UEL CanadaFrancis Patrick Armstrong (c.1859–1923) — steamboat captain, prospector, and river guide in the East Kootenay and Stikine regions; key figure in steam navigation of the Rocky Mountain Trench, known for helping those in need as well as serving paying customers. Second great‑grandson of a United Empire Loyalist.
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Raymond Clare Archibald (Oct 7, 1875 – July 26, 1955) — prominent Canadian‑American mathematician, historian of mathematics, journal editor, and advocate for math education; Ph.D. (Univ. of Strasbourg), taught and promoted secondary school mathematics internationally.
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Amos Ansley (bapt. Jan 25, 1801 – 1837) — Church of England clergyman and missionary; educated at the University of Edinburgh, ordained 1824, served Hull and March Township, ministered across 14 townships on both sides of the Ottawa River, remembered for diligent missionary service on the frontier.
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Roy Walter Alward (Sept 20, 1877 – June 19, 1959) — Canadian politician; served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Fort George (1931–1933) as a Conservative and later ran with the Non-Partisan Independent Group. Great‑grandson of a United Empire Loyalist.
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Paul Almond (Apr 26, 1931 – Apr 9, 2015) — acclaimed Canadian director, producer, screenwriter, and novelist; creator of the groundbreaking documentary Seven Up! and director of the first Up film. CBC and BBC veteran, author of the Alford Saga, Officer of the Order of Canada (2001) and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient (Directors Guild of Canada, 2007). Third great‑grandson of a United Empire Loyalist.
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John Macpherson Almond (Aug 1, 1871 – Sept 17, 1939) — Church of England clergyman, military chaplain, and pioneer of Canadian chaplaincy. Served in the South African War and WWI; reformed the Canadian Chaplain Service, promoted denominational equality, strengthened front-line ministry, and built lasting support systems for soldiers and veterans.
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William Bruce Almon (Oct 25, 1787 – July 12, 1840) — Halifax doctor, office holder, and politician from a prominent Loyalist family. Advocate for medical standards (Medical Act of 1828), member of Nova Scotia’s first licensing board, mentor to future medical leaders, and longtime supporter of Tory governance.
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Sophie Margaretta Almon Hensley (May 31, 1866 – Feb 10, 1946) — Canadian writer, educator, and feminist; poet, lecturer, associate editor, and founding president of the Society for the Study of Life. Born in Bridgetown, N.S., educated in England and Paris, protégée of Charles G. D. Roberts, author of Poems (1889), A Woman’s Love Letters (1895), and the feminist essay Love and the Woman of Tomorrow (1913). Great‑granddaughter of a United Empire Loyalist.
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Mather Byles Almon (1796 – July 30, 1871) — Halifax banker, politician, and philanthropist. Co‑founder and later president of the Bank of Nova Scotia, instrumental in expanding branches and international banking ties; influential in Tory commercial circles. Grandson of a United Empire Loyalist.
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Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (Feb 24, 1848 – Oct 25, 1899) — Canadian science writer and novelist, promoter of evolution, Oxford-educated, and pioneer of early science fiction. Author of The Woman Who Did, The Evolution of the Idea of God, and The British Barbarians; noted for controversial views on marriage, religion, and time-travel fiction. Great‑grandson of a United Empire Loyalist.
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