Merchant.
Born near Listowel, Ontario in 1874, son of John McFarlane and Margaret Paul, he was educated at the public schools of Listowel. He worked as a general store clerk at Listowel and Stratford (1890-1896) before coming to Virden in the latter year. He initially worked as a clerk then moved later that year to Griswold where he worked for Clarence E. Pineo (?-?). In 1898, he partnered with Alexander Speers (?-?) in buying out Pineo to form the firm of Speers & Paul.
In 1903, the partners moved their stock to Saskatoon, North West Territories [now Saskatchewan], locating at the corner of First Avenue and Twenty-First Street, then in 1908 moved into a building at 201 Twenty-Second Street West.
On 15 March 1899, he married Anne Jane Speers (1874-1945) at Grciswold and they had four children: Alexander Hicks Paul (1899-1942), John Edwin Paul (1902-1983), Lois Olivea Paul (1904-1995, wife of ? Walker), and Clara Bertha Paul (1909-1994, wife of ? Germaine). He was a member of the Saskatoon Public School and High School Boards (1904-?, Chairman, 1906; when the two boards separated in 1908, he continued as chairman of Public School Board). He was a member of the COF and Methodist church, and his recreations included curling, football, and baseball.
He died at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in August 1960 and was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery.
Marriage registration [John Edwin Paul, Annie Jane Speers], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Alexander Hicks Paul, John Edwin Paul], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911.
“Alexander H. Paul passes in Chicago,” Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 16 June 1942, page 5.
Obituary [Annie Jane Paul], Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 20 September 1945, page 3.
Obituary, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 8 August 1960, page 16.
Obituary [John Edwin Paul], Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 28 April 1983, page 27.
Obituary [Clara Bertha Germaine], Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 21 April 1994, page C1.
Obituary [Lois Olivea Walker], Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 27 March 1995, page 36.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 11 March 2024
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