Flavelle, William M., of Lindsay, Ont., is a sound, progressive business man, who has played an important part in the development of that section of Central Ontario adjacent to the home town. He was born at Peterboro in March, 1853, where he attended the Public and High Schools. His parents were John and Dorothea Flavelle; Sir Joseph Flavelle, Baronet, of Toronto, is a brother, as also is Mr. J. D. Flavelle, of Lindsay, Chairman of the Board of Ontario License Commissioners. The subject of this sketch is one of the pioneers of the Cold Storage business in Canada. Over thirty years ago he recognized the necessity and value of the same as being of untold benefit to the country, by means of which dairy and other perishable products of the farm could be garnered in the seasons of their greatest production, and conserved for future use in the non-producing intervals. The growth of the enterprise has been of immense benefit to both producer and consumer, as now many commodities, which would not be otherwise available, may be freely purchased at any season in the year. The great advancement of the business from the first simple storage, when natural ice was used as the refrigerator, to the special brick structure standing prominently on Lindsay’s main street, equipped with every modern device and appliance, is the evidence of one man’s splendid vision, business acumen, and sagacity. A natural adjunct to the Lindsay Cold Storage Plant has been added in the way of a creamery, the first, and one of the finest of its kind in Canada. Here the cream is received from the farmers, tributary to the district, tested and manufactured into the finest creamery product, to the mutual advantage of the farmer and the country in general. In 1886 Mr. Flavelle married Mary Helen Aird, daughter of Robert Aird, of Montreal. Six children blessed the union, four sons and two daughters, viz.: Aird D., Stewart A., Gordon A., Guy A., Jena L. and Helen Grace. He is President of Flavelle, Limited, The Victoria Loan and Savings Company, The Lindsay Cemetery Company, Dundas & Flavelle, Limited, and a member of the Public Library Board. With his varied interests, Mr. Flavelle is a very busy man, but finds relaxation and recreation in golf, motoring and boating. He is a Methodist in religion, and a Liberal-Conservative in politics. Public spirited, with a fine business reputation, he takes more than a passing interest in matters of National importance and is keenly concerned in all measures which will advance the community in which he has held a prominent place for so many years.
Hore, George Charles (Hamilton, Ont.), was born in the Township of West Flamboro, County of Wentworth, July 20, 1868, and was educated at the West Flamboro Public School, the Hamilton Public Schools and the Woodstock Baptist College. His father was Francis William Hore, who came to Canada about the year 1837, when quite a young man, in company with his parents, brothers and sisters; he was born in Sussex, England, and was a grandson of Joseph Hore, of North Mundham, Chichester, Sussex, England; his mother was Sophia Fearman, who in the year 1833, with other members of their family came to Canada from Norfolk, England, in the New York Packet ship “Ontario,” being on the ocean six weeks, and two weeks on the Erie canal to Oswego, N.Y., and from that port took passage on a schooner to Port Dalhousie; thence to Hamilton in a farmer’s hay rack. F. W. Hore, father of the subject of this sketch, was a man of exceptional ability and was one of the earlier settlers who helped to build up the manufacturing industries of this country to their present high position, as is shown by the magnificent factory standing to his credit in Hamilton, known as F. W. Hore & Son, Limited, manufacturers of Fine Carriage, Waggon and Sleigh Wood-work. Following in his footsteps, George C. Hore commenced work in his father’s factory at the age of fifteen years, to learn the business, and with the exception of a short time at College, has been at it continuously and steadily ever since. The Company of F. W. Hore & Son, Limited, are extensive manufacturers, and their product is well and favorably known from the Atlantic to the Pacific. They have the pleasure of showing in their office, records of many first prizes and medals taken in the pioneer days of their business, testifying to the quality of their product. They are believers in the old saying that “quality will be remembered long after the price is forgotten.” The business has been established between forty and forty-five years, and Mr. Hore is ably assisted in the management by his brother and other officers of the Company. He was married September 21, 1912, to Miss Emma Lenz, of Hamilton. In religion he is a member of the Church of England; in politics, a Conservative, and is fond of outdoor sports—being a member of the Victoria Bowling Club and the Hamilton Gun Club.
Morehouse, Oscar Emery, M.D., M.L.A. (Upper Keswick, N.B.), son of Elisha Morehouse, a farmer (English) and his wife, nee Crouse (Dutch); was born at Upper Keswick, on August 5, 1857, and was educated at common schools and McGill College (M.D.), (C.M.), Montreal; of U.E.L. stock. He has been twice married: (1st) to Alberta, daughter of the Rev. William McKiel, of Fairville, N.B., on June 17, 1890, who died in December, 1902, to whom one child, Dorothy Eunice, was born; (2nd) to Maud, daughter of Henry Burtt, of Upper Keswick, N.B., to whom three children were born, Elsie Muriel, Oscar Emery, and Alberta Evelyn. Mr. Morehouse became interested in public life at an early age, and was first elected a member of the County Council in 1896, continuing in that office until 1903; was Warden of the County Council when the Duke of Cornwall and York (the present King George of England) visited Canada, and presented him with an address at the public reception given in his honor at St. John, N.B. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick on March 30, 1911, with the large majority of 1,215, as a supporter of the Hazen Government, and was re-elected with the full ticket on June 20, 1912, their opponents losing deposits. He has acted as a Coroner in his home locality for the past twenty-five years, and is looked upon as a leader in his profession throughout the whole Province of New Brunswick. In the year 1890, he organized the first Board of Health in York County, and was Chairman of the Board for six years. Mr. Morehouse has never been associated with Clubs to any extent, but has taken a keen interest in all work connected with the New Brunswick Medical Society, as well as the Canadian Medical Association. He has taken an active interest in all patriotic work since the outbreak of the War (1914), and has given freely of his time and money. His name will rank among the first who did their duty at home when the history of the War is written for future generations. In religion he is an Episcopalian, and in politics a staunch Conservative.
Thoburn, William (Almonte, Ont.), Woollen Manufacturer, Member of Parliament and ex-Mayor, came to Canada in the year 1857, from Portsmouth, England, where he was born on April 14, 1847, and received his early education at Pakenham School, Pakenham, Ontario. He removed to Almonte in 1867, and for eleven years was engaged in mercantile business. For the last thirty-six years he has been extensively interested in the manufacture of woollens, having built up a large business and his goods are known the world over. Having made a success of his own business affairs, he was persuaded to offer himself as the Conservative Candidate for the House of Commons for North Lanark, and was first elected in 1908, and re-elected in 1911, and was one of the few members in his seat in the Chamber of the House of Commons the night of the terrible fire, when that beautiful building was totally destroyed, Feb. 3, 1916. Besides his many business and political duties, he connected himself with many Boards, and is Vice-President of the Ker-Ben Stove and Furnace Foundry; director of the Trusts and Guarantee Company, Toronto; director of the Almonte Knitting Company, Almonte; life director of the General Hospital, Ottawa, and director of the Rosamond Memorial Hospital, Almonte. He served for several years as a school trustee and councillor, and was for seven years Mayor, and has always taken a keen interest in everything pertaining to the good and welfare of the Town of Almonte. Mr. Thoburn is a widower and has two children: Annie, married to Percy Jamieson, Almonte, and Mae Elliott, married to A. M. May, Toronto. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and much interested in Church and Missionary work; a member of the Rideau Club, Ottawa, and in politics a staunch Conservative. Mr. Thoburn took an active part in patriotic work during the war, and was always one of the first citizens in his district to contribute financially and otherwise whenever called upon. In his parliamentary duties he is looked upon as a man of good judgment and his advice on many matters is often sought by his colleagues.
White, Gerald Verner (Pembroke, Ont.), Member of Parliament for North Renfrew, Ontario, was born in Pembroke, Ontario, July 6, 1879, the son of the late Hon. Peter White, P.C., and Janet Reid White. His early education completed at the Pembroke Public and High Schools, Mr. White proceeded to McGill University, where he graduated as Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering with the class of 1901. As a native of the Upper Ottawa, however, he turned naturally to lumbering for a vocation, and his success can be judged from the positions which he now holds as President of the Cunningham Lumber Co., of Pembroke, and a director of the Pembroke Lumber Co. Mr. White is also President of the Pembroke Standard, Ltd., a Director of the Thomas Pink Co., Ltd., of Pembroke, and of the Pembroke Woollen Mills. The name of White is one distinguished in the public life of the country and Gerald V. White was elected to the Federal House of Commons at a by-election, in October, 1906, for the Constituency of North Renfrew, which had been rendered vacant by the death of his father, the Hon. Peter White, being subsequently re-elected at the General Elections of 1908 and 1911. Mr. White married Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Trites, of New Brunswick, and has two daughters and one son, Muriel Elizabeth, Mary Jeannette and Gerald Peter. He is a Presbyterian in religion and a Conservative in politics. Among the Clubs of which he is a member are the Rideau Club, the Hunt Club and the Golf Club, all of Ottawa. The Member for North Renfrew takes a strong interest in military matters, holding a commission as captain in the 42nd Regiment, Canadian militia, and is at present (1917) in England as Lieutenant-Colonel in command of the 224th Canadian Forestry Battalion.