Galbraith, Walter Stuart, M.D., C.M. (Lethbridge), one of the most prominent physicians of Alberta, was born at Guelph, Ont., August 1, 1866, the son of the late Francis William and Jane Elizabeth Galbraith. The father was a well known merchant of that city, and Dr. Galbraith was educated at the Public and High Schools of Guelph, and went to Alberta in 1891. Subsequently he entered McGill University, Montreal, from which he graduated with the above degrees in 1899. He at once commenced practise in Lethbridge as a member of the firm of Mewburn & Galbraith, but since 1907 has practised alone and includes among his many professional activities those of surgeon of the Galt mines. His high standing among his fellow practitioners was signalized by his election as President of the Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta in 1917; and he has been a Senator of the University of Alberta since the incorporation of that institution. Dr. Galbraith has also played a prominent part in municipal affairs, was Mayor of Lethbridge in 1907, and has been a member of the Public School Board for nine years, holding the post of Chairman in 1912. He is President of the Bow River Collieries, Ltd., and a Director of the British Canadian Trust Co., Ltd. In religion he is a Methodist, and is a supporter of Union government; is a member of the A.F. & A.M. and the Canadian Order of Foresters. He also belongs to the Chinook Club, Lethbridge, and his recreation is motoring. On August 6, 1901, he married Matilda S., daughter of Oliver Gallinger, a farmer of Mediva, Ont., and has four children, Ruth Eleanor, Francis Oliver, Jean Alexandra and Aileen Stuart (deceased).
Laidlaw, Lorne Nelson, Barrister, Medicine Hat, Alberta, was born at Kitchener (then Berlin), Ont., on February 6, 1882, and his parents subsequently moving to Manitoba, he was educated at Brandon Collegiate Institute and Brandon College. He was called to the Manitoba Bar 1908, and practised at Brandon, 1908-10. In 1911 he went to Medicine Hat and formed the legal firm of Laidlaw & Branchard. Both as a lawyer and a business man he quickly achieved a prominent place in the community and in 1914 was elected President of the Medicine Hat Board of Trade. In religion he is a Presbyterian and in politics a Liberal; is a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Cypress Club, Medicine Hat. His recreations are motoring and shooting. On December 7, 1910, he married May, the daughter of the late Robert Hall, of Brandon, and has two children.
Wilson, Henry George Wilberforce, K.C. (Indian Head, Sask.), Barrister and Solicitor, was born at Arnprior, Ont., on March 31, 1873, the son of George and Mary Cecilia Wilson. His father was a merchant, and he was educated at Almonte High School, and later qualified for the law at Osgoode Hall, Toronto, where he graduated in 1897. He first practised at Renfrew, Ont., as a member of the firm of Craig and Wilson, but went to Indian Head, Saskatchewan, in 1900, where he not only engaged in his own profession but took up farming on an extensive scale. He is in fact one of the great agricultural leaders of his province, for he owns and personally farms 2,060 acres in the Indian Head district. These interests have not prevented him from building up a large legal practice. He was appointed King’s Counsel on December 31, 1913, is solicitor for the Town of Indian Head, and also for the rural municipality of the same name; solicitor for the Bank of Montreal and the Union Trust Co., Ltd., and also a member of the High School Board of his town. He belongs to the Masonic Order, to the Indian Head and Union Clubs, Indian Head, and the Assiniboia Club, Regina. His chief recreation is motoring. In religion he is a Presbyterian, and in politics a Liberal. On June 21, 1910, he married Elizabeth Cameron, daughter of Mr. A. H. Edwards, lumber merchant, of Carleton Place, Ont.
Baskerville, William Joseph, is the son of George Baskerville by his wife, Mary McDonnell, and was born at Townland, Ballyrushen, Tipperary, Ireland, October 2nd, 1843. His father was the son of Benjamin Baskerville, who was descended from an old Norman family which settled in Ireland about the time of William the Conqueror, in 1066. The family records were unfortunately destroyed by fire in 1858 and included a great deal of matter that would have been of interest to the public. His father, George Baskerville adopted the calling of a farmer in Ireland, but in 1847 concluded to come to Canada. In the summer of that year he landed in Bytown, now Ottawa, and engaged in the trading and grocery business. In the fire of 1858 they lost all their household effects, as well as whatever savings they had accumulated, and having no insurance, the family had to start anew in life, and at the time of their father’s death, in 1875, they were again in comfortable circumstances. Their mother died in 1867. They had nine of a family. The subject of this sketch, William Joseph Baskerville, was the fifth son. He received his early education in the common schools, and later at Ottawa College, now the University of Ottawa. In 1870 he formed a partnership with his brothers, Patrick and George, under the firm name and style of P. Baskerville & Bros., carrying on a retail grocery and liquor business until the year 1880, when they discontinued the retail, and carried on a wholesale business only. The business was carried on until the year 1904, when his two brothers having predeceased him, he retired. Since that he has been engaged in real estate, stocks, and bonds and building operations. In the year 1880, although still a partner in the firm of P. Baskerville & Bros., he engaged in the contracting business, along with James O’Connor and Patrick Cassidy. They were the successful bidders for the Locks at Saint Anne’s de Bellevue, which work they completed in 1884. He was always a keen admirer of good sport, particularly lacrosse, and was a Director of the Capital Lacrosse Club from 1892, the year of their amalgamation with the Ottawas, until 1898. He was also a Director of the Capital Athletic Association until 1901. He is a shareholder in the Ottawa Electric Railway, the Ottawa Car Company, Rideau Townsite Company, Nipissing Mining Company, Mining Corporation of Canada, the Bytown and Aylmer Union Company, the Northern Life Insurance Company, the Moose Jaw Electric Railway, the Southern Canada Power Company, Ltd., the Canada Cement Company, the Rosemont Realty Company, the British Columbia Permanent Loan, and is director of the Ottawa Electric Light Company, the Moose Jaw Electric Railway, the Rideau Townsite Company and the Rosemont Realty Company. Mr. Baskerville is a Roman Catholic, and in politics a Liberal-Conservative. He resides at 236 Stewart Street, cor. Stewart and Chapel Streets, Ottawa, Ontario.
