Victor Christian William Cavendish,9th Duke of Devonshire,known as Victor Cavendish until 1908,was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada.
Events from the year 2002 in Canada.
Events from the year 1908 in Canada.
Edward Verrall Lucas,CH was an English humorist,essayist,playwright,biographer,publisher,poet,novelist,short story writer and editor.
Castlegar is the second-largest community in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia,Canada. In the Selkirk Mountains,at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers,it is a regional trade and transportation centre,with a local economy based on forestry,mining and tourism.
Henry Marshall Tory was the first president of the University of Alberta (1908–1928),the first president of the Khaki University,the first president of the National Research Council (1928–1935),and the first president of Carleton College (1942–1947). His brother was James Cranswick Tory,Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1925–1930).
Tully Marshall was an American character actor. He had nearly a quarter century of theatrical experience before his debut film appearance in 1914 which led to a film career spanning almost three decades.
Henri Julien,baptised Octave-Henri Julien,was a Québécois artist and cartoonist noted for his work for the Canadian Illustrated News and for his political cartoons in the Montreal Daily Star. His pseudonyms include Octavo and Crincrin. He was the first full-time newspaper editorial cartoonist in Canada.
The 10th Infantry Brigade was a Regular Army infantry brigade of the British Army. During the First and the Second World Wars,the brigade was part of the 4th Infantry Division.
Charles Edward Tisdall was the 19th mayor of Vancouver,British Columbia from 1922 to 1923. He was born in Birmingham,England and moved to Vancouver in April 1888. In 1899 he was elected Chairman of the Vancouver Board of Trade.
John Gustav Adolfi was an American silent film director,actor,and screenwriter who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career. An early acting credit was in the recently restored 1912 film Robin Hood.
Ricca Allen was a Canadian-born stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1941.
Letitia MacTavish Hargrave was a Scottish-born Canadian settler and socialite. The wife of Hudson's Bay Company trader James Hargrave,MacTavish-Hargrave travelled across the Canadian frontier,mainly staying at the York Factory settlement south of Churchill,Manitoba and in Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario. MacTavish Hargrave is known for a series of written correspondence which detail a female perspective of accounts detailing life in colonial Canada in the 19th century.
David McEwen Eberts was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia,Canada. He represented Victoria from 1890 to 1894,South Victoria from 1894 to 1903 and Saanich from 1907 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative.
SY Liberty was a steam yacht built in 1908 at Leith,Scotland,for Joseph Pulitzer and one of the largest private yachts of its day. She served as a Royal Navy hospital ship during World War I.
Malcolm Bruce Jackson was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented The Islands from 1916 to 1924 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Liberal.
John Thomas Hill Goodwin was an Australian surveyor and public servant. He was the Commonwealth Surveyor-General from 1915 to 1925 and officer-in-charge of the Federal Capital Territory from 1916 to 1924. He was known for his contribution to the development of the national capital Canberra,initially as a public servant and later as a private citizen.
