New Biographies

Each week we publish either a biography that contains the story of an individual who died or whose last-known activity took place in the period 1931–40, or a biography of an important individual from another period. Please click on the links below to read these biographies.

WEIR, ROBERT  
3 June 2026  
 
SPROATT, HENRY  
27 May 2026  
 
MOLSON, HERBERT  
20 May 2026  
 
ROBERTSON, EDWARD BLAKE  
13 May 2026  
 
PAYNTER, WILLIAM CHARLES  
6 May 2026  
 
GAGNIEUR, WILLIAM FRANCIS  
29 Apr. 2026  
 
WILCOX, CHARLES SEWARD  
22 Apr. 2026  
 
BREDT, PAUL FREDERICK  
15 Apr. 2026  
 
GROVES, ABRAHAM  
8 Apr. 2026  
 
FRASER (Frazer), JOHN ZIMMERMAN  
1 Apr. 2026  
 
ELLISON, PRICE  
25 Mar. 2026  
 
GUTHRIE, HUGH  
18 Mar. 2026