The Honourable John Young was born in Ayr, Scotland in 1811 and emigrated to Canada in 1826. He went into business in Montreal and became chairman of the Board of Harbour Commissioners for the port of Montreal. From 1851 to 1857 he represented Montreal in the Legislative Assembly of Canada and was Commissioner of Public Works from 1851 to 1852. From 1872 to 1874 he represented Montreal in the House of Commons. He died in 1878.
Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce
The Kingston Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit business association governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of individuals from a broad cross-section of member businesses and organizations. With over 950 member firms and organizations from all sectors of the local economy, the Chamber actively promotes the majority view of its members through interaction with all levels of government. The policy and procedures set by the Board are carried out by the staff of the Chamber who manage the day-to-day operations of the organization. The Chamber is committed to building the local economy and enhancing the business potential for their members by attracting new companies in the retail, manufacturing, service and tourism sectors.
Donald A. Redmond was University Librarian at Queen's University from 1966 to 1977. He was a graduate of Mount Allison University, McGill University and the University of Illinois.
Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Kingston and Quebec
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Cataraqui Golf and Country Club
On May 16, 1917 the application to incorporate the Cataraqui Golf and Country Club was signed by five Kingston men: a prominent grain merchant and exporter Senator Henry Wartman Richardson; two bank managers, George edward Hague and Percival Conrad Stevenson; and two barristers, Arthur Breden Cunningham and Timothy John Rigney. These five later became the provisional directors of the company. Other incorporating members were J.B. Walkem, W.B. Dalton, James Walkem, J.M. Farrell, George Smythe and Cornelius Bermingham. On June 20, land was leased from the government for 21 years at a nominal rental and two months later, on August 21, a certificate to commence business was issued. In the 1930's the Club bought the land as well as some additional property and expanded and redesigned the course. The board hired Stanley Thompson, a Canadian golf course architect of great repute to undertake the new design. In the 1960's the Club made the full transition from focussing solely on being a golf club to incorporating year round activities that were available to its members. On July 5th, 1975 the Club opened a new clubhouse neccessary due to growing membership. The Cataraqui Golf and Country Club had grown from 45 to over 1250 members since its incorporation.
E.P. Wright & Son, Limited was a dry goods firm and clothing store established in Gananoque, Ontario in 1889. It remained in operation until 1987.
Kingston District Council - Boy Scouts of Canada
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Professor, Department of Mathematics and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.
The Reverend Dr. Donald M. Mathers (1921-1972) was born in Monifieth, Scotland and attended the University of St, Andrews (M.A. 1942, B.D. 1949) where he was a student of Donald Baillie. During the Second World War he served with the British Army in Germany, France and Holland. After studying in the United States at Columbia and Union Theological Seminary, he came to Queen's in 1953 where he served as Principal, Queen's Theological College. As well as being a stimulating teacher Dr. Mathers was known as a theologian, ecumenist and author. While at Queen's, Dr. Mathers wrote several books on religion including The Word and The Way, and The Future of Philosophical Theology and Belief. His untimely death in 1972 was the result of leukemia.