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Thomas C. Buchanan
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Cleric.
Born at Goulbourn, Ontario on 6 October 1850, son of Francis Buchanan and Margaret Huson, he attended grammar school at Richmond and, after a period spent teaching, attended the Collegiate Institute at Cobourg, matriculating into Victoria University in 1879. He entered the Montreal Conference of the Methodist Church in 1881, subsequently working at Mallorytown and Cataraqui.
In 1884, he moved to Spirit Lake, Iowa where he was ordained a deacon. The next year, he was stationed at Rossburn for a three-year period, was ordained at Winnipeg in 1886, then was posted at Birtle (1886-1889), Crystal City (1889-1892), and Carberry Methodist Church (1892-1894).
He married Julia Ann Judd (1858-1958) of Mallorytown, Ontario and they had four sons.
He died in May 1941 and was buried in the Union Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.
The Canadian Album: Men of Canada or Success by Example, Vol. III, Bradley, Garretson & Company, Brantford, Ontario, 1894.
Obituary, Calgary Herald, 5 May 1941, page 12.
Obituary [Julia A. Judd Buchanan], Calgary Herald, 27 October 1958, page 21.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 July 2024
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