THE LATE WILLIAM FARRELL

Ex-Alderman 1881-2-3-4-5-6-7-8- 9-90-1-2-3-4.

In Irisli national affairs, Mr. Kennedy was most enthnsiastic. He was an able organiser, acted for ^-ears as grand marshall of St. Patrick's Day parades, and on the occasion of the O'Connell centenary démonstrations in Montréal, he was chosen by ail the Irish societies to arrange for the monster parade that thronged the streets, on the day of the célébration. As a proniotor of Home rule for his native land, there was no manlier exponent to be found during a period when so niuch préjudice was manifested against the niovement. In commercial life, Mr. Kennedy achieved great success. As a master-carter, he employed a large number of drivers and laborers, and held important contracts with a number of the leading manufacturers of Montréal.

The Late WILLIAM FARRELL.

The late Mr. William Farrell, ex-alderman, was born at Montréal, in 1832, and at an early âge entered the wine and liquor business on his own account. He prospered in business from the very beginning of his career, and at the time of his death, November i6th, 1901, he was at the head of one of the oldest wholesale wine and liquor houses in the Cit}^ of Montréal. The business is being continued b}^ his sons.

The late ex-alderman Farrell was for many years prominent in municipal circles. He was elected as aLlerman for Centre Ward, in 1881, and held the seat until 1896, when he retired, being the last English speaking alderman to sit for Centre Ward. For the first year rte was in the Council he sat on the Water, Health and City Hall Committees. The next year he was given a seat on the Finance Committee, and retained it for the remainder of his terni. Ex-alderman

DR. NARZAL BIRTZ DESMARTEAU,

Ex-Echevin. 1893.

Farrell was pre-eminently a maii of génial disposition, and among the officiais of the Corporation he was one of the most popular aldermen wlio ever sat in the City Council.

Mr. Farrell was one of the pioneers of the volunteer movement in Canada, being one of the original members of the oldest Volunteer Infantry Corps in Canada, the Montréal Rifle Rangers, the original organization of what is now No. I Company of the First Prince of Wales Fusiliers.

A libéral in politics, he unsuccessfully contested the old Constituency of Montréal Centre, witli Mr. Curran, (now judge) in 1887. During the last five years of his life, he occupied a seat on the Montréal Board of Harbor Commissioners, as a représentative of the government. He was 60 years of âge at the tinie of his death, which was due to blood poisoning, foUowing an attack of erysipelis. Five sons and five daughters, two of the latter married, survive hini.

Dr NARZAL-BIRTZ DESMARTEAU.

Le Dr Desmarteau, qui pendant de nombreuses années a été attaché au service public médical de la ville de Montréal, est né à Boucherville, le 26 juillet 1847. ^^ ^^^ ^^^ de feu Léon-Birtz Desmarteau, et de Théotiste Céré de la Joucquière.

M. Desmarteau a fait ses études au Séminaire de Saint- Hyacinthe, d'où il sortit après un cours classique brillant, pour entrer à l'école de médecine et de chirurgie de Montréal. Quatre ans après, en 1872, il fut licencié en médecine et prit son diplôme de docteur, à Victoria, Cobourg. En 1879, il devint professeur à l'école de médecine, où il avait suivi les cours. C'est en 1891 qu'il fut élu échevin. Il représenta le

LOUIS GEORGES AUGUST CRESSB, ExEchevin. 1892-3.

quartier Saint-Jacques, au Conseil de ville, pendant trois ans. Pendant plusieurs années il fut médecin de la prison des hommes.

En 1874, le Dr Desmarteau épousa Mlle E. H. Jodoin, fille de feu Amable Jodoin, ancien député du comté de Chambly.