Date of Birth 1907-04-16 Valcourt, QC Date of Death 1964-02-18 Sherbrooke, QC Joseph-Armand Bombardier, engineer, entrepreneur, inventor of the snowmobile and Ski-Doo (born 16 April 1907 in Valcourt, QC; died 18 February 1964 in Sherbrooke, QC). While Bombardier’s many inventions … Continued
Date of Birth1841-04-15Place of birth:Fisher’s Mills, near New Hope (Hespeler, later Cambridge), Upper CanadaDate of Death1919-08-18Place of death:Waterloo, Ontario Joseph Emm Seagram was an entrepreneur, racing administrator, community leader and politician. Interment Info He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery … Continued
Gladys Louise Smith aka Mary Pickford was known as “America’s Sweetheart”. She was an actress and co-founder of United Artists and one of 36 co-founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts …
Dorchester Ontario – Billy Joe Booth killed in an aircraft explosion; nine year defensive linesman with Ottawa Rough Riders. https://www.cflapedia.com/Players/b/booth_billy_joe.htm
Date of Birth 1868-03-14 Date of Death1933-10-17 Emily Murphy was appointed police magistrate for Edmonton in 1916, making her the British Empire’s and Canada’s first female judge. She was one of the “Famous Five” who took part in the Persons Case before … Continued
Date of Birth1873-10-20 Date of Death1951-09-01 Nellie McClung was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the “The Famous Five” who launched the “Persons Case,” which ultimately declared women “persons” under Canadian law. She helped … Continued
Date of Birth1890-03-24 Date of Death1954-02-13 Agnes MacPhail was Canada’s first woman Member of Parliament. She was elected in the 1921 federal election. She was a champion of the rights of farmers, women and prisoners was Canada’s first woman delegate … Continued
Date of Birth1900-02-24 Date of Death1957-10-31 I have a suggestion for another person for your site. Her name was Martha Louise Black. She was the second woman elected to the Parliament. However that is just one part of her fascinating … Continued
Date of Birth1868-01-09 Date of Death1965-07-12 Mary Irene Parlby entered public life on 18 July 1921 when she was elected to the Alberta legislature as member for Lacombe in the UNITED FARMERS OF ALBERTA government. She was appointed minister without … Continued
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