Hugh Vallance (1866-1947) was born in Hamilton, ON, where, in 1883, he apprenticed in the office of Charles W. Mulligan. Vallance studied and worked in Paris, and later, from 1900 to 1907 he worked for the firm of Hartwell, Richardson and Driver in Boston. In 1907 Vallance moved to Montreal and formed a partnership with David Robertson Brown (1869-1946). Ernest Isbell Barott (1884-1966) was born in Canastota, NY, and studied architecture from 1902 to 1905 at Syracuse University. Later he apprenticed at the New York office of McKim, Mead and White. Gordon Home Blackader (1885-1916) was born in Montreal and studied both at McGill University and at the Atelier Laloux in Paris, which was affiliated with the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris. In 1908 he worked at the offices of McKim, Mead and White. In 1912 Blackader formed a partnership with Barott and Daniel T. Webster. Blackader died in the First World War, but his name remained as one of Barott's partners. The Blackader-Lauterman Library of McGill University was set up as his memorial.

Hugh Vallance (1866-1947) est né à Hamilton (Ontario) où, en 1883, il est devenu apprenti au cabinet de Charles W. Mulligan. Vallance a étudié à Paris et, plus tard, de 1900 à 1907, il a travaillé pour le cabinet de Hartwell, Richardson et Driver à Boston. En 1907, Vallance s'est installé à Montréal et s'est associé à David Robertson Brown (1869-1946). Ernest Isbell Barott (1884-1966) est né à Canastota (New York) et a étudié l'architecture de 1902 à 1905 à l'Université de Syracuse. Plus tard, il a été apprenti au cabinet de McKim, Mead et White de New York. Gordon Home Blackader (1885-1916) est né à Montréal et a étudié à l'Université McGill ainsi qu'à l'Atelier Laloux à Paris, affilié à l'École des Beaux Arts. En 1908, il a travaillé au cabinet de McKim, Mead et White. En 1912, Blackader s'est associé à Barott et à Daniel T. Webster. Blackader est mort au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale, mais son nom est resté parmi ceux des associés de Barott. La bibliothèque Blackader-Lauterman de l'Université McGill fut créée à sa mémoire.

Hughes & Stevenson, a Montreal plumbing, steaming, and gas fitting company active in the 1880s and 1890s.

Everett Hughes was born in Ohio and received his B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1918. He earned a doctorate in sociology from the University of Chicago in 1928. He came to McGill as Assistant Professor of Sociology in 1927 and remained until 1938 when he received an appointment at the University of Chicago. Hughes' special field of research was racial, cultural and religious group organization and conflict. In 1931-1932 he took a leave of absence from McGill to study Protestant-Catholic relations in southern Germany. Much of his published work concerns the French and English in Québec, and in 1965 he returned to McGill for a year as Visiting Professor in the French Canada Studies Programme.

James Laughlin Hughes was born on February 20, 1846, in Orono, Ontario.

He was a teacher, school inspector, and author. In 1866, he graduated from the Normal School of Toronto and became headmaster of the Frankford (County Hastings) school. In 1867, he became a teacher and later principal in the Provincial Model School, Toronto. He specialized in the study of the psychology of children. In 1874, he was appointed Chief Inspector of schools for the city of Toronto, a position he held until his retirement in 1913. He earned an international reputation in the field of primary education. The development of the public school system in Toronto over nearly four decades was in a great measure his work, as his advice was always sought and almost invariably accepted when innovations or expansions were under discussion. He was the author of several works, including "Dickens as an Educator" (1902), "Mistakes in Teaching” (1906), and "Froebel's Educational Laws" (1910).

About 1875 he married Annie Sutherland (1849-1884), in 1885, he married Adaline Augusta Marean (1848–1929), and in 1930, he married Estella Rounding (ca. 1894- ). He died on January 5, 1935, in Toronto, Ontario.