History of Quebec. Cleophas Edouard Leclerc
834 HISTORY OF QUEBEC. as President of the Quebec Association of Architects, which post he now fills with much acceptability. To !?how he has a comprehensive knowledge of the principles and details of building construction and architecture, it is sufficient to enumerate the following magnificent buildings he has de- signed in Montreal, which stand for the beautification of the city, namely, the Board of Trade Building, Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, Olivet Baptist Church, the new Medical Building of McGill University, and the Children's Memorial Hospital, now in course of construction. Mr. Brown has also constructed several large manufacturing and com- mercial establishments, among which may be mentioned the following plants: The Standard Shirt Company, Southam Building on Alexander Street, Jenkins Bros., Limited, and the Canadian Spool Cotton Company at Maisonneuve, the latter being the Canadian business of the firm of J. & P. Coates, of Paisley, Scotland. Mr. Brown is a member of the Architectural League of New York and a member of the Montreal Board of Trade. Both his public and private life have been characterized by the utmost fidelity of duty, and he stands as a high type of honorable citizenship and straight- forward manhood, enjoying the confidence and winning the respect of all with whom he has been brought in contact in business life. In 1900 Mr. Brown married Harriet Fairbairn Eobb, second daughter of William Robb, City Treasurer, Montreal. He is a member of the Canada Club, the Manitou Club, the Beaconsfield Golf Club, and the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club. CLEOPHAS EDOUARD LECLERC. Cleophas Edouard Leclerc, Notary and Justice of the Peace, Montreal, has the distinction of being a direct descendant of Abraham Martin, the of Scottish pilot and historical character after whom the Plains Abraham at Quebec were named.
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