SIDNEY ALBERT MORSE GODFREY.
 


	Sidney Albert Morse Godfrey, secretary of the rural municipality of
Tisdale, was born in Kingston, Kings county, New Brunswick, on the
20th of January, 1884, a son of Robert and Henry Agnes (Morse) God-
frey, likewise natives of New Brunswick. Robert Godfrey was a contrac-
tor and builder and was successfully engaged in that line' of work for a
good many years. His death occurred in February, 1923, when sixty-
three years of age. Mrs. Godfrey is residing in Tisdale.
	Sidney Albert Morse Godfrey was educated in the public schools of
Kingston and attended the high schools at St. John, New Brunswick.
Upon the completion of his schooling he accepted a position in the traffic
department of the Canadian Pacific Railroad at St. John, having prepared
himself for office work through a business course pursued in Currie's
Business College at St. John. He remained with the Canadian Pacific at
St. John until 1908, when he was transferred to Montreal and subse-
quently came west, locating in Winnipeg, where he was associated with
W. P. Hinton, general manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad. In
1914 he enlisted for service in the Great war and later went overseas,
leaving' Winnipeg in the fall of 1916. He was wounded on the 28th of
August, 1918, and was confined in various hospitals until 1919. He re-
ceived his honorable discharge on the 11th of January of that year. He
then went to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and had lived there but a short time
when he was ordered by his physician to go to British Columbia for a
change of climate, his health having been seriously impaired as the result
of being gassed. He remained in British Columbia three months and in
the summer of 1919 came to Tisdale and took up a homestead thirty miles
north. He abandoned it in the fall, however, for at that time he was ap-
pointed secretary of the rural municipality of Tisdale.  Since then he
has acquired another homestead and has also purchased land two miles
from Tisdale. There were only twenty acres under cultivation when he
took it and now he has one hundred and thirty acres under cultivation
and operates three hundred and twenty. lie has erected fine buildings
on the land and makes his home there, although the farming itself is done
by tenants.
	On the 28th of September, 1910, Mr. Godfrey was married to Miss
Annie Tatton and they have one child: Margare~ Jean, whose birth oc-
curred on the 11th of June, 1923. Fraternally Mr. Godfrey is identified
with the Masons and socially he holds membership in the Tisdale Curling
Club.  His political allegiance is given to the Liberal party and many
times he has been urged to become a candidate for the Legislative Assem-
bly. The religious faith of Mr. Godfrey is that of the Church of England.
He is actively interested in the young people of his community, partic-
ularly in young boys and he has organized a Boys Hockey and Skating
Club.  In the summer months the boys enjoy baseball and swimming.
Mr. Godfrey has traveled extensively from coast to coast and has made
the trip through the Peace River country with pack horses.  He calls
this section of Canada the Golden West, believing it to be unsurpassed as
to climate and soil.



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