Home » Travel » Canadian Culture » Irish Canadians - Page 2

Irish Canadians - Page 2

© David Newman

William Henry Drummond was a poet who emigrated from Ireland to Montreal. He got his MD at McGill University in 1884 and went to practice in the Eastern Townships. In 1888 he moved to Montreal and married May Isobel Harvey. Later he published poetry about the French Canadians called The Habitant (1897) which was welcomed by other poets, even the French Canadian as it showed them in a good light. He published other works: Phil-o-Rum's Canoe (1848), Johnnie Courteau (1901), The Voyager (1905), and The Great Fight (1908). In 1899 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He died in 1907.

Timothy Eaton Timothy Eaton was born in Ireland in 1834. He was orphaned in 1848 when his mother died.Timothy. In 1854, Timothy Eaton sailed off to Canada. He worked on his sisters farm until he started to work as a bookkeeper in a General store, his first Canadian career. In 1856, Timothy (with James) opened his first store in Kirkton, Ontario: "J. & T. Eaton General Store and Post Office". Four Years In St. Mary's, Timothy established the T. Eaton Bakery. He also met Margaret Beattie, his wife, in St. Mary. In 1868, he moved to Toronto. In 1869, Timothy bought a dry goods store at 178 Yonge Street. He changed retailing in Canada, guaranteeing same price for anybody and promised satisfactory goods or a money refund. This won him confidence from his customers. In 1883, T. Eaton Co. moved to 190 Yonge Street. It was Toronto's First Department Store. In 1884, a 32-page catalogue was distributed at the Industrial Exhibition. The Catalogue helped Eaton sell things all over the country. The T. Eaton Co. became one of the biggest retail companies in Canada. In 1907, Eaton Died.

Sir Guy Carleton, Baron of Dorchester was born in Strabane, Ireland (now Northern Ireland) in 1724. He became the Governor of Quebec for 1775 to 1777. As Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1766-1775) he played an important role in the making of the Act of Quebec (1774) which probably saved it from an Alliance with the States. He defended Quebec City from the threat of American Revolutionists who had earlier taken Montreal. He later beat them again on Lake Champlain. He puches the Americans all the way to Crown Point, New York. He was replaced as Commander in 1777 and resigned as Governor in 1982. From 1782 to 1783 he replaced Sir Henry Clinton as the British Commander in Chief in America. He became Governor of Quebec once again from 1786 to 1796. He died in 1808.

The copyright of the article Irish Canadians - Page 2 in Canadian Culture is owned by . Permission to republish Irish Canadians - Page 2 in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.