Strachan Bethune
Strachan Bethune | |
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Born | Burnside Hall, Montreal, Lower Canada | 6 November 1821
Died | 8 March 1910 [Montreal, Quebec, Canada | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Bâtonnier of Montreal, Chancellor of the Diocese of Montreal |
Spouse | Maria MacLean Phillips |
Children | 8 |
Parent(s) | John Bethune Elizabeth Hallowell |
Relatives | Mary Bethune Abbott (sister) |
Strachan Bethune,
Biography
Born at Burnside Hall, Montreal, Strachan Bethune was the son of the Very Reverend John Bethune, Dean of Montreal and Principal of McGill University, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Hallowell (1771–1838), signing partner of the North West Company. He was named for his father's mentor John Strachan, and he was a great-grandson of the explorer Alexander Henry the elder. His uncles included Angus Bethune, James Gray Bethune, Bishop Alexander Neil Bethune, The Hon. Donald Bethune, Henry Mackenzie (cousin of the Canadian explorer Sir Alexander Mackenzie) and The Hon. John Kirby.
He studied law at
In 1845, by his father at
References
- ^ 'Montreal History and Gazetteer to the year 1892' By Rev. J. Douglas Borthwick, John Lovell & Son, Montreal 1892