1872. In 1872 he received the degree of hon. M.A. from Trinity College,

Hartford, Conn. In 1876 he was elected secretary of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton. About this time he began to take a great interest in missions, or systematic preachings, and for a continuous period studied the question, and finally, in 1877, began to give his services in this direction, holding missions in several parishes in the diocese of Fredericton. In 1879 he was appointed canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton, by the bishop, for his service to the church. In the same year, the degree of Bachelor of Divinity at King’s College, Windsor, being thrown open to clergymen of six years standing, on passing the required examinations, he went to Windsor and passed the examination, and received that degree in June of the same year. In November, 1881, he was elected to the parish of St. George, Halifax, N.S., to which position he went at Easter, 1882, leaving Rothesay and the diocese of Fredericton with much reluctance. In 1884 he received his degree of D.D. at King’s College, by special examination, taking the cognate dialects of the Old Testament, Chaldee, Syriac, and Assyrian, as the subjects of his theses. In 1884 he was appointed secretary of the diocese of Nova Scotia, which he still holds, in connection with his parish of St. George. In 1882 he restored the church, and in 1887 built new schools. In 1888 he was elected fellow of his own college, St. Augustine’s, Canterbury, an honor conferred only upon four out of five hundred alumni, “in consideration of his highly honorable career, and the great services he has rendered to the Canadian church.” He has been a member of the Provincial Synod of Canada since 1874, and has served on several of its committees. In the year 1885-6 the question of the confederation of the colleges in the province of Nova Scotia was warmly discussed, and, after mature consideration, he took the side of confederation, advocating the fusing of King’s and Dalhousie colleges, with removal, if necessary, of King’s College to Halifax. Though supported by many of the most earnest and thoughtful churchmen, this scheme was defeated by the opposition of the graduates of King’s College, who imagined that their cherished privileges were being betrayed. In spite, however, of Dr. Partridge’s views on the confederation question, he was unanimously elected a governor of the college by the Synod of Nova Scotia, in 1886. He has been divinity examiner for degrees, also for prize essays and in Hebrew, at the college since 1884, when he was also appointed lecturer in apologetic theology, delivering six lectures on this subject each year. He has made canon law a special study, with reference chiefly to its bearing on the church in this country. But his chief delight is the study of the Old Testament, in connection with the recent discoveries in Assyria and Egypt, which throw so much light upon the criticism and interpretation of the Scriptures. He has delivered many popular lectures upon this subject, and has studied the cuneiform so as to be able to speak with authority. Dr. Partridge was the first to take up church army work in Canada, which he introduced into his parish in 1886, being anxious to adopt every measure which would influence the masses for good. He has for many years been an advocate of temperance, and total abstinence where necessary, and is the chairman of the Coffee House Committee in Halifax, which has been successful in making temperance coffee rooms pay, though surrounded by taverns. He is vice-president of the Church of England Institute; president of the Church Sunday School Teachers’ Association; president of St. George’s Benefit Society, containing over three hundred working men as members; member of the committee of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and president of the Halifax Emigrants’ Home. He is an ardent Freemason, having been initiated in the Royal Lodge of Faith and Friendship, Berkeley, England, in 1868. He received his W.M. degree in St. Andrew’s, N.B. He joined the Royal Arch Chapter in St. Stephen, N.B., in 1869; R. and S. Master’s in St. John, in 1872; K. T. and K. M. and Red Cross, in 1873; assisted in forming a Consistory 32° of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in St. John; and has filled various offices in connection therewith. He was grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New Brunswick from 1873 to 1879, when he was elected deputy grand master, and would afterwards have been elected grand master but for his removal to Halifax. He is now P.D.G.M. and G.C. of Nova Scotia. He found the A. and A. Scottish Rite in a moribund condition in Nova Scotia, and rescusitated it and organized a Consistory 32°, of which he was the first G. Com. In 1884 he was elected a member of the Supreme Council, 33°, for the Dominion of Canada, and appointed deputy for Nova Scotia. In religion the doctor is a moderate High Churchman, believing thoroughly in the doctrines and position of his own church, but recognizing the good in all. He has published various sermons and tracts. He married, in 1868, Maria Louisa, youngest daughter of John J. Gillett, of Bristol, England, by whom he has a family of four sons and four daughters. * * * * * =Poupore, William Joseph=, Mill Owner, Contractor and Farmer, Chichester, province of Quebec, M.P.P. for Pontiac, is of Norman-French descent. He was born on Allumette Island, P.Q., on the 29th April, 1846. His parents were William Poupore and Susan McAdam. He received his early educational training in the place of his birth, and completed it at the Ottawa Commercial College. He also studied law for a year. He commenced business as a storekeeper at Chichester in 1870; in 1872 he built a saw and carding mill, and in 1875 a grist mill, in the same village. He ceased this line of business in 1878, and began operations as a contractor. He obtained a contract from the Dominion government for the construction of the Roche-feudu and the Calumet dams, which were completed in 1883. In 1884 he entered into lumbering operations, and in 1886 obtained the government contract for the construction of the du Lievre locks and dams, and on this contract he is still engaged. Mr. Poupore was warden of the county of Pontiac from 1880 to 1881; has been mayor of Chichester from 1872 to the present (1888), and from 1872 to 1882 was chairman of the school commissioners of Chichester. He has been connected with the Pontiac and Pacific Junction Railway, and also with the Bryson and Calumet bridge, the erection of which bridge cost $22,000. Mr. Poupore is a Conservative in politics, and first took part in the general election of 1878. He was returned to the seat he now occupies in the Quebec legislature in March, 1882, on the death of T. M. Bryson, the sitting member; and at the general election of 1886 was re-elected, beating his opponent, Henry Porteous, the Liberal candidate, by a majority of 1,147 votes. In religion Mr. Poupore is a Roman Catholic. On the 31st August, 1870, he was married to Barbara Elenore, second daughter of John Poupore, who represented Pontiac in the Quebec legislature from 1862 to 1875, and the same county from 1878 to 1882 in the House of Commons of Canada, when he retired from public life. * * * * * =Bourgeois, Hon. Jean Baptiste=, Three Rivers, Quebec, was born in the parish of St. Dominique, county of Bagot, Quebec, on the 19th May, 1835. He is the son of François Bourgeois and Scholastique Coté, his wife. His grandparents came from Acadia. The subject of this sketch was educated at St. Hyacinthe, taking a full classical course; afterwards studied law in the offices of Maurice Laframboise and Augustine C. Papineau, both since appointed judges of the Quebec Superior Court, and was called to the bar on 1st May, 1858. At the bar he soon distinguished himself, especially as a municipal lawyer. He rose rapidly, and soon took his place among the leading lights of the fraternity, ranking with such foremost lawyers as Messrs. Sicotte, Chagnon, and others. After the elevation of Mr. Sicotte to the bench, Mr. Bourgeois was the acknowledged head of the bar of St. Hyacinthe, and for sixteen years thereafter he enjoyed a large, and, needless to say, a lucrative practice. He was appointed one of the judges of the Superior Court for the province of Quebec, in June, 1876; his appointment being looked upon by his numerous friends as a fitting compliment to his learning, ability, and integrity. On his appointment he moved to Aylmer, the shire town of Ottawa county, and of the judicial district of Ottawa, which includes two counties. Before his departure, a banquet was tendered him by the leading men of all parties, who took this opportunity of expressing publicly their pleasure in the just recognition of his great talents, and their sorrow at the loss to the city of so worthy and eminent a man. In November, 1880, he was removed to Three Rivers, _chef-lieu_ of the judicial district of the same name (the most important judicial district of the province after Montreal and Quebec). During his law practice at St. Hyacinthe, Mr. Bourgeois was in partnership with the late Hon. P. Rachaud, provincial treasurer during the Joly administration; and again with the Hon. Honoré Mercier, who was solicitor-general during the same administration, and who is now premier of the province. Mr. Bourgeois always took a prominent part in the educational and municipal affairs of St. Hyacinthe. He was school commissioner for a long time; alderman for several years; president of the Literary Association, and first president of the St. Lawrence and Missisquoi Junction Railway. He also took great interest in politics, supporting the Reform party, and in 1874 was a candidate for the county of Bagot, in the House of Commons, but was defeated by a small majority by J. A. Mousseau, the Conservative nominee. On the 6th of May, 1859, Mr. Bourgeois was married to Mary Frances, daughter of William C. Gilson, of Aylmer, and has had issue eight children, of whom only three, two daughters and a son, Corinne, Adèle, and John F. L., are now living. Judge Bourgeois is in every sense of the word a self-made man, and is an excellent example of what can be accomplished by push, energy, and a determination to succeed. His father was only a day-laborer, and unable to give his son more than an elementary education. But the son, nothing daunted, determined to take a course at the Great Seminary at St. Hyacinthe; and to accomplish this, he went among his friends and solicited their aid. Seeing the pluck and energy of the lad, his appeal was quickly responded to, and the result shows that the confidence of his friends of his younger days was not misplaced, but was, on the contrary, well-merited and worthily disposed. * * * * * =Boivin, Charles Alphonse=, Collector of Inland Revenue, St. Hyacinthe, province of Quebec, was born the 25th of December, 1844, at St. Hyacinthe. His father, Leonard Boivin, was a successful merchant, and who, previous to his demise, in November, 1868, also held the office his son now holds. His mother, Marie Zoe Lagorce, is a descendant of an old French family, who left the old land long years ago and settled in the New France. The subject of this sketch was educated at the Seminary at St. Hyacinthe, taking a classical course with honors. After leaving college in 1863, he entered mercantile life as assistant to his father, and continued in business until the death of his father, January 18th, 1869, when he retired to assume the position he now occupies. It is conceded on every hand, by all who have had business relations with him, that he has filled the office to the satisfaction of all who have had to deal with the government through him. In 1869 he passed his examination as a notary for the province of Quebec. A remarkable fact which must be mentioned is that Mr. Boivin is the only public officer in the Dominion who never took part in politics, nor did he ever exercise the right to vote, yet his leanings are, and always have been, Conservative. He is a Roman Catholic in religion. On January 25th, 1871, he was married to Marie Julie Valois, of Quebec, whose father was a customs officer for many years, and has issue seven children—four boys and three girls. * * * * * =Hodder, Edward M.=, M.D.—The late Dr. Hodder was the son of Captain Hodder, R.N., and was born December 30th, 1810, at Sandgate, Kent, England. He entered the navy in 1822, as midshipman under his father, but only took one cruise, leaving the service at the expiration of one year, having a strong desire to study medicine, for which profession he had a preference. Educated as a boy, first at Guernsey Grammar School, afterwards at St. Servans, France, he began his medical studies in London, under the late Mr. Amesbury, very celebrated as a surgeon, with whom he spent five years. At the close of his career as a student, he passed the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He afterwards went to Paris, where he spent two years more in the study of his profession, and subsequently he visited Edinburgh, and there, too, passed a considerable time in seeing the hospital practice of the then famous teachers of that city. He began practice in London, where he remained but two years, and thinking his prospects would be improved by removal to St. Servans, in France, he settled there for a time. His French home being too quiet for his tastes, after remaining a single year, he took it into his head to visit Canada, in 1835, returning to France again in a few months. For the next three years he practised his profession in this French town, when, having still a longing after Canada ever since he visited it, he left, never to return, and henceforth resolved to make his home in Ontario. He settled in the neighborhood of Queenston, in the Niagara district, where he remained, doing a very extensive practice, for five years. In 1843 he removed to Toronto, where he continued to practise up to the time of his death. In 1834 he married Frances Tench, daughter of Captain Tench, H.M. 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, who survives him. Besides his widow, he leaves a large family of sons and daughters, who mourn the loss of one who, year by year, during a long and most active life was ever unwearying for their comfort and happiness. In 1854 he was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and in 1865 a fellow of the Obstetrical Society of London, and was, at the time of his death, and for some years past, one of its honorary local secretaries. In 1845 he received the degree of C.M. from King’s College, Toronto, and M.D. from Trinity College in 1853. In 1850 he established, in concert with Dr. Bovell, the Upper Canada School of Medicine, which that year became the medical department of Trinity College. For several years, while Trinity College Medical School was in abeyance, Dr. Hodder was a member of the faculty of the School of Medicine. But on the revival of his old school, in 1870, he was, by the unanimous wish of his colleagues, appointed dean of the faculty, which position he held at the time of his death—having been re-appointed in 1877, when the act incorporating the school passed the provincial legislature. From 1852 to 1872 he was the leading member of the acting staff of the Toronto General Hospital, and at decease was senior consulting surgeon to both of these institutions, as well as to several others of like character. Although devoted to his professional work, Dr. Hodder found time in the way of recreation to gratify his continued love for the water. He was mainly instrumental in forming the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, of which he was commodore for many years previous and up to his death, in 1877. * * * * * =Child, Marcus.=—The late Mr. Child, of Coaticook, Quebec province, was one of the early settlers of the Eastern Townships and during his lifetime, took an active interest in public affairs. He was born in West Boylstone, Mass., United States, in the year 1792, and when only nineteen years of age, came to Canada, and took up his abode with his uncle, Captain Levi Bigelow, who was engaged in trade at the place now known as Derby Line. He remained with this uncle until about the time of the breaking out of the war of 1812, when he left him, and commenced business on his own account in Stanstead Plain, and was very successful in trade. He was early appointed postmaster and magistrate, but was deprived of his office of postmaster on the outbreak of the Canadian rebellion of 1837-8, on account of his political views. Previous to 1837 he was elected to represent his county in the Provincial parliament of Quebec, and after the union of the provinces he still continued to sit in the Legislature of Canada. In 1845 he was appointed school inspector for the district of St. Francis. In 1855 he removed his family to Coaticook, where he continued to reside until his death, in March, 1859, leaving many to regret his early demise, but feeling that one who had faithfully performed his duty in this world had gone to his reward in the higher life. In 1819 he was married to Lydia Chadwick, of Worcester, Mass., United States, by whom he had two children, the eldest of whom, wife of Lewis Sleeper, died in June, 1858; and the other, the mother of G. M. Child, in February, 1878. * * * * * =Methot, Joseph Edouard=, Advocate, Three Rivers, province of Quebec, was born in the parish of Ste. Anne de la Pérade, county of Champlain, Quebec, on the 24th May, 1855. He is the son of Joseph Telesphore Methot, a well-known merchant, and Celine Mathe, his wife, a daughter of Olivier Mathe. The subject of this sketch was educated at the Three Rivers Seminary. Having completed his course in that institution, he was admitted to the study of the law in the office of A. Turcotte, the speaker of the Quebec Legislative Council, and was called to the bar in July, 1875. That he will make his mark as one of the foremost men in his profession, is looked upon as a foregone conclusion by his friends. A notable case which brought him into special prominence was the question which was of so much importance to commercial travellers, and which was contested at Three Rivers, as to whether the corporation by-law taxing commercial travellers could be enforced. Mr. Methot so ably conducted the case against the municipal authorities that he gained it for his clients, and at the same time got the objectionable by-law annulled. He is a Conservative in politics, and has been the attorney for the members of that party in almost all the election petitions for the district of Three Rivers since 1881. He served in the 79th battalion from 1873 to