THE LATE JOHN FAIRBAIRN

Ex-Alderman. 1880-1-2-3-4-5-6.

survécu, Mde Frédéric Aubin. M. Berger a épousé en secondes noces, le 27 janvier 1855, Mlle Emélie Clavelle. De ce mariage sont issus vingt et un enfants, dont trois seulement survivent : Eugénie, qui avait épousé le défunt A. Germain, avocat ; Charles Berger, et Ernestine, mariée au Docteur H. -H. Manseau, de Montréal.

The Late JOHN FAIRBAIRN.

The late ex-alderman John Fairbairn, was the second son (>f the late Thomas Fairbairn, and nephew of the late Mr. John Redpath. He was born in Earlston, near Edinburgh^ in 181 7, and coming with his parents to Canada, in 1826, resided for ^yq years at Jones Falls, on the Ottawa River. While Mr. Fairbairn was still a boy, his family removed to Montréal, and he attended for some time the scliool kept by the late Rev. Dr. Black, then pastor of old St. Gabriel Presbyterian Church, one of his schoolmates being Air. Jesse Joseph of Sherbrooke street. His first business engagement was as office boy for Mr. J. A. Mattheson, later taking a position as clerk with Mr. Johnston, of Laprairie. Upon the assignment of Mr. Johnston, Mr. Fairbairn succeeded him, and, in 1840, married there, Charlotte Jane Kerfut. There were born to them, ten children ; five sons and five daughters ; the widow, three sons and three daughters surviving Mr. Fairbairn, who died, July 8th, 1903. The three sons, Thomas, William J., and Robert P., are ail engaged in railroad work in the west. Charlotte, the third daughter, was married, in 1886, to the Rev. James McCaul. then of Stanle}^ Street Presbyterian Church, now of Toronto, Two of the younger daughters, one of whoni is a member of