A Life in Journalism and Diplomacy – Fulgence Charpentier
Fulgence Charpentier Section 38, Grave 63 Fulgence Charpentier was born in Saint-Anne-de Prescott, Ontario on June 29, 1897. Over the course of his long and full life he had a…
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Diplomat and Poet – Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice Section 22, Lot 15 SW Spring Rice was born on February 27, 1859, into an aristocratic and influential Anglo-Irish family. He was the son of a…
From Confederation Skeptic to Premier to Senator – Robert P. Haythorne
Robert P. Haythorne Section 48, Lot 5 NE Robert Poore Haythorne (2 December 1815 – 7 May 1891) was a Prince Edward Island politician and premier. He was born in England…
From Premier to Father of Universal Healthcare – Tommy Douglas
Tommy Douglas Section 64, Graves 285, 286 Born on October 20, 1904 in Falkirk, Scotland. In 1911, Tommy, his mother and his sister moved to Winnipeg to join his father…
From Premier to Federal Minister to Canadian Representative at the League of Nations – Charles Stewart
Charles Stewart Section 24, Lot 29 NW (P) Charles Stewart was born on August 26, 1868, near Strabane, Wentworth County, Ontario, and was educated at Strabane and Hamilton, Ontario. In…
Tri-Service Monument at the National Military Cemetery
The National Military Cemetery is a national focal point of honour which recognises the men and women of Canada’s Armed Forces who have served their country with distinction in war…
From Anti-Confederation Premier to Minister of Finance: The Right Honourable William Stevens Fielding
The Right Honourable William Stevens Fielding Section 50, Lots 65 S, 85 N He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 24, 1848. Fielding became leader of the Anti-Confederation…
From Premier to Chairman of the Board of Railways – Andrew George Blair
Andrew George Blair Section 41, Lot 75 N Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick on March 7, 1844, Blair was called to the bar of New Brunswick in 1866. He was…
From Premier to Chief Justice – Right Honourable Sir Louis Henry Davies
Rt. Hon.Sir Louis Henry Davies Section 50, Lot 117 E Louis Henry Davies was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on May 4, 1845, to Benjamin Davies and Kezia Attwood…
Percy Algernon Taverner – Bird Conservation Efforts
Percy Algernon Taverner Section 50, Lot 63 NE Born Percy Algernon Fowler in Guelph, Ontario in 1875 to Ida Van Cortland and her first husband, Taverner changed his name as…