IMON NAPOLEON PARENT, advocate and M.P.P., Quebec, Que., was born in Beauport, P. Q., September 12th, 1855. He is the son of Paul Parent, at one time a prosperous merchant at Beauport, but now deceased. Mr. Parent finished his education at Laval University, where he took the degree L.L.L. In 1881, he obtained the Governor-General's gold medal, and also took the first prize (given by Hon. Justice Tessier), for best examination in law. He is now well established in his profession, and is a prominent figure in legal circles. He is a member of the St. Jean-Baptiste and

C. M. B. A. societies, and is past president and present chancellor of the latter order. Mr. Parent was elected to the city council for 1890, re-elected for 1891, and became pro-mayor in 1892. He is, in religion, a Roman Catholic, and in politics a Liberal. He was first elected to the Legislature in June, 1890, by 327 of a majority over Mr. Routhier the Labor and Conservative candidate, and was re-elected by acclamation in March, 1892, for St. Sauveur Division, city of Quebec. He is now very largely identified with public affairs. Mr. Parent was married Oct. 17th, 1877, to Miss Clara Gendron, of Beauport, Que.

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LI JAMES BARRICK, M. D.,
M.R.C.S., England, L.R.C.P.,

London, L.R.C.P., and S. Edinburgh, Toronto, Ont., was born in Welland County, Ontario, Dec. 28th, 1838. Dr. Barrick is descended on the maternal side from Jacob Ott, a U. E. Loyalist, who came to this country from the State of Pennsylvania, at the close of the last century. He began his education at the common school, and in 1856 entered the Normal school, which he attended for two sessions. During 1858 he taught in the township of Humberstone and spent the following year in the Normal school, Toronto.

In 1860 he was one of five who received the highest certificates granted, and the same year began teaching in the county of Wellington, where he remained three and a half years, and then entered Rolph's Medical school, Toronto. Dr. Barrick obtained his M.D. from the University of Victoria College. After graduating he spent some time in the hospitals and dispensaries of New York, and then went to London, England, and resumed his studies in St. Thomas' Hospital there. While in the Old land he passed successfully, examinations before the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons, in both London and Edinburgh. He returned to Canada in 1867, and in October of the same year, entered the Rolph school as demonstrator of Anatomy, and was afterwards appointed Professor of Midwifery and diseases of women and children, which position he held until the dissolution of the school in 1874. Since then the doctor has given more attention to his practice, which has grown to large proportions. For the past three years he has been examiner in Midwifery and Gynacology in Victoria University, and Treasurer of the Ontario Medical Association. He is in religion a Methodist, and a trustee of the Metropolitan Church, Toronto. He has been a total abstainer from boyhood. The doctor is, in politics, a Liberal Conservative. He was married April 28th, 1870, to Miss Kate Heal Newcombe, of Toronto. Ont.

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ENRY NEWCOMBE,

of the firm of Newcombe & Co., and brother of Octavius Newcombe, whose portrait appears on the opposite page, piano manufacturer, Toronto, Ont., was born in Devonshire, England, in 1831. He was educated at Shebbear College. At the age of sixteen. he chose a business calling rather than a professional career, and entered the house of W. L. Vellacott, of Bideford, the largest dry goods establishment in that part of the country. After remaining with this firm several years, he went to London during the exhibition of 1851 and shortly afterwards sailed for Australia, and there secured a good position with the wealthy Scotch firm of McCallum of Geelong, which he retained until his return to England on the death of his father. After spending two years in winding up his father's estate, he, with the other members of his family, sailed for Canada in 1857, and was engaged in the retail and wholesale dry goods trade up to the time of joining his brother Octavius Newcombe in the pianoforte business in 1879. In this position his natural energy of character, industry, application and large commercial knowledge found full scope and he has helped to build up one of the most successful manufacturing enterprises of its kind in the Dominion. The excellence of the instruments, manufactured by Messrs. Newcombe & Co., has been endorsed by a number of first prizes in Canada, by national awards abroad, and

confirmed by the recommendation and patronage of the public. The demand for their goods has so increased that the firm have been stimulated to make their factory a model in the perfection of its arrangements and adaptation of modern appliances, so that it is quite on a par with the most complete factories in the United States, both in capacity and in the quality of its products. The Newcombe brothers are gentlemen of generous dispositions, considerate and honorable in their relations with others, and in every way admirably adapted to conduct their large and influential business.

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CTAVIUS NEWCOMBE, piano manufacturer, Toronto, Ont., was born in HankfordBarton, Devonshire, England, November 19th, 1846. When eight years of age, he began his primary education at Shebbear private school. Owing to the death of his father occurring two years later, he came to this country and located in Toronto, where he attended the Model and Grammar schools, taking first prize in mathematics and English at the latter. Owing to his brother, Dr. James Newcombe, being professor of surgery in Victoria College, he attended that institution during two winter sessions, although his preference was for commerce rather than a profession. He spent the intervening summer Washington, accepting the position of corresponding clerk to the surgeon in charge of the Lincoln Hospital. He subsequently entered the military school, Toronto, and was one of four, out of fourteen candidates, who were successful in getting certificates. He afterwards joined the staff of the Quebec Bank and in a couple of years was appointed accountant at Toronto. Later on he occupied the same position in Ottawa, the most important branch of the bank. After five years of banking experience, he accepted a more lucrative position with Alex. Fraser, of Westmeath, one of the largest lumber merchants on the Ottawa, and subsequently had a partnership offered him with the financial management of a pianoforte business being

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established in Toronto, which was entered upon in 1871. In the course of time this business developed into two separate and independent firms, Mr. Newcombe being joined by his brother Henry, who devoted their joint energies to building up one of the largest piano manufactories established in the Dominion. Mr. Newcombe has visited all the important centres in the Dominion, United States, Great Britain and Europe, and from his financial and practical ability, musical taste and capacity for organization, an extensive trade and a splendid reputation has been acquired for the Newcombe pianos.

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HE LATE RODERICK S. ROBLIN, barrister, Picton, Ont., was born in Prince Edward County. He was a son of John P. Roblin, Esq., who was a representative in the Upper Canada Parliament for sixteen years. His paternal and maternal ancestors, were both of U. E. Loyalist stock and served their Queen and country with true loyal devotion. Mr. Roblin obtained a thoroughly practical education in the county schools and at Victoria College. He began the study of law in Picton, Ont., and finished his course with the firm of Patterson & Beatty of Toronto, and was called to the Bar in 1871. His

legal career, though short, was eminently successful. The extent of his continually increasing practice gave evidence of his business ability and application to the interests of his profession. As a public speaker, his reputation was more than local, and the different organizations of his native county felt sure that their interests would be satisfactorily advanced when placed in his hands. He was for many years manager and Sec.-Treas. of the Agricultural Association, and during this time the affairs of the association flourished as never before. His political sympathies were strong and always Liberal in the truest sense of the term. In religion, while kindly sympathizing with all bodies of Christians, he was an ardent Methodist. From a child he loved the services and ordainances of that church, and faithfully performed all the duties that fell to his share. He was married in 1870 to Miss Jennie, youngest daughter of the late Rev. C. R. Allison, who with one daughter, Eva N. Roblin, of the Toronto Conservatory of Music, survive him. In February, 1882, business called him to Manitoba, where the intense severity of the climate brought on inflammatory rheumatism, from which he died in Brandon two months later, aged 41 years, 5 months. His remains were brought to Picton and with Masonic honors, laid to rest in peaceful Glenwood Cemetery, accompanied by sorrowful regrets of hundreds of sympathising friends.