Hannon, James Willson (Regina, Saskatchewan), son of Rev. Jas. Hannon, D.D., a prominent clergyman of the Methodist Church, and Sarah Margaret Willson; was born at Hamilton, Ontario, October 11, 1870. Educated at Provincial, Public and High Schools and matriculated with honors in Classics at Toronto University; subsequently studied law, and was called to the bar at Osgoode Hall, Toronto. In his earlier years he taught in Ontario rural schools, but went West in 1898, and has since been largely identified with the history and progress of Saskatchewan; being successively Crown Prosecutor of the Old Judicial District of that Province; Agent of Dominion Lands, and Crown Timber Agent at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; and Registrar of Land Titles at Battleford, Saskatchewan, leaving the latter place in 1909, having been appointed District Judge at Regina, the Provincial Capital. Judge Hannon married Emma Orilla, daughter of Charles Campbell Woods, of Toronto, on July 25, 1900. He is a member of the Board of Governors of Regina College, and also of the Police Commission of that city, and a member of the I.O.F. In religion Judge Hannon is a Methodist.
Leblanc, Sir Pierre-Evariste, K.C. (Quebec, Que.), Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Quebec, comes of an historic family which was among those driven from Acadia, Nova Scotia, and settled at L’Isle Jesus, Laval County, Que. He is the son of Joseph Leblanc and Adele Belanger, born at St. Martin, August 10, 1853, and educated in the Academy of that place and Normal School of Jacques-Cartier. The present Lieutenant-Governor was called to the Bar in 1879, and was for several years a teacher. In 1893 he was created King’s Counsel by Lord Stanley, of Preston, and was a member of the Provincial Legislature of Quebec from 1882 to 1908, during which time he was speaker of the Assembly under the de Boucherville, Taillon and Flynn Governments. His Honor was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the province in 1915, and K.C.M.G., June 3, 1916. He married Herminie, daughter of Theodore Beaudry and Catharine Vallee, January 12, 1886, by whom he has three children—Lieutenant Beaudry Leblanc, C.E.F., Mrs. Juliette L. De Costa, Buenos Ayres, and Mrs. Arthur Perodeau, Montreal. He is a member of the Garrison Club, Quebec; Mount Royal, Montreal Hunt, and St. James Clubs, all of Montreal. In religion His Honor is a Roman Catholic, and in politics a Conservative.
Stewart, Dougald, B.A., M.D., M.P. (Lunenburg Co., N.S.), born December 5, 1862, at Upper Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, son of John Sprott Stewart, a Scotch-Canadian, and Sarah J. Archibald, an English-Canadian. Educated at Pictou Academy, Dalhousie College, University of New York, Degree B.A., 1886, M.D., 1892. Married, October 18, 1892, to Dora Helma, daughter of William T. Kelley, of Shelburne, N.S.; has two children, Evelyn Jean and Dorothy. On graduation as a Medical Doctor, he settled in Bridgewater, in 1892, where he has since had a large practice, was elected member of the Bridgewater Town Council in 1901, and was mayor for four successive terms, 1907-1910, was a member of the Board of Trade and elected President in 1910, which office he held for several terms. In 1911, Doctor Stewart was selected as the Conservative Candidate for the County of Lunenburg, N.S., in the House of Commons, and was returned. In his college days, the doctor was prominent in athletics. He is identified with several fraternal organizations and societies and is at present Grand Master I.O.O.F. for the Maritime Provinces. A Presbyterian in religion, and a member of St. John’s Church, Bridgewater.
Demers, Joseph, born November 11, 1861, at St. Julie, County of Megantic, Province of Quebec. Son of Edouard Demers, carriage maker, and Olympe Demers, both French-Canadians. Educated at St. Julie. The subject of this sketch is emphatically a self-made man and has been the architect of his own fortune. He started clerking in 1877 with Georges Turcotte, of St. Julie, and remained with him until 1883, when he decided to locate at Thetford Mines, which was then only a small village with a few houses and which has since grown into a thriving centre. In this place Mr. Demers started a general store and has been very successful. He was Councillor from 1890 till 1893, Mayor from 1893 to 1895, and Alderman from 1903 to 1905. First elected to the Quebec Legislature as a Liberal representative for the County of Megantic at the general elections on May 15, 1912, when he defeated B. H. Pennington, the former member, by a majority of 401 votes, and continued to represent the county until 1916. He is a director and promoter of the Compagnie Hydraulique of St. François. Married September 30, 1885, to Mary, daughter of Louis Roberge, merchant, of St. Julie, and is the father of the following children: Leonard, Honore, Jean, Marie Ann, Antoinette and Gabrielle. Is a member of the Canadian Club and the City Club, and also of the Knights of Columbus. In religion is a Roman Catholic.