Francis Shanly was born on October 29, 1820, in Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland.

He was a civil engineer and railway contractor. He was tutored in classics, algebra, chemistry, French, and drawing by Dublin’s best masters. In 1836, he immigrated with his family to London, Ontario. Shortly afterwards, he began a career as a civil engineer, following his older brother Walter (1817-1899) into the business of railway building. He began his career preparing surveys for the Great Western Railway in 1846. Then he became an assistant to his brother Walter, who was the resident engineer on the Welland Canal. In 1848, the two brothers went to the United States and were involved in the Northern Railroad in New York and the Union Canal in Pennsylvania. In 1852, Francis became chief assistant to his brother on the Toronto and Guelph Railway, which soon became part of the Grand Trunk Railway. In 1856, he was appointed engineer of the Welland Railway and was also involved in other railways, including The Northern Railway, the Toronto Railway, the Grey and Bruce Railway, the Midland Railway, and the Great Western Railway. In 1868, Francis and Walter were contracted to tunnel the Hoosac Mountain in Massachusetts and completed the project before 1874. In 1875, Francis was appointed City Engineer of Toronto and held this post until 1880, when he resigned to accept the post of Chief Engineer of the Intercolonial Railway. In 1872, he ran for public office for the riding of Toronto Centre but was defeated.

In 1853, he married Louisa Saunders (1836-1910). He died of a heart attack on the overnight train to Ottawa on September 13, 1882.

William Shakespeare; William Shakspere; byname Bard of Avon or Swan of Avon; baptized Apr. 26, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Eng.; d. Apr. 23, 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon; English poet, dramatist, and actor; worked in London from around 1592.

Douglas Shadbolt (b. 1925) received his B.Arch. from the University of Oregon in 1957. He began his teaching career as an assistant professor of design and construction at the McGill University School of Architecture from 1958 until 1961. Other institutions at which he has taught and directed the school of architecture include the Nova Scotia Technical College (1961-8), Carleton University (1968-79) and the University of British Columbia (1979-90). Throughout his teaching career Shadbolt has been involved in the design of numerous architectural projects.

Shadbolt (né en 1925) a reçu un baccalauréat d'architecture de l'Université de l'Orégon en 1957. Il débuta sa carrière d'enseignant comme professeur adjoint de dessin et de construction à l'École d'architecture de l'Université McGill de 1958 à 1961. Au nombre des autres établissements dans lesquels il a enseigné et a dirigé l'école d'architecture, signalons le Nova Scotia Technical College (1961-1968), l'Université Carleton (1968-1979) et l'Université de la Colombie-Britannique (1979-1990). Tout au long de sa carrière d'enseignement, Shadbolt a réalisé plusieurs projets d'architecture.