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Montreal Gazette - January 19, 1928 - F.H. Markey, K.C., Died at 58 Years - Prominent Corporation Counsel Had Been Ill Since Commencement of Year - English Love of Horses - Was Last of Generation to Drive to Office Behind His Pair - Founder of Montreal Reform Club
Following an illness which extended most of the time since the commencement of the year, Frederick H. Markey, K.C., died yesterday at his home, 975 Dorchester Street West. He was one of the most prominent members of the bar, and specially noted for his work as corporation counsel. For many years he was associated with R.C. Smith under the style of Smith, Markey, et al., and when Mr. Smith died ten years ago, Mr. Markey became its senior member, and at the time of his death it was Markey, Hyde and Ahern, the other members being E. Gordon Hyde, K.C., and John G. Ahern.
Though a man of a reserved nature, Mr. Markey had many friends. He was a lover of horses, and of him it might be said that he was the last of that generation wont to come downtown to his office driving his own horses. This he did for many years, and up to last fall, drove a neat turnout with two horses. He acknowledged the age of progress, however, by possessing an automobile, but horses held his affections.
Mr. Markey was born in Bath, England, 58 years ago, and came to Canada in the early '90's, became a member of the Barr in 1895, and took silk in 1906.
A Liberal in politics, though not very active of late years, Mr. Markey was one of the founders of the Montreal Reform Club. A meeting was held in his office on February 10, 1895, at which were present a group of Liberals who decided that there should be a Liberal club to serve as a centre of Liberalism. The Liberal party was then in opposition, both federally and provincially, and the young lawyer of that time was enthused with the hope of a change which he was to see realized in both fields in the two years following. At the meeting in his office were Robt. Bickerdike, later MP for St. Lawrence; David Seath; Jas. Cochrane, later mayor of Montreal; E. Cavanagh; L. Gordon Glass; T.F. Moore; Camille Piche; J.C. MacDiarmid and J.M. Ferguson, and an executive committee was formed from this number to prepare plans, and secure subscriptions. The club came into existence, the quarters being at the corner of University and Cathcart streets. Mr. Markey was secretary for a time, and also a director.
In his legal career, Mr. Markey at the time of his death was general counsel for the British Empire Steel Corporation, and took a prominent part in the long series of legal battles held recently. He was engaged in some famous litigation, such as the Great Northern Construction Company case, which lasted from 1898 to 1923. This company secured the contract for building the Lake St. John Railway Company, the price being five million, and sublet the contract to the firm of Ross, Barry & McGee, for four million, and, treating the extra million as profit, divided it amongst its shareholders. When the road was completed it was found that the cost had been a million more then figured, and Mr. Markey was retained by Ross, Barry & McGee to secure that amount from the Great Northern Construction Company.
It developed that the company was incorporated in the United States, and had no office here. Mr. Markey went to the courts to have the company liquidated. The company fought the litigation on the grounds that it was a foreign company, and could not be liquidated in Canada, whereupon Mr. Markey sued the individual shareholders, among whom the million had been divided. The case went to the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and was finally inscribed before the Privy Council, and then the shareholders paid the million dollars they had received. The case received much attention during its various processes from the legal profession.
Another famous case in which Mr. Markey won a signal victory was that against the Province of Quebec, when, representing the Burland estate, he won before the Privy Council on a question as to succession duties, the point at issue then being taxation of property of an estate outside of the province. This was in 1921. The result of that judgement resulted in subsequent legislation at Quebec. On the same trip to the Privy Council, Mr. Markey won the de Beaujeu case.
During the summer months Mr. Markey lived at his summer home at St. Andrews, N.B. He was a member of the Reform Club, the Engineers Club, the Montreal Club, the Chapleau Club, the St. Lawrence Yacht Club, the Rideau Club, and the Garrison Club.
He is survived by Mrs. Markey, formerly Miss Laura Howland Toller, of Ottawa, and two sons, Henry Toller Markey, cadet at the Royal Military College, and Donald Markey, a student at Bishop's University, Lennoxville.
The funeral will be at St. James the Apostic Church this afternoon at 2:30.
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Sources of information or noted events in his life were:
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• General Comment. Montreal Gazette - January 19, 1928 - F.H. Markey, K.C., Died at 58 Years - Prominent Corporation Counsel Had Been Ill Since Commencement of Year - English Love of Horses - Was Last of Generation to Drive to Office Behind His Pair - Founder of Montreal Reform Club
Following an illness which extended most of the time since the commencement of the year, Frederick H. Markey, K.C., died yesterday at his home, 975 Dorchester Street West. He was one of the most prominent members of the bar, and specially noted for his work as corporation counsel. For many years he was associated with R.C. Smith under the style of Smith, Markey, et al., and when Mr. Smith died ten years ago, Mr. Markey became its senior member, and at the time of his death it was Markey, Hyde and Ahern, the other members being E. Gordon Hyde, K.C., and John G. Ahern.
Though a man of a reserved nature, Mr. Markey had many friends. He was a lover of horses, and of him it might be said that he was the last of that generation wont to come downtown to his office driving his own horses. This he did for many years, and up to last fall, drove a neat turnout with two horses. He acknowledged the age of progress, however, by possessing an automobile, but horses held his affections.
Mr. Markey was born in Bath, England, 58 years ago, and came to Canada in the early '90's, became a member of the Barr in 1895, and took silk in 1906.
A Liberal in politics, though not very active of late years, Mr. Markey was one of the founders of the Montreal Reform Club. A meeting was held in his office on February 10, 1895, at which were present a group of Liberals who decided that there should be a Liberal club to serve as a centre of Liberalism. The Liberal party was then in opposition, both federally and provincially, and the young lawyer of that time was enthused with the hope of a change which he was to see realized in both fields in the two years following. At the meeting in his office were Robt. Bickerdike, later MP for St. Lawrence; David Seath; Jas. Cochrane, later mayor of Montreal; E. Cavanagh; L. Gordon Glass; T.F. Moore; Camille Piche; J.C. MacDiarmid and J.M. Ferguson, and an executive committee was formed from this number to prepare plans, and secure subscriptions. The club came into existence, the quarters being at the corner of University and Cathcart streets. Mr. Markey was secretary for a time, and also a director.
In his legal career, Mr. Markey at the time of his death was general counsel for the British Empire Steel Corporation, and took a prominent part in the long series of legal battles held recently. He was engaged in some famous litigation, such as the Great Northern Construction Company case, which lasted from 1898 to 1923. This company secured the contract for building the Lake St. John Railway Company, the price being five million, and sublet the contract to the firm of Ross, Barry & McGee, for four million, and, treating the extra million as profit, divided it amongst its shareholders. When the road was completed it was found that the cost had been a million more then figured, and Mr. Markey was retained by Ross, Barry & McGee to secure that amount from the Great Northern Construction Company.
It developed that the company was incorporated in the United States, and had no office here. Mr. Markey went to the courts to have the company liquidated. The company fought the litigation on the grounds that it was a foreign company, and could not be liquidated in Canada, whereupon Mr. Markey sued the individual shareholders, among whom the million had been divided. The case went to the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and was finally inscribed before the Privy Council, and then the shareholders paid the million dollars they had received. The case received much attention during its various processes from the legal profession.
Another famous case in which Mr. Markey won a signal victory was that against the Province of Quebec, when, representing the Burland estate, he won before the Privy Council on a question as to succession duties, the point at issue then being taxation of property of an estate outside of the province. This was in 1921. The result of that judgement resulted in subsequent legislation at Quebec. On the same trip to the Privy Council, Mr. Markey won the de Beaujeu case.
During the summer months Mr. Markey lived at his summer home at St. Andrews, N.B. He was a member of the Reform Club, the Engineers Club, the Montreal Club, the Chapleau Club, the St. Lawrence Yacht Club, the Rideau Club, and the Garrison Club.
He is survived by Mrs. Markey, formerly Miss Laura Howland Toller, of Ottawa, and two sons, Henry Toller Markey, cadet at the Royal Military College, and Donald Markey, a student at Bishop's University, Lennoxville.
The funeral will be at St. James the Apostic Church this afternoon at 2:30.
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Frederick married Laura Howland Toller, daughter of Lt. Col. Frederick Toller and Annie Fairbanks Chipman, on 11 Sep 1907 in Carleton, Ontario, Canada. (Laura Howland Toller was born on 5 Dec 1877 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, died on 11 Aug 1962 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and was buried in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.)
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