claimed. He also claimed, in 1897, to have the “oldest” herd of Ayrshires in Canada, though agricultural historian John Walter Grant MacEwan dates the earliest herd at 1860 and has evidence of several
superintendent of the circuit to take up the challenge. In May 1868 the reverends Young, Peter Campbell, Egerton Ryerson
WÜRTELE, JONATHAN SAXTON CAMPBELL, lawyer, seigneur, politician, office holder, business man, professor, and judge; b
. 30 Nov. 1829 at Quebec, eldest son of John Thomson and Isabella Henry, natives of Scotland; m
region for the federal election of 17 Sept. 1878. Le Canadien supported the protectionist policy of Sir John A
, and soon afterwards entered into partnership with John Adams Perkins. The partnership was short-lived; by 1868 Stephens was practising alone. He had quickly attracted the attention of the legal
. 4 Sept. 1827 in Cardonald Mills, near Paisley, Scotland, son of John Snodgrass and Agnes Millar; d. 22 July 1906 in Kilmacolm, Scotland
(Sally) Cook, and they had six daughters and five sons; d. 19 March 1902 in Winnipeg and was buried in St John’s cemetery.
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ba in 1867 he decided to study law but took the unusual step of articling in Ontario. Even more unusual was the identity of his principal: John Sandfield
. 21 Jan. 1828 in York (Toronto), third son of John Beverley Robinson
Justice John Campbell Allen* arranged the defence, and the injunction was not granted. Throughout the controversy, Roberts led his flock with
Matthews and G. [E.] Panting ([St John’s], 1978), 77–103. G. S. Brown, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: a sequel to Campbell’s “History” (Boston, 1888). Busy
primarily through the influence of Sir Alexander Campbell*, his “good friend” and “ally” in the cabinet of Sir John A
. 12 March 1835 in Wallace Bridge, N.S., eldest of the seven children of John Burton Newcomb and Emily Prince; m
McMILLAN, JOHN, farmer, office holder, and politician; b. 24 July 1824