Chauvin, Hon. T. Hector, Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec Province, was born at Terrebonne, Que., on October 9, 1862, the son of Adolphe Chauvin, merchant, and Luce Limoges, his wife. He was educated at Montreal College and Laval University and qualified for the Bar, reading law with the firm of Lacoste, Globensky, Baisillon and Brosseau, Montreal. On being called to the Bar in 1887, he entered the firm of Brooke, Chauvin & Devlin, of Hull, Quebec. He was defeated as Conservative candidate for Labelle in 1908, and a few years later was appointed to his present position. In September, 1887, he married Henriette, daughter of Napoleon and Azelie (Papineau) Bourassa, and has five children, Adine (wife of Mr. W. Shanks), Françoise, Gustave, Marguerite and Henri. He is a Roman Catholic and resides at 103 Sherbrooke St. East, Montreal.
Hopkins, Arthur George, D.V.M., B.S.A., B.Agr. (Surbiton, Saskatchewan), is one of the great agricultural leaders of that province and farms 900 acres of his own. He is also a widely-known expert in veterinary science. He was born in London, Eng., March 9, 1869, the son of the late George and Sarah (Fairall) Hopkins. His father was Superintendent of the Foreign Branch, General Post Office, London, and G. Lionel Hopkins, Provincial Auditor for Saskatchewan, is a brother. He was educated at St. Mark’s College, Chelsea, S.W., Eng.; Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, Ont.; Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto; Iowa State College, Ames, Ia.; and University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. He came to Canada in 1885, as a farm pupil with John Gardhouse & Sons, Weston, Ont., and went to Manitoba in 1891, where he was in business at Hartney and Neepawa, prior to locating on his present farm. He has held many important professional positions at various times. He was assistant in animal husbandry at the College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin, 1889-1901; Editor, “Farmer’s Advocate,” Winnipeg, 1901-2, and later, in 1904-5-6; was Veterinary Quarantine Officer for Canada in Great Britain, 1902; Chief Veterinary Inspector for the Dominion Government, in British Columbia, 1903; and Saskatchewan, 1908-10. In 1912 he filled the position of Reeve of Fertile Valley, No. 285, Saskatchewan. He is also the author of “Veterinary Elements,” a valuable handbook for students and farmers, which has run through two editions. As a stock breeder he specializes in Shire horses, Shorthorn cattle and Yorkshire swine. On Shorthorns he is a well-known authority and has done considerable judging at Stock Shows, and has also lectured at Farmers’ Institutes and at the University of Saskatchewan on agricultural subjects. He at one time served in the 45th Battalion under Col. (now Gen. Sir) Sam Hughes, and holds a commission as Lieutenant in the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps. He is an Anglican, a Liberal, a member of the A.F. & A.M., I.O.O.F., and the Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association. He married first (1894) Ellen M. Dewar (deceased), by whom he had one daughter, Dorothy M.; secondly (1899), Jean S. Habkirk (deceased), by whom he had Leonard P. and Gladys Ellen (twins), and George Edward; thirdly (1908), Edith Sealy Jones, by whom he had five children, Phyllis, Margery, Geoffrey, Audrey and Betty.
Taylor, Hon. George Edward (Moose Jaw, Sask.), was born near the City of Winnipeg, Man., December 27, 1878, his parents being George and Mary A. Taylor, of New Liskeard, Ont. Educated at London, Ont., and Osgoode Hall, Toronto. Called to the Bar in 1902, created K.C. for the Province of Saskatchewan, 1913, and appointed Judge of the King’s Bench, Sask., on March 2, 1918. Judge Taylor married Mabel Cecilia Ryan, daughter of the late Charles F. Ryan, on January 1, 1904. He is the father of the following children: Mabel Cecilia Moore, George Edward S., Glendolen and Dorothy. His Lordship is a member of the Prairie Club of Moose Jaw and the Assiniboia of Regina. In religion he is a Presbyterian. He finds recreation in golf and motoring. Thomas W. Taylor, ex-M.P.P., of Winnipeg, is an uncle.
Cross, Alexander S. G., 369 Metcalfe Ave., Westmount, Que., is a Justice of the King’s Bench for Quebec and was born at Ormstown in that province, on August 12, 1858. His father was George Cross, a yeoman, and his mother, prior to her marriage, Miss Barbara Brodie. He was educated at Stoney Creek High School, Huntingdon Academy and McGill University. From the latter institution he graduated in Arts in 1879, and in Law in 1881, and holds the degrees of B.A. and B.C.L. He is a prominent member of the University Club, Montreal, and his chief recreation is agriculture. He is a Protestant in religion and was married in 1898 to Anna M., daughter of Mr. James J. Buchanan, yeoman, of Dundee, Que. He has one son, George E. Cross, born March 14, 1899.
Campbell, Donald Grant, M.D., one of the leading physicians of Montreal, was born in that city on April 21, 1883, the son of Rev. Robert Campbell, D.D., one of the most widely known of Canadian clergymen. His mother’s maiden name was Margaret Macdonell. He was educated in Montreal High School and later entered McGill University, where he graduated with the degree of B.A. in 1904. Deciding to follow medicine, he remained another four years at the institution, achieving the degree of M.D.C.M. in 1908. Ever since he has practised in his native city and during the war has held a position in the Army Medical Corps, with the rank of Captain. He was married on April 13, 1914, to Sophie Edith, daughter of Albert Field, M.D., a well-known physician of Barbadoes, British West Indies. Like his father, Dr. Campbell is a Presbyterian in religion and in politics is a Conservative. He resides at 755 Shuter St., Montreal.