Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
LORD STRATHCONA,
BENEFACTOR, DEAD
High Commissioner of Canada
Had Been AiIing Since
Death of Wife.

LONDON, Jan. 21.-Lord Strath-
coma and Mount Royal, high COM
missioner for Canada, died at 1:55
o'clock this morning. He died peace
fully in sleep. He had been PRACTICAL
ly unconscious since $3.50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
Lord Strathcona's death was due
to prostration, the result of a severe
attack of catarrh. He had been all
ing, however, ever since the death
of his wife, on November IL last,
which proved a great shock to him.
Lord Strathcona's title now goes to
his daughter Margaret Charlotte,
who is the wife of r. j. Bliss How
ard. Lord Strathcona had only one
senior in the House of Lords-the
Earl of Wemyss, who is In his ninety
sixth year.
Lord Stra thcona was born in Arch
lesion, Scotland, in 1921. Romantic
as was his career, his early years,
tradition to the contrary notwith-
standing, did not follow the orthodox
course commonly expected in the life
stories of self-made men.
He entered the service of the Hud-
years old. After many years of work
ION the Labrador coast and in the
Northwestern wilderness he became
chief factor and later resident gov
ernor and chief commissioner of the
company In Canada. He was the
last to hold this position. At the
time of the first Riel rebellion in the
Red river country. In 1869, he received
the thanks of the encouragement
in council for his services. In 1870
he was elected to the first session of
the Manitoba Legislature and to the
Canadian House of Commons, and
was made a member of the first ex-
ecutive council of the Northwestern
Territory. -Four years later he re-
signed from the provincial Legisla-
ture, but until 1895, except from 1880
to 1887, he remained a member of
the Dominion Parliament. In 1896 he
was appointed Canadian high COM
missioner to London, to succeed Sir
Charles Upper, and became MEM
Der of the queens privy council for
Canada.
He was director Of the st. Paul.
Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad
and of the Canadian Pacific and
president OF the Bank Of Montreal.
Yale, Cambridge, Glasgow and To-
ronto universities bestowed the de-
gree of doctor of laws on him. He
had been chancellor OF Aberdeen Uni
versity and of McGill University, and
was honorary commodore OF the
Royal st. Lawrence Yacht Club and
president of tire Quebec Rifle Assoc
cation.
Lord Strathcona will be remem-
bered as philanthropist as well as
an empire builder. OF his innumer-
able minor benefactions he never
spoke. Among his public gifts, one
Of the most conspicuous was the free
hospital In Montreal. given Jointly by
himself and Lord Mount-Stephen, to
commemorate the jubilee Of Queen
Victoria, in 1887. He also gave over
a million dollars for the cause of ed
ucation in Canada, most Of which
went to McGill University. He also
&C ntI ibuted a million dollars for the
equipment of the Strathcona Horse
In the Boer war.
Lord Strathcona married Isabella
Sophia, daughter OF Richard Har-
disty, of CANDIDA. They had one
daughter.
His last visit to this country and to
Canada was made last fall At that
time he resigned his commissionship.
but his resignation was not accepted.