Dr James Watson Bain (1842-1908) - Find a Grave Memorial

Dr James Watson Bain

Birth

2 Aug 1842

London, City of London, Greater London, England

Death

22 May 1908 (aged 65)

Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Burial

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map

Plot

R, Lot 32

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First Chief Librarian, Toronto Public Library (1883 until death in 1908) Born London, England. Son of James Bain Sr., stationer (d. May 18, 1908, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Full article about James Bain in Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (vol. 12, 1901-1910) [MTRL stands for the (Metro)Toronto Reference Library]

Inscription

In Memory of
James Bain D.C.L.
born London Eng. Aug. 2nd 1842
died May 22nd 1908.
First Librarian of the Toronto Public Library
which position he held for 25 years.
And his wife
Jessie May Paterson
born Edinburgh May 5th 1849
died Feb. 1st 1929.
And their children
Norman Campbell, Amy and Norman

On the other side:

Norman Campbell
died February 2nd 1886
Aged 2 years & 4 months.
Amy Campbell
died August 10th. 1897,
aged 10 years & 3 months.
Norman
died in London, England
November 5th 1880
aged 8 months.
Children of James Bain