- From UELAC Website:
- William Keefer born at Thorold, ON, was educated at the Galt Grammar School, the University of Toronto, agricultural science; McGill University, medical science, and the University of Edinburgh, College of Surgeons.
- Dr. Keefer served for fifteen years as medical officer for the British Army, in India during the Afghan War and the Egyptian Campaign. After retiring from the British Army he returned to Canada to continue medical practice at Toronto.
- President of the UEL Association of Ontario, 1910.
- 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=4367
- Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64999309/william_napier-keefer
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