Hugh Ryan (railway magnate)
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The Honourable Hugh Ryan was an Irish-Canadian railway magnate, industrialist, banker, philanthropist and eldest son of John Patrick Ryan and Margaret Conway. His family immigrated to Montreal, Canada
Hollydene House, now Branksome Hall, was the Ryan family home after Hugh Ryan purchased it 1886.
Charles Tupper
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Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian Father of Confederation who served as the sixth prime minister of Canada from May 1 to July 8, 1896. As the premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he
Tupper in 1896
Tupper and other delegates of the Charlottetown Conference on the steps of Government House, September 1864
Tupper in 1865
Tupper in April 1870