- From UELAC Website:
- Arthur Hill was educated at Sydney, NS, graduating as a civil engineer from McGill University. His working career as an engineer took him to British Columbia to work under his brother on the Canadian Pacific Railway. The latter part of his career was spent working for the city of New Westminster’s Waterworks Corporation as planner for the city’s water system.
- In Nova Scotia Arthur Hill served with the militia attaining the rank of captain. He was an advocate for reform as he opposed Asian migration to British Columbia, especially for those people from China and Japan.
- One of the signers of Petitioners to form a Canadian UEL Association.
- Those who signed the petition to unite the Loyalists across Canada under one organization hailed from seven of Canada’s provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia).
- As third generation descendants; ancestors of the Loyalists who retired to Canada before, during and after the American War of Independence 1775, for their belief or desires, to uphold the pride of the country and the heritage bestowed to them – Unity of Empire – to defend the new nation’s principles. Parliamentary government under the Crown. Ottawa – May 27, 1914, Act of Parliament (Cha. 146, 4-5) the incorporation of the Loyalist Societies into one body “The United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada”.
- Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=12723
- Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74006366/arthur_edmund_breton-hill
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