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Second Bishop of New Westminster.

John Dart was born in Ilfracombe, North Devon in 1837. He was ordained deacon in 1859 in Colombo, Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka), and was the warden of St. Thomas' College there until 1865. In 1860 he was ordained priest, and from 1862 to 1865 he was Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Colombo. In 1865, he became the Priest in Charge at St. Faith's, Stoke Newington, England. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Oxford University in 1867, and a Master of Arts in 1871. From 1870 to 1875 he was the Vice-Principal and Science Lecturer at St. Peter's College in Peterborough, England. He then moved to Nova Scotia, Canada to take up the position of President at the University of King's College in Windsor, Nova Scotia in 1875, a position he held until 1885. He also became a canon of St. Luke's Cathedral in Halifax during this time. From 1885 to 1895, he was the Organizing Secretary of the Diocese of Manchester in England, and in 1895, he was consecrated as Bishop of New Westminster, British Columbia. He was granted an honourary D.C.L. from the University of King's College in 1878, as well as an honourary D.D. from Oxford in 1895. He passed away in 1910.

Third Bishop of New Westminster; Second Metropolitan of British Columbia; Acting Primate of All Canada.

Adam Urias De Pencier was born in Burritt's Rapids, Ontario. He was ordained deacon in 1890 in Belleville, then priest soon after. He was a missionary to Navan, Ontario from 1890 to 1893, and priest vicar of the Cathedral of St. Alban the Martyr in Toronto from 1893 to 1899. He received a B.A. (1895) and an M.A. (1896) from the University of Trinity College, and was the rector of Uxbridge, Ontario from 1899 - 1901, then curate of St. James Cathedral from 1901 to 1904. He became rector of Brandon, Manitoba in 1904, then of St. Paul's Church in Vancouver in 1908. In 1910, he was consecrated Bishop of New Westminister. During the First World War, he was appointed Chaplain and Honourary Captain in the Canadian Chaplain Services, and was attached to the 62nd Overseas Battalion of the Canadian Expedentiary Forces in 1915. By 1918, he was promoted to the temporary rank of Lieutenant Colonel, as well as appointed to the Order of the British Empire in recognition for valuable services rendered in connection with Military operation in France and Flanders. In 1921, he transferred to the Reserve of Officers at the rank of Lieutanent Colonel. He was elected to the office of the President of the House of Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia in 1925, and became the Archbishop of New Westminster and Metropolitan of British Columbia. He resigned in 1940, and passed away in 1949.

He received an honourary D.D. from the University of Trinity College in 1911.

William Arthur Deacon was a literary critic and editor based in Ontario. Born in Pembroke, Ontario in 1890, he worked for the Manitoba Free Press, the Mail and Empire, and the Globe and Mail as a book review editor. He passed away in 1977 in Toronto, Ontario.

Second Bishop of Keewatin.

Alfred Daniel Alexander Dewdney was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1863. He was ordained deacon in 1886, then priest in 1887. He was the incumbent of Trinity Church in Port Burwell, Ontario, as well as at St. Luke's Church in Vienna, Ontario from 1886 to 1888, then moved to Trinity Church in Durham from 1888 to 1890. He then served as a Rector in various churches from 1890 to 1911, as well as examining chaplain to the Bishop of Saskatchewan, and a lecturer in apologetics at Emmanuel College in Prince Albert until 1921. He received a B.A. from Queen's University in 1910, as well as an honourary D.D. from Emmanuel College at the University of Saskatchewan in 1921, and one from Wycliffe College in 1922. He was consecrated Bishop of Keewatin in 1921, a position he held until 1938. He passed away in 1945.

First Bishop of Kootenay.

Alexander John Doull was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1870. He obtained a B.A. from Oxford University in 1894. He married Margaret Gertrude (last name unknown) that same year, and was ordained deacon in 1896. He was the curate of Leeds Parish Church in England from 1896 to 1899, and was ordained priest in 1898. He obtained an M.A. from Oxford in 1898 as well. In 1899, he became curate of the Church of the Advent in Montreal, then rector in 1901. He then served as Dean of Columbia and rector of Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria, British Columbia, from 1910 to 1915. He was the examining chaplain to the Bishop of British Columbria from 1912 to 1915, and received an M.A. and D.D. from the University of King's College, Windsor, Nova Scotia in 1914. He was consecrated Bishop of Kootenay in 1915, and received an honourary D.D. from Oxford in 1916. In 1930, he was selected to sit in the Committee for Church Union, and in 1933, he resigned from the See of Kootenay. He was the assistant bishop of Sheffield, as well as archdeacon and canon, from 1933 to 1935, before returning to British Columbia in 1935 due to ill health. He passed away in 1937.

Second Bishop of Caledonia; First Metropolitan of British Columbia.

Frederick Herbert Du Vernet was born in Hemmingford, Quebec in 1860. He was educated at Clarenceville Academy, Quebec; at the University of King's College, Nova Scotia; and at the University of Toronto, Ontario. In 1883, he was ordained deacon, and spent his curacy in St. James the Apostle in Montreal, until he was ordained priest in 1884, and moved to be the curate of St. Paul's Church in Toronto, Ontario. From 1885 to 1895, he was a Professor of Practical Theology at Wycliffe College, and became assistant chaplain there from 1892 to 1895. While there, he completed a B.D., being admitted to the degree in 1893. He was the editor of the Canadian Church Missionary Gleaner from 1894 to 1901, and served as secretary-treasurer for the Canadian Church Missionary Society from 1895 to 1902. He was rector of St. John's Church in Toronto from 1895 to 1904, and associate editor of New Era from 1901 to 1904. He was consecrated Bishop of Caledonia in 1904. During his time as Bishop, he was also the president of the Anglican Theological College of British Columbia, as well as the House of Bishops of the Province of British Columbia. He became the Metropolitan of British Columbia and Archbishop of Caledonia in 1915. He received a honourary D.D. (1904) from the University of King's College, as well as the University of Trinity College (1904) and Wycliffe College (1921). He passed away in 1924.

In 1949, the architectural firm of Duffus Romans Kundzins Rounsefell Limited founded in Halifax, N.S. Since then, the partnership has become one of the major architectural firms in the Atlantic Region, with completed projects that span the spectrum of institutional, commercial, industrial and residential fields. It has executed a variety of important commissions, including the Nova Scotia Museum (1970), Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children (1970), Historic Properties (1974), and the Library at the University of King's College (1991), all in Halifax; Bedford Institute of Oceanography (1958, 1968, 1977); Alderney Gate Civic Centre (1990) in Dartmouth, N.S.; and the Valley Regional Hospital (1992) in Kentville, N.S.

Its projects have received a number of design awards, including an Award of Excellence for Historic Properties from the Canadian Architect Yearbook in 1972 and the first City of Halifax Design Award for the King's College Library in 1992. The firm's directors have always been active in their professional associations. Founder Allan Ferguson Duffus (b. 16 June 1915) was elected a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 1956 and served as dean of the College of Fellows 1969-1972 and president 1973-1974. Director Roy W. Willwerth was elected a Fellow of the College in 1992 and to the presidency of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 1992-1993.

James Philip Dumaresq was born in 1916 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He served in Holland and Germany with the Royal Artillery during World War II, and remained in the Army reserves afterwards. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning a Masters degree in Civil Engineering. He took over his family architecture firm, and worked for the City of Halifax - his designs included many city firehouses. He also designed the Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building, the Dental building, and Fenwick Tower for Dalhousie University. He was a partner in Commodore Industrial Estates, which was taken over by the City of Dartmouth in 1965 due to its success, and which would become the nucleus around which Burnside Industrial Park revolved. He retired in 1987, and was awarded an honourary Doctor of Engineering from Dalhousie University in 1995. He passed away in 2013.

Third Bishop of Niagara.

John Philip DuMoulin was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1834. He was ordained deacon in 1862, and priest in 1863. He was curate of St. John's Church in London Township, Ontario from 1862 to 1864, and he married Frances Brough in 1863. He served as curate for three more churches between 1864 and 1871, in Galt, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. In 1870, he became Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Montreal, a position he served in until 1878. He also served as rector of St. Thomas' Church in Hamilton, Ontario from 1871 to 1874. He rejected an election to the See of Algoma in 1872, and became rector of St. Martin's Church in Montreal in 1874, where he remained until 1882. He was again Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Montreal from 1879 to 1882, as well as honourary canon to Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal. From 1882 to 1896, he was the rector of St. James' Cathedral in Toronto, as well as honourary canon. He also served as Sub-Dean of St. Alban's Cathedral in Toronto from 1884 to 1896. He was consecrated Bishop of Niagara in 1896, and passed away in Hamilton, Ontario in 1911. He received an M.A. (ad eundem) (1878) from the University of Bishops' College in Lennoxville, Quebec; an honourary D.C.L. (1889) from the University of Trinity College in Toronto, Ontario; and an honourary D.D. (1899) from the University of Bishops' College.

Fifth Bishop of Quebec.

Andrew Hunter Dunn was born in Essex, England, in 1839, and was educated in both England and Germany. He obtained a B.A. from Cambridge University in 1863, and was ordained deacon in 1864. He was curate of St. Mark's in Notting Hill, Kensington from 1864 to 1870, and ordained priest in 1865. He obtained an M.A. from Cambridge in 1866. He was the Priest in Charge of Mission of South Acton, England from 1870 to 1872, then became the Vicar of All Saints' in South Action until 1892. He was consecrated Bishop of Quebec in 1892. He received an honourary D.D. (1892) from the University of Bishop's College in Lennoxville, Quebec; an honourary D.D. (1893) from Cambridge; and an honourary D.C.L. (1907) from the University of Bishops' College. He resigned the See of Quebec in 1914, and died on board the S.S. Hesperian, en route to Liverpool, England.