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Rev. William Stephen Rainsford was born on October 30, 1850, in Dublin, Ireland.

He was a clergyman and author. He attended Cambridge University (B.A., 1874). Experience in mission work in the East End of London resulted in his concern for social justice. In 1869, he led a group of 800 people emigrating from the London slums to western Canada. The trip helped him develop a lifelong interest in exploration and hunting. In 1873, he was ordained deacon and, in 1874, priest, beginning his ministry as curate at St. Giles's, Norwich. In 1876, he accepted an offer to preach in New York, followed by a position at St. James's Cathedral in Toronto, Canada. In 1882, he was appointed a rector of St. George's Church in New York City, a position he held for the next 25 years. He reorganized it as a free church and enlarged its work by numerous activities to meet the needs of the district. He was active in civic affairs and in touch with the labour movement. He published the book "Camping and Hunting in the Shoshone" (1896).

In 1878, he married Emily Alma Green (1855–1923), and in 1926, he married Harriette Rogers (1870–1963). He died on December 17, 1933, in New York, New York.

Herbert Raine was born on December 2, 1875, in Sunderland, England.

He was known as a talented etcher and water colourist. He studied architecture with Frank Caws, FRIBA, in London. He was also a pupil at the Royal Academy Schools for five years, then worked briefly for W. J. Gilliland in Belfast before moving to London to join the office of Sir Aston Webb in 1898. In 1902, he formed a partnership with Charles R. Mitchell in London. In 1907, they both emigrated to Canada and settled in Montreal, Quebec where they collaborated on several projects and competitions entries. In later years, he devoted his energies to the pursuit of etching and watercolour. He was noted for his scenes of old Montreal and rural Quebec. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art and the Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers. He was also a President of the Arts Club in Montreal.

He died on May 24, 1951, in Montreal, Quebec.