HON. SEVERE RIVARD

17ème Maire, 1879-80.

practice in Montréal on his retnrn froni Europe and is now one of the deans of his profession, ranking among the highest, especially in surgery.

He has been for many years surgeon to the Hotel-Dieu Hospital, where he gives daily clinical instructions in surgery. He is also a Governor of the Collège of Physicians & Surgeons, and was at one time Président of that bod3\ He organized the first Board of Health in the Dominion.

He was appointed président of the local Board of Health organized during an épidémie of small-pox and during a similar infection in 1885 presided also at the Provincial Board of Health.

Sir Wm. Hingston contributed largely to the advancement of médical littérature and his numerous thèses and essays received froni the profession an enthusiastic réception. His study, on " The Climate of Canada and its relations to Life and Health " published in 1885, was pronounced by a compétent authority the fullest mark which has appeared on the subject. Sir Wm. Hingston was honoured by mau}^ scientific bodies.

He is honorary member of the British Médical Association, and of many State Boards of médical science of our neighbor republic. The British Association for the advancement of sciences elected him vice-président during its visit through Canada some 3^ears past. He was professor of surgery at the Bishop Médical Collège, when this institution was founded, and was afterwards Dean of the Faculty. Sir Wm. Hingston was married in 1875 to Miss Margaret Macdonald, daughter of Hon. D. A. Macdonald lieutenant governor of Ontario. Lady Hingston is director of the W^oman's Historical Society of Montréal and was for some years président of the ]\Iontreal Society of Décorative Art. Sir Wm. Hingston is Hon. D. C. L.