ROBERT JOHN HAWTHORNE.
 


	Robert John Hawthorne, senior member of the firm of Hawthorne &
Rappell, barristers, solicitors and notaries public of Assiniboia, has since
1922 been agent for the attorney-general.  His birth occurred in the
province of Ontario, on the 13th of May, 1885, his parents being Samuel
and Sarah (Cook) Hawthorne, likewise natives of Ontario.  For many
years the father engaged in farming in that province and became suc-
cessful as an agriculturist.  He is now retired from active life and he
and his wife make their home in Elbow, Saskatchewan, where they are
highly respected and esteemed citizens.
	Robert J. Hawthorne received a limited education in Ontario and
taught school in that province for some time prior to coming to Saskatch-
ewan in 1906.  Subsequently he saved enough 'money to enable him to
take up the study 'of law and was admitted to the bar in this province in
November, 1912. He practiced his profession first at Elbow, from 1912
to 1916, and then went to Moose Jaw, where in the latter year he served
as captain in the Two Hundred and Tenth Canadian Battalion. In the
fall of 1916 he came to Assiniboia, where he has since resided. He has
built up an extensive and important clientele and handles much litigation
before the courts, while since May, 1922, he has acted as agent for the
attorney-general. Mr. Hawthorne is a self-made man in the truest sense
of the word and the success he has gained in his profession is the result
of hard work and innate ability.  He ranks high among the foremost
barristers at the Saskatchewan bar and enjoys the confidence and esteem
of his fellowmen, as well as of his professional brethren.
	Mr. Hawthorne was married to Miss Margaret Cascaden and they
have three children: Robert, May and William. Mr. Hawthorne served
on the city council for four years, from 1919 until 1923, and during that
period was a dominant factor in the promotion of many movements for
the public welfare.  He is a member of the Church of England.  For
recreation he turns to outdoor sports, of which he is very fond.




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