Biographical Sketch of Charles S. Hutchinson

Charles Hutchinson, County Crown Attorney, since 1858, a Son of Francis Hutchinson, a Physician and Surgeon, and Frances nee Losh, and was born at Newcastle upon Tyne, England, June 22, 1826. His grandfather, Charles Hutchinson, from whom he was named, was an officer in the East India Company’s service, there spending his life. Our subject was educated in the Royal Grammar School of his native town; came to London, Ontario, in 1846, and the next year was articled to Henry C. R. Becher, barrister; was called to the Bar at Michaelmas Term, 1852; was a partner of Mr. Becher for … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Charles Francis

Charles Francis, the leading barrister at Trenton, and a member of the county council, is a native of this place, and was born January 22, 1838. His father, Robert Francis, a native of Ireland, came to Canada, with his wife and older children, about 1835. Having a contract on the St. Lawrence canal, he moved his family for a short time to St. Anne’s, Province of Quebec. A little later the family removed to Huntington, county of Hastings, Ontario, returning to Trenton in 1850. Robert Francis was a member of the town council of Trenton until his death in December, … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Archibald McDonald

Archibald Macdonald, senior judge of the county of Wellington, is a native of this Province, being born in Cobourg, county of Northumberland, on the 7th of August 1833. His father was Captain Macdonald, who was in the war against Napoleon, serving ten years in the British army. He was educated at Victoria College, in his native town; commenced the study of law there in 1840; practiced his profession there from 1845 to 1854, when he was appointed judge of the county of Wellington, and settled at Guelph. His knowledge of law is very extensive, and when sitting on the bench … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Anthony Lacours

Anthony Lacourse, junior judge of county of Waterloo, was born in Berthier, Province of Quebec, September 22, 1830. His father, Anthony Lacourse, senior, was from France. The mother of our subject was Mary nee Dame, a native of Montreal. Judge Lacourse was educated in the arts at the Picton grammar school, and Regiopolis College, Kingston; studied law in the same city with the late Thomas Kirkpatrick, Q. C.; was called to the Bar at Easter term in 1855; practiced one year at Picton, and then removed to Lindsay, now county town of Victoria, where he was in practice for seventeen … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Andrew McKenzie, M.D.

The subject of this sketch is a native of Lower Canada,, a son of Daniel and Margaret (Gray) McKenzie, and was born at Terrebonne, on the 15th of September, 1810. Dr. McKenzie has had an office in the city of London, for forty round years. His father was from the Highlands of Scotland, and was engaged for years with the North west Fur Company. Andrew finished his education at the grammar school of Perth, county of Lanark; at seventeen commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Robert Gilmour, of Brockville; attended lectures at McGill College, Montreal, in 1829 and 1830, … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Alfred Boultbee, M.P.

Alfred Boultbee, member of Parliament for the constituency of East York, is son of Felix and Mary (Samuel) Boultbee, of “Bittern Cottage,” Hampshire, England, where he was born on the 5th of March, 1829. His father was for many years in the service of the East India Company. His maternal grandfather was the late Chief Justice Samuel, of Bengal, India. In 1836 Felix Boultbee emigrated with his family to Canada, and settled in the township of Ancaster, county of Wentworth, where he engaged in farming. About the year 1840, the subject of our sketch had the misfortune to lose both … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Alexander Farlinger

Alexander Farlinger, a prominent business man of Morrisburg, comes from a United Empire Loyalist family, his grandfather, Nicholas Farlinger, leaving the Mohawk valley, New York, about the time of the American revolution, and settling at Cornwall, Ontario. His father, James Farlinger, a farmer, was living in Dundee, county of Huntington, Province of Quebec, when Alexander was born, June 1, 1824. He had three years’ public schooling, which he supplemented with private study, and acquired a good English education, farming until nineteen years of age. At that period he went to Montreal, and solicited the privilege of working in a warehouse … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Adam Oliver

Adam Oliver, one of the leading manufacturers and business men of Ingersoll, is a native of Queensbury county, New Brunswick, dating his birth December 11, 1823. His father, John Oliver, whose business was that of a carrier, was born in Roxborough, Scotland, and his mother, whose maiden name was Jeannett Armstrong, was of the same country. Our subject was educated in a country school; at fourteen years of age he came to Canada West, and learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner at London; there he worked at his trade until 1850, and then settled in Ingersoll. Here, in … Read more