(Publisher Series: Canadian Biographical Series. - 15 Angebote vergleichen

Lieferung aus: Kanada, Free shipping.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, BOOX [8213082], Osoyoos, BC, Canada.
(Canadian Biographical Series), Very good green pictorial stapled card covers. Some cover wear, clean interior. (1993), 8vo, [4], 1-52pp. "Born at Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England on 12 June 1840, son of John and Mary Anne Scoble, he received his education at private schools in England and Canada and at the University of Toronto where he studied civil engineering from 1857 to 1860. In December 1866 he married Georgiana Sophia, the daughter of F. F. Carruthers of Toronto, and they had six children. His military career began in 1861 at the time of the Trent affair, when he joined the volunteer militia. He became staff adjutant and town Mayor of Toronto in 1866, and was Brigadier-Major and inspector of drill sheds at Toronto from 1866 to 1870. He was appointed a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1871. He served as secretary of the Ontario Rifle Association from 1869 to 1874 and as commander of the Second District Engineer (Field) Company from 1875 to 1881. He became Brigadier-Major and district quarter-master in Winnipeg in April 1885 and in 1889 was awarded a medal for service in the North-West Rebellion. As an engineer he compiled a series of maps for the Ontario Government. He was employed on the construction of the Grand Trunk Railway, and, in 1880, on the Canadian Pacific Railway, and was engineer for Growski and Macpherson in the construction of the International Bridge at Fort Erie. He was employed in a number of capacities for the Ontario Government, serving at various times as Deputy Inspector of Asylums and Prisons, Assistant Provincial Secretary, special Commissioner to London and Paris with reference to the Ontario boundary. He organized the Ontario School of Agriculture and was in charge of the Engineering and Sanitary Works of Ontario public institutions, 1872-77. He moved to Winnipeg in 1881. In 1884 he was secretary of the special committee of the Legislature to inquire into the feasibility of a Hudson Bay Railway. In his later years he devoted himself almost exclusively to this project, and made trips to the Bay in 1895 and 1899. He was editor of the Nor¿Wester (1894-1895) and managing editor of the Great West Publishing Company (1898-1899).Author of Canadian Volunteers¿ Hand-Book for Field Service (1868) and the writer of a number of articles on military engineering, Imperial and Colonial Defence and the Hudson Bay Railway." MHS.

Lieferung aus: Kanada, Shipping costs to: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, BOOX.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba. (Canadian Biographical Series), Very good green pictorial stapled card covers. Some cover wear, clean interior. (1993), 8vo, [4], 1-52pp. "Born at Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England on 12 June 1840, son of John and Mary Anne Scoble, he received his education at private schools in England and Canada and at the University of Toronto where he studied civil engineering from 1857 to 1860. In December 1866 he married Georgiana Sophia, the daughter of F. F. Carruthers of Toronto, and they had six children. His military career began in 1861 at the time of the Trent affair, when he joined the volunteer militia. He became staff adjutant and town Mayor of Toronto in 1866, and was Brigadier-Major and inspector of drill sheds at Toronto from 1866 to 1870. He was appointed a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1871. He served as secretary of the Ontario Rifle Association from 1869 to 1874 and as commander of the Second District Engineer (Field) Company from 1875 to 1881. He became Brigadier-Major and district quarter-master in Winnipeg in April 1885 and in 1889 was awarded a medal for service in the North-West Rebellion. As an engineer he compiled a series of maps for the Ontario Government. He was employed on the construction of the Grand Trunk Railway, and, in 1880, on the Canadian Pacific Railway, and was engineer for Growski and Macpherson in the construction of the International Bridge at Fort Erie. He was employed in a number of capacities for the Ontario Government, serving at various times as Deputy Inspector of Asylums and Prisons, Assistant Provincial Secretary, special Commissioner to London and Paris with reference to the Ontario boundary. He organized the Ontario School of Agriculture and was in charge of the Engineering and Sanitary Works of Ontario public institutions, 1872-77. He moved to Winnipeg in 1881. In 1884 he was secretary of the special committee of the Legislature to inquire into the feasibility of a Hudson Bay Railway. In his later years he devoted himself almost exclusively to this project, and made trips to the Bay in 1895 and 1899. He was editor of the Nor'Wester (1894-1895) and managing editor of the Great West Publishing Company (1898-1899).Author of Canadian Volunteers' Hand-Book for Field Service (1868) and the writer of a number of articles on military engineering, Imperial and Colonial Defence and the Hudson Bay Railway." MHS . Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 1993.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Anybook Ltd. [312675], Lincoln, United Kingdom.
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Books on the Web [57639895], Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Stapled tan wrappers, illustrated throughout, 52pp includes bibliography. Previous owner name label bottom of title page. Covers lightly scuffed else aa very good or better copy. 110 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, Shipping costs to: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Anybook Ltd.
Canadian Biographical Series , 1986. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition.

Lieferung aus: Kanada, Shipping costs to: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Books on the Web / Booksinternationale.com.
Winnipeg: University of Manitoba, 1985. Stapled tan wrappers, illustrated throughout, 52pp includes bibliography. Previous owner name label bottom of title page. Covers lightly scuffed else aa very good or better copy. 110 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB [725381], Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
pp. 52. 8vo. Stapled Wraps. B&w illustrations. Slight shelfwear to edges, dog-eared bottom back corner; very good-.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, 5Boros Books, NJ, SUMMIT, [RE:4].
Some may have high-lighting or writings, some are ex-library. Paperback.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Books on the Web [57639895], Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Die Beschreibung dieses Angebotes ist von geringer Qualität oder in einer Fremdsprache. Trotzdem anzeigen

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Books on the Web [57639895], Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Die Beschreibung dieses Angebotes ist von geringer Qualität oder in einer Fremdsprache. Trotzdem anzeigen