Biografie
He attended school in Auckland NZ.
In 1898 he emigrated to the United States.
He married Valentia Boscawen.
He joined Imperial Oil in Vancouver BC in 1899 as a Clerk, Salesman and in several management positions serving for 23 years.
He had three sons: James, Herbert and Hugh.
He was divorced at the end of the war and married to Emily Eliza Edwards.
He became a scow owner and tug operator as owner of J.S. Matthews & Son.
In 1924 he closed the tug operation, becoming briefly the Manager of Canada Western Cordage. Afterwards he focused solely on collecting historical material about Vancouver.
He was Director of the Arts, Historical and Scientific Society.
He was eventually appointed as City Archivist of the City of Vancouver.
Militärdienst
He joined the Militia (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles) 6th Regiment in 1903.
He served in Nanaimo in 1913 for the Miner's Strike.
He was serving overseas 1916-18.
He was demobilized as a Major.
Referenzen
- Carter, S. Maurice (Ed.) (1939)
- Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press.
