John Angus Mackenzie, Ottawa
W. B. Reid, Toronto
Cotton, Major-General W. H. (Toronto, Ont.), commanding 2nd Division H.O. at Toronto, was a Lieut.-Colonel Commandant Royal School of Artillery, was born in Montreal on January 7, 1848. He is the eldest son of the late Henry Cotton, of the civil service of Canada. Henry Cotton was the son of William Miles Cotton, of England, and was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1817, coming to Canada in 1836, and serving in the civil service for upwards of forty years. The late Mr. Cotton married in 1847, Eleanor, daughter of David Ross, Q.C., of Montreal, who now survives him. David Ross, who died in Montreal in 1837, aged sixty-seven, married Jane Davidson, daughter of Judge Davidson, of Montreal. Arthur Davidson, afterwards judge, was clerk of the Court of Appeals in the Province of Quebec, in 1778, during the period that His Excellency Sir F. Haldimand was Governor-General of that Province. John Ross, an officer in Wolfe’s army at the taking of Quebec, was the great-great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch. W. H. Cotton was educated at Toronto and Quebec, receiving a general English education, embracing the study of classics. At the time of the organization of the schools of artillery, and the permanent corps connected therewith, Col. Cotton was then (1871) a Captain in the Ottawa Garrison Artillery, having been transferred from the Quebec Garrison Artillery. He was the first Captain of A Battery Regt. C.A., and in 1882 succeeded to his present appointment on the promotion of Lieut.-Colonel Irwin. He twice visited Wimbledon, in connection with the Wimbledon team, in the years 1871 and 1875. Gen. Cotton is a staunch member of the Church of England. He married in April, 1876, Jessie, daughter of the late John Penner, of Montreal, and granddaughter of the late Chas. Penner, of Lachine, who afterwards resided in Kingston. He has six children living, three sons and three daughters, and is a member of Rideau Club, Ottawa, and York Club, Toronto.
Nesbitt, Arthur Russel (Toronto, Ont.), born at Nestleton, County of Durham, Ontario, on November 1, 1884. Son of George M. and Letitia (Hyland) Nesbitt. Educated at Wellesley School, Jarvis Street Collegiate, Trinity College, and Osgoode Hall, Toronto, being called to the Bar in 1910. He commenced practising his profession at the Provincial capital, where he has achieved a marked degree of success. Married on July 16, 1913, to Sadie Harrison, daughter of W. J. Brown, broker, of Toronto. Mr. Nesbitt has taken a deep interest in municipal affairs, and is at present Alderman for Ward Four of the city of Toronto, and Chairman of the Legislative Committee, which position he has held for the last two years. He entered the City Council at the elections in 1915, when he headed the poll, and has had that distinction in the subsequent elections. He is a man of indefatigable energy, and a very valuable member of the city council. He has been prominently identified for several years with the Liberal-Conservative party, and is past Secretary of the Conservative Association of Ward Four of the City of Toronto. He is also prominent in fraternal societies. He is a member of the Masonic and Orange Orders, being Past-Master of McKinley Lodge, L.O.L. He is an Oddfellow, a member of the Independent Order of Foresters, and the Canadian Order of Foresters.