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Begg, Alexander, 1839-1897

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Alexander Begg was an immigration agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway and a journalist.

Bell, C.N.

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C.N. Bell was a resident of Winnipeg who served as secretary of the Winnipeg Board of Trade in 1887.

Bell, Frederick, 1883-1971

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Frederick Bell was a physician who served in World War I. He was Superintendent of Vancouver General Hospital from 1923-1931 and of Shaughnessy Hospital from 1941-1949.

Bell, N.B., collector

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N.B. Bell was a lieutenant-colonel with the Salvation Army.

Bell, Peter, 1831-1901

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Peter Warren Bell was the oldest son of John Bell, of the Hudson's Bay Company. P.W. Bell entered the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company, and in July, 1866, was put in charge of the Lake Superior District, with headquarters at Michipicoten. In September, 1866, P.W. Bell married Ellen S. Dupont, in Belleville, Ontario. He remained in charge there until 1886.

Bell retired from the service of the company on June 1, 1895. After his retirement, Bell and his family moved to Vancouver. On August 1, 1901, he was drowned in the sinking of the S.S. Islander off Juneau. Bell and his wife had five children living in 1901, three sons and two daughters.

Bendrodt, James

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James Bendrodt was a ship's captain who lived in Victoria, B.C. and piloted ships on Vancouver Island.

Bennett, Peter

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Peter Bennett was the Director of National Historic Sites and Parks in Ottawa.

Bennett, Ron

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Ron Bennett was an amateur film enthusiast in Victoria during the 1950s and 1960s.

Bennett, William Richards, 1932-2015

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  • 1932-2015

Bill Bennett was born in Kelowna on 14 April 1932, the son of former BC Premier W.A.C. Bennett. Following high school, he established a career in business, and he and his brother became involved with several successful real-estate ventures. In 1973, Bennett succeeded his father as the leader of the Social Credit party, and was elected to the office of Premier in 1975 after defeating the New Democrat’s Dave Barrett.

Bennett served as Premier from 1975 until his resignation in 1986. Under his leadership, the province saw the building of the Coquihalla Highway, BC Place, and the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre. During this time, the Province also welcomed the world to Expo 86 and established the original lines of Vancouver’s SkyTrain system. However, Bennett’s administration also saw significant increases in the Provincial sales tax rate, Autoplan insurance premiums, and in the province’s ferry fares.

In 2007, Bennett received the Order of Canada. He passed away in Kelowna on 3 December 2015.

Bescoby, Isabel M., d. 1969

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Isabel Marie Leonie Bescoby was born in Vancouver, BC on March 18th, 1913. She died at age 56 in Sidney, BC on November 3, 1969.

Bescoby received an M.A. from the University of B.C. She joined the B.C. Department of Education as Director of the Elementary Correspondence School. In 1937, Bescoby became principal of the Provincial Model School in Victoria and remained in that position until World War II, when she joined the Unemployment Insurance Commission and National Employment Service. In 1950, she moved to Vancouver and became regional supervisor of staff training for the federal government, before moving to Ottawa as Chief of the Training Division of the Civil Service Commission.

Besette, M.A.

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M.A. Besette was a Member of Provincial Parliament from Quebec.

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