Donogh, John Ormsby, Lumber merchant, Toronto. Was born at Toronto on the 25th of March, 1854, son of William Donogh and Elizabeth Hayward, his wife; was educated at the public schools in the Township of Mono and afterwards in the City of Toronto. Mr. Donogh has been long recognized as one of the pioneer lumber merchants of the City of Toronto, and for many years carried on business with Joseph Oliver, formerly Mayor of the City of Toronto, the firm name being “Donogh & Oliver.” He was instrumental in organizing and promoting of the Methodist Union of Toronto and was President for four years. The Union takes charge of all missionary and church extension work in the provincial capital. For many years Mr. Donogh has been prominent in the I.O.O.F. and has been past Grand Master for many years, and at present is Grand Treasurer of the Order. He was married on Sept. 21, 1874, to Miss Wordley; and is a member of the National Club of Toronto, a Mason, and an Oddfellow. He is a man with a large viewpoint and of sterling integrity, and has in the past supported the Liberal Party. His recreation is golf.
Jones, James William (Kelowna, B.C.), is the son of James and Tryphena Searles, both Canadians. Was born at Utica, Ont., on September 21, 1869, educated at the High Schools of Uxbridge and Port Perry, and was a general merchant in Grenfell, 1894 to 1906. Moved to Kelowna, B.C., 1907, where he took an active interest in developing a large tract of irrigated lands in the Okanagan Valley, at Kelowna. Is Secretary-Treasurer of Central Okanagan Land & Orchard Company of Kelowna, he is also prominent in mercantile life, being President of Lawson’s Limited, dry goods and furnishings, also President of McKenzie Trading Company of Kelowna. Was Mayor of Kelowna for five years, 1912-1917, inclusive, and was elected at the last election as Conservative member in the British Columbia Legislature for South Okanagan. Mr. Jones married in 1893, Adam M., daughter of M. T. Bird, of Grenfell, Sask., and is the father of four children: Ethelwyn, Clarence, Vivian and Nellie. He is a member of the Masonic Order and also of the Independent Order of Foresters. In religion he is a Methodist.
Watson, Sir David, K.C.B. and Brigadier-General (Quebec City), promoted to take command of the 4th Canadian Division of the forces at the front in April, 1916, is a native of the city of Quebec, having been born in that city on February 7, 1869. He is the only son of Mr. William Watson, his mother’s maiden name having been Miss Jean Grant, daughter of one of Quebec’s well-known merchants of Lower Town. From school and after some preliminary training in municipal work, he passed into the “Chronicle” office, when Mr. John J. Foote was manager and proprietor of the paper, and there worked his way up through the various departments of journalism, until he finally became the managing director of the establishment. He has held the office of President of the Quebec Press Association, and visited London for a first time as a delegate to the Imperial Press Congress, held in that city in 1908, and a third time as commander of the 8th Royal Rifles during the royal celebration of 1901. In the military life of Quebec he has been interested for over twenty years, and during that time was given promotion step by step until he was in command of his battalion as its Colonel, a position which he had held for two or three years before the European War broke out. Having been selected to take charge of the 2nd Battalion in the 1st Brigade of the 1st Canadian Division, in August, 1914, he proceeded from the Valcartier Camp with troops in charge, for their further training at Salisbury Plains; and, after spending the early winter months there, he proceeded to the front in January, 1915. He was by this time a Colonel in full rank. At the seat of war he was continuously engaged as a commanding officer all during the campaigning up to the summer of 1917, having taken part with his Division in the operations of Neuve Chapelle, in March, 1915, as well as in the second battle of Ypres in April, in the fight at Festubert in May, and that of Givenchy in June. In recognition of his skill and prudence in these engagements he was promoted to command the 5th Brigade of the 2nd Canadian Division in the month of August following, and forthwith as a Brigadier-General, he led his Brigade in the successive engagements of Wytschaete, Kemmel, and St. Eloi, during the spring of 1916. Subsequently he was placed in charge of the 4th Canadian Division and made extended raids in the Ypres salient and at St. Eloi, and thereafter, for forty-nine days without intermission, he and his Brigade shared in the exciting engagements along the River Somme. No less than three attacks were made by General Watson and his Division, one on the 11th of October, another on the 22nd of that month, and one on the 18th of November, 1916, all of these accumulating renown by their intrepid approach on the enemy. Nor was the commander’s bravery overlooked by the War Office, since General Watson has come in for special mention in the despatches exchanged between the general Field Staff and the War Department no less than four times. He was awarded the high honor of Commander of the Bath, and in 1918 was further honored by a Knighthood in that order. The record of the General’s active service at the front is a fitting complement to a career of over twenty years’ experience in military operations, from the days of his entering the 8th Royal Rifles, made up of his Quebec fellow-citizens, to the time of his being a General in full command of the battlefields of Europe. His career savors of romance. A newspaper employee, a prominent business man in his native city, a volunteer of the ranks, a captain, a major, a colonel, and at last a general, form the grades of a ladder overcome step by step which his fellow-Canadians cannot but contemplate with pride. It was taken for granted that in the event of Sir Arthur Currie’s transfer to another command Sir David would succeed him as Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian army in France. General Watson married Miss Mary Browning, of Quebec, on September 11, 1893, and has a family of three daughters.
Thompson, Alfred (Dawson City, Yukon Territory), Physician and Surgeon, son of James A. Thompson and Jane Thompson, both Canadians. Born June 6, 1869, at Nine-Mile River, Hants County, Nova Scotia. Educated at Public School by private tutor, and graduated from Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., with degree of M.D.C.M., in 1898. Married Elsie Miller, daughter of Jacob Miller, of Elmsdale, Nova Scotia, March 7, 1894. Went to Klondyke in 1899 and began practice of his profession; elected to Yukon Council in 1902. First elected to the House of Commons at the general elections of 1904, as an Independent. This was the second election held for the House of Commons in the Yukon, when Dr. Thompson was opposed by F. T. Congdon, K.C., who resigned the Governorship of the Territory to contest the seat. Dr. Thompson resigned his seat on the Yukon Council at the same time. The vote stood: Thompson 2,113, Congdon 1,495, a majority for Dr. Thompson of 618. Nomination was held on November 18, election on December 16, and the return was received at Ottawa on March 13, 1915. Retired at end of Parliamentary term and resumed practice; again elected to House of Commons in 1911 at the general elections, over his former opponent, F. T. Congdon, K.C., by a majority of over 450, and again returned at the last general elections held in the Yukon Territory, which were deferred until December 31, 1917. Dr. Thompson’s election was due to the vote of the soldiers overseas which he received as the Unionist Candidate. Is a member of the Masonic Order and of the Zero Club, Dawson, Yukon Territory, and is a Presbyterian. Father of two children, Alfreda, born December 30, 1904, and Norman, born August 5, 1909. Dr. Thompson is a supporter of the Unionist Government and a dominant force in the Yukon Territory, where he has resided for upwards of eighteen years, and has done much to promote the growing importance of the district.
Struthers, James Douglas, M.D. (Tiverton, Ont.), first became a member of his father’s family on April 7, 1886, in the County of Bruce, near the village of Underwood. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. James Struthers, of Port Elgin, who for many years were residents of Bruce Township, and whose farm was one of the best, the owner having brought his splendid Scotch knowledge into one of the finest settlements in the Dominion, where success and shrewd business ability crowned his labors. This son of worthy parents had a longing for knowledge and professional life, and as a youth was studious in S.S. No. 8, Bruce, having his thirst for knowledge awakened and developed along proper lines. His next step was to the High School in Port Elgin, from which he successfully matriculated. He then went to business college for half a year, which was followed by duties in railroad office work. While thus employed he decided that his life work would be that of a doctor. He attended Toronto University and was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Medicine in 1911. Of a likeable and charming disposition he was ever a favorite at college, and was honored by his fellow students in the University by being made Treasurer of the “At Home” Committee of the year ’11. His Scotch ancestry and faithful application to his profession have made him friends, and few young men have reached the splendid position he now occupies. He came back home and settled in the village of Tiverton, where his practice is large and continually growing. Success has crowned his ambition, which was to be able to relieve the sufferings of humanity, and his splendid abilities are often called for in consultation with his surrounding fellow practitioners, all of whom esteem him most highly. Determination and decision are two faculties he possesses. Added to these are a bright and sunny disposition, with a broad and charitable outlook on life which make for him friends of a lasting character. He is a member of Tiverton Masonic Lodge, No. 341, A.F. & A.M., the I.O.O.F., and the C.O.F. In religion he is a Presbyterian and in politics a Liberal. His friends truly say of him: “You were aye leal and true, Jamie.”