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Justice Johnstone, as an articled law clerk. His real estate
activities, however, were not compatible with the study of law and although he
kept his articles for four years, he abandoned the profession. In 1904 he
married Miss Potter, of Vankleek Hill (deceased), and has one son and one
daughter. In 1912 he went through the experience of the cyclone and only by the
greatest good fortune escaped serious injury. As it was, his house was
destroyed and he and both his children were bruised and shaken.
In addition to being the head
of McCallum, Hill & Co., he is connected with several other enterprises,
and, is president of the Saskatchewan Guarantee and Fidelity Company, which was
organized in 1908 to do a general bonding business. He has for many years been
a member of the Executive of the Regina'
Exhibition Association, and had also long been the representative of the Regina
Board of Trade to the Trades, and Labor Council.
During the war he served on
many committees which dealt with war conditions. Despite a physical infirmity,
he made some strenuous efforts to go overseas, but was rejected on account of
physical disability.
He is a Liberal in politics,
and a Presbyterian in religion. He is one of the most constructive citizens of Western
Canada.
MACPHERSON: Major Murdock Alexander, M.A., LL.B., barrister. Born at
Grand Ance, Cape Breton, N.S.,
April 16th, 1891, son of
Alexander and Margaret, (Campbell) MacPherson. Married Iowa Briggs, 1915, and
has two sons. Educated at Richmond Academy,
Pictou Academy
and Dalhousie University.
Taught school in Cape Breton.
Taught in the Maritime Business College.
Articled to Hector, McInnis, Fulton & Kenny. Came to Saskatchewan
in 1913 (Swift Current). Partnership Buckles, Donald & MacPherson. Enlisted, 1915, C.E.F., 68th Battalion. Was
also with 128, 209th (lieutenant); France,
1916 (reverted) ; 10th
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