With no creed, exact beliefs are less important than behaviour to UU's, so we
get to know UU's through their acts.
| Allen, Mrs. Eban
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Universalist evangelist in Halifax after hearing Hosea
Ballou preach in Boston
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| Allen, Ralph
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Editor of McLean's
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| Bell, Alexander Graham
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Inventor of Telephone
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| Bertram, George Hope
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MP
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| Bertram, John
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MP
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| Bowman, Ariel
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Poet, Journalist, Publisher, Printer, Bookseller
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| Bowring, John
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Merchant, Diplomat, Author
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| Bruner, Edna
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Universalist Minister and Religious Educator
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Cappuccino,
Bonnie/Fred |
Founders of Childhaven in India, U.N. Humanitarian award
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| Cassidy, Michael
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MP
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| Church, Basil R.
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MP, Universalist
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| Church, Mary Ann
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Universalist, Merrickville, Ont., First Woman Preacher in
Canada
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| Cordner, John
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First Unitarian minister settled in Canada, Montreal
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| Coyne,
James E. |
Governor, Bank of Canada
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| Doern, Russell
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Member of Cabinet in Manitoba
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| Dennison, William
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Mayor of Toronto
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| Evans, Leonard
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Member of Cabinet in Manitoba
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| Fisher, Douglas
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MP
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| Fisher, Edward
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Founder and Director of Toronto Conservatory of Music
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| Fraiser, Blair
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Editor of McLean's
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| Francis, Lloyd
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Speaker of Parliament, MP, Ambassador, Businesman
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| Frothingham, John
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Hardware Merchant, Both a Unitarian and a Presbyterian
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| Gates, Horatio
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Founder of Bank of Montreal
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| Gillette, Fidelia
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May be First Ordained Woman Minister serving in Canada
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| Graham, Margaret
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Journalist, President of Canadian Women's Press Club
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| Hambourg, Boris
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Cellist
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| Hanuschak, Ben
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Member of Cabinet in Manitoba
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| Hewett, Phillip
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Unitarian Minister, Historian, Author
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| Hitsc hmanova,
Lotta |
Founder of Unitarian Service Committee, Canada
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| Hole, Lois
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Lt. Governor of Alberta, Chancellor of University of
Alberta, Famed Garden Expert, School Board Trustee, Philanthropist
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| Holmes, Benjamin
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MP
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| Holtom, Edith
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Peace Activist
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| Holton, Luther
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MP, Minister of Finance
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| Howe, William
|
MP
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| Hunt, T. Sterry
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Geologist, helped found Royal Society of Canada
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| Huntington, Lucius S.
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MP, Exposed Canadian Pacific Railroad Scandals, President of
Council, Postmaster General, Lawyer, Newspaperman
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| Irvine, William
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MP, Unitarian Minister
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| Jenkins, William P.
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Progressive Humanist and Social Activist, Minister in
Toronto
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| Jones, Peter
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Mayor of West Vancouver
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| Ladd, Alvaro
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Condemned to Death for disloyalty caused by his Universalist
Beliefs, Secretary of London, Ontario Uiversalists, served only several
months in Jail
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| Lamb, Daniel
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Toronto Alderman, Founder of Riverdale Zoo
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Laurence, Margaret |
Author
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| Leavitt, David
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Founded Christian Universalist Association for Canada West
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| Lismer,
Arthur |
Painter, Group of Seven
|
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Livesay, Dorothy |
Poet, Order of Canada
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| Lockhart, Robert
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Mayor of St. Johns, New Brunswick
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| Macdonald, Donald
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Leader of provincial NDP in Ontario
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| Molson,
John |
Brewer, Steamboat Line, Merchant, Promoter of Montreal's
Theatre Royal, Member of Legislative Council of Lower Canada, involved in
founding of Bank of Montreal
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| Moore,
Mavor |
Playwright
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| Moses, George
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Native Universalsit Minister, Delaware Line Indian Reserve
near Haggarsville, Ont.
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| Neiman, Joan
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Senator
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| O'Connol, E. G.
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Editor of Montreal Star
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| Petursson, Philip M.
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Unitarian Minister Minister of Cultural Affairs in Manitoba
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| Prittie, Robert
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MP, Mayor of Burnaby, B.C.
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| Puttee, Arthur W.
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MP, Editor, Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council
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| Seaman, Amos Peck
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Ship Builder, Universalist
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| Shearer, Brodie
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Sculptor
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| Sinclair, Lister
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Playwright
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| Spencer, Henry
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MP, director United Farmers of Alberta, Senate of University
of Alberta, secretary-treasurer of canadian School Trustees Association
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| Steiger, Frederic
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Portrait Painter
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| Stephansson, Stephen
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Poet
|
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Stowe, Emily |
Physician, Suffragette, First Woman Doctor in Canada
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| Swinton, W.E.
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Director of Royal Ontario Museum, Author
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| Taylor, Ethel
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First Female Councillor in Red Deer, Alberta
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| Thorvaldson, T.
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Chemist, Created Alkali Resistant Cement
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| Thorson, J. T.
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MP (26,35,40), Lawyer, Federal Cabinet, Judge of Exchequer
Court of Canada, Canadian delegate to League of Nations (38), President
International Commission of Jurists (52-59)
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| Todd, W. F.
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MP, Wealthy Lumberman, MPP in New Brunswick, Lieutenant
Governor of New Brunswick
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| Turnbull, Ian
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Member of Cabinet in Manitoba
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| Urquhart,
Fred |
Biologist, Studied Migration of Monarch Butterfly
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| Von Kunits, Luigi
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Founder and Conductor of Toronto Symphony, Violinist
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| Walkley,
Albert |
First settled minister in Ottawa, Lawyer, against free trade
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| Woodman, Elijah
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Arrested for visiting Universalists in jail (accused of
trying to help them escape), left Canada, involved in invasion of 1838,
captured, banished to Tasmania, pardoned in 1845, died on return trip
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| Workman, Alexander
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Educator, Merchant, Mayor of Ottawa
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| Workman, Benjamin
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Educator, Publisher, Editor, Doctor
|
|
Workman, Joseph |
Doctor, Pioneer in Mental Health, Chairman Toronto School
Board, Founder of Unitarian Congregation in Toronto
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| Workman, Thomas
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MP, Banker, President of Sun Life Assurance Company,
President Molson's Bank, Merchant, helped found and endowed Fraser Institute
and Free Library
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| Workman, William
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Mayor of Montreal, Banker, Entrepeneur, President of
Sanitary Association
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| Young, John
|
MP
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Identifying individuals by religion is fraught
with difficulties because beliefs and affiliations may change over time. In
creating up this list we have used standards which identify individuals as 1)
having been a member of a Unitarian Congregation, 2) having attended as friends
for a significant period of time, or 3) having written that they were Unitarians
or Universalists. Some of these individuals are shared with other faiths or the
non-churched world. Some were born in Canada but did most of their ministry out
of the country. Should any living person not want her/his name on this list, it
will, of course, be removed. Please let us know at the e-mail below.
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See also:
Quick UU History
Online UU Document Library
Famous UUs Bios, Essays, and Letters
Notable Canadian Unitarians
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