Gerald Lynham Porte Grant-Suttie

Male 1890 - 1949  (59 years)


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  • Name Gerald Lynham Porte Grant-Suttie 
    • s/o George Suttie and Ellizabeth Genevieve Porte
      George b. Scotland and Elizbath b. Ontario

      Gerald change his name from Suttie to Grant-Suttie prior to 1915

      Internet Findings:
      http://digitalcollections.library.ubc.ca/cdm/singleitem/collection/bookplate/id/865/rec/16 -
      Owner was Gerald Lynham Porte Grant-Suttie (February 17, 1890-May 24, 1949). Grant-Suttie was born in Detroit, Michigan, to George Grant-Suttie. Although there seems to be little information on his early schooling, Madsen documented in his book, ?Another Kind of Justice: Canadian Military Law From Confederation to Somalia? (1999), that Grant-Suttie completed two years of law school but did not attempt the bar examination. A career military man, Grant-Suttie joined the service in 1909, transferring to the Royal Canadian Regiment as a Lieutenant in 1913. In 1915 at the age of 25, he enlisted for overseas service in the First World War, during which he served as a court martial officer in London and France. The records of the Royal Canadian Regiment show that he was wounded in action in November of 1917. He received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for his service. In 1924, Grant-Suttie married Ada Lewis Gooderham, daughter of Robert T. Gooderham of Toronto. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Grant-Suttie was instrumental in the induction of Canada into the International Geographical Union (IGU). He personally sponsored Canada?s membership in the IGU beginning in 1936, and served as the first chairman of the Canadian National Committee of the IGU. Grant-Suttie also served as the first Lithuanian Consul-General for Canada from 1937-1949. Lieutenant Colonel Grant Suttie died in 1949 at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack at the Woodbine Racetrack clubhouse in Toronto. http://digitalcollections.library.ubc.ca/cdm/singleitem/collection/bookplate/id/865/rec/16
    Birth 17 Feb 1890  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 May 1949  Toronto, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial St. James Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I576  Gooderham -Worts | William Gooderham and descendants
    Last Modified 22 May 2013 

    Family Ada Lewis Gooderham,   b. 20 Aug 1879, Toronto, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1942, Toronto, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 1924  Toronto, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2013 

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    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1924 - Toronto, ON, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 May 1949 - Toronto, ON, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - St. James Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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