Lucy Maud Montgomery, author - prolific author and creator of the Anne of Green Gables stories
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Georgina Pope, nurse - served in both the Boer War and WWI and was the first Canadian to receive the Royal Red Cross
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William Christopher MacDonald, businessman/industrialist/philanthropist - tobacco magnate who used his fortune to make huge contributions to educational institutions such as McGill University
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Yes, smoking is bad, I guess. The irony is that MacDonald's investment in education may also help become the solution for the ill effects and problems
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Jacob Gould Schurman, educator/diplomat - served as president of America's prestigious Cornell University and as a U.S. ambassador to Germany
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George "Old Chocolate" Godfrey, professional boxer/athlete – was the World "Coloured" Heavyweight Champion in the 1880s
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Charles Andrew MacGillivary, soldier/veteran - became a Sergeant in the U.S. army and went on to receive the Medal of Honor
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Francis Bain, author/scientist/farmer - identified the first dinosaur fossil found in Canada while performing one of his many geological studies
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Sir John Andrew MacPhail, physician/author/educator/veteran/author - considered one of Canada's greatest intellectuals
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Franklin Knight Lane, politician/writer/reporter - became a successful and popular U.S. politician
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Louis Henry Davies, lawyer/judge/businessman/politician - his career in law and politics spanned over six decades