Nathaniel Chamney James (1860 - 1945)

Born 15 Feb 1860 in Ramsay Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Mackenzie) James — married 16 Jul 1888 in Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada

Husband of Delia Frances Merrigold (Alison) James — married 25 May 1898 in Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Died 24 Mar 1945 at age 85 in London, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

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Nathaniel was born in 1860.

His first marriage, in 1888, was to Margaret Mackenzie. She died of septocemia at just 31, however.^[1]

His second marriage in 1898 was to Delia Frances Merrigold Alison.^[2]

Nathaniel taught at Germany's Hale University, and later joined Western University in London, Ontario where he served as their first President from 1908 until 1914.^[3]

He died in 1945.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DXNS-MLW2 : 1 November 2023), Nathaniel C. James, 1888.
2. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZB3-QDH : Thu Oct 19 17:27:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Nathaniel C James and Thomas James, 25 May 1898.
3. ↑ University of London - bio of Dr. Nathaniel C. James
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195052455/nathaniel-chamney-james: accessed 17 November 2023), memorial page for Nathaniel Chamney James (unknown–24 Mar 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 195052455, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Ren Blue (contributor 49584126).

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