Complex sentence: Lecky was born in Vancouver, British Columbia the descendant of a Quaker family which was involved in the Irish jute industry and included the 19th-century historian and MP William Edward Hartpole Lecky.
Split into simpler sentences: Lecky was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, descended from a Quaker family which was involved in the Irish jute industry. The family included the 19th-century historian and MP William Edward Hartpole Lecky.