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STUART: Peter Alexander, Sheriff, Judicial District of Weyburn. Born at Bowmanville, Ont., July 14th, 1864, a son of John and Katherine (Mathewson) Stuart. Married Grace Cameron, 1892, and has one, son and a daughter. Educated at the Goderich Public and High Schools. Sheriff Stuart taught school in early life in Colborne Township, Ont. Came west to North Dakota in 1885 and engaged in the mercantile business in Erie County for sixteen years. Came to Saskatchewan in 1891, and started farming homesteading and buying land, and this he farmed until 1920, when he was appointed bailiff, before the district was organized; appointed sheriff in 1916. Sheriff Stuart's son, Cameron Stuart, served overseas with the 5th Battalion and was wounded at Amiens. He had eight nephews with different Canadian units, all of whom lived to come home. Member of the Board- of the Presbyterian Church (five years). Has always taken a keen. interest in Boy Scout work and is president local Boy Scouts' Assn. Member Rotary Club. Presbyterian. Address, Court House, Weyburn:

 

SUGDEN: Lieutenant Oscar, editor Morse News, Morse, Sask. Born at Uxbridge, Ont., 1887, son of Benjamin and Mary (Pickering) Sugden. Married Mary Morrison, 1919. Educated at the schools of Ontario county. English stock. Grandfather came to Canada from Lancashire; settled in Ontario county, where they were pioneer farmers. Mr. Sugden came west in 1912, to Wapella, and learned the printing business with Edward Zing of the Wapella Post. Left Wapella and went to British Columbia where he homesteaded on Shuswap Lake. Joined C.E.F. May, ]915, 54th Battalion (Revelstoke); overseas, France; Vimy Ridge, Somme; with this unit until May, 1917; :England. Returned to France, September, with 7th Battalion until Sept., 1918. Officers' training course. Commissioned as lieutenant; Armistice. Canada, February, 1919. Discharged. Purchased Morse Weekly

 

 

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