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Dr. Nathaniel Holmes Morison was born on December 14, 1815, in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

He was an educator and author. In 1833, he entered Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire. He then attended Harvard University, where he showed a fondness for poetic composition. After graduating in 1839, he moved to Baltimore, where he became a teacher in a girls' school. In 1841, he opened his own school and started to study divinity. In 1867, he became the first Provost of the Peabody Institute of Baltimore and stayed in this position until 1890. He took a great interest in designing all the interior plans of the new library building and also developing its catalogue. He was a member of the Maryland Historical Society and the Archeological Society. He received an honorary degree of LL.D. from St. John's College, Annapolis, in 1871. He published several books, e.g., "Three Thousand Questions in Geography" (1843), "A School Manual" (1867), and "The Captive and Other Early Rhymes" (1888).

In 1842, he married Sidney Buchanan Brown (1818–1893). He died on November 14, 1890, in Baltimore, Maryland.

James Vaughan Morgan was a Montreal merchant. He was a member of St. Paul's Lodge, in Montreal. His membership in the United Grand Lodge of English Freemasons dates from April 1872.

Henry James Morgan was born on November 14, 1842, in Quebec City, Quebec.

He was a Canadian civil servant, lawyer, author, and editor. In 1853, he began work as a page in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and later served as a sessional clerk of the assembly and as a private secretary to several government officials. During the late 1850s, he also was a correspondent for several newspapers. In 1862, he attended Morrin College in Quebec. After Confederation, he was employed as a clerk with the Canadian Department of the Secretary of State. Around this time, he also studied law at McGill College and was called to the Quebec and Ontario bars in 1873. Promoted chief clerk in 1875, Morgan retained an influential archival position of the Keeper of the Records until 1883. In 1878, he published "The Canadian Legal Directory", which included descriptions of the court procedures, lists of lawyers across Canada, and biographical sketches of the judges. Between 1879 and 1887, he began, with the aid of various assistants, "The Dominion Annual Register and Review" (1879-1887), which was the first annual record of the important political, social, and general topics of the year. In 1895, he retired from the public service, and, from then until his death, he devoted himself to the preparation of his most widely used compendium, “The Canadian Men and Women of the Time”. The first edition, containing biographies of 2,773 notable Canadians, appeared in 1898 and was regarded as the immediate precursor of the “Canadian Who’s Who” when the latter began publishing in 1910.

In 1873, he married Emily Constance Richards (1853–1901). He died on December 27, 1913, in Brockville, Ontario.

Born in Bristol, England, Morgan was educated at University College, Bristol, and at Trinity College, Dublin. He served as the first Principal of University College, Hull, from 1926 to 1935, and then was appointed as McGill's Principal and Vice-Chancellor. He occupied that post from September 1935 until May 1937. After leaving McGill he returned to Britain. From 1941 to 1945 he held the position of Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and National Service. Morgan passed away in 1972.

Arthur Eustace Morgan was born on July 26, 1886 in Bristol, England.

He was educated at University College, Bristol, and Trinity College, Dublin. He was the first Principal of University College Hull from 1926 to 1935. From September 1935 to May 1937, he served as the eighth Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University. After leaving McGill, he returned to Britain. From 1941 to 1945, he held the position of Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and National Service.

He died on February 3, 1972, in England.