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COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD
tical support was given to the Conservative
party. -
WILLIAM De ST. CROIX, gardener and
florist, of Toronto, has been a resident of that
city for more than half a century. He comes of
French-IIuguenot stock, his family having its
origin near Paris, France, where there was an
estate bearing the name.
Mr. St. Croix was born in Jersey, Channel
Island, in 1833, son of Aaron and Nancy (Luce)
St. Croix, also natives of Jersey. He grew to
manhood in his native land, and there received
his education. The Huguenots pay much at-
tention to home teaching and training, and Mr.
St. Croix was instructed in his youth to respect
all creeds and to believe in the Fatherhood of
God and the universal brotherhood of man.
On attaining his majority he became a contrac-
tor and builder, which he followed for some
time before coming to Canada in 1854. On set-
tling in Toronto in that year he engaged in con-
tracting, and became one of the most extensive-
ly engaged therein in Canada, employing from
forty to sixty men in his business. He continu-
ed in that business until 1896, when he turned
his attention to the gardening and florist busi-
ness at the corner of Shaw and Bloor streets,
where he has built six greenhouses with a glass
area of about 7,000 square feet. Here he makes
a specialty of carnations and chrysanthemums
among flowers and mushrooms and lettuce in
the gardening line. He owns three acres of
valuable land.
In 1860 Mr. St. Croix married Miss Alice
Ann Kerr, born on Yonge street, Toronto,
daughter of James and Janet Kerr, natives of
Scotland, and founders of the family in Can-
ada. To Mr. and Mrs. St. Croix have been
born these children: Jessie, who married Dr.
Stuart Johnson, of Chicago, and has one son,
St. Croix; Isabella, deceased, who married
Howard Stowe, and had one daughter, Emily;
Alice; Clara; Marion Evelyn, deceased, who
was the wife of Fred Hollis; William, deceased,
who married Rose Philipps, of Chicago; and
Charles, who died young. Mr. and Mrs. St.
Croix are members of the Bond Street Congre-
gational Church. In politics he is a Reformer.
WILLIAM HENRY STONEHAM, who died
in Toronto Jan. 18, 1900, was born in 1852, in
Brampton, Ont., son of Joseph and Margaret
(Felttis) Stoneham, the former a native of
England, and the latter of Ireland.
Joseph Stoneham and his wife came to Can-
ada when young people, being here married,
and they resided in Brampton for a number of
years, Mr. Stoneham following his trade of
brick-laying. ' Later they removed to the
County of Simcoe, where their son, William
Henry, received his education.
Mr. William Henry Stoneham for a short
time engaged in farming. He then learned the
trade of builder, which he followed for a time
in this country, and about 1880 came to Toron-
to, where he later became a guard in the Cen-
tral Prison, a position which he was holding at
the time of his death.
In 1900 Mr. Stoneham and Miss Elizabeth
Jane Switzer were united in marriage. Mrs.
Stoneham was born in Essa township, County
Simcoe, daughter of John and Ann (Mooney)
Switzer, the former a native of Ireland and the
latter of Lower Canada. John Switzer was a
son of Michael and Julia (Hurst) Switzer, na-
tives of Ireland, the former being the founder
of the family in Canada. After residing in
Canada for a time, Mr. and Mrs. Switzer start-
ed back to the old country to look after some
business, and both were lost at sea. John Swit-
zer, father of Mrs. Stoneham, was a farmer for
many years in the County of Simcoe, where he
passed away, his widow still residing there.
Mr. and Mrs. Stoneham had the. following
children: Millie, Mrs. Ernest Jackson, of To-
ronto, had one son, Elwood; Charlotte Eliza-
beth, wife of Fred Hamilton, of Indianapolis,
Indiana, has one son, Aylmer; Aylmer Wil-
liam lives at Toronto. The family are Metho-
dists in religious faith. In politics Mr. Stone-
ham was a Reformer. His fraternal affiliations
were with the W.O.W.; the A.O.F.; the
A.O.U.W.; and he was also a member of the
Loyal Orange Lodge.
WILLIAM HOGG passed away at his resi-
dence, No: 58 Rathnelly avenue, Toronto, Aug.
6, 1904, and his death removed from the sight
of old-time friends and associates and business
companions a man who for long years was a
leading merchant of York County. His entire
active career was identified with the locality
which was named Hogg’s Hollow after the
founder of the family in Canada, but his last
years were spent in retirement in Toronto, in
the enjoyment of a well-earned rest.
Hogg’s Hollow was named for James Hogg, a
Scotchman, born in Lanarkshire July 21, 1797,
who immigrated to Canada in 1824. He locat-
ed first at St. Catharines, where he was married
the following year to Miss Elizabeth Orr. They
soon removed to York Comity, where Mr. Hogg
not only bought a farm, which he cultivated,
but also owned a mill and engaged in a mer-
cantile business. In these various industries
he was successful, became one of the leading
business men of the section, and was at the