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Show Death Summons Lord Strathcona. London. Lord Strathcona and Mcunt Royal, high commissioner for Canada, died at 1:55 o'clock Tuesday morning. Lord Strathcona, first baron (created 1S97), was born in Scotland in 1S20, a son of Alexander 'Smith, Archiestcn. and Barbara, daughter of Donald Stuart, Leanchoil. In his early ear-ly dr.ys Lord Strathcona was truly a pioneer. For many years of his youth he lived in the forests of the northwest. north-west. Many months and even years were spent at weary Hudson Bay company posts, buried in the wilderness. wilder-ness. From a Scotch immigrant boy, I bound over to the Hudson Bay com I panies, Donald Smith rose to become j president of those great companies land also to become Lord Strathcona ; largest individual land owner in the world, high commissioner for Canada land member of the British house of . lords. i |
