J. S. Woodsworth

J. S. Woodsworth

male, deceased (1942)
Christian, Methodist, University of Toronto alumni, socialist, Political writer, NDP and CCF leader…Canadian, Canadianhistoricalfigure, member of the Canadian House of Commons
James Shaver Woodsworth (July 29, 1874 - March 21, 1942) was a pioneer in the Canadian social democratic movement. Following more than two decades...
Donald Mann

Donald Mann

male, deceased (1934)
Methodist, Western Canada, Business Person, Mann Cup, Rocky Mountains, Canadian Northern Railway…Canadian, Canadianhistoricalfigure, Canadian National Railway, canadian pacific railway
Sir Donald Mann (March 23, 1853 - November 10, 1934) was a Canadian railway contractor and entrepreneur. Born at Acton, Ontario, Mann studied as a...
William Pepperrell

William Pepperrell

male, deceased (1759)
Maine colonial, Massachusetts colonial, Baronet in the Baronetage of Great Britain, from Maine, Canadianhistoricalfigure, commodore
Sir William Pepperrell, 1st Baronet (June 27, 1696 - July 6, 1759) was a merchant and soldier in Colonial Massachusetts. He is most remembered for...
Thomas Gage

Thomas Gage

male, deceased (1787)
British, British Army general, american revolution, Canadianhistoricalfigure, American Revolutionary War, Old Westminsters
Sir Thomas Gage (1719 - April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1775 during the early...
Thomas Douglas 5th Earl of Selkirk

Thomas Douglas 5th Earl of Selkirk

male, deceased (1820)
Fellow of the Royal Society, Canadianhistoricalfigure, Earl in the Peerage of Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Red River Colony, Earl of Selkirk
Thomas Douglas was the 5th Earl of Selkirk, born at Saint Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. He was noteworthy as a Scottish philanthropist...
Henry Hamilton

Henry Hamilton

male, deceased (1796)
British, American Revolutionary War prisoner, Fort Detroit, British official in the American Revolution, Army Officer, British Empire…Canadianhistoricalfigure
Henry Hamilton (c.1734 - 29 September 1796) was an Irish-born official of the British Empire. He was captured during the American Revolutionary War...
Clark Finch

Clark Finch

male, deceased (1945)
Business Person, Canadian, Settler of Canada, businessperson, Canadianhistoricalfigure, Fort St. John
Clark Mackenzie Finch was a businessperson and settler credited with being the founder of Fort St. John, British Columbia. He owned a store, the...
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

male, deceased (1759)
From Nimes, from Languedoc-Roussillon, Canadianhistoricalfigure, General, languedoc-roussillon, French and Indian War
Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm (February 28, 1712 - September 14, 1759) was the commander of the French forces in North America during the Seven...
Norman Bethune

Norman Bethune

male, deceased (1939)
Second Sino-Japanese War, Dr. Henry Norman Bethune, Canadian military personnel of World War I, Canadian expatriate in China, communist, Henry Norman Bethune…Canadian, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, Canadianhistoricalfigure, Canadian military personnel
Dr. Henry Norman Bethune, MD (March 3, 1890 - November 12, 1939) was a Canadian physician, medical innovator, a member of the Communist Party of...
Louis Riel Sr.

Louis Riel Sr.

male, deceased (1864)
metis, Rainy River, coureur des bois, Canadian west, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate…Canadianhistoricalfigure
Louis Riel Sr. ("père") was a farmer, miller, Métis leader, and the father of Louis Riel. Born in Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, Riel was the elde...