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Lieut.-Col. Albert Andrew Munster was a trustee of the university from 1944 to 1973, a member of the Executive Committee of Corporation of Bishop's University from 1944 to 1970 and Vice-President of Corporation from 1947 to 1966. Active in Sherbrooke industrial life (Canadian Silk Products) and community enterprise he also chaired the committee which supervised the building of the present Sherbrooke Hospital. He received a DCL from Bishop's University 1949. A.A. Munster died in Sherbrooke in 1981 at the age of 90. Residence building Munster Hall was erected and named in his honour in 1966. He was married to Natalie M. Seemeyer, and was father to James, Harry and Nancy (Mrs. Lawrence McDonough, Bishop's Class of 1952). Harry Munster was married Molly Colvil, was father to Barbara Lee, Andy, John, Elizabeth Clark, and to Cynthia Munster Hewitt. Harry passed away in British Columbia in 2011.

Monique Nadeau was born in Sherbrooke on 10 April 1929, the daughter of Joseph-Achille Nadeau (1880-1951) and Amanda (Annie) Gagnon (1892-1976). Her father, a watchmaker and goldsmith, had a store on King Street in Sherbrooke. She was educated at Mont-Notre-Dame in Sherbrooke from 1935 to 1946, which was followed by one year at the Institut Bilingue Lallier for a business course. Monique married Alphonse Saumier, a journalist for La Tribune and founder of the École de ballet de Sherbrooke, on the 29 May 1949 at the Saint-Michel Cathedral. Together they had four children: Alain (1950-), Marc (1952-), Anne-Marie (1957-), and Michèle (1961-).

In 1954, Monique worked at her father’s store, Skinner & Nadeau jewelers, and then in 1958, she moved with her family to Montreal until 1976, when they returned to Sherbrooke so that she could take on the management of the family store. She continued to manage the store until 1984, when she began her career as a contract faculty member in the Department of Fine Arts at Bishop’s University, a position which she occupied until 2002. From 1987 to 1995, Monique was also the executive director for the Eastern Townships Research Centre (ETRC). She left the ETRC for a position as the curator at the Musée de Beaux-arts de Sherbrooke. She also taught at the Université du troisième âge de l’Univesité de Sherbrooke from 2000 to 2008.

In 2002, Monique was the recipient of the La Tribune prize for an individual who contributed significantly to the dissemination of history of Sherbrooke and the Eastern Townships. She completed her doctorate in 2007, which was later published, titled Un espace et un lieu de culture: Le Art Building de Sherbrooke, 1887-1927. In 2010, she received the Mérite Estrien prize for her work in the fields of history and art. In addition to her varied and busy career, she served on numerous boards and committees for community organizations, participated in many conferences, and is the author of many articles and exhibition catalogues. In 2013, Monique was the recipient of an honourary doctorate from Bishop’s University for her contributions throughout her long career.

George Nakash was a photographer living in Sherbrooke, Québec. He is the Uncle of the famous Armenian-Canadian photographer, Yousuf Karsh, (1908-2002)

Son of Charles and Desire (West) Pettes of West Brome, L.C., born April 21, 1816, married in 1844 to Narcissa Farrand, daughter of Samuel Farrand and Mary Pratt. General merchant in Brome Corner. Moved to Knowlton about 1860 and ran a store with his brother Jeremiah. Was Warden of Brome County and a director of the South Eastern Railway Co., for which he was one of the promoters. Member of House of Commons for Brome County from 1874-1878. A Liberal in politics. Died in Knowlton October 20, 1889 and was buried in St. John Cemetary, Brome Corner.

Margaret Naylor, née McKindsey, was born in Lennoxville in 1905. She studied at Bishop's University and McGill University where she earned a degree in Physical Education. She taught school very briefly in Montreal before her marriage to Reed Naylor in 1930. Her husband's job in the investment business took them to Jamaica during World War II. In 1944, they settled in Vancouver. Margaret Naylor died in 1994 and her ashes were interred in the Malvern Cemetery in Lennoxille in 2000.

Ira Neill was the son of Robert Neill (d. January 26th, 1926 in Seattle) and his wife, Susie Neill (d. October 25th, 1935 at Vancouver, B.C.).

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In the medical profession Dr. Newell was for many years the only practising physician in the vicinity of Sweetsburg and Cowansville, then known as Nelsonville. He lived in the house owned by the Misses Jacques in 1904 (Dr. Cedric Cotton's address). He had bought the land from Edmund Winchester -the house is now a fine Restaurant. The doctor's wife was Sophia Cowie, she used to go with the doctor and act as his nurse.

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Lilias Torrance was born in Lachine, Quebéc in 1896, the fourth child and only daughter of Alice Mary Stewart Torrance. At sixteen she went to study full time with William Byrmner (1855-1925) at the Art Association of Montréal, where she won a scholarship in Life class in her first year. During the first world war she traveled to London with her mother to help with the Red Cross war effort. During this time she also attended art classes with Alfred Wolmark (1877-1961). After the war, she remained in London and continued to study with Wolmark full time for another 6 months. In 1923 she returned to Europe and studied in Paris with Alexandre Jacovleff (1887-1938) . She was extremely well known for her extraordinary draftsmanship, skill with colour and ability to capture the personality of her clients. She died in Cowansville, Québec in 1980.

Dr. Christopher I.H. Nicholl was born in Winnipeg and raised in Saskatchewan. He attended Ridley College and earned a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics at Queen’s University. During the latter years of WWII he served in England with the Royal Air Force Bomber Command. After the war Dr. Nicholl returned to academic life, earning two doctorates: one in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Toronto and one in Physics from Cambridge. He began his professional career with the National Research Council in Ottawa. In 1956 he became a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Université Laval, where he took on leadership roles as head of the Faculty and a member of the Conseil de l’Université. In 1976 Dr. Nicholl became the 14th Principal & Vice-Chancellor of Bishop’s University. In an environment in which governments and media were united in urging universities to produce “trained manpower,” he made sure Bishop’s remained true to its original mission: to offer a broadly based liberal education. His number one priority when he took over in 1976 was the survival of the institution. The arrival of the CEGEP system had cut enrolment in half; this decline led to faculty and staff insecurity. During Dr. Nicholl’s ten year term student numbers slowly increased, staff and faculty morale improved, and proper publicity and advertising increased the University’s visibility. Despite back breaking budget cutbacks at all levels of education, the future of Bishop’s looked more stable in 1986 when he retired. Bishop’s awarded Christopher Nicholl an honorary doctorate degree in 1986 for his significant contributions to the University. After retirement, he spent seven years researching the history of Bishop’s, culminating in the 1995 publication of his book Bishop’s University 1843-1970.

Christopher Nicholl was married to Margaret Harding for nearly 60 years, and they had five children: Lucy, Sarah, Tina, Kate and John. Many happy years were spent as members of the Bishop’s community, and upon retirement Christopher and Margaret moved to nearby Moulton Hill. Following family, they moved again to Gloucester near Ottawa in 1995. Christopher Nicholl was an avid walker, and for many year he and his wife conducted regular walking expeditions to England and France, including Offa’s Dyke and Hadrian’s Wall. Christopher Nichol died on February 28, 2011 in Fredericton NB.

Joshua Nichols was born in Bridgewater, Vermont, son of Jonathan Nichols and Deborah Coolidge. As a young man, his hip was broken by a falling tree and he remained crippled for the rest of his life. To earn a living, he became a salesman (peddler) of Currier and Ives prints in Northern Vermont and the Eastern Townships. He eventually went around the province, even as far as Kamouraska and Rivière-du-Loup. He married Jemima Carter, daughter of William Carter and Thankful Turner, in 1879 and came to live in Potton Township. They had a son, George, in 1880 and he lived in Mansonville.

Mr. Christan Nicholson is a portrait artist who was born in 1948 in New Brunswick, Canada. He graduated from Mount Allison University with a B.F.A. with Distinction in 1973. His first official commission was the portrait of Chancellor J. V. Clyne for the University of British Columbia. He is known for his Canadian Author series--portraits for 32 well known Canadian Authors such as Hugh MacLennan and Margaret Atwood. He lives and continues to paint in Ottawa Ontario.

Jacob Nicol was born the 25 of April 1876 in Roxton Pond from the union between Philip Nicol and Sophie Cloutier. He studied at l’Institut Feller in St. Blaise, McMaster University and University Laval in Quebec. He did his clerkship with Henry Thomas Duffy and Louis-Alexandre Taschereau. In August 1909 he married Emilie Couture (1880- August 6, 1965). He died the 23 of September 1958.
He was appointed to the Quebec Bar 8 July 1904. He was a lawyer until 1935 working with Wilfrid Lazure and Silfrid Couture, brother of Emilie Couture. From 1906 to 1921 he was Crown Counsel for St. François district. He was King’s Counsel in 1912.
In addition to being a lawyer, Senator Nicol was an entrepreneur. In 1910, he founded the newspaper La Tribune of Sherbrooke which he owned until 1955. He was also the owner of the newspaper: Le Soleil de Québec from 1927 to 1948; L’Événement in 1936; L’Événement-Journal from 1938 to 1948; Le Nouvelliste de Trois-Rivière until 1951. He was the owner of radio stations CHLN de Trois-Rivière and CHLT de Sherbrooke. He was also the director of the companies Sherbrooke Trust and Trust General of Canada. He was the president of insurances companies: Stanstead and Sherbrooke Insurance; Missiquoi and Rouville Mutual Fire Insurance; Sterling Insurance Company of Canada. He was director of Wellington Fire Insurance. Finally, he was the director and vice-president of the National Bank of Canada from 1945 to 1955.
Another part of his career was in politic. From 1921 to 1923 he was deputy of Richmond. From the 23 of November 1921 to the 30 of April 1924 he was Minister of Municipal Affairs of Quebec in the Taschereau cabinet. From the 23 of November 1921 to the 12 of September 1929 he was Treasurer of Quebec in the Taschereau cabinet. From 1923 to 1927 he was deputy of Compton, Quebec. From the 16 of September 1929 to his death he was Legislative Councillor of Bedford. From the 25 of November 1930 to the 25 of July 1934 he was speaker of the Legislative Council. In 1934 he was the chief organizer of the Quebec Liberal Party. From the 14 of July 1944 to his death he was Senator of Bedford.
Finally, in November 1947 Count Jean de Hateclocque, Ambassador of France to Canada presented Senator Nicol with the decoration of the Knights of the Legion of Honour. He also received the Foreign Affairs Medal and affiliation to l’Ordre Latin in 1940.

The Nicolls and Mountain families lived in Quebec and Lennoxville in the nineteenth century. The founders of the connection were George Jehoshaphat Mountain, a young Anglican clergyman, and Gustavus Nicolls, a Captain of Engineers. Mountain married Mary Hume Thomson, the daughter of a British official in Quebec in 1814. Nicolls married Mary Thomson's elder sister Heriot Frances, in 1812. Gustavus Nicolls became Commander of Royal Engineers in Canada, while Mountain became Bishop of Quebec. In 1845, Mountain appointed his nephew, Jasper Nicolls, the General's third son, as Principal of the newly established Anglican institution in Lennoxville, Bishop's College. Jasper fell in love with his cousin Harriet, the Bishop's daughter. They were married in Quebec in 1847. The correspondence which flowed between the Mountain family in Quebec and the Nicolls family in Lennoxville provided the basis for Ten Rings on the Oak, 1847-1856 by Donald C. Masters and Marjorie W. Masters.

Nina May Pickel was born in Bolton Centre on June 16, 1869, daughter of Jay Theodore Pickel and Anna Eliza Harvey. After studying to be a teacher at Waterloo Academy, she practiced in Danville and moved to Montebello in 1890, where she met her future husband Owen Ernest Owens. They were married in St. Patrick Anglican Church of East Bolton on September 16, 1891. They had two children (Norreys and Carolyn) while living in Montebello and the family moved to Montreal in 1906, but her husband died of pneumonia in 1910. Nina had begun her painting's career since her younger years so she began attending the Art Association in Montreal in 1909, studying under the direction of William Brymner. She participated in the Spring Exhibit from 1910 to 1927 and also exhibited her paintings at the Royal Canadian Art Exhibition in 1918. She traveled to Europe in 1925 and Great Britain in 1936-1937. She died on June 28, 1959 in Montreal. The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Sherbrooke did a well deserved retrospective exhibit in 1992.