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commendable economy” and “There have been many distinguished , 3 _ jurists in the judiciary of our Province, and the name of Sir Wilfred l , . Sullivan ranks with the best. ' As Chief Justice his judgments

evidenced his legal knowledge and that keen acumen and rare , Common sense which mark the upright and the just Judge.”

No. X———Sir Joseph Pope

Sir Joseph was the eldest son of the late Hon. William H.

Pope—one of the Fathers of Confederation; and his mother was

Helen DesBrisay, a daughter of the late Thomas DesBrisay,

Esquire, of Charlottetown and a granddaughter of the Rev.

Theophilus DesBrisay, who came to Prince Edward Island in the

. year 1775. He was born in this city on the 16th day of August,

1854, so that he was in his seventy-third year when called to his reward. Educated at a private school and in the CentralAca- .

demy of this Island, he entered the Bank of Montreal, and was

living in Montreal when he attracted the attention of Sir John A. I

MacDonald, who was as remarkable for his insight into personal

3 ' . _ 3 ability and character as for his foresight and statesmanship. By

; ’ l - ' Sir John he was, in the year 1878, induced to enter the Civil Ser— i ‘ vice of Canada, and to become his Private Secretary in the year 1882. ThencefOrward, until 1891, he was in the closest possible

intimacy with Canada 3 greatest statesman.

11‘? 3 _ In 1889 he was promoted to the position of Assistant Clerk 3 . of the King’s Privy Council of Canada. Again, in 1896, he was {3 ' further promoted to the office of Under Secretary of State and 3 43.1; Deputy Registrar General» of Canada. Subsequently, in 1893, he ; , 3‘; ' ' V was attached to the stafi‘ of the British Agent on the Behring Sea

l‘ l V Arbitration; and 1n 1899, he was the Agent of the Canadian Gov- ernment at the proceedings of the Joint High Commission Which

it: _ I _ i. met at Quebec and at Washington. He filled other high and 1m-

portant positions in the public service and all with ability and . distinction.

After the death of Sir John MacDonald he collated and edited the Memoirs of that statesman. This work was published in

two volumes of considerable size; and .it supplies interesting de-

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