Thomas
Cooper
Boville
CMG
Born in Grange, County Antrim, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 88
in Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jul 2019
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Biography
Thomas Cooper Boville was born the son of William Boville and Mary O'Reilly.[1] On 6 Sep 1905 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he married Margaret Caroline Tapling Silver, daughter of William N. Silver.[2]
He was educated at the Belfast Model School.[1] After immigrating to Canada in 1874,[3] he was educated at Ottawa Public School and Ottawa Collegiate Institute (now known as Lisgar Collegiate Institute).[1] He earned a BA degree at University of Toronto.[1] He entered the Canadian public service in Jan 1883.[1], eventually serving as Deputy Minister of Finance.[4]
He was enrolled with the militia since 1882,[5] later retiring to Reserve Officer with the rank of captain with the 43rd Duke of Cornwall's Own Rifles.[1] He was a competitive shooter, twice representing Canada at the Bisley Shooting competition.[1] He was invested as a companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in Jan 1912.[1] He was a member of the Rideau Club and the Royal Ottawa Golf Club.[1]
He died in 1948 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.[6] and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.[7]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Who's who in Canada: An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time, Volumes 6-7". International Press Limited. 1914.
- ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," Thomas Cooper Boville, 6 Sep 1905; citing Marriage, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax
- ↑ 1901 Census Canada. Library and Archives Canada.
- ↑ Sixth Session of the Twelfth Parliament of the Dominion of Canada. Vol 25. Session 1916.
- ↑ Chambers. 1903. "The Duke of Cornwall's Own Rifles: A Regimental History of the Forty-Third Regiment, Active Canadian Militia". E L Ruddy. Ottawa.
- ↑ "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," Thomas Cooper Boville, 1948, Death; citing p. 5013, volume 1948, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
- ↑ "BillionGraves Index," T. Cooper Boville, died 24 Aug 1948; citing BillionGraves, Burial at Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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