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Worthington (Family : 1833-1944 : Sherbrooke, Québec)

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  • 1833-1944

Some members of the Worthington family of Sherbrooke, Quebec include Edward Dagge Worthington (1820-1895, born in Ballinakill, Republic of Ireland and died in Sherbrooke) and his son Arthur Norreys Worthington (1863-1912, born and died in Sherbrooke). Edward Dagge Worthington was a leading surgeon in the Eastern Townships of Quebec and was the first surgeon in Canada to perform a major operation using ether as an anesthetic. He served as a staff assistant surgeon in the British Army and in the Quebec regiment of Volunteer Light Infantry in 1837 and 1838 in the 53rd Batallion. He was a member of the Canadian Medical Association and a governor of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Quebec. In 1845, he married Frances Louisa Smith, and they had eight children. Arthur Norreys Worthington graduated from McGill University in Medicine in 1886. He practiced surgery in Sherbrooke and became the mayor of Sherbrooke from 1901 to 1902 and was elected to the House of Commons in 1906. He was an officer in the volunteer movement and served with the field hospital during the Northwest Resistance in 1885. From 1900 to 1902 he served with the Royal Canadian Artillery in South Africa. In 1887, he married May Cook, daughter of Hermon Henry Cook and Lydia White.

Wisdom family

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Three daughters of the Wisdom family of Saint John, New Brunswick, graduated from McGill in the first decade of this century: Katharine Forrester Wisdom (B.A. 1903), Jane Barnes Wisdom (B.A. 1907) and Elizabeth Bell Wisdom (B.A. 1909).

Trent (Family : 1984-1985 : Westmount, Québec)

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  • 1984-1985

The family of M. and Mme. Peter Trent lived at 49 Rosemount Ave., Westmount, QC, Canada in 1984-1985. Peter Trent was the mayor of the City of Westmount.

Trenholme-Ward family

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Lydia Trenholme received her diploma from the McGill Normal School in 1852. In 1859 she married J.K. Ward, later Mayor of Côte St. Antoine from 1875 to 1883.

Senior Family, -1989

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  • -1989

The bulk of this fonds concerns the teaching and research activities of Elinor Senior. Elinor (Nellie) Kyte Senior was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. She attended McGill University and graduated with a B.A. degree in 1952. During her days at McGill, Senior was the chief staff writer for the student newspaper, the McGill Daily. She married Hereward Senior in 1954 and had four children. After working as a journalist with the Montreal Star she embarked on an academic career in Canadian history. She graduated with a M.A. degree from Memorial University in 1959 with a thesis on the evolution of Orangeism in Newfoundland, 1863-1885. She graduated from McGill with a Ph.D. in 1976 with a thesis on the British military garrison in Montreal. An avid writer, Senior wrote poetry, short stories, and novels. She specialized in Canadian military history, writing many articles, book reviews, and entries for the Dictionary of Canadian Biography. She authored three books on the military in 19th century Montreal and a history of the city of Cornwall. She was the editor of the Cannon's Mouth, the newsletter of the Canadian Military History Group from 1984-1989. In conjunction with her husband Hereward Senior she also had research interests in Orangeism and the Loyalists as well as a commitment to the Monarchist League. She taught Canadian history courses at McGill, St. Francois Xavier, and Acadia as well as courses on police institutions at Marianopolis College. She was Professor of Military and Strategic Studies at Acadia University when she died in 1989.

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