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| <tab>His long and distinguished career was marked by many honours. He was president of the Canadian Bar Association 1948-1949, and of the Law Society of Alberta 1952-1953. An LLD from Queen’s University came in 1949. He was made an honorary member of the American Bar Association the same year; and became Edmonton’s Citizen of the Year, 1955, and a member of the Order of Canada, 1973. In 1973 he was honoured by Pope Paul VI with the Bene Merenti medal and scroll for his work for charities (//Glengarry News// 28 June 1973). He had a long record of work for charitable causes, including Roman Catholic charities. He died in Edmonton, aged 95. Presbyterian. He was a Presbyterian elder for over 50 years. His GC friends included Gertrude Wood. | <tab>His long and distinguished career was marked by many honours. He was president of the Canadian Bar Association 1948-1949, and of the Law Society of Alberta 1952-1953. An LLD from Queen’s University came in 1949. He was made an honorary member of the American Bar Association the same year; and became Edmonton’s Citizen of the Year, 1955, and a member of the Order of Canada, 1973. In 1973 he was honoured by Pope Paul VI with the Bene Merenti medal and scroll for his work for charities (//Glengarry News// 28 June 1973). He had a long record of work for charitable causes, including Roman Catholic charities. He died in Edmonton, aged 95. Presbyterian. He was a Presbyterian elder for over 50 years. His GC friends included Gertrude Wood. |
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| <tab>For other GC connections at this time with the politics of the prairie provinces, see note in life of Dr H. E. Munroe. | <tab>For other GC connections at this time with the politics of the prairie provinces, see note in life of [[munroe_hugh_edwin|Dr H. E. Munroe]]. |
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| <fs small>//The Edmonton Journal// 11 March 1986, //Glengarry News// 26 March 1986, //QAR// May/June 1986 * //The McCuaigs of Bainsville// (1984?) (includes portraits, autobiographical material) * //Who’s Who in Canada// 1964/65 p. 1258 (with portrait) * Wood * information from Canadian Bar Association * Patricia Roome, “Alexander C. Rutherford,” in Bradford J. Rennie, ed., //Alberta Premiers of the Twentieth Century// (2004) | <fs small>//The Edmonton Journal// 11 March 1986, //Glengarry News// 26 March 1986, //QAR// May/June 1986 * //The McCuaigs of Bainsville// (1984?) (includes portraits, autobiographical material) * //Who’s Who in Canada// 1964/65 p. 1258 (with portrait) * Wood * information from Canadian Bar Association * Patricia Roome, “Alexander C. Rutherford,” in Bradford J. Rennie, ed., //Alberta Premiers of the Twentieth Century// (2004) |
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| <tab>**McCuaig, Victor Carl** (1894-9 June 1974), physician. (name at christening was Carl Victor, but he changed it to Victor Carl; Carl McCuaig, Victor C. McCuaig, V. Carl McCuaig) Born at Bainsville, in GC. Parents: Duncan D. McCuaig and his wife Catherine McIntosh. He attended Bainsville public school, Williamstown High School, and Queen’s University, where he graduated in medicine 1918. He served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps in France in 1918. After the war he trained at Bellevue Hospital, in New York, as a specialist in otolaryngology. Later, he had a medical practice in New York City (Manhattan), shared over a long time with his brother Dr D. R. MCUAIG. Victor Carl McCuaig was “for many years” (//NY Times//) director of otolaryngology at St. Luke’s Hospital, New York City. He served as president of the New York Otological Society. Near Bainsville, he maintained a summer cottage on the St. Lawrence. He died at his home in Brookville, Long Island. Presbyterian. Married to Louine Brown. (three children) . | |
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| <fs small>//The// //New York Times// 10 June 1974 p. 34 (two items), //Glengarry News// 27 June 1974 * Queen's University Archives (obituaries, various alumni records) * //The McCuaigs of Bainsville// (1984?) (includes portraits) | |
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