Civil servant.
Born at Constance, Germany on 11 June 1872, eldest son of Robert Visart, Count de Bury de Bocharme, he was educated at Stonyhurst, England and Royal Military College (Kingston, Ontario). He was Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba (1912-1916). Entered R.G.A., 1892. Captain, 1900. Garrison Adjutant, St. Lucia, 1902-05. Professor, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ont., 1905-10. Retired, 1911. Joined the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, 1911. Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Canadian Field Artillery Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Director of Canadian Ordnances Service, France. Awarded O.B.E. Married Agnes Mary, daughter of the late Charles Robertson and widow of Charles Paul Derrick of Singapore, 1898. Had two daughters. Member Manitoba Club, (Winnipeg), and Garrison, (Quebec). Residence, Artillery Park, Quebec. He died in 1958.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
Obituary, Montreal Star, 31 July 1958, page 33.
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