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of his first wife, were originally interred within the limits of the town, but have since been removed to the Brockville Cemetery, west of the town, where a fitting monument has been erected to their memory by their second son, Andrew Norton Buell, Esq. Jr., was bora in Brockville, in August, 1819. He entered upon the study of law at Perth, with the late Judge John G. Malloch, and was called to the Bar of Upper Canada. During his life he practiced his profession in Perth, where he died January 2nd, 1878. |For sketch of J. D. Buell, Esq., see chapter on Elizabethtown. | FORDYCE L. LOTHROP. Mr. Lothrop was born in Rutland, Vermont, in 1801. He removed to Brockville in 1821, where he entered upon the mercantile business, in which he has continued up tothe present date, He first established weekly auction sales in 1827, and carries them on in 1879. He is the oldest merchant in Brockville, and has seen Brockville develop from a small village into its present dimensions. In 1832, Mr. Lothrop married the daughter of Louis Charland, a French officer. Miss Charland was also a niece of Sir Daniel Jones, who died in 1843. Mr. Lothrop was for many years a member of the Town Council, and also a Reeve in the County Council, previous to the separation of the town from the Counties. During the war of 1837, he was out on service for six months, and upon severing his connection with the militia, he retired with the rank of major. R. P. COOKE, C. E. Mr. Cooke is the second son of the late Thomas Lalor Cooke, Crown Solicitor, King’s County, Ireland. He was born at Birr, King’s County, in 1824, and graduated at Irinity College, Dublin, with the degree of B. A., in 1848. Studying engineering under Sir John McNeil, he obtained a first-class diploma from the engineering school attached to the University. Emigrating to Canada in 1852, he was employed on the Grand Trunk Railway, west of Toronto, being subsequently engaged as assistant and divisional engineer on the construction works at Toronto, Weston, Stratford, and St. Marys, and also as district engineer in charge of the line west of Toronto. In 1859, he removed to Kingston, taking charge of the Central District, from Toronto to Montreal. In 1861, he terminated his connection with the Grand Trunk Railway, and some time after, having been appointed Managing Director of the Brockville & Ottawa Railway, he removed to ‘ Brockville, a position which he resigned in 1867. Since that time he has been engaged as engineer and contractor on various works in Canada and the United States. In 1853, Mr. Cooke married Miss Plunkett, the daughter of the late Lynch Plunkett, of Castlemore, County of Mayo, Ireland. THE LEGAL PROFESSION. JOHN F. Woop. Mr. Wood was born in Elizabethtown in 1850. He completed his general education at Farmersville Grammar School, and commenced the study of law in the office of the Hon. C. F. Fraser. He was called tothe Bar at Easter Term, 1875, and immediately after commenced the practice of his profession-at Brockville, which rapidly increased, necessitating a partnership, which was formed with W. H. Ferguson in February, 1878. WILLIAM H. FERGUSON. Mr. Ferguson was born in Kitley in 1848. He attended the Farmersville Grammar School for several years, and commenced the study of law in the office of Judge McDonald, completing his course at Toronto, being called to the Bar in 1875. diately after, he commenced the practice of his profession at Kemptville, remaining at that place until he formed a partnership with Mr. Wood in February, 1878. ImmeJAMES REYNOLDs. Mr. Reynolds was born in Brockville in 1837. His education was obtained at the Grammar School. In 1853, he commenced the study of law under his brother, the late John Reynolds, Esq., also entering the office of the late Lieutenant-Governor John Crawford, completing his studies at Toronto under the late Macdonald Brothers. He formed a partnership with his brothcr, opening an office in Prescott, where he remained until his removal to Brockville, in January, 1878. A. E. RICHARDS. A. E. Richards was born in Toronto in 1848. He graduated at the University of Toronto, and pursued his legal studies in that city, being called to the Bar in Hilary Term, 1874. Immediately after, he formed commenced tne practice of law in Brockville. In 1877, he was appointed County Attorney for Leeds E. J. REYNOLDS. Mr. Reynolds was borh in Brockville in 1855, and read law in the office of Senkler & Senkler, completing
