Philipsburg, Quebec, the home of some of the finest Ayrshire
cattle and Clydesdale horses in the Dominion. Modern in its
improvements, with fine natural advantages, this farm contains
two hundred and fifty acres of the finest arable soil; for which
most of the eastern township farms are noted, as well as ample
additional acreage to meet the requirements of a successful stock
farm.
Mr. Montgomery has for more than twenty years been extensively
interested in farming operations, and from time to time has added
to his holdings, in the eastern townships, which now comprise
more than seven hundred acres. It was more than ten years ago
that he started in to breed the best in pure-bred Ayrshire
cattle, and while finding all the recreation and entertainment
sought by a gentleman farmer, the project has been conducted on a
business as well as a scientific basis with gratifying results.
Stock from Lakeside Stock Farm have successfully contested in the
show ring with the best herds in Canada. Equally as high class
are the Clydesdale horses owned and bred at this farm.
In 1913 Mr. Montgomery completed his beautiful country residence
on Missisquoi Bay near Philipsburg. Modern in its appointments,
the structure is of field stone up to the ground floor, above
which it is of Elizabethan style, and from its site overlooking
Lake Champlain, comprises one of the most attractive homes in
that section.
[Illustration: GEORGE H. A. MONTGOMERY]
In June, 1909, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Montgomery and
Miss Gwendoline Baptist, a daughter of the late John Baptist,
of Three Rivers, P. Q. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery have one son. In
religious faith Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery are Anglicans, while
socially they are well known in the best circles of the city.
Mr. Montgomery has membership relations with the Mount Royal,
University, St. James, Montreal and Montreal Jockey Clubs, as
well as the Quebec Garrison Club. His profession is constantly
making greater demands upon his time and energies, yet he finds
opportunities for other obligations and duties and for the
pleasures of life, thus maintaining a well balanced character.
JOSEPH PHILLIPE BEAUDRY.
An excellent example of the aggressive type of a business man,
and one well known in real-estate circles of Montreal, is Joseph
P. Beaudry, manager of the Beaudry Realty Company, No. 402,
McGill building.
Mr. Beaudry comes from one of the oldest families in the
Dominion, dating back to 1629, and the numerous branches of it
probably could be traced back to show relationship, where, in
many cases at this time, no family connection is supposed to
exist.
Joseph P. Beaudry was born in Ottawa, Ontario, a son of Joseph
and Alphonsine (Valiquette) Beaudry. The father, a wood
manufacturer, was born at Three Rivers, while the mother was a
native of Quebec.
Reared in his native town, Mr. Beaudry after attending school
there, completed his educational training by taking a commercial
course. Taking up the printing business, he began at the
bottom and was gradually advanced from one capacity to another
of greater importance, successfully filling the positions of
foreman, superintendent, manager and traveling representative for
some of the largest printing houses in Montreal. While he had
become well known in this line of business and enjoyed a high
standing among those connected with it, Mr. Beaudry concluded
that the real-estate business afforded better opportunities, and
in 1909 he decided to enter it. The wisdom of his judgment in
this move has been fully shown in the success that has come to
him. He has formed a number of successful real-estate companies
and has come to be known as a shrewd judge of realty values.
The Beaudry Realty Company, of which he is manager, is generally
known to carry the largest list of city lots and property among
the French real-estate firms in the city. This firm’s extensive
clientele is not confined to Montreal, but branches out into a
great many towns throughout the province of Quebec.
Mr. Beaudry is a director of seven different real-estate
companies, all limited concerns and formed by him. He is a
member of the Canadian Club, also the Automobile Club, belongs
as well to the Sixty-fifth Regiment and holds membership in
the Commercial Travellers Association. In political matters
his interest is that of a business man, and he votes with the
conservative party, while in his religious connection he is a
Roman Catholic.
On May 25, 1897, he was married to Alexina Senecal, a daughter of
Adolphe and Cordelia (Colletts) Senecal. Mr. Beaudry’s children
are Alexina, Gabrielle, Guillaume, Jean-Rene and Raoul.
He has earned for himself a reputation as a careful man of
business, and in his dealing is known for his prompt and
honorable methods which have brought him success.
REV. JOHN E. DONNELLY.
Rev. John E. Donnelly, who since 1891 has been rector of St.
Anthony’s parish, Montreal, one of the largest Irish Catholic
congregations in the city, was born in this city, February 22,
1861, a son of the late Charles and Margaret (McAfee) Donnelly.
He acquired his education in the local grammar schools and
later entered Ste. Thérèse College, from which he was graduated
with the degree of B. A. in the class of 1880. He afterward
attended the Grand Seminary, where he received his theological
training, graduating with the class of 1883. He was ordained in
the following year and after spending three years as private
secretary to Archbishop Fabre became connected with St. Anthony’s
church as curate. He was made parish priest in 1891 and he
has since had spiritual jurisdiction over the twelve thousand
families which go to make up this large Irish Catholic parish
in Montreal. St. Anthony’s church was founded in April, 1884,
and the first rector was Joseph U. Leclerc. The present church
building was erected in 1889 and the parish house in 1901. The
church property is ably administered, Father Donnelly proving
himself a capable, farsighted and energetic business man as well
as a zealous, sincere and untiring servant of God.
Father Donnelly is an honorary member of the Shamrock Lacrosse
Club and a great patron of athletics, and is familiarly and
lovingly known as “Father John” among the people to whom his
singleness of purpose, his high-mindedness and his constant
geniality have so greatly endeared him. The Montreal Herald
calls him “A skilled musician, a good preacher and a man justly
considered a leader among the Irish Catholic clergy in the city.”
WILLIAM STIVEN PATERSON.
The story of the life of William Stiven Paterson is the story
of honest industry and thrift. It is the record of a strong
individuality, sure of itself, stable in purpose, quick in
perception, swift in decision, energetic and persistent in
action. A native of Dundee, Scotland, born April 16, 1841, Mr.
Paterson was but one year old when brought to this country by
his father, James Paterson, who lived in Upper Canada and there
engaged on the river Humber, in the manufacture of blankets. He
afterward removed to near Meaford, Ontario, where he engaged in
farming, and there he died.
The public-school system of Canada afforded William S. Paterson
his educational opportunities. After leaving home he spent
one year in the oil fields of Pennsylvania, and then came to
Montreal and eventually with the late J. T. Wilson formed the
firm of Wilson, Paterson & Company of which he remained an
active member until his death. The business developed as the
years passed, owing to the progressive methods instituted in its
conduct, and prosperity attended the labors of the partners.
In Montreal, in 1875, occurred the marriage of William S.
Paterson, and Miss Electa C. Childs, daughter of Charles
Childs, who came from Massachusetts in 1851 and engaged in the
retail shoe business in Montreal. He became the pioneer in the
manufacture of shoe lasts in this city and built up an extensive
trade, in which he continued until his death in January, 1888.
Mr. and Mrs. Paterson had a family of five children: Kate
Elizabeth, who became the wife of R. B. Ross, Jr., secretary of
the Mount Royal Milling Company, by whom she has three children;
Dr. Robert C. Paterson, who is married and has two children;
Charles S., a missionary in Calcutta, India; Arthur L., of
The Wilson-Paterson Company, and who has two children; and E.
Russell, secretary of the Boy Scouts.
Mr. Paterson was interested in outdoor sports, especially in
fishing, and was a member of the Little Cascapedia Fishing Club
and as a devotee of golf, a member of Westmount Golf Club. He
belonged to the American Presbyterian church, in which he served
as a trustee and elder, and his life was actuated by high and
honorable principles. His record measured up to exalted standards
of manhood and citizenship and when death called him on the 2d of
June, 1907, he left behind him not only an excellent competence
but an honored name. He never allowed personal interests or
ambition to dwarf his public spirit or his activities, and he
was prominent as a man whose constantly expanding powers took
him from humble surroundings to fields of large enterprise and
continually broadening opportunities.
REV. GEORGE DALY, C. SS. R.
Rev. George Daly, who since 1912 has been rector of St. Anne’s
parish in Montreal, discharging his manifold duties in this
connection in a way which reflects credit upon his religious
zeal and his administrative ability alike, is a native son of
the city, born September 5, 1872, his parents being William and
Josephine (Morin) Daly. The father was born on the isle of Malta,
where the grandfather, a native of County Cavan, Ireland, was an
officer in the British army. William Daly came to Canada with
the Forty-seventh Regiment Band in 1861 and was afterward in the
employ of the Grand Trunk Railway Company for one year, resigning
in order to accept the position of manager of the Point St.
Charles branch of the City & District Savings Bank, a position
which he held continuously for thirty-seven years, retiring from
active life in 1909. He died May 19, 1913, and is survived by his
wife. They were for many years members of St. Gabriel’s Catholic
church. The following children were born to their union: William,
who is a member of the firm of Daly & Morin, manufacturers in
Montreal; George, of this review; Louisa, the wife of D. J.
Byrne, of Leonard Brothers, wholesale fish dealers of this city;
Elizabeth, a nun at Hotel Dieu, Montreal; Aileen, who resides
with her mother; and Mary, Joseph, Alphonsus and Walter, all of
whom have passed away.
Rev. George Daly acquired his education in the parochial schools
of Montreal, which he attended until he was twelve years of age.
He then entered Montreal College and in 1888 became a student
at St. Trond, Belgium, where he remained five years. At the
end of that time he went to Beau Plateau, in Belgium, studying
seven years there, returning to Quebec at the end of that time
and becoming a director in the Preparatory College at Ste. Anne
de Beaupré, a position which he retained for twelve years. In
1900, previous to his return to Canada, he was ordained to the
Catholic priesthood in Belgium and on the 2d of August, 1912, was
made parish priest at St. Anne’s in Montreal. Here he has done
excellent work during the two years of his incumbency, for he is
a man of abiding faith, energy and religious zeal and, moreover,
possesses unusual administrative and executive ability. He is a
man of scholarly attainments, most earnest and consecrated in his
work and is ever watchful over the interests of his people, whose
love he holds in large measure, while he enjoys the respect of
people of all denominations.
EDMOND BROSSARD.
One of the most able and deservedly successful barristers in
Montreal at the present time is Edmond Brossard, practicing at
the bar in partnership with Hon. P. E. Le Blanc, K. C., and
connected through his important clientage with a great deal of
notable litigation. He is numbered among Montreal’s native sons,
his birth having occurred in this city on the 19th of December,
1873. His parents were Telesphore B. and Evelina (Turgeon)
Brossard, the former for many years Dominion appraiser of His
Majesty’s customs in this city. The family is of old French
origin and of long Canadian establishment, having been founded in
the Dominion by the ancestor who came to Canada with Maisonneuve
in 1642.
In the acquirement of an education Edmond Brossard attended
St. Mary’s Jesuit College and was afterward a student in Laval
University, where even at that time he showed promise of the
distinction to which he has since attained. He was graduated B.
A. in 1894, taking the governor general’s medal, and he received
the degree of LL.L. with first rank honors in 1897. In the
following year he was called to the bar as advocate and since
that time has practiced his profession in Montreal. He was made
a councillor in 1900 and a member of the general council in the
same year, and his standing is high in legal circles of the city.
He has formed a partnership with Hon. P. E. Le Blanc, K. C., and
is in control of a large and important clientage, his success and
prominence having increased yearly as his ability has become more
widely known. Mr. Brossard has successfully conducted a number of
hotly contested legal cases for he possesses clear and incisive
qualities of mind, a power of close reasoning and clear deduction
as well as the personality and force necessary to make knowledge
effective in any line. His ability has carried him into important
relations with the legal life of the city, his standing in
professional circles being evidenced by the fact that in 1900
he was made secretary of the Montreal bar and in 1908 was elected
president of the Junior Bar Association.
[Illustration: EDMOND BROSSARD]
In October, 1900, Mr. Brossard was united in marriage to Mlle.
Alice de Lorimer and they are well known in social circles of the
city. Mr. Brossard is a man of considerable literary attainments,
possessed of a clear, lucid and forceful style in writing and
the ability to present his ideas in a concise and able way. He
is an occasional contributor to the press and to law reviews,
and his name is a synonym for efficiency and comprehensive
knowledge in everything relating to the legal profession. He is
one of Montreal’s prominent, able and successful barristers and
in a profession where advancement depends almost entirely upon
individual merit and ability he has risen steadily, holding today
a place of prominence and possessing in his native talents and
developed powers the guarantee of still greater attainment in the
future.
AIME GEOFFRION, K. C.
Aime Geoffrion, treasurer of the council of the bar and one of
those at the head of the French section of the Montreal bar, as
well as holding one of the civil law professorships at McGill,
occupies a distinguished professional position. He was born in
Montreal, November 13, 1872. Fortunate is the man who has back
of him an ancestry honorable and distinguished, and happy is he
if his lines of life are cast in harmony therewith. In person,
in talents and in character Aime Geoffrion is a worthy scion of
his race. His father was the late Hon. C. A. Geoffrion one of
the leading members of the bar, minister without portfolio in
the Laurier government, and his mother was Eulalie G. Dorion,
the eldest daughter of the late Chief Justice Sir A. A. Dorion.
In the acquirement of his education Aime Geoffrion attended
successively St. John’s school, St. Mary’s (Jesuit) College
and McGill University. Having determined to enter upon the
practice of law, he prepared for the profession at McGill and was
graduated B. C. L. in 1893, being also a gold medalist. He began
practice as an advocate in 1894 and within nine years had won
such success that he was created a king’s counsel. He occupies
an enviable position in his profession, and in addition to his
appearance before Canadian courts he has pleaded on several
occasions before the judicial committee of the privy council.
He was one of the counsel retained by the province of Quebec in
the arbitration between the Dominion and Ontario and Quebec for
a settlement of outstanding accounts existing at the time of
the confederation. He was also made the junior Dominion counsel
in the matter of the Alaskan boundary arbitration in 1903-4.
When he expresses himself upon questions of vital importance to
city or province his opinions are listened to with attention
and interest, for it is recognized that he is a farsighted
and public-spirited man who has the municipal, provincial and
Dominion welfare close at heart. He is not only recognized as
the distinguished lawyer but also as a most able educator along
professional lines, having since 1905 been professor of civil law
in McGill University, in which position he succeeded Mr. Justice
Fortin.
In November, 1896, Mr. Geoffrion was married to Miss Marguerite
Thibaudeau, the eldest daughter of the late J. R. Thibaudeau,
senator of Montreal. Mr. Geoffrion gives his political allegiance
to the liberal party and is stanch and warm in support of the
principles in which he believes. His religious faith is that of
the Catholic church. He is a member of several of Montreal’s
leading clubs, including St. James Club, and the Montreal Reform
Club, and also of the Rideau Club of Ottawa. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
spoke of him as “one who well sustained the hereditary glories of
his house.” The Montreal Star has referred to him as “a man of a
remarkably clear and vigorous mind who has been highly successful
before all the courts.” He is widely recognized as a man of
earnest purpose, seeking ever to benefit by those activities and
interests which look beyond the exigencies of the moment to the
possibilities and opportunities of the future, and which seek
provincial welfare rather than the aggrandizement of self.
LAWRENCE MACFARLANE.
Lawrence Macfarlane, member of the well known firm of Lafleur,
Macdougall, Macfarlane & Pope, barristers and solicitors, was
born in Montreal on the 12th of November, 1876, a son of the late
James Ferrier and Cecilia Clare Macfarlane. He was a student in
the Montreal high school and then entered McGill for his arts
course, graduating with the degree of B. A. in 1897. He pursued
his studies in the law department of McGill and obtained the
degree of B. C. L. in April, 1900. He was called to the bar in
the same year and was admitted a partner in the law firm headed
by the late R. D. McGibbon, K. C., with whom he had previously
studied for three years. As representing English interests Mr.
Macfarlane is a director of the British Columbia Breweries,
Limited; the North Saskatchewan Land Company, Limited; the
Alabama Traction Light and Power Company, Limited; Terminal
Cities of Canada, Limited; Mexican Northern Power Company,
Limited; and the Cities Service Company.
Mr. Macfarlane’s political allegiance is given to the
conservative party. He belongs to St. Paul’s Lodge, Masons,
English Register, and he also has membership in the more
important clubs of his native city, including the St. James,
Canada, Royal Montreal Golf, University and Racquet Clubs.
JOSEPH CHARLES WRAY.
For many years the name of Joseph Charles Wray figured in
connection with the undertaking business in Montreal, but in
July, 1907, he retired from active management of a business which
had been established by his grandfather in 1840. Mr. Wray was
born in Montreal on the 25th of March, 1857, and is descended
from Irish ancestry, his parents being William and Marion
(McGregor) Wray, the latter of Scotch lineage. The father came
to Montreal at an early age with his father. The latter, Joseph
Wray, established an undertaking business in 1840 and was joined
by his son, William Wray in its conduct and management. The
business was originally conducted under the name of Joseph Wray,
but upon the death of the grandfather, William Wray succeeded to
the ownership and management of the business, which he afterward
conducted under his own name. However, his health failed him
about six months later, and he was obliged to retire from active
business. He was then succeeded by his son Joseph Charles Wray.
The last named had been a pupil in the public schools of Montreal
and after putting aside his text-books became connected with the
confectionery business in the employ of James Griffin. At length
he entered the undertaking business that had been established by
his grandfather, and when his father was forced to retire from
the management Joseph Charles Wray assumed control and conducted
the business under his own name for thirty years, his patronage
growing with the development of the city. In July, 1907, however,
the firm style was changed to Joseph C. Wray & Brother, and
Mr. Wray of this review retired from active management, being
succeeded by his youngest brother, Frederick A. Wray, who has
always been connected with the business. The Wrays were the first
to establish ambulance work in Canada in connection with the
hospitals, and they now own the ambulances used in connection
with the hospitals of the city. They began this in July,
1883, and the value of the work done by them can be scarcely
overestimated, the ambulance service largely annihilating time
and distance in cases of emergency, bringing the patient to
medical and surgical aid with as little discomfort as possible.
On the 7th of September, 1900, in Trinity church, Mr. Wray was
united in marriage to Ellen Louise Gibbon, a native of Wales.
They are members of the Church of England, and Mr. Wray is
identified with Mizpah Lodge, I. O. O. F., and Elgin Lodge, No.
7, A. F. & A. M. He votes independently, exercising his right
of franchise as his judgment dictates. He has long since won
place among the prosperous men of the city, his position being
attributable entirely to his close application and honorable
business methods.
OSCAR DESAUTELS.
Of distinguished French-Canadian ancestry, Oscar Desautels
worthily wears the family name and worthily carries forward the
family traditions. He is a successful notary of Montreal, in
which city he has many interests. His Canadian ancestry goes
back to Pierre Desautels, who was born of the marriage of Thomas
and Marie (Buisson) Desautels, of Malicerne, in the bishopric of
Mans, France. Pierre Desautels married Marie Remy and to them was
born Joseph Desautels at Montreal on the 29th of October, 1666.
He married Marie Charlotte Chatillon, and they became the parents
of a son, Michel, who was born at Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal,
October 1, 1701. Michel Desautels married Louise Catherine
Bergeron, and their son Michel was born at Sorel in 1727. He
married Marie Charlotte Rondeau, and they became the parents of
a son, Michel, who was born at St. Ours on the 11th of August,
1759. To this Michel Desautels was born a son, Michel, at Beloeil
in 1796. He married Josephte Morin, and their son Elzear was born
at St. Jean Baptiste, November 25, 1827. He was the father of
our subject. His wife was Malvina Guertin, and their son Oscar
was born at St. Jean Baptiste, April 26, 1872.