Background
LAURIE, John Wimbura was born on October 1, 1835 in London. Son of John Laurie, Member of Parliament, Barnstaple, and Eliza, daughter of Kenrick Collett, Master in Chancery.
LAURIE, John Wimbura was born on October 1, 1835 in London. Son of John Laurie, Member of Parliament, Barnstaple, and Eliza, daughter of Kenrick Collett, Master in Chancery.
Harrow; Dresden; Sandhurst. Staff College.; Doctor of Civil Law.
Ensign 2nd Queen’s Royals, 1853. Major Special Service, Canada, 1861. Major-General, 1882; Lieutenant-General, 1887.
Volunteered for Crimea and served before Sebastopol, 1854-1856 (was twice wounded, and mentioned in despatches for repulse of two Russian sorties with very small detachment of the 4th King’s Own). Both attacks on Redan (Crimean War medal and clasp, Order of Medjidie and Turkish War medal). Staff-Officer of a Field Force in Central India during Mutiny, 1858-1859 (medal and clasp).
Inspecting Field Officer of Militia in Canada, 1861-1881. Repulse of Fenian Raid, 1866 (medal and clasp). Exped. to Transvaal, 1881.
Second in command and Commandant of base and lines of communication during half-breed rebellion North-west Canada, 1885 (medal and clasp). Red Cross Commissioner in Servo-Bulgarian War, 1885 (Order of Red Cross of Servia, Order of St. Sava, and war medal). Red Cross of Prussia, 1907.
Grand Master of Freemasons of Nova Scotia, 1874-1886. Warden 1172 of Halifax County Council, 1880-1881. And President of Board of Agriculture, Nova Scotia, 1874-1880.
Member of Parliament Shelburne, 1887-1891, in Canadian House of Commons. Master of Saddlers Company, 1892-1893. Grand Warden of Grand Lodge of Freemasons of England.
Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons, South Wales, since 1897. Candidate Pembroke Boroughs, 1892. Member Paddington Vestry since 1891, and of Borough Council.
Mayor of Paddington, 1907-1908. Member of Parliament (Conservative) Pembroke Boroughs, 1895 - 1906. Chairman Royal Military Benevolent Fund since 1900.
Governor, Imperial Institute, City and Guilds Institute, Northampton Polytechnic. Member of Senate of University of London. 1902, (mil.) 1905; Justice of the Peace; Honourable Colonel R. Munster Fusiliers and 63rd Halifax Rifles, Canada.
Conservative.
Club: Carlton.