| Luther Watts Doney
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1865 – 3 November 1924 Born in Boscastle, Cornwall, England in 1865, Luther Watts Doney spent much of his life in China engaged in the shipping business. Relocating to Canada by way of England, he was active with the North Vancouver Board of Trade. During the First World War he was secretary of the Red Cross Patriotic Fund and was also chairman of the exemption tribunal. In 1915 he was appointed Police Magistrate of the City of North Vancouver, a post he held until his death. His remains are buried in the North Vancouver cemetery. Union Lodge No 1951, Tianjin, China. Initiated: 3 March 1887 Passed: 7 April 1887 Raised: 2 June 1887 Worshipful Master: 1897 Resigned: 1905 Coronation Lodge No 2931, Tianjin Anglo-Colonial Lodge No 3175, London, England Burrard Lodge No. 50, North Vancouver Duke of Connaught Lodge No. 64 Royal Colonial Institute Lodge No 3556, London District of Northern China, E.C.
Source: Paul Puleston-Clarke, Duke of Connaught Lodge No. 64. |