Clarence Campbell Chipman ^184,637

  General Notes:

Henry James Morgan, The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Handbook of Canadian Biography (Toronto, 1898):

CHIPMAN, Clarence Campbell, Hudson’s Bay Co., is the s. of the late John Allan Chipman [ born when?; died before 1881], for many yrs. Postmaster of Amherst, N.S., by his wife, Abbie Brown [born abt 1822 in Nova Scotia; died after 1881].

B. at Amherst, May 24, 1856, he was also ed. there.

He entered the Can. C. S., 1867, and became Private Secy. to Sir Chas. Tupper [born on 2 July 1821 near Amherst, N.S.; died on 30 October 1915 in Bexleyheath, Kent], then Mr. of Rys. and Canals, 1882. In 1884 he accompanied Sir Chas. to Eng., on the latter’s appt. as High Comnr. of Can. in London, and, concurrently with his other duties, performed those of official asst. secy. and accountant.

In 1887 he was entrusted with the supervision of the expenditure in connection with the management of the Can. Sec. at the Ind. and Col. Exhn.
He is the author of a treatise on the fisheries of Can., 1891.

He was appt. Chief Comnr. of the Hudson’s Bay Co., his present position, 1891. He is a mem. of the Ch. of Eng., and has served as a del. to the Provl. and the Gen. Synod. He m. the eld. dau. of R. Borradaile, later Insp. of Inl. Rev., Halifax. – Winnipeg, Man.; Manitoba Club.

There is a village called Chipman, approximately 58 kilmoetres east noth-east of Edmonton, Alberta. The Canadian Northern Railway established a siding and townsite here in 1905 and a post office opened here in May 1905. It was named after Clarence. It was incoporated as a village on 21 October 1913.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: clerk, 1891, Ottawa, Ontario. ⁶³⁷

Clarence married Ada Jane Borradaile, daughter of Richardson Borradaile and Emma Jane Nicklin, about 1882.¹⁸⁴ (Ada Jane Borradaile was born on 11 Jun 1860 in Brussels, Belgium ^{184,196,197,637} and died in Oct 1913.)

  Marriage Notes:

Ada Jane Borradaile (Borradaile 101.1) (born abt 1857 in Belgium; died on 26-10-1913 at 6, Old Court Mansions, London) married to Clarence Campbell Chipman (born on day 24-5-1856 at Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on day 13-2-1924 in Leamington Spa) abt 1882 where? They had seven children:

Campbell Borradaile Chipman (born on 1-1-1881(sic?) in Ottawa; died in 1913 where?)

Hamilton Borradaile Chipman (born in the September quarter of 1885 in Brentford R D; died abt 1959 in Winnipeg) married to Mabel Honora Turner (born abt 1889; died when?) on 8-5-1920 in Winnipeg.

Edith Borradaile Chipman (born in the June quarter of 1886 in Brentford R D; died in 1928 where?) married to Peter Van Den Rest (born abt 1887; died when?) on 15-6-1911 in Winnipeg.

Dorothy Borradaile Chipman (born in the September quarter of 1887 in Brentford R D; died in 1922 where?) married to Roswell Colt (born abt 1887; died when?) in 1909 where?

Margery Borradaile Chipman (born in 1889 in Ottawa; died in 1924 where?) married to Ambrose Tomlinson (born abt 1889; died when?) when? where?

Primrose Borradaile Chipman (born in 1896 in Winnipeg; died in 1930 where?)

Rupert Borradaile Chipman (born on 24-3-1897 in Winnipeg; died, Lance Corporal 25534 in the 1st battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), on 20-7-1916 in France; commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, pier and face 4D)