Event class: born, canada, moved, ontario, family, toronto, university, montreal, college, emigrated

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Reginald John Marsden ParkerParker was born in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, the son of John William Parker, and emigrated to Canada in 1898.
Roy BurstonThe son of a prominent Melbourne soldier and businessman, Burston graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 1910.
David YuileHis father was a wine merchant, and around 1857 his family emigrated to Upper Canada, settling around Ingersoll.
John Paterson (Cape politician) Born and raised in Aberdeen, Scotland, Paterson emigrated to Port Elizabeth in 1841 to take up a position as a school master.
Robert James SpeersBorn in Elmbank, Ontario, James Speers moved to Winnipeg in 1900.
Eric KeenleysideHe received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (acting) from the University of Windsor (Ontario, Canada) in 1980 and apprenticed at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
Sandford FlemingAt the age of 14 he was apprenticed as a surveyor and in 1845, at the age of 18, he immigrated with his older brother David to Ontario (then the western half of the Province of Canada, at that time called Canada West).
John Quick (politician)The family migrated to Australia in 1854, where John Sr, a farmer, began prospecting at the Bendigo goldfields.
Jacob Hespeler Around 1835 Hespeler settled in Preston, Upper Canada (now part of Cambridge, Ontario), which was then a major German-speaking centre and a focus for German-speaking immigrants from both Europe and Pennsylvania.
Jeffrey A. Hutchings Jeffrey A. Hutchings was born on September 11, 1958, in Orillia, Ontario to Wendy Simpson (born Toronto, Ontario) and Alexander Hutchings (born Sunnyside, Newfoundland).
Slicker ParksParks married Violet Bradt of Kingsville, Ontario, Canada, in December 1921 at Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Dave RidgwayRidgway emigrated to Canada in 1974 and began his football career while attending M. M. Robinson High School in Burlington, Ontario.
Peter Macdonald (Canadian politician)He was born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of James and Margaret Macdonald, Scottish immigrants, came to Huron County, Canada West with his parents in 1846 and was educated in Toronto.
Robert John McCormickHe was born in County Armagh, Ireland, the son of Joseph McCormick who was of Scottish descent, and came to Warwick Township, Canada East in 1862.
John de ChastelainThe de Chastelain family emigrated to Canada in 1954, and a year later, after finishing his education at Fettes College, De Chastelain joined his family and attended Mount Royal College (now Mount Royal University) in Calgary.
Noubar AfeyanHis family moved to Montreal, Canada in 1976.
Elon MuskMusk graduated from Pretoria Boys High School and moved to Canada in 1988 at the age of 17, after obtaining Canadian citizenship through his mother.
Eric HammondHammond was born in Northfleet, Kent, and was evacuated to Newfoundland, Canada during World War II, returning to the UK in 1945.
Pierre-Clovis BeauchesneBorn in Bécancour, Canada East, the son of Pierre Bourbeau dit Beauchesne and Marie-Archange Pérenne de Moras (Archange Maurâce), Beauchesne was educated at Nicolet College and became a notary in 1865.
Mike Smith (athlete)He was coached by Andy Higgins while living in Toronto, Ontario and then by Les Gramantik when he moved to live and train in Calgary, Alberta in 1994.
Tony WhitfordWhitford and family moved to Calgary in 1973 where he attended the University of Calgary.
Jake Allen (ice hockey)Jake grew up in St. Stephen, New Brunswick where his father worked as a high school teacher until 1999 when they moved to New Maryland, New Brunswick.
John Allan YoungHe was born in Glasgow, the son of William McKie Young and Margaret Allan, was educated in Scotland and emigrated to Canada in 1911.
John O'ShanassyO'Shanassy was born near Thurles in County Tipperary, Ireland, the son of a surveyor, and came to the Port Phillip District (later Victoria) in 1839.
Albert Nerenberg Born in London, Ontario in 1962, Nerenberg studied English Drama at McGill University in Montreal, where he formed Theatre Shmeatre, an improvisational theatrical company, and served as editor of the McGill Daily.
Sandra DjwaOriginally from Newfoundland, she moved to British Columbia where she obtained her PhD from the University of British Columbia in 1968.
Harry CrerarHe attended and graduated from Upper Canada College and Highfield School in Hamilton in 1906, and then went to the Royal Military College of Canada, in Kingston, Ontario.
Lewis Williams Douglas In August 1937, Douglas was approached by Sir Edward Beatty about becoming principal of McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Jackson DoddsBorn in Hornsey, Middlesex, England, Dodds first went to Canada in 1901, but did not finally settle in Winnipeg, Manitoba, until after serving with the British Army in World War I.
Guy Maddin Guy Maddin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on February 28, 1956, to Herdis Maddin (a hairdresser) and Charles'' Chas'' Maddin (grain clerk and general manager of the Maroons, a Winnipeg hockey team).
Edward GajdelIn 1967 Gajdel emigrated to Canada with his family and settled in Beiseker, Alberta.
Tom KertesIn 2009 Tom Kertes moved to Vancouver, Canada where he currently works as a community organizer in the child care sector ca/about-tom-kertes.
James John Edmund Guerin Born in Montreal, Canada East, the son of Thomas Guerin and Mary McGuire, Guerin was educated at the Collège de Montréal and received a M. D. degree from McGill University in 1878.
Tommy DouglasIn 1910, his family emigrated to Canada, where they settled in Winnipeg.
Adam Johnston Fergusson BlairBorn in Perthshire, Scotland, the son of Adam Fergusson and his first wife Jemima Johnston Blair, he immigrated to Upper Canada with his family in 1833.
Mike LazaridisLazaridis was five years old when his family moved to Canada in 1966, settling in Windsor, Ontario.
Arthur LismerLismer immigrated to Canada in 1911, settled in Toronto, Ontario and took a job with Grip Ltd. - a satirical magazine.
Lloyd Axworthy Axworthy was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan to a family with strong United Church roots, and received his BA from the University of Winnipeg (then known as United College) in 1961.
Agnes MacphailFollowing a family tragedy in her home town, Macphail moved to the Toronto suburb of East York, Ontario and rejoined the Ontario CCF in 1942 becoming its farm organizer.
James Scarth GaleHe married twice : In 1882 Gale entered St. Catharine's Collegiate Institute, St. Catharines, Ontario.
Aous ShakraIn 1935, he immigrated to Canada with his family where he graduated with a Bachelors in Philosophy.
George Renny YoungHe was born in Falkirk, the son of John Young and Agnes Renny, and came to Halifax with his family in 1814.
Abram William LauderHe was born at Bewcastle in England in 1834, studied in Scotland and later came to Canada West.
Rupert Mearse WellsHe was born in Prescott County in Upper Canada in 1835 and attended the University of Toronto.
Willie McKnightIn 1939, after entering the medical school at the University of Alberta, McKnight continued his cockiness but was on the verge of expulsion when a British recruiting mission for the Royal Air Force arrived in Calgary.
Charles Dent (politician) Dent graduated from the University of Alberta and moved to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, in 1976.
Marshall Rothstein Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Jewish parents who immigrated from Eastern Europe, he received a Bachelor of Commerce in 1962 and an LL.
Stevie CameronBorn in Belleville, Ontario in 1943, she now lives in Toronto with her husband, David Cameron, a professor at the University of Toronto.
Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin CannonBorn in Arthabaska, Quebec, the son of Lawrence John Cannon and Aurélie Dumoulin, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1896 from Université Laval.
Charles McIntoshHe was born near Edinburgh, the son of John McIntosh and Elizabeth Pratt, came to Canada with his family in 1904, and was educated in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
David Latta (Alberta politician)He settled briefly in Ontario before moving to Whitemouth, Manitoba, where he joined the North-West Mounted Police in 1890.
Karl WolfAt 17, Wolf immigrated to Canada in 1995, residing in Montreal, Quebec.
Arthur DoughtyHe emigrated to Canada in 1886 settling in Montreal.
Richard CondieIn 1967 Condie moved to Vancouver where he worked as a sociologist at the University of British Columbia.
Mick Manning Born in 1959 and brought up in Haworth, near Keighey, Yorkshire, England, Manning studied Graphic Design at The University of Northumbria and then Illustration at The Royal College of Art where his tutors included John Norris Wood, Quentin Blake and Sheila Robinson.
Trevor EytonEyton was born in Quebec City in 1934 and was educated and raised in Quebec and Toronto.
Morton Shulman Born in Toronto, Ontario, Shulman received his M. D. from the University of Toronto in 1948.
Rebecca Belmore Belmore was born on March 22, 1960 in Upsala, Ontario, Canada and currently resides in Vancouver, BC.
Jean-Jacob JeudyJeudy was educated at the Jacques Vital Herne and Nelson Mandela High School in Port Au Prince, graduating with honors in 1990.
Jean Leclerc (politician)Born in Quebec City, Quebec, the son of Jean-Robert Leclerc and Suzanne Lajeunesse, Leclerc received a Bachelor's degree from Université Laval in 1977.
David Howard HarrisonHe was born in the township of London, Canada West, and moved to Manitoba in 1882.
Adam Mitchell (songwriter) Adam Mitchell was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1944, but moved with his family to Toronto, Canada, at the age of 12.
Robert Smeaton WhiteHe was born in Peterborough, Canada West in 1856, and studied at McGill University.
Natasha FalleNatasha Falle (born 1973) is a professor at Humber College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada who was prostituted from the ages of 15 to 27 and now opposes prostitution in Canada.
Robert Frederic StupartBorn in Aurora, Canada West, the son of Robert Douglas Stupart, of the Royal Navy, and Eliza Lee, Stupart graduated from Upper Canada College and joined the Meteorological Service of Canada in 1872.
James Cowan (Ontario politician)Cowan came to Upper Canada in 1834 and settled on a farm at Galt.
Richard Alphonsus O'ConnorBorn in Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland, O'Connor emigrated to Canada with his parents in 1841 settling in Toronto.
Colin Campbell FerrieBorn in Glasgow, the son of Adam Ferrie and Rachel Campbell, he came to Montreal from Scotland in 1824 to work in new wholesale and forwarding company belonging to his father.
Bonar LawFrom the perspective of the time, Law was not born in Canada, as at the time New Brunswick was a separate colony, and Canadian confederation did not occur until 1867.
Albert Peter LowHe was born in Montreal, Quebec, and attended McGill University, graduating in 1882.
Roger Sarty Sarty was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia before moving to Toronto in 1965.
George Glover Campbell Born to parents Isaac Campbell, a grocer, and Susannah Patterson in England, Campbell jnr arrived in Australia in 1905, he lived at Drummoyne and worked in Sydney harbour shipyards.
Namgyal Rinpoche Namgyal Rinpoche was born Leslie George Dawson in 1931, October 11, and raised in Toronto, Canada by parents of Irish and Scottish descent and attended Jarvis Baptist Seminary, before going on to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, USA, where he studied philosophy and psychology and became active in Socialist politics.
Karla HomolkaBilingual and armed with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Queen's University, Homolka may choose to try to live a quiet life in Quebec, where her crimes are not as well known as they are in English - speaking Canada,'' reported CTV in May, 2005.
John Ryan (New South Wales politician) John Ryan was born in Canada, and migrated to Australia in 1961, attended Canterbury Boys High School, and studied teaching at the University of Sydney.
Ogle Robert GowanHe arrived in Leeds County, Upper Canada in 1829 and settled in Brockville.
John Wallace DownieThe son of Lanark Station Master Christopher Downie, he was born in Lanark, Scotland, emigrating to South Africa in 1897 to work on the Cape Railways.
Beresford RichardsThe younger Richards came to Canada in 1921, and was educated in Athabaska, Alberta and at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering.
Coulson Norman Mitchell Born in Winnipeg on December 11, 1889, Mitchell was a graduate of the University of Manitoba in engineering.
William McDougall (politician)Born near York, Upper Canada (now Toronto, Ontario), the son of Daniel McDougall and Hannah Matthews, McDougall received his education at Victoria College in Cobourg, Upper Canada, and in 1847, began practising law as an attorney and solicitor in Upper Canada.
Anthony KimlinIn 2005 he moved to Toronto, Canada where he is currently studying business and society at university.
Duncan McNab McEachranIn 1862, he emigrated to Upper Canada setting in Woodstock.
John Flaws ReidIn 1882, he left Scotland and came to York Colony, Northwest Territories (later Yorkton, Saskatchewan), choosing a site nearby to settle.
Robert Menzies MitchellHe was born in Pickering, Canada West, the son of James Mitchell and Elizabeth Rogers, and was educated in Orangeville and at Trinity University in Toronto, where he received an M. D. in 1892.
James MouldHis family immigrated to Canada in 1872, taking up residence in Winnipeg, where Mould attended North Ward School.
Robert A. Jaffray Robert Jaffray, was born in 1873 into a wealthy family of which his father owned Canada's Toronto Globe (today's the Globe and Mail).
William White (Bishop of Honan)White's boundless energy and an interest in improving the lives of children, moved him to first to Kingston, Ontario where he began a career with the YMCA and later to Ottawa, Ontario (around 1892).
Douglas Cunnington Cunnington for a time lived in British Guiana, he moved to Canada in 1910 settling in British Columbia, a year later he moved east to the Calgary region and setup a dairy farm.
George DinsdaleHe first farmed in Ontario and came west in 1906, settling on a homestead at Craik, Saskatchewan.
Walter D'Arcy Ryan Ryan was born in Kentville, Nova Scotia, and educated in Canada for a military career, but instead emigrated to the United States around 1890.
Tasha de VasconcelosThey moved to Canada in 1980, where de Vasconcelos studied International Relations at the University of British Columbia.
Hal Foster Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Foster was a staff artist for the Hudson's Bay Company in Winnipeg and rode his bike to Chicago in 1919 where he studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and soon found illustration assignments.
Robert A. BoydBorn in Sherbrooke in the Eastern Townships in a working-class family to a Scot - Irish father and a French Canadian mother, Boyd enrolled at Montreal's École Polytechnique, where he graduated in 1943.
Allan Levine Levine attended the University of Manitoba and the University of Toronto ; he got a PhD in Canadian history from Toronto in 1985.
Joseph HannanHannan was probably born in Yorkshire, England and emigrated with his family in 1888.
Rick Sowieta Although born in Heusden, Belgium, Sowieta emigrated to Canada in 1957 and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, where he attended Glebe Collegiate for high school.
Benno Straucher Born in the village of Rohozna near Sadhora (later incorporated into Czernowitz, now in Ukraine), Straucher was a student of law, a graduate of Vienna University and a practicing attorney.
Wallace Bruce Matthews Carruthers Born in Kingston, Ontario, Carruthers graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada (College Number 82) in 1883.
Joseph PapinHe served on the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and founded the Institut canadien de Montréal He was born in L'Assomption, Lower Canada in 1825, the son of a farmer, and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal and the Collège de L'Assomption.
William Scagel Born near Alpena, Michigan and raised in Canada, Scagel began making knives in 1910 while working at lumber camps throughout Michigan and Canada.