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tain Chapter, No. 166; Past Grand Officer, Grand Chapter of Canada. An
Anglican. Member Provincial and Canadian Bar Association. Recreations, curling,
golf, tennis and motoring. Address, Arcola, Sask.
HANDBIDGE: John Murton, LL.B., barrister and solicitor, Kerrobert. Born
at Southampton, Ont., 1885, son of Robert and Fanny (Murton) Handbidge. Married
Elma Marion Vance, 1913, and has two sons and two daughters. Educated at the Southampton
public school and high school, Port Elgin
High School, and Owen Sound
Collegiate. Articled in law to J. A. Cross, Esq., now the Honourable J. A.
Cross, Attorney General of Saskatchewan. Called to the bar March 1911. Came to
Kerrobert and established partnership with his brother, Mr. Robert Handbidge.
Member of the executive of the Canadian Bar Association. Past Master of the
Masonic Lodge, Royal Arch. Member of the School Board. Bencher, elected 1922.
First Solicitor for the town of Kerrobert.
Contested Kerrobert constituency 1912, Conservative interest. Defeat by George
Watson. Anglican. Conservative. Recreations, curling and golf. Address, Kerrobert.
BROWN: Lt.-Colonel William, M.D., M.C., O.C. 10th Field Ambulance. Born
at Aspatria, Cumberland county, England,
1869, a son of Richard and Ann (Armstrong) Brown. Married Mina Gordon 1897 and
has one daughter. Educated at the High School
of Port Perry, Ont., Trinity
Medical School,
University of Toronto.
After graduation in 1895 practised medicine at Heathcote, Grey Co., Ont. (three
years). Came west in 1899 and practised at Wapella (eleven years). Coming to Moose
Jaw, 1910, opened present practice. At the outbreak of
the European war enlisted in C.A.M.C., Sept., 1914, proceeding overseas March
1915. Medical officer with 32nd Battalion; was later attached to No.1
Canadian General Hospital
and went with this unit to France.
After one month was attached to the
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