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John Farquhar MacGillivray 1870 – 1942 By James C. Retson Last revised at http://www.retson.ca/macgillivrayjohnfarquhar1870.pdf March 12 2021 John Farquhar MacGillivray, son of Farquhar MacGillivray and Jane Mary MacFarlane, was born in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, August 20 1870. His parents were both of Scottish ancestry. His father. Farquhar was born in Williamstown, Ontario. His wife was from Montreal. Farquhar was employed as a clerk at the House of Commons, according to his obituary, where he had a long career on the staff of the House of Commons, retiring in 1903 at the age of 70. They had 4 children, i. John Farquhar MacGillivray b. 20 August 1870. Ottawa, Ontario ii. Archibald D.F. MacGillivray b. 09 Aug 1874 Ottawa d. 28 Mar 1885 Ottawa, Ontario iii. Edmund MacGillivray b. 01 Mar 1876 Ottawa, Ontario iv. James Alexander Farquhar Grant MacGillivray b. 10 May 1880 Ottawa, Ontario. d. 15 April 15, 1917, Vimy Ridge In March 1885 brother Archibald died of Whopping cough and in June 1885, Mrs. MacGillivray died of Consumption. They were buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa. Grant was living at home with his father for both the 1891 and 1901 censuses, with no occupation listed, and he was still living there in February 1907, when his father died of pneumonia at the age of 74. Farquhar was buried in Beechwood Cemetery beside his wife and son. John arrived in Rat Portage on December 31 1896 and his brothers followed after. Edmund arrived in 1911. After his father's death Grant headed out west, possibly spending some time in BC, and when he enlisted in the army in May 1916 he was living in Kenora, Ontario. Brothers, Grant and Edmund enlisted in World War 1 in Kenora on the same day, 10 May 1916, Grant's birthday. They joined the 94th Battalion, a local unit that was based in Port Arthur. A note on Edmund's Attestation Paper says he was discharged at Valcartier on 25 June 1916 and he re-enlisted for Home Service in Canada. Grant fought and died in the battle at Vimy Ridge (See further information at http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?ID=50120) John Farquhar MacGillivray married Sarah Mary Mcloughlin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 26 Sep 1911 John was a Barrister and set up his law practice in the Nicholson Block after arriving in Kenora. In October 1900 he moved to the Humble Block. He became Crown Attorney for the District of Kenora, replacing P.E. Mackenzie as Crown Attorney when the latter moved to Saskatoon. He was appointed K.C in April 1910. In December 1918 he moved to Toronto where took up the position of Taxing Officer He was also a dedicated supporter of the Kenora Thistles hockey team and served as their secretary in 1907 when they won the Stanley Cup. He was a member of the Kenora Rotary Club. He died in Toronto 20 Aug 1942 in Toronto, Ontario .

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