM JAMES BEATON, blacksmith, was born in the Township of Pickering, Ontario County, in 1859. His father was born in Scotland in 1800, and came to Canada at an early day, and has occupied the position of Township Clerk and Treasurer of Pickering for upwards of forty years. William James is one of a family of five children; he learned the trade of blacksmith with Ivh. William Mosgrove, of Brougham, and has since carried on that business in Markham. He was married in 1882 to Miss Minnie Woodruff. 286 Biol(raphical Notices. JOH N. BUTTON, lot 15, concession 4, is the second son of Lieutenant- Colonel Francis Button, who located in Markham about 1798 with his father, :l\Iajor John Button, who raised a troop of cavalry and fought in defence of his country during the \Yar of 1812. The subject of this notice was born on the old homestead, and at the age of sixteen repaired to :l\Iark- ham Village, where he learned the trade of blacksmith, which business he followed for several years. He has of late years, however, confined himself mostly to farming. He married Miss Barr, by whom he had one daughter, now the wife of Major James Elliott, who resides on the home farm. Mr. Button is one of the oldest Canadian J.P.'s in the township. He formerly held a commission in the British cavalry. He is a member of the Metho- dist Church, and has been liberal in his donations for schools and other necessary institutions in the township. His eldest grandson, Robert Button Elliott, is a member of the old troop, and is Sergeant-Major of the Second Regiment of Cavalry; his youngest grandson, \Villiam Asa Elliott, is with him on the old farm. NEWBURY BUTTON, lot 35, concession 7, is the son of Francis Button, mentioned elsewhere. He was born at Buttonville Village in 1825, and remained with his parents until he was twenty-five years of age. He married a daughter of \Villiam Reynolds, by whom he has two children living. His wife died in 1857. He married again, his second wife being Catharine Bartholomew, of this township, by whom he had two sons. Both himself and his sons take an active interest in military matters. CHRISTOPHER H. CHANT, lot 12, concession 5, is the youngest but one in a family of nine children born to Christopher and Jane Chant. His father emigrated from Somersetshire, England, and settled in Brockville in 1841. Three years later he removed with his family to Niagara, and while there the subject of this sketch was sent to St. Catharines to learn the trade of cabinet maker. He eventually settled in Unionville, Markham Township, where he married a daughter of Robert Croft, and has now a grown-up family. He follows his calling of cabinet maker, and is every- where noted as being extremely skilful in his business. One of his sons follows the same trade. He has one son Station Agent on the Midland Railroad, and his youngest son is teaching school at Maxwell, having matriculated at Toronto University with first-class honors in Mathematics and English. Mr. Chant also conducts an undertaking business and has a first-class hearse of his own making. TO'Zl!Jlshzþ of lIfarkham. 28 7 DAVID CLARK, proprietor of Queen's Hotel, Thornhill, is a native OI Scotland, and came to Canada in 1872. For some time he carried on a bottling business in Toronto, and afterwards kept the Manitoba House. In r882 he bought and took possession of the above named pretty popular hotel, where he has every accommodation for the travelling public. 'Y. D. CROSBY, lot 8, concession 7, is the son of C. Crosby, who, coming from the State of New York, located with his parents in Markham in the year 1812, the family settling on the farm now occupied by the subject of this sketch. His father married Mary, daughter of Michael Miller, a pioneer of Markham. by whom he had the following children: Jeminia (now the wife of Dr. Doherty), H. P., Ellen, 1. G., 'V. D. (our subject), James S. and H. A. 'Y. D. Crosby was born on the old homestead and assisted to clear the farm, and since he has been in possession has shown himself energetic and successful, and bears a good character among his neighbours. He is a Reformer in politics, and a consistent follower of the Methodist Church. He married in 1860 Jane Mulholland, by whom he has a family of eight chiJdren. SAMUEL S. CUMNER, lot 4, concession 3, Township of Markham, is the youngest son of David and _\bigail Cumner, being a descendant of a family who originally came from Pennsylvania, and settled in York County at an early day. His father was born in 1803, and his mother in 1797, and the family consisted of eight children, six of whom are yet living. Samuel has always lived on the old homestead; he married l\1iss Sarah Toppin, by whom he had five children; he has one daughter at home keeping house for him. l\1r. Cumner in religion is a Methodist, and is everywhere looked upon as an upright, earnest and consistent Christian; he is always ready to assist in Sunday school work, and has been superintendent for the same some years. He is one who has never sought office, preferring rather to remain in private life and watch over the education of his children. ANDREW ECKARDT is the sixth son of Philip Eckardt, who came to Canada in 179 0 . His father came to Markham with Mr. Berzie, the Government Agent. Andrew was born in 1811 ; he married Miss Charlotte Hunter, whose parents emigrated to Canada in 1790; her mother was originally from Copenhagen, in Denmark. Mr. Eck ardt has been known throughout the township as a hardworking and enterprising man. In the municipality he helped to clear the land where now stands the thriving Village of Unionville, and was appointed Postmaster when the office was 28S Biograplzical Notices. first established there; and, in all matters for the advantage of the township as a whole, Mr. Eckardt was ever ready to take his share of responsibility. JAMES ECKARDT, lot II, concession 6, was born upon the farm where he yet lives. He is of German extraction, his grandfather having emigrated from Bruges in 1793, and suffered all the hardships and privations of the early settlers. James was only fifteen years of age at the death of his parents; but, as he had received a good education, was well prepared to face the stern realities of life. He married Sarah Jane Size in 1859, by whom he has four sons and four daughters. He is a J.P. and License Inspector. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, and his influence throughout the section is very great. JOHN ECKARDT, lot 10, concession 6, is the fourth son of George Eckardt. The latter was born in Markham in the year 1800, and died in the same township in the year 1862. Our subject was born in Markham in the year 18 43, where he has always continued to live, following the occupation of farmer. He married Mary, eldest daughter of John Snowball, a native of Yorkshire, England, by whom he has two children, viz.: Wilbert Howard and Ethel Maud. He belongs to the Methodist Church, and is a Reformer in politics. JOSEPH ECKARDT, lot 10, concession 6, is the youngest son of George Eckardt, was born in Markham Township, and is one of a family of eight children, all of whom are still living. He was born in 1846, and still lives on part of the old homestead, where he does a large and profitable trade in the cultivation of small fruits. He married in 1874 the eldest daughter of Hector C. Thomson, formerly of Glasgow, Scotland, by whom he has three children. His grandfather was one of the first settlers in Markham. ANTHONY FORSTER, lot 13, concession 9, was born in the Township of Markham, November 6, 1844, and is the son of \Villiam Forster, a native of Northumberland, England, where he was born December 22, 1813. His mother's maiden name was Barbara \Vurts, of Markham; their family con- sisted of four sons. Anthony was educated in School Section No. 2 I, l\1arkham Township, and subsequently at the High School, Markham Village. He has, since the completion of his education, been engaged in farming; he married January 16, 1870, Alice A. Dack, daughter of John W. Dack, a native of Dublin, Ireland; they have six children, viz.; Tamsine Emilia, Nellie Amelia, Laura Alice, Jessie Gertrude, William Dack and \Va1te Ellis (all living). Mr. Forster has occupied several important TOW1lS/lip of 11/ a1'kham. 28 9 offices in connection with municipal affairs. He has been Road Overseer, Assessor, Councillor, Deputy-Reeve, Public and High School Trustee, and a member of the Local Board of Health. He also belongs to the Agricul- tural Society, and is a member of the Farmers' Club. Two brothers of Mr. Forster, John and Elias, were drowned in the :\Iaitland River, April 16, 186+. He is a member of the Methodist body, and a Reformer in politics. THO:\-IAS FRISBY, lot 25, concession 4, is the eldest son of John and Lucy Frisby, who emigrated from England in 1831 and settled in Thorn- hill, where the. father purchased a farm on concession 3, on which he remained until 1856; he went on business to ::\Iilwaukie, but unfortunately lost his life on board the Niagara boat which was burned on September 24, 1856. This unexpected and melancholy event disturbed all existing arrangements and the family decided to remain in the township, Thomas taking upon himself the management of his late father's affairs. That the section benefited by the family remaining here is certain, for Mr. Frisby has ever proved himself anxious to promote the general well-being of the community; and, although he has never accepted office, yet his presence has ever been recognized as an advantage. He has been liberal towards th erection of churches of every denomination, and the poor and needy find in him a sincere friend. He married a daughter of John N ewlove, of Etobicoke, by whom he had ten children, nine of whom are living. . GEORGE GOHN, lot 9, concession 3, is the youngest son of David and Lucy Gohn, of this township. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, his mother being from New Jersey. Mr. Gohn, sen'r, came to Canada in 1812 and took part in the war with the States, afterwards settling on the lot now occupied by his son George, where he remained until his death in 1862. His wife is still living with her son on the old farm. George Gohn married a daughter of L. Belway, of Thornhill, by which union there are four sons. He has, since his father's death, greatly improved the property, and now possesses a very fine farm, to which he gives the closest attention. WILLIAM GOHN, lot 8, concession 2, is the second son of David and Lucy Gohn. His father was born in Pennsylvania and came to Canada in. 1812; he served in the \Var of 1812 and was at the Battle of York. He settled on lot 9, concession 3, Markham, where he remained until his death in 1862 ; his wife is still living. MOSES HEMINGWAY, deceased, was born in the Township of :l\Iarkham in the year 1809. He was descended from a family which claimed to be of 20 290 Biograph cal Notices. Scotch origin, though one of its members, Samuel Hemingway, resided in England previous to his departure for these shores. Samuel, as far as we can learn, was the first of his race to come to America; he settled in the United States, and brought up his family in the occupation of farming. The members of the Hemingway family were particularly remarkable for their strength and physical endurance. Josiah Hemingway, son of Samuel, and father of the one whose name heads this sketch, was born in the State of New York In the year 1774, and when a young man of twenty-four years determined to try his fortune in Canada. In the year 1798 he settled in the Township of l\Iarkham, York County, and married Miss Annie Stiver, daughter of the late John Stiver, and sister of the first white male child said to have been born in Markham. After his marriage he settled on lot 4, concession 4 of that township, his land then being in its primæval state; but through succeeding years he and his faithful helpmate after the first of the hardships-the laborious work of clearing-was accomplished, got together a very comfortable home. Josiah Hemingway died in the year 1854. at the advanced age Qf eighty years, leaving a family of three sons and six daughters. Relative to the early history of York County, it may be mentioned that Josiah Hemingway with his seven and a-half pound axe cleared the first part of Y onge Street leading north from Toronto. He never held any public office, preferring to attend to the duties of his farm, which was in itself sufficient to engage his attention. PolItically he was a consistent Reformer, but took no active part in election contests. He was ever true and loyal to the British flag, the emblem of those institutions of freedom which he always cherished and admired. In religion he held to the lVlethodist Church, of which he remained a devoted member until his death. He was liberal in all matters that had for their object the good and welfare of the community at large. :Moses Hemingway, whose name heads this family history, was left with the old homestead on his father's death, and was married to :Miss Jane Burns, daughter of Thomas Burns, deceased, who at the time of his daughter's marriage resided in the City of Toronto. Moses, on taking possession of the farm, followed his father's footsteps in the management of the property. He was a man of powerful frame and robust constitution, which et1abled him to endure any amount of fatigue, and was considered, when in the prime of life, one of the strongest men in the Township of Markham. He was also a great sportsman, and might often have been seen with gun and dogs wending his -way in search of game. 1\1r. Hemingway, following the example of his father, held no public office; in politics he was ever true to the Reform Party, but took no part in election struggles. In religion he belonged to the Methodist Church, and TOWllship of Markham. 291 was liberal in promoting any object whereby the well-being of society was to be secured. His death occurred March 15, 1875, at the age of sixty-six years; his widow, two sons and three daughters survive him. Orson Hemingway, lot 4, concession 4, Markham, is the second eldest son of Moses Hemingway, deceased. He manages the farm formerly in possession of his father, and in addition to this he is occupier of the Bee- Hive Hotel, at Hagerman's Corner, Markham, where everyaccommoda- tion is afforded to the travelling community. Mr. Orson Hemingway was married in 1869 to Miss Matilda Jane \Vebber, daughter of John \Vebber, Esq., proprietor of the Queen's Hotel, U nionville, one of the most com- modious and attractive hotels north of Toronto. Mr. Hemingway has a family of five sons and three daughters. In connection with his extensive farm Mr. Hemingway is applying all the latest improvements, and as a hotel-keeper he is found courteous and obliging, and is everything else to be desired. His reputation for fair dealing is well-known, and he is liberal in giving towards any object that is likely to promote the welfare of the community. VVILLIAM HOOD is a native of Roxburghshire, Scotland, and emigrated with his wife and family in 1837. His father died in 1806; his mother came with him to Canada. On his arrival here his family consisted of two sons only, which was afterwards increased to fourteen; nine only are now living. Most of his sons are farmers and are settled in differenfparts of the country. Mr. Hood has been very successful, and although commencing with only $100 has bought, and paid for since, five hundred and eighty-six acres of land. Adam Hood, son of the above, lives on lot 3, concession 6; he married a daughter of John Gibson, of this township. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church, and have ever been known as hos- pitable and generous to the poor and needy. B. HOOVER, lot 6, concession 7, was born on lot 23, concession I, Pickering Township, in 1852. He is one of a family of eight children, and worked for Mr. J. H. Ramer, of Markham, and subsequently with his brother, J. R. Hoover, at the mill on Duffin's Creek, two years. He after- wards rented a grist mill from Mr. A. Spofford for two and a-half years; and, before taking possession of his present mills, rented a grist and general custom mill from Mr. Thomas MilIne, from 1881 to 1883. The Glen Rouge Mill, which has a run of three stones, and a grinding capacity of fifty barrels per twenty-four hours, is valued by IVlr. Hoover at $8,000. In 1875 he married Miss Ernaline Ramer, of Markham; they have three children- 29 2 Biographical Notices. Peter' John, born May 10, 1879 ; Edith Mary, born September 23, 1881, and Archie, born February 3, 188 4. BENJAMIN B. S. JENKINS, lot 27, concession 5, is the son of the Rev. \Villiam Jenkins, a Presbyterian clergyman. His father was educated at the University of Edinburgh, and subsequently came to America, having for his object the propagation of the Gospel amongst the Indian tribes. He laboured among the Oneida Indians about twelve years; and then being offered a professorship in the College at Saratoga, and likewise having a call from York County, Canada, he accepted the latter, and travelled on horseback across the country to take charge of his new duties. This took place in the year 1816, and it is confidently stated that he was the first Presbyterian minister who settled in the country. Through his persevering efforts several churches were erected in the various townships, and his death, which occurred September 25, 18 43, was widely regretted. He was buried at Richmond Hill, the village where his last sermon was preached. Benjamin was born May 25, 1824, and has always followed agricultural pursuits, in which he has been eminently successful. He was married in 18 4 8 to Maria F. Crosby; their family consists of four children, two sons and two daughters. 'Mr. Jenkins is a zealous worker in the cause of the church and is superintendent of the Sabbath school. CORNELIUS JOHNSON, lot 27, concession 7, is the son of Peter and Sarah Johnson, and was born June 9,1810, in Markham Township. He remained at home and assisted his father to clear the land till his marriage with :Margaret Clendenning in 1834, when he settled on his present lot. His family consists of four sons and three daughters, one having died, and are comfortably settled in the neighbourhood of the old homestead. His wife died December 6, 1856. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and is much esteemed throughout the district. JOHN LANGSTAFF, lot 36, concession I, one of the contributors to this work, was born September 9, 1819. His father came to Little York from Amboy, New Jersey, in the winter of 1808, riding the whole distance, five hundred and fifty miles, on horseback. The following year he married Lucy :l\Iiles, of Richmond Hill, after which he returned to his old home in the winter of 1809-10, and was back again at little York in the spring, the journey, as heretofore, being accomplished on horseback, covering a distance of one thousand one hundred miles. He signalized his return by settling on the lot now owned by his son John, and commenced school teaching. He opened the first public school north of Toronto. The building was Township of Markham. 293 situated on the corner of lot 35 (Mårkham) and built of round logs. During the War of 1812-'1+ Mr. Langstaff held a situation in the Commissariat Office as book-keeper under the late George Crookshank. He died in the year 1863, at the age of eighty-nine years. He was a strong Conservative in politics, and took an active part at election times. John Langstaff, whose name heads this sketch, has been a farmer in Markham for the past fifty years. In 1847 he purchased lot 47, concession I, in Vaughan Township, on which he built a saw-mill and agricultural implement manufactory. He has been engaged in lumbering for a number of years, and has been gener- ally successful as a business man. He married in 1853 Elizabeth Brett, of English birth, by whom he has the following sons and daughters, viz. : George Augustus, M.D., at Thornhill; John Elliott, M.D., Brooklyn, New York, and married to Miss Meredith of New Brunswick; Louis Garibaldi, M.D., Richmond Hill; Edwin Curry, farmer; Lucy, married to R. D. Little, and Flora at school. Mr. Langstaff belongs to the English Church, and is a Conservative in politics. In connection with Mr. Lang- staff's present property is a mineral spring which has only recently been utilized, its health-giving and healing properties being found to be quite as remarkable as those Bethesda waters which have guch a celebrated name over the continent. Its constituent elements are as follow, as analyzed by Professor Thomas Heys, of Toronto School of Medicine: Sulphate of Potassa, 0.92 I; Bicarbonate of Soda, 2.068; Bicarbonate of l'vlagnesia, 9.812; Silica and Alumina, 1.449; Chloride of Potassium, 1.225; Bicarbonate of Lime,16.507; Bicarbonate of Iron, 0.669 (being 32.615 grains per gallon). The spring has quite a reputation and many invalids are tempted thither to test the peculiar properties of the waters. Mr. R. D. Little, of Brooklyn, New York, son-in-law to Mr. Langstaff, has charge of the Hawthorn Mineral Spring Residence, the name by which it is known, and every accommoda- tion is afforded for guests and visitors. JONAH LEEK, lot 15, concession 3, was born in this township. His parents were David and Harriet Leek. His father was born in New Jersey, his people removing to New York State when he was three years old. They remained there until 1825, when they came to Canada and, taking up their abode in l\Iarkham, settled here. Mr. Leek died in 1878, leaving a family of six children. Jonah was the only son and to him was left the family homestead. He married Miss Quantz; they have eight children, five sons and three daughters, all of whom live at home with them. Mr. Leek is a member of the Episcopal Church, and takes great interest in all affairs calculated to promote the spread of Christian principles. 294 Biographical Notices. GEORGE LEEK, lot 16, concession 3:is the youngest son of David and :Mary Leek. His father was born in New Jersey in 1801, but afterwards lived in New York State several years. He married there in 1826, and subsequently came to Canada, taking up his residence in Markham Town- ship, where he lived until his death July 19, 1882. He was much revered by his neighbours for his urbanity, which closely allied to his Christian character did much to elevate the general tone of the community, and as such his death was universally regretted. George, who was brought up upon, and still retains the old homestead, endeavours to maintain the good character of the family as established by his father, in which he has been eminently successful. He is a Liberal Reformer in politics. S. B. LEHMAN, lot 31, concession 5, is the second son of Daniel and Susanna Lehman. His father was a native of Lancaster County, Pennsyl- vania, and came to Canada in 1825 with his parents, and settled on lot 35. concession 7, Markham Township, subsequently removing to lot 35, Pickering Township, where he died in 1867. His family consisted of six children; his widow died in 1883. S. B. Lehman remained at home with his parents until he was twenty-five years old when he married Miss Frances Hoover, in 1865, and commenced farming on his own account which pursuit he followed until 1880. In that year he started to operate a flour as well as a woollen mill, and is at present doing a good business in both departments, l?-aving one son in the business with him. Although not possessing a desire for municipal honours yet he is always ready to join in any private enterprise likely to benefit the community, consequently much respect is entertained for him throughout the township. By his wife he has six children. JOH LUNDY, lot 5, concession 3, is the son of \Villiam Lundy, who emigrated from Ireland wÜh his family, consisting of five sons and three daughters. Mr. Lundy, sen'r, settled in Toronto Township. John was a cooper by trade, and being induced to settle at the German ::\Iills followed his occupation there for several years. He suhsequently purchased the farm adjoining the mill, on which he now resides. He married Sarah, daughter of John Curroy, of Scarboro' Township, the fruit of this union being eight children. He has one son at home, Joseph, who manages the farm. l\Ir. Lundy has been a hard working industrious man, and bears a high character for integrity in the township. He is an adherent of the Presbyterian Church, from which he never withholds his support. T oWllship of Markham. 295 ANGUS McKINNo , lot 26, concession 5, is the sixth son of Neil 1\1cKinnon, who emigrated from Scotland in 1812. His father came out with Lord Selkirk, and went with him to Manitoba, where he built a house on the banks of the Red River, about one and a-half miles from the present City of \Vinnipeg. Angus was born in Mull, Scotland, and was about three years old when the family settled in the far west. They left there at the expiration of three years on account of the misrepresentations of Lord Selkirk, and turned their faces eastward again. After a tedious and. lengthened journey they reached York, and settled in Markham, on the lot now occupied by Mr. McKinnon. The father died in 1829; the mother survived him twenty years. Angus married Mary Anthony, by whom he has a family of four sons and five daughters. As may be expected he has done a fair share of hard work, having helped to clear the farm at the time of settlement. He has contributed towards the erection of churches and the support of ministers, and in all matters concerning the welfare of the municipality has acted no mean part. ARCHIBALD McKe.moN, deceased. The late Archibald l\IcKinnon, l\Iarkham, was born in the year 1797 in the Isle of Mull, Argyleshire, Scot- land. He was the eldest of a family of four sons and three daughters. His father, the late Hugh McKinnon, of Markham, and his mother, Mar- garet McGilivray, were both of the same parish of Mull. His father, Hugh McKinnon was in fair circumstances in Mull, yet he was anxious to better the condition of his family; and his brother, the late Neil McKinnon, who had settled in Markham in the year 1817, from the Selkirk District in the North-West, where he emigrated with his family in the year 1812, held forth to his brother Hugh, in l\Iull, strong inducements to emigrate to Canada with his family. This invitation was finally accepted, and in the summer of I 20 Hugh and his family came to Canada. Previous to coming to Canada, his eldest son, L\rchibald, the subject of this sketch, was married to Miss Catharine McGilivray, of the same parish. They set sail from Glasgow, and after a rough voyage of six weeks landed at Quebec. After staying there for a few days they set sail for Little York, now Toronto, which they reached after a perilous voyage of four weeks. The journey up from Quebec had to be performed with Durham boats drawn by oxen and guided by pilots who walked on the tow-path along the shore and with pike-poles kept the boats at a certain distance from the shore. On land- ing at " muddy York," the first sight that attracted their attention was the dead carcase of a horse lying on the wharf and surrounded by a group of Indians and squaws feasting over its remains. Such a feast as this was 29 6 Biograpllical Notices. rather unnatural to the :\lull people, as they would prefer feasting over a dish of Loch Fine herrings and a good bowl of buttermilk. After staying in Little York for a short time, they set out for Markham, taking Y onge Street as their route, which at this time was the only road leading north of Toronto. After a journey of one day on foot from Toronto, they finally reached their destination, the home of Neil McKinnon, near Cashel, and now the present home of his son, Angus McKinnon. Shortly after coming to Iarkham, Hugh McKinnon and his son Archibald purchased lot 9, concession 6, farkham. \rchibald settled on the east end of the lot, and his father on the west end, each occupying one hundred acres, all bush land. Hugh .McKinnon, after the lapse of many years, made for himself a comfortable homestead, where both he and his amiable wife died in the year 1850, at the advanced ages of eighty-four and eighty-two; leaving a family of four sons and three daughters, all of them being married at the time of their parents' death. Archibald, the subject of this sketch, and his faithful wife endured (as did his father) many hardships and trials on their bush farm, contending against difficulties which all the early settlers had to fight against. The Village of Unionville, in Markham, at this period had no existence, and Markham Village only contained a few log houses. The first two bushels of fall wheat which he sowed he had carried a dis- tance of five miles on his back after threshing it on the same day with the old-fashioned implement, the flail. The first baking-kettle obtained was purchased with a Ìoaf of sugar, which he carried on his back to Toronto, a distance of twenty miles through the woods, and returned home the same day carrying the kettle on his back. He had frequently journeyed to Toronto on horseback with eggs and butter. However, through the lapse of time, he and his industrious wife hewed for themselves a comfortable home out of this forest farm, where he died on December 25, 1880, surviv- ing his wife by eleven years, and leaving a family of four sons and three daughters to survive him. His eldest son, John, resides in the Township of Vaughan and follows the occupation of farming; he has a family of eight sons and one daughter. The second eldest son, Hugh, resides in l\Iark- ham on his grandfather's old homestead; he has a family of four sons and one daughter. His son Neil follows the occupation of a Public School teacher and resides with his brother Allen, who is in possession of his father's old homestead, and his youngest sister, Christina, lives on the farm with him. The other two daughters, Flora and Margaret, reside in the Townships of Druce and Saugeen, and are married and in comfortable cir- cumstances. The late \rchibald McKinnon was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, to which denomination his family also belongs. Township of Markham. 297 In politics he was a Liberal Reformer; but took no active part in political contests, neither held any public office, as he was no office-seeker, prefer- ring to live a quiet life. Hewas honest and exact in all his public dealings, never had a suit in court, nor was he ever sued. He and his wife were kind and hospitable, their home was always open to the poor and needy, and they were always liberal in giving to assist in every good cause, which example the surviving members of the family endeavour to follow. ALEXANDER l'vlcLEAN, lot 10, concession 6, is the son of John and Isabella McLean, who emigrated from Argyleshire, Scotland, in 1824 and settled in York çounty, purchasing and locating on the lot on which the subject of this sketch now resides. His father died in 1864 and his mother in 18 77. Alexander follows the occupation of farmer, and is energetic and industrious. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a Liberal in politics. JOHN B. McLEAN, lot 3, concession 8, was born in the Township of Markham in 1836; his father was John B. McLean, a native of Ardigullen, County of Longford, Ireland, who died in 1851. His mother's maiden name was Eliza Preston, a native of the same place. She died in 1876. Our subject is one of a family of ten children, and has generally been engaged in farming. He married, December 2, 1864, Ophelia Peck, of Newmarket, daughter of Stephen Northrop Peck, deceased, formerly a dentist of 1\ew- market, by whom he has five children. l\Ir. McLean is in religion a mem- ber of the Baptist Church, and a Conservative in politics. ALEXANDER MCPHERSON, lot 2, concession 5, is the son of Alexander and Annie McPherson. The family are of Scotch origin, our subject's grandfather having emigrated from Edinburgh about 1787, and settled in Nova Scotia. His father, Alexander, came from that Province to York in 1830, and purchased the property on which the son now lives. He cleared his land, and, after a life spent in toil and usefulness, died in 1878. He took an active part in all matters pertaining to the religious welfare of the community among which he lived, and ministers of all denominations have received from him a hearty welcome. He left a family of one son and five daughters. The subject of this sketch married Elizabeth, daughter of \Villiam Hood. She died leaving one child. In 1855 he married a second time, his wife was Hester Kennedy; they have no children. :\Ir. McPher- son has much improved his farm, which is now a very valuable one, and contains two hundred and twelve acres of choice land. He follows in the footsteps of his father, which is the highest compliment that can be paid 29 8 BiograplLical Notices. to him, and in all matters which concern the good of the township he is ready to contribute his share of time and labour. He is a York Pioneer and also holds a Lieutenant's commission in the militia. \NDREW MILLER, lot 34, concession I, is the youngest son of Henry and l\Iary (Kennedy) Miller. His father settled in Markham Township during the administration of Governor Simcoe, where he lived until his death in 1884. He was throughout his long life industrious, and discharged his manifold duties with conscientious care. He filled the office of District Councillor, and was a member of the first Council Board of the township, and also belonged to the County Council. As a sincere and devoted member of the Presbyterian Church his death was much lamented by that body in the district. Andrew has always lived on the old homestead which he now owns, and like his father, is much respected in the neighbourhood. He takes no part in the affairs of the municipality; but attends strictly to his own immediate concerns, and has been very successful. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He married a daughter of John \Velsh of this township, by whom he had four sons, one of whom is in California. His grandfather built the first grist mill in Markham. JOHN l\IILLER, lot 19, concession 10, is the son of George and Catharine l\Iiller. His father was a native of Dumfries, Scotland, and emigrated to Canada in 1832, settling in the Township of Markham, where he remained until his death which occurred in 1880. During his lifetime he was largely engaged in stock-raising, and was, we believe, the first to import into Ontario the Leicester and Cotswold breed of sheep as well as the Short- horn Durham cattle. He was also mainly instrumental in establishing the Provincial Exhibition, and up to the time of his death was a most active member of the society. He was on one occasion burned out, losing by that conflagration nine valuable horses, fourteen head of cattle and thirty- two sheep. He was, however, not discouraged by this calamity, but took the earliest possible opportunity of having his stock recruited from the Old Country. John, foilowing the same course as his father, deals largely in a thoroughbred stock, but never exhibited at any of the large shows. He is married, and has s x children. LUTON l\IILLER, lot 16, concession 8, is the fourth son of Joshua Miller, who came from Saratoga, New York State, in 1801, and settled on lot 22, concession 8, in Markham Township, where he lived until his death in the year 18 51. Luton was born on the old homestead in 1809, and on com- mencing life for himself purchased the farm where he resided until his Township of Markham. 299 death, which occurred July 7, 1884. Having grown up with the township, he contributed not a little towards the making of roads and the erection of churches and school-houses. Among the positions he held may be mentioned Roadmaster, Trustee of Schools and Deacon of the Baptist Church. He was also a Lieutenant in the militia, and was one of the first to answer the call to arms during the perilous times of the Rebellion. \VILLIAM MILLIKEN, lot 5, concession 5, is the descendant of a U. E. Loyalist family whose property was confiscated during the Revolutionary \V ar. They settled in New Brunswick, but afterwards removed to York County, Ontario. His grandfather, Norman Milliken, located in Markham about 1805, where he remained until his death. His father, Benjamin Milliken, was born in New Brunswick in 1794, and was about eleven years old when the family removed to York. He volunteered for active service during the \Var of 1812, and was present at the Battle of Queenston Heights. The arms he carried on that memorable occasion are still in possession of the family. He also took an active part in the loyal cause during the Rebellion of 1837-38. He received a Captain's commission, and subsequently was appointed l\Iajor. As a fitting reward for long and distinguished service he was commissioned a Justice of the Peace, the duties of which he fulfilled with zeal tempered by moderation. He was a faithful adherent of the Methodist Church, and his house was always open in welcome to ministers of every denomination. He was generous to the poor and needy,' and exemplified his Christian principles by bestowing liberally for the further- ance of the Gospel. He died July 3, 1863, at the age of sixty-nine years. \Villiam was born on the old homestead July 2, 1834. He married Miss Mary E. Hood, by whom he has two sons and three daughters. Since he has had possession of the farm he has considerably improved and beautified it by planting hedgerows, etc. He is believed to have the best stock of Durham cattle and Cotswold sheep in the section. He has been seven years a mem- ber of the Municipal Council, and four years in the County Council. He at present occupies the position of Postmaster, and is a Lieutenant in the militia. JOHN MORGAN, lot 28, concession I, is of Scotch descent, his parents being Thomas and Sarah (l'vlunshaw) Morgan. His father died in 1846, and his mother in 1838. His father was a blacksmith, and by industry and economy, left behind him a fine property of between four and five hundred acres. John followed his paternal parent's trade, and in addition farms his land, which through his care and attention has been rendered highly pro- ductive. He married Miss Margaret Clarke, Thornhill; the fruit of this union is two children. Mr. Morgan is a member of the Presbyterian Church. 3 00 Biographical Notices. NATHAN MUNSHAW, lot 35, concession I. The family originally came from Pennsylvania. The grandfather, Balsam Munshaw, a U. E. Loyalist in company with Isaac Devins, came to Canada with Governor Simcoe, and settled in the Township of l'vIarkham. The subject of this sketch was born October 22, 1884, on the lot where he now resides. His father's name was \Villiam; his mother was a daughter of the above-mentioned l\1r. Devins. It is claimed for the eldest sister that she was the first white child born in Y or k. IV1 r. 1\1 unsha w, sen 'r, died J ul y 13, 1846; his wife died June 27, 1881. Nathan was married in 1869 to Miss Jane E. Martin, by whom he has three children. He has greatly improved the homestead since his father's death, by erecting new buildings and planting trees. His eldest brother, \Villiam M., lives with him and has an interest in the property. 1\1r. M unshaw has not been an office-seeker, being contented to attend to his own business. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and a consistent Christian. WILLIA:\f MUSTARD, lot 29, concession 3, is the second son in a family of twelve hildren. His father was George Mustard, of Scotch birth, who was pressed into the English Navy during the wars of Napoleon. He sailed for South America, and his ship having captured several prizes subsequently sailed for the \Vest Indies. Mr. Mustard while there left the Navy and removed to the United States, from thence to Canada, and took up his residence in Markham, where he lived until his death in 1854. He served during the \Var of 1812 as Lieutenant under Colonel ADen. In the Battle of York he was at the western battery when it was blown up, and was taken prisoner by the Americans j but was exchanged, when he again took up arms and served until the end of the war. \Villiam lives on the old homestead, and married Miss Annie Graham, of Pickering, by whom he had nine children. He underwent in early life all the hardships that fall to the lot of the pioneer, but being a man of powerful frame, and withal resolute will, he conquered every difficulty, and has now the supreme satis- faction of knowing that the toil has not been in vain. He is a member of the Christian Church, and takes great interest in the \vork of the Sabbath school. AMBROSE NOBLE was born in Massachusetts, United States, in 1795. His native town was \Yest Springfield, his father being Stephen Noble who emigrated from thence to Canada before the \Var of 1812. Ambrose settled on lot 16, concession 8, l\Iarkham Township. He married in 1821 Hannah Badgerow, by whom he had eleven .children, six boys and five girls, all of TOW1lship of 111 arkham. 3 01 whom are married with the exception of two who live at home. His wife died August 27, 1879. Jesse Noble, lot 5, concession 6, second son of the above. In early life he assisted his father to clear the farm, and on reaching manhood occupied his present lot. He married a daughter of the late Colonel Button, by whom he has one son, VV. A., who lives at home. Mr. Noble has very much improved his property, and has shown con- siderable taste and skill in planting trees around his demesne, which is considered one of the prettiest places in the township. He has not sought or accepted office on the Municipal Board, but has principally attended to his own immediate concerns. \YILLIAM HENRY NORRIS, deceased, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 12th Battalion of York Rangers, and a Justice of the Peace of some twenty-two years' standing in the County of York, was a native of England, and graduated LL.D., at Oxford University. He was educated for the ministry, and held a living in the Church of England when he came to Canada in 1839. A few years after his arrival he gave up his charge, which was either at Scarboro' or at Markham, and commenced to speculate in land, and other profitable investments,' by which he amassed considerable means. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for the County of York, about 1856, which position he retained until his death. About the same year that he was appointed J.P., he started a company of volunteers in the neighbourhood of Scarboro' (the 12tl1 Battalion, York Rangers), and always continued to take an interest in them. He accompanied the Rangers to Niagara, during the Fenian Raid of 1866, and stayed with them while they were camped along with the medical staff at the Mount Eagle House, near the bridge. The regiment did not take part in the Battle of Ridgeway. Colonel Norris espoused Elizabeth Gray, also a native of England, by whom he had two sons, who now reside in York County. Colonel Norris died very suddenly on March 18, 1878, of apoplexy, a complaint from which he had for more than a year previously suffered. He had been to the New Fort on Garrison Common, Toronto, on business having reference to the 12th Battalion, and while boarding a Yonge Street car, with the intention of proceeding to his home in Y orkville, the attack which soon after proved fatal came upon him; assistance was promptly procured and he was carried to a neighbouring store, where he was atte ded by Dr. Riddell. The latter came to the conclusion that the case was a hopeless one, and at once secured a cab in which he had his patient placed, and within an hour had him in his own home in Yorkville. All that human ingenuity could devise and medical skill accomplish was done for the sufferer; but his life 3 02 Biographical Notices. could not be saved, and before 8 p.m. the same evening Colonel Norris had breathed his last. His funeral was largely attended by the general public, and his remains were followed by two companies of the 12th York Battalion, also a number of the rank and file of the Queen's Own, the Governor- General's Body Guard, the Field Battery, and the loth Royals. A large number of commissioned officers were present, besides several prominent citizens of Toronto. The body was temporarily lodged in the vault at St. J ames's Cemetery, and was subsequently removed to its final resting place in Scarboro. Of the esteem in which Colonel Norris was held by his brother magistrates and neighbours, the following memorial is sufficient testimony: "That the Magistrates of the County of York, in adjourned General Sessions of the Peace for the transaction af the public business, are deeply impressed by the absence from among them of two esteemed friends, for whom they had entertained sentiments of the most affectionate regard- they refer to the late Colonel Richard R. D. Denison and Lieut.-Colonel \V. Norris, whose loss as members of their body is seriously felt, and engenders feelings of sincere sorrow. Impelled by a sense of duty, and actuated by feelings of long-tried friendship, this court desires to place on record that they have always found in those gentlemen unswerving integrity and zeal for the public good, and beg leave to assure the bereaved families of their departed friends how truly they sympathize with them in the very painful bereavement which, by the dispensation of Providence, has fallen upon them." \V. P. Norris resides on lot 4, concession 6, Markham Town- ship, and is the eldest son of the late Lieut.-Colonel \V. H. P. Norris. He was born in London, England, in the year 1835. Came to Canada with his father in 1839, and after receiving a fair education, turned his attention to farming, which occupation he has since followed. By perseverance, industry and good management, he has made for his family a comfortable home. He was married in 1868 to Miss Letitia Cairns; they have two sons and five daughters. Mr. Norris is a Liberal Conservative in politics, and has never taken any active part in contested elections. He is no office seeker, but finds sufficient outlet for his ambition in the cultivation of his farm, and towards the comforts of his home. The only positions of any importance held by Mr. Norris were a lieutenancy in the militia of Scarboro', which had he desired it would have been raised to the captaincy, and Public School Trustee for his own section for a term. Mr. Norris bears the repu- tation of being very"exact in his public dealings, and his liberality towards all objects of public benefit is very charitable; and his hospitable and genial manner is particularly noticeable and appreciated by his neighbours and friends. Township of Markham. 3 0 3 MARSHALL O'NEILL, lot 10, concession 6, brick manufacturer, was born in IVlarkham in 1856, and is the son of Isaac O'Neill, who for some years carried on a brick manufactory in the Township of Uxbridge. Our subject commenced business for himself in 1882, anò has been very prosperous. He married Miss l\lary Hampton, by whom he has two children, \Villiam A., and Frederick O. Mr. O'Neill takes a lively interest in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the municipality. JOHN PETERSON, lot 19, concession 6, is of German extraction, his father, Philip Frederick Peterson, being a native of Hanover. His grand- father was a minister of the Lutheran Church, who emigrated to America in 1795 with his family. In 1831 Philip Frederick purchased the lot now owned by our subject, on which he lived until his death in 1880, at the age of eighty-nine years. He left a widow and four children, three daughters, and John who was the only son. The latter took possession of the old homestead, which he continues to cultivate. He is of a quiet and unassum- ing disposition, and has never held or sought office in connection with municipal government. FRANCIS PIKE, lot II, concession 9, was born in Pennsylvania in 1804, and came to Canada in 1824. The prospects during the first few weeks of his advent were not encouraging, and only the want of funds prevented him from returning to Pennsylvania, but content came at last and with it success. He married in 1826 Elizabeth Strickler, by whom he had a family of fourteen children, nine of whom are living. He bought the old home- stead, lot 30, concession 8, Markham, in 1826, and made it one of the most desirable farms in Markham; at that time it was harder to pay for a farm at $4 per acre than now at 880, owing to the absence of markets, and the impassable roads. Peter, his eldest son, has two fine farms, and John, another son, has three farms, all of which are in the vicinity of the old homestead. Francis sold his own farm, and bought ten acres, on which he built a beautiful brick house and out-buildings, and has also a fine orchard adjoining. Mr. Pike bears a good reputation for charity in the township, and steadily seeks how best to put in practice the precepts of the Great Teacher. He is a member of the Mennonite Church, and has been School Trustee for several years. JOHN PINGLE, lot 21, concession 5, is the son of George and Mary Pingle, who emigrated from Germany and settled in the United States in 1792. His parents only remained there one year before coming to Canada 3 0 4 Biographical Notices. and at once proceeded to Markham and located on the lot now occupied by him. He was born on the homestead in 1804, and from his earliest years was accustomed to the severe labour which fell to the lot of pioneers in clearing the bush. He managed to attend the German school of the district during the winter months, his services being in request on his father's farm in summer. In 1827 he married Miss Jane Hunter; eight children being the fruit of the union. Of that family six are still living- two sons and four daughters. He was presented with one hundred acres of land with which to commence for himself, and by prudence, industry and thrift he was enabled to give his sons a fair start in life. He has a son and daughter living at home; the name of the former being Alexander, who manages the farm. Mr. Pingle is a member of the Church of England, and held the position of \Varden in connection with that body for a number of years. FREDERICK QUANTZ, deceased, an early settler in Markham Township, was born in London, England, in 1782. He was a German by birth, his father being a soldier in the English Army, and fought in that capacity during the American \Var of Independence. The latter returned to Europe on the restoration of peace, and while there his son Frederick was born. He subsequently returned to America, landing in Philadelphia in 179 1 ; from thence he came to Canada and settled in Markham in 1793, where Fred- erick thereafter continued to reside. Our subject served in the War of 1812 under Colonel Butler, in command of the Markham Cavalry, and afterwards drew a small pension. He died in the year 1877. George Quantz, son of the above, on commencing for himself purchased part of lot 12, concession 2, in Markham, and also two hundred acres of land near Barrie, in Simcoe County, on one hundred acres of which his son Frank now resides. He also bought fifty acres of land on lot 38, concession I, where his son Arthur resides. He married a daughter of Edward Phillips, of this township, by whom he has three sons and four daughters. He has a married daughter living in Vaughan Township, and a son-in-law who. is a lawyer in Toronto. Mr. Quantz and his wife are famed throughout the district for their hospitality, shelter never being refused the wayfarer. Arthur Quantz, lot 38, concession I, son of the above, was born in Mark- ham in 18 49. He has been connected with farming all his life, and the interest he takes in agricultural matters is amply shown by the fact that he is President of the Agricultural Society of this township. He married in 18 75, 'largaret, daughter of Thomas Linklatter. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, and holds a Trusteeship. Township of Markham. 3 0 5 FREDERICK QUANTZ, lot 26, concession 6, is the eldest son of George and Mary Quantz. His father was a native of Hamburg, Germany, and came with his parents to the United States in 1772, where they remained about one year; subsequently coming to Canada and settling in this town- ship. Mr. Quantz, sen'r, remained at home until his marriage in 180 7, when he removed to a farm of his own. Frederick married l\Iargaret Puterbough, by whom he had ten children. She died in 1854, and he married a second time to Mrs, ::\Iary Lundy, a widow; they have two children, a son and a daughter, who live at home with them. l\Ir. Quantz is a member of the l\lethodist Church. JOHN RAMER, lot 30, concession 8, is the son of Abraham and Fanny Raymer, and was born in Pennsylvania, U. S., in 1810. He came to Canada in 1822 with his parents, and remained on the homestead until his marriage, clearing up the land. His wife was Elizabeth Sophia Breuls, daughter of John Breuls, a native of London, England, by whom he had eleven children, as follow: Hannah, dead; Elizabeth, married; Fanny, who married Mr. Mitchell, dead; Mary, living at home; Anna; married; Philip, married; l\Iartha, dead; John, married; l\largaret, married; George, dead, and Joseph, who lives at home. Although Mr. Ramer has suffered reverses, and has not always enjoyed the best of health, he has nevertheless a fine farm of two hundred acres and is in easy circumstances. He is a member of the Mennonite Church. PETER RAMER, lot 14, concession 7, is the son of Abraham Ramer, and was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1800, and came to Canada in 1809, settling on lot 1+, concession 8, Markham, where he lived until his marriage in 1823 with Miss Elizabeth Byer; they had a family of three sons and one daughter, Abraham, jonas, john and :Martha Reesor, all of whom are living in this township. The family belong to the Menno- nite Church, and are in very good circumstances. Mr. Ramer, though now advanced in years, still continues hale and hearty and can yet read the newspaper without the aid of spectacles. Deer Park Farm, lot 15, conces- sion 8, Markham, the home of Peter and Elizabeth Ramer for fifty-four years, was always open to receive weary strangers, and l\Ir. Ramer was one of the most enterprising and prominent pioneer farmers in Markham. Mrs. Ramer died in 1877. PETER RAYMER, lot 32, concession 8, is the son of the late Abraham Raymer, who came with his family from Pennsylvania, U.S., in 1822, and settled in this township. Peter was flbout five years old when his people 21 3 06 BiograPhical Notices. came to Canada, and was brought up to farming. His family consists of four sons and three daughters-Jacob, the eldest son, is located on lot 12, concession 7, of \Vhitchurch, and married Martha Breuls; the other mem- bers of the family are Fanny, married to John Heisey; Abraham, married to Matilda Stockley, located on lot 8, concession 7, Township of \Vhit- church; Mary and Christian (the two last named being twins), Elizabeth and Peter. Christian Raymer married Christina Stouffer. He is of a studious disposition, and often fills the pulpit of Mennonite Brethren in Christ. 1\1r. Peter Raymer has been successful enough to give each of his sons a good farm and yet retain for himself fifty acres, and bears an excep- tionally good character among his neighbours in the section. BENJAMIN B. REESOR. The family first settled in Markham in 1804, John Reesor, the father of our subject, being born at Cedar Grove a short time afterwards. Mr. Reesor, sen'r, assisted to clear the farm, and for some years was proprietor and ran a grist-mill in his native village, until receiving from his father lot I, concession II, of Markham, he repaired thither and commenced farming. He subsequently bought land adjoining, and his property in all amounted to about seven hundred acres. His death occurred in 1864. Benjamin was born in 1836, and is the owner of the old homestead, being the youngest in a family of five children. He married Nancy Hoover in 1857; the result of this union being eleven children. He is a Reformer in politics, and a member of the Mennonite Church; he has a brother, a minister in that body. MRS. C. REESOR, lots 14 and IS, concession 10, relict of the late C. Reesor, of this township, is a daughter of Calvin Cornell, of Scarboro' Township. She was married to Mr. Reesor in August, 1866, and his death, which took place on April 25, 1877, left her with five children, viz.: Albert C. Grasett, Victoria M., John A. E., Frederick E. N., and Maude C. E., all of whom are still living. By the father's will each of the sons received three hundred acres of land, the daughters having divided among them the village property. To Mrs. Reesor was left the management of the estate, together with its income, besides village property and money. Her deceased husband was a Conservative in politics, and an adherent of the English Church. Mrs. Reesor belongs to the Methodist persuasion, and recently gave a lot in the Village of Stouffville on which to build a church. Her father, the late :\1r. Calvin Cornell, died in Detroit, Mich., under circum- stances that provoked at the time a strong suspicion of foul play. He had gone on a journey to the United States to buy land, and for that purpose Township of Markham. 3 0 7 carried with him a large sum of money; he took sick at Detroit and died, and the doctor who attended him was tried at the Courts in Toronto for having poisoned Mr. Calvin Cornell, but managed to clear himself. All the money and some notes disappeared. JOSEPHUS REESOR, lots 3 and 4, concession 9, was born in the Town- ship of Markham, January 10, 1820, being the son of Peter Reesor, a native of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Canada at an early day. The family is one of great respectability and is very well known throughout the township. Mr. Reesor has followed farming since he commenced for himself, which occupation was also followed by his father. Mr. Reesor is a IVlennonite in religion, and in politics is a Conservative. \VILLIAM REESOR, lot 22, concession 10, Township of Markham, is the eldest son of the late Christian Reesor, and was born in this township, March 24, 1821, where he has always resided. He has been married twice, the first time to l\Iary Jane Campbell, who died August I, 1862, by whom he had two sons and one daughter; one son and the daughter died in infancy and the other son is now established in the jewellery business in Brandon, Manitoba. His second wife was Jeannette, daughter of Hector Thompson, of Cedar Grove, by whom he has one son and two daughters. \ViUiam Reesor and his wife belong to the \Vesleyan l\Iethodist Church, of which they are exemplary and consistent members. JONATHAN SLATER, farmer, Buttonville Post-office. Benjamin Slater, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in N ew York State, in 1789, and while yet a young man came to Canada, and became a British subject. When the War of 1812- 1 5 broke out he took up arms in defence of his adopted country. He settled first on Yonge Street, near Hogg's Hollow, but afterwards removed to Markham Township, where he purchased a farm on which he lived until his death in 1868, at the ripe old age of seventy-nine years. Jonathan received a good common school education, remained on the farm, and on his father's death came into possession of the homestead. By his energy and industry, and by adopting the most approved system of farming, he has raised himself to a front rank among the agriculturists of this section, and is a prominent member of the Farmers' Club. He has given considerable attention to the improvement of stock, especially sheep. His religious persuasion is Presbyterian. In politics he is a consistent Liberal, but has never aspired to political distinction. 3 08 Biographical Notices. JOHN SNOWBALL, lot 8, concession 7, was born in Yorkshire, England, and came to Canada in 1842. He settled first at Y orkville, where he followed his occupation of brick-maker. In 1845 he removed to Markham, and established his present business which was up to 1860 confined to the manufacture of brick alone. In that year he was enabled, by importing machinery from England, to enter largely into the manufacture of tiles, which business he still follows. Besides his "two sons he finds constant employment for two men, and his close application to business has been the means of securing him a large trade. He married Ann Glue, of Y orkville, by whom he has seven children, four sons and three daughters; a son and a daughter are dead. He is an adherent of the Methodist Church. \VILLIAM SPENCE, merchant tailor, Unionville, was born in Yorkshire, England, September 4, 1858, and came to Canada in 188 3. He located first in Hamilton, where he was employed as cutter, subsequently removing to U nionville, where he commenced business for himself. Since his advent he has met with considerable encouragement, the business in the near future promising to be a prosperous one. He married Elizabeth Love, of Y ork- shire, England, by whom he has two children. He takes great interest in the temperance movement, and holds the position of \Vorthy Patriarch in the Sons of Temperance Society. JAMES STATENBURGH, lot 25, concession 3, is the youngest of three children, and was born in Markham Township in 1821, where he received his education. He is of Dutch descent, his grandparents having been born in Holland. He is now living on the family homestead, having received the same from his father, after paying off the other members of the family. He has in addition other property which he has purchased, and has laid out a great deal of money in buildings and improvements. He held the office of Postmaster and is still License Inspector of the district. He is Captain of the militia, having risen to that rank by merit from the grade of private. He was twice married, first to a daughter of Robert Nichol, who died in 1845. He married the following year a daughter of Robert Grundy from Yorkshire, England, who died in 1883' By his first wife he had one daughter; by his second wife three sons and two daughters. REUBEN H. STIVER, general merchant, U nionville, was born in Mark- ham Township, July 16, 1855. He is the only son of Robert Stiver, who was born also in Markham Township, October 25, 1818, and, when quite young, removed with his parents to Toronto Township; but returned again Township of lI:larkham. 3 0 9 to Markham in a few years; he was one of the young pioneers of Markham, and at the present time is the oldest member of the Stiver family now living; he is a staunch Reformer, and took part in the Rebellion of 1837. He married Annie Bell, a native of Cumberland, England, who came to Canada when only eight years of age. Reuben A. Stiver commenced life on a farm, but, at the age of twenty-two, he gave up farming and engaged in the hardware business in Unionville, which he continued until January I, 1884. He is now engaged in the general business in the same place. On March 2,1880, he married Eleanor, the third daughter of the late James Mustard, of l'v'larkham; his wife was born on July II, 1855. In religion he is an adherent of the Lutheran Church, in politics he is a Reformer. His wife is a Presbyterian. W. STIVER, lot 14, concession 5, public school teacher and farmer, was born in Markham Township, l'v1ay 17, 1830. He is of German descent, his grandfather having emigrated to the United States from Hamburg, Germany, in 1792. He (the grandfather) remained in New York State about one year, and in 1793 came and settled in Markham Township. Our subject's father, Francis Stiver, was born near Rochester, New York State, in 1793, and came to Markham Township with the family. He served with his brother John as a volunteer during the War of 1812-'14' His death occurred May 12, 1879, at the age of eighty-six years and eleven months. The mother of our subject was Elizabeth Lindsay, who was born at South- ampton, England, in 1805; she died in 1873. William Stiver is one of a family of nine children, and after receiving a good scholastic training he commenced the business of life as school-teacher. He began his duties in 1851, which he continued uninterruptedly to fulfil until so recent a date as December, 1884. During the course of his career of thirty-four years' tutor- ship it is calculated that he travelled on foot to and from school, altogether a distance of sixty-nine thousand five hundred and twelve miles. He had something like one thousand four hundred and seventy-eight different pupils under his care, some of whom are now professors, ministers, and high and public school teachers. He taught eleven years in No. 5 Section, two years in No. 10 Section, and twenty-one years in No. II School Section of Markham Township. 1V1r. Stiver was married at the Lutheran Parsonage, Vaughan, December 24, 1873, to Elizabeth J., daughter of Andrew and Rebecca (May) \ìVagner. Two children only are the issue of this marriage, Elma May and J. L. Bernard. Mr. Stiver belongs to the Lutheran Church, and is a Reformer. As an illustration of the tenacity with which _ the members of this family cling to their political principles, it is recorded as 3 10 Biog-raþhical No/ices. a fact that never on a y occasion did the father or one of his six sons poll a Conservative vote. \VILLIAM STIVER, lot 13, concession 4, is the son of John and Mary Stiver. His mother, it is stated, was the first white child born in Markham, her birth being on April 7, 1794. The family originally came from Han- over, Germany, in 1793; and Mr. Stiver, the father of our subject, served in the \Var of 1812, for which he drew a pension. He died in 1879. William married a daughter of Robert Hesk, of this township, by whom he has nine children, all living. DANIEL TIPP, lot 23, concession 4, is the son of William and Catharine Tipp. His mother was born in Pennsylvania of German parents. His father was born in Germany in 1755, and came to America as a soldier in the German Legion of the British Army, and served through the Revolu- tionary \Var. At its conclusion he settled in Pennsylvania, but subsequently came to Canada where he drew three hundred acres of land from the Crown. His grant was at Chippewa Creek, which he afterwards sold and removed to Toronto. He located soon after in Markham. He took part in the \Yar of 1812, and was at the Battle of York. Mr. Tipp, sen'r, being ignorant, of farming, was not very successful; but the last days of himself and wife were spent in comfort in the home of their son. Daniel was born in 1799 at Richmond Hill, and has always been a resident of Markham. \\'hen he reached manhood he purchased two hundred acres of land in Tecumseth, and afterwards bought in Markham the lot where he now resides. He married Sarah Perkins; the issue of the union being two daughters, both married. Mr. Tipp's religious principles are sound, and he gives liberally to all denominations. He has not sought office, but has quietly attended to his own affairs, which have been successful. JAMES TRAN, lot 6, concession 10, is of Scotch descent, but was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1814. He emigrated to Canada in 1843, his mother and remainder of family coming in 1844, his father having died in England. In 1845 he settled in Markham, the family comprising a small colony of themselves, there being nine sons and three daughters; two have since died, a son and a daughter. James has always followed farming, and during the first few years of his residence in the township rented a farm. In 1856 he bought the property, and five years later added to the purchase, making in all one hundred and ninety acres of choice land. The lively interest he took in agricultural matters gained for him the Presidency of the County TOW1lship of Markham. 3 1I Agricultural Society, and he was for twenty-six years Director and] udge of the Provincial Exhibition. He has imported stock from the Old Country, together with agricultural implements, and in connection with this business has five different times crossed the Atlantic. He has been License Inspector seven years, and during his residence in the township has contributed materially to its progress. He married in England in 18 37 Mary Ann Gardham, by whom he had thirteen children; nine only are living, seven of whom are married. One of his daughters, Maggie, has been successful in securing the first prize for the best Farmer's Wreath, at York County, \Vhitby and Newmarket Fairs. Mr. Tran has at present twenty- four grand-children. \V ALTER \V. VV ALKER, lot 26, concession 6, hotel proprietor, was born in Essex, England, and emigrated from there to the United States in 18 7 2 . He came to Canada one year later, and was for some time engaged on the survey of the Canadian Pacific Railway. He took possession of the present hotel in 1880, and makes an entertaining and agreeable host. He also fills the position of County Constable with zeal and discretion. Mr. \Valker married Christiana E. Hunter of this township, by whom he has one child, a daughter. - THOMAS \VILLIAMSON, the present Reeve of the Township of Markham, was born in the township in 1848, and is essentially a self-made man. His father emigrated from England in r837, and settled at Richmond Hill, where after renting two farms, he ultimately purchased land on lot 26, concession 7. His parents were married in England, his mother's maiden name being Hannah Bowlor; their family consisted of seven children. Between the years 1866 and 1877 Thomas taught school in the village, and afterwards bought a fårm of ninety-five acres on lot 31, concession 5, of this township. He married in 1860 Miss Jane Lee of Markham, by whom he has four children as follow: Elizabeth, born 1871; John, born 18 73; Ernest, born 1875; and Clarabell, born 1879. Mr. \Villiamson has been Deputy-Reeve and Councillor. DAVID \VISMER, lot 17, concession 7, was born in this township in 180 7, being the son of David and Lydia vVismer, who emigrated from Pennsyl- vania in r805, nd making the journey with a yoke of oxen, settled in Markham. His parents died in 1856. David married in 1826 Mary Toman, by whom he had fourteen children; ten are still living. Elijah, the youngest son, resides with his parents, and takes the management of the 3 12 Biographical Notzces. farm. He married Susanna Strickler, by whom he has four children. :\Ir. \Vismer, sen'r, though over seventy-six years of age, still preserves the activity of youth, and though his long life has been energetic and indus- trious. He has assisted in the making of roads and other necessary improvements for the comfort and convenience of the inhabitants of the section, and in various ways has proved his usefulness to the community. He is a member of the Christian Church. VILLAGE OF MARKHAM. ! ---- -- - J- VILLAGE OF l\1ARKHAl\1. I'èI , -; OHN ANTHONY, builder, was born in Norfolk, England, and ,r . -' came to Canada with his father, who settled in Scarboro' Town- '17}1 '- ship, in 1836. John remained at home until 1850, when he was apprenticed to Mr. Peter Lapp, with whom he learned the trade t,_r. o of carpenter. In] 856 he commenced business with Mr. Matthew : {:1 Swallow, and two years later removed to Pickering and began business for himself, which he carried on until 1870. He then became foreman for Speight & Son, which position he held eleven years. He now rents a large factory, where he manufactures sashes, doors and all kinds of general wood work. Mr. Anthony has the reputation of being a first-class draughtsman and architect, and has erected some of the finest buildings in the township. In 1858 he married l\Iary Cook. By this union he has four children, Mary, Arthur, H. Oscar and Stella. On October 23, 1883, l\Ir. Anthony lost all his property by fire. SAMUEL CHARLES ASH was born in Devonshire, England, in 1817. He belonged to H.M.'s 43rd Regiment of Foot, and came to Canada with the corps in 1838. They were first stationed at Montreal, and afterwards removed to Niagara Falls. In 1846 he returned to England, where he got his discharge. The following year he came to Canada and located in Montreal a short time, and in 1848 he went to Toronto. After spending some little time at Thornhill, he commenced business in Toronto as a mer- chant tailor. From there he went to Uxbridge and ultimately came to Markham Village. In 1850 he married Elizabeth \Vashington, who died on December II, 1877; they had five children, viz.: Elizabeth Maria, born May 27,1851; Elizabeth Maria, born July 21, 1852; Agnes Augusta, born September 21, 1853 (the three last named died in infancy); Frederick Charles, born February 22, 1855; Elizabeth Maria, born May 4, 1858. 3 16 Bl:ograþltical Notices. EBENEZER BURK, postmaster, was born on lot 24, concession 10, of -Markham Township, in 1847, and is the son of David Burk, who emigrated from Ireland in 1833. His mother's maiden name was Jane L. Campbell. In 1866 l\Ir. Burk commenced general store keeping, which he continued until 1872. In 1881 he took charge of the Markham Post-office, which position he still holds. In July, 1879, he married Miss Lizzie Bell, of Brougham; he has one son, Edmund, born January 9, 1882. GEORGE JAMES CHAUNCEY was born at St. John's, Newfoundland, in November, 1849, and is a descendant of one of the oldest families in Britain's oldest colony. Among his predecessors was the first Surveyor- General and Clerk of the Peace of the colony; and among his late relatives was the late Thomas Knight, Esq., for many years a member of the Legislature, one of whose sons still fills the responsible position of Acting Secretary of the Board of Works, and a second that of Cashier of the Newfoundland Savings Bank. :Mr. Rice, M.H.A., one of the present representatives to the Legislature from the electoral district of Notre Dame Bay, is also an uncle of 1\1r. Chauncey on his mother's side. Another of his uncles lost his life whilst engaged in the public service of the colony; whilst the old firm of Goss, Chauncey & Ledgard was one of the most substantial commercial houses in Harbour Grace, Conception Bay. One of 1\Ir. Chauncey's uncles by marriage has been Financial Secretary of the Colony for the past eight or ten years. Mr. Chauncey's parents are George \Villiam Fletcher Chauncey and Eliza, eldest daughter of the late James Rice, Esq., formerly Sheriff of the Northern District of Newfoundland. Mrs. Chauncey was born at Twillingate, Notre Dame Bay, in 1828, where her husband carried on a general commercial business for some years. Mr. George Chauncey is one of seven children, five of whom are still living. His earliest days were spent in Notre Dame Bay, where many of the most stirring memories of his boyish days were acquired. One of the most memorable of these incidents occurred when scarcely fourteen years old- his father then being engaged in commercial life at Twillingate. Upon that occasion large numbers of seals (Plwca Grælllalldica) had been driven into the Bay upon the ice, and George, young as he was, made it his duty to join the seal hunters in their raids upon the amphibious animals, and always brought home his" haul," when others had cut their lines to save their lives. Twice, with his companions, he was carried off upon the floe- bergs, to be rescued by a timely boat on one occasion; and upon the other escaping to shore over the ice after very considerable exertion, which ended in an attack of ice-blindness that lasted for three days. How great the Village of .fI.1 arkltam. 3 1 7 peril was may be understood when the bodies of five men, who were drifted up the bay and lost, were subsequently recovered, frozen to death on the floating ice, about fifteen miles from where they started. After receiving a very fair and liberal education of the old-time Commercial School class, Mr. Chauncey was placed in the printing office of The Public Ledger news- paper, then conducted by his uncle, the late lVlr. Henry Winton, in which paper he " served his time" out. He afterwards entered the office of The St. J n's Daily News, and North Star (weekly), edited and published by Mr. Robert Winton, now of Toronto. At this establishment, where from some twelve to fifteen years was published the Legislative work of the colony, with the Journals of its Legislative Assembly, IVIr. Chauncey acquired a pretty thorough knowledge of his business. He remained at work there up to the period of hIS departure for Toronto, where he was engaged on the Globe, Evening Telegram and in other offices, occa- sionally contributing correspondence and other matter to these journals. In April, 1880, Mr. Chauncey was married to liss Mary Hammond. of Brampton, and in the following year was induced to undertake the publi- cation of the Markham Suu, in the Village of Markham, York County, which paper is still successfully continued by him. In September of last year he was appointed Postmaster of Markham, which position he continues to fill. In politics Mr. Chauncey is of the Liberal-Conservative school; in religion, a Protestant of the Independent or Congregational denomi- nation, a connection in which he received his earliest religious training, and to which he is still strongly attached. Personally, Mr. Chauncey is a gentleman of considerable energy and large experience, and is possessed of the best traits characteristic of the stock from which he sprung. He has been a warm and zealous exponent of the views and policy of the party with which he is associated, and-still a young man-gives fair promise of a long future of considerable value to the political interests of the Province in which he has taken up his permanent abode. WILLIAM CHERRY, retired farmer, was born in Ireland in 1802, and emigrated to Canada in 1827. He first worked near Toronto, and engaged in lumbering and farming six yéars, and afterwards worked on the Lock- port Canal. He then purchased a farm, being part of lots 3 and 4, con- cession 3, Markham, and with land adjoining, which he has since bought, now owns two hundred and fifty acres. Mr. Cherry is in every sense of the word a self-made man; he landed in Toronto without a dollar, and by perseverance, energy and pluck has acquired a nice competency. He owns a fine residence on lots I and 2, Church Street in Markham Village, on 3 18 Biographical Notices. which he resides. In 1840 he married Miss Ann Armstrong, whose parents came from Ireland; they had ten children, as follow: Jane, born April 20, 1842; died May I, 1842; l'vlartha, born April 25, 1843; Mary, born January 18,1845; John, born October 22, 1846; Thomas, born July 26, 18 4 8 ; \Villiam, born September 9, IR50; Rebecca, born August 10, 1853 ; James, born September 2, 1855; Sarah Jane, born October 3 1 , 1857; and Albert, born September 8, 1860, who died September 15, 1860. Thomas, Mary and Martha are married. A. FLEURY, ironfounder, was born in 1824 on lot 9, concession I, King Township, where he remained until 1843. He then went to Newmarket, and learned his trade with Mr. Blaker, and, on completing his apprenticeship, returned to the farm, and built a shop in which he manufactured threshing machines, ploughs, etc. He remained there ten years, after which he removed to Aurora, and in connection with his brother, worked there for five years. In 1868 he located in Markham Village and rented what was known as Todd's old foundry, which was burnt down in 1874. Mr. Fleury then rented his present foundry, where he employs from twelve to twenty men in the manufacture of agricultural implements. In 1880 he built a fine brick residence in the village. He was a member of the Council for four years, and is at the present time a Trustee of the Canada Methodist Church. In 1848 he married Miss Catharine \Voodard, by whom he had seven children, viz.: Agnes, Milton, Arthur, Maria, Seth, Peter and Egbert. GEORGE GRAHAM, retired, was born near the City of Carlisle, Cumber- land, England, and came to Canada in 1829. He located in Markham Township, settling on lot 5, concession 7, where he remained until 18 71. He was Sergeant under Captain Barkie, and took part in the Rebellion of 18 37. In 1855 Mr. Graham bought two hundred acres of land in Uxbridge Township, and at present owns fifty acres in the Township of Scott, in addition to house and lot in Markham Village where he resides. He" is Treasurer of L. O. F. No. 548. He has been twice married, first to Ann Sanderson, of Cumberland, England, in 1835, by whom he has four children, viz.: Ann, Joseph, Thomas and Dinah. His second marriage took place in 1870, his wife being Mrs. Dewhurst, of Uxbridge. \VILLIAM HAMILTON HALL, proprietor of the Franklin House, Iark- ham Village, was born in 1852. His father, the late Mr. Hamilton Hall, was a native of Rome, N ew York State, where the family owned a distillery. Accompanied by his brother he came to Canada, and settled near the Humber, where he died, March 23, 1882, in his seventy-second year. In Village of .fI.1 arklzam. 3 1 9 1872 William took possession of the Ontario Hotel at Ringwood, and sub- sequently built his present large and commodious hotel, 50 x 100 feet and two storeys high. In 1872 he married Lavinia Rimdle, of Whitby. JOHN JERMAN, waggon manufacturer and blacksmith, TVlarkham Village. The enterprising subject of this sketch was born in 1838, being the second son of Henry and Ann (Wilson) Jerman. His father came to Canada in 1832, and for several years carried on the business of blacksmith in Markham, and, under his supervision, John learned the same trade. On the retirement from business of the former, the son took it in hand and had greatly extended it, having added a furniture manufactory, planing mills and waggon works. The factory was burned down in the fall of 1883, but he still carried on the blacksmith shop. He is the owner also of considerable village property, and may be classed as one of the most prosperous of the surrounding community. He was a member of the Council from its incor- poration until 1882. In 1873 he married Annie, daughter of Captain Arm- strong. His wife died in 1877, and he married a second time, his partner being Mary, daughter of Joseph Reesor, of Markham. H. C. MARR, grocer, flour and feed merchant, is a native of Markham Township, and was born in 1833. His grandfather was one of the first settlers east of concession 6 of this township, and came from Pennsylvania, United States. On his arrival in Canada, J lIne I, 1800, he remained at Niagara one year and then came forward to Iarkham. They made the journey by means of sleighs drawn by oxen, in which primitive manner their worldly goods were conveyed to the place of settlement, that being on lot 14, concession 9, which was a Government grant of two hundred acres. The subject of this sketch is still owner of one hundred and twenty-five acres of the old homestead. They had many hardships to contend with in the early days, his grandfather having carried wheat on his back a distance of fourteen miles to the German Mills, and on one memorable day before Christmas, walked to Toronto for the purpose of obtaining bread and tea, and brought home two pounds of tea and seven loaves of bread. He died in 1865. The father of our subject held forty acres of the old homestead, and purchased fifty acres on the adjoining lot, on which he reared a family of six children, as follow: James, Maria (dead), Henry C., Jemima (dead), Sarah Ann and Catharine. The father died in 1855. The subject of this sketch worked on the farm the ten years following his father's death, when he removed to his present location, and started his present business, which is a very prosperous one. He has occupied some important public positions, 3 20 Biographical Notices. among which may be mentioned the Presidency of the l'vlarkham and East York Agricultural Societies, and is at present Vice-President; he was Assessor and Collector for four years. \VILLIAM MARR, hotel proprietor, was born July 19. 1827, on lot 14, concession 16, in the Township of :Markham. His father, Joseph Marr, was born in Pennsylvania, United States, in 1862. His mother's maiden name was Louisa Crosby. His parents are dead. Their family consisted of nine children, viz.: \Villiam, Sarah, Manly, Rufus, Ira, Mary, Ann, Edward and James. \Villiam remained on the home farm until 1850, and then removed to Pickering; he subsequently located in Markham Village, and entered the hotel business, which he has since conducted. He married in 1847 Harriet Killington, from Yorkshire, England, by whom he has one son, Henry, born November 17, 1861. THOMAS MORGAN is a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, and came to this country with his father, \Villiam Morgan, in 1832. His father bought land in Markham Village and erected a blacksmith's shop and other premises, the firm being now known as T. & G. Morgan. He is one of a family of six children. The father died in 1843, and the mother the preceding year. GEORGE PRINGLE, one of the firm of Pringle Brothers, carriage and waggon manufacturers, was born in 1841. Some account of his parents is given in another sketch. Mr. Pringle has been thrice married, first, March 9, 186 5, to Catharine Burgess; second, on June 24,1878, to her sister Margaret Burgess, third, October 7, 1881, to Martha Widman. He has by his first wife two children, \Villard, born October 23, 1866; \Valter Leslie, born December 3, 1868; by his second wife he had Lilly Ella, born February 9, 18 79; Minnie May, born May 13, 1880; by his third wife, who died October 20, 1883, he had one daughter, viz.: Nellie Augusta, born Novem- ber 24, 1882. ROBERT PRINGLE, waggon-maker, was born in Markham in 1837. His father, James Pringle, was born in Scotland, and came to Canada in 1832. His mother's name was Johanna \Vanless. His parents were married at Hogg's Hollow in 1836, and his father removed to Markham the same year, where he commenced business. In 1873 his sons Robert and George took charge of the business which they have since successfully conducted. Their manufactures. include all kinds of cutters, sleighs, waggons, buggies, etc., the turn over being about $10,000 per annum, and they employ about fifteen men. 1\1r. Pringle has been a member of the Council three years. Rolph, Smiili . C" .... . t , ' . .\. -" , -, "'-."- ,, <" -,;(i. '. , ! ,=,,-, e!tffi/Vcr .. Village of Markham. 3 21 He was twice married, first to Mary Ann White; three children are the fruit of this union, Clara, \Villiam and Frank. His second wife was Rosa Nighswander by whom he had two sons and one daughter, Charles, Robert and Laura. F. G. PERCY, livery stable proprietor, was born in Pickering. His father emigrated from England in 1832, and was one of the first settlers in that district; he took up lot 27, concession 6. His mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Young. His parents were married in England, the result of their union being eleven children, five of whom only are now living; as follow: Rev. \Villiam Percy, of Stouffville; James Percy, J.P., and first Deputy-Reeve of Pickering Township; Salvanius, in the express office, Port Huron; Uriah, living on the old homestead, and F. G. Percy, the subject of this notice. The latter conducts the livery stables at IVlarkham Village, and owns a number of first-class rigs; he also owns a part (fifty- three and a-half acres) of the old homestead. He is a County Constable, and a Councillor in the Village of Markham. FREDERICK A. REESOR was born on lot 8, concession 8, Markham Township, 1844. He attended school and worked on the farm until 1863, and then went to college where he graduated in 1807. He is a silver medallist in mathematics; one year subsequent to leaving college he held a position in the Royal Canadian Bank, and from 1872 until 1874 he was teacher in the High School. In the last-named year he was appointed to the management of the Markham Branch of the Standard Bank-a position he still retains. In 1872 he married Catharine, daughter of the Rev. James Bain; they have three children: Kate Eliza, born 1875; James D., born 1880; and Emily Bain, born 1884' Mr. Reesor has been a Sunday school superintendent for fourteen years. HENRY B. REESOR was born on lot 12, concession 9 of Markham in 1846, and is the son of Christian G. Reesor, who was also born in this township. His mother was Susan Burkholder, of Vaughan Township. Our subject was educated at the Common and Grammar Schools; attending the former until eighteen years of age; the latter for two years. In 1867 he married Miss Jennie Dack, by whom he has five children, viz.: Ella Augusta, born 1868; Laura Gertrude, born 1871; Walter Douglass, born 1876; Maud Ethel, born 1880; and Nora Edith Beatrice, born 1882. After his marriage Mr. Reesor lived five years on the farm, and then removed to Markham Village, and engaged in the business of conveyancer, general financial and insurance agent, etc. 22 3 22 Biof[raphical Notices. JAMES ROBINSON, tanner, was born on the north-east corner of Bay and King Streets, Toronto, in 1804-, and came to Markham with his father (who was from Pennsylvania, V.S.) in 1 05. He was the eldest son in a family of five children; his father and grandfather were tanners, which business James followed. In 1854 he commenced on his own account. He has occupied several public positions, notably the office of Reeve from 1868 to 1872; Councillor from 1874 to 1878; he was \i\T arden of the county in 1877, and has also been Deputy-Reeve. In 1863 he married Louise Ashbridge, of Toronto, by whom he has five children, viz.: John Franklin, \Villiam Armstrong, Edward \Vheeler, Jennie and Clara. DR. \VESLEY ROBINSON was born on lot 13, concession 8, of this township, in 1850, and is the son of Andrew Robinson, who was born on the same farm in 1820. He studied at McGill College, :i\Iontreal, where he graduated in 1872. He commenced the practice of his profession at V xbridge, and from there came to Markham, after a short stay of six months, where he has continued to reside. He has been a member of the Council and School Trustee. Dr. Robinson married Arvilla Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. Freel, of Stouffville, by whom he has two children, viz. : Bertram, born 1872, and Ada, born 1879. HENRY ROBINSON, merchant, was born in Markham Village in 1849, where he was educated. In 1873 he opened a general store on the west side of Main Street, where he continued to carryon his business until 1882. He then moved to a building opposite, and with a well-stocked store is doing a successful trade. He is a member of the Council, and has been a Churchwarden for three years. In 1868 he married Miss Sophia Burke, by whom he has had the following children, viz.: Harry Crickson, born May 26, 1869, died October 22, 1874; John 0., born November 3, 18 7 2 ; Joseph Hilliard, born July 29, 1875; Eva Sophia, born December 10, 1877. J AMES SPEIGHT, one of the largest waggon manufacturers in the Prov- ince of Ontario, was born in Markham, August 30, 1830. His father, Thomas Speight, emigrated from Yorkshire, England, and took up his residence in the Southern States. He remained there but a short time, and came from there to Canada, settling in the Village of Markham, and in 1840 established the waggon manufactory which bears his name. James went to school until he was fifteen years of age, and then worked with his father. In 1877 a fire destroyed the whole factory, which was rebuilt in the Village of 111" arkham. 3 2 3 amazingly short period of thirty days. The main building is 244 x 52 feet; the showroom 100 x 32 feet; in connection with the factory is also a planIng mill and sash and door shop. The annual turnover is about $ I 50,000, and goods are exported to the North - West as well as other portions of the Dominion, in addition to a large local trade. Mr. Speight was the first Reeve of Markham Village, held the Reeveship for ten years consecutively, and has besides held the office of Councillor, High School Trustee, and Secretary and Treasurer of the Township Agricultural Society. He is also a Mason and an Oddfellow. He has been twice married, having in 1855 espoused Miss Mary Crosby of Markham Township, who died in 1876; by her he had the following children, viz.: Arthur A., born July 9. 1856, died May 2, 1882; Harriet Amelia, born October 28, 1858, died December 25, 1859; Elizabeth l'v1aud May, born September 10, 1860, died June 7, 1881 ; Martha Helen, born October 20, 1863; Jennie Crosby, born November 19, 1865; Joseph James, born November II, 1868; Annette L. Gertrude, born January 29, 1871 ; Frank Herbert, born February 25, 1873 ; Henry Howard, born November 22, 1875. His second wife was Helen, the sister of his deceased wife. G. R. VANZANT is descended from a family of U. E. Loyalists, his grandfather, Garrett Vanzant, having emigrated from New York State, and settled in concession 10 of Markham. He is one of a family of seven children; his father's name was \i\Tilliam. He was first employed on a farm at Uxbridge in 1853, and afterwards went to the United States. In 1860 he removed to Toronto where he stayed two years, subsequently conducting a general hardware business in the Village of Stouffville. He sold out there in 1869 and located on his present premises in Markham where he carried on a successful business. He is also the owner of ten acres of land and the residence built by the Hon. D. Reesor in 1874. He at present holds the position of Reeve, and has been Councillor and School Trustee. Among other important offices which he holds are Master of Lodge No. 87, A. F. and A. M., G. R. Canada; President of the Speight Manufacturing Company, and President of the Reform Asso- ciation. In 1861 he married Miss Catharine Nadier, by whom he has five children, Eva 1., Victor Edward, William Clifford, Frank Nicholas, and Clarence N. J OSEPH WALES, carriage-maker, was born in 1836. In 1844 he went to Erie County, New York State, and at the expiration of seven years returned to Markham, and worked for his brother, William H. R. Wales. at 3 2 4 Biographical Notices. the trade of carriage building. At the end of eleven months he left him and worked for some time afterwards in the sash and door factory of Messrs. \V. & J. Hicks. He subsequently journeyed to California, and after remaining there close upon three years, returned to Markham and again entered the employment of his brother. In 1872 he began business for himself as carriage and waggon builder. In October, 1852, Mr. Wales married Anna R. Scott, of this township; they had two daughters, Henri- etta, born 1853, and Gertrude, born 1864, died 1866. He has been a member of the Council for two years. VAN B. WOODRUFF, saddle and harness-maker, was born in Brougham, March 15, 1860, being the son of Powell and Ruth Ann (Merrit) Woodruff, whose family consisted of six children. J\fr. Woodruff first commenced business in Brougham, where he stayed two years, after which he purchased his present premises (formerly owned by Mr. G. M. Digby), and has a good business. He keeps a general stock of harness, saddles, whips, valises, trunks, etc. WASHINGTON G. WOODRUFF, livery stable proprietor, was born in Brougham in 1856, and is one of a family of five children born to Nelson and Margaret (Barnum) Woodruff. He remained at home until 1873, and then removed to Pickering, and was employed as buyer in the firm of W. & J. Spinks, millers and grain merchants. He stayed at Pickering three years, and then removed to Brant County, where he conducted a bakery, selling out at the end of four months. The next four months he spent at Michipicoton Island, carriage painting, and subsequently came back to his native village, where he established a bakery which he carried on for a little over a year. He purchased his present business from Mr. Marshall in February, 1883. He married Miss Nellie Reid, of Brougham. T. F. WOOTTEN was born in Wiltshire, England, in 1843, and emi- grated to Canada with his parents, David and Eliza (Clifford) Wootten, who settled in Markham in 1856. He is one of a family of nine children, five of whom only are living, and conducts the business formerly owned by his brother. He holds a contract for conveyance of Her Majesty's Mails, and is also pound keeper of the Village of Markham. He was married to Sarah] ane Brooks, daughter of the late Mr. Jacob Brooks, by whom he has two children, Ellen D. and Alna A. Eliza Elizabeth. It should be stated that Mr. Jacob Brooks carried the first mail from Toronto to Markham right through to Uxbridge and Mariposa Township, which he continued for Village of Markham. 3 2 5 over twenty-one years. He was a native of Devizes, \Viltshire, England, and came to Canada before the War of 1812-'14, in which he took a part. During the Rebellion of 1838 his son, Peter, now deceased, carried the mails at the time they were stolen by the Rebels. The sword is in the possession of the family which was carried by Mr. Brooks at the time. He was a man highly respected and very upright in all his dealings. He was a strong Conservative in politics. ? - ';æ b' TOWNSHIP OF VAUGHAN. TO\VNSHIP OF VAUGHAN. - , . EORGE AGAR, lot 28, concession ro, was born in tbis township . { on lot 19, concession 10, in the year 1842. He is the eldest son J of Mr. Richard Agar, who now resides at \Veston. The latter t emigrated from Yorkshire, England, about 18 3 6 , and settled on ,, 3 lot 33, concession 9, Vaughan Township, which he cleared. He Æ took an active part in the church matters of the township, and was for many years a class leader. George Agar was married to Mary Ann Bingham in 1866. His wife is a daughter of Mr. Andrew Bingham, of Etobicoke. Their family consists of seven children. He belongs to the Methodist persuasion, and is a Reformer in politics. TAMES ADAMS, lot 26, concession 7, is a native of Ireland, having been born in County Tyrone in the year 1807. He emigrated to Canada in 1832, and immediately purchased the one hundred acres of lane! where he now lives. The country around him was then quite wild and he had very few neighbours. He was a member of the first Township Council. Mr. Adams was married in the year 1834 to Sarah Irwin, the issue of the union being seven children. He has one son, Mr. \Villiam Adams, in Toronto. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and his political views are in accord- ance with those of the Conservative Party. WILLIAM BASINGTWAIT, lot 22, concession 2, was born in the County of Norfolk, England, in the year 1816. He came to Canada in company with his parents and the other members of the family in the year r832. They came first to York County, but shortly afterwards moved into Ontario County, where the father purchased a farm in Reach Township, on which he lived until his death. In 1843 our subject settled in the Township of Vaughan on the farm still occupied by him, which, when he first located 33 0 Biographical Notices. there, was complete bush; neither were there churches, schools or roads. Mr. Basingtwait, in addition to farming his land, is much interested III bee-culture, having no less than thirty-five hives, which are very productive and yield a profitable return. He was married in the year 1835 to Mrs. Margaret Atkinson; they have a family of six children living. He belongs to the Methodist Church, and is in political opinions a Reformer. \VILLlAM BOLTER, lot 29, concession 7, is a native of Suffolk, England. He was born in I8IS, and emigrated to Canada in 1859 accompanied by his wife and two sons. He came direct to Toronto, where he remained two years, being at the end of that period employed by Mr. Philip Armstrong, on Y onge Street. He worked for that gentleman a bout nine years, and then rented a farm on concession 3 of York Township, which he only occupied about one year. He then rented the farm where he now resides. He was married about six years previously to his departure from England, his wife's maiden name being Louisa King; they have a family of two sons and four daughters. He belongs to the Episcopal Church. ANTHONY BOWES, lot 3, concession 2, was born in the" Township of Vaughan, on the farm where he still lives. He is the youngest son of the late Anthony Bowes, and was born in the year 1835. Mr. Bowes, sen'r, emigrated from Yorkshire, England, accompanied by his wife and family, and settled upon the above-mentioned farm. He continued to cultivate his land for many years, and having had a moderate share of success he retired in favour of his son and went to live in Toronto. He remained there three or four years and then returned to Thornhill, where he died in the year 18 7 0 . :\Ir. Anthony Bowes married in 1857 Catharine Gillivray, of Scotch parent- age, being a daughter of Mr. john Gillivray; they had a family of eleven children, all living but one. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and a Conservative in politics. \VILLlAM BOWES, lot 7, concession 2, was born in England in the year 1818, and in company with his parents and other members of the family- three brothers and two sisters-came to Canada in 1831. They landed at Quebec, the journey from there to Montreal being made by steamboat. From the latter city to Brockville they journeyed by Durham boats, and the remainder of the trip to little York by schooner. His father was the late Anthony Bowes, mentioned in another sketch, he being the eldest son of the family. 1r. Bowes bears testimony to the extreme badness of the roads in the early days of the settlement, although he admits the existence of one of the prime elements of civilization, to wit, an old log school-house. Township of Vaughan. 33 1 During the Rebellion of 1837 he was a member of Captain Gapper's troop, and served during that time. Mr. Bowes married in 1844 Ann Maxwell, by whom he had ten children, seven only of whom e living. He belongs to the Methodist Church, and in politics is a Reformer. The day the fight took place at Montgomery's Tavern, l'v1r. Bowes was engaged at his father's farm on lot 3, concession 2 of King, butchering hogs. While they were so employed six of the Rebels rode up on horseback and demanded that our subject and his companion should go with them and swell the force under Mackenzie's command, but they refused to comply. The Rebels shortly afterwards went away, leaving word that they would return and should then expect their wishes to be respected. This threat was no vain one, at least so far as their return was concerned; but for making unwilling men go where they had no desire was another matter. They put up their horses, "blackmailed" for food and then commenced to threaten what would hap- pen unless he went with them. Happily perhaps for all parties, before violence could be used, the Rebels, by some unexplained means, became aware of the defeat of Mackénzie on Y onge Street, and at once mounting their horses galloped away. The horses were afterwards found straying; they belonged to people around Eglington, and one, a very valuable mare, was owned by Sheriff Jarvis. JOSEPH BROWN, lot 3, concession 5, was born in Vaughan Township on lot 2, concession 5. His father was the late James Brown, mentioned else- where. Joseph was the fifth son in order in his father's family. He has been twice married, first in the year 1844, to Catharine Burkholder, by whom he had a family of nine children, most of whom are dead. His second marriage took place in 1881 to l'v1iss Troyer. He is an adherent of the Methodist Church, and is a Conservative in politics. His son Henry now occupies his farm, lot 3, concession 6, and is the only son living; two daughters are living, Susannah and Ca.tharine, the latter being married to Jacob Quartz. RICHARD BROWN, lot 2, concession 5, was born on the lot where he now resides in the year 1822. His father, the late James Brown, was among the first batch of settlers in Vaughan, having emigrated some years before the War of 1812. He was a man much esteemed by his neighbours, and was ever ready to bring his experience to bear in assisting new settlers in their difficulties. He was a l\Iennon i te in religion, but afterwards joined the Methodist Church. Richard married in the year 1843. His wife's maiden name was Rebecca Burkholder, who was born in Vaughan Township, being 33 2 Biographical Notices. a daughter of the late \Villiam Burkqolder, who was a soldier during the \Var of 1812. They have a family of nine children living, and two dead. He is an adherent of the Methodist Church, and a Conservative in politics. JAMES BRYSON, lot 30, concession 6, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the year 1794. He learned the trade of a machinist in Glasgow, at which business he worked about eighteen years. In 1832 he emigrated to Canada, and shortly afterwards settled in Vaughan. He married in 1835 Jane McCallum, daughter of the late Donald :\lcCallum, who had charge of the post-office in concession 6 of King Township. They had a family of one son and seven daughters; the daughters are all married and reside in different parts of the county, the son living with his father on the farm. His wife died October 31, 1882. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and has always been a Reformer in politics. JOSEPH BURKHOLDER, lot 3, concession 4, Edgely Post-office, is the youngest son of the late \Villiam Burkholder. His father was a native of the State of Maryland, and was ten years of age when he came to Canada with his parents. During the vVar of 1812 he was captain of a company in the militia. He moved on to the farm now occupied by his son Joseph in the beginning of 1816, and continued there until his death in 1869. At the time of the Rebellion of 1837, Mr. Burkholder's impulsive yet withal generous nature was somewhat imposed upon as the following incident will show. He became security for the appearance of a number of Rebels, but they, either through fear of the consequences, or from 'other motives, were not forthcoming when wanted, which had the effect of placing Mr. Burk- holder in a somewhat difficult position. He, however, came through his trouble all right, the authorities possibly concluding that no blame could be attached to him. Joseph Burkholder was born on the old homestead. He was married III 1852 to Miss Hannah Koake, daughter of Adam Koake, late of Etobicoke Township. They have a family of nine children living, two being dead. Mr. Burkholder is a Presbyterian, but his family attend the Methodist Church. He is a Conservative in politics. The farm which he owns was originally purchased from the Clergy Reserve. ROBERT BURTON, lot 13, concession 9, was born in the year 1852 on the lôt which he now owns and cultivates. He is the youngest son of the late Henry Burton, who was one of the earliest settlers in this part of Vaughan, and was a man well known in the neighbourhood. Mr. Burton, sen'r, was originally from Scotland, and on emigrating to Canada settled first in little York, removing to Vaughan in the year 1834, where he resided TOWllship of Vaughan. 333 until his death in 1881, at the age of seventy-five years. Robert Burton married in 1860 Margaret Lawrence, daughter of 1\1r. Isaac Lawrence, of Toronto Gore, by whom he has three children. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is a Reformer in politics. \VILLIAM BURTON, lot 2, concession 9, was born in Toronto Township in the year 1828, being the eldest son of the late Robert Burton, who was well known and respected in Vaughan and the surrounding townships. The latter emigrated from Roxburghshire, Scotland, in the year 1824. He was a stone-mason by trade, and on settling in Toronto assisted in building the old Upper Canada Bank, as well as some other notable erections. He married Violet Oliver (who is still living) and settled in Vaughan in 1830. In 1852 he purchased land in Albion and King Townships, and lived on his farm in the last named section until his death in 1870, at the age of seventy years. William having been brought up to farming has always followed that occupation. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and is a Reformer I in politics. He is not married. \VILLIAM BURTON, lot 4, concession 9, was born in little York, now Toronto, in the year 1830, and is the eldest son of his father's family. The latter was Mr. Henry Burton, who emigrated from Roxburghshire, Scotland, in 1830; he was a stone-mason by trade, which he followed for two years after his arrival. He helped to build the first Market-place, and Osgoode Hall in Toronto. In 1832 he located on lot 13, concession 9, and settled down to farming, which he continued until his death in 1881, at the ripe age of seventy-seven years. He was a Trustee of the Presbyterian Church, and joined the first congregation formed in the locality. Mr. William Burton espoused in 1860, Jane, a daughter of Neil McDonald, by whom he has four children. He is a member of the Presbyterian body, and in politics a Reformer. ARCHIBALD CAMERON, lot 17, concession 6, was born in Caledon Town- ship, Peel County, in the year 1826, and is the eldest son of the late Donald Cameron. His father was a native of Argyleshire, Scotland, whose early years were spent in tending cattle on the mountain pastures of his native county. He emigrated to Canada in 1819, but previous to his departure married Elizabeth Armour, who accompanied him, and heroically endured the severe hardships which they afterwards encountered. They landed after their voyage in Montreal on August 2 I, and immediately commenced the long and tedious journey to Peel County, where they proposed to settle. After several delays which occurred at different points on the route, and 334 Biographical Notices. the additional misery of having sickness on board the boat, they arrived at their destination about the latter end of October, and it appeared as though they had not reached the final stage of despondency. They received their grant of sixty acres in the Township of Caledon; but were compelled owing to the sparsity of settlement to sleep out in the woods for several nights without shelter, not being able to build a shanty for want of the necessary assistance. Mr. Cameron contrived however by perseverance, and the consolation which his deep religious convictions afforded him, to overcome innumerable obstacles and to emerge from his state of wretchedness to one of comparative comfort. He remained in Caledon Township about seven years, and then removed to Vaughan, where he lived until the time of his death. During his lifetime he took great interest in municipal affairs, and was in the Township Council for some years. He was an Elder of the Presbyterian Church. Archibald Cameron took charge of the homestead at his father's death, which he has since continued to cultivate. He married in 1851 Catharine McMurchell, by whom he has a family of eight children. He is an Elder of the Presbyterian Church, and a Conservative in politics. LACKLEN CAMERON, lot 12, concession 10, was born in the Island of Mull, Argyleshire, Scotland, in 1830. In company with his parents he emigrated to Canada in 1856, who settled in the Township of Saugeen, Bruce County, where they remained about one year, subsequently remov- ing to the Township of Bruce, where they secured one hundred acres of land, which the subject of this sketch still owns. He rented a farm in Vaughan Township, on which he lived about seven years, and at the expira- tion of that time purchased the farm where he now resides. He is also the owner of an additional fifty acres in another part of the township. He married Margaret, a daughter of the late Archibald Sommerville, of this township; they have a family of seven childr n. Mr. Cameron is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a Reformer in politics. l JOHN CHAPMAN, lot 37, concession I, is the descendant of aU. E. Loyalist family who emigrated from the State of New York at an early day. Our subject was born in 1804, and came with his mother and stepfather to Canada; the latter drew land from Government, the same now occupied by Isaac and James Chapman. The first settlement was made on the farm now owned by Mr. Arnold, which was the first farm cleared on YOllge Street. Mr. Chapman was married in 1826 to Hannah Pearson, of English parentage, by whom he had twelve children. The family generally belong to the Presbyterian Church, but some of the sons are Methodists. Mr. Chapman takes an active part in politics, and TOWJlship of Vaughan. 335 votes for measures rather than party. As U. E. Loyalists the family retain the patriotic spirit which animated their forefathers, and the evidence they have shown of their firm adherence to the Crown is to them a source of considerable pride. JAMES CHERRY, lot 32, concession 9, was born in Vaughan Township, on the lot where he now lives, in 1838. He is the only son of the late John Cherry, one of the earliest settlers in this part of Vaughan, who emigrated from County Down, Ireland, and settled in this township about the year 1834. James married Elizabeth, daughter of the late Samuel Sheardon, of this township, by whom he has five children, all girls. The family are adherents of the Lutheran Church, and in politics 1\1r. Cherry votes Con- servative. He takes considerable interest in stock-raising, and last year imported two of the Clydesdale breed of horses, and in other matters shows his enterprise and judgment. WILLIAM CONSTABLE, lot 16, concession 6, was born in Yorkshire, England, in the year 1815. He emigrated to Canada in company with his step-father, \Villiam J arolt, in the year 1830. He remained in the lumber- ing districts of Quebec Province about six years and then moved west to York County and settled in the Township of Vaughan. He rented a farm on lot 21, concession 6, where he stayed five years, after which he bought his present farm. He lived on lot 20, concession 5, about four years, and returned to lot 16, concession 6, on which he had erected buildings and where he yet resides. He married in 1830 Mary Jackson, daughter of the late George Jackson, of York Township; they have a family of two children living. He is an adherent of the Lutheran Church, and a Reformer in politics. G. J. COOK, lot 28, concession 3, was born at Caarville, Vaughan Township, June 7, 18 5 2 . He is the youngest son of the late Thomas Cook, a very early settler in this section. His father located on lot 16, concession 2, which he farmed, and in addition carried on a large business as merchant miller. He gave up business here and went to New Zealand, with the intention of permanently settling there; but not liking the country, he returned to Canada, and again fixing his residence in Vaughan, died there in the year 1877, leaving his property to his sons. Two of the sons reside at Caarville. J. G. Cook was married in the year 1876 to Jane Denton, daughter of William Denton. now living in Mono Township, County Duf- ferin, formerly of Vaughan. They have a family of two sons. He belongs to the Methodist Church, and in politics supports the Reform Party. 33 6 Biographical Notices. THOMAS COOK, lot 16, concession 2, is the son of the late Thomas Cook, of English birth, who emigrated to America in the year 1830. l'v1r. Cook, sen'r, first settled in the United States, and coming afterwards to Canada he settled in the Township of Vaughan, where he located on a portion of what was known as the old" Fisher Estate." He purchased six hundred acres, which he divided with his brother William, and where, in connection with farming they operated a grist-mill which was already on the land, being the first mill erected in the township. They did a very large business, having the monopoly of the trade in the section. lV1r. Cook took consider- able interest in the affairs of the township and was for a number of years a member of the Council. He was a Justice of the Peace for some time pre- vious to his death, in which position he discharged his duties with much discrimination and judgment. In church matters he was ever to the fore, and the Methodist body, of which he was an earnest member, in many instances received substantial proof of his devotion to the cause of the Gospel. He died in the year 1877 on the old homestead, after a long and successful career, and a life of usefulness to the public weal. Thomas, who now resides on the home farm where he was born, is the second son of his father's family. He married in the year 1879 Elizabeth Ann Bell, a Canadian by birth, by whom he has two children. He is a consist- ent member of the Methodist Church, and in political opinions gives his support to the Reform Party. \VILLIAM COOK, lot 16, concession 2, was born on lot 17, adjoining the farm upon which he now resides, and is the eldest of the three sons of the late Thomas Cook mentioned in a previous biography. \Villiam married in 18]2 Mercie Ellerby, daughter of 1\1r. Joseph Ellerby, of Markham Town- ship. The family are adherents of the Methodist Church. Mr. Cook has been a member of the Vaughan Township Council for four years, and is now Deputy-Reeve. In political matters he is a Reformer. GEORGE COOPER, lot 25, concession 8, was born in Lincolnshire, Eng- land, in the year 1843, and emigrated with his parents to Canada in 1854- His father, the late John Cooper, settled on his arrival in concession 2 of Markham Township, where he remained about one year. He subsequently removed to Thornhill, where he died, after a residence of eight months. His wife, the mother of our subject, lived in Thornhill about twenty years after the death of her husband, and is still living in Vaughan with her son, being now about eighty years old. Mr. George Cooper was married in 1868, the maiden name of his wife being Fanny \Vells; they have seven children. Township of Vaughan. 337 He has taken little or no active part in local affairs. He belongs to the Episcopal Church, and is a Conservative in politics. JOHN COWAN, blacksmith, Purpleville, was born in the Township of Vaughan, in 1862. He is the second son of Mr. John Cowan who laid out the Village of Purpleville, and for a number of years carried on a black- smith's business there, having since removed to the United States. Our subject has lived the greater portion of his life across the border. He learned his trade at Teston with l\Ir. Richard Lund, and has since com- menced business at Purpleville, which, there is good reason for believing, is a successful one. JOHN CRADDOCK was born in the Township of Vaughan, within a short distance of his present residence. His father was a native of Y ork- shire, England, his mother was from Lincolnshire, England. His parents came to Canada in 1831, and located on lot 29, concession 4, where he conducted a lumbering business in addition to farming for a number of years. They were among the early settlers of Vaughan, and the old people are still alive and reside in the town of Barrie. Mr. Craddock, jun'r, was married in the year 1861, his wife's maiden name being Elizabeth Nixon, daughter of Mr. \Villiam Nixon, of concession 4 of Vaughan. The family are adherents of the 11ethodist Church, and are all Reformers in politics. ROBERT CREIGHTON, lot 10, concession 10, was born near Glasgow, Scotland, in the year 1813, and emigrated to Canada in 1828 in company with his father, his mother being dead. They came 'l.'Ùl New York, where they remained a few months, and subsequently made their way to Little York. They se,ttled down in Toronto where they lived eleven years, and then moved up Y onge Street, and located for over nine years on the spot where Davisville now stands. In the year 1841, Mr. Creighton, sen'r, purchased the farm now in the possession of his son Robert, where he resided until his death, which took place in 1883, at the age of seventy. seven years. Robert was married in the year 1846 to Jane Stewart, she being a daughter of the late Henry Stewart, of Toronto. They have on son. In politics Mr. Creighton is a Reformer. ROBERT CROFT, lot 28, concession 8, is a native of Lincolnshire, Eng- land. He was born in 1810, and in 1831 emigrated to Canada accompanied by his wife and one child. He came direct to York County, and settled at Thornhill, where he worked for three or four years. He then removed to Vaughan Township, where he spent three years, and subsequently lived 23 33 8 Biograpltical Notices. nine years in :M.arkham. At the end of that time he purchased a farm in the latter township, on lot 4, concession 4, where he resided about twelve years. He ultimately bought the property in Vaughan where he now lives. He has been twice married; by his first wife he had eleven children. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and a Conservative in politics. J AMES DALZIEL is the son of the late John Dalziel, who emigrated from Lanarkshire, Scotland, with his family in 1828, and immediately on his arrival in York, settled in the Township of Vaughan, on lot I, concession 5, where he lived until his death in 1842. James was born in Scotland in 1816, and on the death of his father occupied the old homestead. He has benefited the Township of Vaughan considerably by the introduction of a fine stock of Durham and Shorthorn cattle, and has also infused much spirit into the working and aims of the Agricultural Society. He has taken a number of prizes for ploughing, and may be classed as the best plough- man in the section. He has a brother also who is a first-class ploughman. The farm he lives on was originally owned by the late John Smith, who afterwards built mills at Pine Grove. Mr. Dalziel rents his farm and only retains a few acres, living now in retirement. He married in 1872, his wife's maiden name being Janet McLean, a native of Scotland, by whom he had four children, two boys and two girls. He is a Presbyterian in religion, and a Reformer in politics. JAMES DEVINS, lot 18, concession 10, was born in concession 6 of York Township in the year 1804. He is descended from a family who originally emigrated to Canada from Pennsylvania, U. S., his father, the late Isaac Devins, landing at the mouth of the River Don with Governor Simcoe, whose tent he assisted to put up. Mr. Isaac Devins located in the Township of Markham, but not being satisfied he came to concession 6 of York Township, where he subsequently died, being over eighty years of age. In the early days the settlers had to go to the head of the lake in scows to have their grist ground. The first saw-mill built on the Humber was erected by an uncle of our subject, and was put up by order of the Government. James Devins moved from York into Vaughan Township at an early period of settlement, there being at that time less than half-a-dozen dwelling-houses between Toronto and Vaughan. Our subject married in 1830, his wife's maiden name being Eleanor Christner: their family con- sisted of ine children. In politics Mr. Devins has taken a somewhat active part, and at election times has given great assistance to the Reform party. He belongs to the Methodist persuasion. TO'lV1lship of Vaughan. 339 GEORGE ELLIOTT, lot I I, concession 8, was born on the farm where he now resides. He is the eldest son of the late John Elliott, an old settler in Vaughan, who emigrated from Northumberland, England, at an early day. 1\1r. Elliott, sen'r, remained two years in l\Iontreal, and subsequently spent a similar period in Toronto. In 1834 he purchased a farm in Vaughan, where he continued to live till his death in 1869, at the age of sixty-nine years. He belonged to the Congregational Church, and was a Reformer in politics. George Elliott married, in 1860, Elizabeth, daughter of the late George Gowland, of this township: they have a family of seven children. In religion and politics he follows in the footsteps of his father. RICHARD EGAN, lot 33, concession 8, was born in the County Monaghan, Ireland, in the year 1831, being the youngest son of the late Johnston Egan. His father emigrated to Canada, accompanied by his children (the mother being dead), in the year 1831, and settled in Vaughan as soon as possible after his arrival in York. He purchased land from the Canada Company, lot 3 I, concession 7, which he occupied for three years, at the expiration of which time he sold out and bought the farm where his son, the subject of this sketch, lives. He died in the year 1858, being about fifty-five years of age. Richard took possession of the old homestead, which he has continued to cultivate, and where he has brought up his family. He was married to Jane, a daughter of the late Joseph Hempsall, of this township: they have nine children living. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is a Conservative in politics. JOHN H. ELLIS, lot 32, concession 8, was born in the County of Notting- hamshire, England, in the year 1830. He came out to this country with his parents when an infant. His father located on the farm now occupied by his son, which he cleared and otherwise improved. He lived to the ripe old age of eighty-one years, his death taking place in the year 1882. John H. Ellis was married in 1863, his wife being Sophia Josephine, daughter of the late Abraham Crossen: they have a family of four children. He belongs to the Lutheran Church, and is a Conservative in politics. \VILLIAM \V. FARR, lot 5, concession 9, was born in the Township of Chinguacousy, County Peel, in the year 1830. His father, the late James Farr, emigrated from the neighbourhood of Weston, Herts, England, at an early day, and settled first in Weston, where he stayed until 1829. He it was who gave to the Village of \Veston its title, in commemoration of his English home. On leaving Weston he went to Peel County, and at the expiration of twelve months moved into Vaughan Township, on the same 34 0 Biograpltical Notices. farm where \Villiam, his son, now lives. He resided there until his death, which took place in 1841, at the age of fifty-three years: his widow is still living, being eighty-one years old. Mr. Farr, sen'r, held a Captain's com- mission in the militia. \V. \V. Farr has been twice married: first in 1850 to Eliza Fletcher, by whom he had one child. His second uuion was with a daughter of the late John \Villiams, an old settler who lived to be ninety years of age. He has four children by his present wife. Mr. Farr has been a member of the \Voodbridge Village Council for three years, a position he still holds. He belongs to the Methodist Church, and is a Conservative in politics. EDWARD FLETCHER, lot 9, concession 8, was born on the lot on which he now resides. His father, the late \Valter Fletcher, was an early settler in the township, having located here in 1826. He was a native of County Leitrim, Ireland, and after settling on his farm in Vaughan remained there until his death in 1869, at the age of seventy-nine years. Edward was born in 1837, and is the youngest son of his father's family, which consisted of three sons and two daughters. Mr. Fletcher is unmarried. He is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics is a Conservative. JOSEPH GRAHAM, lot 18, concession 2, is a native of Vaughan Township, and was born on concession 2, in 1840, being the second son of the late William Graham, an old settler in this section. He (l\Ir. Graham, sen'r) was a cooper by trade, and followed that business for many years at York Mills, and subsequently in Vaughan, and was widely known through- out the district as a hard-working, industrious man. The members of his family are located within a few miles radius, and are all farmers. Joseph Graham was married in the year 1877 to Louisa Frank, by whom he has a family of two, both boys. He belongs to the Methodist denomination, and votes for the Reform Pårty at elections. MICHAEL HARVEY, lot 26, concession 6, is a native of County Tyrone, where he was born in 1829. His father being dead, he, accompanied by his mother and other members of the family, came to Canada in 1850. They came direct to Vaughan, and settled on the adjoining lot on which he now lives. He moved on to the present lot in 1862, which he continues to cultivate. \VILLIAM HEMPHILL, lot 33, concession 9, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in the year 1831. He emigrated to Canada, in company with his parents, in 1841. They came direct to York County, and almost immediately Towns/zip of Vaughan. 34 1 took up their abode in Vaughan Township, on the same farm now occupied by \Villiam. He is the second son in his father's family: his paternal parent, Joseph Hemphill, died in Vaughan, in 1878, at the ripe old age of eighty-four years. Mr. \Villiam Hemphill, since the family first located there, has always lived on the homestead, which was at first all bush. He was married in the year 1865 to Jane Hamilton, sister of l'v1r. Gavin Hamilton, of this township, by whom he has eight children. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and is a Conservative in politics. GIDEON HISLOP, lot 50, concession I, is the grandson of a Scotch farmer, who emigrated from Perthshire, Scotland, at an early day, and located on the lot now owned by the subject of this notice. l\1r. Hislop was born on the family homestead, and is the fourth son in his father's (the late Gideon Hislop) family. The latter in his day contributed a great deal to the town- ship improvements, and in other ways, such as introducing some very fine Clyde draught horses, for a better class of stock. Mr. Hislop is not married, but his mother and sister reside on the farm with him. He is a Reformer in politics, and the family are members of the Presbyterian Church. JOHN HUGILL, lot 32, concession 7, was born in the City of Toronto, in the year 1833' His grandfather, John Hugill, was an early settler in York, and formerly conducted a brewery in Toronto. His father, also named John, died when our subject was but four years old. John Hugill has travelled around a good deal in his lifetime, but he has lived about thirty- five years in Vaughan off and on. He is interested in the breeding of horses, and has now a fine imported Clyde colt with an excellent pedigree. Mr. Hugill married in 1855 Susan Cloney, daughter of John Cloney, of Etobicoke Township, by whom he has a family of ten children. He attends the English church, and votes for Conservative measures. ROBERT IRWIN, lot 28, concession 6, was born in the County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1811, and emigrated to Canada in 1832. He first settled in concession 7 of Vaughan, after coming direct to York County, where he remained about five years. He then sold that farm and located at Hogg's Hollow for two years, after which he bought the farm where he now resides. The only office he has held since his residence here is that of Returning Officer, which he filled for one year. His connection with the Presbyterian Church has been marked by the earnest attention he has given to all matters relative to its welfare, he having been an elder for several years. Mr. Irwin was married in the year 1858 to Eleanor \Vallace. He is a Conservative in politics. 34 2 Biographical Notices. DAVID JEFFREY, an old settler in this township, whose long public connection with the municipality entitles him to receive at our hands more consideration than the space allotted to us usually affords, was born in the parish of \Vhitson, Berwickshire, Scotland, in the year 1799. He was put to the plough at an early age, and before he had arrived at manhood had acquired a practical knowledge of all matters relating to agriculture. He was employed on the estate of Sir John Hay to carry out a series of impor- tant improvements, in which situation he remained until 1833, when the family decided upon emigration. He had, some little time before, married a half.cousin, Jane Mitchell, and the family, consisting of father, mother, two brothers, and three sisters, besides himself and wife, took passage for Quebec, and, having friends in York County, they proposed proceeding thither to settle. The voyage across the Atlantic occupied fourteen weeks, and the journey from Quebec to Little York was made by Durham boats. It was an August Sabbath afternoon when" Muddy Little York" (then on the point of being re-christened) was reached, where they stayed a few days before resuming the journey to Richmond Hill. After arriving at their destination, the first business was to gain possession of some land, which they eventually did, being lot 34, concession 8 of the Township of Vaughan, for which they paid [400 sterling-[200 down. As was usual in such cases, they had to put up with considerable inconvenience and hardship during the first few years of settlement, the township then bemg far from completely settled. 1\1:r. Jeffrey early became associated with the local governing body, and was elected one of the commissioners appointed to conduct the expenditure allowed by Government for public improve- ments in the municipality. He also assumed the office of Township Clerk, which he managed with ability for seven years. l\1r. Jeffrey is a politician of strong Reform proclivities; and, having personally suffered under the system originated by "The Family Compact," has ever since endeavoured to promote the return of Reform candidates. Having lived through the dangerous period of the Rebellion, he was well acquainted with its causes and effects, and has never wavered in his allegiance to the party who fought for and obtained Responsible Government for the people of Canada. Mr. Jeffrey is still hale and hearty, and his declining years are made happy by his children and grandchildren, to whom he often recounts the story of the stirring times gone by. JOHN JEFFREY, lot IS, concession 9, was born on the lot which he now occupies in 1849. His father, the late Richard Jeffrey, emigrated at an early day from the County of Kent, England, and, on his arrival in York, Township of Vaughan. 343 settled in concession 8. He afterwards worked on the farm now occupied by his son John, where he resided until his death in 1872, at the age of fifty-four years. His wife is still living on the homestead. John Jeffrey is the only son living of their family. Being of a retiring disposition he has taken no part in municipal affairs, but attends strictly to his own immediate concerns. He attends the Presbyterian Church, and is a Reformer in poJitics. He has five sisters, two of whom are married, one to Mr. Gavin Hamilton, and the other to l'vir. Thomas Richardson. Mr. Jeffrey, in addi- tion to the management of his own farm, practises as Veterinary Surgeon, having received his diploma from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1874. JOHN JOHNSON, lot 2, concession 8, was born in the year 1840, on the lot where he still lives. He is the eldest son of the late Robert Johnson, who emigrated from Dun:fries, Scotland, in the year 1832, and, after remain- ing two years in the Ottawa district, located in Vaughan Township, York County, where he brought up his family. DAVID JOHNSTON, lots 3 and 4, concession 8, was born in Dumfries- shire, Scotland, in the year 1811, and emigrated to Canada in 1831. He settled first in the vicinity of Ottawa, and at the end of two years moved west, and settled in Vaughan Township, on his present farm. At the time he first located here the country around was very wild, although the land was mostly taken up. In 1849 Mr. Johnston married Catharine Dalziel, daughter of John Dalziel, of this township. They had a family of five children, two of whom are now dead. He is a Presbyterian in religion, and a Liberal in politics. PETER KEFFER, lot 12, concession 3, was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, December 30, 1879. His father, Jacob Keffer, was a native of Germany. The family came to Canada in 1806, and settled on the lot now occupied by the subject of this sketch, where the father lived until his death. Mr. Keffer was married in 1823 to Miss Fisher, by whom he had nine children. They are adherents of the Lutheran Church, and Mr. Keffer, like his father, is a Reformer in politics. He has one son living on the homestead with him, who is married and has one child. WILLIAM KEFFER, lot 9, concession 3, was born on the farm where he now resides, in the year 1812. He is the youngest son living of the late l\iichael Keffer, who settled in Vaughan as early as 1806, where he lived until his death in 1852. His family consisted of six sons and three daughters, some members of the family dying very young. Although brought up to 344 Biograþ/tical Notices. the Lutheran faith, he afterwards joined the Church of England, and entered with spirit into all matters undertaken for its future benefit. He gave the land for the first church built, which is still standing, and where services are yet conducted: it is a log building. \Yilliam Keffer married in 1831 Susanna Burkholder, a daughter of Oldrick Burkholder, of this township: they have six daughters and two sons living. l\1r. Keffer has taken an interest in municipal affairs. He is an adherent of the English Church, and a Conservative in politics. ROBERT KERR, lot 23, concession 7, was born in 1812 in the Island of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands group. His father was a soldier in the British army, and served during the Peninsular \Var. Robert emigrated to Canada in the year 1844, accompanied by his wife and two children. He remained a few months in Toronto, and then moved into York Town- ship. In the year 1846 he accepted a situation as school teacher in conces- sions 2 and 3, York, where he taught for one year, afterwards removing to Vaughan Township, and was there occupied in teaching for a number of years. In the year 1860 he settled on the farm where he now lives. He is an adherent of the Presbyterian Church, and a Reformer in politics. THOMAS KERSEY, lot 22, concession 10, is the eldest son of the late \Yilliam Kersey, and was born in 1836, on the farm where he now resides. His father came from \Vestmoreland, England, and on his arrival in York remained two years in Toronto Gore, and subsequently settled on the farm in Vaughan. He was a man highly r spected throughout the township, and held several important offices in connection with the municipal govern- ment. He was a member of the Township Council, and received the appointment of first License Inspector of the section. His death occurred in 1876, he being seventy-five years old. Thomas Kersey has continued to reside at the old homestead. He has two brothers, one of whom lives with him on the farm. His mother is also living and in good health, being now seventy-five years of age. He attends the Episcopal Church, and is a Conservative in politics. ROBERT KING, lot 13, concession 9, is of Scotch parentage, and was born on the farm where he now resides. His father, the late Robert King, an early settler in this part of the township, emigrated from Ayrshire, Scotland, and, previous to his location in this section, remained some time in Kingston and Toronto, where he worked at his trade of stone-cutter. About 1830 he came to Vaughan, and commenced farming, and continued to follow that industry until his death in 1872. Robert's birth took place Township of Vaughan. 345 in 1836, he being the youngest son of the family, and he has always followed farming. He was married in 1859 to a daughter of Mr. James Devins, by whom he has a family of seven children. He is an adherent Ç)f the Presby- terian Church, and in politics IS a Reformer. NATHANIEL KIRBY, lot 38, concession I, was born in Yorkshire, Eng- land, in the year 1806, and emigrated to Canada in 1831. He came direct to York County and located in Vaughan Township, where he had a brother already settled. For some years he worked among the farmers of the district, and in 1836 rented a farm in l'v1arkham Township. At the expira- tion of five years he went to live at \Veston, and conducted a hotel in connection with a farm for about eighteen months. He then moved to concession 2 of Vaughan, to a farm formerly occupied by Mr. \Villiam Cook, where he stayed twenty-five years. In 1860 he moved on to the farm where he now resides. He married in 1836 Harriett Mason, also from Yorkshire, by whom he had five children. He is a Conservative in politics, and a member of the Church of England. When he first settled in Vaughan there were a church and a log school-house in Thornhill. JAMES KURTZ, lot 28, concession 9, is the youngest son of the late John Kurtz, and was born on concession 2 of Vaughan, in the year 1842. He has resided on his present farm since the death of his father in 1879. He belongs to the Methodist Church, and is a Reformer in politics. JOHN C. KURTZ, lot 27, concession 10, was born near Richmond Hill, in the year 1830. His fàther, the late John Kurtz, came from Pennsylvania when quite a child, and settled with his parents in Vaughan. In the year 1849 he moved to concession 9, where he lived until his death in 1880, at the age of seventy-two years. John C. married in 1871, his wife being Sarah Calham, daughter of Mr. James Calham, of Toronto Township, by whom he has a family of six children. Mr. Kurtz has taken great interest in municipal matters, and his opinion is often sought in connection with township affairs. He is also an enthusiastic politician, and works hard for the Reform Party. The temperance cause has in him an ardent supporter, and he looks hopefully forward to the time when the Scott Act shall be carried in his native county. .. JACOB LAHMER, lots 16 and 17, concession 5, was born in the year 1828. He is the only son of the late Jacob Lahmer, a native of Pennsyl- vania, who emigrated to Canada in the year 1823, and shortly afterwards settled in Vaughan. His mother's maiden name was Susan Mussulman, 34 6 Biograpllical Notices. who carried on the management of the farm after her husband's death, her own taking place in 1879. The old homestead was Jacob's birthplace, where he has always lived. He has taken great interest in municipal and agricultural matters, having been a member of the Township Council for two years, and a Director of the Agricultural Society since its inauguration. He has assisted materially in the development of well-bred stock in the section, and has taken several prizes at the neighbouring fairs for Durham cattle. Mr. Lahmer was married in the year 1850 to Barbara Snider, daughter of the late Mr. John Snider t of Vaughan. JOHN LAHMER, lot 15, concession 3, was born in the Township of Vaughan, in the year 1854, being the eldest son of Jacob Lahmer, whose sketch precedes this. He was married in 1881 to a daughter of Mr. Thomas ),1 ulholland, a prominent pioneer of York Township. Mr. Lahmer gives great attention to all matters concerning agriculture. He was the leading institutor of the Vaughan Ploughmen's Association, which has won such celebrity of late years. At the inaugural match in 1879, he and three of his brothers won one watch, two silver cups and two ploughs as premiums. Although the object of this sketch was not so successful as some ploughmen, he has tried his skill against the best men in the county. l\'[r. Lahmer has also taken an active part in politics, and is prominent among the workers of the Reform Party of West York. He is Vice-Presi- dent of the Riding Association, and has been Secretary of the Township Association for years. JOSEPH LANKIN, lot 8, concession 6, was born in the Township of Vaughan (where the Village of Maple now stands) in the year 1830. He is the third son of the late Rickard Lankin, an early settler, who located on lot 19, concession 4, when nothing but bush was to be seen around. Mr. Lankin, sen'r, afterwards moved back to lot 3, concession I, where he lived about eight years. He subsequently went to Pickering Township, and after spending a number of years there took up his residence in Ham- ilton, where he died. Joseph, the subject of this notice, was married to Elizabeth Hodges in 1845. She was a daughter of Jonathan Hodges who emigrated from Ireland in the early times of settlement. Mr. Hodges, at the commencement of his career in the township, taught school, which he continued for four years, and then bought a farm in Tecumseth Township, on which he lived until his death. l\lr. Lankin by his marriage has a family of six sons and two daughters living. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and a Conservative in politics. When he first settled on his present lot it was a swamp, and there was no church nearer than Woodbridge. Township of Vaughan. 347 JOHN LAWRIE is a native of Lanarkshire, Scotland, having been born within a short distance of the City of Glasgow in the year 1802. He was early initiated in the weaving business, but did not follow it, afterwards working with his father on the farm. He married Isabella Reid in 1830, and emigrated to Canada in the same year. He settled first in York Town- ship, where he lived nearly five years. He then removed to Scarboro', where he lived six years, and from there he moved to his present residence, lot 12, concession 9, Vaughan. At the time of his settlement in Vaughan roads were conspicuous by their absence, and schools, churches, and institutions of that kind were dreams of the future; religious services were then conducted in barns, and oftentimes in the kitchen of Mr. Sommerville. Mr. Lawrie was a member of the first Council of Vaughan, and in other affairs took an active part. He entered with spirit into the building of Knox Church in the township, and has always been a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. The family consists of five daughters and one son. He is a Conservative in politics. Gavin Lawrie, son of the above, was born in Scarboro' Township in 1836. He married in 1859 Eliza Jane Bennett, by whom he has a family of five children. In religion and politics he follows his father. JOHN LINE, lot 18, concession 4, is a born resident of Vaughan Town- ship, having been born on the lot where he still continues to reside. He is the only son of the late Henry Line, a Canadian by birth, and one of the oldest settlers in Vaughan, the famIly having originally emigrated from Pennsylvania. Mr. Line, sen'r, always lived on and industriously cultivated the home farm, where he died in 1870 at the age of sixty-four years; his wife is still living in l\Iaple Grove. Mr. John Line was married in 1858 to Martha Bennett, a daughter -of the late Jacob Bennett; they have seven children living. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and a Conservative in political opinion. SAMUEL LINE was born on lot 15, concession 4, Vaughan Township, in the year 1814, being the third son of the late John Line, mentioned else- where. He was married in 184-1 to Rebecca Murray, daughter of the late Christopher Murray, an old settler in this township; they had three children, only one of whom is now living. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, and belongs to the Reform Party. \VILLIAM LINE, lot 16, concession 4, was born in Vaughan Township, on lot 15, concession 4, in the year 1816, and is the youngest son of the late John Line. His father emigrated from Pennsylvania at an early day, and 34 8 Biograplu"cal J.Votices. on his arrival in York immediately settled in Vaughan on the same farm now owned by our subject, which at that period was all bush. He con- tinued to live on the farm until his death, which event occurred about the year 1840. \Villiam Line was married in 1839; his wife's maiden name was Susan Snider, she being a daughter of the late Jacob Snider; the issue of this union is five children. They are adherents of the Methodist Church, and Mr. Line's political sympathies are with the Reform Party. SAMUEL l\'[CCLURE, lot 13, concession 8, is a native of Vaughan Town- ship, and was born in the year 1853, being the youngest in a family of ten children, born to Andrew McClure, mentioned in another sketch. Mr. l\IcClure married in the year 1877 Nancy Cameron, the eldest daughter of Mr. Archibald Cameron, of Vaughan Township, by whom he has a family of five children. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and is in politics a Conservative. WILLIAM MCCLURE, lot 14, concession 8, is the son of the late Andrew McClure, one of the very first settlers in this section of the township. The latter emigrated from County Armagh, Ireland, in 1833, and assisted in the erection of a considerable number of grist and saw-mills on the Humber. He settled on the lot now occupied by the subject of this sketch, where he remained until his death, which occurred in 1876, at the age of sixty-seven years; his widow is still living, and resides with \Villiam on the home- stead. William was born in 1857, and in 1875 married Ellen Nesbitt, daughter of the late John Nesbitt, of Toronto Township, by whom he has three children living. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and takes great interest in all matters concerning that body, especially the Sabbath school, in which he is a teacher. He votes on the Conservative side. DONALD McDoNALD, lot 24, concession 6, is the grandson of one John McDonald, who was born in the Highlands of Scotland. His grandfather was a soldier and held the rank of Sergeant in the British Army, and came to America in that capacity. He served through the Revolutionary \Var, and lived in New York State six or seven years, during which period John Macdonald, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born. The family came to York County, and settled on Yonge Street, north of Toronto, where they remained two years, subsequently removing to Vaughan Town- ship on lot 19, concession 3, where our subject's grand-parents died. His father resided at home until he was twenty-one years of age, and then took possession of lot 19, concession 6, which he successfully cultivated until TownshiP of Vaughan. 349 his death. Donald was one of a family of five children, and was born in the year 1835. He was married in the year 1875, his wife's maiden name being Flora McDonald; the issue of their union is four children. Mr. l'vicDonald has devoted much attention to church matters, and is Treasurer and Trustee of the Presbyterian Church. He is a Reformer in politics. J AMES McDoNALD, lot 19, concession 3, was born in the year 1 36 on the same farm where he now resides, being the youngest son of the late Archibald McDonald. His father came to Canada when quite young, in company with his parents; they were from the United States, and were of Scotch extraction. James has always lived on the old homestead in Vaughan, and married in 1863 Barbara Watson, by whom he had three children. She died however, and his second union was with Elizabeth, daughter of the late Henry White, by whom he had three children, two of whom are dead. The family are adherents of the Methodist Church, and Mr. McDonald is a Reformer in politics. JOHN MCGILLIVRAY, lot 31, concession 7, was born in Vaughan Town- ship on the lot where he now resides, which is the same farm located on by his father, Neil McGillivray, when he emigrated from Argyleshire, Scot- land, in the early days of settlement. :Mr. McGillivray was married in the year 1864, his wife being Nancy McGillivray; their family consists of two sons and three daughters. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics is a Reformer. LACHLIN MCGILLIVRAY, lot 30, concession 7, is a native of the Island ot Mull, Scotland, where he was born in 1807, being the youngest son of the late John McGillivray, mentioned elsewhere. Mr. McGillivray is the second owner from the Crown of the farm he now resides upon; his father lived on the farm with him until his death. He was married before leaving Scotland to Flora McKinnon, by whom he has seven children living, viz. : Donald, Mary, Sarah, Margaret, Hugh, Ann, Janet; John died when three years of age. He belongs to the Presbyterian body, and is a Reformer in politics. NEIL MCGILLIVRAY, lot 19, concession 9, is a native of Vaughan Town- ship. He is the eldest son of the late Neil McGillivray, an early settler, who emigrated from the Island of Mull, Scotland, accompanied by his mother and the rest of the family. They came direct to York and located for a few years on concession 3, and in 1836 moved to the farm, lot 20, concession 9, Vaughan Township, where the subject of this sketch was 35 0 Bt"ograþhz'cal Notices. born. Mr. McGillivray died M:arch 30, 1884, at the advanced age of eighty-two years. Neil McGillivray is an adherent of the Presbyterian Church, and a Reformer in politics. CHARLES E. McKINNON, pump manufacturer, late of Richmond Hill, is the son of Angus McKinnon, of Markham Township. He was born in Markham, and remained at home until his marriage in 1871 with Sarah M., daughter of John Perkins, of Victoria Square, when he removed to Rich- mond Hill and engaged in his present business, which includes the manu- facture of all kinds of first-class pumps and windmills. He also deals extensively in hydraulic rams and similar appliances. He has lately removed to Kleinburg, where a full line of all goods sold by him is kept in stock. DUNCAN McKINNON, lot 18, concession 8, was born in Argyleshire, Scotland, in 1833. He came to Canada with his parents and family in 1834. The family first settled in Vaughan and afterwards removed to Markham, where they lived about five years. They then returned to Vaughan and took possession of the lot now occupied by Duncan, where the father died. Mr. McKinnon was twice married, both his wives being dead. He is a Presbyterian in religion, and in politics a Conservative. JOHN McKINNON, lot 18, concession 5, was born in Trafalgar Town- ship, Halton County, in the year 1824, being the eldest son of Donald McKinnon, who emigrated from the Isle of Mull, Scotland, in the year 1820. On arriving in Canada his father stayed some time at Little York, and subsequently moved into the Township of Markham and settled on lot 9, concession 6 (one hundred and fifty acres), which is still farmed by a brother of our subject. Mr. :McKinnon,sen'r, remained in Markham about two years and then settled in Halton County, where he married and settled upon fifty acres of land near Streetsville, on which he lived about twenty-one years, and then disposed of, finally purchasing the farm in Vaughan where John, his son, now resides, and where the old man lived until his death, at the age of sixty-eight years. John married in the year 1860 Ann Drum- mond, who was a native of Caledon Township, by whom he has a family of three children living. The family are adherents of the Presbyterian Church, and Mr. l\1cKinnon is a Reformer in politics. Our subject had to help his father in the early days to clear the farm, which was then all bush, and remembers perfectly well the school teacher boardiÐg around amongst the different families, which was then the only possible means by which the children could obtain any education. Township of Vaughan. 35 1 JOHN McLEAN, lot 16, concession 6, was born in 1850 on the farm he at present occupies, and is the youngest son of the late John McLean. His father was one of the first settlers in Vaughan, having emigrated from Tyre, Scotland, about the year 1821. After his arrival he was engaged upon the construction of Brock's Monument, and about the year 1839 purchased the above mentioned farm in Vaughan, where he lived until his death in April, 1879. He was in religion a Presbyterian, and took great interest in Church matters. His political leaning was decidedly Conservative. He left his farm to his son John, who in religion and political ideas follows in the same grooves as his father. DUNCAN 'l:CMILLAN, lot 27, concession 3, was born in the township, on the farm where he now resides. He is the youngest son of the late Hugh McMillan, who emigrated from Argyleshire, Scotland, and composed one of the band of pioneer settlers in Vaughan, being very widely known and much respected throughout the section. Mr. McMillan landed at little York whe!1 there were only three or four houses, and they travelled to their destination by a deer track, carrying their luggage on two sticks across their shoulders. He settled on the farm now occupied by Duncan, where he remained until his death, March 9, 1876: his birth was on August 9, 1791. He took little or no interest in municipal affairs, but politically was an enthusiastic Conservative. He took great interest in Church matters, being a member of the Presbyterian body. Duncan McMillan was born in 1843, and has always lived on the old homestead. ALEXANDER McNAUGHTON was born in the Township of Vaughan in 1848, being the second son of the late Reverend Peter McNaughton, a clergyman of the old Scottish Kirk, who came to Canada in 1833, and was the first minister of any denomination established in Vaughan. The Rev- erend Peter McNaughton preached in Vaughan about five years, and then returned to Scotland to take charge of a parish, where he remained about three years. He came back to Canada at the end of that period, and again taking up his residence in Vaughan ministered to the wants of the section for about nine years. He subsequently removed to Pickering Township, and, after a number of years spent in Gospel work in that locality, he returned to Vaughan, where he had considerable property: he retired from the ministry and remained here until his death in March, 1874, at the advanced age of eighty-one years. Alexander was married in the year 1880 to Catharine Cameron, by whom he has two sons. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and is in politics a Conservative. 35 2 Biographical Notices. PETER l\ICNAUGHTON, lot 6, concession 9, was born in the year 1846 on concession 5 of Vaughan, being the third son of the late Donald McN augh- ton. His father emigrated from Perthshire, Scotland, in 1837, and settled in concession 5 of this township, where he lived until his death in 1878, at the age of seventy-five years. He was a brother of the late Reverend Peter McN aughton, who for many years acted as minister for the Presbyterian body in Vaughan. Mr. Peter McNaughton was married in 1884, his wife's maiden name being Margaret Bryson, a daughter of Mr. J ames Bryson, of this section. He is an adherent of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics votes for the Conservative Party. ANDREW McNEIL, lot 12, concession 6, is a native of Vaughan Town- ship, having been born on lot 14, concession 6, in the year 1834. He is the second son of the late Mr. Arthur McNeil, a very old settler in Vaughan, who came to Canada in 1819. His father remained in Toronto, then Little York, about fourteen years, where he married. He afterwards purchased land in Vaughan on lot 14, concession 6, where he continued to live until his death. His wife's maiden name was Margaret Jamieson, who is still living. During his lifetime he took a very intelligent interest in agricultural matters, being the first to introduce the Galloway breed of cattle into this section. He was also active in political affairs, and was a zealous and consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. He died in the year 1881, at the advanced age of eighty-one years. Andrew, the second in order of his father's family, was married in 1872 to Sarah Livingston, by whom he has three children. In politics, as well as creed, he follows in his father's footsteps. ... CHARLES McNEIL, lot 14, concession 9, was born in Vaughan Town- ship, on the lot where he now resides. His father, the late Colonel Arthur McNeil, emigrated from County Cavan, Ireland, in the year 1821. He remained about ten years in Toronto, and in the year 1831 purchased the farm the locality of which is given at the commencement of this sketch. He always entered with a progressive spirit into agricultural undertakings, and introduced into the township the celebrated Galloway cattle. He died on the farm in the year 1881. Charles was the eldest son of his father's family, and continues to cultivate the old farm, which is a very fine one of two hundred and fifty acres. ARCHIBALD MCQUARRIE, lot 23, concession 4, is a native of New York State, where he was born in 1818. In company with his parents he came to Canada in 1827. His father, Lachlan McQuarrie, after his arrival in TOWllship of Vaughan. 353 York County, settled on lots 15 and 16, concession 3, in 1829, and died in the fall of the same year. After his father's death, his mother purchased twenty-five acres of lot 23, concession 4, and two years afterwards she also died. The family consisted of seven children besides the subject of this sketch, who are all indebted to their eldest sister for the devoted manner in which she endeavoured to supply the loss they had sustained. She is now married and is a resident of Vaughan, being the wife of Mr. Francis Bunt. Each member of the family is now doing well, and most of them are living in this neighbourhood. Archibald McQuarrie was married in 1864 to Emma Pickering, a native of England: they have a family of ten children. He has taken an active part in municipal matters, having been a member of the Township Council about four years. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and is a Reformer in politics. JOHN C. MCQUARRIE, lot 20, concession 4, was born in the State of New York in the year 1825. His father, the late Lachlan McQuarrie, emigrated from there to Canada about the year 1830, and coming to York County located on lot 17, concession 3, Vaughan Township. He died, however, after he had been about twelve months at the new settlement, leaving a family of eight children, three girls and five boys, of whom John C., the subject of this sketch, is the third in order. His mother died a few years after; thus, at the age of fourteen years, he was left to fight the battle of life alone. Nothing daunted, he commenced to work with a carpenter, from whom he received five dollars per month in the summer and no money at all in winter. He worked for him about three years, during which period he received a little schooling in the winter months. He then hired out at eighteen dollars per month,. and the subsequent year commenced business for himself. He carried on a general carpenter and builder's trade for about ten years, in which he was more than ordinarily successful; but failing health compelled him to give up that business, and he purchased one hundred and fifty acres of land, which he has since continued to farm. Mr. lcQuarrie was married in the year 1853; his wife was Sarah Ann Bennett, daughter of Jacob Bennett, who was a native of Vaughan, having been born before the \Var of 1812. They have a family of three daughters living. His wife died about fourteen years ago, and he has since that time remained a widower. Mr. McQuarrie is a Justice of the Peace, and has also taken considerable interest in church matters, having filled several important posi- tions during the last twenty years. ALEXANDER MALLOY, lot 33, concession 7, is a native of Vaughan Town- ship, and was born in concession 4. He is the eldest son of Mr. Archibald 24 354 Biographical Notices. Malloy, who is still living on the homestead, the latter having emigrated from Argyleshire, Scotland, in the year 1826. On arriving in York he removed into the neighbouring County of Peel, and located for a short time in Caledon Township, afterwards (in 1827) coming to Vaughan, where he settled. Alexander was born in the year 1838, and in 1860 married a daughter of Mr. James Bryson, of this section. Our subject has given a considerable amount of time and attention to municipal affairs, and was for about ten years a member of the Council of Colborne Township, Huron County, having formerly resided there. He has been connected with the Council of his native township four years, and is at present Deputy-Reeve. He belongs to the Presbyterian body, and is a Liberal in politics. JOHN MALLOY, lot 35, concession 4, is a native of Argyleshire, Scotland, having been born in the year 1802. He emigrated to Canada in 1824 with his parents. His father was the late Neil Malloy, who was well-known in his day throughout this district. In the year 1829 John lVlalloy purchased land in Vaughan Township, the same lot on which he now resides. l'vIr. Malloy remembers the first church being built on concession 6, at which time there were no roads. He was married in 1837 to Isabella Mitchell; they have a family of four sons and one daughter living. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and casts his vote for the Conservative Party. GILBERT MATHEWSON, lot 20, rear of concession 4, was born in the Township of Vaughan on the same lot where he now lives. His father, the late Joseph Mathewson, emigrated from Ireland with his parents and settled in Vaughan at an early day, the locality at that time being very wild; he located in 1836 on the farm now occupied by his son Gilbert. He died in 1873; his wife is still living, being seventy-five years of age. Gilbert married in 1860 Susannah Line, a daughter of Samuel Line, who lives in Maple Village. At her death he married his present wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Shunk; she is a daughter of Mr. Simon Shunk, of this township. He has five children by his first wife and one by his present wife. The family are adherents of the Methodist Church, and he is a Reformer in politics. JOHN :i\1AXWELL, lot 6, concession 2, was born in Yorkshire, England, in the year 1816. His father was the late Thomas Maxwell, who emigrated to Canada in the year 1818 in company with his parents and other mem- bers of his family. Thomas Maxwell was married in England to Martha Robson, by whom he had six children; he was a miller by trade and Township of Vaugkan. 355 followed that occupation after his arrival here; subsequently, entering into partnership with Mr. Thomas Fair, they operated a mill on their own account. Some time afterwards he removed to West York and conducted a saw-mill for about three years. He then came to Vaughan and rented part of the farm belonging to his father for a term of six years; but unfor- tunately died before the expiration of his lease. John remained at home with his parents for some years. On leaving there he went to Weston, where he resided between two and three years, afterwards returning to Vaughan. About the year 1838 he moved on to the farm he at present occupIes. ROBERT :METCALF, retired, was born in Yorkshire, England, in the year 1809. In 1831, accompanied by his brother Thomas, he emigrated to Canada and came to little York, now Toronto. He shortly afterwards removed into Markham and worked for various farmers in the section. He subsequently purchased land in Vaughan, on lot 23, concession 2, where he resided thirty-six years and brought up his family. He was married in the year 1841 to Mary Ann Hoshel, a Canadian by birth of German extraction. His family consists of two boys and one girl. Mr. Metcalf is a member of the Methodist Church, and was a deed trustee of the old Methodist Church at Richmond Hill; he was an assistant class-leader to Amos Wright, and conducted the class-meetings in the absence of Mr. \Vright while attending to his parliamentary duties. Mr. 'Metcalf mounted guard at Thornhill during the Mackenzie Rebellion. He is a Reformer in politics. His son Thomas was sergeant of a troop of cavalry for about ten years, and was looked upon as being a very efficient officer. EDWARD MILLER, lot 27, concession 6, is a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, where he was born in the year 1800. He was a weaver by trade, which occupation he followed previous to his emigration to Canada in 1827. He came direct to York County and located in Vaughan Township, and about six years after his arrival purchased the farm on which he now resides. Mr. -Miller married in Ireland, Rebecca Noble, by whom he had a family of ten children, six sons and four daughters; four being dead. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and is a Conservative in politics. From his long residence in the township, Mr. Miller can bear testimony to the vast improvements made in the section since first he entered it, and the fact that he can remember the time when neither roads, churches or schools existed, speaks eloquently on behalf of the settlers whose enterprise and energy have contributed to the present satisfactory state of things. 35 6 Biographical Notices. JOHN -MOODY, lot 21, concession 9, was born in Vaughan Township, being the youngest son ofthe late Mr. James Moody, a native of Yorkshire, England. Mr. l\100dy, sen'r, on his arrival in Canada came direct to York, and purchased fifty acres of land in Etobicoke Township, on which he remained about fifteen years. He soon after purchased the farm in Vaughan, where his son John now resides; where he lived until the time of his death in 1883, at the age of eighty years. His wif , our subject's mother, still lives in Gray County. John Moody was married in the year 1880 to Matilda, daughter of the late Mr. John Prescott, of Toronto, by whom he has three children. He belongs to the l\iethodist Church, and is a Conservative in politics. ARCHIBALD MORROW, lot 26, concession 7, was born on the farm he now occupies, being the son of the late James Morrow. His father emigrated from County Cavan, Ireland, in the year 1819, and on his arrival settled first at Chippewa, where he was married. He appears to have followed different occupations in various places before locating in Vaughan. At one time he chopped cordwooå on Cruikshank's Lane (now Bathurst Street), Toronto, for the sum of twenty-five cents per cord, and he was subsequently engaged as one of the party who surveyed the section where the town of Barrie now stands. In the year 1830 he settled in this township on the farm where his son, Archibald, now resides. He was a man who, in all probability, would have made a useful member of the municipal body elect, from his great experience and well-known capacity for observation, but such office he never sought, although it is recorded that he always worked hard for his friends and party. He died in the year 1869, at the advanced age of eighty-one years, having lived a useful and industrious life, and gained a host of friends. Archibald Morrow was first married in 1862, the maiden name of his wife being Martha McCutcheon, by whom he had a family of three children. He married his present wife in the year 1871, her name being Margaret Slater; they have three children. Mr. Morrow belongs to the :\Iethodist Church, and is a Conservative in politics. lVIALCOLM MULLOY, lot 35, concession 5, was born in Argyleshire, Scotland, in the year 1810, and is the youngest son now living of the late Neill\1ulloy. The latter emigrated to Canada in the year 1825 with his family, and came to little York, and after staying there a short time, he removed to Vaughan and settled on lot 55, concession 4. He lived with his two sons, James and Neil, who had emigrated about two years previ- ously, and who farmed the land, he himself being a weaver, at which trade Township of Vaugha11. 357 he worked up to the period of his death, which took place in 1845. Mal- colm married in 1837 Agnes Cameron, who is still living; they have had a family of ten children, but three died when young. Mr. Mulloy is an elder of the Presbyterian Church, and has taken an active part in its affairs. He is a Conservative in politics. ISAAC MURRAY, lot 26, concession 5, was born in Pennsylvania, in the year 1816, and came with his parents to Canada when he was only two years of age. The account of their journey has more the appearance of an extract from some work of fiction than an incidental circumstance of real life. The distance of four hundred and fifty miles was covered by the parents on foot, while the children, of whom Isaac was one, rode in wallets over the back of a horse. It is not recorded in what length of time the journey was made, but no doubt it would afford a striking and instructive contrast as against the time occupied in traversing the distance in the present day. His father first settled in York Township, on lot 19, conces- sion 5, where he remained about ten years. In 1833 he removed to Vaughan Township, and purchased the lot where the subject of this sketch now resides. His father died at the advanced age of eighty years; his mother was within a few days of reaching her eighty-ninth year when her death occurred. The old people during their lifetime, through industry and perseverance, accumulafed a nice property, the mother having been in the habit of weaving for the neighbours, by which she earned a good deal of money. His father had to carryall his flour on his back from Farr's Mill near Weston. Isaac was the youngest son of his father's family, and to him fell the possession of the old homestead. He is greatly interested in bees, having a very large apiary in connection with the farm, from which he takes a great quantity of honey; he has one hundred and twenty-four hives, and took out last season over two thousand four hundred pounds in weight. Mr. Murray married Mary Cober, a daughter of the late Peter Cober; they had only one son who has since died. The only office held by our subject has been that of Road Commissioner, which he held for about five years. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, and has taken an active part in church matters. He is a Conservative in politics. J AMES O'CONNOR, lot 24, concession 6, was born in King Township in the year 1846, and is the youngest son of the late Patrick O'Connor, an early settler in that section. His father emigrated from the County of Kerry, Ireland, in 1837. He came to York County, and after working for a time on Y onge Street he located in King Township, and worked for Mr. Bald- 358 Biograþhical Notices. win, a farmer, for about nine years.. He then purchased a farm on con- cession 6 of King, where he lived a number of years, and in 1855 bought the farm in this township, now in the hands of his son James, where he lived until his death, January, 1883, at the age of seventy-four years. James was married in 1874 to Henrietta Nuggett, daughter of Thomas Nuggett, who still resides in Vaughan. He belongs to the Roman Catholic faith, and is a Reformer in politics. JOHN PAGE, lot 9, concession 2, was born in the Township of Vaughan in the year 1828. His father, the late Lewis Page, was born in the United States and came to Canada in 1822. He worked around in the Township of Vaughan until 1825, in which year he married and settled down on the farm now occupied by the subject of this notice, which he had purchased, and where he remained about five years. He then rented the Vaughan farm and bought another one in King Township, where he resided twenty years. At the end of that period he removed again to Vaughan and located on his original purchase, where he continued to reside until his death, which event transpired in 1858, at the age of fifty-eight. The mother of our subject was before her marriage Rebecca Rupert; she died in 1881, being seventy-two years old. Both his parents were of English extraction. John was born on the old homestead in Vaughan. In 1851 he married Jane, daughter of the late J ob Wells, of King Township, by whom he had a family of five children. He belongs to the Methodist Church, and is a Reformer in politics. WILLIAM PATTERSON, lot 26, concession 9, was born in Roxburghshire, Scotland, in the year 1815. He came to Canada with his parents in 1831. He is the eldest son of the late Archibald Patterson, by his second wife, and on settling in Vaughan, our subject had to take the entire management of the farm in consequence of his father's advanced age and corresponding infirmi- ties. The latter died in the year 1837 at the venerable age of ninety-five years. Since Mr. William Patterson's residence in the township he has taken an active part in municipal affairs, having, for the last twenty years, filled the office of Road Commissioner, and he has been Tax Collector for about half that period. In addition to these he has been a School Trustee for a number of years. He is a Presbyterian in religion, and a Reformer in politics. 1\1r. Patterson married Mary Jane, daughter of the late Thomas Sharpe, by whom he has a family of nine children. HENRY PAUL, lot 24, concession 10, was born in England in the year 180 9. He emigrated to America alone in 1834, and landed at N ew York. Township of Vaugha1l. 359 He remained some months in Utica, New York State, and then removed to Cleveland, Ohio, where he lived nine years. He subsequently came to Canada and located in Yaughan Township on the lot where he now lives. He was married in the year 1856 to Patience Peacock, a daughter of the late Thomas Peacock, of Toronto Gore. They have a family of four sons and three daughters, viz.: Mary, born November 8, 1857; Jane, born September 13,1859; Henry, born January 7,1862; Thomas, born January 24, 186 4; Georgina, born l\Iarch 18, 1866; John, born June 9, 1868; Robert, born October I I, 1870. He belongs to the English Church, and is a Reformer in politics. THOMAS PETERMAN, lot 30, concession 7, was born on the lot upon which he is at present living and is the second son of Mr. Henry Peterman, who lives in Aurora; his father was born on concession 3 of this township, the family having originally emigrated from Pennsylvania. Mr. Henry Peterman of Aurora, brother to Thomas, is very active in church matters, and was a class leader of the Methodist Church. His retiring disposition has retarded him from interfering in municipal affairs. He is a Reformer in politics. \Vesley and Reuben, two younger brothers of the family, work lot 29, concession 6. CAPTAIN JAMES PLAYTER, deceased, was born and had always lived in the County of York, and during the most of his life resided at Richmond Hill, where he carried on for many years a large agricultural and lumbering business at the old homestead of his uncle, the late Squire Miles, who con- tributed so largely to the church and school of that village. He was many years Captain of the 4th Battalion York, Upper Canada Militia, retiring with rank in 1861. In earlier life he manifested much interest in Sunday school work. He took little part in public matters, though being a great reader, he was very familiar with the political history of the country in every detail. He was a Liberal Conservative in politics, but supported men rather than party. Captain Playter was a descendant of a very old Anglo-Saxon family. He was a son of James Playter, a U. E. Loyalist, who over eighty years ago held municipal offices in the country, and grand- son of the Captain George Playter referred to in " Toronto of Old," as an intimate friend of Governor Simcoe. He was related to many of the oldest families in the Province, \ as twice married, and the father of Doctor Playter, of Toronto, and seven other sons, one still living at Richmond Hill, another in the Bank of Commerce, and two daughters. His death occurred December 20, 1882, in the seventy-ninth year of his age. 3 60 Biographical Notices. JOHN PORTER, lot 3, concession 9, was born in the year 1810, and is a native of Yorkshire, England. In 1831 he came to Canada in company with his wife to whom he had only just been united, and settled in York County. After remaining in little York about six months he moved into Vaughan Township, where his brother, the late \Villiam Porter, had previ- ously settled. l\Ir. Porter located on the farm he now occupies, which was then in its primitive state, and the absence of roads and other adjuncts to comfort and convenience contributed not a little to his labour in early years. He takes a very active part in agricultural matters, being amongst the first to introduce heavy draught horses and the breed of Leicestershire and Cotswold sheep in this section. His wife's maiden name was Ann Mercer, also a native of Yorkshire; they had a family of fourteen children, seven of whom only are living. l\1r. Porter is a member of the Township Agricultural Society; a Reformer in politics, and a member of the Methodist Church, of which he is a Trustee. \VILLIAM POWILL, lot 47, concession I, is a native of Beverly, York- shire, Englapd, and was born in the y'ear 1814. He emigrated to Canada in 1830, and settled near the Village of Richmond Hill, York County, and commenced to work for Miles Langstaff, with whom he stayed between three and four years. He then rented a farm from Colonel Moodie for four years, afterwards moving into \Vhitchurch Township, where he rented another farm. At the expiration of two years, not liking the section, he moved to Vaughan on the farm which he still occupies. Mr. Powill in 18 35 married :J\largaret, daughter of Colonel Bridgeford; by this union he had five sons and one daughter, all of whom are living at the present time. His wife died, and he married again in the year 1858. His second espousal was to Elizabeth Chamberlain, by whom he has had seven sons and two daughters. Mr. Powill has taken an active part in the management of the affairs of the municipality, and was a member of the first Council elected for the Village of Richmond Hill. He continued in the Council about seven years. He and his family are adherents of the Church of England, and in matters political he remains an uncompromising Conservative. Of his family twelve sons and three daughters are now living; the sons are all impregnated with the intensely loyal spirit of the father, and are prepared, should necessity ever require it, to defend the Crown against any enemy. Mr. Powill, during the Mackenzie Rebellion, was a member of Captain Gapper's troop of horse. Mr. Powill was the son of the late Benjamin Powell, who died in the Township of vVhitchurch. Tow1tship of Vaughall. 3 61 JOSEPH READMER, lot 31, concession 6, was born in 1837 in the Town- ship of Vaughan, on lot 12, concession 9, being the second son of Mr. Thomas Readmer, who now resides on concession 8. The latter is a very old settler, and came to Vaughan when he was thirteen years old. The family were originally from Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, and on their first landing here settled at Lachine, Quebec Province, where they remained about five years, subsequently coming west and settling in Vaughan Town- ship. The family consisted of two sons and six daughters. Joseph Readmer married in 1859 Sarah Ann Margaret Peter bough, whose parents came out with the Selkirk party, for the colonization of the Red River region: they have one son. The family are Presbyterians, and Mr. Readmer is in politics a Reformer. DANIEL REAMAN, lot 15, concession 2, is a native of this township, having been born on lot 10, concession 2. His father, the late Josiah Reaman, was a man well known in the Township of Vaughan and surround- ings, and was also born on lot 10, concession 2. The family were originally from Pennsylvania. The subject of this sketch is the third son living of his father's family.' He has two brothers living in this section, one, Josiah, residing with him, and the other, Nicholas, living on the old homestead; he has one brother, William, living in Orillia. His brother Josiah takes a very great interest in bee culture, and is always proud to show strangers the working and household arrangements of his numerous family. Daniel Rea man has been thrice married, his present wife's name being Margaret \Voods previous to their union: he has one child. The family are members of the Methodist Church, and Daniel is a Reformer in politics. MICHAEL REAMAN, lot 7, concession 9, was born in the year 1849, and is the third son of the late Michael Reaman, whose parents originally came from Pennsylvania and settled in York at an early day. Mr. Reaman, sen'r, was born in York County, and took up his residence in Vaughan Township when the settlement of that section first began. He was a man well and widely known, and the enthusiastic interest he took in all Parlia mentary matters gave to him more than a local celebrity. He was a strong Reformer, and up to the time of his death in 1871 never flinched-whatever may have been the position of his party-from the principles he early imbibed. Mr. Reaman, the subject of this notice, was married in 1876, his wife's maiden name being Jane lVlcCauley, a daughter of Malcolm :McCauley, of this township: they have a family of four children. He is a member of the Methodist Church. His interest in political matters is centred more in 3 62 Biographical Notices. obtaining good measures than in promoting the advancement of party. He does a great deal of stock-raising, and has some thoroughbred Durham cattle. He owns the first prize draught stallion" Edinburgh Tom," which was imported in 1884, and is valued at $2,500. THOMAS RICHARDSON, lot 14, concession 9, is the only son living of the late Thomas Richardson, who emigrated from Yorkshire, England, in the year 1818, and took up his residence first in Philadelphia, United States. Mr. Richardson, sen'r, after a short stay in the United States came to Canada and settled at little York, where he worked for Dr. Baldwin some time, and subsequently kept a hotel for a number of years. He then purchased a farm in Vaughan Township, in concession 8, which he lived on and culti- vated until his death in 1875, at the age of eighty-five years. Thomas, the subject of this notice, was born in little York in 1825. In 1859 he married 'Miss 'McCormack, by whom he had one son. She died, and he afterwards married again, his second wife being Elizabeth, a daughter of the late Richard Jeffrey, of this township: they have four children. He is a mem- ber of the Methodist Church, and a Conservative in politics. THOMAS RIDDELL, lot 10, concession 10, was born oh lot 12, concession 9, Vaughan Township, in the year 1842. He is the fourth son of the late Alfred Riddell, an early settler in Vaughan, who emigrated with his father's family from Roxburghshire, Scotland, and located here in 1834. 1\1r. Riddell,. sen'r, took an active interest in all matters concerning the Presbyterian Church, of which he was a ruling elder for upwards of twenty years. He lived on the farm until the time of his death, which occurred in January, 1863, being then sixty-seven years of age: his wife is dead also. The sub- ject of this sketch was married in 1872, his wife being Jane, a daughter of 1\Ir. John Mason, of Toronto Gore: they have a family of four children. He is a Reformer in politics, and, like his father, a firm adherent of the Presbyterian Church. ROBERT ROBINSON, lot I, concession 6, was born in County Armagh, Ireland, in the year 1837. He accompanied his parents on their emigration to Canada in 1838, and is the eldest son of his father's family. His father's name was Mark Robinson, who is still living in the Township of Chingua- cousy, where he settled soon after his arrival in Canada. He is now seventy-four years of age, and during his lifetime has taken great interest in municipal affairs. He is also a prominent member of the Church of Eng- land, and has been churchwarden on several occasions. Robert Robinson in 1869 married Mary Jane Graham, daughter of the late \Villiam Graham,. Township of Vaughan. 3 6 3 of this township. The latter was a proprietor of a large lumber mill, and was also a prominent member of the Masonic order. Our subject was the first pupil who passed through the Ontario Veterinary College, taking his diploma on March 27, 1866. He is a Conservative in politics, and a mem- ber of the English Church. He has a family of five children. PETER RUPERT, lot 16, concession 3, is descended from a family who originally came from Pennsylvania, U. S. He is the son of the late Adam Rupert, who died comparatively young, at the age of thirty-four, and was born on the farm where he now resides in the year 1809. Reminiscences of the early days of settlement may often be brought back to many through the medium of a biographical sketch, and the early battles with nature in which the pioneers played their part, to the mind's eye, may be fought over again by a perusal of these pages. vVith these events, although but a boy at the time, our subject was well acquainted, and retains a vivid recol- lection of the trials and hardships undergone. The absence of all signs of civilization, nothing around but the vast and apparently endless bush, may well make an impression on the mind of anyone, and Peter Rupert was not exempt in this respect. Having witnessed the rise and progress of his native township, he is naturally proud of the part he has played in its development. He remembers well the time when but one little German school was all the educational facilities afforded in the township, most of the settlers being Germans from Pennsylvania. There was plenty of wIld animals however, and the nights were made hideous by discordant noises. Mr. Rupert has happily seen a new state of things, and how, by the indus- try and energetic will of man, the wilderness may be brought into entire subjection. He was married in the year 1831 to Susan, daughter of the late John Pulebaugh, by whom he had seventeen children, some of whom are still living in the neighbourhood. Mr. Rupert took an active part in municipal affairs, but never accepted office. He is an adherent of the Methodist Church. THOMAS SEAGER, lot 31, concession I, was born in Vaughan Township, on concession 2, in the year 1844. He is the eldest son of the late Edward Seager, an early settler in Vaughan, who emigrated to Canada in company with his brother in the year 1830. He settled near Thornhill and operated a sam-mill on Y onge Street, north of the village, for about fifteen years. In 1850 he purchased the farm in lot 31, concession I, Vaughan, where his son still resides, together with his mother and a younger brother. They are Roman Catholics in religion, while in politics Mr. Seagar supports the Conservative Party. He has four brothers and two sisters, all living. 3 6 4 Biog-raph1:cal Notices. SIMON SHUNK, lot 8, concession 4, is the eldest son of the late Jacob Shunk. His father was a native of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Canada shortly before the \Var of 1812, and immediately after his arrival in York purchased the farm on which Simon now lives, and which he remained upon until his death in 1880, at the venerable age of ninety-seven. He was a Mennonite in religion, and an elder of the Church. Our subject was born in the old homestead in 1814, and married in 18 35 Susannah \Vhite, daughter of the late Hiram White, of Vaughan, by whom he has six children, all living. Mr. Shunk has taken a lively interest in agricultural matters, having especially turned his attention to the breeding of horses, and having sold some very fine teams. On one occasion he sold a single horse for the high price of $700, which sNfficiently proves that the time and care he devotes to stock raising is justified by results. His farm is considered one of the finest and best cultivated in the section. He is an adherent of the 'l\Iethodist Church, and in politics a Conservative. \VILLIAM SIMMONS, hotel proprietor, Thornhill, was born in Notting- hamshire, England, April II, 1844. He emigrated to Canada in 1867, and first located at Belleville, where he was employed on the" Grand Trunk Rail- way. He then went to l'vIichigan, where he remained two years; and the subsequent seven years he was employed as engineer on the Great Vvestern Division of the G. T. Railway. In the year 1884 he purchased his present hotel in the Village of Thornhill, where he has excellent accommodation for the travelling public, including good stabling. He married Mary Ann Callasas, of Lincolnshire, England. Mr. Simmons has done a large amount of foreign travel, and possesses at the present time some property in New Zealand. DAVID SMELLIE, lot 8, concession 3, was born in the Township of Vaughan in 1833, on the farm on which he now resides, being the eldest of the family of the late David Smellie. The latter emigrated from Lanark- shire, Scotland, in the fall of 1830. He came alone, and for the first year after his arrival worked at York Mills; he then purchased the farm in Vaughan now owned and occupied by his son, where he lived until his death in 1860. He was a man well-known in the surrounding townships and exercised considerable influence in municipal matters, and was for a number of years a member of the Township Council. He took a leading position in all matters relating to Agriculture, and was generally recognized as being of great service to the different societies. He took prizes at all the township fairs, his specialties being Leicestershire and Cotswold sheep, and Ayrshire Cattle. At his death, the loss to the community was Township oj Vaugllan. 3 6 5 felt to be great, and his memory is still cherished by some of the old inhabitants independently of the surviving members of his family. His son, DavId, on his father's death, came into possession of a very handsome heritage, and it may be fairly stated that without exception he owns the finest farm in the township. It is compact and neat in every particular, and the grounds and surroundings bear ample proof of the care and labour lavished upon them; the style of cultivation is also greatly above the aver- age. Mr. Smellie married in the year 1873. His wife was Martha Jane, born in York Township, and sister of \Villiam James, of that section; they have a family of three children. Mr. Smellie is an adherent of the Presby- terian Church, and a Reformer in politics. JACOB SMITH, lot 15, concession 5, was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in the year 1817, being the eldest son of the late John Smith mentioned' elsewhere. He was but twelve months old when he came to Canada with his parents, with whom he continued to live until 1845. He then moved on to lot 16, concession 5, where he remained until 1869, in which year he located in the Village of Maple, where he still resides. He married in the year 1845, his wife being Elizabeth, daughter of the late John \Vhite, of this township. He is a Mennonite in religion, and a Con- servative in politics. SAMUEL SMITH, lot 7, concession 4, is the third son of the late Jacob Smith, who emigrated from Pennsylvania in company with his parents shortly after the American vVar of 1812. They settled on the farm now owned by our subject. Samuel's grandfather belonged to the Mennonite Church and took considerable interest in its welfare, and having received a good education he often in his younger days exhorted the members of the church. Samuel was born on the old homestead in 1833, and was married in the year 1866 to Sarah, daughter of Mr. Samuel Snider, by whom he has four children. He belongs to the old Mennonite Church, but takes very little interest in politics, giving his support to good measures rather than party. JOHN SNIDER, lot 17, concession 5, is decended from a family who emigrated from the State of Pennsylvania (near the Susquehanna River) in the year 1800. He is the eldest son of the late Jacob Snider, who was born during the journey his parents made from the States to Canada. Jacob Snider settled on the farm now owned by his son John, and in the early days of settlement proved very useful amongst his neighbours (on account of his skill in surgery) before the advent of the medical profession 3 66 Biographical N otz"ces. which is now so ably represented. He died on the farm in 1864, at the age of sixty-four years. His wife's name was Fanny Mussulman, who is still liYing being about eighty-four years of age. John, the subject of this sketch was born in 1821, near the Village of Maple. and was about nine years of age, when his father located on the farm now in his own possession. He has a lively recollection of the hardships to which they were in the early times subjected, and remembers when the first trees were cut on the lot for building purposes. He was married in 1852 to Mary Sturp, by whom he has three children living. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, and a Conservative in politics. JAMES SOMERVILLE, lot 14, concession 10, was born in 1843 on the lot where he now resides. He is the second son of the late James Somerville, who emigrated from Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1836, and settled in Vaughan on the same land now occupied by James, jun'r. Mr. Somerville, sen'r, took a lively and intelligent interest in the affairs of the municipality, and was a member of the Township Council for some years. He was a devout member of the Presbyterian Church, and was an Elder for about twelve years previous to his death. Before the church was built the religious services presided over by Dr. Jennings were conducted at the house of Mr. Somerville. He died in 1873, being sixty-three years of age. J ames from his youth upwards resided on the old homestead, and takes considerable pride in the cultivation of the farm. He does a good deal of stock-raising, principally Durham cattle. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and is a Reformer in politics. ROBERT SOMERVILLE, lot 14, concession 10, was born on his present lot. He is the eldest son of the late James Somerville, who was born in Lanark- shire, Scotland, and emigrated to Canada, locating in the Township of Vaughan at an early day. The late Mr. Somerville took a lively interest in municipal matters, and was a member of the Township Council for a number of years. He continued to live on the farm until his death in 1873, at the age of sixty-two years. He was an Elder of the Presbyterian Church. Robert Somerville was married in the year 1876 to Mary Ann Goodall, by whom he has four children. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and is a Reformer in politics. ROBERT SOMERVILLE, lot 17, concession 9, is the eldest son of the late Archibald Somerville, who settled in the township about 1837. His father was a native of Lanarkshire, Scotland. He lived on the farm in Vaughan until 1876, in which year he purchased a farm in Chinguacousy Township, Township of Vaughan. 3 6 7 Peel County, where he lived until his death in 1873, at the age of fifty-seven years. He was an active member of the Presbyterian Church, and a Reformer in politics. His wife survives him, and lives in Peel County. Robert was borlJ- in 1847, on the lot where he still resides. He married in 1880 :l\1ary Elizabeth, daughter of John Pearson, of Brampton; they have one child. Mr. Somerville is a Presbyterian in religion, and a teacher in Sabbath schools. In politics he is a Reformer. JOHN C. STEELE, lot 26, conceSSIOn I, hotel proprietor, was born in Vaughan Township, near Atkinson's Mills, in the year 1837. He is the only son of the late Thomas Steele, who settled in the township at an early day, and followed farming for a considerable time, and in connection therewith also kept an hotel at Bond Lake; he died in Vaughan Township in the same house where our subject now conducts the hotel known as The Green Bush. John C. is a joiner by trade, and worked for a number of years in Toronto. He subsequently commenced in the hotel business in Alma, \Vellington County, and continued there for twelve years. He started his present hotel in 1877, where every attention is paid to the travelling public. Mr. Steele was married in the year 1858, his wife's maiden name being Mary A. Robertson, by whom he has seven children, two boys and five girls. He is an adherent of the Presbyterian Church, and a Conservative in politics. Mr. Steele's parents were natives of York- shire, England. "THOMAS H. STEELE, lot 20, concession 9, was born on the farm he now resides on, being the youngest son of the late Daniel Steele, who settled in Vaughan about the year 1841. He came from Napanee in the Bay of Quinté, and at the time of his first settlement in Vaughan there were no roads, only the old Indian trail. He was an earnest and devoted member of the Methodist Church, and besides being a class leader was also a local preacher. He died in 1873 at the age of sixty-five years. Thomas H. married in 1871, his wife being Mary, daughter of Robert King, of this township; they have a family of five children. Mr. Steele is an adherent of the Methodist Church, and votes with the Reform Party. JAMES A. STEVENSON, lot 20, concession 8, was born in 1848 in the Township of Vaughan, on the lot now occupied by him. He is the only son of the late James Stevenson, one of the early settlers, who came from Glasgow, Scotland, and located here when only seventeen years old. He settled on a farm in the township, where he remained quite a number of years, and in 1853 located on lot 30, concession 8, where he died in 1862. 3 68 Biographical Notices. Mr. Stevenson, sen'r, was for many years a member of the Agricultural Society. 1\1r. James A. Stevenson married in the year 1872 Eliza Hartly, by whom he has four children. He belongs to the Congregational Church, and is in politics a Reformer. JOSEPH STONG, lot I, concession 5, is a Canadian by birth, being the third son of the late Daniel Stong, who emigrated from Pennsylvania in the year 1809 in company with his parents. They settled in Vaughan on lot 23, concession 3. The father of our subject assisted to brush the town line between York and Vaughan. Joseph was born in the year 1826; he married Elizabeth Snider in the year 1849, who was also born in Vaughan, being a daughter of the late Jacob Snider, who was Collector and Assessor for the Township a number of years. They have a family of five children, three sons and two daughters, all of whom are married and in good circum- stances. The family are adherents of the Methodist Church, and Mr. Stong is a Reformer in politics. His mother is still living and resides with him; she is eighty-six years old. THOMAS TEDDER, lot 25, concession 9, is of English birth, being the second son of the late William Tedder, who emigrated from the County of Norfolk, England, and settled near Woodbridge. In r859 Mr. Tedder, sen'r, moved on to the farm where our subject now resides, and remained there until his death in 1882, at the age of sixty-seven years. He was an active worker in the cause of the Gospel in his day, and was a class leader in the Methodist Church about thirty-five years. Thomas was born oft the old homestead in 1844, and has all his life devoted his attention to farming. He was married in 1866, his wife's maiden name being Mary McGillivray; her father was the late Neil McGillivray, of this township. They have no family. SAMU EL THOMPSON, lot 35, concession 2, is from the county of broad acres Yclept Yorkshire, England, where he was born in the year 1812, and where he spent the early portion of his life. About the year 1830, accom- panied by his stepfather, Thomas Grundy, his mother and other members of the family, he came to Canada. They settled first at Unionville, in con- cession 6 of Markham, and there Samuel continued to reside, working with his stepfather, who was a blacksmith by trade. He subsequently worked on the farm of Mr. Robert Grundy in the same township for several years, and finally, in 1850, purchased the farm in Vaughan, on which he still resides, and which he still cultivates. In 1847 he married a daughter of his former employer, Mr. Robert Grundy, by whom he had eleven children, TownS/lip of Vaughan. 3 6 9 nine being still living. He is a member of the Methodist Church, of which he is a Trustee, and generously presented the lot upon which the edifice was erected. The first church was burnt down, and IVlr. Thompson was instrumental in having it rebuilt. He is a Reformer in politics. JOHN TRAIN, lot 27, concession 8, was born in the City of Toronto in the year 1832, he being the eldest son of the late Christopher Train, who emigrated from Hull, Yorkshire, England, the year previous to the birth of our subject. His father, after his arrival in Canada, came direct to York County, and for the first two years, remained in Toronto, where he engaged in sawing lumber, but, on account of ill health was obliged to quit that business. He bought a farm in Vaughan Township, on lot 20, concession 10, where he remained some time. He was induced to try Toronto again. and after battling vainly against ill-health, he was obliged once more to seek the repose and pure air of the country. He came back to Vaughan, and after a lapse of eight or nine years he bought the farm where Elder's Mill now stands, and commenced to operate the saw-mill, renting off the agri- cultural part of his property. After a time he sold his farm and mill and returned to his first purchase in concession 10; this in turn he sold, and finally bought the farm on which his son, John, now resides. He died in 1857, at the age of fifty-eight years. John Train followed his father's business, and runs a saw-mill on his property in Vaughan, and in addition has one in the neighbourhood of Georgian Bay, where he does a large lumbering trade. In 1856 he espoused Ann, daughter of Mr. Thomas Gimmerson, a native of Wallace Township. They have nine sons and two daughters. Mr. Train has taken scarcely any interest in municipal matters; he belongs to the Methodist Church, and is a Conservative in politics. SAMUEL TROYER, lots I and 2, concession 3, was born in the Township of Vaughan in the year 1838, and is the fifth son of the late Christian Troyer, minister of the Mennonite Church for upwards of forty years, a Canadian by birth, who settled in Vaughan at an early period in its history. His mother was born on Y onge Street, near Thornhill, and was a daughter of the late Nicholas Cober who died in the year 1842. His people on both sides were originally from Pennsylvania, U. S. His father commenced farming on lot 5, concession 3, where he lived for twenty-six years, after which he moved on to the farm which is now in the hands of our subject. Mr. Troyer was married in the year r865, his wife's maiden name being ßlary Ann Baldwin, a Canadian by birth; the fruit of this union was a family of six children, all living. They belong to the Presbyterian Church. Ir. Troyer is not much of a politician, but countenances good measures, 25 37 0 Biog-raplzical Notices. rather than support hard and fast lines of party. The house on Y onge Street, near Thornhill, formerly in the possession of his grandfather, was the fifth built north of Toronto. JACOB TWYER, lot 8, concession 8, was born in York Township in 1829, and is a descendant of a family who came from Pennsylvania at an early day. He is the fourth son of the late Jacob Twyer, an early settler of York. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. Our subject was married in the year 1859 to Mary Hackins, a daughter of the late James Hackins, of Albion Township, by whom he has twelve children, all living. Mr. Twyer is an adherent of the Bible Christian Church, and is a Reformer in politics. PETER V ANDERBUIGHER, lot 24, concession 2, is descended from a U. E. Loyalist family, who came from Pennsylvania, U. S. His father was Richard Vanderbuigher, who was born in Markham Township, his parents being amongst the very earliest settlers there. Peter was also born in Markham in the year 1817. In the year 1843 he purchased the farm in Vaughan, where he still resides. In 1843 he married Mary Ann Marsh, of Canadian birth, and daughter of the late James Marsh, of Mark- ham Township; by this marriage he has seven children. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and is a Conservative in politics. PETER G. WARDLAW, lot 21, concession 9, was born in the Township of Etobicoke, in the year 1851, being the second son of Mr. Peter \Vardlaw, who resides on lot 24, concession A of that township. Mr. Peter G. \Vard- law was married in 1875, his wife's maiden name being Elizabeth Parsons, daughter of Mr. Matthew Parsons, of York Township. They have a family of three children. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a Reformer in politics. JAMES WATSON, lot 23, concession 3, was born at Gambleton, Scotland, in the year 1820, and came to Canada with his parents when but two years of age. His father, the late John Watson, on arriving with his family at Toronto moved up at once into Vaughan Township, and located on lot 9, concession 2, where he remained a few years. Apparently not satisfied with his position he gave up the farm and hired himself out for a length of time, subsequently locating on lot 23, concession 5, where he lived six years. He tried two other localities before ultimately settling on lot 25, concession 4, where he died. The subject of this sketch commenced life on his own account by threshing, which branch of industry he followed for over twenty- seven years. In 1866 he purchased the farm he now holds, and which he Township of Vaughan. 37 1 has farmed very successfully up to the present. He married in 1858 Nancy Jane White: they have a family of three children. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and is a Reformer in politics. THOMAS WATSON, lot 32, concession 4, is a native of Yorkshire, Eng- land, and was born in the year 1814' He emigrated to Canada in the year 18 3 1 , and the subsequent eleven years worked for different farmers in and about Thornhill, amongst others the late Mr. Thorn. He then purchased land in the Township of Vaughan on which he still resides. Being economi- cal as well as industrious he has become the owner of two other farms, and possesses now a considerable amount of property. Mr. Watson was married in the year 1835, his wife's maiden name being Hannah IYlorrison: they have a family of seven children living. He has taken no active part in municipal affairs, his own business and family having absorbed his whole time and attention. He belongs to the Episcopal Church, and is a Conser- vative in politics. \V ILLIAM \V A TSON, lot 7, concession 6, is a native of Lanarkshire, Scotland, where h'e was born in the year 1831. He came to Canada in 18 5 6 , and settled in Markham Township, York County, where he remained about two years. He then moved into Scarboro' Township, where he stayed seventeen years, subsequently locating on lot 7, concession 6, in the Township of Vaughan. Mr. \Vatson was married before he left Scotland; his family consists of seven children, all living. He has exerted himself very much in church matters, and is an elder of the Presbyterian body. He is a Reformer in politics. While a resident in Scarboro' Township he took considerable interest in the Agricultural Society, of which he was a director. GEORGE WELDRICK, lot 35, concession I. This gentleman, so well known in connection with agricultural matters in the township and county, was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, in 1828. He emigrated to Canada in 1849, and settled in Scarboro' Township, where for a short time he ran a threshing machine, subsequently renting a farm. He afterwards rented a farm from Mr. T. Langstaff, near Thornhill, in Markham Township, which he cultivated and resided upon about fourteen years. He then purchased his present farm, which has now been in his possession about fourteen years. He was married in the year 1852, his wife being Hannah, daughter of the late \Vill-iam Boynton, of Markham Township: he has a family of three sons and one daughter. Mr.\Veldrick has in his possession several prizes and diplomas received from the County and Provincial Fairs, awarded to him for excel- lence in his breeds of cattle and sheep, together with horses. His Leicester 37 2 Biographical Notices. Cotswold sheep and Durham cattle are much admired. In other matters connected with agriculture he has always shown a desire to promote its interests in his section; and, by adopting the most complete methods, has been the cause of much emulation amongst his neighbours, to the general benefit of the township. Mr. Weldrick in politics is now a Conservative, having in recent years altered his opinions on the National Policy. He is an adherent of the Methodist Church, and highly respected wherever he is known. HIRAM \VHITE, lot 8, concession 3, is a native of Vaughan Township, and was born on the farm where he now lives. His father, the late Hiram \Vhite, was one of the first settlers in the section, there being but three houses when he first located there. Mr. White, sen'r, was from Vermont, U.S., but is descended from an English family who settled in that State before the Revolutionary War. On coming to Canada he first settled in Etobicoke Township on the Humber River, but remained there only a short time, subsequently moving into Vaughan where he lived until his death. He had a family of nine children, five sons and four daughters, Hiram and one sister, Mrs. Simon Shink, being the only two living of this family. l\1r. White married in 1853 a daughter of Mr. William Keefer, by whom he has a family of seven children. He is connected with the English Church, and in politics is a supporter of the Reform party. ROBERT WILSON, lot 23, concession 5, was born in the Township of Chinguacousy, Peel County, in the year 1841. He is the eldest son of Mr. John Wilson of that township, who emigrated from the County of Cumber- land, England, about the year 1827. He settled in the Township of Chinguacousy, where he purchased land on lot 9, concession I, west of the centre, where he has since continued to live. Mr. Wilson, sen'r, married after his arrival in Canada, his wife's name being Ellen Craig; they had a family of six sons and four daughters, of whom five sons and two daughters are living. Robert Wilson has never married. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and a Conservative in politics. DAVID WITHERSPOON, lot 25, concession 7, was born in the Township of Vaughan on lot 12, concession 7, in the year 1856, being the youngest son of Mr. Peter Witherspoon, an old settler in the township, who has now retired and lives at Woodbridge. Mr. Witherspoon was married in the year 1883. His wife's maiden name was Mary Blough, daughter of Mr. John Blough of Vaughan Township, by whom he had one child. In religion he is a Presbyterian; in politics a Reformer. VILLAGE OF RICHMOND HILL. VILLAGE OF RICHl\10ND HILf. f> , I _ . _ . AVID BO LE, ex-ReeveoftheTownship fVaughan,is anat ve ÐJ, of Ayrshlre, Scotland, where he was born III 1821. In the sprIng . : Ii of 18 4 2 he emigrated to Canada, and located at York Mills, 1j!jJ. where he worked as blacksmith for twelve years. He then took -vf a farm in concession 2 of East York, on which he lived for five years, and subsequently purchased two hundred and fifteen acres of land, where there was a saw-mill which he operated until 1881, when he retired. He has held the offices of Reeve, Deputy-Reeve, and School Trustee; all of these offices he has satisfactorily filled. In 1848 he married Miss Ann \Villiamson, a native of England; they had born to them the following children, viz.: David, born 1850; John, born 1852; Mary Ann, born 1853; Agnes, born 1855, died in 1872; Matthew, born 1857. WILLIAM FRENCH, carriage manufacturer, Richmond Hill, was born in Scotland in 1832, and came to Canada with his parents in 1835. His father was a blacksmith, and on his arrival in York first located at Elgin Mills. His mother's maiden name was Sarah Craige. William learned his trade with his father, and in 1857 went into business on his own account at Richmond Hill. In 1878 he opened his present commodious place of business, a large building of three storeys high, and I lOX 30 feet measure- settler in the township, and emigrated from the North of Ireland to Canada in the year 1823. He purchased lot II, concession 4, on which he settled ment, where he employs fifteen men, and conducts a business of $20,000 annually. His establishment is fitted up with all the latest improvements in machinery, which is driven by an engine of sixteen horse-power. In addition to this manufacturing industry Mr. French owns a farm of one hundred acres in Vaughan Township, being a part of lot 23, concession 2, which he cultivates. Mr. French has also taken an active part in municipal affairs, and has occupied the position of Village Reeve; he is now a School Trustee. He was married in 1859, his family being as follows: Annie, Frank, Thomas, Mary, vVycliffe, Matilda, Susan and William. . 37 6 Bt"ographz.cal Notices. DR. JAMES LANGSTAFF, of Richmond Hill, the youngest of eight children, was born near Thornhill in 1825. His father, John Langstaff, from New Jersey, U. S., was married on Yonge Street in 1808, to Lucy Miles, daughter of Abner Miles, named in Dr. Scadding's " Toronto of Old." Dr. Lang- staff studied two years as house-pupil with Dr. Rolph, also two years in Guy's Hosp al, London, England. He commenced practice in Unionville in the spring of 1849, but removed in the following September to Richmond Hill, where he has continued to reside up to the present time, and is still in the active practice of his profession. He has been twice married, first to Mary Ann Miller, daughter of Henry Miller, Esq., of Thornhill, who died in 1879, leaving four children. In 1882 he was married to E. F. Louisa Palmer, daughter of J. \V. Palmer, \Vhitby. In politics Dr. J. Langstaff has been an active Reformer, although his father and three brothers were ranged on the opposite side. He has been a member of the Presbyterian Church for many years, and has always taken an active part in the temperance cause. J OHN PALMER, hotel proprietor, was born in Devonshire, England, in 1840, and came with his parents John and Frances (Holman) Palmer to Canada in 1 43' Our subject worked on his father's farm until 1865, and in that year purchased the Robin Hood Hotel, which he conducted only six months. After selling the property he bought the stage which plied between Stouffville and Toronto. In 1849 he bought the property known as The Palmer House, Richmond Hill, which he rebuilt in 1874, and which with an additional two acres of land is valued at $15,000. He also owns a farm of one hundred and seven and a-half acres, being part of lot 46, concession I of Markham. Mr. Palmer takes considerable interest in the raising of heavy-draught horses, and has imported some of the best stallions ever introduced into the country. In 1868 he married Delia Veley of Vaughan Township, by whom he has two children: \Valter, born 1869, and Jennie, born 1879. _o o_ . TOWNSHIP OF KING. . . TOWNSHIP OF KING. i. . IEUTENANT-COLONEL ARTHUR ARMSTRONG, i ''è!!. deceased, was born in Ireland in 1812. He emigrated to Canada , - in 1836, and locating in York County purchased lot 24, concession , '\ 9, King Township. He filled several important offices during his ,.. . ,$ ( ) career, and was in 1838 appointed a J.P. He gave very j valuable assistance to the Government during the troublous times of 1837, and was authorized by the Governor-General to raise a company, which he succeeded in doing in the short period of four days. He was taken prisoner by a party of Rebels who endeavoured by threats to coerce him into joining their ranks, but it is scarcely necessary to add without success. Baring his bosom he gave them to understand that his life was at their disposal if they wished to take it, but his loyalty to the Crown should never be questioned. Through his instrumentality the whole party were afterwards arrested. He was appointed the first Clerk of the Division Court, which position he occupied about ten years. In 1865 he took a first-class certificate at the School of Military Instruction. He cleared over three hundred acres of land. He died in the year 1880, after a long, useful and honourable life. ARTHUR ARMSTRONG, son of the above, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1835, and came with his parents to Canada when but a child. His early education was received in the Common Schools, afterwards finishing at Upper Canada College. He. succeeded his father in 1859 as Clerk of the Division Court, and continues to retain that position. In military matters he has taken an active part, having held honourable positions in both Cavalry and Infantry Corps. He retired in 1875 with the rank of Major. Major Armstrong was married in 1865 to Miss Bosworth, daughter of Alfred Bosworth, M.D., late of Paris, Onto His wife died in 1880, leaving five children to mourn their loss, viz. :-A. Bosworth, born 1868 ; Walter Clifford, born 1873; Adelaide Dewson, born 1875; John A. McDonald, born 1877 ; 3 80 Bz"ograPIu"cal NotlceS. Violet Keith, born 1879. Major Armstrong again married, his second wife being a daughter of the late Colonel R. S. Denison. Our subject is a strong Conservative in politics, and in religion holds to the Church of England. FRANCIS ATTRIDGE, lot 6, concession 6, carriage manufacturer, Laskay P.O., was born in Simcoe County, and acquired a knowledge of carriage- making, at which trade he worked as journeyman for a period of fifteen years. He established his present business in r883, and by strict attention and a careful regard to all the details of workmanship, he has been enabled to secure a considerable amount of the trade of his vicinity. JOSEPH BALDWIN, deceased, was one of the early pioneers of King Township, and was born in the year 1807, at Laskay, Yorkshire, England. He emigrated to Canada in 1830, and located for about two years in the Township of Loughborough, Frontenac County. Attracted by the encourag- ing reports that were being received there of fine agricultural land north of little York, he came to York County in 1832, and settled in the Township of King, on lot 3, concession 5, and may be called one of the originators of the Village of Laskay. He settled III the dense forest, amongst the hills that skirt one of the eastern branches of the River Humber, on the north half of the lot previously alluded to, where a small beginning had been made towards the erection of a saw-mill and the building of a dam. Mr. Baldwin purchased the property in its unfinished state, and completed its erection, and afterwards successfully operated the saw-mill in connection with the clearing of timber off his land. He was married during the year of his arrival in King Township, his wife being Elizabeth Simpson, daughter of George Simpson (a highly respected Quaker family residing at the settle- ment of the Society of Friends, about three miles south of the present Town of Newmarket). There not being at that time any authorized minister residing within eighteen miles of the residence of his wife's father, the marriage contract was drawn by 1\1r. \Villiam Tyler, Justice of the Peace, and witnessed by a number of relations and friends. The document is still in existence, being in the possesion of their eldest son by whom it is preserved as a curiosity. 1\1r. Baldwin's wife was born at Kirbymoorside, Yorkshire, England, in 1808, and came with the remainder of her father's family to Canada in 1831. The lumber mill of Mr. Baldwin, being the only one in the section at that time, had to supply the demand of a considerable portion of the district, and as a consequence he was more than usually prosperous, although, what with the work of the mill and the additional labour of clearing the land, his resources of strength and endur- ance were tried to the utmost, but the innate energy he possessed conquered Township of King. 3 81 all difficulties and his progress was one of continued success. In the year 1844 he was selected to represent the Township in the District Council, which office he filled to the entire satisfaction of his constituents for several years until 1851, when he was compelled to retire, from the pressure of his own increasing business. In the year 1849 he erected a large first- class flour and grist-mill on the south side of his property and entered largely into that business. The same mill is yet in good order, and is known as Laskay Mills; mainly from this establishment may be said to have sprung the present lively Village of Laskay. But, although his business prospered, Mr. Baldwin about this time suffered a severe loss by the death of his wife, which occurred on August 19, 1851, in her forty-third year. She had throughout her married life been of invaluable assistance to her husband, patient under the discomforts of their early settlement, and exercising by her uninterrupted cheerfulness a bright influence that drove away the care which attends on accumulating business. She had three children who still survive her, two sons and one daughter. Mr. Baldwin felt his loss deeply, and in the interests of his growing family and the general comfort of his home married a second time, his wife being Mrs. Bailey, who proved an affectionate step-mother, dividing her kindness and attention equally between the children of his first wife and her own, of whom they have one son and three daughters still living. Mr. Baldwin transferred his milling business to his second son, George Simpson Baldwin, in 1865, and went into partial retirement, his only occupation being that of farming, the old saw-mill having become dilapidated and unworkable from the wear and tear of age the year previous. In the year 18 79 he leased his farm and built a village residence, to which he repaired and retired altogether from active life. He lived but two years, however, to enjoy the ease which the labours of a long and honourable career had earned for him, and in April, 1882, he found refuge in that haven against whose breakwater the storms of life for ever beat in vain. His wife died about three months previous, on December 23, 1881, in the sixty-second year of her age. The cause of Mr. Baldwin's death was cancer. He was buried in the graveyard of the Methodist Church, along with his two wives and three infant children, that resting-place being on the lot which Mr. Baldwin had presented to the Methodist body for that purpose. Of his character little need be said; the example of a well spent life requires no further testimony than its own acts; and no language of ours will contribute greater honour to his memory than the lesson taught to the rising gener- ation of what may be accomplished in the sure way of gaining the respect of all by closely imitating his mode and manner of life. 3 82 Biograplzical Notices. HENRY BALDWIN, proprietor of the woollen mills, Laskay, is the eldest son of the late Joseph Baldwin, and was born in 1835 in the house near the old saw mill to which allusion is made in the biographical sketch of the father. Our subject and his brother, George S. (who was born in 1839), received all the Common School education that it was possible to obtain, with additional completion in Grammar Schools in Barrie and Toronto, and afterwards were thoroughly taught every branch of the father's business with whom they continued, rendering their united assistance for the general good. Henry in 1856 was established by his father in a general store in Laskay, which he conducted in connection with the other branches of his father's business; he was subsequently appointed to the position of Postmaster of Laskay, which office he has held for over twenty years. He afterwards added an additional branch to his business and purchased a carding and cloth finishing mill near to the store, which business he yet owns and manages, having recently enlarged it to treble its original size and capacity. The motive power is principally water, although when that fails steam is used. He has also enlarged his store to suit the requirements of increased trade. In the spring of 1862 Mr. Baldwin finding his health begin- ning to fail on account of the severe strain to which he was subjected by his close application to business, resolved to trust to the benefits likely to accrue from an ocean voyage rather than the doubtful expedient of physicians' prescriptions, and accordingly sailed from New York in a steamer called the North Star, being the commencement of a journey which had for its termination Victoria, in British Columbia. He had for his travelling companion Mr. \Villiam Jenkins, the voyage to Aspinall, in the Caribbean Sea, being described as very enjoyable. After crossing the Darien Isthmus by railroad they embarked on the steamship Orizaba for San Francisco. The boat was very much overcrowded and our passengers suffered severely, but the most miserable existence comes to an end, as did the voyage, and on the twenty-seventh day from leaving New York the travellers found themselves gazing on the horizon of the Pacific from the quays of the Californian Capital. There they remained a few days waiting for a steamer that was to convey them to Victoria, B.C., and on arriving in that city after five days' sail, their ocean journey may be said to have been completed. The invalid had not trusted his sick body to the care of old Neptune in vain, and on his arrival on the western shores of the Dominion, his health, if not quite restored, was so far improved as to lead to the hope that he would shortly be in the full possession of his strength and vigour. After a short stay at Victoria they went to New \Vestminister, and from that place boarded the steamer on the Fraser River and travelled to Township of K'ing. 3 8 3 the head of navigation, and thence to the gold mines of Carriboo. They arrived at their destination in safety, after having performed a journey of five hundred miles on foot; but now, not being satisfied with the exorbitant prices demanded for provisions, which added to the doubtful prospect of striking the glittering metal, they concluded to return to Victoria, probably thinking that money was more likely to be got rid of at the mines than found. Their return to Victoria was signalized by the parting between Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Baldwin, the former taking the steamer for San Francisco, from which place he proposed visiting the Californian mines, while the latter, finding the pure air of British Columbia suitable to his health, resolved to remain where he was. The following spring Mr. Baldwin, still unsatisfied with his former trip to the mines, determined upon another journey thither, and accompanied by three others (who, like himself, were anxious to test the truth of the reported rich deposits at Carriboo), commenced their expedi- tion. They each had a mule which they loaded with about three hundred pounds weight of provisions, and thus equipped started from the head of navigation on Fraser River. The second day out they lost one valuable mule by accident, but eventually arrived at the mines without much further trouble or loss. They located at the Town of Richfield, on William's Creek. A few weeks of hard and dreary toil with shovel and pick convinced our subject that mining has its disadvantages, especially when the labour is unremunerative; that is to say, when the gold for which they were in search most unaccountably happened to be absent from that part where their claim was located. A continuation of ill-luck, which appeared to have become chronic, induced him to adopt the slow but sure process of earning a living in the trade to which he had from youth upwards been accustomed, and accordingly he went to work in a saw-mill, for which he received good wages; but which at the same time entailed on him long hours of employ- ment with a continuity of work through the entire seven days of the week, Sunday not being recognized as a day of rest at the" Diggings." By this and mining, Mr. Baldwin managed to accumulate considerable capital during his over seven years' residence in British Columbia, although at times from investing too hopefully-miner like-he lost on some occasions portions of his savings. In the fall of 1869 the idea occurred to him that a return to his birthplace for the purpose of winding up his affairs there would be the correct and necessary thing to do previous to settling in British Columbia for good. He arrived at Laskay, York County, on December 9, 1879, and at the solicitation of his frienòs and relatives was prevailed upon to remain and return to his old business. He recommenced the general store and the carding and cloth mills, which he conducted 3 8 4 Biographical Not-ices. successfully until 1882, when he disposed of the general store part of the business and has since only carried on the woollen factory. Mr. Baldwin was married in September, 1878, to Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Lewis, a pioneer of Markham Township; her mother, Mary Lewis, is of Dutch descent and is still living, the father having died November, 1884. in his eighty-second year. Mr. Baldwin's wife died March 20, 1880; two children (twins) still survive her, viz. :-Thomas Lewis and George Henry, healthy and promising boys, THOMAS BARRADELL, lot 25, concession 5, was born in England in 1827. and came to Canada in 1851. He hired out as farm and mill hand, and afterwards rented a farm for a few years. He bought his present farm m 1876. He has two children: William, born 1861 ; and Ida, born 1862. THOMAS BATEMAN, lot 25, concession II, is the son of the late Mr. Stephen Bateman, who emigrated from England to this country in 1849: he died in 1855. Thomas was born in England in 1818, and emigrated at the same time as his father, and settled on the farm where he now lives. He was twice married. By his first wife he has three children living: Milton, J ames and Joseph. He has one son by his second marriage: John, born in 1862. WALTER BEASLEY, lot 4, concession 10, is the son of \Villiam Beasley, mentioned elsewhere, and was born on the old homestead on concession 9 of King, and inherited his present farm from his father. WILLIAM BEASLEY, deceased, was descended from a U. E. Loyalist family, and was born in the Bay of Quinté District in 1812. He early acquired the trade of carpenter, and on coming to York County located in King Township in 1840, and followed that trade in connection with farming, he having purchased the east half of lot 8, concession 9. In 1872 he pur- chased the east half of lot 4 and part of lot 5, concession 10, where he resided until his death in 1874. His widow, one son and a daughter still reside on the same lot. His wife's maiden name was Miss Ruterbough, of Vaughan Township, by whom he had eight children: five are still living. John Beasley, lot 8, concession 9, is the eldest son of the late \Yilliam Beasley, and was born on the old homestead, where he has ever since resided. In addition to the careful attention he has paid to the raising of crops, the breeding of cattle has occupied a considerable portion of his time, he having at present some very fine thoroughbred shorthorns. Mr. Beasley has been appointed a Justice of the Peace, which was a very TownshiP of King. 3 8 5 WIse selection. He has also held the office of Township Collector for many years past. He was married in 1869 to Miss Kurtz, by whom he had three children, two of whom are living: \Villiam J. and Victoria E. Mr. Beasley is a Reformer in politics. He is an active member of the Good Templars and Grange organizations. He is also a commissioner for taking affidavits, conveyancer, etc., and recording steward of the Kleinburg circuit of the :Methodist Church; altogether taking an active part in local affairs. JAMES BELL was born in Scotland in 1810, and emigrated to Canada in 1831. He navigated the lake for a few years, and then bought a farm near Guelph, which was at the time complete bush. He cleared his land with the help of his son James; by their united efforts it was soon under cultiva- tion. Mr. Bell's wife, whose maiden name was Mary Cairns, died the year subsequent to their arrival in this country: two of their children are living -James and Jane. Mr. Bell came to Canada without means, but has been very successful: he is still living on the old place. James Bell, jun'r, was born in Scotland in 1827, and was only four years old when his father brought him to Canada. He was married in 1854 to Miss Margaret McCallum: they had five children, four of whom are living-Duncan, Adam, J ames, and Elizabeth. He is in religion a Presbyterian, and in politics a Reformer. A fine large brick church stands on an acre of ground presented by Mr. Bell. JOHN BLACK, lot 14, concession I. His parents came to Canada in 1800, and settled in the Province of Quebec, where the subject of this notice was born in 1818. His father was accidentally killed in Quebec, and his mother afterwards removed to York County. In early life John was employed variously, and in 1840 he commenced farming. He bought the farm on which he now resides in 1843, and also purchased lot 2, concession 3. By thrift and constant attention he has been moderately successful, and has been enabled to divide a fair share of his accumulation among his children. He was married in 1840 to Araminta Hillier, by whom he had nine children; seven are still living, viz., Jerad, Joel, Zemas, John, Margaret, Mary, and Maria. Mr. Black took an active part during the Mackenzie Rebellion, and for the sympathy and assistance he gave towards that movement was impnsoned for a time by the Government. ABSALOM BLAKER, lot 21, concession 2, is of German extraction. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1808, and came to Canada in 1828. He located first in Toronto, where he worked at the trade of carpenter for a few years, making trips to the United States at intervals. He then went 26 3 86 Biographical Notz"ces. to Newmarket and started the first foundry in that section, which he has conducted for close upon ten years. He subsequently bought his present farm, which he has continued to reside upon. He espoused Miss Eunice Hutchinson, by whom he has had seven children, three only of whom are now living, viz., Henry, born in 1837; Charles, born 1841; and Margaret, born 1843. THOMAS BORDEN, retired, was born in King Township, York County, in 1822, being the son of Joseph Borden, who emigrated from the United States to Canada in the year 1800. Mr. Borden, sen'r, purchased property in concession 8 of King Township, where he raised a family of three children, and remamed there until his death in 1868. Thomas, on commencmg life for himself, bought some land on lot 25, concession 6, in his native town- ship, which he successfully cultivated until 1883, when he retired and pur- chased his present residence in Lloydtown. He married in 1857 Jane Dale, of King Township: the issue of this union is a family of eight children. 1\Ir. Borden is a Reformer in politics, and belongs to the English Church. WILLIAM BREEDON, deceased, was born in England in 1791, and emi- grated to Canada with his family in 1829. He was a shoemaker by trade, which business he followed after his arrival here, and in 1834 purchased land on lot 6, concession 10, in King Township, which, with the assistance .of his sons, he succeeded in clearing. His occupation hitherto having been of a sedentary nature, and he himself being totally unacquainted with the hard- ships and privations of pioneer life, as may be imagined he found the work of preparing wild land for cultivation somewhat uncongenial work; but energy and a determination to conquer triumphed over discomfort, and all difficul- ties were eventually overcome. The result was that he left to his family a fine property and the example of a well-spent life. \Villiam Breedon, ,eldest son of the above, was born in England, and came to Canada with his parents when only eight years old. He was early initiated into all the hard- ships of pioneer life, and assisted to clear his father's farm. He bought his present farm in 1842, which he has much improved. He was married in .1842 to Elizabeth Harman, by whom he had one son, William J. W. J. BRERETON, physician, was born in Simcoe County in 1846, being one of a family of six children born to Mr. C. S. Brereton, who emigrated from England and took up his residence in Simcoe County at an early date. \V. J. Brereton received a thorough English education in the Common School, which he completed at the High School, subsequently graduating at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario, in 18]!. He bought Township of King. 3 8 7 and located at his present residence the same year, and In 1872 married the eldest daughter of the late Mr. H. Lount, of Barrie. He has four children living: Cloudsley H., born October 25, 1873; Ewart L., born 1876; Clara, born 1879; Ottie, born 1882 and died 1884; Mandall Schovell, born June, 1884. He is a Conservative in politics, and in religion a member of the Church of England. JAMES BRETT, lot 6, concession 4, was born in Willowdale in 1841, being the son of the late John Brett, who emigrated from England in 1836 and settling in York County located at \Villowdale. Mr. Brett, sen'r, was confined during the Rebellion of 1837, and was ever after a strenuous supporter of Reform. He died in 1884, at the age of seventy-five years. J ames lived on the old homestead until he was nineteen years of age, and was then apprenticed to the waggon-making trade. He commenced busi- ness for himself at Thornhill; but shortly afterwards removed to his present stand, where he does a large trade, and manufactures all kinds of waggon and carriage wood work, together with painting and trimming. He runs a blacksmith's business in connection. He was married in 1866 to Miss Carley, daughter of Peter Carley; they have three children: George E., James O. and John L. \V. He is a Reformer in politics, and in religion a :Methodist. J AMES BROWN, lot 1, concession 3, was born in the North of Ireland in the year 1800. He is a weaver by trade, and came to Canada in 1840, having spent seven years previously in the United States. He followed his business after his arrival here, having taken possession of his present farm, which was then all bush, he having cleared and otherwise improved it at intervals. He was married in Ireland in 1821 to Mary Stewart, by whom he has five children living: George, Robert, William, J ames and Mary. Mr. Brown belongs to the Church of England, and is a Conserva- tive in politics. JOHN R. BROWN, retired farmer, Lloydtown, is descended from an Irish family, who settled in Pennsylvania, U.S., at an early day. John R. came to Canada in 1830, and settled in York County, and during the Rebellion of 1837 was arrested for complicity in the rising. He was imprisoned for eight months, and afterwards banished from the country. He returned again after an absence of two years, and purchased lot 26, concession 8 of King Township, for which he paid eight dollars per acre. He has been very prosperous, and has erected for himself and family, at considerable expense, a handsome and commodious brick residence. He retired from active life 3 88 Biographical Notices. in 1880, and is now living in ease and comfort on the fruit of his past labour. He married in 1840 Mary Price; a native of Pennsylvania; they have a family of eleven children, as follow: Charles, Martha, Angelina, Louisa, George W., Franklin, John N., Martin, Josiah, Mary and Evaline. Mr. Brown is a Methodist in religion, and a Reformer in politics. JOHN BROWN, blacksmith, was born in England in 1823. His father was Thomas Brown, who emigrated with his wife and family to Canada in 1830. Mr. Brown settled first in the County of York, where he bought some land, which he afterwq.rds sold, and then moved to \Vilmot Township, Waterloo County. He died there at a good old age, having in his connec- tion with the section made himself highly respected. John was about seven years of age when he came to Canada. He was at the age" of fifteen apprenticed to the trade of blacksmith, and after serving a term of five years, commenced his present extensive and profitable business. He married Miss Elizabeth Thompson, of this township, by whom he has two children living, Louisa and Ivon H. 1\Ir. Brown is a Methodist in religion, and a Reformer in politics. J AMES BURNS, lot 6, concession 4, is a native of Scotland, and came to Canada in 1834. He located on his present lot the same year, which was then entirely bush, to which he has since added the adjacent lot (5). He has given agricultural matters the greater portion of his attention, yet for twenty-five years Mr. Burns operated a saw mill, and also a grist mill on Manitoulin Island, where he owns about six hundred acres of land. Mr. Burns has accumulated this property notwithstanding loss from fires, etc. He was married in 1837 to Miss Mary McPhearson, of Scotland, who died in 1881. She had five children, four of whom survive her: John, Catharine, William and James. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is a Reformer in politics. As an in tance of the state of the country at the period of Mr. Burns' first location, money was so scarce that months often passed by without those in the more remote settlements seeing a single piece of silver. FREDERICK BURROWS, lot 15, concession 3, is one of a class of men to whom has been given the peculiar privilege of making the best of oppor- tunities. Originally a furniture polisher and finisher, he worked at that business for a time after he came to Canada in 1837, and subsequently purchased land in King Township; his intention was to devote the remainder of his life to agriculture. However, the fact of the non-existence of roads and other attributes to personal comfort and convenience dissuaded Township of King. 3 8 9 him from continuing the cultivation of his property, and he re urned to Toronto to follow the business in which he had previously been engaged. In 1852, on the completion of some of the railroads, he returned to his lot, cut and sold the timber, and erected a saw mill which was the first steam saw mill in King Township, and soon put his land in a high state of productiveness, which he has since been enabled to keep up to the average. He is a native of Ireland, and was born in the year 1816. He was married in N ew York to Martha Potts, a native of Ireland, by whIPSON was born in England in 1810, and emigrated to Canada in 1836. He located near Lloydtown, York County. In 1856 he purchased one hundred and fifty acres on lot 28, concession 9, and later on acquired lot 27, concession 9. By industry and perseverance he was in 1874 enabled to retire from active life and bought his present residence. He was married in 1833 to Ann Culley, a native of England; they have eight children, as follow: Henry, born 1834; Rachel, born 1836; Annie, born 1838; William, born 1839; James, born 1841; John, born 1842; Caroline, born 1849, and Martha, born 1853. Mr. Thompson belongs to the Episco- pal Church, and is in politics a Conservative. JACOB S. TOOL, cheese factory, Aurora, was born near Kettleby in King Township in 1858. His grandfather came from Pennsylvania to Canada in 1802 and settled near Bogart Town. He afterwards removed to near Kettleby and erected the first saw-mill in this section. The father of our subject was named John, who was born on the old homestead and 4 28 Biographical Notices. devoted nearly all his life to farming. He married Miss Davidson, of Bond Head; their family being as follows: Jacob S. (our subject), John B. and Sarah A., married to James Hunter, of Oakville. Jacob S. commenced his cheese factory about one year ago and has done a satisfactory local trade, its capacity being about four hundred and fifty pounds per day. The family are all Reformers in politics. MICHAEL TRAINOR, lot 9, concession 10, is the second son of the late Patrick Trainor, and was born on the old homestead in 1844. He inherited his present farm of one hundred acres, and afterwards purchased an additional one hundred acres from his brother. He was married in 1870 to Ellen Curtis, daughter of John Curtis, by whom he has six children, viz. : Loretta, Annie, Lucy, Louisa, Michael Ambrose and James A. PATRICK TRAINOR, deceased, was born in Ireland in 1816, and was twelve years of age when he came to Canada with his parents. The family came to Peel County, and located in Alhion Township, where they remained some years, afterwards removing to King Township, York County, where the father died. Patrick was early inured to all the hardships which wait upon the pioneer, and assisted in clearing farms in Albion, Etobicoke, Toronto Gore, and King Township. He m de his home on lot 9, conces- sion 10 of King Township, which consisted of two hundred acres. The education he acquired in youth was but limited, although the absence of instruction had little or no effect on the success -which attended him through life. He died in 1879, leaving a fine estate to his widow and nine children. John Trainor, lot 16, concession 9, eldest son of the late Patrick Trainor, was born on the old homestead in King Township in 1839. He has devoted his entire life to agricultural pursuits, and if)herited part of his present farm. He bought one hundred and sixty-six acres on lot 17, in the same concession. He was married to Ellen O'Neill, of Ireland; they have nine children as follow: Mary A., Patrick J., Maria J., Ellen, John, :l\Iichael, James, Thomas, Hannah T. Mr. Trainor belongs to the Roman Catholic Faith, and is a Reformer in politics. PHILIP \V ADE, deceased, was a native of Sussex, England, and came to this country prior to the Rebellion of 1837. He settled on lot 4, conces- sion 3 of this section, the whole of which was then a wilderness. He . cleared the land and put it in a good state of cultivation, and died in 18 7 0 , at the age of seventy years. John \Vade, lot 4, concession 3, son of the above, was born in England in 1831, and came to Canada with his parents T oWllship of King. 4 2 9 when only five years of age. He has all his life been connected with farm- ing, and endured in early years all the hardships and privations of the pioneer. He purchased his father's farm at his death, which he has continued to cultivate. He married Miss Sarah Hoover, of this township, by whom he has eight children. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church, and is a Conservative in politics. JESSE \VALTON, deceased, was born in New Brunswick, being the son of a U. E. Loyalist who settled in that Province after the War of 1812. Jesse removed west to York County, U. C., in 1824, and bought a farm near Newmarket, subsequently removing to Tecumseth Township, Simcoe County, which was then complete bush. During the first few years the section was so sparsely populated that they were months together without beholding a strange face. In 1840 Mr. Walton came to King Township, and bought lot 30, concession 4, where he remained until his death in 1872. Jacob \Valton, merchant, Kettleby P.O., son of the above, was born near Newmarket in 1826, and after leaving school was apprenticed to the trade of blacksmith at which he worked for about ten years. He was appointed Postmaster in 1853, and began the business of general merchant with a small stock of goods. He also bought his father's farm on lot 30, concession 4, He built his present handsome residence in Kettleby in' 1876, and has also erected other property at various times. He was married in 1876 to Mary, daughter of Thomas Lloyd, of King Township. They have seven children, viz.: Ellen, Frederick, Jane, Elizabeth, Jesse, Clara and Gertie. JOHN \V ATSO , deceased, was a native of England, and came to Canada in 1833. He settled in York County, and purchased a bush farm in Vaughan, which he cleared and put under cultivation and farmed until his death in 1850, at the age of fifty. His wife was Sarah \Vatson, whom he married in England, and who accompanied him to Canada; she died in 1880, at the age of seventy-three. Joseph vVatson. was born on the old homestead in Vaughan. At the age of sixteen he was apprenticed to the trade of a blacksmith, which he has since continued to follow, and has been exceedingly prosperous. In 1859 he bought and settled upon his property, lot I, concession 6 of King Township. He was married in 1859 to Miss Robinson, by whom he has four children living. THOMAS \VEBSTER, lot 12, concession I, was born In England in 1828, and came with his father, \Villiam \Vebster, to Canada in 1842. The family settled on lot 35, concession 4, King Township, containing one 43 0 Biographical Notices. hundred and twenty acres which the father cleared and afterwards culti- vated. He died in 1878. Thomas remained on the family homestead until he arrived at the age of manhood, when he bought the farm which he now occupies. He married in 1851 Mary Doane, daughter of Mr. B. Doane, formerly of Pennsylvania, by whom he has seven children, viz.: Hilda, Ebenezer, \Villiam, Barbara, Joseph, Isaac and Frederick. MILTON \VELLS, lot 10, concession 2, was born in 1857, on concession I of King Township, being the son of Job \Vells. He received a Common- school education, and was brought up on his father's farm, in which vocation he has been continuously employed. He was married to Miss Lena Stewart, of King Township; they have one son, Roy S. Mr. vVells is a Conservative in politics, and belongs to the Presbyterian Church. ISAAC \VILLIS, deceased, was born in the State of New Jersey, U. S., 1781, and came to Canada in 1803. He purchased four hundred acres of bush-land near the present Aurora Village, which he cleared and put under cultivation. He was a man of great energy and very skilful in all matters relative to agriculture, therefore it may easily be surmised that prosperity was his portion. His wife was Miss Vandyke, of New Jersey; they had eight children, six of whom are still living. He died in 1838, leaving a very handsome property. Frederick Willis, son of the above, was born on Yonge Street, York County, and was raised up to farming, to which he devoted his whole life and labour. He inherited one hundred acres of bush-land from his father, which he afterwards sold and pur- chased his present home, lot 5, concession 6, in 1831. He was married in 1843 to Hannah Moseley, who died leaving three children. His second union was with Mrs. Jane O'Brien, a daughter of \Villiam Jenkins. Mr. \Villis is a Reformer in politics, and belongs to the Presbyterian Church. His first wife had six children, three of whom died; the survivors are living in this county, their names being: John \V., Joseph A., and Jane Phæbe. EMANUEL \VOOD, lot 14, concession 9, was born in England in 1820, and emigrated to Canada in 1842. Having little or no means on his arrival, he worked as hired man for a number of years, until he had suffi- cient money to buy a farm. Having got together the necessary funds, he purchased the farm where he now resides, containing one hundred and thirty-eight acres of land. He married in 184+ Miss Mary Ann Holland, by whom he has ten children. He was a Reformer in politics. Tow1Zship of King. 431 JOHN M. WOOD, merchant and postmaster, Lloydtown, is the son of Marshall Wood, who came to Canada with his parents at an early day. The father of Mr. \Vood settled on Yonge Street, and afterwards purchased lot 6, concession 6, and removed to Lloydtown, where he died in 1866. John M. was born at Lloydtown in 1847, and after receiving an ordinary English education began business as carriage-builder in Schomberg in 1867. He occupied his present locality, where he built a store and resi- dence in 1882. He was burnt out the following year. He is now doing a flourishing business, and in addition discharges the duties of postmaster and telegraph operator. He married Miss Cameron, daughter of George Cameron, of Stouffville, by whom he has five children, three daughters and two sons: Maud, Mabel, J ames, Lillian and John. He belongs to the Methodist Church, and is a Reformer in politics. VILLAGE OF AURORA. 29 7é3' ' lÌ.1 M - \:k; / J / 1 _ VILLAGE OF AURORA. (\ , " ,'A" , ETH ASHTON, Reeve of the Village of Aurora, was born in 1822, on lot 16, concession 2 of Whitchurch Township. His parents emigrated from Pennsylvania, U. S., in 1818, and settled on the lot where our subject was born. He remained on the homestead until 1848, and afterwards spent some time travelling through the United States. On his return he went into store-keeping in Newmarket, and afterwards acquired possession of a general custom and grist-mill with two runs of stones, in concession 3 of Whitchurch; he also owns a farm adjoining the old homestead. He was twice married, first in 1862 to Miss Causland, who died in 1872. His second union was with Miss Todd. He has no issue. t I- GEORGE BISHOP, carriage-builder, is a native of York Township, his father, vVarren Bishop, having followed the occupation of wool-finisher and carder in that section. George learned the trade of blacksmith with Mr. William Duff, of Markham. In 1863 he went to Indiana, U. S., where he remained seventeen years, and with the exception of one year, was in business for himself during that period. He returned to Canada in 1881, and erecting the necessary buildings in Aurora, commenced the very successful business which he now conducts. His specialty consists in light buggies, of which he manufactures between three and four hundred per annum, and does a trade varying at from $20,000 to $25,000 yearly. Among the puþlic offices at present held by him are Junior Warden, A.M., and Foreman of the A.O.U.W. He was married in 1868 to Mary Alice Foust; they have two boys, William Warren and George Bruce. FRANCIS BUTTON þ hotel proprietor, was born in Markham Township in 1834. His father was born in Pennsylvania in 1792, and died in 1880. In 1859 Francis married Dinah Teasdale of Headford, by whom he has a numerous family. He is a Lieutenant in NO.3 Cavalry Troop. His present hotel is styled Button's Hotel. 43 6 Biograplucal Notz.'ces. F. F. DAVILL, proprietor of tannery, Aurora Village, was born in Middleport, 1846, and settled in York County in:I877, and commenced to operate the tannery, the business of which has grown to 'such'-ë t sive proportions. He employs on an average twenty men, and does a trade of about $60,000 annually. Mr. Davill is a member of the Municipal Council, a School Trustee, l\Iaster of the Lodge Rising Sun, 129 A.M., and Receiver of the A.O.U.W. He was married in 1869 to Miss Rachael Delong, by whom he has three éhildren, viz.: Herbert Lionel, Edna Mary and Fred Wilfred. CHARLES DOAN, retired, was born November 6, 1808, at the settlement of the Society of Friends, on Y onge Street, lot 94. His parents were from Bucks County, State of Pennsylvania, U. S., and settled in Canada in 1806, subsequently in 1817 settling in Sharon. At the age of eighteen our subject learned the trade of shoemaker, supplementary to the farming experience he acquired, and entered into business in partnership with his cousin Elias Doan, as merchant, and afterwards with Hugh D. Willson. In 1850 he was appointed Postmaster of Aurora, to which place he had removed. Of the different events which have marked the course of Canadian History, lr. Doan has an intimate knowledge. He is one of the few men now living who heard the sound of cannon which preceded the capitulation of York during the War of 1812. At the time of the Mackenzie Rebellion he was imprisoned for five months. He was the first Reeve of Aurora, and is an earnest advocate of the temperance cause. He is also president and manager of the Aurora cemetery ground. 1\1r. Doan was twice married, his first union being with Miss Mary \\Tillson of Sharon in 1831 ; she died on September 6, 1848. His second marriage was in 1850 to Miss Catharine E. \Villson of Sugargrove, Pennsylvania. He had seven children by his first wife, two of whom are still living, viz.: David Willson, born at Sharon, January 31, 1833; Charles Henry, born at Sharon, April 18, 1846. There is no issue to his second marriage. . DAVID \VILLSON DOAN, the son of Charles and Mary Doan, was born at Sharon, York County, January 31, 1838. He remained at his birthplace until 1850, when he removed tò Aurora with his father. In 1870 he estab- lished himself in business as dealer in groceries, drugs, paints, etc., which he continuc;d until December 18 79, when he sold his drug connection to the late Mr. S. H. Ashton. He was appointed in 1882 to the position of Post- master in Aurora, an office for which he was exceptionally well qualified. He is also Express and Telegraph Agent, with the aàditional responsible offices of Treasurer of Aurora Village, the Aurora Cemetery Company, and Vt"llage of Aurora. 437 Mechanics' Institute, He was married in 1867 to Frances Emily Babcock, daughter of John Babcock, by whom he had three children, viz.: Mary Eliza, Florence Emily, and Clara Lilian. His first wife died in October 18 7 2 , and Mr. Doan married again, his wife being Sarah, daughter of Samuel Hamill of Nevada, U. S.; they had two children, viz.: Ethel \Vinni- Fred and Mary Grace. HERBERT W. FLEURY, agricultural implement manufacturer, was born in Aurora in 1860, and was educated at Upper Canada College. His father the late Mr. Fleury, commenced the business now carried on by the subject of this sketch in 1857; and, after an unusually prosperous career, died in 1880. The manufactures include binders, reapers, mowers, ploughs, etc., and find a ready sale in the Dominion; having also a good foreign trade. ALFRED GRAHAM was born in Whitchurch Township in the year 18 4 1 ; he is a grandson of the late Lieutenant-Colonel William Graham; his father was Adam Graham, who married in 1819 Miss McLeod, her death taking place the year following their union. Our subject's father married again, his second wife. being Elizabeth Edmondson, by whom he had eight children, six sons and two daughters. Alfred owns two hundred acres of land in this township, one hundred and forty acres of which are cleared. His mother died January 15, 1873, and his father July I, 1874. In 186 4 Alfred married Miss Sophia Jane McMacken, native of Nova Scotia, by whom he had the following children: Margaret G., born January 4, 186 5 ; Frederick G., born July 6,1867; AlIa M., born March 10,1869; Harry H., born May 8, 1871 ; Sarah Rosettie, born November 25, 1873; Alfred L., born July 6, 1876; Eva Senorah, born August 29, 1879; Charles B.t born October 18, 1871. GEORGE \V. GRAHAM, grain merchant, was born in the Township of Whitchurch, concession 2, in 1841, being a son of the late Neilson Graham and grandson of Adam Graham, who was reputed the first white child born in this township. George W. married Miss Wesley of Newmarket, Ont., by whom he ha three children, viz.: Joseph, Herbert and Susan. Mr. Graham has been a member of the Village Council for two years; he conducts a very successful grain, flour and feed business. \VILLIAM HALLIDAY, butcher, was born in Aurora; his father, James Halliday, was a member of the Municipal Council. William learned his trade in Aurora and commenced business for himself in 1875; in February, 1878, he married Josephine Playter, by whom he has two children; Ethel, born, 1879 and Nellie, born 1881. 43 8 Biograpltical Notices. H. J. HARTMAN, druggist, was born in Whitchurch Township in 18 53 and is the son of the late Joseph Hartman, M.P.P., who owned a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in this township. His father's marriage with 1\Iary Ann Cosford took place in 1843; their family consisted of six children as follows: Ann Jane, Hattie, Carrie, Thomas, Henry J. (our subject), and Clayton \V. Mr. Hartman's early education was acquired at the High School in Newmarket and afterwards at Hamilton; he received his diploma at Toronto in 1874, and the same year commenced business at Newmarket. In 1876 he came to Aurora to manage the drug business for D. W. Doan, and at the expiration of four years purchased his present stand known as the Medical Hall, which was first opened by Dr. Hillary and afterwards conducted by Mr. H. E. Connor, now deceased. GEORGE LEMON, proprietor ofthe Royal Hotel, Aurora Village, was born in Markham in 1842. His father came to York County in 1836 and settled upon a farm in :r..larkham Township, which he worked on shares with Mr. Cunningham. He, Mr. Lemon, sen'r, afterwards purchased Kirby's Hotel at Thornhill, from which place he subsequently went to Richmond Hill. He returned to Thornhill and went back to his old farm in Markham, removing again to Thornhill and-died in 1872. George learned the trade of saddler and harness-maker with Mr. R. Fleming, of Newmarket. In 1868 he bought his present property from Mr. \Villiam Lloyd, which includes the hotel, outbuildings, etc., and about one acre of land. He afterwards built a hotel in Victoria Square, Markham, which is occupied by his brother-in-law, Mr. W. Meek. In 1867 Mr. Lemon married Sophia Meek; they have three children, viz.: Lena, born 1869; Eva, born 1873; Georgina, born 1874. The Lemons, father and sons, have kept hotels on Y onge Street for the past forty years. JOHN W. LLOYD, bookseller and stationer, was born in York County in 1854. His ancestors came from Pennsylvania at an early day. He built his present store in 1882, at a cost of $15,000, and carries a large stock of general stationery, books, fancy goods, etc. SCOTT T. MAGEE, carriage manufacturer, was born in County Antrim, Ireland, in 1856. He came to this continent in 1876, and landed at New York, from which city he proceeded to Toronto where he remained two years. For some time afterwards he fluctuated between Bradford, Orillia and Penetanguishene, and ultimately settled in Aurora where he follows his business of carriage-builder, having learnt his craft with Mr. W.Judhope of Orillia. He was married in October, 1880, to Miss M. J. \Villiams, by whom he has one son, born September 20, 1882. . Village of Aurora. 439 \VILLIAM OUGH, hardware merchant, was born in Cornwall, England,- in 1837, and came to Canada in 1840, settling in York County. In 186 9 he opened a hardware store in Aurora Village, and finding the demands ot his business requiring larger premises, h acquired his present commodious store, the building of which measures twenty by sixty feet. Mr. Ough was married in 1860 to Margaret Smith, who died in 1873; they had six children, viz.: Mary, Annie, William, Margaret, John and Gertrude. SAMUEL E. PHILIPS, undertaker (late of Aurora), was born in Schom- berg in 1840. He commenced business in Aurora in 1877, which combined that of undertaker and furniture dealer, and conducted it until 1885. His business reached about $9,000 per year. He was married in 1863 to Eliza Hill, by whom he has three children, viz.: Oscar Hamilton, Anna Louise and Herbert Charles. Mr. Philips was a member of the Aurora Council. He is now a resident of Toronto. ALBERT PROCTOR, proprietor of livery stables, Aurora Village, was born in Albion Township, Peel County, in 1857, where his father kept hotel. Alfred was for some time traveller for the Toronto Reaper and Mower Company, and during that period visited the North-West and a great portion of tl}e United States. He established his present business in 1881, and has now several first-class rigs. He was married in 1882 to Miss Waite. JOHN C. QUERRIE, carriage-builder, Aurora Village, was born in St. Heliers City, Island of Jersey; in 1845, and came to Canada with his parents when only two years of age. His father, George Querrie, emigrated from Jersey in August, 1848, and settled in Toronto, where he commenced busi- ness as builder and contractor, subsequently removing to Wellington County, where he occupied a farm. In 1851 he removed to Markham, resuming the business of builder until his death, which occurred in 1871. Our subject learned his trade as carriage-builder with William Oliver, of Mark- ham, who afterwards removed his business to Aurora. Mr. Querrie event- ually purchased his employer's business in 1876, which he has since, with his brother, carried on under the name of " The Novelty Carriage Works." He was married in 1870 to Miss Emily Savage; they have two children. PHILIP L. QUERRIE, blacksmith, was born in the County of Wellington in 1848, and acquired a knowledge of his trade with Mr. George Barnbridge, of Markham. He first established himself in business in Markham in 18 74, where he remained about six years, and then removed to Aurora. His 44 0 Biographical Notices. present business is carried on in connection with Mr. John Querrie's car- riage works, which forms a very satisfactory combination. Mr. Querrie was married in 1874 to Mary Jane Tran, by whom he has two children. \VILLIAM B. RICHARDSON, grain merchant, was born in concession 3 of \\'hitchurch on July 17, 1831. His father, David Richardson, emigrated from Yorkshire, England, about 1828 accompanied by his wife. He came direct to York County, where he took up land, which he afterwards con- tinued to cultivate. Mr. \V. B. Richardson commenced his present business in February, 1866. His wife was Mary Lloyd; the issue of their union' was Avarilla Ann, born March 23, 1855, died September 8, 1855; Louisa Jose- phine, born August 7, 1856; George Henry Stamper, born January II, 18 59; David Wilmot, born May 8, 1861, died January 7, 1885; Ella Elizabeth Jane, born September 18, 1864; Sandford Jared, born March 9, 1868, died March 18, 1869, and Anson Lloyd, born September 12, 1871, died August 22, 1872. C. C. ROBINSON was born in Toronto in 1853, being a son of Hon. John Beverley Robinson, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario. Mr. Robinson is one of a family of five children, and was educated at Upper Canada College, after which he studied law. He was married at Oakridges to Miss J. McLeod, daughter of Norman McLeod, by whom he has three children. He is a member of the A.F. and A.l\L, also A.O.U.A. He is a Conservative in politics, and a member of the English Church. Mr. Robinson is in the practice of his profession in Aurora. CAPTAIN JOSEPH F. SMITH was born in the Parish of Bourne, Lincoln- shire, England. His father, Joseph F., married a Miss Eliza Hardy of Spalding, in the above-named county. Mr. Smith, sen'r, died in April, 18 54, at the age of forty-two years, leaving a widow, seven sons and one daughter, to mourn his loss; in consequence of a long and lingering illness, the family were not left in the best of circumstances as regards this world's goods. Captain Smith was born on May 31, 1841, being the third son. Brought up on a farm in the Fens, up to a very short time previous to his father's death-excepting a part of two years, during which time he was sent to school at Bourne-he saw or heard little but incidents of a farmer's life, a great and successful farmer being his ideal of greatness. Being only in his thirteenth year at the time of his father's death, and being the eldest of six, with a widowed moth r, young Smith, only a lad. had to turn out and work in earnest to help his mother to maintain his little brothers and sisters. Although now deprived of all school tuition, he still continued to Village of Aurora. 44 1 study whenever opportunity afforded, and attended both public and private night schools. At the age of eighteen he took a notion to military life, and in the year 1859 enlisted into Her Majesty's 30th Regiment of Foot, at the ancient historic City of York, engaging with Sergeant Ackinson, of the above-named corps. The Sergeant restrained him from joining the recruits at the public rendevous (knowing the bad -results that always affect the country lad, by being thrust among recruits obtained in the large cities), and kept him in his own private quarters until the time arrived to be sent to the Training Depôt. The Depôt Companies of the 30th Regiment then formed a part of the 5th Depôt Battalion commanded by Colonel Jeffreys, at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight; to which place young Smith was sent, and posted to No. 12 Company, commanded by Captain Campbell. The good advice given by the Sergeant had not been given in vain, for Private Smith, by a steady obedience to discipline, and an eagerness to learn all the duties of a soldier soon found himself in the favour of his Captain, and while at recruits' drill, was picked out of the squad, and sent to the Garrison School, to be examined for promotion, passed creditably and was promoted Corporal, being only about two months a soldier, and still at training. In February, 1860, Corporal Smith was sent with a draft to join the Service Companies of his Regiment at the Curragh of Kildare, Ireland, the Regiment being then under the command of ColonelJ. T. Mauleverer, C.B. In June of the same year he accompanied the regiment to the Channel Islands, viz.: Jersey and Alderney, the head-quarters being at Jersey. NO.7 Company, to which Corporal Smith belonged, formed one of the head-quarter com- panies. In January, 1862, a general change of companies between Jersey and Alderney took place. In May of the same year the whole regiment was sent to Aldershot Camp, Lieutenant-General Penefather, commanding in chief. About this time the trouble between North and South America began to show itself very plainly. The Imperial authorities decided to send more troops to Canada, and in the latter end of June the 30th Regiment received orders to hold themselves in readiness to proceed to Canada, and on the 27th it embarked on board the steamer Gnat Eastern, together with the 4th Battalion 60th Rifles, and the Grey Battery of Artillery, and reached Quebec on July 6, and on the 9th and 30th disembarked on the river steamers for Toronto, Canada West, which was reached on July 12. Soon after arriving at Toronto, Corporal Smith was sent with five others for examination for the rank of Sergeant, and again came out with flying colours, the other competitors being plucked: thus when only two years and ten months a soldier he had been promoted four times, to the different grades of Corporal and Sergeant. He accompanied the regiment to Mon- 44 2 Biographical Notices. treal in 1863, and In January 1864, returned to Toronto on leave of absence and married Miss Jane Coffin, whose acquaintance he had made while stationed at that place. Sergeant Smith participa.ted with his regiment in the Fenian troubles of 1866, being stationed at Cornwall. In July, 1866, he took his discharge from the army, notwithstanding urgent requests from the officers of his crops to remain, having been in the service seven years, and never performed the duty of a private soldier, being promoted and becoming a non-commissioned officer before the course of training as a recruit was terminated. Mr. Smith now proceeded to Toronto, and in October of the same year entered the service of the Northern Railway of Canada. In April, 1868, he was appointed Station Agent at Sunnidale, and in August of the same year the whole village, together with the railway station, was burnt down, the conflagration originating from bush fires, and not a solitary building was saved; Mr. Smith, with the rest ofthe citizens, lost nearly all his persona effects, his wife and young family barely escaping with their lives from the fierý fiend. In November of same year he was appointed agent at New Lowell, and in IS70 at Gilford. In June, 1872, he was again promoted, and appointed to his present position, Agent at Aurora. During all this time he still retained a desire for military life, and in 1874 joined the Volunteer Militia Force of Canada, and was gazetted to the quarter-mastership of the 12th Battalion York Rangers; on July I, 1879, he received his Captaincy by being gazetted to the command of NO,3 (King) Company, which commis- sion and command he still holds. Mrs. Smith is also a native of England having been born in Harmer, Shropshire, on July 17, 1845, but coming to this country with her parents, when only four years of age. Her father and mother (who still survive, and reside in the City of Toronto) settled first at Rome, New York State, coming to Canada and settling in Toronto in May, 18 55, the family consists (all surviving-) of four sons and three daughters, l\Irs. Smith being the eldest of the family. The result of Captain Smith's marriage is four sons and one daughter, sons all living, the daughter dying when only a year old. Mr. Smith has been connected with the Northern Railway for the l)ast seventeen years, and holds the entire confidence and respect of his employers and the public. ALBERT STEVENSON, publisher, was born in 1854. He was educated in A urora, and learned the prin ting business with M r. E. Jackson, of N ewmarket. In 1877 he commenced to publish a paper called the Liberal COl/serZlative, which was afterwards changed to the Aurora Borealis. Mr. Stevenson was married in 1872 to Miss Jackson; they have two children, viz.: George Ashton and Alberta Maud. Village of Aurora. 443 B. TOMLINSON, farmer, was born in York County, Ontario, in 1847, being one of a family of eight children born to George and Charlotte (Mitchell) Tomlinson. Mr. Tomlinson worked on his father's farm until 1861. In 1871 he went to the Southern States, and bought a farm of twelve thousand acres on which he raised cotton, corn, pea-nuts, etc. In 1881 he sold out and returned to Canada, and purchased a farm of three hundred acres on lot 17, concession 3 of Whitchurch. Mr. Tomlinson has been twice married, first to Annie Graham, by whom he has one daughter, Delia. In 1867 he married Mary Ann Finch; the issue of this union is one son, George, born 1869. JAMES \V AITE, proprietor of the \Vellington Hotel, Aurora, was born in Tompkins County, New York State, July- 28, 1842. He remained in his native State until 1862, and then came to Canada, locating for a short time after his arrival in Toronto. He subsequently went to Whitchurch where he continued in the hotel business until 1872, selling out in that year and removing to Aurora. He purchased a hotel, which he conducted for two years in connection with livery stables which were burnt down. He next secured the American Hotel, and assumed the control of that for three ý'ears, afterwards purchasing the Railway Hotel, which he sold to Mr. Button. He then built his present large and commodious hotel together with convenient attachments, where every accommodation and comfort are secured to the travelling public. Mr. Waite was married to Miss M. Graham, by whom he has two children, Isabella and Frederick. JOHN \VEBB, general contractor, was born in Towcester, England, in 1830, and emigrated to Canada and settled in Aurora, York County, in 1856. He has erected the principal buildings in Aurora, including the Queen's Hotel, now owned by Ir. R. Wells, the Medical Hall, etc., and employs on an average ten or twelve men. He purchased half-an-acre on Y onge Street, on which he built a house 30 x 26 feet, with stabling and outbuilding, which now constitutes his present residence. He was married in 1841 to Charlotte Elizabeth Turland, of Northamptonshire, England. GEORGE VVEBB, bookseller and stationer, son of the late Livell Webb, of the Township of King, was born in King Township in 1858. He was married in 1880 to Mary Case, of Aurora; they have no issue. RICHARD WELLS, the enterprising subject of this sketch, who is pro- prietor of the Queen's Hotel, Aurora Village, was born in the Township of King in 1838. He worked on his father's farm in that township until 1862, 444 Biographical Notices. when he went to the gold mines of Carriboo. British ColumbIa. His evident desire for change is manifest, for Washington, Nevado, Vancouver's Island, and other places were visited by him before he returned again to York County. \Vhen he did return in 1868 he began farming, and went into stock-raising, with energy and vigour, 'and imported a very fine class of draught and carriage horses. He took possession of the Queen's Hotel in 1881. In the spring "of 1869 he married Rachel \ Tebb, by whom he has the following children: Kate, born 1870; Maud, born IR72; J\1ary, born 18 74; Bertie, born 1876; Sadie, born 1878; Edith, born 1881. ANDREW YULE, Accountant, etc., was born in Scotland in 1839, and came to Canada in 1848. From the time of his arrival. until 1860 he was principally occupied in farming in King Township. He then taught school for a number of years, and subsequently engaged as bookkeeper and manager in the establishment of Joseph Fleury, Esq. Mr. Yule is at present a member of the Aurora Council and School Board and Reeve of the village. He is now engaged in the management of the Aurora Agricultural Works. He was married in 1866 to Mary Jane \Vatson, of Schomberg, by whom he has the following children: \Vatson A., born 1870; John C., born 1872 ; Edwin \V.. born 1874; Edward B., born 1876, and Walter S.,. born 1880. TOWNSHIP OF WHITCHURCH. TO\VNSHIP OF \VHITCHURCH. - OHN ATKINSON, lot 14, concession 4, was born in Yorkshire, :; . ,,_ England, in 1807, and came to Canada in 1830 and located in _, ,, _ _ \Vhitechurch Township. He was married in 1832, his wife's maiden name being Jane Watson, who was born in Yorkshire in 1. r 1805, and died in 1878. The family consisted of the following: ;..:. \ Sarah Warran, born 1832; Thomas, born 1834, and died 1857 ; William, born 1836; Mary E. Scott, born 1858, died 1881 ; Joseph, born 1840; Jane Whitworth, born 1845; Richard, born 1846; Simeon, born 1848; John, born 1850, died 1868. SETH ARMITAGE, lot 92, concession I, was born in 1796, being the youngest son in a family of seven children born to Amos and Martha Armi- tage. His parents were natives of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and came to York County in 1804, and settled on the farm now occupied by him. His father died in 1847; his mother died in 1840. Mr. Armitage was married in 1815, his wife being Anna Phillips, who died in 1859; their family com- posed the following: James, born 1816; Jane, born 1818; Seba, born 1820; John, born 1822; Mark, born 1824; William, born 1827; Elias, born 1829; Isaac P., born 1832; Sarah Ann, born 1835; Mary P., born 1837. and Eli, born 1840. WILLIAM BADGEROW, lot 25, concession 8, was born in Toronto in 1833. His father, Philip Badgerow, was born in Albany, N. Y., in 1784, and settled in Toronto at an early date; he died in Ospry Township in 1854. His mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Lemon; she is still living. William settled on his present farm in 1864, where he has under cultivation one hundred and fifty acres. He was married in 1853 to Mary Bates, by whom he has five children, Ira, \Villiam H., Philip, Milford and Rhoda. 44 8 Biographical Notices. JESSE 1\1. BAKER, merchant, Bethesda, was born in \Vhitechurch in 18 57. He established his present business in 1882 and occupies the position of Postmaster for the Village of Bethesda. He was married in 1880 to Mary 1\1:. Eyer, a native of Markham, by whom he has two children, George E., and Abram R. JACOB BAKER, lot 8, concession 7, was born in Whitchurch Township in 1808, being the son of the late Jacob Baker, who came from Pennsylvania to Canada and located in \Vhitchurch TOWTIship at an early day, and died in 1817. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Mary Law; she died in 1858. Mr. Baker has been twice married; his first union was with Elizabeth Connor in 1832, who died in 1841. In the year following her demise he married Ruby Lemmon, a native of Pennsylvania, the issue of the union being four children, viz. : John Lemmon, Abner and Carlton. ABRAHAM BARKEY, lot 4, concession 9, was born In Markham, and settled upon his present lot in 1860. He was married in 1859 to Annie Raymer, who was born in Markham Township in 1840. They had two children, John and Sarah. Our subject's father, Henry Barkey, was born in Pennsylvania in 1804, and settled in Markham in 1808. He died in 18 7 6 . JOHN BARTHOLOMEW, lot 3, concession 9, was born on lot 35, con- cession 7, Markham, in the year 1842, being the son of Philip Bartholo- mew. The latter was born in the year 1806 on lot 35, in concession 7 of Markham Township, and married in 1833 Mary Boyer, who was born in York County in 1815 and died in 1862. They had eight children, as ollow : Elizabeth, Catharine, Mary Ann, Benjamin, Mahala (the two last named being twins), Sarah, Matilda and John. Mr. Bartholomew, sen'r, was married a second time in 1865, to 1\1rs. Iary Ann Curtis, daughter of James Lever. The grandfather of John, who heads this sketch, was born in 1779 and died in 1815; he settled Markham Township in 1800. John Bartholo- mew was married in 1865 to Elizabeth Jane Richards, a native of Somer- setshire, England; they have five chIldren, viz.: Louie Ornetta, Le.wis Elsworth, Alma N. Blanche, :l\1ary V. Pearl and Audrey B. FRANCIS BOAKE, lot 35, concession 6, is the owner of one hundred acres in this township, in addition to which he owns six hundred and forty acres in Manitoba. He was born in York Township in 1836, and located on his present lot in 1859. He is of Irish extraction, his father, Edward Boake, having been born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1811 and emigrated to Canada TO'Zí.mship of WhÜclmych. 449 in 1825, and is at present living in York Township. Mr. Boake, sen'r, was married in 1835 to Sarah Boake, also a native of Tipperary, by whom was born to him the following children: Francis, Benjamin, Maria, John T., Ellen, Sarah, Charlotte, Rebecca, Norman (died in infancy), Robert, 'Yel- lington, Ephraim, Bartholomew, Norman and Louise. Francis was the eldest son of his father's large family and in 1859 settled on the farm in Whitchurch now owned by him. He has been very active in all matters relative to the improvement of the township and was formerly in the l\Iuni- cipal Council. He has been a Justice of the Peace for seven years, in which position he has given general satisfaction. He is the present Post- master of Shrubmount. On January 23, 1862, he was united to Sarah Thirsk, who was born in East Gwillimbury, May 23, 1838, and died May 5, 1881. By his marriage he had two children: Clara L. and Elizabeth 1\1. JOHN T. BOAKE, lot 35, concession 6, is the fourth in order in the family of Mr. Edward Boake, mentioned in another sketch. He was Lorn in York Township in 1839, and settled on his present farm in \Vhitchurch in 1867. known as Eden Grove. He was married in 1867 to Sarah "Tilson, who was born in Toronto in 1842; their family consists of the following: Adå 1\1., Martha L., Rachel R., Edgar J. T., and Byron F. E. JOSHUA BOGART, lot 31, concession 2, is the son of John Bogart alluded to in another 'sketch. He was born on the lot where he now resides in 1818, and was married in 1841 to Priscilla Penrose, who was born in York County in 1821, and died in 1852, having given birth to six children, viz. : Charles, born 1843; Albert, born 1844; Alonzo, born 1846; Joseph, born 1848 ; John E., born 1850, and Harriet, born 1851. He was again married, his second wife being Delia Glenson, in 1854; she was born in Pennsylvania in 1822, and came with her people to York County in 1834. Three children are the result of this union: Ira, born 1855, died 1870; Arthur, born 1859, died, 1860, and George, born 1867. PHILIP BOGART, lot 31, concession 2, was born on June 18, 1804. in the homestead where he now resides. His father, John Bogart, was born in New York State, September 19, 1758, and settled in \Vhitchurch Township, York County, in 1803, and died September 7, 1842. His mother's maiden name was Mary Opp, who was born in New Jersey, October 10, 1754, and . died January 2, 1843. Philip was one of a family of six children, whose names "and dates of birth are as folIo,,:: Anna, born 1788; John, born 1789; he was Clerk and Treasurer of Whitchurch for many years; l\Iargaret, born 1792, died in infancy; Mary M., born 1795; Hannah, born lï96; 3 0 45 0 Bt:ographt:cal Notices. Catharine, born 1799, and Philip, born 1804 (the subject of this notice). The family are of German extraction, Philip's grand-parents having been born there, afterwards emigrating to America and settling in New York State. Philip Bog rt has been thrice married; first in 1828 to Britannia Hodge, whose Christian name was acquired from the fact that she was born on the vessel of that name which conveyed her parents to this con- tinent. She died in 1838, leaving as a legacy to her husband three children, viz.: John P., born 1829; Mary Starr, born 1832, and Lyman, born 1834. Mr. Bogart's second wife was Hannah Walton, who was born in New Brunswick in 1807, and died April 6, 1850, by whom he had one child, Eliza Britannia, bcrn 1839; she is married to Reuben Jenison, of Barrie,Ont. His third marriage took place in 1850 to Adeline Gleason, a native of Massachusetts, U. S.; the fruit of this union is two children, twins, born November 29, 1855-Franklin, who lives in Cleveland, Ohio, and vVellington, a photographer at Newmarket. J. P. Bogart is the eldest son of the above, and was born in 1829. He was married in 1852 to Rhoda A. Gody, who was born in York County in 1827; they have three children: \Valter, \ViUiam Henry and George A. Lyman Bogart is the youngest son of Mr. Philip Bogart by his first wife, and was born in 1834. He married in 1863 Arietha Haigh, a native of Ontario County, born in 1834, by whom he has one child, Lewis C. ABRAHANI BRILLINGER, jun'r, lot 10, concession 5, was born where he now resides in" 1849. His father, the late Daniel Brillinger, was born in Whitchurch in 1823 and died in 1880. His mother was Jane Reid, who was born in Ireland in 1827 and died in 1880; they have seven children, viz.: Abraham, Nancy, Samuel, Elijah, Nathaniel, Mary JaI'Je and Enoch. ABRAHAM BRILLINGER, lot 2, concession 4, was born in \Vhitchurch Township in 1820. His father, John Brillinger, was born in Pennsylvania in 1796 and died in 1874. Abraham was married in 1842 to Elizabeth Go er, à native of Pennsylvania, who died in 1847. His second marriage was in 1860 to Elizabeth Horner, a native of Markham Township, by whom he had two children, Fanny and Nancy. " GEORGE BRILLINGER, lot 3, concession 4, was born in Whitchurch in 1816. He is a son of the late Peter Brillinger, who was born in Pennsyl- vania in 1788 and died in this township in 1865. His mother was Sarah Fauckler, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1791 and died in 1862. Mr. Brillinger was married in 1839 to Fanny Heise, a native of Markham, by whom he has six children: Elizabeth, Nancy, Fanny, Martha, Chrystal and George. Township of Whitchurch. 45 1 CHARLES J., BRODIE, lot 2, concession 5, was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1834, being the son of George Brodie who was born in Aber- deenshire in 1791. Mr. Brodie, sen'r, came to \Vhitchurch in 1835 and continued to reside there until his death in 1881. He was a member of the Township Council several years. Charles J. now lives on the old homestead, and was married in 1860 to Ellen Spafford, of Markham Township, by whom he has six children, viz.: Harriet J., Charles J., George, Mary, William and Mable. Mr. Brodie has for some time been a member of the Whitechur h Township Council, and is at present Deputy-Reeve. JAMES BROWN, deceased, was another son of \Villiam Brown, sen'r, and was born in Markham, May 8, 1813, but when still a small boy his father removed into \Vhitchurch. near the present Village of Stouffville. He was married in 1843 to Barbara, daughter of Cornelius Johnson, born in Markham in 1825. Three children were born to them, John J., Mary Jane and Elizabeth Ann. His death occurred August 7, 1882. Politically he was always a staunch Reformer; he sided with the Patriots during the troubles of 1837; was present under Mackenzie in the skirmish at Mont- gomery's Farm; afterwards went to the States, where he had many relatives, hut soon returned and lived on his farm near Stouffville till the time of his death. He lived a quiet life, was a good and esteemed citizen., and an earnest supporter of the British connection. JAMES BROWN, retired, Stouffville, was born in Niagara in 1801. His father s name was James Brown, who was born in Somersetshire, England, in 1752, and early joined the English Navy, and in that arm of the service took part in the Revolutionary \Var. He settled in Pennsylvania and married in 1779 Mary Marr, by whom he had the following children: William, born 178o died 1855; . Margaret, born 1781, died 1874; Elizabeth, born 1783, and is still living in Illinois; Susan, born 1786, di d 18 57; Hannah, born 1788, died 1868; Joseph, born 1790, died 1873; Mary, horn 1793, died 1862; Jane, born 179 6 , died 1857 ; John, born 1799, died 1860, and J ames, born 1801. As will be noted, J ames is the youngest son of his father's family, and, with the exception of a sister living in Illinois, is the only representative now living of a somewhat numerous family. He was married to Catharine Long, who was born in 1795 and died in 18 7 6 . Their family was as follows: Elizabeth, born 1824; Joseph, born 1826; Philip, born 1827; Rachael, born 1829; John, born 1831, died 18 3 2 ; Polly, born 18 3 2 , died 1833; Catharine, born 1834; Phæbe, born 18 3 8 , died 1881. 45 2 Biographical Notzces. \VILLIAM BROWN, jun'r, lot I, concession 10, was born in 182+ on th lot where he now lives, being the son of \Villiam Brown, sen'r. He was married in 1848 to Margaret Kribs, whose birthplace was in \Ventworth County, Ontario; they had two sons, John \V., born in 1851, and Albert C., born in 1863. \YILLIAM CARLISLE, lot 2, concession 2, is a native of County Down, Ireland, where he was born in 1806. He emigrated to Canada in 1818, and some time afterwards settled on the farm on whith he now resides and cultivates about one hundred acres of land. He has two children, Samuel and Ann A. ANDREW CLUBINE, deceased, was born in New Jersey, U. S., in 1763. His wife was Eliza Viles, to whom he was united in 1791, she being born in 1768. He came to Canada in 1801, and settling in York County, located on Y onge Street, about ten miles north of Toronto. Two years later he removed to lot 88, concession I, of \Vhitchurch Township, where he remained until his death in 1838, his wife having died five years previous. He had seven children, viz.: Mary, born 1793; Keturah, bqrn 1795; Ezra, born 1798; Nancy, born 1801 ; Frederick, born 1805; Andrew, born 1807, and John, born 1811. The last named, John Clubine, resides on the old homestead, and is a farmer of three hundred and fifty acres. He has been twice married, the first time to Elizabeth Butler, who was born in- Oneida County, N. Y., in 1817. The issue of this union was five children: Francis E., born 1839; Mary Jane, born 1842; \Villiam Henry, born 184+; Richard A., born 1847, died in infancy; John R., born 1849. Mr. Clubine's second marriage took place in 1853, his wife being Sarah Jane lnglehurst, who was born in 1829, and died in 1884, by whom he had five children: Ezra F., born 1854; Cyrus J., born 1857; E_dwin J., born 1861 ; Andrew F., born 1864, and Justus J., born 1868. J. \V. COLLINS, lot 31, concession 2, was born in Uxbridge Township, Ontario County, July 16, 1815, and was brought to \Vhitchurch Township when an infant. His father, Joseph Collins, was born in 1782, who married in 1810, Annie Bogart, settling in Uxbridge soon after that event; he was a mill-wright by trade, and built the first mill in that section; he was accidentally kIlled in the mill in 1815. His widow afterwards married lr. E. Lewis, and died ::\1 a y I, 1870. J. \V. Collins has followed his late father's business as millwright, having also owned and cultivated a farm; he has, however, for some time been living in retirement, except that he has held the office of Clerk and Treasurer of \Vhitchurch for thirty-two Township of Whitchurch. 453' years. He married in 1838 Caroline T. Gibbs, eldest sister of the Hon. T. N. Gibbs. The issue of their marriage was five children, viz.: Emily C., born July 8,1839, died March 10,1842; John B., born 1841, died 1860; Caroline A., born 1843; Sarah E., born 1846, died July 24, 1847, and \Villiam E., born 1847. JA:\IES DALEY, Stouffville, was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, in 1832, and settled in Stouffville in 1854, and engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes, the management of the business being now in the hands of his son, R. J. Daley. He was married in 1855 to Rosanna Rafferty, who was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1833: she died in 1873. They had seven children: R. J., Mary A., Francis, Susan, James, Josephine and Margaret Jane. R. J. DALEY, boot and shoe merchant, Stouffville, was born in Stouff- ville in 1857. The business was established by his father in 1854, and has been carried on by R. J. Daley since 1876. He is the owner of what is known as " Daley's Block," comprising three stores, bank, public hall, law offices, mechanics' institute rooms, etc. It was erected in 1882; he is also owner of the large music hall, roller skating-rink an9 curling-rink, erected in 1885. l'vIr. Daley has been a member of the Village Council for three years, and a Director of the Board of Management of the Mechanics' Insti. tute. He married in 1875 Lucinda Bentley, who was born in Pickering in 1852. They have thre children: Lewis R., Celia M. and Florence G. JAMES DOUGHERTY, hardware merchanf, Stouffville, was born' in l\Iarkham Township in 1838. He taught school for about thirteen ýears, and was afterwards engaged as clerk in a n:ercantile house. He com- menced business for himself in the hardware trade in 1878, and is now doing a large and profitable business, in which he employs two clerks. He has been Reeve of the Village of Stouffville four years, and was formerly a member of the Markham Township Council. He was married in 1861 to Charlotte Jones, of \Vhitchurch Township, by whom he has a family of five children. Mr. Dougherty's father, Samuel Dougherty, emigrated from Ireland in 1796, and settled in \Yhitchurch in 1841 ; he died in 1882. \V ALTER FOOT, lot 31, concession 6, was 'born in Dorsetshire, England, in 1810, and emigrated to Canada, settling in \Vhitchurch Township, York County, in 1835. His wife's maiden name was Jane Taylor, their union taking place in 1847. They have four children, James \Valter, John H., A.nn Rebecca and Jane E. ... 454 Biograþ/tical Notices. ROBERT GRAY, lot 21, concession 7, was born in the County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1830, and settled in \iVhitchurch in 1847. His father, \Villiam Gray, was a soldier in the British Army and served through the Peninsular \Yar and was also present at the Battle of \Vaterloo. He came to Canada in 1849, and dieq in 1873, at the age of ninety-six years. Our subject's mother was Jane Folyard, who was born in 1787 and died in 1879. The family consisted of eight children: John, Jane, David, Robert, Sarah, Edward, Mary and Jane. Robert married in 1857 Sarah E. Teed, a native of Lincolnshire, England r by whom he has six children: George H., Robert F., Minnie E., \Vesley H., Edgar H. and Ida S. AARON B. HAINES, lot 21, concession 2, is the descendant of a New Jersey family, his ,grandfather, Samuel Haines, having emigrated from that State to Canada when quite a young man, and died in East Gwillimbury Township in 1874' His father was Israel Haines, who was born in Uxbridge, Ontario County, in 1814 and came to York County in 1822. His mother was Sarah Doan, who was born in 1814. His parents are still living and reside in East Gwillimbury. Aaron was born in East Gwillim- bury Township in 1845, and settled on the lot he at present occupies in 1876, which contains one hundred acres. In 1873 he married Eliza Usher- wood, by whom he has three children, George B., Ethel A. and Leslie oD. JOHN HARTMAN, deceased, was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, June 24, 1779, and was of German extraction. He married in 1804 Mary \Vebb, also a native of the same State, and five years later emigrated to Canada and settled in \Vhitchurch Township. He located on Y onge Streit on lot 80, concession I, where he lived until his death. He had born to him the following childreIl: Emily, born 1805, died -1828; Lavinia, born 1807, died 1827; Harriet, born 1809, died in 1829; Lot, born 18II, married J. \Vells, and died in 1850; Silas, born 1813, died 1835; \Villiam, born 1815, died 1883; Thomas, born 1818, now living in Colorado; Joseph, born 1821, died in 1859 (he was M.P. for North York); Nancy, born 1823, married to Thomas Cosford and lives in London, Ontario; Samuel, born 1826, married ?arah Ashton in 1847, and died in 1858. The children of Samuel Hartman are Mary, Ðorn 1848, died 1851 ; Lot L., born 1850; Elma, born 1853, married to G. T. Smith and resides in Aurora; Eliza, born 1855, married Clark Play tor, who resides in concession 5. Lot L. is now in possession of the old homestead, and at present occupies the position of Deputy-Reeve of \Vhitchurch. He was married in 1872 to Harriet Armstrong, who was born in 1850; they have three children, \Varren, born 18 73, died in infancy; Laura E., born 1875, and Lorne A., born 1878. TOW1lship of Whitchurch. 455 ROBERT HILL, merchant, Ballantrae P.O., was born in \Vhitchurch Township in 1833, being the son of Alexander Hill, who was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1800, and came to Canada in 1831 and died in 18 7 2 . Robert followed the trade of carpenter until 1870, when he estab- lished himself in business at Ballantrae and keeps a general store. He is also Postmaster. He was married in 186ó to Eliza Dafoe, a native of Markham Township, by whom he has three children: William A., Mary Ann and Newton A. DR. JAMES J. HUNTER, lot 16, concession 6, is a native of Yorkshire, England, and was born in 1822. He came to Canada with his parents, who settled first at Niagara in 1823; from there they removed to \Vhitby, where his father practised medicine. They subsequently left there for Hautland, New York State, where they stayed until 1840, and returning to Canada in that year settled in Newmarket, York County. Dr. Hunter studied medicine, and graduated at Geneva, N. Y., and afterwards attended lectures at the New York Medical University. He commenced the practice of his profession at N ewmarket, in which town he remained about twenty years, being Reeve of the Council during six years of that period. In the year 1860 he went to New York City, where he practised three" years, when he returned to Newmarket and resuming is former practice, again was elected Reeve. In 1870 he took up his residence on his present lot, and purchased a saw-mill and a tract of timber, which he has since operated, besides which he does a little farming. He has not, however, allowed the latter enterprises to interfere with the practice of his profession, which he still follows. Dr. Hunter has been a Justice of the Peace for twenty-five years, a position for which he is eminently fitted. He was married in the year 1842, his wife being Rachel Lundy, daughter of Isaac Lundy; she was born in Whitchurch in 1822. Three children are the issue of their union: Louisa C., born 1844, married to Edward Campbell, and resides in Uxbridge; l'vlary E., born 1848, married to Martin Heaton, and residing in Montreal; James \V., born 1859, Physician and House Surgeon to the Invalid Hospital, Buffalo. He is a Liberal in politics. Dr. Hunter's father, James Hunter, was born in England in 1796, and as we have before mentioned, came to Canada -in 1823. He practised medicine in \Vhitby until 1837, that being the year of the Rebellion, and he was suspected by the authorities for complicity in that movement; he was arrested and imprisoned, but was released on finding bail of $16,000. He stayed until his trial was announced, and on returning was acquitted, the day of his trial being the one on which Launt and Matthews were executed. He was 45 6 B iograpllical Notices. afterwards threatened with re-arrest, but managed to reach the States before he could be detained. He returned to Canada and resided for some time in Newmarket. He died in Buffalo in 1850. JOH IRWIN, lot 23, concession 8, whose birth-place was Markham Township, located on his present farm in this section at an early day. He was born in 1825, and in 18+7 was married to Sarah Macklen; the fruit of this union being the following children: Margaret Ann, Martha, George, Jane and John. Mr. Irwin's father, Samuel Irwin, was born in County Tyrone in 1794, and came to Canada at an early day; he died in Whit- church in 1853. His mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Davis, who died in 1869. Mr. Irwin cultivates one hundred and thirty acres of land and also takes considerable interest in Municipal affairs, having been a member of the Township Council for the past seven years. JOHN JAMIESON, Springbrook farm, west half of lot 8, concession 8, \Yhitchurch, was born on this farm in 1835. His father, James Jamieson, was born near Glasgow, Scotland; he settled in York County in 1820, and died in 1840. His mother was a native of London, England; she emi- grated to Canada in 1816, and died in 1848. Mr. John Jamieson was married in 1856to :\lary Ann Lemon, a native of Whitchurch, and youngest daughtèr of Baltes and Mary Lemon, by whom he had the following children: James H., born 1858, who died in 1862; Elizabeth Jane, born 1860, died 1862 ; l\Iatilda Ann, born 1862, died in 1882; Mary A., born 186 3; Thomas H., born 1865; Lydia J., born 1868; Ettie E., born 1873. :\Ir. Jamieson was a member of the Council of this township for seven years; during five years of this time, 1878-1883, he held the position of Deputy-Reeve; he has also been a Justice of the Peace for several years. JOHN H. JOHNSON, lot 5, concession 8, was born in \Vhitchurch Town- ship, October I, 1858, being the son of the late Robert Johnson, who was born in this township in 1820, and died October 14, 1883, and who, during his lifetime followed the occupations of blacksmith and farmer. His mother's maiden name was Lydia Macklen, also a native of Whitchurch. He was married to Barbara Jane Wheeler, a native of Whitby, by whom he has one child, ZelIa A. Mr. Johnson belöngs to the Christian Church, and is a Reformer in politics. NORMAN Jmms, lot 3, concession 8, was born in New York State in 1801, being the son of Timothy Jones, born in the same State in 1780. Norman came to Canada in 1819 and was engaged in school teaching for T07.01Zship of lVhÙchurclz. 457 ten years. He subsequently commenced farming, which he has since con- tinued. He was a member of the first Council of York County, and was appointed a Justice of the Peace, but did not qualify. He is at present cultivating one hundred acres. He married in 1831 Theresa Patterson, who was born in 1814, and died in 1859. His second marriage was to Belora Patterson, who was born in 1829, and died in 1870. He had by his first wife eleven children: Maxon, Emmiline, Diana, Alanson, Abigail, Charlotte, Lyman, Adeline, Eveline, Iargaret Angeline and Alma Augusta. By his second wife he had one daughter, called Minette. LUKE JORDAN, lot 21, concession 5, was born in the County of Mayo, Ireland, in 1813, and came to Canada in 1836, and settled on the lot where he now resides. In 1846 he married Julia Foot, who was born in England in 1819. They have a family of ten children: Joan, Thomas, Frank, Luke, Job, Samuel, Sarah, Mary Ann, Julia Ann and Martha Jane. l\Ir. Jordan's father was James Jordan, who died in \Vhitchurch in 1849. JA:\IBS LE:\ION, lot 12, concession 5, was born on the farm where he now resides in 1840. He was married in the year 1865 to l\Iary Ann Jordan, who was born in 1845; five children are the issue of this union, viz.: Sarah E., born 1866; Isaac, born 1868; \Villiam J., born 1870.; l\1ary L., born 1879, and Delia, born 188+. Ir. Lemon's father was born in New Jersey in 1796, and emigrated to Canada, settling in \Vhitchurch Township, York County, in 1834; he died in 1869. Our subject's mother was Mary l\Iendenhal1, who came from,the same place; she died also in 1869. DR. R. C. LLOYD, deceased, was born in Stouffville in 1845, and was a son of the late Dr. Scott Lloyd, of English birth. He married in 1867 a daughter of Alexander Sangster, Esq., of London, England. Her father was born in 1821, and died in 1866. Her mother's maiden name was Amelia Patterson, who was born in \Vhitchurch, York County, in 1830, and died in 1865. Dr. Lloyd died in 1872, leaving his widow with one child-Edwin C. Lloyd-who resides in Stouffville. He was a Methodist in religion, and a Reformer in politics. THOMAS LLOYD, lot 5, concession 3, whose birthplace is \Vhitchurch Township, is the son of James Lloyd, who emigrated to York County from Pennsylvania in 1808, and is still living. His mother was Anna \Valker, who was born in York County in 1804, and died in 1873. Thomas was born in 1827, and was married in 1865 to Sarah Hutchinson; they had four children: O. J., Cora May, Laura Anna and Emily Mabel. Mr. Lloyd 45 8 Bzograþhz"cal Notices cultivates two hundred and eighty-three acres of land, and in connection with municipal affairs has been Councillor and Deputy-Reeve. He is also Collector for the Township. and has been for a number of years President of \Yhitchurch Agricultural Society. \VILLlAM J. LLOYD, lot 79, concession I, first saw light in 1824, his birthplace being the lot on which he now resides. His father, James Lloyd, was born in Pennsylvania in 1781, and emigrated to Canada in 1810, settling in \Vhitchurch Township, York County, where he died in 1868. William J. was married in 1853 to Sarah Webb, grand-daughter of Isaac \Vebb, who settled in York County in 1808. Their issue was thirteen children, nine of whom are still living: John W., James B., \Villiam J., George W., Senneca D., Albert B., Harvey C., Florence E. and Bertha. l\Ir. Lloyd has six hundred and forty acres under cultivation, and also operates a saw-mill on the home farm. JOHN LUNDY, lot 26, concession 5, is the son of the late John Lundy, who was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1772, and came to Canada in 1801, settling in Whitchurch Township where he died in 1855. Our subject's mother was Elizabeth Toole, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1760. John was born in Whitchurch Township in 1810, and in 1837 married Hannah Penrose, by whom he had the following children, viz.: Daniel, born 1839; George, born 1840; and l\1ary Ann Randall, born 1845. ROBERT MCCORMICK, lot 31, concession 7, was born in Niagara County, New York State, in 1818. His father, Nathaniel McCormick, was a native of Belfast, Ireland, and while still a youth emigrated to Pennsylvania, U. S., subsequently removing to Niagara, Ont., where he married Eleanor Camp- bell, who was a descendant of a U. E. Loyalist family, afterwards removing to Porter, N. Y. Both spent their lives there. Robert McCormick early learned the trade of millwright, and in 1842 settled on the Don, east of Toronto, where he entered into the millwright business, and built twenty- two mills in the Counties of York and Ontario. In 1854 he established himself as a lumberman in the north-east part of \Vhitchurch-then an entire wilderness-and is properly called the the father ;of Vivian Village. He has been extensively engaged in lumbering and latterlylin farming and mercantile business, being the owner of one thousand four hundred acres of land. He has been a member of the l\1unicipal Council fourteen years, and a J.P. upwards of twenty years. He was married in 1844 to Elizabeth Latham, a native of Ireland, born in 1826, by whom he' has seven children, Towns/zip of TVhitclzurch. 459 viz.: Margaret E., Elizabeth, Mary, \\Tilliam A., Robert L., Nathaniel and George S. In religion he is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics is a ConservatIve. JOHN McMILLAN, lot 31,.concession 3, was born in Wigton, Scotland, in 1835, and came to Canada in 1849. He settled in Whitchurch, York County, where he has successfully followed agriculture. He has been married twice, his first wife being Edith \\Tilson, who was born in 1837, and died in 1872. By that union he had four children, viz.: John A., born 18 59, who is an M.D.; Joseph E., Henry M., and Ida Laura. His second marriage was in 1877, to Eliza Ann Powell, who is a native of East Gwil- limbury, by whom he has four children, viz.: Elva J., Morvin J., Loyal E., and Etta V. W. H. MAJOR, lot 74, concession I, was born in Pickering Township, Ontario, in 1839, being the son of Henry M jor, who was also born there in 1808. His mother's maidep name was Mary Jane Smith; she was born in Pickering the same year as her husband, and died in 1844; they had six children. Our subject's father was married a second time, his wife being Lydia A. Hawkins, a native of New Brunswick, by whom he had ten children. Mr. William Henry Major settled on his present farm in 1872, which contains one hundred and seventy acres, in addition to which he follows the business of an auctioneer. He was married in 1867 to Mary · Jane Burgess, who was born in Pickering Township m 1844, by whom he has four children, viz.: Ellsworth E., Ella E., Ida Medora, and Maud Ethel. Mr. l\lajor's grandfather, John Major, was one of the first settlers in Pickering Township. JACOB MILLER, deceased, whose birth-place was Erin County, N. Y., and the date 1784, was one of a family who rank amongst the earliest settlers in York County. They settled in Markham Township in 1796, and located on lots 21 and 22, concession 9, where Jacob lived and followed the occupa- tion of farmer for many years. He died in 1868. He was married in 1810, to Phæbe Gould, aunt to Mr. Jay Gould, the well-known financier; she was born in 1786 and died in 1852, being the mother of sixteen chiJdren, all of whom lived to have families of their own. Their names are as follow: Hiram, Joshua, Avery, Jacob, Alfred, Mary, Robert, Abel, John, James, \Varren, Martha, Elijah, Nancy, Lorinda and Nathan. At his death Jacob Miller could count of his direct descendants as many as one hundred and eighty persons. Elijah Miller, hotel proprietor, Stouffville, is the thirteenth in order of the family of the late Jacob Miller, and was born on the old 4 60 Biograþ/tical Notices. homestead in Markham in 1831. He lived at home with his parents until he arrived at the age of twenty-five when he became. agent for a firm of agricultural implement-makers, which employment he followed for a number of years. In 1870 he entered the hotel business at Ballantrae, but sold out there after an experience of seven years. He then established his present hotel in Stouffville, called the Mansion House where, as host of that deservedly well-patronized hotel, he has full opportunity of showing his capacity for management. Mr. Miller was married in 185+ to Mary Jane Read, who was born in l\Iarkham Township in 1835; by whom he has eight children, viz.: Charlotte, Sophia, Frank D., Catharine, Fred, Harry, James and William, all of whom are living. SA:\IUEL PEGG, lot 27, concession 9, is the son of the late Samuel Pegg, who was born in Pennsylvania, U.S., in 1785, and died in this township in 18 7 0 . His mother was Nancy Purdey, who was born in the same State in 1800, and came to York County in 1802; she died in 1881. Samuel was born in the Township of East Gwillimbury in 1837, and settled on his present lot in 1880. He was married in 1862 to Caroline Swigley, who died in 1872; he had six children by this union, viz.: Andrew, Lydia, Mary, George E., Ethel and Jesse S. He married again in 1876, his wife being Iary Ann Bradshaw, a' native of Peel County; they have two children, Caroline and Herbert. JOHN PLAYTER, lot 27, concession 2, was born in \Vhitchurch, in 1834, being a son of the late \Velden Playter, who was born in York County in 1806, and died in 1869. His mother was Priscilla Haines, who is still living in Aurora. Mr. Playter was married in 1860 to Margaret Lloyd, who was born in 1840, by whom he has four children. He cultivates one hundred and fifty acres of land, and is generally recognized as a first-class farmer. l'vlr. Playter is a Liberal in politics, and in religion an adherent of the ::\Iethodist Church. JOSEPH PRETTY, lot 6, concession 4, was born in Devonshire, England, in 1804, and settled in \Vhitchurch Township in 1833. He was married in 1842 to Catharine Hilts, who was born in Markham in 1816. Their family consisted of the following children: Mary Oliver, born 1843; Elizabeth Ratcliffe, born 1845; Hezekiah, born 1847; Frederick, born 1850; David, born 1853; the last named was marri d to l\1ary Jane Terry in 1882. JOHN RANDALL, lot 30, concession 3, is the son of the late Joseph Randall, a native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who settled in \Vhit- Township of TVhitchuych. 4 61 church in 1801, where he died in 1825. His mother's maiden name was Huldah \Vestley, who died in 1857. John was born in Scarboro' Town- ship in 1813, his parents having removed from \Vhitchurch to Scarboro' about this period, returning however to the former township in 1817. He now farms three hundred and fifty acres of land, in addition to which he is the owner of considerable village property. He takes great interest in municipal affairs, having occupied the position of Councillor, Deputy Reeve and Reeve, his connection with the Council having now lasted fifteen years. He was married January 21, 1852 to Ellen Dales, a native of Yorkshire, England, five children being the result of this union, viz.: Agnes, born 1853, married to George Fisher, and lives in Halton County; Caroline, born April 12, 1856, died June 17, 1856; Mary, born September 7, 1857, married to John E. Dickens, and lives in Newmarket; Joseph R., born September 29, 1860, and Huldah, born October 2, 1863. JOB SCOTT, lot 13, concession 4, was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1811, and settled in Canada in 1830. He was married in 1837 to Emma Foot, a native of Dorsetshire, England, by whom he had eight children, viz.: William, born 1828; Thomas, born 1840, died 1883; James, born 1843; Mary Ann \Vatson, born 1846; Stephen, born 1849, died 1873 ; John, born 1857; Henry, born 1854, died 1880; Albert, born 1859. DANIEL SHAFFER, lot 5, concession 5, was born in 1844 on the lot where he now resides, being the son of Joseph Shaffer, who was born in 1\larkham, November 20, 1808, and settled in \Vhitchurch in 1840; he died in 1833. His mother, Sarah Shank, was born in Markham Township, April 7, 1825, and died July 10, 1848. Daniel was the only issue of this union, his father having been married twice-his second wife died in 18 73. He has always remained on the homestead, and on October 10, 186 5, one year after his mother's death, he married Barbara Burkholder, who was born in Markham June 20, 1834; they have three children: Sarah Ann, born May 22, 1867; Adeline, born June 23, 1869, and Abraham, born October 30, 1872. GEORGE H. SILVESTER, merchant and Postmaster, Ringwood, was born in London, England, in 1827 and came to Canada in 1851, and located at Ringwood, \Vhitchurch Township, York County, in 1853, where he has since that year been engaged as a merchant. He was appointed to the position of Postmaster in 1856, which office he still retains. He was a C<;>mmissioner in 1861, and the following year elected to a seat in the 1\1 uni- 4 62 Biographical Notices. cipal Council. 1r. Sylvester was married in 1854 to Diana Adelaide Jones, daughter of Norman Jones, by whom he had five children: \\Tilliam A., Alice H., Fanny A., George E. and Frederick \V. CHRISTOPHER SMITH, lot 7, conc:ession 3, is a native of Northumber- land, England, having been born there on November 26, 1804. He came to Canada in 1831, and settled in York County, occupying his present farm in \Vhitchurch since 1840. He cultivates two hundred acres of land and additionally has the reputation of being a very clever Veterinary Surgeon, at which profession he has practised for sixty years, being succeeded by his' son Henry, who is a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto. He married In 1832 Susannah Steel, who was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1813; they had a family of twelve children as follow: William, born in 1833; John, born 1834; Robert, born 1836; George, born 1838; Thomas, born 1840, died 1843; Elizabeth, born 1843, died 1871 ; Christopher, born 1845, died 1848; Ann, born 1848, died in infancy; Henry, born 1849; Mary Ann, born 1852, died 1853; Hannah, born 1854; Seth, born 1857. . GEORGE S:-'IOKEN, lot 30, concession 9, was born in \Viltshire, England, in 1839 and settled in this township in 1858. He was married in 1860 to Malath Jagger, born in Yorkshire, England, in the year 1835; they have seven children, viz.: James, Sarah, David, George, Emma, Maud and Effie. DAVID STOUFFER, merchant, is descended from a Pennsylvania family. His grandfather, Abraham Stouffer, emigrated from the Quaker State in 1804, and settling in \Vhitchurch Township, became possessed of six huudred acres of land, a portion of which now constitutes the Village of Stouffville, and from whom it acquired its present title. He died in 1855. Our subject's father, Abraham Stouffer, was born in Stouffville in 1806, and was a farmer by occupation. He married in 1828 Esther Lehman; their family consisted of nine children, as follow: John, born 1828; Abra- ham, born 1830; Samuel, born 1832; Jacob, born 1834; Elizabeth, born 1837; Christian, born 1839; Hannah, born 1842, died in infancy; David, born 1844, and Simeon, born 1846. David was the youngest but one of his father's family, and is in business as a general merchant in Stouffville. In 1867 he married Ellen Parsons, of Lincolnshire, England. Mr. Stouffer is a member of the Village Council. Abraham Stouffer is the second eldest son of Abraham Stouffer, sen'r. His present residence is on lot 2, conces- sion 9, where he owns two hundred acres of land. He was married in 1852 to Elizabeth Sherrick, of Markham; their family is composed of the following: Christiana, Fanny, EliLabeth, Noah, Esther, Adeline, Mary To'UJ1tship of Whitchurch. 4 6 3 Ann, Josephine, Martha and Abraham S. Simeon Stouffer is the youngest son of Abraham Stouffer, sen'r, and was born in 1846. His wife was Miss Sarah Webb, a native of King Township, by whom he had four children: Laura A., Luella R., Mary Jane and Frederick \V. Mr. Stouffer lives on the homestead of his ancestors, and is also the owner of a farm in Simcoe County. \\TILLIAM SWALES, retired, is a native of Yorkshire, England, and was born in 1805. He came to Canada in 1844 and settled in York County, being now the owner of one hundred and thirty-six acres of land on lot 14, concession 9, of Whitchurch Township, which is now farmed by his son David. Mr. Swales was married in February, 1831, to Elizabeth Brown, who was born November 5, 1808, and died August II, 1884; their family was as follows: Ann, born 1832, married to Robert Curtis, and living in Markham Township; James, born 1834, died 1882; Jane, born 1835, married to Alexander Seaton, and lives near Bloomington; \i\Tilliam, born 1837, died in infancy; Elizabeth, born 1839, married to Robert Greenbury, and living in Markham Township; David (who resides on the old home- stead), born 1841 ; William, born 1843; Mary, born 1845, married Jacob H. Rose; Bartholomew, born 1848, and John, born 1850. -- WILLIAM TINDALE, lot 28, concession 9, was born in York County in 1834. John Tindale, the father of the above, was a native of Yorkshire, England, where he was born in 1794, and came to Canada, settling in York Township in 1830; his death occurred in 1867. His wife was Eliza Lees Tindale, who was born in 1806 and died in 1864. William, our subject, was married in 1858 to Sarah Hilts; they have five children as follows: Margaret Ann, Holland, Charlotte M., Emma S. and \Villiam. JOHN VAN NOSTRAND, lot 17, concession 4, derives his descent from a German family who ettled on Long Island, New York State, somewhere about the year 1750. His grandfather, James Van Nostrand, was born on Long Island, New York, in 1764-, and settled in Toronto, York County, in 1800 and died in 1840. His father, Cornelius Van Nostrand, was born on Long Island in 1796, and came to York County with his parents in 1800, and died in \Vhitchurch Township, November 16, 1878. His mother was Mary \Vilkinson, of English extraction, who was born in 1802 and died in 1844. John Van Nostrand, the subject of this sketch, was born in York Township in 1824, and in 1854 removed to \Vhitchurch Township and engaged in farming. He owns about one thousand three hundred acres of land, and does a large lumber business, his saw-mill and residence being 4 6 4 Biographz"cal Notices. located on lot 17, concession 4, where he manufactures annually about one million feet of lumber, giving employment to over twenty men. In 1846 he married Anna Maria Marsh, who was born in England in 1822, by whom he has six children. CHARLES E. )VIDDIFIELD, deceased, was born in \Vhitchurch in 1813' His father, Henry, was born in New Je.rsey in 1779, and came to Canada in 1801, settling on lot 32, concession 3 of Whitchurch, Maple Grove Farm, where he died in 1869. His mother was Phæbe Randall, who was born in 177 0 and died in 1855. Charles E. was the only son in a family of four children. He married Angelina Hughes, daughter of Joseph A. Hughes, of King Township. The issue of their union was nine children, viz. : Elizabeth A. Knowles, born 1842, residing in \Vhitchurch; J. H., born 18 45, now practising medicine at Newmarket; Elma Playter, born 1847, resides in Newmarket; Mercie A. Collins, born 1849, living at St. Catharines; Jennie, born 1852, lives at home; \Villiam c., born 1855, practises law at Newmarket; J. E., born 1857, and lives on the old home- stead; Rosa E., born 1860, and Charles H., born 1863. l\Ir. \Viddifield's death occurred in 1883. L. C. \VIDEMAN, Marble \Vorks, Stouffville. The \Videmans are descendants of an old Pennsylvania family who settled in York County at the commencement of the present century. In 1749, in the Quaker State, one Philip \Videman was born, who married Anna S. Long, a native of the same place, born in 1759. They emigrated to Canada with their family and settled first in Markham Township, where the wife of Philip died in 1806. Philip afterwards removed to \Vhitchurch Township, where he died in 18 33 at the advanced age of eighty-four years. Among their issue was one son Ludwig, the grandfather ofthe gentleman whose name heads this sketch. Ludwig \Videman was born in Forthampton County, Pennsylvania, in 1781, and settled in Markham Township, York County, in 1801. He was twice married, but no record appears to have been preserved of the first event. He had, however, one daughter by this marriage, Christiana, born in 181 3. His second union was to Elizabeth l\Iacklen, who was born in 1797 and died in 1852. Their family consisted of the following: Mary Ann, born 1818; Henry, born 1819; Philip, born 1821; Lydia, born 1824; Sarah, born 1827, and John, born 1829, the last named died in infancy. Ludwig \Videman was killed during the Rebellion of 1837. Philip \\Tideman, the third in order in the family of Ludwig, was born in \Vhitchurch Township, and established the business now carried on by his son, L. C. \Videman, in TOWllship of TVlzitchurch. 4 6 5 Stouffville. He married in 1848 Eliza Jane Center, who was born in Lower Canada in 1826. His family consisted of the following children: Huldah E., L. C., our subject; Albert, who died in infancy; Lydia R., Bertha J., who died in infancy; Mary A., and Henry B. Mr. Philip \Videman is the owner of one hundred and ninety acres of land, and is now living in retire- ment in Ringwood. L. C. \Videman was born in Ringwood in 1851, and is now proprietor of the Marble \Vorks established by his father in Stouffville at an early date, being, in fact, the first of that particular industry com- menced in this part of the country. He came into possession in 1877, and employs four hands in the business. He married in 1879 Matilda Bar- tholomew, a native of Markham Township, by whom he has two children, Cora 1\1. and Bartholomew C. JUDGE \VILSON, lot 25, concession 3, was born in New Brunswick in 1804, being the son of Joshua \Vilson, who was born in New Jersey, of English parentage, in 1756. His father served the Crown during the Revolutionary \Var, and at its close settled in New Brunswick. He subsequently came to \Vhitchurch, where he died in 1838. John Wilson was married in 1831 to Agnes Lundy, who was born in 1812 and died in 1881. Their family consists of the following: Elizabeth Jane Hollingshead, born 1832, who resides in Lambton County; Lavinia Vernon, born 1835, living in Ontario County; Emily, born 1835, died 1838; Harriet Armstrong, born 1840; John, born 1842; Robert A., born 1843; Charles, born 1845, died 1848; Mary Ann, born 1848, died 1878; Alonzo P., born 1851 ; Louisa C., born 1853. JOSHUA \VILSON, lot 27, concession 4, was born on the same farm where he now lives in 1831.. His father, Joshua vVilson, was a son of aU. E. Loyalist, and settled in \Yhitchurch in 1812, and died in 1877. Our subject was married in 1861 to Mary Walks of Whitby Township; they have four children: Ella 1\1., James A., Arthur E. and Edgar. d ,." ;., \., c- ,o 2" l ( o ' 3 1 TOWN OF NEWMARKET. TOWN OF NE\VMARKET. è,..--b . . "'a t. HOMAS ATKINSON, auctioneer, commISSIon agent, etc., was : ) ,\ I born in Yorkshire, England, September, 1828. \Vhen two ".' J \ years of age he was brought to Canada by his parents, who first located near Richmond Hill, Vaughan Township, York County. They subsequently moved to Whitchurch Township, and Thomas was then sent to school at Hartman's Corners under the tutorship of J. C. Moulton, He divided his time in the early part of his youth between working for farmers and attending school, and was subsequently apprenticed to Eli Irwin for three years to learn the wag- gon-making business, after which he worked at his trade in Newmarket and other places for a number of years. He worked in Bradford, Simcoe County, two years, and then established himself in business, which he conducted for some time; but this latter veIrture proving unprofitable, he decided to go to Toronto. He there worked in the service of McLean & vVright, and was engaged building cars for the Northern Railway. After a period he returned to Bradford, and again conducted business for himself, wbich at the expiration of two years proved of considerable value; but from shrinkage in the value of stock, which effect was produced by the close of the Russian \Var in 1856, he found it necessary in order to recover lost ground to remove to Y orkville, where he continued in business one year, and finding no improvement he wound up his affairs. The United States now attracted his attention, and thither he departed, locating first at Lockport, and after- wards at New York City, where he worked at his trade. The breaking out of the Civil Vvar rendered remunerative employment not easily procurable, and Mr. Atkinson returned to Canada, and settled in Newmarket, after a short stay in Hamilton. He adopted the business of Insurance Agent and Auctioneer, in which he has been successful. He was afterwards elected a member of the Town Council; but after serving one year he was defeated '&J i, .. II - .. .l '. .. òG. 47 0 Bio[[l'apkical Notz'ces. at the polls on his second candidature in consequence of his strenuous ad\"ocacy of the Public :l\Iarket for the town. In 1882 he engaged in the jewellery business, which is under the superintendence of' his son. Mr. .\tkinson was married in Newmarket to Jane Philips, formerly of Hamp- shire, England; their issue is one son named Lemington. JOHN ARNOTT, cooper, Newmarket, was born in Northumberland, England, in 1821, and emigrated to Canada in 1854, and locating first in Toronto, he remained there about three years. He came to Newmarket in 18 57, and a little later became one of the partners in the firm of Arnott & Fox, the well-known coopers and manufacturers. They work up four hundred cords of stave bolts into barrels annually. Mr. Arnott was married to Miss Jane Douglas, by whom he has a family of two daughters. GEORGE H. BACHE was born at Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England, in 1813. In company with his father and younger brother he emigrated to Canada in 1829; they located first at Cobourg, from which place after a residence of a few months they removed to Toronto. His father subse- quently purchased land on lot 2, concession 3, Georgina Township, situated on the shore of Lake Simcoe, which farm they cultivated about three years. They then returned to Toronto where his father kept hotel, during which period George H. worked as pattern-maker, in Duchess Foundry, and assisted in building the engine for the steamer Co/borne, which was the first steamboat launched on Lake Simcoe. The family then removed to North Gwillimbury, where his father purchased a farm, which they cultivated for about two years, and in 1837 came to Newmarket. During his residence in Newmarket he followed his trade of carpenter and joiner. He also held the official position of Bailiff of the Court of Requests and County Constable, in addition to ,vhich he has been Bailiff of the Division Court under Judge Boyd. \Yhen Newmarket was first incorporated Mr. Bache was elected to serve in the;first Town Council, and at present occupies the position of :\Iarket Clerk, having held that office for the past ten years. The same year that he settled in Newmarket he married Miss Lucy Hunt of Notting- hamshire, England, by whom he had two children, one only, a daughter, being now alive; she married Mr. John G. Partridge, a native of Stafford- shire, England. \V. H. BENTLEY, M.B., Toronto University, l\LC.P.S., Ontario, physi- cian and druggist, Newmarket, was born in the City of Toronto, where he was educated, and graduated from the University in 1878, since which time he has practised in Newmarket. TO'lf./11, of Ne'lVmarket. 471 JOHN BRIMSON, carriage manufacturer, whose birth-place is \Viltshire, England (1830), emigrated to Canada with his parents, who first settled on a farm in Simcoe County, Ontario. John movéd from there in 1844, and the succeeding five years were spent in-learning his trade with Edward Kermott, after which he worked as journeyman several years. After spending about twelve months in Bowmanville, Durham County, Ontario, he came to \Vhitchurch, and followed his trade for nine years previous to settling in Newmarket. He established his present business in 1868, which now amounts to $3,000 annually. Mr. Brimson was married in 1850, to ::\'Iiss Jane Brodie, of _Newmarket, by whom he has a family of two sons 7 Robert Hudson and John Herbert. J. B. CALDWELL, retired, was born in New York City in 1807, and emigrated to Canada with his parents in 1819, where they rented a farm in Markham Township, Yo.rk County, where his father was unfortunately killed by the falling of a tree three months after their arrival. They sub- sequeÌ1tly removed to York Township and rented a farm belonging to Capt. D. Haines, from which place Mr. Caldwell went to \Vhitchurch in the fall of 1820, where he worked on a farm as hired boy. After a lapse of five years he removed to Thornhill, where he commenced to learn the trade of blacksmith; but by the end of the first month he gave up the prospect of being a blacksmith and moved to little York, where he learned chair- making with Erastus \Viman. After about six years spent in the "Queen City," he again turned his face northward, and locating in Newmarket rented a house and shop of Mordecai Millard. After the lapse of three years he built a house, which took fire and burned down while he was in little York on business. His capital at this time, to use his own words, was a "York shilling." He followed the business of painting and chair-making about fifty years, being burned-out three times during that period, and by industry and perseverance has been enabled to retire altogether from active life. He was married in Toronto in 1830 to Miss Rosina Potter, a native of Ireland, by whom he has nine children living, six sons and three daughters. James Caldwell, deceased, was aU. E. Loyalist and emigrated from Tyrone, Ireland, to America in 1807. He subsequently drew two hundred acres of land from Government in Albion Township, Peel County, on which the settlement duties were performed after his death. . \V. CANE & SONS, lumber merchants and manufacturers. The present head of this firm, lVIr. \Villiam Cane, was born in Albany, New York, in 1822, of Irish parents. He emigrated to Canada in 1840, and first located in the Village of Queensville, York County, where he commenced the bus i- 47 2 Biograpltical N otz"ccs. ness of wood-turning and operated a pump-works. lIe also purchased the saw-miH formerly in the hands of Mr. Wilson, and in addition bought some land on which he erected another mill. During his residence in Quccns- ville he was Reeve and Councillor of the Township of East Gwillimbury for a numhcr of years, and was for the year 1874 \Varden of thc County. of York. His settlement in Newmarket dates from 1875, in which year he estahlished the husiness which has now such an extensive connection. He also bought S. Sykes' foundry and engine works. The foundry was burned in the spring of 1876. The firm afterwards built a tannery on the same lot, which is now occupied by H.. Park & Co. as tenants. lIe first built the steam saw-mill which is conducted under the management of. the present firm. The existing sash and blind factory was also built about the same time and is a portion of the business. The manufacture of pails, tubs and wooden ware is a dcpartment of the business for which the firm have hecome celebrated. Mr. ClOpf'fty. I [e; h,HI tt'll children born to him, eight of whom dre Ii ving anJ in good po::.itions. MURDOCK S. CHAPMA , lot I, concession 4, WdC;; born in the fownshil' of Georgina, York County, in 1852. He is a son of Mr. Seth Ch.llwldn. RICHARD CROMS13ERRY, lot 15, concession 7, WdS bOl n in the TownshllJ of Georgina in 1859, OIl the farm he at prcsent occupies. In thC' ye,1J 1881 he married Alice Ann, eldest daughter of Richard O,dtOll, J .1-'., Georgilld Township. His fathcr, Benjamin Cromsherry, enllgr,Üed frolU Limerick, Ireland, in the year 1848, and settlcd first in the fownship of Brock, ,tftel wards settling n Georgina. His mother's name was M,ltildd J d("k on. ARTHUR DOIDGE, lot 15, concession 5, WdS born in Vevonshin., FlIg land, 1828, and emigrated to Canada in 1855. I Ie canw dt once to YOI k County, and located in Sutton Villdge, from which pldce he f('lIIovt'd to Queensvillc. He afterwards occu}Jied lot II, cOllcesc;;Íon 5 of ( t.O/ gi lI.t fownship, wherc he rel11ained fifteen yc.trs, dnd '-,Uh'-,l'CplCntly look )>o""'t. 5 1 0 Biographical Notices. sion of the lot where he now resides. He has had the usual hardships to contend with, which fall to the lot of the pioneer; but, by perseverance, industry and economy, has got together a comfortable home. Mr. Doidge was married before he left England to Margaret Honey, of Plymouth, by whom he has twelve children, seven only are living. MARK KAY, lot 7, concession 6, is the son of Joseph Kay, who emigrated from near Hull, Yorkshire, England, in 1829. Mr. Kay, sen'r, married in England, his family consisted of fourteen children, twelve of whom are still living. On his arrival in York County he settled in Georgina Township, and had in the early days to go all the way to Holland Landing to the nearest grist - mill. PETER LAVIOLETTE, lots 23 and 25, concession 7, was born in the Village of Sorel, Quebec Province, in the year 1823. In 1833 his father and family moved to the City of Montreal, where Mr. Laviolette, sen'r, followed the occupation of shoemaker. Peter travelled about a good deal in his younger days, during which he lived some time in the City øf New York. He came to Georgina in 1851, but did not remain long on his first visit, he being absent about two years in the Huron District previous to locating perman- ently. He married in the year 1842 Jane Duck, by whom he has a family of six sons and four daughters. Four of his children are living in Georgina, and he has two sons in the United States. WILLIAM l'v100RE, lot 21, concession 5, was born in the County of Limerick, Ireland, in the year 1849, and emigrated to Canada in 186 5. He settled in the Township of Brock, Ontario County, and lived there until 18 77, when he removed to his present locality. He was married in the year 18 74 to Rebecca Ann Edwards, by whom he had four children; three of them are still living. WILLIAM MORRIS, lot 24, concession 6, was born in the Township of Georgina in 1853 on the farm on which he at present resides. His father was George l\10rris, a native of A yrshire, Scotland, who settled on the farm above-mentioned at an early day, the country being then very wild and the roads merely chopped out and all but impassable. WALTER S. RAE, lot 13, concession 6, was born in the Township of Georgina in the year 1833, being the son of John Rae, who emigrated from Scotland. In the early days of settleRlent l'vlr. Rae tells us that the only road in the township was the one leading from Sutton to Beaverton. The school-house was a small log-building, although teaching was mostly done Township of Georgz'na. 5 I I on the "boarding out" syste:r:n, the payment being twenty-five cents per month for each scholar. Mr. Rae was married in the year 1866 to Selina Honey, who was born in England; they have a family of three children. Mr. Rae, by economy and perseverance, has got together a comfortable home. ARCHIBALD RIDDELL, lot 8, concession 3, whose birth-place is in the Parish of East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland, emigrated to Canadå in the year 1829. He remained four years in Quebec Province, and then removed to the vicinity of Hamilton and in 1838 settled in Georgina Town- ship. He was ma.rried in 1840 to Catharine Munroe; they had twelve children, eight of whom are living. Four of his sons are settled in the township and all in prosperous circumstances. ROBERT RIDDELL, lot I, concession 5, is a native of the Parish of East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and to Canada in the year 1829. On his arrival he located in the County of Harlington, Quebec Province, where he remained about ten years, after which he took up his residence in Montreal and worked for the Hon. John Molson. The cholera being very bad, Robert took his departure from Montreal and came west to Dundas, where he stayed until the fall of 1834, when he came to Georgina Township and located on the farm where he now resides. He was married in Toronto in the latter part of 1834, his wife's maiden name being Elizabeth McCona- chie; they have six children all living. In the early days of settlement they had to carry grain on their backs to Sutton to be ground. EZRA SHERWOOD, lot 13, concession 5, was born in the Township of North Gwillimbury in the year 1817, being the son of Thomas and Annie (Mitchell) Sherwood. His maternal grandfather was the second settler in North Gwillimbury. When our subject was a boy they had to carry their grain to mill at Sutton, and he remembered when there was only one house in Sutton, besides the store. His grandfather assisted to make the first mill in that village, and came very near losing his life at the time. THE END. .. "1 ,