JAMES 0. BEGG. 


	James 0. Begg, barrister and solicitor and senior member of the firm
of Begg & Hays of Swift Current, has come to his present position solely
through his own merit. He is one of the members of the provincial bar
whose earnest labor and ability has won recognition and secured his con-
tinuous advancement. Mr. Begg was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, on
the 7th of September, 1886, a son of George and Mary Begg. The father
has engaged in farming in Ontario for many years and has been grati-
fyingly successful. Mr. and Mrs. Begg are highly esteemed and respect-
ed citizens of the community in which they reside.
	In the pursuit of his education James 0. Begg attended the public
schools of his birthplace and subsequently took up the study of law in
Osgoode Hall. Prior to his enrollment in that institution he was a student
at the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute. In 1910 he was graduated from
Osgoode Hall and started to practice law at Hamilton, Ontario, remain-
ing there until March, 1911, when he came to Swift Current. He has.
continued to practice bere and enjoys an extensive and representative
clientele. For some time Mr. Begg was associated in practice with Judge
Smyth, the firm being known as Smyth & Begg; That association was
formed in 1911 and continued until Mr. Smyth was appointed Judge of
the District Court, which office he now holds. Subsequently Mr. Begg
formed a partnership with a Mr. Hays and is senior member of the well
known firm of Begg~& Hays.
	Mr. Begg has always been interested in local affairs and for four
years he served on the school board. He is in hearty sympathy with, and
his cooperation can always be counted upon in the furtherance of, any
movement for the benefit of Swift Current and the development of its
growth along progressive and substantial lines. Fraternally he is identi-
fied with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Py-
thias, and he is readily conceded to be an exemplary member of the
Masonic craft. Mr. Begg is an active member of the Kiwanis Club,
which body is composed of Swift Current's representative citizens.



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