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Shannon, William, 1821-1897
Person · 1821-1897

William Shannon (1821-1897) was a Methodist minister. He was born in Ireland, taught school there and served as a local preacher. He came to Canada in 1850. He was received on trial by the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1855, and was ordained in 1858. He served circuits until he retired in 1889.

Person · fl. 1951-1952

William John Rose (fl. 1951-1952) was a student of Professor George J. Blewett at Wesley College, Winnipeg. He became Professor of Slavonic Languages at the University of British Columbia, and wrote an unpublished biography of Blewett during the 1950s.

Preston, James, 1828-1901
Person · 1828-1901

James Preston (1828-1901) was a Methodist minister in Canada and the United States. He was born in England, immigrated to Canada in 1851, and was ordained into the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1855. He ministered for a while in the United States, and for many years in Ontario. He was twice a delegate to the General Conference, and retired in 1882.

Person · 1889-1969

Allan Nathaniel Courtice Pound (1889-1969) was a Methodist/United Church minister and missionary to China. He was born in Morden, Manitoba, and grew up in Vernon, British Columbia. He studied in New Westminster, Toronto, and Denver. Ordained in 1914 into the Methodist Church, he was a missionary in West China, 1915-1922; and a Methodist/United minister in British Columbia, 1924-1951. For a while he sailed on Kootenay Lake in the United Church mission boat, the Broadcaster.

Person · 1873-1946

Edward Leslie Pidgeon (1873-1946) was a Presbyterian/United Church minister and church administrator. Born in New Richmond, Quebec, in 1873, Edward Leslie Pidgeon studied at Queen's University and Montreal Theological College. After his ordination he served pastorates in Ontario, Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Montreal. He was active in the Church Union (1925) movement, especially with the legal aspects. He served as a chairman of the United Church Board of Finance, and as a member of General Council from 1925. He also served on boards of various educational institutions and organizations. At the time of his death, he was a nominee for the position of United Church Moderator.

Matheson, Hugh, 1869-1952
Person · 1869-1952

Hugh Matheson (1869-1952) was a Presbyterian minister and a librarian, with expertise in theology and church worship. He was born near Kincardine, Ontario. He studied law at Osgoode Hall, and theology at Knox College. He was ordained by the Presbyterian Church in 1900, and served charges in Ontario and Alberta. He was appointed Librarian of Knox College in 1923, and continued as Librarian of Emmanuel College after Church Union. He contributed to the preparation of the United Church hymnary (1930) and liturgy. He retired in 1936.

Fidler, Daniel, 1771-1842
Person · 1771-1842

Daniel Fidler ( 1771-1842) was a Methodist minister in the U.S. and in Nova Scotia. Born in New Jersey, he was converted at age sixteen and received on trial as a Methodist minister in 1789. He travelled various circuits in the southern and western United States. In 1794 he was appointed to Nova Scotia and travelled there for five or six years. He returned to the United States and retired in 1830.

McNally, James, 1787-1876
Person · 1787-1876

James McNally (1787-1876) was a Methodist Episcopal minister in Ontario. Born in Ireland, he immigrated to West Hawkesbury, Canada, around 1825. He was licensed to preach by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1830. He served charges in Ontario until his retirement.

Person · 1883-1938

Rev. Donald Alexander MacDonald (1883-1938) was a Presbyterian/United Church minister and missionary to Korea. He was born in Glenarm, Ontario. He studied at Knox College, and served a Presbyterian charge in Fort William, Ontario. He was a missionary in Korea from 1912 until his sudden death in 1938. While in Korea he held key positions on mission councils.

Person · 1881-1931

A. Caroline MacDonald (1881-1931) was a missionary to Japan. She was born in Wingham, Ontario and graduated from the University of Toronto in math and physics. She was appointed the first National Secretary of the Japan Young Women's Christian Association in 1904, and worked to establish hostels for girls in Tokyo. She studied theology in Aberdeen, 1910-1911, and after 1913 she became deeply involved in work with prisoners and their families. She was the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Toronto; she was also decorated by the Emperor of Japan and recognized by the Canadian Department of Justice. She returned to Canada in 1931 due to poor health and died the same year.

McCord, Thomas, 1872-1957
Person · 1872-1957

Thomas McCord (1872-1957) was a Presbyterian/United Church minister in British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario was born in Ireland in 1872, and was raised in London, Ontario. He studied at Knox College, and was ordained by the Presbyterian Church in 1904. He served charges in British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario, and retired in 1940. After retirement he worked for the Ontario Temperance Federation and the British and Foreign Bible Society.

Person · 1870-1962

Joseph Albert George Lousley (1870-1962) was a Methodist/United Church minister and missionary in Manitoba. He was born near Peterborough, Ontario, and was a Methodist probationer in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, 1892-1894. He studied at Albert, Wesley, and Victoria Colleges, and was ordained in 1900. After serving a charge in Manitoba, he was appointed Principal of the Indian Residential School at Norway House, Manitoba, in 1902. He was also appointed Superintendent of Island Lake, God's Lake, and Oxford House Missions--a circuit of 900 miles by canoe and dog sled. From 1916 he served pastorates in Manitoba; he was the last President of the Methodist Manitoba Conference. He retired in 1936 to Long Branch, Ontario.

Person · 1884-1968

Ashley Woodward Lindsay (1884-1968) was a medical missionary to China. He was born in Magog, Quebec, and graduated from the Royal College of Dental Surgeons in Toronto. He was appointed the first missionary solely for dental work to West China, in 1907. Appointed to the Faculty of Medicine of West China Union University in 1918, he organized the Faculty of Dentistry the following year. He was Dean of Dentistry for thirty years, left China in 1950, and retired in 1952.

Lillie, Adam, 1803-1869
Person · 1803-1869

Adam Lillie (1803-1869) was a Congregational minister and theologian. He was born in Scotland and studied at Glasgow University and the Theological Academy at Gosport. He was sent by the London Missionary Society (Congregational) to India in 1826, but poor health forced his return the following year. He was called to preach in Upper Canada in 1834, and appointed to teach at the new Congregational Theological Institute in 1839. He died suddenly in 1869.

Ladner, Charles, 1839-1928
Person · 1839-1928

Charles Ladner (1839-1928) was a Methodist minister in Newfoundland, Manitoba and British Columbia. He was born in Cornwall, England, and his family immigrated to Prince Edward Island, [ca. 1845]. He volunteered for missionary work in Newfoundland in 1861, and served there until 1882, having been ordained by the Methodist Church in 1865. He was elected President of Newfoundland Conference in 1881. He also served charges in Brandon, and in British Columbia, 1888-1904. He was elected President of British Columbia Conference in 1896. Rev. Ladner retired to Vancouver.

Kennedy, James B., 1847-1914
Person · 1847-1914

James B. Kennedy (1847-1914) was a Methodist minister in Ontario. He was born in Gainsboro Township, Ontario, studied at Albert College, and was ordained by the Methodist Church in 1874. He served circuits in southwestern Ontario, and retired in 1909.

Kendall, William, 1868-1953
Person · 1868-1953

William Kendall (1868-1953) was a Methodist/United Church missionary in Ontario and Quebec. He was born in England and educated in France and Belgium. In 1904 he gave up a career in law, and came to Canada as a missionary student in the Methodist Church. He was ordained in 1911. The rest of his life was spent as a missionary to the Aboriginal Peoples of Ontario and Quebec. He married Mary Martin, daughter of an Iroquois Chief.

Jewitt, Thomas J., 1876-1972
Person · 1876-1972

Thomas J. Jewitt (1876-1972) was a Presbyterian/United Church minister in Ontario. Born in Chinguacousy Township, he attended Queen's University, graduating in arts in 1906 and from the Theological College in 1909. He was ordained by the Presbyterian Church in 1909, and served a number of charges in Ontario. He retired in 1944 to Brampton, Ontario.

Person · fl. 1914-1952

Sarah Bird Daniels (fl. 1914-1952) was born in 1897, the grand-daughter of Richard Seaborn, a Primitive Methodist pastor from London England and of Henry Bird.

Myers, Charles A., 1874-1968
Person · 1874-1968

Charles A. Myers (1874-1968) was a Presbyterian/United Church minister and church administrator. He was born in Prince Edward Island and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in the Synod of British Columbia in 1905. In 1912 he was made Educational Secretary of the Board of Sabbath Schools of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Until 1947, he served various national educational offices of the Presbyterian and the United Churches. Dr. Myers also had sixteen years of service with the Toronto Home Mission Council when he supervised the establishment of some twenty new congregations.