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Charles Harold Bird was born in September 1872 in Barrie, Ontario. Son of a Chinese mother (Amy Laura Amoi) and an English father (Shearman Godfrey Bird, Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers), he was the youngest child in a family of eight children, five born in China, one in England, and two in Barrie. Following an honourable discharge, and after a brief time spent in England, Shearman Godfrey Bird removed to Canada and Barrie, where he established himself as a successful land surveyor and architect. In 1873, Shearman Bird died, leaving his wife to raise a large family on the pension of a retired army veteran.

C.H. Bird entered Trinity Medical College, Toronto and graduated as gold medallist and valedictorian of his class in the spring of 1893, being the only person, to that point and for some years after, who passed the final examination with honours. Following his internship he moved to Dromore, County Grey, where he set up practice for a little over a year. In 1896, Charles Harold Bird removed to Gananoque, at his brother's invitation, and established himself in the town where he would spend the rest of his life. Over the succeeding years he built "Wigborough" (1897), the house named after the family home in England, and designed by his older brother Eustace, a graduate of the Royal Institute of British Architecture in England and married Edith Bryson Dunn of Toronto (1898) with whom he had three children: Harold Godfrey, Edward Shearman, and Laura Frances.

Charles Harold Bird held many respected positions both within the provincial and municipal medical communities, including being an examiner for many years for the Ontario Medical Council, and the Medical Officer of Health for the Town of Gananoque. In 1942, he, along with the assistance of others, helped in the formation of the local chapter of the Victorian Order of Nurses (V.O.N.). His concern for the safety of public health led to his championing the pasteurisation of milk that in turn resulted in Gananoque becoming one of the first municipalities in Ontario to have "safe milk".

Active in community affairs, he was instrumental in having the Gananoque Arena erected and joined with other community members to form the Gananoque Arena Company; as well as beginning the North Shore Realty Company. The formation of the Thousand Islands Motor League was in large part due to his energy and foresight. For many years too, he was a member of the local Board of Education; a Director of the Ontario Steel Products Company; the Medical Officer for the Steel Company of Canada's Gananoque Plant from the time it first had a "shop physician" to the time of his death in 1944; the District Medical Officer for the Grand Trunk Railway (later the Canadian National Railway); and was President of the Chamber of Commerce at the time planning was under way for the construction of the Macdonald-Cartier (401) Highway.

Dr. Charles Harold Bird died in September 1944, age seventy-two. He was predeceased by his first wife, Edith Bryson Dunn in 1933. His second wife, Jean Bain (m. 1934), died in August 1984.

Robert Parker was born in Ayre, Scotland on May 2, 1800. At the age of twenty-one, he graduated with an MA from Glasgow University. Robert Parker's father owned mines in Addrossan, Scotland and also held stock in an iron mine in Marmora, Ontario. It was this concern in Marmora that brought Robert to Canada in, or around, 1821. Robert was employed at the open pit mine as bookkeeper and paymaster on the southwest shore of Crowe Lake until it closed down. When the mine closed, Robert moved to Kingston as a teller for the Bank of British North America. It was in 1828, while in Kingston, that Robert Parker married Elizabeth Huffman, a member of a family of United Empire Loyalists (UEL) who had settled in Moscow, north of Napanee.

In 1830 Elizabeth and Robert Parker moved back to Marmora where Robert was able to claim timber lands as the spouse of a UEL. For the next nine years Parker cut timber and rafted it down the Deer and Trent waterways to the Bay of Quinte near Belleville. In 1839 Parker received a commission as an officer in the Canadian Militia from King George III to put down a rebellion. After his military commission, Parker met Edward Fidlar who had settled in Stirling and had started a timber and milling business. From Fidlar, Parker learned that Stirling was growing as a town and becoming popular as a stopping point for travellers in Hastings County. To accomodate these travellers Parker's Tavern (a hotel) was built and opened by Robert Parker.The 1840's were a busy time for Robert Parker, he served as one of the first town councillors for Stirling as well as it's first postmaster. In addition to his hotel and community positions, Parker purchased land north of Marmora for the erection of a stone mill. Robert Parker operated both the hotel and mill until he died in 1852.

Robert and Elizabeth's sons, Francis Borland and Robert Parker opened a bank, the Parker Brothers Bank, in Stirling, Ontario around the time of their father's death. The bank was eventually sold to the Soveriegn Bank of Canada. Francis Borland Parker, like his father, also served the community by working as the Clerk for the Court for the County of Hastings, as well as the Justice of the Peace for the area. It is believed that Francis Borland Parker passed away sometime around 1904.
Emily and Mabel Parker were the daughters of Francis Borland Parker. Mabel was born in 1873 and she graduated from Queen's in 1895. She was the youngest of 3 Parker girls. Mabel intended to be a teacher but it appears that Mabel stayed at home with her family . Her future husband Arthur E. Ross was still at Queen's. He graduated in Medicine in 1900 and immediately went to South Africa to fight the Boers. Mabel and Arthur were married in 1902. Their only child Donald was born in 1909 . In 1914, Arthur left agian, this time for England and then France for the WW1 effort. Mabel and Donald stayed in their home on Sydenham Street. Emily Parker, who lived to be 99, stayed in the Parker home in Stirling.

Robert Parker was born in Ayre, Scotland on May 2, 1800. At the age of twenty-one, he graduated with an MA from Glasgow University. Robert Parker's father owned mines in Addrossan, Scotland and also held stock in an iron mine in Marmora, Ontario. It was this concern in Marmora that brought Robert to Canada in, or around, 1821. Robert was employed at the open pit mine as bookkeeper and paymaster on the southwest shore of Crowe Lake until it closed down. When the mine closed, Robert moved to Kingston as a teller for the Bank of British North America. It was in 1828, while in Kingston, that Robert Parker married Elizabeth Huffman, a member of a family of United Empire Loyalists (UEL) who had settled in Moscow, north of Napanee.

In 1830 Elizabeth and Robert Parker moved back to Marmora where Robert was able to claim timber lands as the spouse of a UEL. For the next nine years Parker cut timber and rafted it down the Deer and Trent waterways to the Bay of Quinte near Belleville. In 1839 Parker received a commission as an officer in the Canadian Militia from King George III to put down a rebellion. After his military commission, Parker met Edward Fidlar who had settled in Stirling and had started a timber and milling business. From Fidlar, Parker learned that Stirling was growing as a town and becoming popular as a stopping point for travellers in Hastings County. To accomodate these travellers Parker's Tavern (a hotel) was built and opened by Robert Parker.The 1840's were a busy time for Robert Parker, he served as one of the first town councillors for Stirling as well as it's first postmaster. In addition to his hotel and community positions, Parker purchased land north of Marmora for the erection of a stone mill. Robert Parker operated both the hotel and mill until he died in 1852.

Robert and Elizabeth's sons, Francis Borland and Robert Parker opened a bank, the Parker Brothers Bank, in Stirling, Ontario around the time of their father's death. The bank was eventually sold to the Soveriegn Bank of Canada. Francis Borland Parker, like his father, also served the community by working as the Clerk for the Court for the County of Hastings, as well as the Justice of the Peace for the area. It is believed that Francis Borland Parker passed away sometime around 1904.
Emily and Mabel Parker were the daughters of Francis Borland Parker. Mabel was born in 1873 and she graduated from Queen's in 1895. She was the youngest of 3 Parker girls. Mabel intended to be a teacher but it appears that Mabel stayed at home with her family . Her future husband Arthur E. Ross was still at Queen's. He graduated in Medicine in 1900 and immediately went to South Africa to fight the Boers. Mabel and Arthur were married in 1902. Their only child Donald was born in 1909 . In 1914, Arthur left agian, this time for England and then France for the WW1 effort. Mabel and Donald stayed in their home on Sydenham Street. Emily Parker, who lived to be 99, stayed in the Parker home in Stirling.

Hugh F. Gibson was born in Kingston, Ontario on December 12, 1916. He was educated at Queen's University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1937 and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1938. He received legal training as Osgoode Hall, Toronto and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1942. He practised law in Kingston from 1946 to 1964 and was created Queen's Counsel in 1960. During his legal career he held various positions including Judge of the Exchequer Court of Canada, 1964-1971, President of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada, 1964-1981, and Judge of the Trial Division, Federal Court of Canada, 1971-1981.
In 1965 Judge Gibson was appointed Commissioner to investigate the loss of the M.V. "Fort William" in Montreal Harbour, 1965. He was Chairman of the Board of Inquiry into the crash of the Douglas DC-8 at Toronto International Airport, July 1970. In 1973 he was appointed Chairman of the Airport Inquiry Commission and six years later was appointed Commissioner to inquire into certain allegations concerning commercial practices of the Canadian Dairy Commission.

Joseph Newell McCarey was born in 1912 in Kingston, Ontario. He graduated from Queen's University in 1935 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. In 1945 he became a registered Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario. From 1935 to 1967 McCarey was employed by a number of different firms in Canada and abroad. After 1967 he was self-employed as a consultant, specializing in bulk materials handling. As a consultant McCarey was responsible for the conceptual and definitive designs for the mechanical handling equipment for a number of special projects. He passed away in 1992.

Trudi Le Caine was a patron of the Arts in Ottawa, Ontario. She was born Gertruda Janowská in Passau, Czechoslovakia, and moved to Canada in 1940. While working as a French teacher in the Ottawa public school system, she helped organise the Ottawa Children's Concerts in the 1940s and 1950s. She served on the National Arts Centre Orchestra Association Board. She was also instrumental in bringing skating to the Rideau Canal. She was the step-daughter of Arnold Walter, a composer and former Dean of the Faculty of Music at the Univerity of Toronto.

Reginald Whitty served as a columnist and staffwriter with the Kingston Whig Standard for a number of years during the 1970's and 1980's. The column and articles written by Whitty were focussed on local events and happenings. Mr. Whitty passed away in the mid-nineties.

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Dr. Paul Pross has been associated with Public Administration at Dalhousie since 1967. He was responsible for the design and establishment of the Programmes in Public Administration and was first Co-ordinator of the Programmes. Later he served as Director of the School.

His teaching focussed on Canadian public administration, particularly natural resource administration, pressure group politics and Canadian policy processes, including policy analysis. He is the author, co-author or editor of a number of books and various articles on Canadian policy processes, natural resource administration, pressure group politics and government publishing. He is best known for his study of Canadian pressure groups, "Group Politics and Public Policy". From 1991 to 1997, he was co-editor of the Canadian Public Administration Series published by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada and McGill-Queen's University Press. More than twenty major studies of Canadian administrative and policy issues have been published in the series, in both English and French. He has been active in numerous professional and community bodies. In 1991 he served as chair of the NS Advisory Committee on the Constitutional Amending Process. In 1995 Governor-General Romeo LeBlanc presented him with Vanier Medel which the Institute of Public Administration of Canada awards for services to the field of public administration.

Harry Litchfield served with the Ordinance Corps during World War II.