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to Canada
and was attached to A.D.M.K substaff. President of the Rotary Club, 1922;
member of the School Board, 1913-14-15. Address, North Battleford.
PETERSON: Soren P., Ph.D. (Copenhagen)
barrister, Canora. Born at Horsens, Denmark
in 1882 son of Mads and Jensine (Nielson) Peterson. Married Gladys Beaver,
1915, and has a son and a daughter. Came to Canada
in 1911, without knowledge of English. Worked on the streets of Winnipeg
as labourer; secured position in Northern Crown Bank; assistant bookkeeper
McCraney, Hutchinsons & Co. Was encouraged by the late Geo. McCraney to
study law; this he did; articled to that firm. He qualified and was called to
the bar in July, 1918. Opened practice in Yorkton
as partner with the firm of McPhee, Smith & Peterson. Has been practising
in Canora since Nov., 1918. Solicitor for the Union Bank, Empire Lumber Co.
Member of the Lutheran Church.
Liberal. Recreations curling, fishing and hunting. Address, Canora,
Sask.
PAUL: Morley Perry, B.A., barrister, solicitor, Semans. Born at Moscow,
Lennox Co., Ont., 1886, a son of Shirley and Alma (Yeomans) Paul. Married
Myrtle E. Sibley, 1914, and has three sons. Educated at Moscow
Public school; Melita,
Man., High School; Manitoba
University. Scotch descent.
Great-grand~ father, Wm. Paul, a gunner with the Imperial troops; served with Wellington
in the Peninsular war, and in war of 1812-14. The family treasure his old
medals. Came to Canada
and settled on a grant of land near Newberry, Ont. Father farmed at Moscow
Lennox Co. Came west to Melita, Man.,
and engaged in farming. Mr. Paul left Manitoba University with the degree of
B.A., was articled in law to A. G. MacKay, Esq., K.C.., of Edmonton (leader of
the Ontario Opposition), and a member of the Alberta Government. Mr. Paul was called
to the bar of Alberta. 1915 practised at Edmonton,
coming to Semans same year,
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