Biography of the Day

Read the story of a subject who died or was born on this day.

 

COTTON, WILLIAM LAWSON  
23 July 2013  
b. 23 July 1848 in New London, P.E.I.  
MOWAT, Sir OLIVER  
22 July 2013  
b. 22 July 1820 in Kingston, Upper Canada  
STREET, GEORGE FREDERICK  
21 July 2013  
b. 21 July 1787 in Burton, N.B.  
GODEFROY DE VIEUXPONT (Vieux-Pont), JOSEPH  
20 July 2013  
b. 20 July 1645 at Trois-Rivières  
MacINNES, DUNCAN SAYRE  
19 July 2013  
b. 19 July 1870 in Hamilton, Ont.  
GIRROIR, HUBERT  
18 July 2013  
b. 18 July 1825 at Tracadie, N.S.  
CASAULT, LOUIS-JACQUES  
17 July 2013  
b. 17 July 1808 at Saint-Thomas-de-Montmagny (Montmagny, Que.)  
FOSTER, WILLIAM ALEXANDER  
16 July 2013  
b. 16 July 1840 at Toronto, Upper Canada  
WHITEHEAD, CHARLOTTE (Ross)  
15 July 2013  
b. 15 July 1843 in Darlington, England  
FRYE, HERMAN NORTHROP  
14 July 2013  
b. 14 July 1912 in Sherbrooke, Que.  
PROULX, JEAN-BAPTISTE (1793-1856)  
13 July 2013  
b. 13 July 1793 in Nicolet, Lower Canada  
HANLAN, EDWARD (Ned)  
12 July 2013  
b. 12 July 1855 in Toronto