Biography of the Day

Read the story of a subject who died or was born on this day.

 

LA RUE (Larue), FRANÇOIS-ALEXANDRE-HUBERT  
LA RUE (Larue), FRANÇOIS-ALEXANDRE-HUBERT  
25 Sept. 2023  

d. 25 Sept. 1881 at Quebec City

 
LOUNT, SAMUEL  
LOUNT, SAMUEL  
24 Sept. 2023  

b. 24 Sept. 1791 in Catawissa, Pa

 
HOUDE, FRÉDÉRIC  
HOUDE, FRÉDÉRIC  
23 Sept. 2023  

b. 23 Sept. 1847 at Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup (Louiseville), Canada East

 
COCHRANE, FRANCIS  
COCHRANE, FRANCIS  
22 Sept. 2023  

d. 22 Sept. 1919 in Ottawa

 
CRONYN, BENJAMIN  
CRONYN, BENJAMIN  
21 Sept. 2023  

d. at London, Ont., 21 Sept. 1871

 
ODELL, ROBERTA ELIZABETH (Tilton)  
ODELL, ROBERTA ELIZABETH (Tilton)  
20 Sept. 2023  

b. 20 Sept. 1837 in Whiting, Maine

 
DION, GEORGES-AUGUSTE  
DION, GEORGES-AUGUSTE  
19 Sept. 2023  

b. 19 Sept. 1852 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

 
MACTAVISH, LETITIA (Hargrave)  
MACTAVISH, LETITIA (Hargrave)  
18 Sept. 2023  

d. 18 Sept. 1854 in Sault Ste Marie, Upper Canada

 
BOYLE, Sir CHARLES CAVENDISH  
BOYLE, Sir CHARLES CAVENDISH  
17 Sept. 2023  

d. 17 Sept. 1916 in London, England

 
HARLEY, JOHN  
HARLEY, JOHN  
16 Sept. 2023  

d. 16 Sept. 1875 at Chatham Head, Miramichi, N.B.

 
WHYTE, Sir WILLIAM  
WHYTE, Sir WILLIAM  
15 Sept. 2023  

b. 15 Sept. 1843 in Charlestown (Fife), Scotland

 
FOWLER, DANIEL  
FOWLER, DANIEL  
14 Sept. 2023  

d. 14 Sept. 1894 at his home on Amherst Island, Ont.